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PREFACE.
MamMp ^r a Nete^wary Sehool^Bookf ~'\\\c old-
fasliioiied Sjit^lliiig-BooL Ims liet'ii dikcurili'ii Ijy trite lie rn ^vn-
erally. Miiiiy valid ohjectious wrn: pntperly urgi'd ii^iiiiist
its use, and it passed uvvay.
Entire depciult'iirt! upon oral i^pfUuit/ iniiy also he fiily
styled a metlmd of liyi^our ';iys. Uiilorluimft'Iy tor tlic old
spelling-book it was u^mo' "d with idl tlie t'ol'y and wcuk-
iiess ot* "oral spelling," and tins p-irlly aecdiints lor its
fRjcctiou.
What have I he reforiruTS givf^u as a sul)st' ute lor a Speller?
They took our hrciul and have i;iven in v- ■ ■» hut a .stone.
Tlie bread even tl'ougli a little stale was ii !i more whole-
some than tiie -stdni'. Ill (^'uiiada parts ot" the h'ssons to Ik;
found iu tiie Headers are taken as dictation IrsstHis, uud thtr
pnpils are turui-d litose on atieifty to f*hoek it hv (heir bad
spelling, and dis^nee the selmols winch tliey attended, and
in wtiieh they shuuld liave been taught. The Iteadi-rs do not
contain alt the words that ))oys and girls will have to spi'll in
life, and if they did, the less<)ns are not arranged iu pnl[»*^
term for spelling lessons. Ouly a eoniparaliveiy small por-
tion of the Readers ran be written froui dictation in schouls,
Bad as were the old S|)ellers, they were iulluitcly better than
notliing. This fact is now n-cDguized in Hreat Biilain and
the United States, iu bcUh of wliieh countries maiur valuable
PREFACE.
spelling-books have recently been issued. That these were
necessary in England is clearly shown by the fact that at a
recent Civil Service Examination "no less than 1,861 out
of 1,972 failures were caused by spelling."
A practical dictation Spelltr is clearly a necessity, and this
work has been prepared to supply an obvious want in the
programme of Canadian schools. The claim to the name
" Practical" is based on the fact that it is not a mere collec-
tion of thousands of '' long-tailed words in osU^ and ation"
but contains a graded -series of lessons to teach the pupils
the proper spelling of the words which all have to use.
Prmninent Features. The book is divided into eight
parts, as follows : —
Part I. contains the words in common us. in daily life,
together wiin abbreviations, forms, &c. These are the words
that should first be learned. If a boy has to leave school
early, he should at least know how to spell the words of
everyday occurrence in connection with his business.
Part II. gives words liable to be spelled incorrectly be-
cause the sanie sounds arc spelled in various ways in them.
Part HI. contains words prououuced alike, but spelled
differently with different meanings.
Part IV. contains a large collection of the most difficult
words in common use, and is intended to supply material for
a general renew, or for spoiling matches and tests.
Part V. Contains the words most commonly spelled
incorrectly in Canadian schools. It was prepared from
lists sent by many teachers. Pupils who can spell the
words in Part V. will make tew mistakes in spelling.
Part VX. contains spaces in which each pupil should
write the words he is liable to misspell. This is a most
important feature.
1
Part VII. contains selection!! for dictation lessons.
They should he memorized by the pupils. They may thus
aid in the training of language and character.
Part VIII. is devoted to etymology.
HINTS ON TEACHINa SPELLING.
Wlien ahmiia Pupils begin to Learn to Spell f —
There should be uo oral spelluig, or arilha spelling either,
from memory, during the first vear and a half or two years of
school life; yet pupils should be leaniiu-r to spell from the
start. How? By ™/))i%, copvixg, COPYING. By copy,
ing ill script wcU-written sentences set by the teacher on
the board. Sometimes these sentences may be taken from the
primer, but they should generally be the language of the pupils
therasclycs, ineluiling certain words given by the teacher.
Aaaigning Spelling lessons. - The teacher should not
merely say, "I'repare the tenth lesson," or, " Your dictation
will be the first twelve lines on iMge 2 1." The pupils should
pronounce after the teacher the words of the lesson, looking
at them carefully as they do so. Peculiar or difBcult words
should be written on the blackboard, and spelled simultane-
ously by the pupils, and hints should be given to aid iu the
preparation of the lesson.
Preparing Spelling Lessons. ■- We wish to teach the
forms of the words, not their sounds. Unfortunately the
forms of words do not always agree with the sounds in" Eng-
lish ; hence the form of a word must be impressed on the
mind through the eye, and not the ear. It is perfectly clear
therefore that the art of making good spellers consists in
teaching pupils to see words accurately. The London Times
once said, "Spelling is learat by readim^, and nothing but
I
PREFACE.
readixg can teach spelling" It may be accepted as a rule that
a good reader is always a good speller. These facts all point
the thoughtful teacher to the conclusion that we have already
stated ; — spelling depends on the power of seeing icitk pre-
cision. It follows that the exercise which compels the pupil
to look most carefully at words must be the best method of
preparing a spelling lesson. Unquestionably this exercise is
transcription. Let the pupils copy on their slates the lesson
to be prepared. The lesson may be copied as a home exer-
cise, if due care be taken by tlie teacher in examining both
spelling and writing. This is necessary in order to compel
scrutinizing attention to the words to be copied. The whole
value of the exercise depends on this being done.
Repeating the letters of a word orally is of little lasting
benefit. Make the pupils see the words, and if possible necer
let a pnpil see a word irrongly spelled.
Tegling Spelling Claaaea There are only two meth.
ods, oral and written. The oral method alone is of very little
practical value. An American writer records the case of a
young man " who won three prizes at spelling schools, but
made five mistakes in spelling in a note written to a School
Board." Oral spelling does not accustom the eye to the
form of the word in writing. This is a fatal objection to
it, and all modem teachers recommend that spelling lessons
be conducted chiefly in writing.
Correctltia Spelling leasona. — They must he cor-
rected thoroughly. If proper preparation has been made as
recommended reryy«p errors will be made. In a large class
the teacher will not be able to examine personally the book
or slate of each pupil, except in the case of review lesions
consisting of words previously misspelled in the class. These
should always be examined by the teacher. In other lessons
one of the following plans may be adopted:—
FKEFACEi
Vil
1. Pupils exchange slates, and the tcarher gives the 001^
reot spelling word by word, the pupils marking those that
are wrong.
8. Pupils retain their own slates, and different pnpils are
called on to spell the words. Those agreeing with the spell-
ing given indicate by raising the hand, before the teacher
decides as to its correctness. Marking as before.
3. Slates are exchanged and the corrections made as in
No. 2.
4. While the teacher writes the correct spelling on the
board, each pupil may correct his own work, aud slates ot
books be exchauged for revision only. The ktter method ia
probably the best with honest pupils.
In all cases where slates are exchanged the pupil owning
the slate should have the right to appeal against the marking
done by liis neighbor.
Beviewa, — Each pupil should write correctly the words
which be misses, about five times, to impress the correct
forms on his mind. In addition to this he onght to make a
list at the end of his book of all the errors he makes. From
this list the teacher should prepare his reviews. The words
missed are the only words that need to be taught. " Leave
no enemies In the rear." Review regularlt/.
Oeneral SuggestUtna. — 1. The teacher should always
ai-liculule cleadif aud promuiue correctly when giving wonls
for spelling.
2. Never oceratrain the enunciation of a word in order to
indicate its spelling.
3. Allow only one trial in spelling orally or in writing.
4. In^pelling orally, the divisions iulo syllables should be
marked by alight pauses, but iu no other way.
B. Do not assign lessons too difficult for the nnnns whn
prepare theiu, Xh
badlf.
upels the pupils to spelj
VIU
PREFACE.
6. It is desirable that siwlling should be tau(;ht to a consid-
erable extent by means of com/xMiVioii, in ordor to give the
pupils practice in spelling the words in their oirn vfK'ubuliiries.
7. In some of the dictation lessons in this IhwIc time may be
saved by having only the words in ifalict sgielled. The teacher
should read the whole sentence and emphasize the words to bo
spelled.
PREFACE TO NEW EDITION.
With a view to perfecting the Practical Si)eller, and making
it in every respect worthy of the name " practical," two new
chapters have been added, Parts V. and VI.
Part V. was compiled from lists of the words commonly
misspelled in schools in all parts of the Dominion, an<l it will
therefore be a most important addition to the bonk. It is a
fact worthy of note that the pupils throiigViout Canada fail in
the spelling of nearly the same words.
Part VI. is intended to be the S|iecial spelling book of the
individual child who owns tlie book. It will form the best
basis for reviewing, not only during school life, but in after
years.
PREFACE TO NEW AND ENLARGED
EDITION OF 1901.
In this edition a new chai)ter has been added which is num-
bered Part IV. In it will be found a careful treatment of
Letter- Writing, the Use of Capital Letters, and Sinijile Rules
for Sjielling. The copious exercises supplied in this [Kirt will
be found of practical value in the school-room and well adapted
to the capacity of the pupils in public school classes,
PART I.
FAMILIAR WORDS.
The lists in Part, T. contain the words in coiniiion use in
every-day life. They are the words which cvctt person who
writes at all miiKt use, and wliich every child should there-
fore learn to spell.
They may be used for oral spelling or dictation lessons for
the slate or exercise book. The latter method is much to be
preferred
The difficult words are re])eatcd so as to give a review les-
son about, once a week.
Dictation lessons in sentence form are given at intervals.
They may serve as models for teachers, who may, if they
wish, include the words of each lesson In sentences. It will
be a f^tnd plan for advanced pupils to write sentences of their
own, iurludiug the words dictated by the teacher.
The words are arranged in three columns, and the simplest
arc placed iu the first column and the most difficult in the
last. Eacli lesson may thus be assigned to three d^ffereut
classes. Pupils in tlie Second Book, for instance, might have
to sjMdl only tlie words of the iirst column, those in the Third
Book the words in the first and second columns, and those in
the Fourth Book the whole lesson. The Tliird and Fourth
Book classes would iu this way be reviewing the work of
previous sessions. Many of the lessons are so simple that
each lesson may be assigned as a whole to even Second Book
SchoUrt).
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QAOE'3 PRACTICAL Sl'ELLEtk
3. At Home.
house
par lor
gar ret
door
clos et
at tic
room
pan try
eel lar
porch
kitch en
cham ber
floor
win dow
bed room
hall
cup board
11 bra ry
en try
thresh old
ve ran da
stair case
din ing-room
bal CO ny
ward robe
bath-room
pi az za
2. In the Parlor.
vase
lounge
pic ture
chair
so fa
por trait
grate
car pet
brack et
screen
cur tain
cush ion
frame
tas Bel
pi a no
table
mir ror
ot to man
3. In the Dining-Itoom,.
cup
plate
cru et
spoon
sau cer
cast er
bowl
ladle
tu reen
glass
nap kin
plat ter
knife
sil ver
tum bier
fork
pitch er
side board
tray
table
tea-urn
FAMILIAR WORDS.
n
4. In the Kitchen.
sw)ve
ba sin
ov en
range
towel
bas ket
tongs
grat er
kin dlings
brush
skil let
dust-pan
broom
ket tie
flat i ron
pail
grid die
and i ron
soap
sauce pan
grid i ron
pan
jar
jug
pail
tray
sieve
5. In the Pantry.
chest
ilask
fruit
can is ter
crock er y
tin-ware
dip per
strain er
skim raer
pic kles
vict uals
pre serves
6. Chamber and Garret.
herbs
trunk
lamp
quilt
sheets
towel
mat tress
bol ster
wash-stand
blan ket
ba sin
era die
GOV er let
bed stead
coun ter pane
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OAOFS PRACTICAL SPELLER.
knlft
tuwl
ladle
portrait
can if ter
pi aita
Review of IHfflcult Words.
▼U0
om at
tnrem
praiervM
bal 00 ny
li brary
a Kindnes. neatness, order, piety, and a eheerful heart
.«ake home the happy place it i, so often found to be. U^
abodes of wealth and luxury. 'P'enaio
ihiit
lieva
Mnoer
ba sis
viot nail
onp board
9.
saw
file
nail
spike
hoe
ralce
pick
In the Shed and Tool-houae,
pole
sledge
wedge
le ver
bee tie
clea\ er
yoke
chain
shov el
trow el
meas ure
crow bar
grind stone
10. In the Bam and Yard.
pump
trough
spout
flail
sleigh
scythe
crib
hay
rake
straw
grain
fodder
era die
reap er
roll er
bar row
cutter
bar new
FAMILIAR WORDS.
IS
«ic kle
wag gon
sad die
mow er
buggy
hal ter
gran a ly
pitch fork
cul ti vator
11. Family and Relatives,
son
fa ther
daugh ter
wife
moth er
grand child
aunt
cous in
grand son
niece
broth er
grand daugh tei
papa
breth ren
grand mother
un cle
hus band
grand fath er
sis ter
mam ma
half-sis ter
parent
neph ew
half-broth er
12.
Household Xamea.
kin
friend
youth
lad
babe
val et
boy
maid
in fant
man
dame
lady
men
cook
ba by
girl
child
ma ti-on
lass
nurse
maid en
wait er
but ler
vis i tor
wait ress
stew ard
rel a tive
mis tress
coach man
do mes tic
ser vant
chil dren
bach e lor
wo man
house wife
gen tie man
wo men
house maid
gov er ness
f am i ly
house hold
house keep er
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OAOrs PRACTICAL SPILLIH.
la
" Wt an >11 hen I
Vither, innther, •UUr, brother.
All who hold each other dear.
Ewh chair is filled — we 're all at honw |
To-night let no cold stranger come :
Let gentle Peace assert her power,
And kind Affection rule the honr."
14. Review of Dtfficvlt Worda,
■ledge
ilaU
leytbe
trough
ileigh
friflod
ihoT el
meat nie
beeUe
0001 in
on ole
neph ew
valet
gran a ry
wo men
daogb ter
bach e lor
gov er new
visitor
rel a tive
IS.
Sister and I love mamma. A babe is an infant, or young
child. I may say it and its of a baby, though a boy or
girl J as, IT is like its papa. Our uucle and aunt are hus-
band and wife. Their children are our cousins. A nephew
is a son, and a niece a daughter, of one's brother or sister.
In our household are parents, children, and servants. Father
is master. Mother is matron, housewife, or mistress of the
family. The domestics are men, women, youths, and maid-
ens. They are steward, butler, valet, coachman, and waiter;
housekeeper, governess, nurse, cook, waitress, housemaid, etc.
Our relatives near of kin are grandfather, grandmother, etc.
FAMILIAR WORDS.
15
16. Animal Food.
ham
luUk
hon ey
veal
lamb
cut let
pork
beef
game
steak
rash er
chick en
loin
tripe
mut ton
fish
flesh
sir loin
chop
cream
cus tard
egg
bird
cheese
but ter
sau sage
beef steak
fowl
oys ter
sar diue
meat
liv er
sal iiion
curd
ba con
had dock
17. Vegetable Food. (Unprepared.)
nee
com
peas
fruit
pear
plum
maize
wheat
beans
peach
rye
pars nip
oats
on ion
cress
pump kin
prune
mel on
grape
rad ish
tur nip
rhu barb
eel e ry
spin acli
bar ley
po ta to
let tuce
to ma to
car rot
cu cum ber
cab bage
as par a gus
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0A0P8 PRACTICAL SPELLER.
18. Vegetable Food. (Prepared.)
bun
roll
meal
flour
bread
mush
soup
tea
broth
sauce
pie
stew
dough
muf tin
krul ler
bis cuit
waf fle
catch up
but ter
gru el
pas try
jelly
por ridge
gra vy
pan cake
crack er
dough nut
dump ling
blanc mun^e
pud ding
sand wicli
CO coa
cof fee
choc o late
lem on ade
vin e gar
1ft Meview of Difficult Words.
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flour
doogh
oyitMT
honay
sirloin
salmon
no sage
sardine
onion
rhubarb
•pinaeb
bUno manga
sandwich
oelety
choo late
uparagns
20. Bread is made of the flour or meal of grain. Pastry
is pies, tarts, cake, and the like, made in part of paste, or
dough. Animal food is a part of our victuals, viands, diet,
or fare. Food is flc^ ,, fish, vegetables, and all things eaten
for nutriment, or nourialiment, Use water, milk, tea, coffee,
ooooa, chocolate, or lemonade, for a beverage, or drink.
rXNILIAR WORDS. J;
0.™ i, wiM „,™,, f„r f,„„). , lik,, „ „,„„„„^,, ^ ,
UrnI,, a |.„„ „f >,,.,, „ ,i,|„i,. ,,.,f„.,„|,^ ^,^^ ,,^,_, ^ ^,^^,«
bucnn. „u,„,. tri,»., „r liv.r, VVr ...t curd, cIk-c... cr,.am
butter. «to, I,. ..,., ,„„,„„ ,„ ,,„^,„ ,,„^„ •
fruit In our fi.:l,l, wo r,u,. wl,™,. ,„ai,„, fcarle,, o.t*, buck^
wneat, potatoes, turiiips, carnilt, eUi.
