true.

I ---- my own heart.

I ---- that man from the outset.

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DOUBT, _n._ (page 138).

QUESTIONS.

1. To what class of objects do we apply _disbelief_? _doubt_?
_hesitation_? _misgiving_? 2. Which of these words most commonly implies
an unfavorable meaning? 3. What meaning has _skepticism_ as applied to
religious matters?

EXAMPLES.

We feel no ---- in giving our approval.

The jury had ----s of his guilt.

We did all we could to further the enterprise, but still had our
----s as to the outcome.

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DUPLICATE (page 141).

QUESTIONS.

1. Can you give the distinction between a _copy_ and a _duplicate_? a
_facsimile_, and an _imitation_? 2. What sort of a _copy_ is a
_transcript_?

EXAMPLES.

The ---- of an organ by the violinist was perfect.

This key is a ----, and will open the lock.

The signature was merely a printed ----.

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DUTY (page 142).

QUESTIONS.

1. Do we use _duty_ and _right_ of civil things? or _business_ and
_obligation_ of moral things? 2. Does _responsibility_ imply connection
with any other person or thing?

EXAMPLES.

I go because it is my ----.

We recognize a ---- for the good conduct of our own children, but do
we not also rest under some ---- to society to exercise a good
influence over the children of others?

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EAGER (page 142).

QUESTIONS.

1. What is the distinction between _eager_ and _earnest_ in the nature
of the feeling implied? in the objects toward which it is directed? 2.
How does _anxious_ in this acceptation differ from both _eager_ and
_earnest_?

EXAMPLES.

Hark! the shrill trumpet sounds to horse! away!
My soul's in arms, and ---- for the fray.

I am in ----. I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not
retreat a single inch; and I will be heard!

I am ---- to hear of your welfare, and of the prospects of the
enterprise.

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EASE (page 143).

QUESTIONS.

1. What does _ease_ denote, in the sense here considered? Does it apply
to action or condition? 2. Is _facility_ active or passive? _readiness_?
3. What does _ease_ imply, and to what may it be limited? 4. What does
_facility_ imply? _readiness_? 5. To what is _expertness_ limite