fiery
blight
creak
bleach
actual
vocal
debtor
floral
omelet
ruffian
conquest
punctual
several
eternal
conceal
banquet
guardian
drudgery
rebellion
recollect
admitted
ridicule
opposite
reasonable
Conceal the gilt sword. Ruffians tease the bear. At the banquet
the guardian seemed bored by debtors. Gamblers admitted their
profits. The mason's plumb-line. I recollect the Indian rebellion.
The debtor's temper was fiery and unreasonable. The vocal solo was
ridiculed. The conquest of several islands. Nuns' veiling. This
floral wreath seems actually bleached. An eternal scourge.
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dairy
despair
exclaim
claimant
bronze
apology
hideous
listener
statue
tissue
immense
specimens
juvenile
appetite
dove-cot
anecdote
Put --ing after urge, charge, rage, dodge, pledge, judge, manage,
oblige, race, measure, praise; as, urging.
An immense statue of bronze metal was visible. Goblins were hideous.
I wear a specimen medal on my mantle. "A lion's mane!" exclaimed he.
A faithful dairy maid. Peel the oranges in tissue paper. No apology
is needed. The claimant for damages suffers an agony of despair.
An amusing anecdote. A keen appetite. A juvenile carpenter built a
dove-cot.
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ewer
ewe-lamb
dewdrops
brand-new
wizard
hazard
gizzard
blizzard
lobster
canister
cashier
clothier
obedient
obedience
experience
experiment
Add --ed, --ing to model, level, travel, equal, quarrel, cancel,
ravel, shovel; as, modelled, modelling.
The cashiers were obedient and rarely quarrelled. Meddle less with
minor affairs. I heard a clothier's experience. A brand-new plate
glass. Ewers or jugs of water. Maize is Indian corn. He hazards his
safety by travelling in blizzards. Fowls have gizzards. Our mettle
won the main battle. The wizard's charms. Try some experiments. Tea
canisters. Boiled lobsters.
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captor
captive
candor
clamor
cholera
character
backache
mechanic
ear-rings
Methodist
memorize
accompany
canvass
carcass
trespass
windlass
Join --ed, --ing to tunnel, pencil, label, gravel, tassel, barrel,
carol, gambol; as, tunnelled, tunnelling.
Captors of negroes used blood-hounds. The captive women sold their
ear-rings. Canvass the mechanics. Obscure sounds of a startling
character accompanied the earthquake. Memorize the chorus. They
meddle with our windlass and trespass on our premises. They're
labelling the parcels. Speak with candor. Avoid noise or clamor. Bury
that carcass. Cholera is unknown here.
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borax
smilax
conveys
surveys
soldered
dandelion
cinnamon
raspberry
allspice
colander
Yukon
Montreal
effect
difficult
architect
catechism
Add --ing to inquire, increase, suppose, accuse; as, inquiring.
Were you conveying allspice or cinnamon from the freight train?
Survey the wreaths entwined with smilax. Borax is used in soldering
metals. Squeeze the raspberries through a colander. What effect has
chilly weather on dandelions? The architect's scheme is difficult to
grasp. He knows the catechism by rote. The Yukon is many leagues from
Montreal.
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commit
command
commence
recommend
excel
expel
compel
comrade
compass
cardinal
hiccough
knowledge
caress
assess
discuss
district
Put --s, --ed after obey, annoy, survey, employ, display, array.
Add --es to grocery, dairy, ally, folly, quarry; as, groceries.
I recommend that we command the officer to commit the comical rascal
to jail, and expel his comrades. The district will compel the Mayor
to aid the villagers. We've commenced to discuss business. He excels
in a knowledge of the cardinal points of the compass. Caress the
child with hiccoughs. A wheelwright makes naves and spokes.