The State of Connecticut has a large fund for the support of common schools. pomp.

The king came in state to dissolve the parliament.

Sta ted, a. fixed, settled.

He has a stated salary and receives it in quarterly payments.

He was very methodical in the arrangement of his time, and had stated hours for study, for business, and for exercise. State ly, a. lofty, dignified, magnifi

cent.

The shepherd and his flock reposed beneath the shade of a stately elm.

Her manners were stately but condescending.

The temple of Bel in Babylon was a stately building, rising 600 feet into the air. Sta tion, n. the place where a person or thing stands.

He wished to see the procession pass, and took his station on the flat roof of the house. office to which one is appointed.

He held the station of Governor five years in succession.

condition.

However humble your station, you may be useful and happy if you do your duty. Stā tion a ry, a. fixed, not going backward or forward.

The floating ice in the river became stationary during a severely cold night. Stat ure, n. the height of any animal,

especially of man.

Zaccheus, being short of stature, climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might get a sight of Christ who was passing by. Stead fast, a. fixed firmly in its place.

The true hope of the Christian is as an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast. firm in purpose, constant.

"Be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always | abounding in the work of the Lord." Stead y, a. firm in its place, not tot

tering or shaking; as the table is steady.-not fickle; constant in feeling, purpose, and conduct.

He is very steady in attending to his business, and you may always find him at his of fice at the regular hours.

keeping on in an unchanging course; as a steady stream, the steady motion of the earth round the

sun.

Stěm, v. a. to oppose a current.

The boys stemmed the running brook, by building a dam across it.

to ascend or cross a stream against the force of its current.

Though the water ran swiftly, he was a good swimmer and able to stem it.

Stern, a. severe in look or manners.

He had so stern a countenance that little children were afraid to go to him. Stew' ard, (stū ard,) n.

one who manages the household concerns, or the affairs of another.

"It is required in stewards that a man be found faithful."

Sti fle, v. a to stop the breath.

The dust was so thick, that we were almost stifled by it.

to keep from breaking out or spreading, to put a stop to; as to stifle a flame, to stifle laughter, to stifle a report.

Stig' ma tīze, v. a. to mark with infamy, to speak of with great reproach.

He endeavored to stigmatize the character of his neighbor by charging him falsely with having committed a mean theft.

Stint, v. a. to confine within certain and often narrow limits.

The poor child was so stinted in its food,

that it was much smaller than other children of its age.

The son was so extravagant that his father was obliged to stint him in his expenses.

to set a certain task to be done with

in a certain time.

The young man was stinted to mow

an

acre of grass during the day. He finished it by noon, and had the afternoon to himself. Stip u late, v. a. to make an agreement to do, or not to do, a certain thing.

When the man rented his house, he stipulated to keep it in good repair. Stock, n. the main body of a plant or tree.-race; the beginning of a family to which all of the same kindred belong.

Paul said he was of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin.

the money or goods with which any

He was very strenuous in defending the plan, although it was unpopular. very bold and active.

He is a strenuous supporter of his party. Strict, a. accurate, exact.

He kept a strict account of all the money which he expended. keeping, or making others keep, a rule or law very exactly.

He was kind yet strict in the government of his family, and his children loved him the more for being so.

Strife, n. a trying to see which can excel or succeed.

a

There was a long strife between Robert and James, to see which would get the prize for the best writing.

trying by persons who are angry, or at enmity, to overcome each other.

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It is an honor for a man to cease from strife."

for the sake of profit.

The merchant has just taken an account of his stock, and finds it amounts to five thousand dollars.

a quantity laid up for future use.

He has a sufficient stock of provisions for the winter.

The domestic animals on a farm are called stock.

Strand, n. the shore of a sea or lake which is washed by the tide or

prising.

David lamenting the death of Absalom, is a striking example of the power of a father's love.

The short passage of the steam-ships across the ocean, is a striking proof of what human skill can effect.

Struct ure, n. the manner of building, or of putting together the parts of a thing.

The structure of the human body is wonderful, and shows the wisdom and goodness of God.

He struck sturdy blows with his battle-axe against the gate of the castle.

stiff, strong.

The sturdy oak did not bend before the violent gale.

Style, n. the manner of writing with regard to language; the manner of speaking, of music, of painting, of dress, of living, or of doing a thing.

Sub due, v. a. to overcome and bring entirely under the power of, to destroy the force of.

