--What tone of voice should be used in reading
the lesson?
Should the rate of reading be slow or rapid?
Point out two paragraphs requiring a somewhat different rate.
Should the feelings expressed in the lesson be rendered in a quiet or
loud tone?
Different inflections are sometimes used, simply to give variety to the
reading and not for emphasis.
In the first paragraph, mark _inflection_ of _night, day, horses,
cattle, woods, us_.
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LESSON XLIII.
de voured', _eaten up greedily, as by wild animals_.
por'cu pine, _a kind of animal_.
smold'der ing, _burning slowly; smoking_.
in suf'fer a ble, _not to be borne_.
shift'ed, _moved about; changed position_.
sti'fling, _stopping the breath_.
dismal, _gloomy; cheerless_.
un grate'ful, _not thankful_.
rem'e died, _relieved; cured_.
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A FOREST ON FIRE.
PART II.
Ten miles are soon gone over on swift horses; but yet, when we reached
the borders of the lake we were quite exhausted, and our hearts failed
us. The heat of the smoke was insufferable, and sheets of blazing fire
flew over us in a manner beyond belief.
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