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IV. USING THE DICTIONARY

1. Find the word "lanceolate" in the dictionary. Tell just 'how you found it.

2. Copy the word from the dictionary, divided into syllables, and mark the accented syllable. 3. Pronounce the word.

4. Give the meaning of the word.

5. Use the word in a sentence.

V. UNSTUDIED DICTATION 1

This dictation is to test your ability to use capitals and the marks of punctuation that you have studied during the year.

1 Note to the teacher: For the exercise to be dictated, see Manual, page 143.

WRITING THE ENDING OF A STORY

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VI. WRITING THE ENDING OF A STORY You will recall that the boy in the first story in your book, "I Can," promised to return at the end of a year to prove that he could speak as an all American should.

Below is more of the story. Read it.

The boy left Mr. Carson's office with head erect and shoulders square, and a look of determination on his face.

He hurried along the streets until he came to the house where his teacher lived. He rang the bell and his teacher herself opened the door.

"Good morning, Jack," she said. "Come in." "Thank you, Miss Gray, I will," answered Jack.

Miss Gray looked at Jack in surprise. Never before had she heard him speak so clearly and so distinctly and in such a manly voice.

Soon they were seated in Miss Gray's sitting room, and Jack was telling his story. He ended with these words: "I want to begin studying right away. What shall I do?"

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If I were staying in town, I would gladly help you, Jack," said Miss Gray; "but you know I must spend the summer with my mother. I think the best thing for you to do is to go with people who speak their country's language well. Listen to them and try to speak as they do. Then I will send you a list of interesting books to read. You will like the stories and you

will find they are told in good English. When school opens in the fall, I'll help you all I can."

"Thank you, Miss Gray," said Jack, and he left the house, saying over and over to himself as he walked toward his home, "I can! I will!"

Do you think Jack learned to speak well before the year was ended?

Did he return to Mr. Carson's office?

What did Mr Carson say?

Finish the story. If you wish, you may begin your part as follows:

A year after Jack's first visit to Mr. Carson's office, he called again. Mr. Carson was at his desk, and he looked up as Jack entered.

VII. LETTER WRITING; BOOKS I HAVE READ

Reading good books helped Jack learn to use his country's speech well. It will help you. How many of the books listed on page 355 have you read?

Write a letter to your teacher, telling her something about the books you have read. You may answer any of the following questions in your letter.

Do you take books from the Public Library?

How many do you take out in a week? in a month?

LETTER WRITING; BOOKS READ

What books do you own?

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What kind of books do you like best-fairy tales, short stories, long stories, history stories, travel, stories of adventure, true stories?

What books that you have read do you like best?

Do you ever read aloud to anybody?

Does anybody read aloud to you?

What is your favorite story?

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

THE LANGUAGE PENTANGLE: TRUTH, PURITY, CORRECTNESS, CLEARNESS, BEAUTY

Note to the teacher: This chapter usually marks the beginning of the work of Grade Six. If you begin the use of this book at this point, you will find it important to familiarize yourself with the preceding chapters, usually covered in Grade Five. To do this you will need to go over not only the first thirteen chapters of this book, but also the corresponding chapters of the teachers' Manual. Neither book is complete without the other On the relationship of the two books and the importance of constant use of the Manual, see note To the Teacher on page 16.

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MEANING OF THE PENTANGLE

Read the following story:

The Pentangle

In the days of old when knights rode forth to seek adventure and win honor, each had engraved on the shield he bore an emblem by which he was known to all other knights. Sir Gawain had a pentangle painted on his shield in pure gold.

A pentangle is a figure said to have been invented by Solomon the Wise. It has five points or angles; hence its name, 66 pentangle," meaning five angles. Every line in the pentangle crosses two other lines. It is endless, and is sometimes called the endless knot. An old writer says: "This was a seemly device for

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