wanted for the future, and taking | not corrupt and wicked. care to get it in season. He was a provident man, and, before the cold weather, laid in all the supplies which the family needed for winter. Pro vōke, v. a. to stir up; as to provoke anger or hatred,-to provoke one to love and good works. When we say that it provoked his laughter, we mean that it caused him to laugh. Prū dent, a. looking carefully at consequences before one says, does, or undertakes something. He is a very prudent man and takes great care to guard against what is evil or injurious; to undertake only what he thinks he can accomplish without much risk, and to use the best means for doing it. Her income was small, and she was obliged to be prudent in the expenses of her family. Pub lic, a. belonging or relating to a state, whole country, or nation; as public property, the public good. generally known. They kept the matter secret for a short time, but at length it became public and excited great surprise. not belonging or relating to an individual, but to the community. He gave a large and beautiful piece of ground, in the center of the town, for a public square to walk in. Punc tu al, a. coming, doing, or done at the exact time. He who is not punctual, often robs others of their time. Pūre, a. unmixed, free from every thing which does not properly belong to it. Pure gold is that which has no dross in it. He never employs any foreign words, or those which are not in good use. His language is very pure. Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God." to limit, explain, alter, or abate. He at first said that they were a very inhospitable people, but afterwards qualified his remark by admitting that some families were kind and attentive to strangers. Qual i ty, n. Snow falling from the clouds is always white. White Quote, v. a. to take or repeat the words of another, as such. Our Saviour quoted the Old Testament when he said, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." R. 'will beat.-all who are descended from the same ancestor. ness belongs to snow. Whiteness Race, n. a running, often to see which is a quality of snow. -Sweetness is a quality of sugar. To be poisonous is a quality of arsenic.— To cause sleep is a quality of opium. He was frank, generous, honest and kind, and had many other good qualities.-Persons of high rank and distinction, are sometimes called persons of quality.-When we inquire about the quality of an action, we mean to ask whether it is good or bad, right or wrong.When we inquire about the quality of a thing, we mean to ask whether it is fitted or not for the use for which it was designed, or Quĕll, v. a. to subdue, to put a stop to by force. Several companies rose against the commander, but by a prompt and decisive movement he quelled the mutiny. to allay. The steamboat took fire, but the captain quelled the fears of the passengers by telling them that it would soon be extinguished. Quo rum, n. The number of persons which the law, or some rule, requires to be present for doing busi ness. Quō ta, n. the share or proportion assigned to each. The State was required to raise three thou- | sand soldiers, as its quota for the army. He is a Jew, and of the race of Abraham. Mankind are sometimes divided into five races, the European, the Asiatic or Mongolian, the American or Indian, the Malay, and the African. Răck, n. a frame to put hay in.—an engine used to inflict severe pain. Ra di ance, n. light shooting out steadily and brightly, as the radiance of the sun or of the moon. Rail, v. n. to use abusive and reproachful language. As Christ hung on the cross, "they that passed The troops were retreating in confusion, severe manner. Răn cor, n. bitter and settled malice. He cherished so deep rancor against his neighbor, that he expressed the greatest joy at his death. Răn dom, n. without any direction, rule, or method. An intoxicated man fired a gun at random, which wounded a little boy severely. Range, n. things placed in a line; as a range of houses, a range of hills a wandering off from the usual course. He took a wide range in his speech, and introduced many things which had little or no connection with his subject. the extent of room to move in. He let down the bars, and gave the cattle the range of two large meadows. Rănk, n. a row of men standing side by side. the place held, considered as high or low, when compared with others. He has the rank of colonel. He is an author of the highest rank. Under a kingly government there are many ranks among the people. Răn kle, v. n. to fester, to be inflamed either in body or in mind. The wound rankles, and gives him great pain. Let not envy rankle in your breast. Răn som, n. a price paid, to get one set free from captivity, or delivered from punishment, or to get back goods which have been captured by an enemy. Louis IX., king of France, invaded Egypt, and captured Damietta. He was afterwards defeated and taken prisoner, and gave this city back again, as a ransom for himself. This happened in the year 1248. the being set free from captivity. He offered a large sum to procure the ransom of his son, but the enemy would not give him up. Ra pa cious, a. greedy of what belongs to others, and disposed to take it violently. Many of the Pharisees of old were so rapacious, that our Saviour denounced a woe against them for devouring widows' houses. accustomed to seize other animals violently for food. The wolf and tiger are rapacious. Rate, n. price of a thing. He sold his goods at so low a rate, that he made very little profit on them. the settled value, or fixed price. A Spanish silver dollar passes in the United States at the rate of one hundred cents. The rates of passing through the turnpikegates, are established by law. degrees of swiftness or slowness. The cars on the rail-road went at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour. a tax. He always pays his rates the first time the collector calls. Răt i fy, v. a. to approve and confirm by authority that which has been done by others. No treaty made by the General Government with foreign nations, is binding until it is ratified by the Senate of the United States. Rā tion al, a. having the