Estimated Time: 1 hour

Vocabulary:

As you are reading, look for these vocabulary words.

Chapter 1

• desolate
• contrivance
• ante-bellum
• procured
• fervently
• agitate
• straits
• Providence
• imbibed
• pervade
• abode

Chapter 2

• denote
• tedious
• motley

Chapter 3

• pretentious
• sloven
• slipshod
• implicitly
• despondency

Chapter 4

• economized
• articulation

Vocabulary Flashcards and Quiz

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Spelling:

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Grammar:

Commas

• Read Rules 1, 2, 3a, 3b and 3c at the link below.
• You will apply these rules to correcting two passages in the "Show What you Know" section.

Watch this video regarding rule 3.