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LESSON LIX.
e mit', _send forth_.
con'trast, _difference in form or appearance_.
molt'en, _melted_.
con'ic al, _having the shape of a cone_.
vol'umes, _quantities; masses_.
char'ac ter, _kind; formation_.
del'uge, _flood; drown_.
com pre hen'sion, _the power of the mind to understand_.
ap pall'ing, _terrifying_.
grand'eur, _majesty; vastness of size_.
lu'rid, _gloomy; dismal_.
tre men'dous, _terrific; awful_.
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VOLCANOES.
In various parts of the earth, there are mountains that send out from
their highest peaks, smoke, ashes, and fire.
Mountains of this class are called volcanoes, and they present a
striking contrast to other mountains, on account of their conical form
and the character of the rocks of which they are composed.
All volcanoes have at their summits what are called craters. These are
large, hollow, circular openings, from which the smoke and fire escape.
Nearly all volcanoes emit smoke constantly. This smoke proceeds from
fires that are burning far down in the depths of the earth.
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