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` Lesson 170. `
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` Compound Words. `
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` can'dle stick post'al-card but'ter fly `
` hand'ker chief cop'y-book wa'ter-fall `
` bed'-cham ber oft'en times gas'-me ter `
` ev'er green type'-writ er cler'gy man `
` gen'tle man jour'ney man bric'-a-brac `
` pep'per mint hum'ming-bird na'vy-yard `
` camp'-meet ing musk'-mel on fool'-hard y `
` mas'ter piece blood'-ves sel al might'y `
` pass'o ver hon'ey-comb by'stand er `
` fowl'ing-piece stem'-wind er bass'-vi ol `
` pow'der-horn school'-mas ter tale'-bear er `
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` Lesson 171. `
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` SYNTHETIC AND DICTATION EXERCISES. `
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` A'bel, a man's name. de scend'ent, falling. `
` a'ble, powerful. cough'er, one who coughs. `
` al'ley, a narrow passage. coffer, a chest. `
` al ly', one who assists. can'died, covered with sugar. `
` al lu'sion, a reference. can'did, honest; truthful. `
` il lu'sion, mockery. cent'u ry, 100 years. `
` de scend'ant, offspring. sen'try, a guard. `
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` The able man's name was Abel. A narrow alley. France was an ally of `
` England in the Crimean war. He made an allusion to the illusion that `
` possessed him. His descendant was descendent from the same line. The `
` cougher sat on the coffer. The candid youth ate the candied cakes. The `
` sentry wore a costume of the last century. `
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` Lesson 172. `
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` Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ. `
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` aye, always. conjure, to enchant. `
` aye, an affirmative vote. bow, a weapon. `
` chose, did choose. bow, part of a ship. `
` chose, a thing; a chattel. chap, a boy. `
` bass, a term in music. chap, the jaw. `
` bass, a fish. gout, a disease. `
` conjure', to implore. gout, taste; relish. `
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` Lesson 173. `
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` Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ. `
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` mall, a public walk. scald, a poet. `
` mall, a mallet. sew'er (so'er), one who sews. `
` slough (sluf), a snake's skin. sew'er (su'er), a drain. `
` slough, a miry place. court'e sy, civility. `
` wear, a dam in a river. courte'sy, a slight bow. `
` wear, waste. slav'er, a slave ship. `
` min'ute (min'it), sixty seconds. slav'er, spittle. `
` mi nute', very small. i'ron y (i'urn y), of iron. `
` hind'er, in the rear. i'ron y, ridicule. `
` hin'der, to obstruct. worst'ed, a kind of yarn. `
` scald, a burn. worst'ed, defeated. `
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` Lesson 174. `
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` Words in which the letter A is often mispronounced. Some of the words in `
` this and succeeding lessons have two pronunciations, but in all cases the `
` preferable one is given. `
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` hearth mam ma' an'cient fra'ter nize `
` grass a slant' la'va com man dant' `
` slant pa pa' saun'ter ti a'ra `
` gape a las' pal'frey al ter'nate `
` gaunt al'mond rap'ine af fla'tus `
` far scath'less dra'ma hi a'tus `
` swathe pag'eant la'ma ba na'na `
` lance stal'wart da'ta sul ta'na `
` calm aft'er ma'gi man da'mus `
` laugh par'ent pa'thos oc ta'vo `
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` Lesson 175. `
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` Words in which A is frequently mispronounced. `
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` chal'dron ar ca'num u ra'ni urn `
` na'tant er ra'tum a qua'ri um `
` hal'berd ver ba'tim ap pa ra'tus `
` tas'sel val'en tine ig no ra'mus `
` sau'cy ca'ri ous ir ra'tion al `
` mael'strom tra'che a lit er a'ti `
` squa'lor bar bar'ic lit er a'tim `
` dai'ry bar ri cade' ul ti ma'tum `
` ca'ret ra'di us mar a nath'a `
` gra'tis chol'e ra gym na'si um `
` ra'dix ca na'ry ex pa'ti ate `
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` Lesson 176. `
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` Sounds of A frequently mispronounced. `
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` gla'mour sac'ra ment glance al'ways `
` raft'er a'pri cot zouave a mass' `
` scal'lop gar'ru lous drain Ar'ab `
` craft'y bra va'do stanch ba'thos `
` grass'y de fal'cate scarce cal'dron `
