Dost consider that dust thou art? He paid the servant his hire, and the
wages were higher than last year. With whoop and hurra they tore the hoop
from the barrel. The mower will cut more grass to-morrow. The foreign
consul took counsel with the enemy, and called a council of war. English
consols are high. Kings are sometimes guilty of flagrant wrongs. Many a
fragrant flower blooms unseen. He tore his clothes in a struggle to close
the door. His course toward that coarse lad was wrong.
Lesson 63.
Words accented on the first Syllable.
con'tact nos'tril cur'ry pun'gent
for'est prod'uct ful'crum rus'tic
hob'by prob'lem hud'dle rub'bish
loft'y ros'ter pub'lic sulk'y
log'ic tor'rent pub'lish sul'try
af'flux bank'rupt kin'dred scrib'ble
am'bush cam'phor pick'et trip'let
an'them hav'oc tick'et trick'le
an'nals hag'gard wick'et liz'ard
as'pect hatch'et in'voice vil'la
Lesson 64.
cam'bric de'ist cy'press trib'al
ca'dence e'qual Fri'day cri'sis
da'tive free'dom ice'berg hy'drant
na'tive need'ful li'bel sci'ence
pave'ment meet'ing mi'grate si'lent
duke'dom boun'ty pow'der boy'hood
dur'ance coun'ty prow'ess clois'ter
cu'beb cow'ard sound'ings joy'ous
pu'trid drow'sy tow'el loi'ter
pur'ist fount'ain tow'er loy'al
Lesson 65.
beard build palm verse witch
crease built calf search script
eaves squint half fern guess
heave live talk kern start
leap stick walk sperm wrath
knee cliff chalk serve floor
spleen writ lawn were czar
have bronze daub herb haunch
frank buzz fault strength flaunt
slake snatch spawn sneak haunt
smack dredge drift purse sharp
clamp church fund clutch kneel
Lesson 66.
en no'ble, in duce'ment a bu'sive,
e lope'ment a cu'men pe ru'sal
ex po'nent ac cu'sant pur su'ant
he ro'ic al lure'ment re fus'al
pro mo'tive a muse'ment sul phu'ric
de tach'ment es tab'lish at tend'ant
dog mat'ic fa nat'ic as sem'blage
dra mat'ic fan tas'tic ap pend'ant
ec stat'ic gi gan'tic in tes'tate
e las'tic in hab'it com'pen sate
Lesson 67.
cit, a citizen. wreak, to revenge.
sit, to rest on a seat. reek, vapor.
duct, a channel. bier, a carriage for the dead.
ducked, plunged under. beer, fermented liquor.
chuff, a clown. rest, quietness; ease.
chough (chuf), a bird. wrest, to turn; to twist.
coin, metal stamped. ring, a circle.
coigne, a corner. wring, to twist.
cole, a kind of cabbage. rote, repetition.
coal, carbon. wrote, did write.
find, to discover. strait, a narrow channel.
fined, did fine; mulcted. straight, not crooked.
prints, calicoes. wave, an undulation.
prince, a king's son. waive, to refuse.
Lesson 68.
bole, the body of a tree. hist, hush!
bowl, a vessel. hissed, did hiss.
boll, a pod. paws, the feet of beasts.
nose, part of the face. pause, a stop.
knows, does know. faun, a sylvan god.
mote, a particle. fawn, a young deer.
moat, a ditch. pride, vanity.
toled, allured. pried, did pry.
told, did tell. wain, a wagon.
tolled, did toll. wane, to decrease.
rein, part of a bridle. see, to behold.
rain, falling water. sea, a body of water.
reign, to rule. si, a term in music.
Lesson 69.
a float' post pone' di lute' de mure'
be low' pro rogue' a new' de plume'
be moan' dis course' dis use' re cruit'
be stow' de port' en sue' re cluse'
de plore' re mote' im bue' re fute'
a breast' at tempt' a bridge' e clipse'
a head' dis tress' dis miss' e vince'
be friend' con nect' a midst' ex tinct'
be held' bur lesque' be twixt' for give'
in flect' de flect' be witch' in flict'
Lesson 70.
Long Sounds of Vowels.
au stere' de crease' ap peal' dis creet'
be queath' in crease' ap pear' en treat'
re vere' de mean' ap pease' ex treme'
be seech' fu see' ar rear' gran dee'
bo hea' re peal' blas pheme' im peach'
a light' de scribe' ac quire' dis guise'
a wry' de spise' at trite' es quire'
be guile' pre scribe' as sign' ig nite'
be lie' de cline' de mise' in quire'
de prive' re quite' com prise' ma lign'
Lesson 71.
Words accented on the Penult.
a mend'ed con tent'ed di lem'ma
an gel'ic re flect'ive dis tem'per
ap pen'dix de crep'it do mes'tic
as sem'bly de fend'ant em bel'lish
as sess'ment de mer'it em bez'zle
pa rent'al re fresh'ing re dun'dant
po et'ic re plen'ish a sun'der
pre sent'ed re sent'ment con cur'rent
pu tres'cent re splen'dent ef ful'gent
pre vent'ive sur ren'der en cum'ber
Lesson 72.
