Phatik very slowly turned his head and without seeing anybody said: "Mother, the holidays have come."
WORDS TO BE STUDIED
[proposal]. From the Latin word "ponere," to place. Compare position, post, depose, impose, component, composition, repose.
[unanimously]. From the Latin "unus," one, and "animus," mind. Compare magnanimous, pusillanimous.
[philosopher]. From the Greek "philos," a friend, and "sophia," wisdom. Compare philology, philanthropy, theosophy.
[moustache]. A French word which has found its home in English. French is frequently giving to English new words. Compare, in this story, manœuvre, discomfit, mischief.
[juncture]. From the Latin "jungere," to join. Compare junction, conjunction, subjunctive, adjunct.
[unattractive]. From the negative "un," meaning "not," and the root "tract-," meaning to draw. Compare traction, tractor, attract, extract, subtract.
[atmosphere]. From the Greek word "atmos," the air, and "sphaira," a "globe." Compare sphere, hemisphere, photosphere.