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He shall have merely ----, and his bond. * * * * * KEEP (page 226). QUESTIONS. 1. What is the general meaning of _keep_? 2. How does _keep_ compare with _preserve_? _fulfil_? _maintain_? 3. What does _keep_ imply when used as a synonym of _guard_ or _defend_? EXAMPLES. These make and ---- the balance of the mind. The good old rule Sufficeth them,--the simple plan, That they should take who have the power And they should ---- who can. ---- thy shop, and thy shop will ---- thee. * * * * * KILL (page 226). QUESTIONS. 1. What is it to _kill_? 2. To what are _assassinate_, _execute_, and _murder_ restricted? 3. What is the specific meaning of _murder_? _execute_? _assassinate_? To what class of persons is the latter word ordinarily applied? 4. What is it to _slay_? 5. To what is _massacre_ limited? With what special meaning is it used? 6. To what do _butcher_ and _slaughter_ primarily apply? What is the sense of each when so used? 7. What is it to _despatch_? EXAMPLES. To look into her eyes was to ---- doubt. Two presidents of the United States have been ----. Hamilton was ---- in a duel by Aaron Burr. The place was carried by storm, and the inhabitants ---- without distinction of age or sex. * * * * * KIN (page 227). QUESTIONS. 1. How does _kind_ compare with _kin_? 2. What do _kin_ and _kindred_ denote? 3. What is _affinity_? How does it differ from _consanguinity_? EXAMPLES. A little more than ----, and less than ----. He held his seat,--a friend to the human ----. The patient bride, a little sad, Leaving of home and ----. * * * * * KNOWLEDGE (page 227). QUESTIONS. 1. What is _knowledge_? How does it differ from _information_? 2. What is _perception_? _apprehension_? _cognizance_? 3. What is _intuition_? 4. What is _experience_, and how does it differ from _intuition_? 5. What is _learning_? _erudition_? EXAMPLES. ---- comes, but wisdom lingers. The child is continually seeking ----; hence his endless questions. 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical ----, And coming events cast their shadows before. ----s lie at the very foundation of all reasoning. * * * * * LANGUAGE (page 2
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