` em balm' ca ca'o cant chas'ten `
` a ghast' rail'ler y can't fac'ile `
` was'sail an dan'te strap fair'y `
` balm'y hal'i but yacht ga'la `
` al'der na'ive te scath qua'si `
` Al'dine fi na'le calk lo cale' `
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` Lesson 177. `
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` Sounds of A often mispronounced. `
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` swath pau'per gra va'men a men' `
` halve ha'rem to ma'to gua'no `
` jean pa sha' sa'li ent na'ive `
` catch fac'et pa'ri ah har'ass `
` balm fal'chion far ra'go sat'ire `
` groat laugh'ter tap'es try jal'ap `
` trance tar'iff de ca'dence e clat' `
` yea ba salt' a're a prai'rie `
` are hur ra' va ga'ry ra'tion `
` shaft ba ton' cu'po la Sal'ic `
` scared quag'mire cu ra'tor ta'pis `
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` Lesson 178. `
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` Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced. `
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` ei'ther eq'ui ty leg'end a ry `
` pre'cept ten'a ble ab ste'mi ous `
` weap'on e'go tism a me'na ble `
` prel'ate ter'ra pin a pe'ri ent `
` yel'low al le'gro ste're o type `
` ven due' in her'ent sac ri le'gious `
` for get' le'ni ent be nef'i cent `
` stead'y yes'ter day a men'i ty `
` en'gine e'qua ble e le'gi ac `
` ket'tle pe'o ny hy men e'al `
` treb'le e'qui poise em py re'an `
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` Lesson 179. `
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` Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced. `
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` leant pet'rel cere'ment les see' `
` dreamt se'ries lei'sure me lee' `
` eyre seam'stress ef fete' deaf'en `
` rear steel'yard en feoff' rou'e `
` deaf sex'ton keel'son e lite' `
` teat fe'brile' seck'eI khe dive' `
` pert fec'und bes'tial res'pite `
` tete sen'na fet'id there'fore `
` feoff ten'et fe'tich pref'ace `
` egg tep'id se'nile tet'ter `
` yet le'ver he'lot met'ric `
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` Lesson 180. `
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` Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced. `
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` per'uke nep'o tism ter'ri ble `
` neth'er as cet'ic res'in ous `
` pet'al red'o lent rec'i pe `
` res'in co te rie' tet'a nus `
` ra ceme' em ploy e' ref'lu ent `
` pre'lude at ta che' hy e'mal `
` me'grim pre'mi er cer'e brum `
` ven'ue o bei'sance ve'he ment `
` bre vet' gen'er a def'i cit `
` car tel' Ma dei'ra splen'e tic `
` e'pact her'o ine i de'a `
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` Lesson 181. `
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` Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced. `
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` Lesson 170. `
` `
` Compound Words. `
` `
` can'dle stick post'al-card but'ter fly `
` hand'ker chief cop'y-book wa'ter-fall `
` bed'-cham ber oft'en times gas'-me ter `
` ev'er green type'-writ er cler'gy man `
` gen'tle man jour'ney man bric'-a-brac `
` pep'per mint hum'ming-bird na'vy-yard `
` camp'-meet ing musk'-mel on fool'-hard y `
` mas'ter piece blood'-ves sel al might'y `
` pass'o ver hon'ey-comb by'stand er `
` fowl'ing-piece stem'-wind er bass'-vi ol `
` pow'der-horn school'-mas ter tale'-bear er `
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` Lesson 171. `
` `
` SYNTHETIC AND DICTATION EXERCISES. `
` `
` A'bel, a man's name. de scend'ent, falling. `
` a'ble, powerful. cough'er, one who coughs. `
` al'ley, a narrow passage. coffer, a chest. `
` al ly', one who assists. can'died, covered with sugar. `
` al lu'sion, a reference. can'did, honest; truthful. `
` il lu'sion, mockery. cent'u ry, 100 years. `
` de scend'ant, offspring. sen'try, a guard. `
` `
` The able man's name was Abel. A narrow alley. France was an ally of `
` England in the Crimean war. He made an allusion to the illusion that `
` possessed him. His descendant was descendent from the same line. The `
` cougher sat on the coffer. The candid youth ate the candied cakes. The `
` sentry wore a costume of the last century. `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 172. `
` `
` Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ. `
` `
` aye, always. conjure, to enchant. `
` aye, an affirmative vote. bow, a weapon. `
` chose, did choose. bow, part of a ship. `
` chose, a thing; a chattel. chap, a boy. `
` bass, a term in music. chap, the jaw. `
` bass, a fish. gout, a disease. `
` conjure', to implore. gout, taste; relish. `
