They propose to alter the place of the altar. He cast his ballot for
mayor. The ballet dancer and the ballad singer arrived. The wine seller
lived in a cellar. He said that the cymbal was a symbol of music. They
sent an arrant rogue on the errand. His manner of conducting the manor did
not suit the lord. The prophet of Mammon foretold great profit. The relics
of the kingdom were saved by the relict of the king. The stature of the
statue of Liberty is fixed by statute.
Lesson 135.
rack, an engine of torture. write, to make letters.
wrack, a sea-plant. wright, a workman.
rap, to strike. roe, eggs of a fish.
wrap, to roll together. row, to impel with oars.
reck, to heed; to care. rose, a flower.
wreck, destruction. rows, does row.
rice, a kind of grain. roes, plural of roe.
rise, increase; ascent. sees, beholds.
rite, a ceremony. seas, large bodies of water.
right, not wrong. seize, to lay hold of
Lesson 136.
OF AFFIXES.
Many words are formed by adding something to the end of another word. The
added part is called an affix; as ly, added to man, forms manly. In this,
and the following seventeen lessons, the more common affixes are
indicated.
Plurals formed by adding s to the Singular.
roofs so'los ty'ros al bi'nos
hoofs ha'los jun'tos me men'tos
scarfs las'sos can'tos oc ta'vos
truths ze'ros quar'tos si roc'cos
Plurals formed by adding es to the Singular.
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