belief
usual
ivory
valise
alley
ghost
onion
guest
equal
citizen
sermon
fatigue
poison
seldom
plague
heaven
parasol
engine
compass
current
machine
journey
opinion
chimney
mischief
She carries a parasol. Poisons usually kill. The heavens are the
higher regions. A muddy stream seldom has a strong current. Our
guest's valise. An ivory-handled knife. Sermons on our belief.
A narrow alley. Long journeys fatigue me. A knitting machine. A
sailor's compass. The hostler plagues me. His good-humor and mischief
amuse the citizens. A toy engine. My friend grows onions and citrons.
Be civil children.
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parrot
ballot
balloon
ascend
descend
lecture
erect
direct
expect
tassel
stirrup
rescue
pursue
avenue
continue
Add --less to law, sleep, cease, leaf, shoe, smoke, dust, cloud.
The parrot says "Pretty Polly." Vote by ballot. We ascend in a
balloon. The guide directs us. We intend to descend in half an hour.
Stand erect. He expects to lecture. My cushions have tassels. The
saddle has stirrups. Hounds pursue the hare. A team of balky ponies
on our avenue drew a crowd of people. Continue to improve. Rescue us
from being drowned. Jacob and Esau were the sons of Isaac. Rachel was
Joseph's mother.
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awful
awkward
awning
grumble
thimble
ramble
oblige
refuge
college
package
passage
message
choir
chorus
anchor
Add --en to wide, white, like, straight, bright, broad, light; as,
widen. Copy,--I need a whole bundle of tracts here.
An awful example. We sought refuge in a narrow passage, under an
awning. The package is awkward to carry. Oblige me by taking this
message. The student rambles about the college grounds. Esther
grumbles over her sewing. Her thimble is too large. I'll sing the low
bass notes. Join in the chorus. The ship's anchor is heavy. The value
of Canada's wheat, cheese, and cattle increases rapidly each year.
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myth
hymn
lynx
Egypt
gypsy
system
mimic
comic
frolic
antic
picnic
cambric
violet
violin
violent
Add --er to bake, bathe, bite, write, smoke, vote, poke; as, baker.
Copy,--Ring the bells. The church bell tolled slowly.
Myths are strange stories. The lynx is a cousin of the tiger. Sing
hymns, not comic songs. The parrot mimics my voice. The black-eyed
gypsy tells fortunes cleverly. Play the violin gently not violently.
Smell the odor of violets. What system of writing are you taught?
Watch the antics of the young bears as they frolic in their den. A
cambric handkerchief was tied in knots at the picnic.
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type
style
rhyme
ceiling
receive
deceive
either
neither
column
gospel
gossip
gosling
tomb
ostrich
purchase
Put --'s after turkey, donkey, company, army, fly; as, The fly's
wing. Copy,--A steel knife. The brakes creak.
Purchase the nursery rhymes printed in large type. Either style will
suit. Gossips tattle idly. The ceiling is high. I received neither
the ribbon nor the ostrich feather. Doesn't he deceive you? Add the
column of figures. A gosling is a young goose. 'Gospel' means good
news. Richard, the Lion Heart, was a brave knight. He fought the
Turks in the Holy Land to rescue from them the sacred tomb of our
Lord.
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idea
eagle
measles
total
profit
secret
ocean
voyage
truant
prosper
whisper
whisker
Canadian
guardian
Christian
Add --er to cut, dig, chop, chat; as, cutter. Add --y to knot, fat,
sun, star, spot, wit; as, knotty. Copy,--Hurrah for Santa Claus and
Christmas! The doe's fawn. New Year's Eve.
Eagles are birds of prey. I have an idea that the children have
measles. The beaver is a Canadian emblem. Kittens have whiskers. The
truant whispers a secret to his guardian. Many merchants prosper.
Their total profits increase. Our forefathers came from Christian
countries. Their ocean voyage required several weeks.