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` 40. G has two regular sounds: marked thus, g (g hard), it has the sound of `
` g in go; marked thus, g (g soft), it has the compound sound of j, as in `
` gem. `
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` gear'ing gew'gaw slug gid'di ness `
` gen'tile slug'gish crag guil'lo tine `
` gen'der gest'ure gibe gen'er al `
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` 41. Th has two sounds: its sharp sound, as in thing, which is unmarked, `
` and its soft sound, as in thine, marked th. `
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` thin the'ist breath myth'ic al `
` thaw the'sis theft the'o ry `
` this gath'er thine hith'er to `
` than both'er breathe oth'er wise `
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` Lesson 57. `
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` 42. X has three sounds: its regular sharp sound (unmarked) like ks, as in `
` expect, and its soft or flat sound like gz, as in exist, marked x;. At the `
` beginning of words x has the sound of z as in xebec (ze'bec). `
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` ex'it ex pan'sive' ex tra'ne ous `
` ex cel' ex'pi ate ex te'ri or `
` ex alt' ex am'ple ex ec'u tive' `
` ex empt' ex ult'ant ex or'di um `
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` 43. Q is followed in all cases by u, and has usually the sound of kw, as `
` in queen; but in a few words derived from the French, qu is sounded like `
` k, as in coquette. `
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` quack queer'ly quoit qui e'tus `
` queen quo'rum quote quo ta'tion `
` plaque piqu'ant bisque co quet'tish `
` clique' co quet' torque piqu'an cy `
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` Lesson 58. `
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` cas cade' a base' in clude' a larm' `
` ex change' a maze' ad jure' a far' `
` in flame' a brade' de pute' re mark' `
` ob late' cru sade' re fuse' de bark' `
` par take' de base' ma nure' em bark' `
` ad dress' re gret' in ject' ac quit' `
` `
` re flex' ex cept' in vent' a drift' `
` ar rest' ex pect' mo lest' re miss' `
` con test' ex pend' op press' be fit' `
` de press' ex press' re dress' per sist' `
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` Lesson 59. `
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` HOMOPHONOUS WORDS. `
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` NOTE.--These exercises on words of similar sound, instead of being `
` gathered into a single department, are interspersed throughout the book. `
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` raised, lifted up. plait, a fold. `
` razed, destroyed. plate, flattened metal. `
` pries, inspects closely. plumb, perpendicular. `
` prize, to value. plum, a fruit. `
` pray, to supplicate. place, site; spot. `
` prey, a spoil. plaice, a fish. `
` pore, a small opening. please, to gratify. `
` pour, to cause to flow. pleas, excuses. `
` poll, the head. bell, a sounding vessel. `
` pole, a rod; a perch. belle, a fine young lady. `
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` Lesson 60. `
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` bight, a bay. piece, a part. `
` bite, to seize with the teeth. peace, quietness. `
` bloat, to swell. new, not old. `
` blote, to dry and smoke. knew, did know. `
` board, a plank. gnu, a quadruped. `
` bored, did bore. limb, a branch. `
` bread, food. limn, to draw or paint. `
` bred, reared. arc, part of a circle. `
` blue, a color. ark, a vessel. `
` blew, did blow. prays, supplicates. `
` boar, the male swine. praise, honor. `
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` bore, to pierce. preys, spoils. `
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` Lesson 61. `
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` Words accented on the last Syllable. `
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` ab rupt' dis cuss' a cross' a gree' `
` an nul' de duct' a dopt' a sleep' `
` con struct' in duct' a loft' es teem' `
` in struct' re but' a non' de cree' `
` in trust' re sult' be long' de gree' `
` at tire' in vite' com port' dis close' `
` en tice' o blige' re port' dis pose' `
` en tire' per spire' con sole' re store' `
` in cline' sub lime' re pose' en throne' `
` in cite' sur vive' con voke' ex plode' `
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` Lesson 62. `
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` DICTATION EXERCISES. `
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` 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. `
