376. Entire, I am useful to the student; deprived of my first letter, I am behind time; transposed, a bird in the West; deprived of my first two letters, I am what you all have done; transposed, what you all do; again transposed, a beverage; my whole, deprived of the first three letters, is a Latin pronoun in the accusative case. This last reversed is a Latin conjunction. My whole, deprived of the first four letters, is a Latin preposition; my whole transposed is a crime; again transposed, I am very little; without my last letter, I am used in building houses; transposed, I am used in cooking; again transposed, I am used by shoemakers.
376. Entire, I am useful to the student; deprived of my first letter, I am behind time; transposed, a bird in the West; deprived of my first two letters, I am what you all have done; transposed, what you all do; again transposed, a beverage; my whole, deprived of the first three letters, is a Latin pronoun in the accusative case. This last reversed is a Latin conjunction. My whole, deprived of the first four letters, is a Latin preposition; my whole transposed is a crime; again transposed, I am very little; without my last letter, I am used in building houses; transposed, I am used in cooking; again transposed, I am used by shoemakers.
As an enigma, I am composed of five letters:My 1, 5, 3 is a body of water.My 3, 2, 5 is a liquor.My 5, 3, 1, 4 is a point of the compass.My 1, 5, 3, 4 is a place to rest.My 3, 4 is a preposition.My 1, 3, 2, 5 occurs every day.
As an enigma, I am composed of five letters:My 1, 5, 3 is a body of water.My 3, 2, 5 is a liquor.My 5, 3, 1, 4 is a point of the compass.My 1, 5, 3, 4 is a place to rest.My 3, 4 is a preposition.My 1, 3, 2, 5 occurs every day.
As an enigma, I am composed of five letters:
My 1, 5, 3 is a body of water.
My 3, 2, 5 is a liquor.
My 5, 3, 1, 4 is a point of the compass.
My 1, 5, 3, 4 is a place to rest.
My 3, 4 is a preposition.
My 1, 3, 2, 5 occurs every day.
377. What stream of water contains, (1) a chart, (2) an animal, (3) a toy, (4) two kitchen utensils, (5) three nicknames, (6) an article of clothing, (7) two articles of furniture, (8) a river, (9) a bird, (10) a ditch, (11) a preposition, (12) to strike, (13) quick, (14) a resting-place for troops.
rabbit
swinging on the gate
378. How near does a boy straddling a rail come to the President of the United States?
379. When is an Indian like a railroad engine?
380. When are children in danger of forming bad habits?
381. Why is a boy crying to be helped over a rail fence like a lawyer?
382.
I am in the men, but not in the boys.I am in the playthings, but not in the toys.I am in the north, but not in the south.I am in the nose, but not in the mouth.I am in the minister, but not in his hat.I am in the kitten, but not in the cat.I am in the barn, but not in the floor.I am in the window, but not in the door.I am in the county, but not in the state.I am in the pencil, but not in the slate.
I am in the men, but not in the boys.I am in the playthings, but not in the toys.I am in the north, but not in the south.I am in the nose, but not in the mouth.I am in the minister, but not in his hat.I am in the kitten, but not in the cat.I am in the barn, but not in the floor.I am in the window, but not in the door.I am in the county, but not in the state.I am in the pencil, but not in the slate.
I am in the men, but not in the boys.
I am in the playthings, but not in the toys.
I am in the north, but not in the south.
I am in the nose, but not in the mouth.
I am in the minister, but not in his hat.
I am in the kitten, but not in the cat.
I am in the barn, but not in the floor.
I am in the window, but not in the door.
I am in the county, but not in the state.
I am in the pencil, but not in the slate.
383. How far is the President of the United States from the first man that ever died?
384. If a tough beef-steak could speak, what poet’s name would it pronounce?
385. Why is a side-saddle like a four-quart measure?
386. What is that without which a wagon can not be made, and can not go, and yet is of no use to it?
387. What does a frigate weigh when ready for sea?
388. Why do pioneers march at the head of the regiment?
389. Why is "i" the happiest of the vowels?
390. Supposing two ships of war, the San Jacinto and Ironsides, to be 2,417 yards apart, at an unknown distance from a fort having a base of 666⅔ yards. The angle from the San Jacinto to the nearest corner of the fort is 71½°, to the center of the fort 62½°; the angle from the Ironsides to the nearest corner of the fort is 56½°, to the center of the fort 49¼°. Required the distance from each ship to the corner and center of the fort—also the distance from a point equidistant between the ships and the center of the fort.
391. With what three letters can you express a sentence comprising ten letters?
girl with lamb
children and goats on the beach
392. My first, though originally an animal, now-a-days often goes by steam; though commonly used for eating, is now much used to punch holes with; though hitherto considered rather sheepish than otherwise, in these times goes to war. My second lies before you; waits to do your bidding; is both black and white at the same time; can draw tears or provoke laughter; carry messages andconvey instruction. Entire, I imply a disturbed state of mind, which has extended itself to the body, leading a looker-on to indulge great expectations that something is going to happen.
393.
On this green grassy ball of a structure called earth,I have dwelt unregarded for innumerable years,And none more attached to the land of their birth,More deep in its pleasures, its grief and its fears;I sport ’mid the waves of the ocean and sea,Or rest on the bank of some flowery glade.Or join the fairies who dance on the lea,Or play in the checkers of sunshine and shade,But still I’m intent in my welfare I trust,And not to vain empty frivolity given.When I come to the end of all time, as I must,I’m safe in the hope of dwelling in heaven.
On this green grassy ball of a structure called earth,I have dwelt unregarded for innumerable years,And none more attached to the land of their birth,More deep in its pleasures, its grief and its fears;I sport ’mid the waves of the ocean and sea,Or rest on the bank of some flowery glade.Or join the fairies who dance on the lea,Or play in the checkers of sunshine and shade,But still I’m intent in my welfare I trust,And not to vain empty frivolity given.When I come to the end of all time, as I must,I’m safe in the hope of dwelling in heaven.
On this green grassy ball of a structure called earth,
I have dwelt unregarded for innumerable years,
And none more attached to the land of their birth,
More deep in its pleasures, its grief and its fears;
I sport ’mid the waves of the ocean and sea,
Or rest on the bank of some flowery glade.
Or join the fairies who dance on the lea,
Or play in the checkers of sunshine and shade,
But still I’m intent in my welfare I trust,
And not to vain empty frivolity given.
When I come to the end of all time, as I must,
I’m safe in the hope of dwelling in heaven.
394. Add a letter to a pronoun, and make a preposition; another, and make a noun; add another at either end, and make a verb; another, and make another noun.
395. Add a letter to a man, and make a pearl.
396. Add a letter to a Scripture character, and make a flower.
mouse
hauling the hay
397. A and B set out from the same place, in the same direction; A travels uniformly 18 miles per day, and, after 9 days, turns and goes as far as B has traveled during those 9 days; he then turns again, and, pursuing his journey, overtakes B 22½ days after the time they first set out. Required the rate at which B uniformly traveled.
398.
To a word of consent join the first half of fright,Next subjoin what you never beheld in the night;Now, these rightly connected, we quickly obtainWhat numbers have seen, but will ne’er see again.
To a word of consent join the first half of fright,Next subjoin what you never beheld in the night;Now, these rightly connected, we quickly obtainWhat numbers have seen, but will ne’er see again.
To a word of consent join the first half of fright,
Next subjoin what you never beheld in the night;
Now, these rightly connected, we quickly obtain
What numbers have seen, but will ne’er see again.