21. SettlHff ihe Table.
<n* iMetor HAy KM tkt I
• M Ua m IxfUa ,
Bertha T„„ may .,,,re«d the doth ,.po:, the table; L„„r„
brnij, the k.uve. a„d f„rk» ; Carohue, the cu,« and J,Z
Ludla, earr, the plate,; ,.eh.„. the ,,KK.„,; Li»e.;/t:u,,:
the tea-kett e, D.ck eai, ,K.ur it u„ the t.,. and cofTen ; AllH-rt
go to the cellar ,r thn erca,,,, - do „o, »„ill it on the ,tat
Mmme bn„g t ,• .„.ce; Handd, ,o n .k|, f„, tl,.. T.'
red d, he, for the «„.n,eal a 1 ,,otUoe.; „, 1„ ,., ,.|,„,,,,
Z1 WK "•"'■,'"''■"-" "'" --. yu can thicken le
«mv7j W,!han, place the chair, around the ,„ble ; how
meely you have arranged the red and while celery, Edward !
scarf
hat
cap
wig
veil
hcod
Clothina for the Head and Neck.
mask
tip pet
era vat
col lar
bon net
tur ban
cha peau
hei met
neck tie
neck lace
muf fler
neck clotb
18
GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEB.
23
Clothing for
the Body.
skirt
robe
cor set
belt
cape
a pron
cloak
gown
man tie
frock
sash
sur tout
shawl
shirt
spen cer
blouse
flounce
sur pi ice
basque
tu nic
pe lisse
kilt
gir die
clie niise
vest
dust er
wrap per
coat
bod ice
waist coat
24.
Clothing for the lAmbn.
gloves
clogs
draw ers
tights
muffs
stock ings
sleeves
gai ters
trou sers
smalls
san dais
breech es
boots
mit tens
wrist bands
shoes
slip pers
over alls
hose
leg gins
moc ca sons
socks
gaunt lets
pan ta loons
25.
Material for Clothing.
thread
felt
edg ing
frill
lace
lin sey
gauze
pop lin
can vas
FAMILIAR WORDS.
plaid
wool
print
cot ton
plush
mus lin
baize
bea ver
tape
dam ask
jean
wool len
yarn
bat ting
19
tick ing
wors ted
cam brie
broad cloth
al pac a
cal i CO
sat i net
26.
Material for Clothing.
braid
gimp
mo reen
crape
hook
nan keen
cloth
fringe
bro cade
twill
rub ber
mo roc CO
tweed
lin en
cash mere
chintz
sat in
leath er
serge
vel vet
kip skin
lawn
tar tan
cow hide
silk
tas sel
calf skin
flax
ging ham
trim mingi
27. Beview of Diffleult Words.
shawl
basqae
veil
sights
plaid
baize
bod ice
snr tout
pe lisse
che mise
wrap per
oha p«an
tron len
ging ham
can vas
calfskins
cal i CO
alpao a
mo roo CO
oaihman
GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
2a Dresft.
negligence of a.lJra,. -Sir Join bLJo„. '^ ^
We sueWfice to Dress, till household joys
Aua comforts cease. Uress drains onr cellar dry
And keeps our larder lean ; puts out our fire.
And introduces Hunger, Frost, and Woe
M here Peace and Hospitality n.ight reign. - Co.j^,
29. rarts of the Head and Keck.
lip
eye
ear
jaw
gum
chin
nose
face
hair
head
neck
brow-
tooth
brain
scalp
beard
cheek
skull
mouth
voice
tongue
throat
30.
rib
hip
skin
pu pil
eye lid
eye ball
eye lash
eye brow
tem pie
nos tril
whis kers
fore head
nuis tache
wind pipe
PartH of the Trunk and Waist.
heart
chest
breast
bo som
ten don
bow els
bone
pore
back
vein
loin
side
flesh
waist
flank
Familiar words.
nerve
spine
lungs
trunk
groin
blood
bod y
liv er
sin ew
21
kid ney
mus cle
stoni aeh
en trails
shoul der
back bone
breast bone
ar te ry
ab do men
31.
leg
toe
arm
fist
nail
foot
heel
sole
calf
Parts of the Limbs.
el bow
an kle
in step
fin "er
limb
hand
palm
knee
joint
pulse
thigh
wrist
thumb
arm pit
fore arm
kiuie kle
knee pan
knee ioint
32
The Fairy's Gift.
asked her fairy godmother to give her a good geuin, to d„
everything for her. On the instant the fairv L ,!„
her hair and fed her, and so nn. All was done so nieely tlia^
she was happy exeept for the thou^l.t that they would g.
away- "To prevent that," said the godmother, "I wf,
place them permanently in yonr ten pretty little finger.,.'"
And they an there yet.
33
OAOB'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
3a Worda Belating to Appetite.
hun ger
thirst
gorge
quench
de sire
de vour
ea ger
greedy
dain ty
health y
re gale
sat is fy
crav ing
long ing
rav en ous
vo ra cioiis
pam pered
glut ton ous
34. Articles of Convenience.
par a sol
spec ta cles
um brel la
o ver shoes
wa ter-proof
hand ker chief
lead pen cii
cane
valise
whip
satch el
purse
Ian tern
strap
eye glass
comb
card-case
brush
dust er
brooch
buc kle
35. Vehicles.
gig
hack
cart
cab
dray
sled
sleigh
coach
chaise
cou pe
l>ug8y
cut ter
wag gon
carriage
ba rouche
bar row
char i ot
pha e ton
om ni bus
dil i gence
horse-car
FAMILIAR WORD?-
9S
3& Beview of Difficult Words.
aknU
nerre
oalf
palm
thigh
wriit
thnmb
brooch
sleigh
chaiie
mas taohe
stem ach
knnc kle
TO lin"
bno ue
ba ronohe
pha e ton
par a anl
spec taules
ver shoes
high
pub lie
mod el
grad ed
un ion
nor mal
pri vate
37. Schools.
dis trict
col lege
gram mar
board ing
pri ma ry
med i cal
clas si cal
in dua tri al
di vin i ty
a cad e my
sem i na ry
com mer cial
u ni ver si ty
kin der gar ten
3a On the Way to School.
dew
dust
mud
hail
snow
ice
frost
smoke
road
lane
street
track
park
al ley
gut ter
cross ing
gate way
rail ing
av e nue
pave ment
guide-post
lamp-post
side walk
curb stone
u
GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER
39. In the School-room.
desk
pa per
bell
fer ule
map
rat tan
chart
black boarti
clock
chil dren
book
teach er
slate
point er
globe
stu dent
chalk
rub ber
satch el
pen cil
Cray on
mon i tor
as sist ant
reg is ter
ink-bot tie
die tion a ry
ap pa ra tus
40. What Pupils do.
read
write
parse
solve
think
learn
lis ten
at tend
stud y
re cite
de claim
reck on
com pose
com pute
41.
con strue
trans late
ex am ine
rec ol lect
re mem ber
cal cu late
an a lyze
Man's li/i involyes birth, breath, warmth, care, growth,
strength, youth, love, mercy, attention, direction, tlie finite,
tenth, etc. With mind we connect brain, tiiought, sense,
school, study, perception, rcHection, application, memory,
considcrati(jn, investigation, wisdom, etc. Schools are known
aa public, common, graded, high, union, select, model, normal,
parilh.commercial, preparatory, primary, reformatory, agrioul-
PAHILIAK WUHIM.
»i>
tural, scientific, medical, divinity, kindergarten, etc. Do you
attend an academy, a seminary, a college, or a university?
Connected with schools are the trustees, the instructor or
teacher, the professor, principal, assistant, monitor, monitress,
etc. Schools use text-books, apparatus, paper, colors, a lexi-
con or dictionary, a clock, chart, pencil, crayon, magnet,
blackboard, library, gazetteer, cyclnptediii, pen?, etc. At
intermission and after dismission there are many games; as,
base-ball, leap-frog, quoits, croquet, lacrosse, cricket, etc.
42. What a Boy or Girl should be.
kind
hon est
stu di ous
good
truth ful
rev er ent
frank
ear nest
gen er ous
brave
hope ful
en er get io
no ble
help ful
cour a geous
po lite
care ful
be di ent
hap py
joy ous
in dus tri ous
lov ins
thought ful
af fee tion ate
43. What a Boy or Girl should not be.
bad
cru el
wick ed
mean
self ish
heed less
proud
un kind
im po lite
la zy
fret ful
de ceit ful
sulk y
pro fane
dis hon est
sau cy
im pure
cow ard ly
stingy
vi cious
quar rel some
M
dull
wise
cross
rude
man ly
bus y
wit ty
jol ly
OAOPS PRACnCAL gPELLER
nois y
iner ry
stu pid
pa tient
sin cere
faith ful
play ful
mirth ful
45.
stead fast
un ti dy
un civ il
re spect ful
Jm per ti neni
bois ter ous
in ge ni ous
in ger, u ous
shy
bold
weak
sil ly
giddy
so ber
sedate
live ly
^^f« someHmes are-
kind ly
gen tie
si lent
fee ble
clum sy
haugh ty
anx ious
aim less
tri fling
tat tling
bash ful
sim per ing
im pul sive
a gree a ble
friv o Ious
non sen si cal
_f ^^'"^ ^r ^^cuH Woras.
high
dew
chalk
parse
•olve
nn ion
gram mar
•atohel
pencil
Cray on
recite
hon est
vi cions
bos y
pa tient
•in oere
hangh ty
anx ions
mon i tor
friv Ions
in ge ni ons
o be di ent
BPpara tns
dio tion a n
FAlflLUB WORDS.
!
47. Words uaed in Tablet,
inch gill
sec end
foot pint
min ute
yard quart
de gree
rod peck
gal Ion
mile grain
bush el
mill dram
scru pie
cent ounce
far thing
ton pound
guin ea
tun a ere
del lar
pence quar ter
fur long
4a Seasons, Months, and Days.
Spring May
Sun day
Sum mer June
Sab bath
Au tumn Ju ly
Men day
Win ter Au gust
Tues day
Jan u a ry Sep torn ber
Wed nes day
Feb ru a ry Oc to ber
Thurs day
March No vem ber
Fri day
A pril De cem ber
Sat ur day
49. The Days of the Months.
Thirty days liath September,
April, June, and November,
February twenty-eight alone
'
All the rest have thirty-one,
Except iu leap-year : at this time
febnury's days are twenty-ninei
VI
dry
troy
square
cu bic
5L
sign
u nit
digit
num ber
fac tor
ci pher
fig ure
quo tient
free tion
ze ro
ra tic
OAOW PRACnCAI, SPtlXBt
* ^'>*fff^t'> ana Measures.
brace
colon
com ma
caret
ster lijig
for eign
a quid
£ug lish
""scellaneou.
apoth e ca ries'
"v oir du pois
long measure
^oras usea in Arithmetic
ex cliaiige
a niount
pro duct
de ci mal
'1 ter est
quan ti ty
"lin u end
di vi sor
div i dend
re main der
ro ta tion
«* Punctuation.
dis count
ad di tion
di vis ion
sub trac tion
sub tra bend
part ner ship
'1 sur ance
P«r cent age
nu mer a tor
de nom i na tor
m«l ti pli cand
ac cent
brack et
hy phen
peri od
el lip sis
as terisk
sem i CO Ion
pa ren the sis
Bx cla ma tion
"> ter ro ga tion
E
FAHIUAR WORDB.
M
«a "TMnga Written or PHnted.
verse
prose
hymn
speech
rhyme
psalm
po em
i tern
po e try
Stan za
coup let
son net
bal liid
no tico
post er
pla card
es say
re port
re view
jour iHil
ad dress
o ra tion
cer tif i cate
par a graph
«*■ WHting Materials.
quire
pen
quill
pen oil
wa fer
rul er
Cray on
ream
pa per
let ter
tab let
fools cap
rub ber
ink 6. ind
blot ter
pen knife
di a ry
e ras er
mu ci lage
en ve lope
port fo lio
S& Review of mfflcult Words.
inch
quart
omio*
rign
vane
hymn
rhyme
pMlm
•cm pie
ffoin ea
An guit
Toes day
qno tient
« pher
hyphen
eonplet
jonr nal
pen knife
Wed nei day
■nb trao tion
el lip gji
ran ci lage
pwai
' graph
1 i 00 Ion
30
OAOrs PRACTICAL SPBLUR
cat
Icid
mnle
colt
doti key
hound
lamb
cow
deer
wolf
bear
lynx
mink
moose
lion
tiger
pan ther
owl
crow
wren
gull
stork
«* ^>^emc Animals.
calf
calves
ox en
span iel
horse
slicep
flock
heif er
goat
nius tiff
stock
swine
hml
fipnst
cnt tie
ter ri er
57.
Wild Animals.
cam el
hea ver
er mine
mar ten
wea sel
roc coon
jack al
leop ard
hy e na
Sa Birds.
spar row
lin net
cuck 00
parrot
mar tin
ze bra
mon key
sqiiir rol
ivood chuck
rein (leer
an to lope
Por cu pine
buf fa lo
el e phant
con dor
blue jay
blue bird
bob link
gold fincl)
FAMILIAR WORna
SI
hawk
tliruHli
eaglu
Bwal low
ea iia ry
o ri ole
chick a dec
W<"«1 |X!ck <T
whip jKwr will
ant
wasp
gnat
moth
toad
frog
newt
snake
worm
hot
dry
cold
cool
mild
moist
warm
». Ihm't kin the Jiit-da.
Uon't kill the birds, tlie pn^lty birds,
Tlint sing about jour door,
Soon as tbe jojous ,pring has come.
And cbiliiug storms are o'er.
60.
IteptUea and Inserts.
tor toise
midge
hor net
gad-fly
bee tie
spi der
crick et
liz ard
tad pole
ser pent
61. Climate.
sun ny
foggy
mist y
balm y
cloud y
sul try
storm y
cock roach
ka ty did
mos qui to
but ter fly
bum ble bet,
grass hop per
cat er pil lar
drag on fly
pleas ant
go ni al
trop i cal
health ful
de light ful
sa lu bri 0U8
tern pest u 0119
32
CAGE'S PKACriCAL SPELLER.
6a Gamea and Amuaementa.
3 "^T I'ase-baU
"^" cro quet
^^ crick et
•^g check era
draughts
ten nis
foot-ball
fish-hook
la crosse
awl
bench
plane
square
punch
shears
wrench
gauge
ea. Jna Mechanic'a Shop.
bit
vise
lathe
forge
an vil
ham mer
mal let
chis el
bev el
auger
gim let
pin cera
nip pers
pul ley
com pass
whet stone
64. Review of Difficult
lamb
oalTw
lynx
wrea
hawk
gnat
qnoiti
awi
wmoh
VIM
heifer
lizard
tor toiae
balm 7
draughts
ieopard
rein deer
Worda.
ohis el
el e phaot
sqnir rel
mos qui to
ri ole
per en pine
ca na ly
tem peit n one
■• Id bii ou
FAMILIAR WORDS.
33
hops
salt
shoes
shot
gluu
tar
cloth
yam
starch
C5 In a Country Store.
t.\ low
;an dies
wick ing
matt:h es
black ing
pul ish
feath ers
var nish
flax seed
cut ler y
gro cer ies
dry-goods
grass-seed
clothes-pins
va nil la
i sin glass
gvin pow der
con fee tion or y
66.
Parts of a Carriaye and Harness.
hul)
tire
spoke
fel loe
wheel
bolt
screw
ax le
dash er
rein
strap
girth
trace
hames
bri die
hal ter
snaf He
biic kle
col lar
head stall
blink ers
clieck-rein
crup per
breech ing
breast plate
linch pin
sur cin gle
67. Parts of a Watch or Clock.
case
face
hand
wheel
cog
spring
le ver
piv ot
riv et
weight
jew el
hair spring
pen du lum
reg u la tor
bal anoe-wheel
34
GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
Lost yes erday. somewhere between sunrise and sunset,
two solden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes No
reward is offered, for they arc gone forever.
6a Woraa Melating to Travel.
rove
roam
stroll
cruise
jaunt
trudge
train
tour
tramp
ram ble
saun ter
jour ney
voy ago
sail ing
cruis ing
wan der
trav erse
mi grate
ex cur sion
ex pe di tion
prom e nade
69. Post-Offlce ana -Railway Station.
mail
train
freight
tick et
de pot
let ter
par eel
bun die
bag gage
lug gage
■ pack age
ex press
en gine
pam phlet
mag a zine
doc u ment
brake man
con due tor
tel e graph
tel e gram
news pa per
val en tine
post mas ter
lo 00 mo tive
oak
fir
ash
70. Common Trees.
birch
spruce
ce dar
al der
pop lar
lin den
FAMILIAR WOKBS.
elm
holly
wil low-
pine
ha zel
hem loc
beech
ma pie
lo cust
larch
chest nut
hick r
7L Review of Difflcult Words.
■hOM
piv ot
jour ney
irin
riv et
pop lar
felloe
de pot
en gine
screw
pamphlet
snr cin gle
weight
ma pie
mag a zine
craiae
chest nut
tel e graph
tour
feathers
prom e nade
freight
rein deer
72. Review.
i sin glass
Provisions are eatables, or food, collected and stored.
The miller takes toll from the farmer, for grinding the grist.
He sells ilour, meal, bran, shorts, feed, etc. The baker
makes bread, biscuit, tarts, cake, and other pastry; the
chandler, candles. A grocer is a trader who deals in tea,
coffee, chocolate, and cocoa; sugar, molasses, syrup, and
honey; preserved meat and fish, as dried beef, tongue, pork,
bacon, ham, sliad, codfish, herring, salmon, mackerel, ancho-
vies, and isinglass ; spices, comfits, preserves, pickles, can-
dies, nuts, ginger, pepper, nutmeg, cassia, cloves, mustard,
allspice, cinnamon, almonds, raisins, gelatine, extracts, and
marmalade; granular food, as hominy, oat-meal, tapioca,
arrow-root, and corn-starch ; and illuminators, as matches,
candles, lard oil, sperm oil, coal oil, etc.
