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5 15. What is that word of one syllable, which, if the two first letters are taken from it, becomes a word of two syllables?

16. We travel much, yet prisoners are,

And close confined to boot;

We with the swiftest horse keep pace,

Yet always go on foot.

17. What word is that to which, if you add a syllable, it will make it shorter ?

18. What is that which is lengthened by being cut at both lends

19. What is that which was never seen, felt, nor heard, and yet has a name?

20. What word is that of five syllables, from which if you take away one, no syllable remains?

21. What snuff-taker is that whose box gets fuller the more snuff he takes?

22. A gardener, seeing four birds destroying his fruit, fired This gun at them, and killed one-How many remained?

23. What is that which goes with a carriage, and comes with a carriage; is of no use to the carriage itself, and yet the carriage can't move without it?

24. What two words in the English language contain all the vowels, in the order in which they follow one another in the alphabet?

25. In which month do the ladies talk least?

26. How many sides are there to a tree?

27. "How many daughters have you," said one gentleman to another. He replied, “Six, and each daughter has a brother." How many children had he?

28. As I was going to St. Ives,

I chanced to meet with seven wives,

Each wife had seven sacks,