[43]
I am a verb, a small word of six letters; something that every one should strive to do. But I am a very comprehensive little word, for in me may be found—
- 1. An entreaty.
- 2. A vendue.
- 3. A vegetable.
- 4. A vital principle.
- 5. A spring.
- 6. A “restorer.”
- 7. A stamp.
- 8. A contract.
- 9. A nautical term.
- 10. A body of water.
- 11. To perceive.
- 12. Rest.
[44]
A boy having some marbles, wished to divide them with his companions: he gave half of them to one boy, who returned him 8; half of them to another boy, who returned him 4; three quarters of them to another boy, who returned him 4; he had 8 left: how many had he at first?
[45]
What two letters of the alphabet will express the name of a river in one of the Southern States?
[46]
What letter of the alphabet expresses the joining together of two States?