S6
OAOE'8 PRACTICAL SPELLER.
see
hear
touch
smell
taste
eat
sew
walk
talk
feel
love
pray
74.
serf
nun
monk
saint
priest
guide
quack
vas sal
var let
dea con
73. Things
think
yawn
play
dance
sleep
work
sweep
scrub
draw
swim
skate
slide
tai lor
weav er
Various Classes
pas tor
agent
fac tor
stew ard
driv er
run ner
sex ton
sa vant
gym nast
work man
75. Trades.
print er
join er
we can Do.
smUe
laugh
groan
moan
cough
sneeze
breathe
waltz
gos sip
scrib ble
whis per
whis tie
of People.
states man
sen a tor
cit 1 zen
of fi cer
la bor er
ap pren tice
op er a tor
op er a tive
fin an cier
pol i ti cian
gold smith
per fum er
FAMILIAR WORDS.
37
hat ter
sad dler
coop er
turn er
nurse
clerk
farm er
sai lor
pur ser
por ter
hos tier
mil ler
poet
ao tor
au tlior
law yer
doc tor
sur L'eon
judge
bailiir
jus ties
ma son
black smith
car pen ter
bind er
mil li ner
dress mak er
ma chii! ist •
plumb er
76. Occupations.
bar ber
butch er
min er
bank er
cash ier
drug gist
mer chant
sales man
carv er
seam stress
re port er
jan i tor
gar den er
ca ter er
sta tion er
pho tog ra pher
77. Professions.
teach er
artist
paint er
ed i tor
sculp tor
en grav er
or a tor
mu si cian
en gi neer
sur vey or
phy si cian
his to ri an
7a Public Officers.
war den
turn key
con sta ble
au di tor
ma gis trate
al der man
38
sher iff
may or
aa ses sot
GAOrs PRACTICAL SPELLER.
trus tee
po lice man
col lee tor
79. Iteview.
com mis sion er
superintendent
in spec tor
twe™ ■ ' '"'"'" °^ "'^"""S ^»<"">" or debt, be
tween person,, l,v,„g at a distanee from eael. otb.r h
chaugmg order, or draft,, called bilh orlrl t^ "'
..7. are drawn i,. one con^.r, atd'ttlir ToU.f T
irade ,s the exelmnge, or buyiu^ or selling, of good, I
ir:: %fr"v'r' "' '""'-■ A». ^^'^ ■
r'- ^t"- .Ei'^l' man Im, bis business, v„eation offiee „„r
: ie" itn "11 '""'"' p^-*'"' <"-'o'. t:;r;;
casnie., teller, book-keeper, treasurer, '-roker bnvrr f„M
agent, dealer. t,.der, jobber, peddler, bnek,'::; ZloTr'.
chant, salesman, shopman, tradesman, financier, aueti^nl
or in the mas;;.
1 gold or silver, in bars, ingots'
chief
king
queen
duke
prince
80. State Officers.
sul tan
bar on
prin cess
duch ess
mon arch
au to crat
die ta tor
gov er nor
sov er eign
pres i dent
FAMILIAR WORDS. 39
pope
pre mier
gen er al
prel ate
om press
ad mi ral
b'sh op
eni per or
rep re sent a tive
OL
Review of mfflcult Words.
tonch
whu tie
pre mier
walk
bailiff
cit i zen
talk
gym nast
fin an cier
monk
plumb er
ma chin ist
guide
hog tier
sta tion er
clerk
cash ier
phy si cian
laugh
sher iff
sur vey or
COUgll
bar on
sov er eign
waltz
mon arch
pho tog ra pher
8^ Water Channels.
pipe
diteli
ca nal
drain
trench
cid vert
spout
moat
si phun
duct
sluice
con duit
race
gilt ter
a que duct
dike
sew er
wa ter-course
83. Colors.
red
pink
brown
blue
drab
aw ber
green
sear let
mad der
yel low
criin son
pur pie
or ange
car nune
ma rone
H lac
ver mil ion
vi let
in di go
lav en der
sal mon
40
GAOK'S PRACTICAI. SPELLER.
84. The Farm. \
sod
pool
swale
vale
wood
lane
lull
house
fence
dell
ridge
wall
dale
creek
path
bush
hedge
road
rock
copse
barn
bank
yard
drain
85
Soil, Implements, &c. \
soil
a ores
mow er
clay
gar den
dai ry
loam
fer tile
or chard
spade
ster ile
mead ow
sand
era die
sic kle
churn
har row
wood land
ground
bar ren
plas ter
earth
up land
barn yard
chain
pas ture
ar a ble
flail
low land
al lu vi al
fork
reap er
ag ri cul ture 1
hoe
gyp sum
cul ti va tor 1
86.
Products of the Farm. |
rye
cow
clo ver 1
oats
bull
fod der 1
hay
husks
bar ley 1
sow
pig
hog
haiQ
lard
pork
FAMILIAR WORDS.
feed
calf
red top
stub ble
peas
seed
pear
milk
mel ons
ap pies
cit rolls
car rots
41
87 Products of the Farm.
chaff
straw
sheaf
stock
crops
ewe
ram
lamb
veal
bt f
hides
pelt
hens
eggs
curd
whey
corn
beets
hops
gar lie
tur nip
rhu barb
pump kin
spin ach
buck wheat
po ta to
to ma to
musk mel on
aa Products of the Farm.
hemp
grapes
plums
fruit
grain
peach
beans
maize
wool
sheep
tal low
steer
bul lock
swine
tur keys
cheese
rad ish
cream
ma nure
ba con
bil ber ry
sau sage
cran ber ry
pcul tiy
goose ber ry
but ter
black ber ry
i^
42
(lAOE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
89. Products of the Farm.
wlieat
thyiiii!
a ]iri Cdt
fjrass
fleece
cu cum hei
gooso
(juiiKte
beech Iiut3
geese
jmrs nip
hut ter nuts
iierbfl
pars V'y
ox en
herds
let tuce
cher ries
squnsli
cur rniits
rasp her ries
ducks
clo ver
straw her ries
draki!
eel er y
Inu^ kle her ries
chicks
tiui o thy
as par a gus
90. Jteview.
Husbandry, or farniing, is the ciillivaticin, or tillage, ol
the grouiiJ. Horticulture is tlic art of eullivatiiig gardens
Agriculture is the art of cultivating the soil, generally' in lielib
of many acres. It incluiles eho|i|iing, joking, driving, log
ging, stabling, clearing, fencing, ploughing, .sowing, dragging,
rolling, marking, planting, hoeiug, spading, weeding, digging,
picking, mowing, cradling, harvesting, housing, and thresh-
ing, — nil the work of raising crops. Lands worked by tenants
are too often sterile, barren, or worn out. A large farm may
have arable or tillable upland, fertile, rocky, sandy, or loamy ;
pastures and meadows ; hills, caves, dales, dells, glades, roads,
paths, woods, forests, springs, ponds, streams, brooks, creeks,
coves, lowlands, chasms, swales, swamps, bogs, pools, sloughs,
etc. The husbandman, or farmer, needs a good farmhouse,
barn, stable, shed, and other buildings ; marl, lime, gypsum,
guano, compost, barn-yard manure, muck, phosphate, bone-
dust, and other fertilizers ; and a plougli, colter, ha tow.
rAMILIAR WORDS.
4S
cultivator, axe, hue, sjude, shovel, nikf, roller, sickle, cradlr,
reaper, mower, pitclil'ork, etc. Productive furms ^ield corn,
wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat, )m-u<i, beuiis, millet, uiitl
other bread-stuirs; clover, red-top, tiiitothy, blue-griuss, and
other grusseH ; potntocfl, otuoiis, In-ctM, rurnilH, turnips, toina-
toes, rhubarb, nspuni^us, parsnips, parslev, celerv, It'll nn-,
tobacco, flax, hemp, cotton, wool, fruits, llowers, berries,
melons, meat, poultry, g:iiiie, etc.
91. Books and Papers,
book
vol Ullll!
re port ing
news
lo nil
iiiag a /.iiie
tales
jour Mill
eoiu HUT liiil
births
col uiini
sub scrib IT
deaths
morn ill},'
jour mil ist
i teiii
e veil iiig
I'll i tor
ilai ly
ar ti cle
ad vtT tin er
week ly
re port er
coil trib 11 tor
for eigii
tul e gram
uieiii u rail da
92. Stationery.
note
pen oil
nil era
pens
wa fers
rub biT
ream
blot ter
pen rack
sheet
eye lets
port fo Uos
quire
fold era
e ras er
quills
bind ers
di a ries
cards
brush es
al ma nac
chess
Cray ons
dom i noes
44
slates
sponge
parcli ment
blank book
OAOE'S PRACTICAL SPELLKK.
sa
tin
leai
gold
brass
steel
zinc
cold
croup
mumps
gout
spasms
fe ver
ague
col ic
bron ohi tis
letter
pa jier
pam phlut
pen knives
mu ' '. lags
B'l ve lopes
P«u hold er
cat a logue
i ron
quartz
mi ca
Metaig and Minerals.
CO halt
agate
gyp sum
''"P P«r gm„ ite
".\^" mercury
"'"''el plumbago
9* IHseuaea.
ca tarrh
iiiea sles
head ache
chil blaius
tooth ache
hie cough
nau se a
chol er a
epi lep 3y
scrof u la
pleu ri sy
neu ral gi a
pneu mo ui a
pa ral y sis
rheu ma tism
con sump tion
whoop ing cough
di ar rhoe a
Dutch
French
I rish
9S. y^aUonaUties.
Prus sian
Pol ish
In di an
I tal ian
A si at ic
Amer i can
PAMiLUK wonn.
Eng lish
Turk ish
Span isli
liiis siati
(ier man
Hin doo
Clii nese
He brew
Af ri can
Alls tri an
A ra bi an
Si am eso
f^ qui maux
Nor we gi an
Kii ro pe an
96. lievtew.
Mkdicixe relates to the prevention or cure of diwasM of
tlic body. An ailment is a niorhiil state of the hodv not an
aeute disease. The patient liad nn infi-etious and inalisnant
disease. Did he prefer allopathy, hydropalhv, homo-opalliv
or botanic practiee ? A complaint is a sligiit disorder. A
malady is a chronic or painful disorder. Was the fever
scarlet, yellow, typhus, gastric, bilious, or typhoid" The
delirious invalid, a glutton and a cripple, suffered with the
gout. Man suffers from diarrlicea, toothache, rheumatism,
cholera, dyspepsia, diphtheria, pneumonia, chilblains dysen-
tery, insanity, epilepsy, erysipelas, neuralgia, constipation,
hydrophobia, congestion, inaaniination, bronchitis, carbuncles,
consumption, paralysis, nausea, pleurisy, etc.
97. BeUgiona and Sects.
Pa gan
Mor mon
Buddh ist
Brah min
Chris tian
Lu ther an
Qua ker
Jew ish
Bap tist
Meth o dist
Cal vin ist
Or tho dox
Cath o lie
Prot es tant
U ni ta ri an
Spir it u al ist
Swe den bor gi an
Pres by te ri an
E pis CO pa li an
Congregation*)
Mo ham me dan
46
OAOI-S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
priest
clerk
(lean
par son
triis tee
chap lain
sa Church Officers.
pas tor
preach er
vie ar
rab bi
el der
dea con
bish op
cu rate
e van ge list
mis sion a rv
col por teur
cler gy man
99.
God
Son
Lord
Lamb
Word
Judge
Clirist
Names of God.
Je sus
Fa ther
Mak er
Sav iour
Spir it
Ho ]y Ghost
Pre serv er
100. Review.
Me di a tor
A noint ed
Cre a tor
Je ho vah
Al might y
Ee deem er
In ter ces sor
Roraanum, Protestantism Moh»m„, 7 ' P"'?' »'•
theism, fanaticism. polXism mrot"''"' P^S-i^m, pan-
malism, mysticism sceptic r'ern""; ""*'"'""'"'• f^
tians are known as r»t7 i ' ^ ^^^o^'nations of Chris-
Methodist. Crmcd. £aln « 't™' ^'"^'^''
bjterian. Congregational. S or Fri^' I"^""'"' P"'"
•hould not be low, meak^ ^ WIe " " 'h '^ "? V'"'' ^^
, ufce, vue, proud. sinfiU. wicked.
FAMILIAR WORDS. ^j
haughty, vicious, profane, sceptical, profliRa i„eyerenf
tun,,, . '. • ''"'"''''• ^""'^"'- '■'"■"'f"'. moral v!r
tuou , pious, pure, devout, righteous, and godly S.rt fo
hum.hty, pur,ty. piety, spirituality. sauc,ry. 'and ,"iL /
W hypocnsy, profauity. irrevereucc, i/o'lat^^ 2^
101. Heview.
Many devout people sing l,y„„„ ,„d psaln,s. chant kneel
pray fast, g,ve alms, praise God, impL, b seech adore
mvoke. wo„.,ip. etc. Places of worshi are-nan-eTa'c: H '
chapel grove, temple, synagogue, sanctuary, tabernacle a
edral. .nosque. etc. Officers and personi conneTed „ ht
acred scrv.cc are known as priest, rabbi, scribe. p™e 2
ff prelate, cure, parson, pastor, shepherd. rect,^r.'p'reachcr
8 sier. tather. follower, convocation, congregation bearer
auditor, behcver. member, warden, chorisfer,'o ^a" i, p"e
eentor. smger, mcumbent, archbishop, elder, defkete I
theocracy « a state governed by the direction of God.
lOZ Parts of a Flower and Plant.
ca lyx
se pal
petal
pistil
sta men
stig ma
style
bract
pol len
an ther
o va ry
CO rol la
spa dix
um bel
cor ymb
pan i cle
ped i eel
pe dun cle
GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
loa IHviaiona of Land.
coast
shore
hill
plain
cape
des ert
era ter
val ley
pla teau
isth mus
prai rie
moun tain
o a sis
vol oa no
con ti nent
pen in su la
prom on tory
is land
Wl Divisions of Water.
bay
gulf
cove
bight
firth
in let
lake
loch
mere
tarn
pool
pond
ford
creek
brook
o cean
ca nal
la goon
chan nel
es tu a ry
105. Words Melating to Music,
bar
clef
time
key
note
rest
beat
tone
tune
pitch
sound
chord
scale
voice
du et
alto
ten or
so lo
rhythm
meas ure
sem i tone,
so pra no
FAMIUAR WORDS.
49
I0& Musical Inatrumenta.
Sfe
drum
flute
lute
vi ol
banjo
bu gle
cor net
cym bal
trum pet
trom bone
oph i cleide
gui tar
pi a no
vi o lin
clar i on
clar i o net
tarn bou rine
107. Precioua Sdnea.
gem
jew el
bril liant
ru by
o pal
to paz
ag ate
o nyx
ber yl
jas per
gar net
car bun cle
sap phire
em er aid
di a mond
cor ne li an
am e thyst
mal a chite
lOa Words Used in History.
rel ic
ep och
bar on
ty rant
des pot
an cient
mod em
sa cred
people
sub jects
man ners
cus toms
count ess
mon arch
com merce
sen ate
gen try
oa tioa
pres i dent
gov er nor
po ten tate
roy al ty
mon u mpnt
ma jes ty
au to crat
min is try
80V er eign
50
OAOM PRACTICAL SPELLER.
109. Words Used
earl
czar
king
queen
count
duke
tribe
horde
knight
throne
sol dier
110.
verb
noun
clause
phrase
ad verb
pro noun
ad junct
an nals
fac tion
vice roy
seep tre
con gress
6 vent
re volt
mis rule
na val
peer ago
pa tri ot
in Bistory.
dem a gogue
par lia nient
gov em ment
dy nas ty
pop u lace
tyr an ny
an ar cliy
au then tic
re bel lion
die ta tor
cit i iiens
Words Used in Grammar.
sub ject
sen tence
pars ing
ar ti cle
el e ment
pred i cate
ad jec tive
in ter jec tion
con June tion
mod i fi er
a nal y sis
com par i son
con ju ga tion
prep o si tion
HI Words Used in Natural
Philosophy.
rar i ty
rar e fy
den si ty
gravity
mass
force
space
dense
im pact
con tact
due tile
brittle
FAMILIAB WORM.
touch
vi brate
gran u lar
weigh
ex panel
tan gi ble
tough
con tract
te nu i ty
mo tion
con dense
te na ci ty
matter
re volve
ve lo ci ty
01
112
im pmge
con verge
com press
ap proach
CO here
di verge
de scend
fric tion
at tract
re pel
Words Used in Natural
Philosophy.
re fleet
re tard
ab sorb
as cend
ad here
in ten si ty
ra di a tion
ca lor ic
in verse ly
in er ti a
po ros i ty
mag net ic.
pul ver ize
re frac tion
ex pan sion
mo men tum
pen e tra ble
e qui lib ri um
im pen e tra ble
in com pres si ble
113. Studies.
mu sic gram mar hy gi ene
read ing bot a ny ge oni e try
speU ing al ge bra ge og ra pliy
writ ing e con o my a rith me tic
draw ing Ian guage book-keep ing
Greek French phys i ol o gy
Ger man chem is try Lat in
89
GAGPS PRACTICAL SPELLER.
