here. he can’t keep a secret.

before signing a contract,one should read it carefully,including the fine print. this is one case where it pays to be meticulous.

mr.brooks refused to be a judge because his wife’s niece is a contestant. he is very scrupulous.

general braddock might not have been defeated if he had been wary of an ambush.

residence

on their safari,the hunters stalked lions,tigers,and other ferocious denizens of the jungle.

the announcement read:”the coopers have moved and invite you to visit them at their new domicile,22 apple street.”

when the warden took charge,the prison had fewer than 100 inmates.

the entire russo family are natives of new jersey except the grandparents,who were born in italy.

tobacco,potatoes,and tomatoes are native american plants that were introduced into europe by explorers returning from the new world.

nomads have no fixed homes but move from region to region to secure their food supply.

on her trip home,jane will stop in st.louis for a two day sojourn with relatives.

hundreds of thousands of suburban residents regularly commute to the city.

because they were persecuted in england,the puritans migrated to holland.

in winter,many european birds migrate to the british isles in search of a more temperate climate.

most of the indians of the north american plains are nomadic.

after living abroad or a time,robert became homesick for his native land.

disobedience

the union showed defiance of the court order against a strike by calling the workers off their jobs.

parking at the bus stop is illegal. motorists committing this infraction are heavily fined.

when the revolt broke out,the government ordered its troops to arrest the insurgents.

the insurrection was easily suppressed,less than a dozen being slain on both sides.

the work stoppage was caused by a few malcontents who felt they had been ignored when the promotions were made.

the author of the pamphlet advocating the overthrow of the government was arrested for sedition.

jack’s previous record showed he had been an obedient student and had never transgressed school regulations.

the owner erected a “keep off” sign to discourage strangers from trespassing on his land.

do as mother says. if you are insubordinate,father will probably hear of it.

though i had care fully explained the shorter route to him, the perverse youngster came by the longer way.

obedience

every school day,millions of children “pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands.”

though i wasn’t enthusiastic about tom’s plan to go fishing,i acquiesced in it because there seemed nothing else to do.

husbands as a rule do not decide on the colors of home furnishings but defer to their wives in these matters.

mr.walker,who had been told that he was getting a disciplined class,was surprised to find it unruly.

though he boasted he would never be taken alive,the outlaw submitted without a struggle when the police arrived.

dan is easy to each,but his brother is not so docile.

only two of the girls protested when they were ordered off the field. the rest were too meek to complain.

we tried to get joe to change his mind,but he was not pliable. perhaps you can influence him.

for his cabinet,the dictator wanted tractable men. therefore,he appointed no one whom he could not control.

time

my sister dawdles over the dishes. mother gets them done without wasting time.

most of the picnickers took cover when rain seemed imminent. the few that procrastinated got drenched.

we had planned to stay only for lunch but,at our host’s insistence, we protracted our visit until after dinner.

carl’s sore arm is not a new development but the return of a chronic ailment.

rhoda is a chronic complainer. she is always dissatisfied.

when the strike is settled,there will probably be an increase in wages and a concurrent increase in prices.

by the sudden darkening of the skies and the thunder in the distance,we could tell that rain was imminent.

certain serious deseases can be successfully treated if detected in and incipient stage.

there were intervals when the sun broke through the clouds,because the showers were intermittent.

don’t think that war has plagued only our times. it has been aperennial curse of man.

some grasses last only a year. others are perennial.

though polio has practically been wiped out,there have been sporadic cases of the disease.

necessity

the union and management held a lengthy meeting without getting to the essence of the men’s dissatisfaction-low wages.

a mark of at least 75% in basic art is a prerequisite for advenced art.

can your family afford the extra expense that a larger apartment entails?

mr. brown told ell