the more comprehensive word? Which is commonly used in reference to the
mind?
EXAMPLES.
That ---- is best which procures the greatest happiness for the
greatest numbers.
There is no death! What seems so is ----;
This life of mortal breath
Is but a suburb of the life elysian,
Whose portal we call Death.
The Copernican theory first clearly explained the ---- of the
planets.
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MUTUAL (page 246).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is the meaning of _common_? _mutual_? _reciprocal_? 2. Is it
correct to speak of a _mutual_ friend?
EXAMPLES.
---- friendships will admit of division, one may love the beauty of
this, the good humor of that person.
In all true family life there is a ---- dependence which binds
hearts together.
---- action is the rule in the human body, where every part is
alternately means and end, and every action both cause and effect.
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NAME (page 247).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is a _name_ in the most general sense? 2. In the more limited
sense, how does a _name_ differ from an _appellation_? a _title_? Give
instances of the use of these three words. 3. From what language is
_epithet_ derived? What is its primary meaning? 4. What does _epithet_
signify in literary use? 5. What part of speech is an _epithet_? Is it
favorable or unfavorable in signification? 6. What is a _cognomen_? How
does it differ from a _surname_? 7. What is _style_ considered as a
synonym of _name_?
EXAMPLES.
Those he commands, move only in command
Nothing in love: now does he feel the ----
Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe
Upon a dwarfish thief.
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his ---- together.
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NATIVE (page 248).
QUESTIONS.
1. What does _native_ denote? _natal_? _natural_? 2. What examples are
given in the text of the correct use of these words?
EXAMPLES.
I would advise no child's being taught music who has not a ----
aptitude for it.
It was the 4th of July, the ---- day of American freedom.
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NAUTICAL (page 248).
QUESTIONS.
1. From what is _marine_ derived? _maritime_? What do these two words
respectively signify? 2. From what is _naval_ derived? _nautical_? How
do these words differ in meaning? 3. Ho
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