114 Review.
Mathematics treats of q,u.ntitics or magnitud.. It,
It "'""""•'':'> ^™'""-^. "'eluding tr%ono.elry and
»«. 0'. and ™/«/.,. S„„,c aritlnnotieal tern. a,., ^d, sub-
tmct. more. less, n.ultiply, divide, increase, dcercase, figures
nnmen. ,„n. notat.on. Roman. Arabic, sum, anu.unt, prote'
quohent. reman.der, difference, con.putc, pins, mi;,L, snb
Sir"™'; '""^'r- "'"^«"' ''""""''■ "''I-'- -'erest,
pnncpal. payment, equahty, multiple, reduction, whole, mixed
pnu.c, naught, insurance, proportion, percentage, problem'
cube et"^ example, answer, nnmemtor, denominator, root,"
115. Jteview.
Geoorapht treats of the world, its races of men, other
ammals, products etc. Earth is our planet, globe, world,
etc. Parts of land are called continent, island, isthmus, pen!
insuk, cape, promontory, steppe, n.onntaiu. volcano, desert
oas,s. plan., shore, prairie, etc. The water is divided int,!
oeeans, seas, lakes, gulfs or bays, straits, etc. The r.ces of
men are tlie Caucasian, Mongolian, African, and Malayan
Other words nsed are, city, country, town, state, province,'
d,s net, arclnpelago, abyss, ravine, morass, typhoon, monsoon,
A et,c, Pacfle. Atlantic. Northern. Southern, lagoon, plateau
estuary, temperate, physical, parterre, avalanche, torrid fridd
tropic, equator, horizon, boundary, etc. '
116. Review.
Natitbal Philosophy treats of material objects The
eeutnfugal «id centripetal forces are called central forces.
FAMILIAR WORDS.
S3
Attraction tends to the cohesion of bodies. It is magnetic,
capillary, cohesive, etc. Velocity means rate of motion!
Matter may be ductile, frangible, or brittle, dense, granular,
tangible, elastic, ponderous, penetrable, impermeable, incom-
pressible, etc.
117. Review.
History is an orderly record of the chief events which
concern a people. It is known as ancient, modern, sacred,
profane, general, complete, brief, abridged, etc. Histori-
cal stories, essays, anecdotes, annals, and narratives, sbould
be authentic. Historic periods are ages, decades, epochs,
centuries, etc. History describes leaders, mlers, ministers,
nations, govemmeuts, states, customs, manners, seditions^
rebellions, revolutions, adventures, etc.
lia Kamea of Men.
Aa ron
Abel
A bi jah
Ab ner
A bra ham
Ad am
A dol phus
Al bert
Al ex an der
Al fred
Al ger non
A Ion zo
Al vin
Am brose
A mos
An drew
An tho ny
Ar chi bald
Ar nold
Ar thur
A sa
Au gus tus
Bald win
Basil
Ben 6 diet
Ben ja min
Bar nard
Ber tram
Caleb
Cal vin
Cecil
Ce phas
Charles
Chris to pher
Clar ence
Claude
Clem ent
Cor ne li us
Cuthbert
54
OAOB'8 PRACTICAL SPBLI^tR.
Cyril
Cy rus
Dan i el
Da vid
Don aid
^">i o ny si us
Dun can
Eb en e zer
Ed gar
Ed mund
Ed ward
Ed win
Eg bert
Eli
Eli as
E li jah
E noch
E plira iiii
E ras tus
Ernest
Eu gene
Eus tace
E ze ki el
Ezra
Felix
Fer di nand
Fran cis
Fnok lin
Fred er ic
George
Gid e on
Gil bert
God frey
Greg o ry
Gus ta vus
Guy
Har old
Hen ry
Her bert
Her man
Hez e ki ah
Hi ram
Hor ace
Ho ra tie
Hu bert
Hugh
Hum phrey
Hu go
Ira
I saac
Ja bez
Ja cob
James
Jas per
Je rome
JesM
Job
John
Jo uas
Jon a than
Jo seph
Josh u a
Jo si ah
Ju li us
Jus tin
Lam bert
Law reiice
Lem u el
Leon ard
Le vi
Lew is
Li o nel
Lo ren zo
Lu cius
Luke
Lu ther
Mark
Mar ma duke
Mat thew
Man rice
Mar tin
Mi chael
Miles
Morgan
rxMILIAK WORDS.
I
Mo sea
Raph a el
Sil va nus
Ka tlian
Ray mond
Sil ves ter
Na than i el
Re gi nakl
Sim e on
Nich las
Reu ben
Si mon
Nor mail
Rich ard
Sol mon
Oc ta vi us
Rob ert
Ste phen
OH ver
Rod er ic
Syd ney
Or Ian do
Roger
Thad de us
Os oar
Ro land
The dore
I'at rick
Ru fus
The oph i his
Paul
Ru pert
Tliom as
Peleg
Sam son
Tim thy
Peter
Sam u el
Ur ban
Phil ip
Saul
Vin cent
Phin e as
Seth
Wal ter
Ralph
Si las
Zach a ri ah
119.
Nanien of Women.
Ab i gail
Al rni ra
An gus ta
Ada
A man da
Bar ba ra
Ad e line
A me li a
Be a trice
Ad e la
A my
Be lin da
A de li a
Am a bel
Ber tha
Ag a tha
An ge li na
Bet sey
Ag nes
Ann
Blanche
Al ber ta
An na
Brid get
Al ex an dra
An nie
Car line
Alice
Arabella
Cath a line
OAOE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
Cell a
Char i ty
Cliar lotte
Chris ti na
Ci ce ly
Clara
Clar is sa
Clem en ti na
Con stance
Co ra
Cor (le li a
Cor ne li a
Cyn thi a
Deb o rah
Delia
Do ra
Dor cas
Dor o thy
Dru sil la
Edith
El e a nor
El i nor
Eliza
E liz a beth
Ella
El ,
El vi ra
Em i ly
Km nie line
Es ther
Eu ge ni e
Eu nice
Eu phe mi a
E va
E van ge line
Ev e line
Faith
Fan nie
Flora
Fran ces
Fred e ri ca
Uer al dine
Cer trude
Grace
Han nah
Har ri et
Hel en
Hen ri et ta
Hes ter
Hope
Ida
I nez
I rene
Is a bel la
Jane
Ja net
Jo se pliine
Ju ditli
Ju li a
Lau ra
la vin i 3
I-e o no r
Le ti ti a
Lil i an
Lil ly
Lo rin da
Lou i sa
Lu cin da
Ln ere ti a
Lu cy
Lyd i a
Ma bel
Mad e line
Mar ga ret
Ma ri a
Mar i on
Ma ry
Mar tha
Ma til da
Maud
Mel i cent
Me lis sa
Mer cj
rXMIUAR W0RD8.
Mildred
Phe be
Sa rah
Min nie
Polly
So phi a
Mi ran da
Pris cil la
Stella
Nan cy
Pru dence
Su san
No ra
Rachel
Vic to ri a
Olive
Re bee ca
Viola
phe li a
Rho da
Vir gin i a
Pa tience
Ruth
Viv i an
Pan line
Sally
Win i fred
57
lao. Wordu Denoting Deity.
Qod
Lord
De i ty
Al might y
Je ho vah
Alwvi kHia «1U a Oaplul Utur,
The Fa ther
The Ma ker
The Rul er
The Cre a tor
Tlie In fi nite
The E ter iial
Om nip o tent
Oin ni pres ent
The Pre serv er Su preme Be ing
12X. Kinds of Birds.
vul ture
pea cock
mag pie
con dor
pi geon
al ba tross
OS trich
pheas ant
cor mo rant
e mu
wood cock
par quet
buz zard
swal low
fla min go
par rot
hen hawk
ri ole
petrel
spoon bill
ca na ly
'tfl
88
OAOE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEB.
daf fo dil
mar i gold
'ly a ciiith
col urn bino
lie li o tropo
sun flow or
Names of Flowern.
ca niel lia
]>u tu tiia
ver l)e na
lias ttir tiiiiii
car im tion
•Inn do li on
cac tiis
<lali li a
fiich si a
KV ra ni niii
iiiiKH o iii'tto
fjil ly flower
"a Dnily JtetnU Market lieport.
Butter
Honey
Ecjgs, hens'
do. ducks'
Lard, y lb
Bacon
Onions, t» lb
Caulifl'rs, each
Cabbages, do.
50® 60
20^25
30(»40
35^45
18® 20
18® 25
IJ® 2
10® If,
12® 20
Cflcry, <»» doz. .-lO®?,-,
Iindi,sht'.s, do. 20® 25
Artichokes, do 50® 1.00
Horseradish, do. 10® 15
Miishrnonis, do. 25® 35
Melons, each 48®,'-)0
IVpiKirs, do. 25® 35
Oarlic, do. 5@ g
Estliidots, do. 20® 25
13*. PoaaesHivea.
goodneM' aake ladies' school
righteousness' sake girls' class-room
conscience' sake bojs' wardrobe
Moses' law miners' strike
Jesus' feet joiners' tools
Xerxes' arm/ Farmers' Bank
Mechanics' Institute
misses' shoes
men's ideas
women's rights
children's clothing
brethren's meeting
rXMILUR WOKM,
U& Abbreviations.
A Gen. from Eiig., « Col. from *"r., a Maj. from iN. ti., «
Capt. from Iv i! and a Lieut, from Man., vinitcd Kt. IJou.
Sir Joliii Muodoii.Jd in Can.
Rev. Sam. Jackson, U. U., and Gov. Robinson, accoin.
panied James Jones, Jan., Esq., M. P., to N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, with their sons, Jno. and Jaa., went
to consult James E. Graham, M. D., in Tor, on the lith of
Feb.
Messrs. Brown & Co. sent 74 ioi. eggs, 3 hhd. of sugar,
12 bbl. of apples, 6 cwt. 3 !b. 4 ot. of salt, on the lOtli iust ,
by G. T. H., to Belleville.
Students may receive the degree of B. A., M. A., LL. B ,
LL. D., orC. E, o< Univ. Coll.
Prcs. Gage and Prof. EuU addreued St. Jameaa H 8.,
on the IStb uit.
PART n.
Word* liable to be minpelled becaoie the nme sonndt
in them are spelled in different wayai
ain, ane, ein, eign, aign.
drain
plain
chain
swain
gain
main
ab stain
sprain
strain
crane
ap per tain
sus tain
pro fane
bane
in sane
skein
hu mane
wane
deign
arraign
Z
aue, sm, anse.
cam paigu
cause
pause
with draws
be cause
ap plause
straws
laws
draws
gnaws
flaws
squaws
gauze
SIMILiUl SOUNDS.
ei
a
aid, anled, ailed, awled.
bald
called
squalled
scald
mauled
sprawled
4.
all, awl, anl.
stalled
crawled
drawled
in stall
bawl
sprawl
maui
fore stall
drawl
brawl
haul
S.
and, oad, aved.
gall
wall
crawl
yawl
fraud
broad
sawed
de fraud
a broad
gnawed
6.
ay. «y> eigfh.
ap plaud
pawed
laud
bray
fray
affray
de lay
be tray
con vey
obey
allay
de fray
dis play
they
purvey
dis bey
weigh
flay
a stray
dis may
repay
ar ray
sur vey
inveigh
62
GAGE'S PRACTICAL 8PELLEB.
7.
eak,ake.
break
steak
make
brake
stake
flake
shake
drake
snake
a wake
spake
for sake
partake
mis take
a
eak, eek, iek, iqne
un der take
beak
bleak
creak
freak
squeak
sneak
wreak
streak
be speak
peak
creek
meek
shriek
seek
sleek
an tique
clique
pique
ob lique
9.
u nique
cri tique
ean, een, ene, in, ine.
dean
wean
clean
lean
green
un clean
be tween
spleen
fore seen
un seen
ca reen
ob scene
con vene
se rene
ma rine
rou tine
ra vine
10.
•Ml eer, ere, ler.
man da rin
sear
smear
spear
year
besmear
tear
SIMILAR SOUNDS.
63
ap pear
Br rear
leer
sneer
dom i neer
pi o neer
«e vere
in ter fere
cav a lier
dia ap pear
jeer
cheer
ca reer
rail ti neer
ad liero
uus tere
per se vere
fron tier
en dear
gear
queer
ve nee»
gaz et teer
CO here
gren a dier
ohan de lier
gon do lier
bleat
seat
de feat
re plete
fleet
street
con celt
de cease
re lease
fleece
geese
a chieve
be lieve
11.
eat, eet, ete, eit,
heat
en treat
re peat
con Crete
greet
dis creet
de ceit
U
0, eece, eese, iece,
lease
de crease
va lise
po lice
13.
ie, eL
grief
weird
eipt
peat
treat
re treat
com plete
se Crete
ob so lete
re ceipt
ice, ite.
cease
in crease
a piece
ca price
re lieve
re prieve
64
OAOrS PRACTICAL SPEtLER.
brief
chief
con ceit
con ceive
ei ther
liege
de ceit
de ceive
field
fiend
fierce
roan
hone
en throne
own
known
lei sure
lief
liege
niece
per ceive
piece
pierce
seiz ure
shield
priest
re caive
14.
ou, one, own.
moan
drone
de throne
sown
thrown
re trieve
shield
nei thei
be siege
shriek
siege
thxet
tier
wield
yield
in vei gle
loan
prone
post ponf
shown
flown
clue
cue
val ue
im bus
res cue
rev e nue
oeu ter
15.
ue, en, ien, ni, ew, iew.
few
is sue
en sue
en due
pur sue
un due
let i nue
sue
tis sue
sub due
argue
res i due
rue ful
eu Iog7
SIMILAR SOUNDS.
M
lieu
view
beau ty
.jui cy
screw
threw
con tin ue
pur lieu
re view
nui sanco
rue
true.
a dieu
pew ter
bar be cue
be dew
con struo
ac crue
Note -Lonp u and its substitutes following the letter r
sound hlce^o .„eo„l; in all other eases they sound £
or the word fou. '
16.
Wonla enduig in oy, ^y,
«cy
leg a cy
in fan cy
pi quail cy
flu en cy
po ten cy
ex eel len cy
as cen den cy
con fed er a cy
tipsy
Aim sy
ea sy
ep i lep sy
lep ro sy
by poc ri sy
ha zy
era zy
diz zy
fan cy
lu na cy
pri va cy
bril lian cy
de cen cy
id i o cy
di plo ma cy
buoy an cy
ar is toe ra cy
grea sy
palsy
glossy
drow sy
pro sy
ro sy
brass y
jeal ous y
a pos ta sy
ajul tj,
flee cy
fal la cy
pa pa cy
va can cy
clem en cy
sol ven cy
cur ren cy
com pe ten cy
per sist en cy
po e sy
mass y
posy
drop sy
era bas sy
breez y
maz y
002 y
furz y
i)j
GAOE'S PRACTICAL SPBLUSR,
sense
tense
em i nence
in tel ]i gence
res i dence
ex eel lence
mag nif i cence
con dense
dis pense
li cense
rec om pense
set tie ments
gov em ments
es tab lish ments
17.
•noe, «iue, enti,*
hence
com mence
dif fi dence
el o quence
pref er ence
pen i tence
neg li gence
ora nip tence
im mense
non sense
re lents
re pents
la ments
ex per i ments
whence
dif fer ence
in di gence
in no cence
ref er ence
ve he mence
mu nif i cence
be nef i cence
BUS pense
in cense
frank in cense
fer ments
pre vents
in stru ments
la
IVords mding in eOM and ioiu,
pit e ous hid e ous lig ne ous
du te ous vit re ous
plen te ous a que ous
OS se ous boun te ous
sim ul ta ne ous ex tra ne ous
het e ro ge ne ous in stan ta ne ous cu ri ous
o di ous du bi ous en vi ous
ob vi ous
CO pi ous
glo ri ous
spu ri ous
* t should be sounded.
stu di ous
va ri ous
fu ri ous
in ju ri ous
beau te ous
cu ta ne ous
spon ta ne ous
ho mo ge no ous
im pi ous
ca ri ous
se ri ous
pe nu ri ous
I i'
SIMILAR SOUNDS.
«7
un pe ri oua
fe lo ni ous
de lir i ous la bo ri ous
ab ste mi ous ne fa ri ous
ac ri mo ni ous cer e mo ni ous ig no min i ous
par si mo ni ous sane ti mo ni ous del e te ri ous
la
laud a ble
ten a ble
af fa ble
blam a ble
teach a ble
peace a ble
change a ble
fal li ble
pos si ble
le gi ble
for ci ble
hor ri ble
com bus ti ble
i ras ci ble
fFordi ending in able and ible.
cur a ble
prob a ble
pal pa ble
port a ble
suit a ble
sal a ble
ser vice a ble
tan gi ble
vis i ble
flex i ble
ter ri ble
cor rupt i ble
in di ges ti ble
cul pa ble
20.
du la ble
ca pa ble
sen si ble
li a ble
laugh a ble
tax a ble
no tice a ble
ed i ble
fu si ble
fea si ble
com press i ble
ir re sist i ble
in del i ble
el i gi ble
stu pe fy
ed i fy
sig ni fy
glo ri fy
fals i fy
sane ri fy
Words ending in (Sj and iSj,
rar e fy
pu tre fy
deify
vit ri fy
clar i fy
cer ti fv
li que fy
dig ni fy
ver i fy
ter ri fy
beau ti fy
fruc ti fy
68
OAGG'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
am pli fy jus ti fy pet ri ty
dis qual i fy in dem ni fy per son i fy
ni ce ty
so bri e ty
pro pri e ty
no to ri e ty
qual i ty
suav i ty
an nu i ty
ur ban i ty
a vid i ty
neu tral i ty
tran quil li ty
ZL
Wordt ending in ety
pi e ty
prob i ty
de i ty
quan ti ty
en mi ty
sane ti ty
hu mil i ty
ma lig ni ty
prod i gal i ty
prob a bil i ty
fer til i ty
and ity.
so ci 6 ty
anx i e ty
im pro pri e ty
brev i ty
grav ity
gra tu i ty
dex ter i ty
stu pid i ty
com mod i ty
mal le a bil i ty
in ere du li ty
Beviewa of DijJlcuU Words.
