----;
Do noble things, not dream them, all day long;
And so make life, death, and the vast forever
One grand, sweet song.
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COMPANY (page 110).
QUESTIONS.
1. From what is _company_ derived? What is its primary meaning? 2. For
what are those associated who constitute a _company_? Is their
association temporary or permanent? 3. What is the difference between
_assemblage_ and _assembly_? 4. What is a _conclave_? a _convocation_? a
_convention_? 5. What are the characteristics of a _group_? 6. To what
use is _congregation_ restricted? How does _meeting_ agree with and
differ from it?
EXAMPLES.
Far from the madding ----'s ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learned to stray.
The room contained a large ---- of miscellaneous objects.
A fellow that makes no figure in ----.
A great ---- had met, but without organization or officers.
If ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it shall be
determined in a lawful ----.
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COMPEL (page 111).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is it to _compel_? 2. What does _force_ imply? 3. What is the
especial significance of _coerce_? 4. What does _constrain_ imply? In
what favorable sense is it used?
EXAMPLES.
Even if we were not willing, they possessed the power of ---- us to
do justice.
Employers may ---- their employees into voting as they demand, but
for the secret ballot.
These considerations ---- us to aid them to the utmost of our power.
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COMPLAIN (page 112).
QUESTIONS.
1. By what is _complaining_ prompted? _murmuring_? _repining_? 2. Which
finds outward expression, and which is limited to the mental act? 3. To
whom does one _complain_, in the formal sense of the word? 4. With whom
does one _remonstrate_?
EXAMPLES.
It is not pleasant to live with one who is constantly ----ing.
The dog gave a low ---- which frightened the tramp away.
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COMPLEX (page 112).
QUESTIONS.
1. How does _complex_ differ from _compound_? from _composite_? 2. What
is _heterogeneous_? _conglomerate_? 3. How does _complicated_ differ
from _intricate_? from _involved_?
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CONSCIOUS (page 116).
QUESTIONS.
1. Of what things is one _aware_? of what is he _conscious_? 2. H
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