DICTATION EXERCISES.

The awl is used by all shoe-makers. He said that he would do aught that he

ought to do. The man who stole the bale of goods gave bail. The Bey rode a

bay horse around the bay. Deer break through the brake and brush. He had

just lain down in the narrow lane. The horse with the long mane ran

through the main street of a town in Maine. Which of the pair of fine

pears will you pare for the child? The joiner's plane will smooth the

plain door. You can rein your horse, if it should rain. The kings reign

wisely.

Lesson 95.

bal'us trade fab'ri cate bev'er age

al'ka li gal'ax y cher'u bim

al'ka line mas'to don dem'o crat

ap'o gee mack'er el den'i zen

al'i quot mar'i ner den'si ty

as'ter isk par'a graph ex'or cist

az'i muth par'al lax ed'i fy

bach'e lor par'a gon em'a nate

cal'a bash par'a pet em'pha size

cal'a mus par'a phrase ep'i cure

Lesson 96.

fir, a kind of tree. fort, a stronghold.

fur, soft hair. forte, one's strong point.

faint, weak; languid. forth, forward.

feint, a pretense. fourth, the next after third.

fair, clear; handsome.

fare, food; cost of passage. frays, quarrels.

phrase, part of a sentence,

feet, plural of foot. fore, toward the front.

feat, an exploit. four, twice two.

floe, a large piece of ice. foul, impure.

flow, a current. fowl, a bird.

flour, ground wheat. freeze, to become ice.

flow'er, a blossom. frieze, a kind of cloth.

Lesson 97.

ex'pe dite' ped'i ment cur'ren cy

hel'le bore pel'i can ful'some ly

per'i gee pet'u lant nul'li ty

reg'i cide rec'om pense sub'si dy

rec'on dite' spher'ic al sub'ter fuge

fif'ti eth syn'o nym con'ju gate

mir'a cle tyr'an nize con'tro vert

nim'ble ness witch'er y con'se crate

rig'or ous wil'der ness cor'o net

ris'i ble whim'si cal dom'i nant

Lesson 98.

ar'bi trate hard'i hood for'mu la

ar'ma ment har'le quin gor'mand ize

ar'mis tice car'ni val or'der ly

ar'chi tect car'bon ate or'di nal

arch'er y gar'den er or'di nate

bar'ba rism gar'ni ture or'phan age

dec'i mal met'a phor crit'i cism

des'pot ism ed'it or cyl'in der

em'pha sis sen'a tor mys'ter y

ep'i taph ser'a phim mys'ti fy

leth'ar gy spec'i men phys'ic al

pen'ta teuch spec'u late typ'i fy

Lesson 99.

Short and long Sounds of the Vowels.

but'ler com'mon dis'mal blem'ish

buck'ler dog'ma dis'trict elem'ent

cud'gel dol'phin mim'ic cher'ry

judg'ment hos'tile mis'sive cred'it

snuff'ers mod'ern syn'od em'bers

bond'age con'vent cli'max aid'ance

cot'tage soph'ist fi'brous bail'iff

for'age sor'rel hy'brid base'ment

hos'tage stop'ple hy'men brace'let

pros'trate tod'dy hy'phen brave'ly

Lesson 100.

furs, skins with soft hair. groan, a deep sigh.

furze, a prickly shrub. grown, increased.

gage, to pledge. gall, bile.

gauge, to measure. Gaul, old name of France.

gate, door; entrance. gild, to overlay with gold.

gait, manner of walking. guild, a corporation.

gilt, adorned with gold. gloze, to smooth over.

guilt, crime. glows, shines.

great, large; vast. guest, a visitor.

grate, a range of bars. guessed, did guess.

grease, soft fat. hale, sound; healthy.

Greece, a country. hail, frozen rain.

Lesson 101.

a lert' ex pert' sub vert' re move'

as sert' in ert' su perb' a do'

a ver' in fer' ab surd' a loof'

a vert' in sert' re cur' bal loon'

con cern' in vert' de mur' buf foon'

per vert' pre fer' dis turb' hal loo'

a vail' re claim' dis play" be fall'

a wait' ab stain' en tail' re call'

de cay' ac quaint' ob tain' en thrall'

de claim' af fray' con tain' re sort'

de fray' as suage' per suade' as sort'

pre vail' block ade' a broad' be sought'

Lesson 102.

al'pha pad'lock ad'dle hon'ey

an'ise plac'id bar'rack com'fort

brack'et Sab'bath man'date moth'er

dam'ask saf'fron man'ly oth'er

mad'der stag'nant stag'nate smoth'er

clos'et con'trite cher'ish ves'tal

com'ment oc'tave den'tist leg'ate

con'course vol'ume fresh'et mem'brane

con'text bon'fire rel'ish mes'sage

con'vex con'quer rem'nant res'cue

Lesson 103.

flout a fresh' fir'kin a'er ate'

meant con temn' serv'ile la'i ty

wren con tempt' skir'mish de'vi ous

quick com mand' ster'ling re'al ize

solve com mence' sur'feit re'qui em

wrong com mend' ur'gent co'gen cy

quince com pact' fur'lough no'ti fy

shrimp com plaint' jas'mine po'ten cy

cause es tray' lack'ey o'ri ole

gauze ap proach' latch'et o'ri ent

quoin cor rode' mat'in jo'vi al

squaw cur tail' scat'ter vo'ta ry

cross re pute' sav'age zo'di ac

Lesson 104.

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