1.
jeer va lise ca price
skein ex hale bias pheme
weigh in veigh cam paign
shriek re ceipt pal i sade
kneel con ceit ser e nade
pique fron tier chan de lier
e rase cri tique su per sede
se cede rou tine gaz et teer
u nique ob scene mas quer ade
ob lique con ceal gren a dier
8IUILAR SOUNDS
Z
seize
grieve
weird
sor tie
pyre
a piece
lurch
sur feit
liege
for feit
wield
lei sure
fierce
shield
be siege
re lieve
3.
do cile
gen e sis
ser vile
def i nite
vac cine
ret i nue
ch»s tise
civ il ize
pur lieu
dis ci pline
nui sance
crit i cise
san guine
par a lyze
mar line
pre ju dice
*.
bruise
de vi ous
a dieu
stim u lus
gua no
symp torn
im brue
pre vi ous
li cense
pen i tence
id i om
vig i lance
nau ti lua
rec om pense
&
trea cle
blam a ble
cap tious
teach a ble
«»
re ceive
re prieve
pur ceive
a chieve
sur plice
mor tise
seiz ure
ben e fit
proph e sies
chrys a lis
den ti frice
o bei sance
sac ri fice
tyr an nize
mag net ize
crys tal lize
scan da lous
ve he mence
neg li gence
el o quence
am big u ous
il lus tri ous
pre ca ri ous
tech ni cal
bril lian cy
TO
OAOrS PRACTICAL 8PELLUI.
fM si ble
tax a ble
sal a ble
i ci ole
cyn i cal
chem i cal
schism
gnome
cir cuit
pur suit
val iant
pur loin
ha rangue
hyp o crite
spe cial
nup tial
cau tious
con scious
rem e dy
tra ge dy
tyr an ny
pit u ous
de cen cy
peace a ble
buoy an cy
priv i lege
pi quan cy
poig nan cy
ft
triv ial
caitiff
pan nier
rai meut
cine ture
debt or
dis guise
ma lign
7.
in i tial
sa ti ate
vi ti ate
stu di ous
scar ci ty
vil la ny
jeal ous y
heterogeneous
i laa ci bl«
in del i ble
el i gi ble
change a ble
ser vice a ble
sym met ri cal
filial
de sign
pe cu li ar
com plex ion
pe cu ni a ry
crys tal line
lab y rinth
guar au tee
per sua siim
de lir i ous
ne go ti ate
far i na ceous
ab ste mi ous
hy poc ri sy
lieu ten an cy
min strel sy
PART III.
Wordi pronovnoed alike, or nearly alike, bat ipelled
differently, with different meaning*.
NoTK. — It is thought best not to give lists of these words
with their mfaiiiugs, as pupils may get them iu their diction-
aries, if the eoiiHection in whiek the irorda iire used does not
enable the pupils to decide tlieir meaning.
For review purposes, or to save lime, t<^achers may read
the sentences, emphasizing the '■•ords in italic), and the pupils
may write these words only. The order in which they arc
written wUI enable the teacher to test their accuracy.
Lesson I.
The air will be eold /tre morning. Did you < 'er see the
Mr to the estate ? What can ait the man ? He has d iik
too much ate. All shoes are sewed with an awl. The^ are
going to alter the allar of the church. My aunt ate an ant
at eight o'clock. You never ought to do aught witiiout your
father's assent. The ascent was steep. The teacher tiadt me
beware of bad men. The man liateled when the ball struck
71
OAOrs PRACTICAL 8PELLEB.
him on hii bald bead. A bard is a poet. Tlio ^i ',',.,
having ntg the brll lor a liglil, barred llio duor and i V
lie could not bear to have the bear bite Ins 4a, 'r
As Ihn 4i>, /w„rrf she thought of llie pa>l and icr»»,
hands willi auguisli. 1 have beea t« thr com bin. He Arw
good «w. I have a bruhe on m^ han 1. The ^irl aakcd
her beau to i.jf Iwr a piuk «ow. As ho wjut b> he said
" Good bjr."
Leaaon II,
The bouffA of the tree made I he mnii bo,r. His bir/b took
place in a berlb of the vessel. A wcl|.«w/ young man held
the horse's bridle while the bridal [wrtj got a lo.,f of bread
and a «oW of milk. The ieeeb-tr,-e near ihf nn-nn Wvl has
a largi! bote. A /iri/aa is a native of Jin/ai«. What a largo
berrj/ ! Barg the p<K)r brule, and do not bnil about his
faults. The wind blem the clouds across the bite sky. l>ut
the bait on the h™,k. Do you know your Umou/ To bate
means to //.««. Look at the calendar, and see the date.
Calender the eloih. A ekasle woman Wiw r,ifl.W by a rrael
man, and drop|)cd a ball of rwr^/. Cat., elimb with their
<•&»... Read the first clame of Ihe seuleiice. The ship.
and their crews arc in a foreign elime on a crmne. The par-
eel, lied with a , uarK cord, floated on the tide. Of ronfw you
wdl take the classical course. Souud a chord on I he organ.
ItCHHOn III,
I shall cancass the country for subscribers. The counsel
for the accused appeared before the council, which met in
a canvas tent. The colonel served in the Si.\tli Corps. The
apple was found to be rotten at the core. The fiue city of
SIMILAR MOUNDS.
rs
I WMhinRton U thft rapilal of tli« U. R„ and ita Bnc»t build.
f mn 19 thn Capitol. CttMt KliiKslry (Ired « ra»,o». The
^ <r«io» of Alaski. In tl... U. S. was made duriiiR the .««o,
. of Oonifress. The ikoUrtf man wore a paper rollar. Don't
trj to m^H me, my eoH»». \<\»\«. T iraa UFalim, my letter,
» apider dr.ip|)e(l from the -v///, ,, .>(' the r.n.i,, The w//,.r of
tieketd is in the cfllnr. II,. „■■.■ i„o ti,- ,rn> I; oirrd xxK for
the oie I «rnile. The ■• :<i „i tl„. !Unr, .■ i, „v, ot. It » a
good nilf for a hnnw, mi I r>,„i,mn.(s a liie vi/IU . : the ocean.
I will ri/r a |»is»npte of S- ri| iiiru. 1 wi.iit .[ ;/■-,. of pn|ier
for the r,««/>. My si » rrmS: TU n/jnct is swimiuiug in
the cretk. IJave you a.j ngn.t rinj,- ''
LeftHoii I r.
The emard ttmerei before me. A lady should not rkoont
« man who ckrwt tobacco. He bought a currant pie for ten
cents current money. If you dn'rt your friends at dinner,
you will get no demrt. My dear, did you see the drrr in the
parkP It was a rfw. Wiikers hnnd the (/-)«,/,! wjtl, their
hands; we «>,?<■</ bread to eat. He hnd do»c liis work and
was ready to die. Z>y? the clolh a iIhh color. Ok! how I
dislike to duH people for money they owe me, even alter it is
due ! Dost thou not sec tliLt the dmt is wet with deic ? A
dire calamity befell the d)er on the sea. Uo you .w the cw
unde' the ^cw-trec ? Take exercise every day, to fj-orr- i.w the
spirit of laziness. The vase is shaped like an urn. I will
kire a man who can earn higker wages. Do not faint away ;
the .attack was only a feint. Home is a sacred fane, which I
would///« keep pure. ISfiin feii/n sickness because you do
not know your lesson. Dare to say, Ao.
74
GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
I/caaon V.
The/mr lady has paid lier/a«. We had good fare at the
fair. The horse is lamo in the right/ore foot. The gymnast
performed a wonderful fiat. The stick is four feet long
The man went forth to kill a foul. That was foul play. He
succeeded the fourth time The barrel of flour rolled over a
flower. Floeks of birds ate the phlox seed. Jane bought ten
yards of blue jean. She walked with an easy gait through
tlie gate, as if unconscious of guilt. The boy threu, a stone.
The gilder made a gilt frame worth a guilder for the pretty
maid. The great man sat by the open grate, and «y*frf that
he was not greater. His dog is by his aide. Have you a
nutmeg graters' I would rather meet a grialg bear tlian a
i^m/y ghost. It is tneet that wc should eat meat. He will
mete out justice.
LesHon VI,
The bat /«» up the chimney flue. The ox gored the cow.
I struck him with a ^oarrf. The grease was sent to Grwm.
Uj guest guessed the riddle. Bad men gamile with cards;
Iambs gamiol in the field. The hate old man was out in the
hail. Haul the load to the hall. The hare is a kind of rab-
bit. The carpenter made a rabbet in the ioari I was bored
by the foolish talk. The hatr of the holg man is w/io//j/ white.
I showed him the hfmn. He bought ten feet of giitta-pcrcha
hose. I bought two steel hoes. The jury will indiet the man
for theft. The teacher will indite this sentence. He laid our
book on the table. He has /«i» in the &« an /io»r. I came
here to hear the lecture
SIHII^LB SOUNDS.
re
Lesson VII.
A man of lax principles lacks character. You can tell a
mean man by his sneaking mien. A male friend brought my
vtail from the office. Lumbering is the main business in
Maine. He held the horse's mane vith all his might. A
widow's mile may have a mighli/ influence. The lord of the
manor has a dignified manner. He wears a fur mantle. The
parlor mantel is made of marble. Do you like martial music ?
Th» martial rode a horse of high mettle along the road, and
wore a i»e/a/ badge. Do not meddle with my gold medal.
The wower mowed the field onee raore in the best mode. The
mucous membrane secretes mucus. Gneiss makes a very nice
window-sill. Do not mewl like a baby; the mule will not
hurt you. The «/'.</ was so dense that I missed sight. The
nun could find none. The man carried silver ore o'er the
bridge on the oar of the boat. The girl who carried the pail
looked pale.
Lesson VIII.
One boy won a pritx. lie never pries into other people's
business. He suffers pain. Who broke that pane of glass ?
It is plain that the />/rt«e is dull. In geometry we sjieak of
planes ; in geography, of plains. There is a wide plait in
her dress. The plate is on the table. The Christian prai/s
to God and sings his praise. The hawk pregs upon other
birds. A pallet is a bed, and a palette is a painter's board.
Good food gratifies the palate. He tried to pare the pear
with a pair of scissors. " Let us have peace" not war. He
ate a piece of lemon peel. Did you heai that peal of thunder ?
When he gets over his pique we shall be friends again. The
English peer climbed the peak of the mountain. The ship is
at the pier. A lawyer who makes good pleas is sure to please
bis clirnLs.
76 OAGE'S PRACTICAL BPELLEB.
Lesson IX.
Will you have a plum ? That pole does not stand plumh.
Exercise opens every pore of ilie skin. Please to pour me a
glass of water. Do not pore over your books so much. The
Principal said, " Our men of principle should be onr princi-
jiul men." Put your foot upon the pedal. Those wlio peddle
make a good profit. Isaiiili was a great prophet. I have
a piece of p««/(Ve-stone. There is pomace at tlie eider mill.
Gold is found in juartz rock. Four quartu make a gallon.
He drives with a tight rein. Hear it rain. The m>» of
Victoria is jjrosperous. To tear down is to raze. My son
says, " We cannot raise com without the rai/s of the mn."
He read till his eyes were red. In tlie Bible we read of a
bruised reed.
Lesson X,
Write to the fAxtAirriuht. Do right. Tlie pastor admin-
istered the nV« of baptism. Milton tcrote "Paradise Lost."
Do not recite by rate. The Krrteh got sick and began to
retch. Forty roils make a rood. Do not be rude and roiiiih
in yoTir behavior. She wears a r«^. He tiist^-d llic rge
bread and made a wrg face. I have just seen a beautiful sreiif.
I bought canvas at a nale to make a xail for the boat. He
made a W;><< mistake in his sleight of hand. The wild surge
■vreekcd the boat. Buy me ten yards of serge. SeK the
seam .w. Sow the seed early. He tried to steal a tied pen.
He has lost the sole of his shoe. The soul is iuiuiortal.
Lesson XI.
The ship is a fast sailer, and has a good tailor for cap-
tain. The fisherman caught a sucker. Always neeor the
distresspd. Irving's st^le is much admired. "I'm sitting
kk^mjM^^m^^^'^^^m-'.
BIHILAR SOUNDS.
77
on the »lik, Mary." The cross and crown are sacred tymioli.
lie plajs the cymbab in the hand. The tale is too true. Tlie
squirrel lias a bushy tail. I want some 6 oz. tacks. I pay
no tax when 1 tmeel in Europe. Tlie throen of travail
arc severe. The bad boy tkrows stones at tlic birds. He
threw the ball through the window. It is too bad to make
tmo mistakes in one word. They went there aud got their
books. The throne was thrown down. " They went and
told the scxtou, and the sexton lolled the bell."
LeHHOH XII.
ImproTC your time. Thyme grows in the garden There is
a gilded tane on the steeple. He has ruptured a nein. Do
not be vain of your acquirements. The vial contains [loison.
He plays upon the viol. Can you wade across the river ?
Come this way. Wait till I get weighed. How much do
you weigh ? My weight is 140 lbs. That girl has a small
waist. Uo not waste your time. He keeps good wares.
She wears a dress a weelc. I feel weak. Tlie wether sutTcrs
during the cold weather. The yoke is of wood. I would like
to have the yoUc of an egg. Long may our flag wave o'er the
ocean wave. I waice my right to exemption.
Review.
If you should e'er have to submit to the ordeal of a search-
ing examination in English orthography, you should ere going
up make yourself thoroughly acquainted with an air of con-
fidence and an heir at law, your Aunt Hill and the anthiU in
the copse, a beefsteak and a gambler's atake, iku elective or
hereditary peer and a stone pier, tears of joy and tien of
aeati, beer for the living and a bier for the dead, the baie of
t^T
7a
OAOI'S PRACTICAL SPELUBl.
• pyramid and the bans of an anthem or a hymn. Learn the
difference between him who wields the adze and him who
ever adds to his wealth; between the Bey of Tunis and the
Bay of Naples, the bays of Europe and the green baize table,
cover, the graceful boughs of the beech aud the swelling bows
of the boat on the bcacli, or the polite bows of the beau bend,
mg like a bow ; between the feminine belle and a brass beU
a policeman's beat and a vegetable beet, the bight of a rope
and the bite of a rattlesnake, the birth of a child aud the
berth of a sailor, the breech of a gun and the breach which
the ktter makes in a waU, a broach for a roast and a brooch
for a lady, a rabbit burrow aud a municipal borough, a brass
cannon and an ecclesiastical canon, a cession of territory and
a session of Parliament, the cord of a whip and the chord of
a fiddle, the doufrh in a kneading-trough and the doe in the
forest, a cattle-fair and a cab or omnibus fare, a seliool-feUow
and the felloe of a wheel. All such words demand the learn-
er's special attention, if he wishes to avoid the ludicrous
blunders of those who write haiibrained for harebrained
bearlaced and bearfooted for barefaced aud barefooted, pole!
tax for poll-tax, plumline for plumbline, raindear for rein-
deer, duelap for dewUp, taUbearer for talebearer.
fX^Zv^'sfWMW^.^Wi
PART IV.
The Parts of a Letter.
1* I !• the heading,
*• t*® "<lUreBg,
TBe P«rt« •! a letter are ». the Mlntation,
4. the body,
to. the sabscription.
JaAyt>.^n.t-o-, (Ii/n,t.,
VTux^ 5, qoi.
Jy^'vt'u-t'u, C-oio-A.-ct<io-.
^Ot-n- u>-cu) cLi-t-C-ix 'i^e^xiriMxi.
Ult CL^LL clU 4/O-VL-U. tLoX ajxtVU.
•nxx-d to- -to,a,a>-t <14iIvcm>|. IJjt
r^im.
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(i age's ritACTICAL srF.TJ.ER.
(^^ Trux-vi-cL
&
Ue,VY i'-^AA.txj, aj,<MX.1. lhJvL^YX.<i.
J^it'vi, I o/ul.o-'n^.
2. The addiTss is simictiiiii-.s uriltiMi lil (he ciiil of
tlie l,.|te.-. Thus Ih,. ,,n.,-,.,hM.- h'tlcr n.lght havu U,«ii
coiH-luded ill this way :
THE PAKTH OP A LETTKK. 81
Mo^nruzj iL-ul ^OAA. oAJL oi-
t-o- uM^Ue. t-o- -rvu, a|t^oa„ il cx-m,,
U«A/lj. tAAA.l\j, 'Yo-u.'L I'uX'vvcL,
JUt'TL.n.MA,. Co-^'0-A.<vcL'0-.
3. In order to call special intention to tlio different
parts of a neatly-written letter, the following letter is
printed will, the names of the separate parts indicated
in small italic type.
Oljserve carefully :
(") The various items that make up each part.
(/') The commas and the ,«.riods in the lieadinj;, in
the a(l<lres.s, in the salutation, and in the sul)-
scription.
Some prefer to punctuate the address with a colon
thus :— .loseph F!. AFor. ison,
Front St., Ti>ronto, Ont. :—
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4. If the iHKly „f tl„. 1 .(,..!• („u,l„.,s u,H,i. srvcral ,lif.
f.Teiit t.),„Vs, ««•), t„pi,. ,l,o„l,l l„. t,,.Ht,..l in a sqwimt..
[>iiiaKin|)li, as in tlie IctU'r uti («i«('s 79 iiml 80.
t llradiiif/.i
'20 A. JoXru A., 2u^l^. P.2.
^Jty^- n, iqoo.
(AddrcHH.i
'^. 13. nLty-^luUy-oa.,
(Sniiifiiliaii.l
(liatii of Ihi- letter.) U-tl/0-U>- --rrU, l/O-
':
THE PARTS OF A LETTER.
83
<y^t u^lu-o^ l^t tlv^ i^ a,^
^'u<x^ Ww ex iWu^^ t-o- -L.A^-
iTL^^t-^t^-wt^.a^ i^ the ^/uo^^cu,-
ut-t-C-L LL<i a,
'YYXJL.
f-^nhscrijttioH.J
tOLta 1
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GAGE'S PEACnCAL 8PELLEB.
