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Directions for Reading.--Let pupils practice upon the inflections
marked in the following
Model.--Houses', bridges', churches', and ships', sprouting into
masts', steeples', and trees'.
Which words take the _falling inflection_?
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LESSON XL.
whisk'ing, _pulling suddenly and with force_.
lus'ti er, _stronger; louder_.
of fend'ed, _made angry_.
fa mil'iar, _friendly; as of a friend_.
ma'tron ly, _elderly; motherly_.
com mo'tion, _noise; confusion_.
pant'ed, _breathed quickly_.
sa lute', _greeting_.
mute, _silent; unable to speak_.
stur'dy, _strong; powerful_.
ker'chiefs, _pieces of cloth worn about the head_.
a do', _trouble; delay_.
in'mates, _the persons in a house_.
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THE WIND IN A FROLIC.
The wind one morning sprung up from sleep,
Saying, "Now for a frolic! Now for a leap!
Now for a madcap galloping chase!
I'll make a commotion in every place!"
So it swept with a bustle right through a great town,
Creaking the signs and scattering down
Shutters, and whisking with merciless squalls,
Old women's bonnets and gingerbread stalls.
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