ck race=: a race in which the contestants are hampered by garments.

=sliv' er=: a long splinter.

=sol' ace=: comfort.

=so phis' ti ca ted=: experienced; worldly-wise.

=spec' tral=: of graded colors.

=spin' et=: a musical instrument like a piano.

=spoor=: trail; foot-marks.

=sprint' er=: a runner; a foot-racer.

=spume=: froth; foam.

=stac ca' to=: disconnected; jerky.

=states' man=: one concerned in the governing of a country.

=sten to' ri an=: loud; thundering.

=stodg' i ly=: with distended eyes.

=sto' ic al ly=: patiently; without complaint.

=stoke-hold=: the room containing a ship's boilers.

=stra' ta=: the layers of rock composing the crust of the earth.

=strat' e gy=: the use of artifice; clever planning.

=Stuy' ves ant=: a Dutch colonial governor of New York.

=sub lim' i ty=: grandeur; magnificence.

=sub' ter ra' ne an=: beneath the earth; in a cavity.

=sump' ter mule=: a beast of burden.

=sump' tu a ry=: relating to expense.

=sump' tu ous=: plentiful; extravagant.

=su' per flu' i ty=: more than is needed.

=su per' flu ous=: not needed.

=sur' plice=: a white outer garment worn by priests.

=Sus' que han' nocks=: an Indian tribe originally inhabiting Maryland and
Pennsylvania.

=sword of Damascus=: a sword made from steel wrought in Damascus, Syria.

=syl' van=: of the woods.

=sym' pho ny=: harmony; music.

=ta' bor=: a small drum.

=tac' i turn= (tas): silent.

=tam' bour frame=: frame for embroidery.

=tap' es try=: a curtain for a wall ornamented with worked pictures.

=tar' get=: a small shield.

=ter' ma gant=: quarrelsome; scolding.

=ter' ra fir' ma=: the firm earth.

=thane=: a Saxon land-owner.

=thatch=: straw or reeds.

=Ti' tan=: a giant of Greek myth.

=tithe=: a tenth.

=tor' toise-shell=: the shell of a turtle.

=traction engine=: a locomotive that draws vehicles along roads.

=treasurer=: George Sandys.

=tri bu' nal=: a court of justice.

=trump=: the card that takes other cards in a game.

=truss=: tie.

=tu mul' tu ous=: riotous; very noisy.

=ul' tra ma rine'=: deep blue.

=uncle=: a familiar form of address used by jesters.

=u nique'= (neek): singular; unusual.

=u' su ry=: unlawful, or excessive interest.

=vas' sals=: subjects; dependents.

=ve' he ment=: passionate; forceful.

=ve loc' i ty=: speed.

=vel' lum=: leather.

=ven' er a' tion=: respect; reverence.

=ver' dure=: vegetatio