After a few spasmodic ——, he abandoned all —— at improvement.
ENDURE ([page 150]).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is the meaning of bear as applied to care, pain, grief, and the like? 2. What does endure add to the meaning of bear? 3. How do allow and permit compare with the words just mentioned? 4. How do put up with and tolerate[425] compare with allow and permit? 5. What is the special sense of afford? How does it come into connection with the words of this group? 6. What is the sense of brook? 7. Of what words does abide combine the meanings?
EXAMPLES.
Charity —— long and is kind; charity —— all things.
I follow thee, safe guide, the path
Thou lead'st me, and to the hand of heav'n ——.
For there was never yet philosopher
That could —— the toothache patiently.