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safe lock heard pleasant fit
Define each of the following words formed from _please_, and state in
each case what change of meaning occurs.
please pleasant pleasantly unpleasantly

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LESSON XLVII.

dag'ger, _a short sword_.
spell, _a feeling which prevents one from moving_.
bran'dished, _raised, and moved in different directions_.
in spir'ing, _making one feel_.
awe, _deep fear_.
de mand'ed, _asked as a right_.
punct'u al, _always on time_.
ro mance, _a story of surprising adventures_.
bur'glar, _one who breaks into a house at night_.
cus'tom, _a way or a manner of doing things_.
reigned, _ruled; held power_.

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A GHOST STORY.
PART III.

This was a start, not a scare--for the new visitor was a human foe, and
I had little fear of such, being possessed of good lungs, strong arms,
and a Roman dagger nearly as big as a carving-knife.
The step that I had just heard broke the spell, and creeping noiselessly
to the window, I peeped out to see a dark figure coming up the stem of
the tall tree close by, hand-over-hand, like a sailor or a monkey.


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