An Exercise Left for the Reader

From: Rollo Learning to Play, by Robert J. Burdette

SPELL AND DEFINE:

Instruction Miscalculation Paralysis

Instantaneity Pastime Hasty

Liniment Contusion Supererogation

Can a boy learn anything without a teacher?–Does the pupil ever know more than the instructor?–And why not?–How long does it require one to learn to speak and write the Spanish language correctly in six easy lessons, at home, without a master?–And in how many lessons can one be taught to walk Spanish?–What is meant by a “rooter”?–What is the difference between a “rooter” and a “fan”?–Parse “hoodoo.”–What is the philology of “crank”?–Describe a closely contested game of “one-old-cat,” with diagrams.–What is meant by “a rank decision”?–Translate into colloquial English the phrase, “Good eye Bill!”–Put into bleaching board Latin, “Rotten umpire.”–Why is he so called?