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DrsTrno'TroN, n., di erence. place out.
L. impatiens, om patior, I su er. Ger. wachten, to watch or wait.
READING LESSONS. 15 LESSON II.
INSTANCE OF .ANIMAL SAGACITY.
ExPREss'roN, n., the act of representing anything. F. expres.ion, from pre o, L., I press.
APPREHEND', v., to ar. F. apprehender, om pr hendo, L., I seize.
Drscov'ERED, v., espied. F. decouvrir, to uncover, to disclose. Ety­ mology disputed.
AMusE'MENT, n., diversion. F. amusement, om musa, L., a song, a
muse.
F. distinction, om stinguo, L., I put or
1MPA'TIENTLY, ad., eagerly.
AwArT'ING, pt., expecting.
CuB, n., the young of a lion, x, or bear. The term is probably
om L. cubo, I lie down, because the cub does not go out of its
den r prey, as the elder animals do.
CoNTENT'EDLY, ad., in a well-pleased or satis ed manner. I. conten­ ternente, om teneo, L., I hold, possess, or enjoy.
BENEFAC1TOR, n., he that con rs a bene t. F. bie iteur, om bene­ facio, L.,- bene, well, and facio, I do.
(For signi cation of ex, ap, or ad, dis, em, &c,; and of -ent, -ly, -ment, &c., see the Lists of Pre xes and A xes, pages 401-3).
1. A SEAMAN belonging to the wood party of a ship upon the A ican coast, by some means und him­ self alone. He, however, continued to use the axe in lling a large tree, when a large lioness ap­ proached him.
2. Theman,atthemoment,gavehimselfupaslost; but very soon after, he began to perceive that the manner and expression of the animal were mild, and even mournful, and that he had no danger to apprehend om her. She rst looked at him, and
then behind her, and upwards into the trees, then went a few paces from him upon the path by which she had come, and then returned, and went again, and acted much as a dog would that wished you to llow him.