The oranges grown there are considered very choice, and are generally
sweeter than those brought from Italy.
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Language Lesson.--Define the following words, giving the meaning of
each part as indicated by hyphens: _ex-port-ing, un-common-ly,
dis-trust-ful, pro-vid-ing, un-bear-able, un-hope-ful_.
The syllables _placed before_ a stem are called _prefixes_; those
_placed after_ a stem, _suffixes_.
The words _shall_ and _will_ are used to indicate _future time_; as, I
shall go; you will go; he will go.
The three tenses of an action may in a general way be represented by the
words _yesterday, to-day_, and _to-morrow_.
Let pupils fill blanks in the following statements, and state the tense
of each action.
We ---- go to see them next week.
John ---- last night.
You and I ---- in school at the present time.
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LESSON LXVII.
found'ed, _established; placed_.
gar'ri son, _soldiers stationed in a fort or town_.
strode, _walked with long steps_.
coun'cil, _a number of men called together for advice_.
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