Henry II. king of England, subdued Ireland, and brought it under his government, in the

year 1172.

He was naturally very passionate, but succeeded in subduing his temper, so that he was not known to be angry for many years. Sub ject, a. being under the authority or power of.

A large part of India is subject to the dominion of Great Britain.

exposed to something which cannot be avoided.

He has been subject to fits for many years. Sub ject, n. one who lives under the dominion of another.

He was formerly a subject of the king of Great Britain, but has lately become an American citizen.

that about which one thinks, speaks, or writes.

The subject of a beautiful poem by Campbell, is, The Pleasures of Hope. Sŭb ju gate, v. a. to bring by force entirely under the dominion of.

Julius Cesar subjugated the Gauls, who lived in the country which is now called France.

vated feelings.

A dark cloud rising in the heavens, with the vivid flashes of lightning and the heavy peals of thunder, is a sublime object.

The falls of Niagara are among the most sublime scenes in the world.

It is a sublime thought of the prophet Isaiah, that "the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll."

It is a sublime expression of Moses, " And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."

Sub mis sion, n. yielding one's self up to the power and authority of another.

The king required submission of the rebels, before he would say whether he would pardon them or not.

yielding obedience.

The Bible enjoins the cheerful submission of children to their parents. yielding to the will of another, so as not to murmur or complain.

The submission of Eli to God was striking, when he said, "It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good."

When a thing is referred to another, to give an opinion or decision about it, it is said to be submitted to him.

Sub scribe, v. a. to write one's name

under something that is written or printed; as to subscribe a letter.— to consent to, or bind one's self by something that is written or printed, by signing one's name to it.

He subscribed the deed which conveyed his farm to his neighbor.

v. n. to give assent to.

He rose in the meeting, and said he subscribed fully to the remarks of the last speaker.

Sub serve, v. a. to help in accomplishing some object or purpose.

another, to relieve one who is in

distress or difficulty.

The ship succored the men on the island who were almost starving, by furnishing them with a supply of provisions.

Suf fice', (suf fīze,) v. n. to be enough.

James found that one hour a day sufficed for getting his lesson in geography out of school.

v. a. to satisfy.

He said what he had eaten sufficed him. He did not wish for any more.

Our Saviour teaches us not to be too anxious for the morrow; saying, that ". 'sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."

Suf fix, n. a letter or syllable annexed to a word to modify its signification; as less in fatherless, ar in beggar. Suf fo cate, v. a. to stop one's breathing by preventing the air from getting into the lungs, or by introducing into them smoke, dust, or something else of a similar kind which is hurtful.

They very carelessly left a vessel of burning coals in the room where they slept, and were suffocated and found dead in the morning.

Sug gest, v. a. to intimate, or give the idea of a thing to the mind.

The visiter suggested to the teacher, that a black-board would be very useful in the school.

His visiting two young women who were deaf and dumb, first suggested to the Abbe' de l'Epe'e the plan of establishing a school in Paris, for the benefit of such persons. He died in 1790.

Sū i cide, n. intentionally killing one's self. The person who does this is also called a suicide.

of a thing by soiling or dirtying it.

A father gave a beautiful book with gilt edges to his son, and told him to be careful not to sully it.

It is much easier to sully a good character than to gain it.

Sum ma ry, a. not going into particulars, short and mentioning only the principal things.

He said, as there would not be time to read the whole Report, he would give a summary statement of it to the meeting.

not done in the usual, but in a much shorter manner.

He found a young man taking money out of his drawer, and inflicted upon him a summary punishment by a severe flogging, when he ought to have had him dealt with according to law.

Sum mit, n. the top or highest part;

as the summit of a mountain.

Sum mon, v. a. to call one, by authority, to attend at a particular place, or to do a particular thing.

He was summoned to appear as a witness in court, and tell under oath what he knew about the matter.

to stir up to action.

He saw the danger which threatened him, and summoned up all his resolution to meet it. Sun der, v. a. to part, to separate.

The lightning struck the trunk of a large oak, and sundered it in pieces. Sun dry, a. several, more than one.

The merchant sent his clerk on a journey, to collect sundry debts.

Su perb, a. rich, magnificent, stately.

The palace of Chosroes, king of Persia, who died in the year 579, was very superb. It is said, that the roof was supported by forty thousand columns of silver, and that a thousand globes of gold were suspended in the dome, to represent the motions of the planets, and the constellations in the zodiac.