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` `
` Lesson 173. `
` `
` Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ. `
` `
` mall, a public walk. scald, a poet. `
` mall, a mallet. sew'er (so'er), one who sews. `
` slough (sluf), a snake's skin. sew'er (su'er), a drain. `
` slough, a miry place. court'e sy, civility. `
` wear, a dam in a river. courte'sy, a slight bow. `
` wear, waste. slav'er, a slave ship. `
` min'ute (min'it), sixty seconds. slav'er, spittle. `
` mi nute', very small. i'ron y (i'urn y), of iron. `
` hind'er, in the rear. i'ron y, ridicule. `
` hin'der, to obstruct. worst'ed, a kind of yarn. `
` scald, a burn. worst'ed, defeated. `
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` `
` Lesson 174. `
` `
` Words in which the letter A is often mispronounced. Some of the words in `
` this and succeeding lessons have two pronunciations, but in all cases the `
` preferable one is given. `
` `
` hearth mam ma' an'cient fra'ter nize `
` grass a slant' la'va com man dant' `
` slant pa pa' saun'ter ti a'ra `
` gape a las' pal'frey al ter'nate `
` gaunt al'mond rap'ine af fla'tus `
` far scath'less dra'ma hi a'tus `
` swathe pag'eant la'ma ba na'na `
` lance stal'wart da'ta sul ta'na `
` calm aft'er ma'gi man da'mus `
` laugh par'ent pa'thos oc ta'vo `
` `
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` `
` Lesson 175. `
` `
` Words in which A is frequently mispronounced. `
` `
` chal'dron ar ca'num u ra'ni urn `
` na'tant er ra'tum a qua'ri um `
` hal'berd ver ba'tim ap pa ra'tus `
` tas'sel val'en tine ig no ra'mus `
` sau'cy ca'ri ous ir ra'tion al `
` mael'strom tra'che a lit er a'ti `
` squa'lor bar bar'ic lit er a'tim `
` dai'ry bar ri cade' ul ti ma'tum `
` ca'ret ra'di us mar a nath'a `
` gra'tis chol'e ra gym na'si um `
` ra'dix ca na'ry ex pa'ti ate `
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` Lesson 176. `
` `
` Sounds of A frequently mispronounced. `
` `
` gla'mour sac'ra ment glance al'ways `
` raft'er a'pri cot zouave a mass' `
` scal'lop gar'ru lous drain Ar'ab `
` craft'y bra va'do stanch ba'thos `
` grass'y de fal'cate scarce cal'dron `
` em balm' ca ca'o cant chas'ten `
` a ghast' rail'ler y can't fac'ile `
` was'sail an dan'te strap fair'y `
` balm'y hal'i but yacht ga'la `
` al'der na'ive te scath qua'si `
` Al'dine fi na'le calk lo cale' `
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` Lesson 177. `
` `
` Sounds of A often mispronounced. `
` `
` swath pau'per gra va'men a men' `
` halve ha'rem to ma'to gua'no `
` jean pa sha' sa'li ent na'ive `
` catch fac'et pa'ri ah har'ass `
` balm fal'chion far ra'go sat'ire `
` groat laugh'ter tap'es try jal'ap `
` trance tar'iff de ca'dence e clat' `
` yea ba salt' a're a prai'rie `
` are hur ra' va ga'ry ra'tion `
` shaft ba ton' cu'po la Sal'ic `
` scared quag'mire cu ra'tor ta'pis `
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` `
` Lesson 178. `
` `
` Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced. `
` `
` ei'ther eq'ui ty leg'end a ry `
` pre'cept ten'a ble ab ste'mi ous `
` weap'on e'go tism a me'na ble `
` prel'ate ter'ra pin a pe'ri ent `
` yel'low al le'gro ste're o type `
` ven due' in her'ent sac ri le'gious `
` for get' le'ni ent be nef'i cent `
` stead'y yes'ter day a men'i ty `
` en'gine e'qua ble e le'gi ac `
` ket'tle pe'o ny hy men e'al `
` treb'le e'qui poise em py re'an `
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` `
` Lesson 179. `
` `
` Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced. `
` `
` leant pet'rel cere'ment les see' `
` dreamt se'ries lei'sure me lee' `
` eyre seam'stress ef fete' deaf'en `
` rear steel'yard en feoff' rou'e `
` deaf sex'ton keel'son e lite' `
` teat fe'brile' seck'eI khe dive' `
` pert fec'und bes'tial res'pite `
` tete sen'na fet'id there'fore `
` feoff ten'et fe'tich pref'ace `
` egg tep'id se'nile tet'ter `
` yet le'ver he'lot met'ric `
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` `
` Lesson 180. `
` `
` Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced. `
` `
` per'uke nep'o tism ter'ri ble `
` neth'er as cet'ic res'in ous `
` pet'al red'o lent rec'i pe `
` res'in co te rie' tet'a nus `
` ra ceme' em ploy e' ref'lu ent `
` pre'lude at ta che' hy e'mal `
` me'grim pre'mi er cer'e brum `
` ven'ue o bei'sance ve'he ment `
` bre vet' gen'er a def'i cit `
` car tel' Ma dei'ra splen'e tic `
` e'pact her'o ine i de'a `
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` Lesson 181. `
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` Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced. `
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