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Gentle, soft, mild

Giant, a very large man
Glance, a quick view
Glee, merriment

Glen, land between two hills
Glimpse, a weak faint light
Globe, a round ball
Gloom, darkness

Glory, the felicity of heaven

Glutton, one who eats too much

Grave, a place in the ground for the dead

Grief, sorrow

Gruel, meal boiled in water for food.

Guest, a visitor

Guide, one who tells another the way

Halo, a red circle round the sun or moon

Ham, a part of the thigh

Hay, dried grass

Haze, fog, water in the air

Hedge, a fence made with bushes

Herd, a company of beasts

Hide, the skin of an animal

Hillock, a small hill

Hoist, to raise up

Hospitality, kindness to strangers
Hospital, house for the sick
Hovel, a poor mean house
Humid, wet, moist, watery

Humility, without pride
Hungry, wanting food
Hut, a poor small house

Idea, something we see in thought, or mind
Idol, a false god

Illuminate, to make light

Immortal, will never die

Implore, to ask favor

Impede, to hinder

Impious, wicked

Impotent, weak, feeble, lame

Import, to bring from another country
Infant, a child less than seven years old
Inhabitant, one who lives in a place
Inhale, to draw in the breath

Instep, the upper part of the foot

Invent, to find out something not known before

Jasper, a stone of a bright beautiful green color
Jet, a beautiful fossil of a deep black color

Kindle, to set on fire

Kind, pleasant and helpful

Kitchen, a room where food is cooked

Label, a small scrip of writing

Lad, a boy

Larder, a room where meat is kept

Lass, a girl

Lawn, open land between woods

Law, a rule to be obeyed

Layman, a man that is not a clergyman

Ledge, a ridge rising above the rest

Leisure, time to do what you please
Levity, idle pleasure

Light, not dark

Liquid, fluid, as water

Local, in some particular place

Lounge, to lie down idly

Lucid, clear and bright, what you can see through

Luminary, any body that gives light

Lunar, something about the moon

Luncheon, a handful of food

Lungs, that part of the body which receives the breath Luscious, very sweet

Lustre, brightness

Lymph, water, transparent liquor

Magnet the stone that attracts iron
Market, a place for buying and selling
Mammon, riches

Mansion, a house

Manual, what is done with the hands
Map, picture of countries

Margin, the edge or border
Marsh, wet land

Maternal, relating to a mother

Matron, an old lady

Maze, unable to think, confused

Meal, ground corn

Messiah the Saviour of the world

Mint, a place where money is made

Missionary, one sent to teach religion

Mirror, looking-glass

Miser, one who covets riches and does no good with them Mist, fine rain

Mite, a very small insect

Mollify, to soften

Molten, that which is melted

Money, metal made in small pieces for the use of trade Morsel, a piece small enough to put in the mouth

Mortal, one that must die

Moth, a small worm which feeds upon woollen clothes Moulder, to turn to dust

Mourn, to grieve and be sorry

Mow, to cut grass with a scythe

Museum, a place where curiosities are kept

Nasal, something belonging to the nose

Nation, a people

Nativity, the beginning of life

Neighbor, one near us

Nestle, to lie down snug like birds in a nest

Nonsense, words without meaning

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Novel, a story

Novennial, that which occurs every ninth
Novice, one who is new in any business
Numerous, a great many

Obvious, easily seen

Odious, hateful

Odour, a sweet scent

Opulent, rich, wealthy

Orchard, a garden of fruit

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Otter, an amphibious animal, covered with a rich fur Oval, shaped like an egg

Palace, a king's house

Pall, covering thrown over the dead

Par, of equal value

Parent, father or mother

Pastime, play

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Pasture, a field of grass for cattle

Patriot, one who has care and love for his country, as

a father has for his family

Peasant, one who works in the field

Pedal, belonging to the foot

Peevish, soon angry, fretful

Pelf, money, riches

Peril, danger, near to trouble
Perish, to die, to come to nothing
Permanent, that which will last long
Permit, to allow one to do a thing
Perpetual, that which never stops
Pert, bold and saucy

Peruse, to read

Perverse, one who is cross, and will do wrong

Pilgrim, a religious traveller

Pinnacle, the highest part of a building

Pacify, to quiet an angry person

Paternal, fatherly

Penitence, sorrow for sin

Penury, poverty

Pilfer, to steal small things

Pity, sorrow for another's trouble

Pit, a hole in the ground

Placid, gentle, quiet

Plant, any vegetable which grows from the ground
Plumber, one who works upon lead

Plumage, feathers of a bird

Plunge, putting under water

Police, men chosen to take care of a city

Poison, that which injures or destroy's life

Pony, a small horse

Poor, who have not enough to be comfortable

Populous, full of people

Portable, that which can be easily carried from place to place

Portrait, picture of some person

Postage, money paid for carrying a letter

Potent, having great power

Poultry, fowls which live about the house

Prank, a merry trick

Precipice, steep place

Precise, very exact and nice

Prepare, to make ready beforehand

Pretty, beautiful without grandeur

Prey, what is taken by violence, to.be eaten

Progress, moving forward

Prompt, ready, quick

Prone, bending downward

Propel, to urge forward

Prophecy, telling what is to come

Prospect, things seen at a distance

Proud, too much pleased with one's self

Psalmist, a writer of holy songs

Pulse, the motion of the arteries which carry the blood

from the heart

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