5. Here ii a diagram showing the proper position
of each part of the letter, the indents, and the paragraph
divisions. r b r
(firniUnpJ
lAridrrmt.l
(Salulallnn.l
(Paroffrapk indent.)
(Paragraph indent./
THE Parts op a tETXEB.
85
(Vom^imrntnry doMf.
fSijfmiturrJ
6. Rule several Nl,eetH of pftj^-r sImwinK tlio proper
arrangem.'nt of tl.e .lifferent purtn of a letter. Do tlii«
exercise repeafHlly „„til y„u can finisi, a page in two or
three minutes.
7. Write the following letters from rlictation :—
■JU-'v^'tTxlto-'vi., TL-o-a> . iq, iqoO.
TlXu^L/u). (J<x^ ¥ Co-., 3oA.o-.vat>-.
W^-lixe4i*.'u. J^n>-i/vL^ ^<^
Micnocorv icsouiTnN tbt chart
(ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2|
1.0
I.I
12.8
1^ n^ i^
_^ /APPLIED IM^GE Inc
gr 1653 East Main Street
S"^ Rodesler, New Tork 14609 US*
■J^ (716) 482 - 0300 - Phone
:^= (716) 258- 5989 - roic
86 OAGE'S PUACTK.AL SPELLEU.
C'O-'yU.vcLeA.-CLWL toc^Vuu,'rt-«. cu)
4va,^|MA<) l^^-m, ooo-o^ ^^tk <l-yy\.-
•u^'Tbtu.A.t t-o- a,<llt, 'X ^/L<l,-o-'Vb-ai
THE I'AUTS OF A I^ETTri!. S7
4-<xu>- a.
.'^oat^ a- on. tli^ lA.-o-'n.t
88 gage's pkactical speller.
a-'O.-cuxva,. J-fu/vi, ol 'mxt curuo-t
4i\xd^, ou-K-o-d^ 'vrto-truA Ix-txcL tu,-cL
'm/vy\, to- (X 'ja-o-^-t -l>-'u. t-ru- <ivdx o-i.
tru- cL-o-t>A., A/o- tlvtxt u>-Itx'v\. -m.
oyyvo-t'hA'L l^-o-n^, u>-rL-o- u>-<i,<i tuxcL
to- a.^n,-o-ttixt ^o^ u,4a, tli>e, dX^xeX,
hjL CMMXt-cL-ru t, CU'TL-cL ttWu- -^L^x-cL to-
4/uyva. o-u,t l-o- o-^vn;', cL'ruo-truA- o-^^«A.
trbt UMxleA.
-CLooX tn-wb^ to- cL-o- 'xt ClxKvcl-o-n^-t't,
CL'vx^L OC VnJyrJk, o^Kvu, TnA^A-t 'nAxro-iL
rucu-cL <x •0-i/ixuXiXi.^i du-'vn/mxA^ VyvlAjl.
If 11
THE PARTS OF A LETTER. 89
^^ ■O-cucit. to- l3(>-<l,t'0-'rb. jQ.t>- a/o-
iMx-t cLt>- 'wo-t c-a-Vixu. ihjLTYi. ^11.
'pC'txaj a. •tu.'VTX, -tx'vi.cL 'ut-TVTXTrtt'-eA
8. ((/) Write a letter of recDimnei. .tiim for a
ptusoiial fiicrid.
('') Write an application for a jH)sitioii as teaeher
in a neighboring town.
((•) Write a note of thanks for some favor receiver!.
('/) Write, erteniling an invitation to a friend to
(line with you.
(«) Write a note acknowle<lginf,' the receipt of a
check for services.
flO OAOE'S PKACTICM, SiT.I.LEIi.
(./■) Wi-ito a lett.T lu.iiiP to your fiiciiils from Ber-
muda Islnii.Is, where you liave gone to speFul
tlic wiiter, (State reasons for going — descrilH-
tlie climate of Bermuda— vegetation and
fruits- amusemi.nts an.i pastimes—con-
trast with Canada— state when you will
return.
9. Write two notes similar to the following :—
My dear Harry,—
Next Wednesday will be my birth.lav, an.l I pro
pose to invite a few intimate friends to'eelebrate the
event with me in the evening. Will you eome' I
am sure that we shall have a goo<l time, so plea.se
say "yes."
Yours sincerely,
417 Rose Ave., Toronto. Jq^
Mrs. Henry B. Wallace requests the pleasure of Mr
and Mrs. A. P. Stuart's company, Wednesday, June 16,
from seven to ten o'clock.
245 Forest Ave., London.
10. Here are .several envelopes with the address
written upon them. Notice the items of the address,
study the punctuation marks, and observe where the
postage stamp should be placed. Notice the addresses
that indicate the post-otHce box. In large cities letters
are delivered at the house, and the name of the street
and the number of the house are placed on the envelope.
THE I'AJirs (,F A I.ETTF.l;. Ol
t^o-cLt-^t c t-i„
13
vJoa.{ CL't(.:>-,
o-oc :i^^2.
'ft'^'qy-'ii Co-.,
1 1 U.-t^pa.'vi^ic-c Uo-.
92 (MfiE's I'HACTICAL Sl'F.U.KH.
f'. 13. atu^.>.o-i, Tn.iO.,
11. Rul,.t..n sucl, envHopfs i„ ,lilliT,.,.i sl,a,.i., an,l
sizes an.l address then, cuivfullv a,„l plainly TIt
envel„,K. should l-e a tnll.. la,-,,..,, than th,. I.tte,- to U-
encl„s..,l. ri,o latter shoul.i Ik, neath f,.l,|,.d a little
nariowiT than th(. envelope.
Take some newspap, rs or thin wrapr-in^ papers an.l
cut p,ece., to the s,.os of not., an.l l.-tter paper. Praetis- •
foUhng these until y.,u can make a „,.at, «vell-f.,lde,l
letter that fits the envel.iiw pi^.^HM-ly.
12 Vhe foll.,wi„g r.*L-Ti.,Ns will save a great deal of
tr.)uhle an.l annoyance if they a.e carefully ol.served:-
(") Write ve-y plainly. Do not scribble. Heveni
i;nj ,,„rtir,dar to write all ,,r„,,rr „„,«,.., „„,/
ttllfujiim irith i:rtri;ii,' ,„r,'.
CO Do not crowd the words, especially neap the
end of a line. If there is not .(uite room for
a word in full-sized lettei-s either begin on the
next line or else divide the word and pat a
hyphen at the end of the line. A word
THK I'AHTS OF .\ LKTTKIt.
!•;{
('■)
('/)
must not be divided except at the end of a
syllable; for rxn.,,,,!,., il„. w,,,,! fatli.T ,„„.;t
"<'t !«• .ihi,l,.,l lliu., fath-. Imt ufi.r tl„.
first sylhil.l,. fa- ; s,, form- is u w,„nj; ,livi.
sion „f fur,,,,,-. Always reply to a letter
promptly and make a note of the fact.
Tl». m„st siinpl,. w,iv in piivi.t.. .•.,it,.s,„,„,j!
fn™isti>w,ir,.,UT..s.stlmfac,.„ttl „v,.|,.|h-
tliu>, " Ariswrnd I -.'Oth, oo. ' Preserve
all letters fora reasonable time. It islHticr
to j„t.,ei-v,. ,/■,,•;/ lmsiiie«.s Irttcr in prop,.,-
Hl<-«- A business letter should be as short
as possible, mid .s<, t-icailv .■xpicssf.! tliiit,
there «iti 1,,. no niiHtukiii- tli,. exaet ineaii-
in-ii,ten.le,l. Do not mix up Other matters
in a business lener ; stiek ri-idly i„ the
point, and if necessary enclose anotlier letu^r
on the oilier .subjects to lie discussed.
DICTATION EXERCISE.
A long way <lown that limpid wafr, chill an,l hri.dit
as an iceberg, went my little self tl.at ,l,v on nuurs
choice errand -destruction. All the little lis), s.-eme,!
to know that T was one who lia.l taken out ChI's c<.rti-
fieate, and meant to have the Nalue of it ; e^•ery one of
them was aware that we desolate in,.re than replenish
the earth. For a cow mi-ht come and look into the
water, and put her yellow li,,s down : a kh,.^t\shvv like
a blue arrow, might sh.H.t through the d.uk alleys over
the channel, or sit on a dipping will,y.lx,ugh with his
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oa(»e'n I'ltAcrrcM, npkm.ek.
-ak sun'c ,,„o l„s l.rea.t M,„. ; ..v,.„ ,.„ „„.., ,„i„,,t
•l.«.t.„«,, ,1,,, H„,.,Un, lik..„i„« l,i„,.,.|f ,., H l,«.,f w.H.l
"■'"' '"" ""' ■' ' "-'■ "• ti„. «,.„.,. ,.,,, „,„, ,,i, „„;
'T- l-m..«.,ui..tly : ,.,,1 v-t „., ,„„,!,. «,.„l,| .,..i«. „tl,J,.
!;»<■, lis It (I.H.s w|„.„ „ sainpl,. „f ,„„„ ,,, ^
THE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS.
Begin with a capital letter :
>. The first word of every sentence.
(") V„iy a ,,„i;,. f,„,n a scIi.h.i t{,.a.l..r. N.,t,. ,•„,■«-
fully cacli capilal Ictlci- as it ,„-cu,s.
('•) Writ., a passa^r fron. iliclatio,, a.,.! ,,„t i„ t|„.
•'apitals.
('•) Copy .low,, .-t sl.urt ...xtnut wl.icl, y,.,, l<„„w l.y
liwiitand iiiseitall llic capitals.
2. The first word of every line of poetry.
M-n,.ai„. the following extracts at.d the. nony them
..u. n,,,, .„e„,.„.y. H,.yi,. y.,„, ,,^.,. , ,.,.f^,_.-,_^
the Imok.
(«) Han. to Ix. true I Nothin« ca.i „e,-,l a lie ;
A fault which needs it ui„st ;:,,o«s two thereby.
(/') Who stru«j;los with his haser part,
Who con.juers and is fi(H>,
He may not wear a hero's crown
Or fill a licro's j;rave ;
But truth will place his name among
Xiie bravest of the brave.
TIIK
ISi: OF CAiTrAI, LKTlKIls.
>X,
3. Everv proper noi.n and every proper adjective
('•) Aiuk. H.ij..,,.v..H f ,i„.s..M, ,„„„,.. ,,-,„
E.!;;;:'" '-"""•• ^ -■ vi....i;
*'^ ''■':;■;; "r'^" --ni ....^
7 v'""""^'"- -tut,);.,..,:.,';
;.";• '■""•';■■"■-"-'■••"" take ..a,.i,als ^
'""yr" "'"•>■■•'■''■-• to ..,.,.,ain ,ii;,.,..,:
-"• to t ,.. ,«.„,,|„ ,j,i„^, „,„,,,. ,j.,^^ ^^.__^| .^
;•;;;." ■"•■ ■•■'- ■^'■"'^ --pi-ci a.
*■ Common nouns personined.
Stu.ly tlicso ex,i„i|>l,.., • .
(')Or)e. „,«.,„,„,, „,,,,;„,,, o(;,..v..,wlK.r.
It tliy viflcv ?
A»d Hope, tl,y .,„..,, ,„^,,.,l„,i„,^,,^,^,,,,^__^.|^,
6. AH names applied to Goii onH . ,
and the pronouns he and fh«.. I ^ ^"^"^ '='"•'«.
His name ""* ""•" *"«" ">ey stand for
S-leet exampl... f,,„„ „„ ^^,,,„^, J
illustrate this rule.
!K> (iacje'k I'UArruAi. «i'Ki,i,i:ii.
(/.) (ilory to Tlipo, tiiy (linl, this iiiglit.
h'lir 111! till' liliwtiiijj" "f III" HkIi' ;
Kii'p nil', () k(H'|i nil', Kiiiij nf Kiii^js,
Ik'iu'iitli Thine nwii aliiiii;lily wiiii.'-'.
6. All titles of honor and respect.
Hturly llii'w I'xiiiiiplos :
(fi) His MajpNty Kinj{ Kilwanl tljc Si'venlli.
(A) Tim QiHH'ii's Most Kxifllcnt Maj.'sty
(r) His Kxi'i'llenty the (luvciimi- (Ji'iii'ial.
Wi'ili' ton moru exaniplrs of tiilcs.
7. All names of societies, parties, denominations,
national events, etc.
Stu ly tlio followiiii; rxainplca ami aild Irn iiioiv to
tlicli."t ; —
An;;IicanM, Uonian CatliolicM, OiM Fellows,
Magna Cliarta, Fenian Raiil, Gulf Stream.
8. The first word of a direct quotation, that Is,
one that forms a complete sentence by Itself.
((/) Bo careful liow you apply the old pn^verb,
" Honesty is the Iteat policy."
(h) Tlie fox could not reach the jjrapos, so he said,
" It does not matter, I know the srajXi arc
sour."
9. The letters / and are always written in capi-
tals, but the word oh begins with a small letter,
unless It comes under Rule 1 or Rule 2.
THE IHF. OK ( Al'ITAr, LETTKHS.
!t7
(<i) Kiiiil ilUistriitiiiiis ,,t iliix rule in ilir |iiiN'iilitig
•'XimipU's K'vi'ii iinilcr olliiT riili".
(Ii) Tlicri' I'liiiir II hurst nf lliiitKliT wiiilnl ; llii' Ixiy,
<ili I wliiTc wiiM he !
(<•) "Cuiiic Imck I fiiiiii. luick '." lie crii'd in (jricf,
" Aii-Dss tliis stiiiniy wiilii-,
And I'll forjiivi! your Hij;l ind cliicf.
My diiUKlitvr I oh, my d»u«liti'r I"
10. The titles of book*, the headingrs of chapters,
etc., take oaplUls for .j notional words and small
letters for the oonnectlngr words, that Is, the articles,
prepositions, and conjunctions.
Study these examples : -
(a) Sonj; nt the Fciist of Briiuf;lr i CiiHtle, On tlio
Extiuclion (if tins Wni-t Hepublic, The
Fate (if Uurns, The Girl at the Halfway
House. These arc the names of puem.s,
essays, book».
('') Copy out from the school Header ten titles „/
pivise lessons and ten of poetical lessons.
(<■) Set down the title of a lecture, the name of a
ixjok, the subject of a chapter.
11. Wherever there is any doubt about the use of
a capital letter it is safe to use a small letter.
Simu'thinii is lift tn lliv jmliimeut nf the iiritfr in reijanl
to m-ij important words, hut excess <>/ eajntals is In be
nroiUed.
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DICTATION EXERCISES.
12. Study the capitals in each extract.
(a) Once upon a time a clever barber in Germany liad
a pet starling that had learned to talk. The barber had
the habit of repeating certain phrases over and over
again, and the clever bird would repeat them also.
"No man could have done that better," the barber
would say when he had shaved a customer, or " I am
the best barber in Germany." When he spoke of any
plans for the future he would add, " If the fates are
willing." And he often told one story that ended with
the words, " By keeping bad company."
(*) The starling once flew away from his cage and
joined some other starlings who ^ere going to rob a
farmer's grain field. But they were all caught in a net
which the farmer had set for them. When the farmer
came to take them out of the net he was astonished to
hear one of the birds say, "No man could have done
that better." " Who are you ?" asked the farmer. " I
am the best barber in Germany," replied the bird.
"Then how came you here?" asked the farmer. " By
keeping bad company," answered the bird. "Do you
wish," said the farmer, "that I should let you go?"
" If the fates are willing," answered the little starling.
(c) In time of summer, when animals are plagued
with thirst, a Hon and a wild boar came to a little
spring to drink. But a dispute having ari.sen which
of them should drink first, and a desprate fight ensuing,
THE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS.
99
tliu affair seemed likely to end in murder. After they
hml fought a considerable time, stopping for a short
space in order to take breath, they spied some vultures
waiting to devour the one which should first fall. This
circumstance induced them to dismiss their enmity,
saying, " It is better for us to become friends, than U)
'« a prey to vultures and crows." The fable shows that
it is better to put an end to strife and contention than
to carry them to the point of involving all the parties in
disgrace and ruin.
(<0 For full two hours the procession of boats, borne
on the current, steered silently down the St. Uwrence.
The stars were visible, but the night was moonless and
sufficiently dark. The general was in one of the fore-
most boats, and near him sat a young midshipman,
John Robinson, afterwards professor of natural philo-
sophy in the University of Edinburgh. He used to tell
in his later life how Wolfe, with a low voice, repeated
Gray's " Elegy in a Country Churchyard " to the officers
about him. Probably it was to relieve the intense
strain of his thoughts. Among the rest was the verse
which his own fate was soon to illustrate :
" The paths of glory lead but to the grave."
" Gentlemen," he .said, as his recital ended, " I would
rather have written tliose lines than take Quebec.''
None were there to tell him that the hero is greater
than the poet.
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Simple Rules for Spelling.
Some words end in .SILENT e, sucl, as sale, true
please, and bride.
.vi!l"hfJ"7^"n*.i' ^^OPP^^ when we add another
syllable of which the first letter Is a vowel.
/■,>«,„/./,.s.-Sale, sal able ; true, tru ism ; please
pleas ure ; bride, brid al.
(a) Add to each word in the following list one or
more suitable suffixes beginning with ii
vowel, such as -ing. -able, — ar, -er
ous, -ibie, -ate, -ant, etc. :_
Love, blame, force, reduce, pursue, reverse, ice,
conspire, come, bruter, sense, blue, nerve,'
false, stone, gape, rose, use.
