The ensign would not sign the paper. His design was known. He maligned his
rival, and suffered condign punishment. A benign face. He was arraigned
after the campaign. He deigned not to feign surprise. Squirrels gnaw the
bark. He affirmed it with phlegm. The knight carried a knapsack. He had a
knack for rhymes. She knew how to knead the dough. They cut the knot with
a knife. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day. The knave had hard
knuckles, but little knowledge.
Lesson 87.
Sounds of O and U.
con'dor sol'id or'ange spon'dee
doc'trine loz'enge os'trich toc'sin
cos'tive of'fal pomp'ous jock'ey
fos'sil of'fice pon'tiff mot'ley
frost'y ol'ive prom'ise nos'trum
ton'nage nov'el cum'brous buck'le
won'der boot'y cus'tard bus'tle
won'drous move'ment flour'ish dud'geon
wont'ed stuc'co hun'dred dun'geon
wor'ry buz'zard hus'band lunch'eon
Lesson 88.
Short Sounds of Vowels.
doub'le bed'stead eb'on fend'er
knuck'le cher'ub eph'od heav'y
nour'ish cres'cent es'sence heif'er
south'ern crev'ice eth'ics jeal'ous
frus'trate dex'trous feath'er jel'ly
rep'tile ster'ile brim'stone ab'bess
ref'use ves'tige dic'tate ad'junct
sen'tence wed'lock frig'ate dag'ger
skep'tic Wednes'day pil'lage bram'ble
speck'le zeal'ous trib'ute cal'lous
Lesson 89.
cell, a small room. cart, a vehicle.
sell, to barter away. carte, a bill of fare.
cent, a small coin. dear, costly; beloved.
sent, did send. deer, an animal.
scent, odor; smell. due, owing; fit.
chased, did chase. dew (du), moisture condensed.
chaste, pure.
clause, part of a sentence. doe, the female deer.
claws, the nails of a beast. dough, unbaked paste.
cord, a small rope. dram, a glass of spirits.
chord, musical tones in hamony drachm, a small weight.
fane, a temple.
cote, a pen; a fold. fain, gladly.
coat, an outer garment. feign, to pretend.
Lesson 90.
be speak' ab solve' ad judge' in dulge'
nan keen' de volve' be grudge' re pulse'
im plead' dis solve' sub duct' suc cumb'
con ceal' re solve' be numb' af front'
con geal' re spond' con vulse' a mong'
re frain' re print' re proach' re take'
re main' re strict' en croach' re trace'
re strain' re sist' pa trol' re pay'
re tain' sub mit' pa role' de lay'
re tail' dis tinct' be fore' al lay'
Lesson 91.
dust, powdered earth. day, twenty-four hours.
dost, second person of do. dey, a Turkish title.
earn, to gain by labor. ewe (yu), a female sheep.
urn, a kind of vase. you, the person spoken to.
ern, the sea-eagle.
die, to expire. yew (yu), a kind of tree.
dye, to color. eye, the organ of sight.
draught (draft), drawing I, myself.
ay, yes.
draft, a bill of exchange. aye, an affirmative vote.
dun, a dark color. flee, to run away.
done, performed. flea, an insect.
fate, destiny. flew (flu) , did fly.
fete, a festival. flue, a passage for smoke.
Lesson 92.
ag'ile hack'ney pas'sive bis'cuit
al'oes knap'sack prac'tice fil'bert
dac'tyl lad'der rab'id im'age
fash'ion lat'tice rap'id im'pulse
gal'ley lan'cet tac'tics mil'dew
bit'tern crys'tal crim'son kid'ney
brisk'et dis'tance grid'dle lin'tel
cis'tern dis'taff live'long liq'uid
chim'ney dwin'dle gyp'sy liq'uor
chis'el pick'le hith'er rid'dance
Lesson 93.
slui'cy bol'ster cer'tain driz'zle
jui'cy court'ship sur'ly tick'le
stew'ard fro'ward sur'geon twink'le
jew'el co'coa ear'nest thim'ble
neu'tral nose'gay jour'nal vil'lain
cor'ner gor'gon au'dit so'da
cor'sair lord'ship caus'tic so'fa.
corse'let mor'bid awk'ward so'ber
for'feit mort'gage gaud'y sto'ic
gor'geous mor'sel lau'rel to'paz
Lesson 94.