Trisyllables with the short Sounds of the Vowels.
ac quit'tal de liv'er in sip'id
be nig'nant di min'ish in trin'sic
be wil'der con sist'ent ma lig'nant
com mit'ment con tin'gent pa cif'ic
con sid'er e nig'ma pro hib'it
a bol'ish car bon'ic em bod'y
ab hor'rent co los'sus har mon'ic
ad com'plish de mol'ish im pos'tor
ad mon'ish a pos'tate la con'ic
al lot'ment des pot'ic ma son'ic
Lesson 73.
hart, the male deer. hour, sixty minutes.
heart, the seat of life. our, belonging to us.
hear, to perceive by the ear in, within.
inn, a hotel.
here, in this place. key, a fastener.
heard, did hear. quay (ke), a wharf.
herd, a drove. rhyme, poetry.
hie, to hasten. rime, white frost.
high, lofty. knot, a fastening of cord.
him, objective case of he.
hymn, a song of praise. not, negation.
hole, an opening. know, to understand.
whole, all; entire. no, not so.
Lesson 74.
The Vowel in the last Syllable silent.
ba'con sweet'en dam'son bit'ten
to'ken trea'son fat'ten driv'en
bra'zen weak'en flax'en kit'ten
ha'ven wea'sel glad'den pris'on
ha'zel height'en hap'pen quick'en
maid'en light'en mad'den ris'en
ma'son lik'en rav'el smit'ten
ra'ven rip'en sad'den stiff'en
shak'en tight'en red'den swiv'el
wea'zen wid'en fresh'en writ'ten
tak'en bro'ken o'pen fast'en
wak'en clo'ven leav'en glis'ten
spok'en froz'en length'en drunk'en
dea'con gold'en reck'on mut'ton
Lesson 75.
The Vowel in the last Syllable not silent.
cray'on asp'en tal'on glu'ten
de'mon cab'in wag'on cit'ron
ci'on drag'on sud'den kitch'en
si'phon flag'on fel'on mit'ten
co'lon lin'den lem'on pis'ton
o'men grav'el mel'on her'on
bar'rel bev'el chan'nel flan'nel
par'cel plat'en chick'en slov'en
Lesson 76.
Dissyllables with the long Sounds of the Vowels.
a'gue fa'mous cai'tiff ci'pher
ca'lyx fail'ure fra'cas high'land
cha'os faith'ful gate'-way mo'hair
dai'ly frail'ty name'sake oak'um
dai'sy game'ster stra'tum poul'tice
bea'dle neat'ly mea'sles trea'cle
bea'ver clear'ance peo'ple trea'tise
drear'y cre'dence le'gion treat'ment
ea'ger flee'cy re'gion twee'zers
mean'ness greed'y stee'ple wea'ry
Lesson 77.
Words ending with ow, the last Letter being silent.
ar'row sal'low fel'low win'dow
har'row tal'1ow mel'low win'now
nar'row shal'low fal'low wid'ow
mar'row shad'ow mead'ow bor'row
spar'row el'bow bil'low mor'row
Words containing ei or ie, promiscuously arranged.
grieve re trieve' be siege' de ceiv'er
thieve ag grieve' bre vier' de ceit'ful
ceiled a piece' de ceive' dis sei'zin
pieced con ceit' re lief' a chiev'ing
sheik be lieve' re lieve' re ceiv'er
Lesson 78.
aught, any thing. oar, for rowing.
ought, should. ore, unrefined metal.
wry, crooked. o'er, over.
rye, a kind of grain. ow'er, one who owes.
lead, a metal. adds, joins to.
led, did lead. adz, a joiner's tool.
read, perused. ale, a liquor.
red, a color. ail, to feel pain.
read, to peruse. ate, did eat.
reed, a plant. eight, twice four.
all, the whole. ant, an insect.
awl, a sharp instrument. aunt, a relation.
Lesson 79.
bald, without hair. air, the atmosphere.
bawled, cried out. ere, before.
bad, ill; vicious. e'er, ever.
bade, past tense of bid. heir, one who inherits.
baize, a kind of cloth. aisle, walk in a church.
bays, plural of bay. isle, an island.
bear, an animal. I'll, I will.
bare, naked. cere, to cover with wax.
bay, part of the ocean. sear, to burn; dry.
bey, a Turkish officer. seer, a prophet.
be, to exist. ball, a round body.
bee, an insect. bawl, to cry out.
Lesson 80.
gai'ter plant'ain shriv'el jaun'dice
clev'er das'tard jos'tle si'lex
paint'er scab'bard but'ton mas'tiff
way'ward scaf'fold pic'nic sar'casm
di'gest sham'bles grum'ble tar'nish
light'ning tran'script hus'tle tar'tar
por'trait nest'ling mur'rain ha rangue'
nov'ice men'ace rum'ble re lapse'
Tues'day pen'ance troub'le pro fess'
cli'mate shep'herd ar'gue re venge'
wrist'let whole'some pin'cers flight'y
Lesson 81.