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Let the pupil supply the converse and equivalent phrases to these examples, and others to be furnished by the teacher. as the tree is not as high as the house. The tree is less high than the house, &c.

Lesson 89.

Contrast in Comparison.

Mary is a year older than Susan.
Susan is a year younger than Mary.
Robert is a foot taller than Edward.
Edward is a foot shorter than Robert.

The Institution is larger than Mr. A.'s house.
Mr. A.'s house is smaller than the Institution.
That tree is higher than the house.
The house is lower than the tree..
The chair is heavier than the stool.

The stool is lighter than the chair.

Miscellaneous Examples.

The shot tower is higher than the trees.

The East River is not as wide as the North

River.

This stone is harder than iron.

Oxen are larger and stronger than cows.

More is used before long words.

The country is more pleasant and healthy than the city.

A. is more intelligent than B.

The rose is more beautiful than the pink.
Jane is more industrious than Amelia.

Emma is more careful than her sister.

Children are more lively and thoughtless than grown people

Girls are more timid and modest than boys.
I think the blind are more unhappy than the

deaf.

Phrases.

Little John is as playful as a kitten.
Peter is as nimble as a squirrel.
Robert is as tall as his father.

This knife is as sharp as a razor.
That child is as dirty as a pig.
This bread is as hard as a bone.
Mary's hair is as black as a crow.
Emily's cheeks are as red as roses,

Robert is much stronger than Ellen.
Thomas is a little stronger than Robert.
Robert is much taller than David.
Thomas is a little taller than Robert.
This slate is much heavier than the chair.
A cow is much larger than a sheep.
A goose is much larger than a duck.

Almost. Nearly.

That rooster is almost as large as a turkey.
Robert is nearly as tall as Mr. P.

The tiger is nearly as strong as the lion.

My brother killed a snake almost as thick as his

leg.

New-York is ten times as large as Albany. The earth is fifty times as large as the moon.

Lesson 91.

No Larger. Not Larger, &c.

I saw a hen no larger than a pigeon. It was a Bantam hen.

General Tom Thumb is not higher than the table.

Mr. X. lives in a house not much larger than a

cupboard.

I saw a pony not much bigger than a goat.

Some Adverbs are compared.

A horse travels faster than an ox.
Joseph can run faster than Peter.

Edward can throw a stone farther than Thomas.
Come to see us as often as you can.

I will write to you as soon as I can.

The Americans fight better than the Mexicans. Emily writes better than Sarah.

Eliza learns faster than Charlotte.

Mr. X. does not work as well as M. Z.
Aaron does not write as well as Moses.
Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah.
I like peaches better than oranges,

Thoughtless boys are fond of driving as fast as their horse can go. They often hurt the horse, or break the wagon.

Lesson 92.

The Superlative.

Thomas is the tallest of these boys.
Betsey is the smallest of these girls.