zero
dealt
encore
quarry
Arctic
wallow
arouse
traitor
profane
essence
trousers
vertical
vicious
sulphur
quarrel
prophet
summons
wrenched
portrait
approach
scripture
mosquito
precious
difference
A vicious beggar approached the lime-kiln. His profane oaths aroused
the portrait painter's anger. The hale old sailor hauls loads of
sulphur to the piers. A hearty encore. The deer has lain down among
the fir trees. The giraffe was led to a high stake and tied there.
A quarrel commenced near the quarry. The Arctic Circle. The prophet
Daniel. Read the Scriptures through.
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accent
decent
century
innocent
victor
victim
verdict
Victoria
science
scissors
scenery
scented
element
elevator
skeleton
celebrate
Put im-- before pure, proper, perfect, polite, patient, prudent.
The victim of the wreck was an innocent pianist, skilled in the
elements of science. The victor was a decent but impatient lawyer
with a Scottish accent. What delightful, rugged scenery! An imperfect
skeleton of a buffalo. The verdict was in our favor. The storm
destroyed a huge elevator. The twentieth century celebrates Queen
Victoria's birthday. A scented cambric handkerchief. He peddles
scissors and skeins of yarn.
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solemn
condemn
Saviour
behavior
gouge
indulge
draught
laughter
twitch
whinny
whimper
peasant
pheasant
assistant
assistance
Place dis-- before mount, lodge, courage, grace, unite, continue.
The crippled peasant dreaded the assistant's threat to poison his
pheasants. Be truthful in business. Swallows twitch and twitter.
The steeds whinny when unhitched from the whipple-trees. The hounds
whimper. The Chief Justice solemnly condemned the officer. The
Saviour of the world awed their wicked behavior. The chimney-flue has
a great draught. Roars of hearty laughter.
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afford
assort
absorb
portion
apparel
apparent
excellent
continent
assert
dessert
goddess
headdress
sculptor
bachelor
professor
conductor
Put fore-- with tell, see, run, warn, show, stall; as, foretell.
After dessert, a professor read a droll essay on our continent. The
celebrated sculptor is apparently a bachelor. He moulds the figure
of a goddess. The excellent actress in neat apparel is absorbed
in headdresses. The heiress foresees fraud but feigns assent. The
conductor jostled the people in the aisle. Assort a portion of the
colors. Use minnows as bait for bass.
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whir
whirl
virgin
origin
intrude
confuse
consume
conclude
salute
dispute
compute
execute
visible
possible
terrible
horrible
Put in-- before correct, complete, direct, human, exact, active.
The barren trees are consumed. Virgin soil has never grown grain.
Horrible crimes possibly owe their origin to disputes. The intruder
withdrew, seeming quite confused. Whirled round by machinery.
Terrible bruises were visible. The dead bugler's bier. Salute the
duchess. I concluded the accused would duly execute the dredging. A
partridge whirred past.
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acute
curate
cucumber
cultivate
adult
consult
druggist
luggage
polar
popular
regular
singular
movable
probable
valuable
vegetable
Join mis-- to chance, use, lay, lead, led, call, deal, hap, quote.
The curate suffers acute grief. Consult a physician or a druggist.
A teaspoonful of this draught is probably enough for an adult.
Cultivate wholesome vegetables or cucumbers. Silk caterpillars are
valuable. Polar bears devour seals. An inhuman butcher slashed the
dun-colored deer. Regular attendance. Singular behaviour. The dyer
seems popular.