LOCATE, FIND. 90.  The missing man has at last been ——­d by the police in Kansas City. 91.  The part of the city in which the mint is ——­d.

PERSUADE, ADVISE. 92.  Almost thou ——­st me to be a Christian. 93.  I ——­d him to take a walk every day, but I could not ——­ him to
    do it.
94.  Columbus was ——­d to give up the thought of sailing westward in
    search of the Indies.
95.  When in mid-ocean, Columbus was ——­d to alter his course.

PREDICATE, PREDICT. 96.  This very result was ——­d two years ago. 97.  Ambition may be ——­d us the predominant trait in Napoleon’s character. 98.  He ——­s that the month of July will be rainy. 99.  Disaster to the voyage was ——­d by the enemies of Columbus.

PRESCRIBE, PROSCRIBE. 100.  Sylla and Marius ——­d each other’s adherents. 101.  The doctor ——­d quinine in doses of four grains each. 102.  It is easier to ——­ principles of conduct than to follow them. 103.  The Puritans ——­d theatres. 104.  The number of electors is ——­d by law.

PURPOSE, PROPOSE. 105.  I don’t ——­ to let you escape so easily. 106.  I ——­ that we go boating. 107.  We ——­ d to go to-morrow, but I fear the rain will prevent us. 108.  I ——­ to work hard this year. 109.  Bassanio ——­d to pay the bond thrice over, but Shylock declined the
     offer, for he ——­d, if possible, to lake Antonio’s life.

REPULSE, REPEL. 110.  He gently ——­ their entreaties. 111.  The charge of Pickett’s troops at Gettysburg was ——­d.

START, BEGIN, COMMENCE. 112.  Rosalind tells Orlando to ——­ his courtship, and he wishes to ——­
     with a kiss.
113.  The Spectator was ——­(d) by Steele. 114.  We have ——­(d) Homer’s “Iliad.” 115.  We have ——­(d) to find out our ignorance. 116.  We ——­d to feel that perhaps Darcy is not very bad, after all. 117.  We ——­(d) in an omnibus at seven o’clock. 118.  She has ——­(d) to study French. 119.  Franklin’s voyage was ——­(d) under unpleasant circumstances. 120.  It ——­(d) to rain in torrents. 121.  The play has ——­(d). 122.  Hostilities have ——­(d). 123.  The people of Philadelphia were so much pleased with Franklin’s
     pavement that they ——­(d) paving all the streets.

SUSPECT, EXPECT, ANTICIPATE. 124.  I ——­ that my grandfather was a wild lad. 125.  I ——­ great pleasure from our association in this work. 126.  The burglars ——­ that detectives are on their tracks, but they ——­
     to elude the officers by hiding in the country.
127.  I was determined to ——­ their fury by first falling into a passion
     myself.
128.  I ——­ that my father will come on a late train to-night. 129.  I ——­ that the rogue thinks himself safe from detection. 130.  The death of the general is hourly ——­ed.

[106] In some of the sentences one verb or another is allowable, according to the meaning intended.

EXERCISE LXI.

Tell why the italicized words in the following sentences are misused, and substitute for them better expressions:—­