(h) The following words also drop the SILENT e
du ly, tru ly, whol ly, aw ful, argu nient,
judg ment, abridg ment, lodg ment ac
knowletig ment nurs ling, wi.s dom,
wid m.
(c) Words ending in -ie drop the e and change
the i into y iHjfore — ing.
A>,„„/,/,.,,. -JJie, dy ing; lie, ly ing; vie,
yy mg, tie, ty ing.
Rule Il.-Sllent e is retained before a consonant.
/•;..•«,«/,/,.,. W,.« rite niove^nient, sense-less, polite-ly
But under Kule I. we write mov able, sens ible, etc.
SIMPLE RVLES FOR SPELLING.
101
(a) Add to each word in tl,.. following lint „„.. ,„•
more of tliese sutlixos : ness, -lesS,
— Jy, - ful, -some, -ment:
Perverse, slm,,,.., a,„ial,l,., ,„„vo, l,Ia,„e, force
ove, nerve, use, tire, whole, j„dj;e, pale,
lone, idle, amaze, due, rue, blue, true, wl.ol,.
awe.
('') Words ending m-ce, gre, - oe, -ye, and ee
also retain the silent e In certain cases!
to preserve the proper proMun.iati,.,, or to
'l>»tingui.sl, tl,e,„ fron. other words or to
prevent two i'g from Iwinj, written together.
(.) Distinguish .lying an,l dyeing, singing and
SK'geing, shooing and shoeing, swinging and
swingeing.
(./) Add -able to the words peace, tra.e, service
notice ; charge, eh.inge, marriage.
Add -OUS to the words courage, outrage
advantage. '
Add -ing to the wonis hoe, sho.. ; see, a.-ive
nee ; eye, dye. " '
Rule III.-Monosyllables with long vowel sounds
do NOT double the last consonant, but otrerwse?he
The application of the rule is ea.sily understo,xi In-
considering a few examples, and as .several thousands of
words follow the rule it is very useful to know it
102
OAGE'8 PRACTIOAL SPELLER.
Kxample».—Hohe (long), robing ; but rob, robbing.
Sheep (long), sheepish ; but ship, shipping.
Weed (long), weeded ; but wed, wedding.
Soon (long), soonest ; but sun, sunning.
Ride (long), riding; but rid, ridding.
(o) Add to the following words some ending
beginning with a vowel :— Bear, bar ; beat,
bet; break, brag; hope, hop; huge, hug;
plane, plan ; rote, rot ; stone, stun ; spite,
spit ; out, in ; tune, tan ; stare, star ; wage,
wag ; steep, step.
(A) Add —ingr to mat, drip, net, spar, quit, bag,
and jar. r t > o.
Add — ed to rag, drug, web, flog, whiz, fag, wed.
Add —y to fin, sun, fun, knot, gum.
Add — er to run, tin, swim, spin, thin, span.
Rule IV.-Words of more than one syllable
accented on the last syllable follow the same rule
as monosyllables-(Rule III.)-before suffixes that
begin with a vowel.
N.B.— This is merely the application of Rule III. to
longer words and can be most easily understood by
studying a collection of examples.
Kxampfcs. —Repeal, repealer, repealable; but repel,
repeller, repellant. Transmute, transmuting, transmut-
able, transmuter; but transmit, transmitting, trans-
mittible, transmitter. Compile, compiler, compiling-
but compel, compeller, compelling. Admire, admireV
admiring, admiration ; but admit, admitter, admitting,
admittance.
SIMPLE RULES FOR SPELLING. 103
(«) By adding a syllable that begins with a vowel
form other words from these ;-Deter, limit'
oxpel, helmet, defer, lemon, occur, benefit,
regret, bigot, omit, covet, begin, inhabit,
forget, beggar.
Note. Many words ending in single L
double the I^ even though the stress does «„t full on
the final consonant^ The words bias, worship,
kidnap, metal, humbug also double the lait
consonant without the accent. However, ma^,
authont.es prefer the simpler spelling and do not double
the last consonant; thus we may write travelling or
travehng, worshipper or worshiper, biassed or biased,
ilie shorter form is pr.ferable.
Rule V. -Words ending m Y with a con.son.4Nt
before It change the final Y into I before a suffix.
Kramples.-}iu>,y, bus i ness ; den y, ,Ien i ed ■
glor y, glor i ous ; beaut y. Iwaut i ful.
(«) But if two i's. /..., ii, would result, then we
keep the y.
Ax«,«/,/«.^nr y, dr y ing, but dr i ness ;
bab y, Ub y ish ; cop y, c.,p y ,st, cop y.
ing, but cop i ed and cop i er.
(i) When s is addefl the final y becomes ie
h:.a.,,,.le...-Tovy, tories, but tor y i^m •
baby, Imbies. but babyism; spy
sp le s. but sp y ing and .sp i ed ; all y
aUies, but allied and alliance.
104 GAGE'S PBACTICAL SPELLER.
('•) Al80 proper names usually kwp tlio y.
'^•^"'"/'''■"•-Tho two Sallys, thn ,.i.-ht
Henrys, the Ma.,1 y s, the Daly,
ami the Ponsonl. y s. Thero an- a fo«
exceptions, as "The two .Sicilies."
. ('/) Several words change y to e befo,-,, .qus as
lH.-auteous, lx)unteous, <lut«,us, iniscHaMeous,
pit«Hius, plenteous.
Ad.l some appropriate sutfi.^es, as n.anv as
you can, to ea<'h of the followinj,' wor([s -^
Arbitrary, controversy, defy, luxury,
magnify, nieicy, tidy, fly, try, vary, rosy
Pitj-. pony, merry, Harry, harry, Sally'
sally, Mary, marry, Kuhv, ruhv, fry'
«>d<iy, iady, Lily, lily, j,,,^/ g^„,.,; .^j^.'
Uaisy, .laisy, poppy, army, worthy, supply
iK-rry, carry, Iiaj.py, g,.ee,ly, necessity, semip.-
ary, propensity, magistracy, eccentrifity
incenduiry, effigy, apology, furv.
It klV/;.~^'"''!f *'"""«^ '" ^ *"»• a ^'0«Ef' before
it keep the Y when other letters are added.
femy..._Anno y s, annoying, annoyed
annoyance, anno y e- ; boyish, boyhood, boys'
'uoyant; buoys, buo y ancv ; buys, buyer'
buying; moneys, moneyed, moneyless'
nione y er. ' '
£..ceJ>f.io,^.^T\^e f<,llowing words are irregular •_
J, unpaid, unsaid, s
gaily, drily, .saith.
clail^-.
SIMPLE RULES FOR SPELLING. 105
(a) Add some appropriate suffix™, as iimiiy as yim
can, to each of the following words :" Aljlicv,
pray, coy, „l!,.y, turnkey, essay, employ, pa'v!
joy, convey, monkey, journey, pulley, galley,
envoy, delay, allay, grey, gay, prey.
(*) Ad.l er, ed, ing, iah, ..r est, as many „s vou
can, to eacli of the following words :" JJeeay,
defray, oU-y, survey, stray, portray, husy,
easy, slrepy, lazy, happy, l.ury, weary, flurry,
worry, tarry, envy, hurry, s|)eedy,
('■) Add as many appropriate sutMxes as you can-
not less than three— to each of the following
words :— Fancy, employ, l„,y, convey, silly,
''"Pply, journey, penny, worthy, speedy, huy,
dry, en\oy, gallery, galley.
Bule Vll.-In words that begrln with I)I« and .Mi.s
notice whether the word or root to which the prettx is
added begins with s or not. If not, then there will be
only one s, not HH.
£u:am,,/e«.-From arm, disarm ; hut from spend, mis-
spend ; from take, mistake ; but from state, misstate
So also with roots ; .listinguish, but dissuade ; misnomer,
but dissolve.
Missal, missile, mis.sion, missive, misspt^ll, misspend,
misshape, misstate.
Disabuse, disappear, disagree, disallow, disobey, (lis
cuss, discover, dishonor.
Dissatisfy, dissect, dissimilar, dissyllable, .lissipate,
dissociate, dissolute, dissonant.
106 gage's practical si-eller.
VIII.-The combinations EI and IE are trouble.
fn^M 7^? "»»''*'"'» ""contains most oMh, wo:^s
In which they occur. No useful rule can be^ven?
obeiwiiicp,
ronceivi',
eoiiceit,
deceit,
perceive,
receive,
receipt,
ceiling,
ileign,
ciglit,
eitlier,
eider,
feint,
feign,
forfeit,
surfeit.
et.
counterfeit,
heifer,
heigli-lid,
height,
heinouH,
heir,
lieireNH^
slieik,
their,
skein,
sleigh,
sleiglit,
leisure,
mullein,
kaleidoscope,
neigh,
neighbor,
neither,
reign,
foreign,
sovereign,
rein,
reindeer,
freight,
seize,
seine,
seignior,
v.-il,
vein,
inveigle,
inveigh.
Weir,
weird,
weigh.
bier,
specie,
sp(;cies,
glacier,
supei'iicies,
financier.
ie.
lief,
liege,
helieve,
belief,
relieve,
relief,
[•eprieve,
retrieve,
priest,
series,
grief,
grievous.
SIMPLE HILES FOR Hl'ELLINO.
107
coiiNcirnco,
i>i'iK<uiii>i',
siildicr,
(lie,
fie,
fief,
field,
fiend,
fierce,
eliief,
sliicld,
iiiincliief,
lullieve,
eiwhier,
tliief.
clievjilier,
eii.iilier,
liiiiiidclii'i',
K'Uidulier,
lie,
niii'ii,
premier,
niwe.
ipiirdel,
pie,
[Hi'lmld,
piece,
pier,
pierce,
croupici-,
lirief.
friend,
xliricviilty,
"liriek.
sieKc
uj,'j.'rie' e,
tieve,
cninissicc,
tie,
tier,
:'i>rtie,
frontier,
tierce,
vie,
wiejil.
yield,
lien.
worts":-"^ ^""ow'nsr "sts contain some exceptional
Is, M, UH, yes, this, tl.UM, if, „f. Ids, has, jjas, whs,
clet, do not double tlio final consonant.
Butt, bu.., f^^^, ad<I, o.ld, ebl, egg, err, purr, burr,
inn, double the final consonant.
VntalUj «-or<U of one .;illal,lv ,ndin,, in f, I or.dmtU.-
tlu'jnml r,.n.o„cm,.- but if tlieyen.l in any other conson
ant it remain.s single.
Liquefy, putrefy, rarefy, stupefy, take e instea.1 of i
before the suffix fV.
Avademy, acorn, acoustic, acumen, acute, ocular,
108
OAOE'H PRACTICAL HPELLEH.
«Klire, (Jo not double tlio o like ,uo«t w,.r,l i • •
with ao and oo '»8>nninK
•-"wt5;*r:im:tr" ■■
X.-NotIee that the following word, end l„ loir.s •-
'""Uguous ,,,,.„„„, a.,Hidu„„,
i-on spic'u ouH
fon tin'u ous
in /Jfen'u ous
luel lif hi ous
sin'u ous
»u per'flu ous
unct'u ous
"■on'giu ous
con tig'u ous
fat'u ous
in noc'u ous
pro mis'cu ous
sunipt'u ous
tu mult'u ous
t'on tenipt'u ous
de oid'u ous
tort'u ous
f>er spif'u ous
"pii-'it u ous
teni jH'st'u ous
VO lupt'u l)U.^
DICTATION EXEBCISE.
Vague rumors are not to be relie,J on. The dia
logue,. nnt well adapted to a pron.iscuous Je, .b t"
You are not left alone to climb the arduous a«cen a
or uous path led to the summit of the mounU Tl^
slap had a tempestuous passage It wo,.l,I t ,
to read the whole catalog^:. VoleaL7bS,rertC
dmembogue. You should endeavor to acquire 1 t
ban,,uet. An ingenuous man will despise the trick, of
a demagogue. I Hked the prologue of'the play LL,
than the epilogue. The Jew, worship in the sy/agogia
PART V
Words UaUe to be oiiqMlM
EvwT t«cher .hould keep lists of the irards mi«ineUeo b,
The foll„wmg lisU «rTe „ a review of the whole book
»nd >ontam «>me additiond words. The, ma, be usedfo,
.pellmg-matche. or for examinations. ' """* "^ '"'
abyss
adept
abridge
acrostic
anchovy
apathy
ancestry
amateur
•▼ersion
Lesson 1.
anodyne
acquiesce
aggregate
allopathic
antipathy
accuracy
accelerate
acme
athlete
avouch
109
arena
although
affright
abdicate
abeyance
abrogate
abstinence
acoustic
assignee
anal(^ou8
no
OAOn PRACTICAL 8PELLIB.
Leaaon 2
apoplexy
anthracitu
anonymous
adipose
npostropliizo
amalgam
abstrusu
arabuHijue
athwart
aborigines
almanac
atheiuL'um
abnormal
annexation
abaci utti
aught
abutment
asked
accomplice
awed
Leaaon 3,
ankles
altar
almost
anguish
ague
afghan
auger
arctic
always
although
apiece
allspice
accede
allegiance
assess
alias
abscess
acquittal
adhere
abetted
Leaaon 4.
ascendant
architect
ffisthetic
ascension
asbestos
aqueduct
apparel
abstinence
apothegm
apostasy
arraign
acquaint
adieu
allege
airy
author
awning
achieve
autumn
almonds
already
artifice
admittance
advertise
attorney
aqueous
alienate
associate
audible
amiable
analysis
association
archaeology
accordion
apothecary
alcohol
almanac
beguile
burlesque
businets
bargain
burglary
buffalo
barren
boudoir
buoyant
bourgeois
banditti
behavior
bight
benumb
brooches
bouquet
benefit
bilious
bureau
bodice
believe
banian
bswble
i>tmcxn.T WORDS.
Mparogua
bagatelle
bronchitis
bigamy
bulletin
Leknon 6.
briglit
blight
brought
bough
brief
basque
bronidth
blonde
bruise
balm
111
Zesaon 6.
bazaar
burgher
benign
baboon
buggy
blazing
balance
brazen
beleaguer
beautify
alligator
bt-gruilgo
bohca
bulwark
brunette
balk
biscuit
buying
bcqiU'Bth
bl.pt I Z(!
bereave
bunion
bosom
benzine
bristles
blamable
ln;trayer
barytono
business
busily
beauteous
benignant
barbecue
beastliness
bananas
lAOE'S t'KACTICAL SPELLfB
Lesson t.
catechise
cavalry
compasses
callous
clerical
clothe
caboose
commissary
chief
cahn
capillary
crutch
creosote
chivalric
chintz
calumet
caprice
chyle
colloquy
crevasse
chyme
cognizance
calumny
calk
climax
cartilage
craunch
careen
calisthenics
Lesson 8.
chord
clique
currants
charade
cough
cousin
crevice
chamois
captious
coerce
canard
conscious
caucus
conceit
chestnut
chastise
canoe
chloral
canker
canteen
conceive
cipher
camphene
conscience
Christmas
colic
chignon
crotchet
crochet
champagne
Lesson 9.
camphor
cigar
campaign
coiffure
chagrin
catarrh
chenille
chapel
cologne
chemise
copy
christen
critical
Muriags
chalky
coercion
chasten
cupboard
couple
chorus
chronic
cabbages
colonel
creator
coalesce
courier
cordial
copier
chicory-
covetous
consequence
cotyledonous
cauliflower
caoutchouc
chameleon
connoisseur
chloroform
doughty
defraud
dilemma
depth
DUFICTTLT WOKBS
condemn
carbine
chlorine
coffee
catchup
LesHon 10.
conciliate
civilian
cinchona
chimdelier
clumsiness
cynical
chemistry
chivalry
colonnade
cordially
li:!
Lesson 11,
changeable
cinnamon
curable
cupola
courageous
constellation
derrick
double
default
dulcimer
colonize
concurred
calico
chocolate
cameo
counterfeit
cleanliness
charlatan
cochineal
cinnamon
crystalline
chrysalis
coruscation
caligraphy
confectionery
commissariat
corruptible
criticise
courage
chargeable
debris
dwarf
douche
dredge
distaff
114
OA0£'B PRACTICAL SPELLKR,
Leaaon 12.
drudge
deceit
data
debut
dahlia
dispel
defile
dairy
deceive
deluge
diary
debauch
dynasty
dollar
detach
dight
dyeing
ductile
dough
dungeon
diamond
drought
demesne
dwindle
disk
depot
dizzily
daughter
d.iat
Lesson 13.
duteous
dialogue
discretion
domineer
dynamics
dysentery
domicUe
devious
divisible
derision
diaphragm
diarrhoea
diurnal
despondent
deficiency
daguerrotype
debonair
dromedary
eulogist
ensconce
effervesce
Eolian
epiglottis
eccentric
equipage
eulogy
episode
etymology
elapse
edge
Lesaon 14.
eighth
eagle
embalm
exertion
efiface
editor
ecstasy
erase
epistle
edifice
extreme
epitaph
efficient
eequire
euphony
etiquette
eyot
exhaust
exhort
enroll
expel
emissary
exhilarate
flaunt
franchise
fresco
foliage
fuse
feign
fright
fraught
DIFFICULT WORDR
exchequer
erasable
evident
essential
elegant
Les8on 15.
extirpate
etymology
facile
fracas
falchion
fricassee
fight
flight
forte
fierce
11;-
exorbitant
exhaustible
expatiate
enterprise
erysipelas
eflfervescence
fagade
forceps
flambeau
freight
feudal
feud
feod
furnace
fluxions
faucets
finesse
fulfil
foretell
facial
fledgeling
foreign
flippant
felon
freckle
Les8on 16.
forehead
fiendish
fifthly
furlough
lifteenth
flourish
fractious
fiasco
faacinate
fertilizb
flimsier
fuchsia
frontispiece
February
flat-iron
flexibility
fatiguing
factious
frolicsome
llfi
OAOVa PaAOTICMX SPELLKB.
