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Assignments

1. Skimming: Skim the reading to gain a general idea of its form, length,
and content. Give the gist of the story.

2. Scanning:
2.1. Put the following events in the chronological order.
1. The Republican journal convicted Mark Twain of wholesale bribery.
2. Mark Twain set about preparing to answer those baseless charges.
3. The writer was accused of poisoning his uncle to get his property.
4. The writer was nominated for Governor on an independent ticket
5. Anonymous letters became an important part of the writer’s mail.
6. The writer’s name was coupled with the disgraceful suspicion of
being alcohol-indicted.
7. Mark Twain sent in his withdrawal from the candidacy.
8. The writer came across the article on his having been convicted of
perjury.

3. Get ready to transcribe and give equivalents to the following words.
1. nominate 23. deliberate 45. perpetrator 66. behold
2. ticket 24. malicious 46. despatch 67. ample
3. rile 25. apprehensive 47. surge 68. eloquent
4. canvass 26. affidavit 48. blight 69. contemplate
5. bandy 27. swear 49. bosh 70. ponder
6. recede 28. vile 50. subterfuge 71. dismal
7. listlessly 29. lament 51. abandon 72. array
8. convict 30. feather 52. lacerate 73. hideous
9. exalt 31. compel 53. denominate 74. denial
10. undercurren 32. gratuitous 54. ingenious 75. humiliation
t 33. rattlesnake 55. reel 76. malignity
11. confound 34. disheartening 56. besot 77. lunatic
12. perjury 35. virtuous 57. bribery 78. asylum
13. condescend 36. resort 58. disgraceful 79. obstruct
14. meagre 37. defile 59. delirium 80. warden
15. plantain 38. slander 60. delirium 81. waver
16. patch 39. anguish tremens 82. shirk
17. bereavemen 40. deceased 61. surfeited 83. incarnate
t 41. incite 62. convict 84. raggedness
18. desolation 42. outrage 63. aggravate 85. toddle
19. suffrage 43. vengeance 64. acquire 86. surrender