power of reasoning. Man is a rational animal, but the brutes are irrational. agreeable to reason. It is rational to believe that the soul will exist after death, even if the Bible did not tell us so. We call him a rational man who acts wisely. Răv age, v. a. to plunder, to lay waste, to destroy by violence. The troops of the enemy overrun the country, and ravaged the villages and fields whereever they went. Just before harvest, a furious hail-storm ravaged the fields, and beat down the oats, the grain, and the young corn. Intemperance has made great ravages upon his constitution. Răv en ous, a. furiously greedy after food; as a ravenous wolf or vulture. He had eaten nothing for two days, and his appetite was so ravenous that it seemed as if he could not be satisfied. Rāze, v. a. to pull or break down and to afflict in order to make better. destroy utterly. When Jerusalem was taken and destroyed by the Romans, under Titus, in the year 70, the temple was razed to the foundation, and the ground on which it stood was ploughed up. Rea son, n. the power which the human mind has to distinguish between what is true and false, right and wrong, good and evil; to perceive the connection between different truths; and to derive one truth from another. A child soon begins to understand why it should obey its parents; why it should not steal; why certain things are done or made; why it should do so and so, in order to avoid what is injurious, or procure what is pleasIt is its reason which enables it to do ant. all this. why a thing is believed or done. He said the reasons for his thinking the sick man would get well, were, that he had a good constitution, a skillful physician, and an attentive nurse. cause. He was kept from school a month by reason of sickness. Rea son a ble, a. having the power of reasoning.-agreeable to what is proper, just, and right. He is very fair in his dealings, and makes nothing more than a reasonable profit on his goods. Rěb el, n. one who resists and renounces lawful authority. The Americans were called rebels by the British during the war of the revolution. "O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, nor chasten me in thy hot displeasure." to quiet, to silence. Jesus "rebuked the winds and the there was a great calm." Re cåll, v. a. to call back. sea, and His father sent Henry on an errand, and when he had gone but a few steps from the door, recalled him to give him some further directions. His visit to his native place recalled to his mind an event which happened there when he was a boy. for one to take back a thing, and consider it as if it had not been said or done. He wrote a letter to recall the order which he had sent a few days before to his agent to buy him some goods. Re cănt, v. a. for one to take back what he has declared, and consider it as not having been said. He recanted all that he had said against his neighbor, and acknowledged that it was false. Re cēde, v. n. to go back. to The sea has receded so far in a harbor in France within a century, that the remains of a British frigate which was once sunk there, are now in the midst of a plain. desist from, to give up. He at first insisted upon being paid twenty dollars a month, but afterwards receded from his demand and took eighteen. Rē cent, a. not having existed long, late, new. The bar at the mouth of the harbor is of recent origin. A few years ago, ships could enter it without any difficulty. There is recent intelligence that the plague is raging in Alexandria. Re būke, v. a. to blame in order to Reck less, a. very rash and regard check. When the nobles and the rulers at Jerusalem oppressed the people by taking usury, Nehemiah rebuked them. less of consequences. The traveller was so reckless, that he stood for some time, at the very mouth of the volcano after the eruption had begun. Re claim, v. a. to bring back from a bad to a good state or condition. By faithful and kind efforts, he succeeded in reclaiming the young man from gambling. Rěc' og nīze, or rec' og nise, v. a. to recollect that one has known before what is now presented to his notice. He had not seen his friend for thirty years, but recognized him as soon as he met him. to acknowledge. Children should show by their conduct that they recognize the duty of treating their parents with respect. Rec ol lect, v. a. to recall to the mind, usually with some degree of effort, what it has known before. It was not till after he had examined the hand-writing for some time, that he recollected he had seen it before. Rec om mend, v. a. to speak well of a person or thing to another. The physician recommended the medicine to the sick man, saying he had every reason to believe it would cure him. to cause to be well thought of and and complain, reconciled himself to his condition by thinking how many were suffering more than he. to make things agree which appeared to contradict each other. He cannot reconcile the account which he gives to-day, with the one which he gave yesterday; either the one or the other must be false. Re cord, v. a. to write down things that they may not be forgotten. The Secretary of the Board of Directors recorded what they did at the meeting, in a book kept for the purpose. Re course, n. applying for aid or protection. He was so lame that he was obliged to have recourse to crutches. Re cruit, v. a. to furnish again what has been lost, spent, or wasted. His health has been much recruited by a sea-voyage. He was stationed in the city to get soldiers as recruits for the army. Re cur, v. n. to to mind. come back to the What we said and did years ago, often recurs to us in our dreams. apply or go to. He was often obliged to recur to the dictionary, to find out the meaning of words. Re dēēm, v. a. to free from captivity, bondage, or some evil, by paying something as an equivalent. For a long time the Algerines obliged other nations to redeem, by large sums of money, those whom they had taken prisoners. to buy back again what has been sold, by paying the price to the person who bought it. By the laws of Moses if a man sold a house in a walled city, he had a right to redeem it within a year if he wished so to do. to deliver from some evil. |