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` Lesson 63. `
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` Words accented on the first Syllable. `
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` 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 `
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` Lesson 64. `
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` 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 `
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` Lesson 65. `
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` 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 `
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` Lesson 66. `
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` 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 `
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` `
` Lesson 67. `
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` 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. `
`
` 40. G has two regular sounds: marked thus, g (g hard), it has the sound of `
` g in go; marked thus, g (g soft), it has the compound sound of j, as in `
` gem. `
` `
` gear'ing gew'gaw slug gid'di ness `
` gen'tile slug'gish crag guil'lo tine `
` gen'der gest'ure gibe gen'er al `
` `
` 41. Th has two sounds: its sharp sound, as in thing, which is unmarked, `
` and its soft sound, as in thine, marked th. `
` `
` thin the'ist breath myth'ic al `
` thaw the'sis theft the'o ry `
` this gath'er thine hith'er to `
` than both'er breathe oth'er wise `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 57. `
` `
` 42. X has three sounds: its regular sharp sound (unmarked) like ks, as in `
` expect, and its soft or flat sound like gz, as in exist, marked x;. At the `
` beginning of words x has the sound of z as in xebec (ze'bec). `
` `
` ex'it ex pan'sive' ex tra'ne ous `
` ex cel' ex'pi ate ex te'ri or `
` ex alt' ex am'ple ex ec'u tive' `
` ex empt' ex ult'ant ex or'di um `
` `
` `
` 43. Q is followed in all cases by u, and has usually the sound of kw, as `
` in queen; but in a few words derived from the French, qu is sounded like `
` k, as in coquette. `
` `
` quack queer'ly quoit qui e'tus `
` queen quo'rum quote quo ta'tion `
` plaque piqu'ant bisque co quet'tish `
` clique' co quet' torque piqu'an cy `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 58. `
` `
` cas cade' a base' in clude' a larm' `
` ex change' a maze' ad jure' a far' `
` in flame' a brade' de pute' re mark' `
` ob late' cru sade' re fuse' de bark' `
` par take' de base' ma nure' em bark' `
` ad dress' re gret' in ject' ac quit' `
` `
` re flex' ex cept' in vent' a drift' `
` ar rest' ex pect' mo lest' re miss' `
` con test' ex pend' op press' be fit' `
` de press' ex press' re dress' per sist' `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 59. `
` `
` HOMOPHONOUS WORDS. `
` `
` NOTE.--These exercises on words of similar sound, instead of being `
` gathered into a single department, are interspersed throughout the book. `
` `
` raised, lifted up. plait, a fold. `
` razed, destroyed. plate, flattened metal. `
` pries, inspects closely. plumb, perpendicular. `
` prize, to value. plum, a fruit. `
` pray, to supplicate. place, site; spot. `
` prey, a spoil. plaice, a fish. `
` pore, a small opening. please, to gratify. `
` pour, to cause to flow. pleas, excuses. `
` poll, the head. bell, a sounding vessel. `
` pole, a rod; a perch. belle, a fine young lady. `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 60. `
` `
` bight, a bay. piece, a part. `
` bite, to seize with the teeth. peace, quietness. `
` bloat, to swell. new, not old. `
` blote, to dry and smoke. knew, did know. `
` board, a plank. gnu, a quadruped. `
` bored, did bore. limb, a branch. `
` bread, food. limn, to draw or paint. `
` bred, reared. arc, part of a circle. `
` blue, a color. ark, a vessel. `
` blew, did blow. prays, supplicates. `
` boar, the male swine. praise, honor. `
` `
` bore, to pierce. preys, spoils. `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 61. `
` `
` Words accented on the last Syllable. `
` `
` ab rupt' dis cuss' a cross' a gree' `
` an nul' de duct' a dopt' a sleep' `
` con struct' in duct' a loft' es teem' `
` in struct' re but' a non' de cree' `
` in trust' re sult' be long' de gree' `
` at tire' in vite' com port' dis close' `
` en tice' o blige' re port' dis pose' `
` en tire' per spire' con sole' re store' `
` in cline' sub lime' re pose' en throne' `
` in cite' sur vive' con voke' ex plode' `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 62. `
` `
` DICTATION EXERCISES. `
` `
` 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. `
`