Zesaon If.
farinaceous
filibuster
guide
gnaw
gouge
gnawed
guileless
gnarl
gulch
gnarled
gyves
gnash
geyser
gnat
gazelle
gneiss
glacier
gnome
gossamer
ghost
Lesson 18.
gondolier
gnomon
grown
gymnast
guise
ganger
glebe
gable
gaunt
guidance
guy
grotesque
goal
gopher
gallon
gingham
grammar
good by
greasy
gratis
Zesmn 19,
gorgeous
granary
grand
gaseous
gazette
glycerine
grievous
guerilla
guardian
ghostlineM
frolicking
growth
giant
grieve
gauge
grief
gauze
gout
gibe
guile
gaiters
gracious
guinea
gluey
giraffe
gherkin
gristle
ghastly
gusto
gypsum
guttural
gutta-percha
genealogy
gorilla
guano
WfnODLT WORDS.
117
gayly
heinous
hemorrhage
heterogeneous
hypochondriac
halves
hauglity
heirsliip
handsome
hatchet
hysor
hymen
hogshead
heaven
hingii^g
hydropathic
hippodronio
hydraulic
harlequin
height
Lensoti 20.
hoeing
heifers
hyphen
hazard
nideous
heresy
hospital
heinousn(!ss
howitzer
habituate
halcyon
iiominy
homoeopathy
high
hyacinth
heaven
aosiery
historic
handkerchief
hecatomb
hurricane
hypocrite
hibernal
hypocrisy
herbaceous
homogeneous
irony
irrigate
indigenous
ivory
isosceles
inflammation
inoculate
Lcxiton 21.
hymeneal
humiliate
hypercritici.sm
intelligible
isolate
infallible
ineffable
innocence
innocuous
ineligible
huckleberry
homieopathic
island
instil
immense
istlimus
icicle
impious
intercede
inveigle
tlH
OAOB's PRACmCAL SPBLLBH,
irrigation
immortelle
initial
inveigh
initiate
jeopardy
jaguar
juicy
jilt
kaleidoscope
kernel
know
knave
knoll
knot
knit
knight
linguist
lymphatic
languid
lozenge
liquidate
leviathan
language
laugh
Lesson Z2.
irrevocijble
indictment
inexorable
italicize
indebted
jealousy
juicinesss
jeopardize
joyous
knock
Lesson 23.
knew
knead
knee
knout
knell
knives
kraal
loathe
lynx
lynch
Lesson 24.
My
liege
lens
luncheon
lava
infusoria
irrelevant
impressibla
ignis fatuu»
jocular
journeys
judgment
Jehovah
joking
kneU
kangaroo
knuckle
knowledge
kerchief
kerosene
kleptomania
knife
latchet
logarithm
light
lettuce
lyrics
lacquer
lief
ledger
DllfriCULT WOKOe. 11
loose
luscious
larynx
lyre
loosen
leopard
lapse
leisure
leper
lieu
loit«r
leprosy
league
laving
laudanum
Zeaaon 2S
,
livelihood
liquefy
loijuacious
likelihood
Liliputian
liniment
lachrymose
Leviticus
lineament
literal
ludicrous
lieutenant
legacy
marine
might
macaroni
myrtle
myth
metallurgy
malice
missed
morphine
mortise
mirth
menagerie
miniature
model
maintain
mischief
mawkish
Leaaon 26
meagre
mattress
merino
madden
mistiness
maximum
melon
mosquito
moccason
mortgage
medicine
moneyless
mantle
manuscript
marriageable
measles
molasses
movable
mosaic
malfeasance
machinery
meerschaum
marmalade
mahogany
martyr
mistletoe
metempsychosis
120
OAOrS PRACTICAL 8PBU.E&
mechanic
mackerel
nominee
nuisance
nugget
necessary
nigh
naught
nought
niece
omelet
ordeal
orthoepy
oxalic
obsequies
ornithology
ought
ooze
Pleiades
psychology
paroxysm
pyrotechnic
pontoon
phlegm
plague
Leaaon 27,
masquerade
manageable
nyiiiph
niche
naughty
neighbor
mignonette
naphtlia
neuter
notation
Lesson 28.
obscene
orphan
oyster
official
oscillate
obsequious
opera
phase
pierce
phrase
Lesson 20.
palace
porridge
perceive
precede
proceed
normal
nephew
nankeen
nickel
now-a-dnys
nauseous
nasturtium
nationality
onslaught
orchestra
orchestral
orifice
orator
obstacle
officer
onions
opaque
parachute
pneumatics
prude
plover
puzzle
patient
prorqjne
prairie
porcelain
partial
precious
programme
pigeon
phantom
pamphlet
poignant
parasol
particle
pleurisy
polyglot
plaintiff
paradise
paroquet
penniless
policy
purchasable
physiognomy
politician
philologist
paralysis
quadrille
quintessence
quoits
DIFFICULT WOKDB.
poultice
python
l)pasant
pappoose
phciuant
Lenson 30.
piano
piety
jiaralyze
pinnacle
psalmody
palaver
pavilion
proselyte
putrefy
proboscis
12\
lieason 31,
participle
predecessor
promissory
pharmacopoeia
pharmaceutical
petition
piazza
quotation
qualms
quorum
package
pittance
primer
pedler
pennon
prettily
provincial
peaceable
pitiful
porphyry
panacea
prosody
pyramid
physician
potatoes
piteous
privilege
parable
psaltery
pneumonif
payable
quackery
quotient
quinine
quartette
Qiawn nuonoAL ■pilub.
Zesson 39.
reindeer
rejoice
rescue
Tcirieve
recollect
rosette
reservoir
regalia
right
rhomb
rhomboid
rascal
rogue
rhymer
raccoon
realm
rennet
rufifian
rouge
ripple
roughen
rye
rummage
rations
rescind
riddance
referred
redoubt
rueful
LeHHon 33.
rain-gauge
reign eth
roguish
raspberries
routine
regime
recipe
raisins
recreant
resistance
rhubarb
reckoner
regimen
recruit
rheumatic
regatta
receipt
rhapsody
rudiment
review
rhetoric
rhinoceros
radius
rendezvous
receivable
reprieve
revenue
reminiscence
rebel
restaurant
Lesson 34,
recourse
sycophant
salad
smoulder
synonym
sachem
souvenir
spermaceti
strychnine
synopsis
sibylline
scythe
sleuth
seethe
seized
sphinx
sight
sigh
sought
slough
straight
si^ie
scent
sylph
steppe
sieve
spoonful
scruple
seduce
sheriff
sceptre
sausage
sibyl
spinet
sickle
stirrup
squirrel
shepherd
surgeon
skilful
seizing
DIFFICULT WORHS.
skein
sylvan
sued
shield
sheath
LegHon 3li,
seraph
sulphur
stylish
sobriety
stam{H;do
symptom
sprigiitly
slaughter
satyr
serene
iL»n
Leitaon 36.
satchel
spectre
species
slyly
sardine
singeing
scholars
simoom
sultriness
shovelling
schema
squad
shrewd
swath
sheik
sturgeon
seKagu
shelcol
suction
schooner
S(iuandur
shrivel
surfeit
sugar
stomach
siren
spicy
sal. "on
sapphire
sassafras
sauciness
serenade
supersede
secrecy
surcingle
124
OAUn PIUCTICAL BPGLLIIL
Leaaon 37.
sidereal
sttadiest
sovereign
subaltern
sedition
scintillate
strategic
scandalize
symmetry
soprano
solemnize
suUdlite
somersault
saltpetre
syllogism
stimulus
sorghum
synagogue
silhouette
survey
suicidal
sycamore
scissors
scenery
separate
silicate
siliceous
succession
salary
Lesaon 38.
suspicion
synecdoche
saccharine
superstitious
serviceable
subterranean
salerutus
sybarite
soliloquy
tariff
twelfth
thwart
tapestry
trachea
tissues
tj'nir
thigh
twirl
Uiougu
tight
:ouca
tryst
taught
taunt
trawl
thought
thynie
thorough
through
thief
Les8on 39.
traitor
tortoise
toughen
terrific
tether
tonnage
traceable
tying
toilet
towelling
turtar
triple
tranquillize
DirriCULT WORDS.
V2r>
trousers
triplit)iong
thievish
typlius
typiioid
uteii.sil
lllliqiie
vacillate
viewed
veil
vein
valet
viciow.
wooed
wrench
worth
wrapped
whey
wrist
wreath
wreathe
wroth
wreak
whistling
^uave
trestle
teniion
thistle
tonsil
trisyllable
ugliest
Lenaon 40.
usury
vnhiclo
vexatious
viTiiiida
vermilion
vermicelli
vying
wield
weird
writhe
Lesson 41.
wholly
women
wrangle
wainscot
wigwam
wholesome
wryness
yeoman
zoology
typical
tapi(K'a
traiKjiiillity
tomahawk
toothacho
umbrella
uvula
vertical
versatile
ventilate
version
victualler
wight
weight
wrought
waltzed
wizard
Wednesday
wretched
weevil
wrestle
whooping
wheelwright
yearning
zioe
l'_>6
GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEK.
TEST REVIEWS,
CONTAINING DIFFICULT WORDS.
Lesson 1.
A chasm in a rock. Tlie chorii of a musical instrument.
Chrome is one of the metals. Chyle is separated from difme.
The ChalJee language. Tlie chloride of lime. Chlorine is one
of the eoustituents of common salt. The chlorate of pobsh.
Chokr, or anger. Choral symphonies. By what name will
he chriaten the child ? He has a disagreeable chronic disease.
A Chaldaic idiom. A chaotic mass. A chimera of the im-
agination. A choleric disposition. The nations of Christen-
dom. The chromatic scale. A faithful chronicler of events.
The chri/salis of the silkworm. Chrysolite is a green mineral.
Chalybeate waters contain iron. The clianging hues of the
chameleon. A chimerical project. His chirography is bad.
The chiropodist removes corns from the feet. The chronom-
eter is an exact timepiece. He is subject to the headache.
A wild scheme.
Lesson 2,
The addition of numbers. Boundless ambition. Kocks are
worn by the attrition of the waves. The period of dentition.
A flagitious action. An initial letter. The enrolment of
militia. A monition, or warnuig. Nutritious food. In dan-
ger of perdition. Propitious circumstances. The solstitial
colure. An act of volition. The accession of Victoria to
the throne of England. The aggression of an enemy. The
aieeniion of a balloon. The compression of the air. Coneia-
DIFFICULT WORDS. 127
.io» of bank bJIs. An idiomatic expr»,ioH. The effect of
percMnoH. The aw , /o, of nronertv A In„™
o„. / r ' " ui property. A long procession,
becession from r lavtv. Th" r--nir««Vi. nf !_*
r™«,^r«,fo, of he l/w, ' ^ Intoperauc,..
JLessoH 3.
The .«,«„, or arrest of a cri„,inal. A captious disposi-
io„. A/a.««,, or polmcal party. A /«<■//„«, child. A
/«/,», for a w<,u,Kl. Martial law. A nuptial ccron.ony.
.^<«»/ being. The force of suct.on. Al^lnt.o,,. or the act
^'asting A strange assertion. A good citation. A ™«.
r«/,», of delegates. The credentials .f an ambassador He
gave a viv.d description. Write the exercise from „,y dicta-
Iwn. An equation in algebra. Industry is essential to sue-
cess. W,W conversation. He is i„,patient of control.
The BriUsh legation ^t Washington. The potential mood
/'™<fe;,/i«/ considerations. The pulsation of the heart. The
refraction of l,gl,t. He ate to repletion. He was allow«l
to satiate his appetite. A ««^.„/,W, style. A substantial
foundation. A man's relation.
Lesson 4.
fPftanI disposition. A postulate, or assumed position
Aaturale the sponge with water. Sinuous paths A re'
ward to stimulate ambition. Tabulate the results Titular
dignities. ?;,.„»/„«, with emotion. A mortar to tnturate
minerals. K«:<«», substances. An «rf..;,^«r»«, spirit An,.
biguou, expressions. Articulate your words distinctlv Be
assiduous m the pursuit of knowledge. Burgoyne was obliged
iocapitulcte. Deciduous t^^. Men wmetime. seek office
128
•AGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
for their own emotumenl. An esluary, or arm of tlic sea.
What can extmuate his guilt P lie is fond of Aor/irulture.
He allowed no temptations to infatuate him. An IngeHuoui
disposition. Crafty men know how to insinuate what they
dare not say directly. The manumission of a slave. An ex-
hibition of statuary. A tumultuous rabble.
Lesson S.
A itanciioH under the beam of a ship. A tnnchmn, or
staff. A marchioness is the wife of a marquis. An acalanrh
of snow. A capuchin, or Franciscan friar. They felt great
chagrin at their failure. A chaise has two wheels. Cham-
pagne is a sparkling wine. A champaign, or flat, open conn,
try. A chandelier for a parlor. Do you know the meaning
of the charade ? lie is a base charlatan. A chevalier, or
knight. A zigzag ornament in architecture is called a chev-
ron. He was guilty of chicanery. In the days of chivalry.
A galoche, or overshoe. Skilled in machinery. Does he wear
a mustache? He showed great nonchalance. A parachute
for support in the air.
I'Airr VI.
The word. ,n the following Ii,t, were compiled from list, of
words commonly misspells," sent from m.ny schools in
different parts of Canada. In caaes of words havfng thetme
sound but different meanings, only one is given hL exTpt
.n a few instances. In spelling such words it is an exceZ
practice to ask the pupils to write sentences contain^gtth
w :fnTe,"r1 <'r '•"'"'•» These Usts, a'dTe
selves (Pa t VI.) should be used frequently for exeroi^ea in
oral as well as written spelling.
aborigines
abyss
accede
accept
accordion
accommodate
achievement
accumulate
accurate
ache
amassed
amateur
ambiguous
ameliorate
amethvst
analogy
analysis
anarchy
anatomical
ancient
acknowledgment angels
acquiesce annihilate
acquainted anodyne
acquittal anonymous
acoustic antique
J:!!)
archangel
architect
archives
arctic
artificial
ascent
ascertain
assailants
assassin
asphalt
assiduous
assuage
asthma
astronomy
atheism
m)
gaqe's practical speller.
acres
anxiety
attachment
across
aperture
alphabet
addition
apology
audible
adhere
apoplexy
authority
adjoin
apostle
auger
affability
apparent
augur
aghast
apostrophe
author
agile
appalling
autocrat
aggrieve
apparel
autumn
aisle
appearance
auxiliary
alcohol
appellation
avenue
allege
apprehension
avoirdupois
alley
aqueduct
awkward
alpaca
aqueous
axiom
bailiff
beversige
brethren
ballad
bias
bridle
balmy
bicycle
bridal
banana
bier
brigadier
bargain
biennial
Briton
barouche
bilious
Britain
battalion
billiards
Britannia
bayonet
biscuit
bronchitis
bazaar
brilliant
brooch
bean
bivouac
bruise
beauteous
bivouacked
bureau
beleaguerera
blaniiible
burial
believe
blaiic-mango
burlesque
benefactor
bleach
busiest
beneficent
bludgeon
busily
WORDS OFTKN MISSPBLLED.
beneficial
borough
business
besieging
bosom
buoy
buy
bonus
I)evel
bounteous
bachelor
balance
calendar
chilblain
conscience
calmly
chimney
conscientious
caprice
chintz
conscious
cameo
chirography
consent
campaign
chisel
consignee
camplior
cancel
chloroform
choir
consolatory
convalescent
captain
cholera
conveyance
carat
choral
coolly
carcass
chord
coquette
carouse
chorister
coral
carriage
chronometer
corpuscle
cashier
cipher
corpse
catalogue
circuitous
ccugh
catastrophe
citadel
cuisine
catarrh
civilities
councillor
cayenne
civilize
counterfeic
cedar
clerical
coupon
ceiling
clique
courier
celestial
coalition
courtesy
celery
cocoa
cowardice
cemetery
codicil
crescent
census
coerce
cried
centennial
chieftain
crisis
pentre
coincide
critical
132
OAQBS PRACTICAL gPKLLBR
cerealB
colonel
criticism
ceremonies
column
crooked
chagrin
cohesive
crochet
chalk
coming
crocodile
chamois
commercial
croquet
chandelier
committee
crucify
changeable
committing
cruising
chaise
comparitig
crystallize
chaos
compel
cupboard
charade
conciliate
curiosity
chastisement
conducive
cycle
chasm
conical
cyclone
chattel
concealed
cymbal
cheerily
concede
cynical
cheque
congenial
cypress
chestnuts
conqueror
czar
dilapidated
dishonor
disappear
defendant
demagogue
description
dilemma
diminutive
despair
donkey
demeanor
decide
disguise
diphtheria
discomfited
digit
deference
dissolve
dairy
diagnose
dispossessed
diary
deficit
disposable
divine
descendant
desperate
discern
dandelion
dependent
disburse
dispense
dulness
discipline
defalcation
development
dulcimer
dungeon
debarred
WORDS OFTRN HI88PRLLIID.
i;i;!
Juteoan
deity
disciple
dispel
decimal
diphthong
derision
daguerreotype
detachment
dense
deceive
dutiful
disease
derogatory
diffuse
deign
despatch
dictionary
dissyllable
dissipate
digestible
depot
delirious
docile
excellence
eligibility
examiner
exMbit
eniliezzle
execrable
evasioa
erroneous
eccentricities
eighth
efficacy
elegy
equivocal
expense
envelope
epistle
efficiency
excursion
easel
existence
essential
ecstasy
enemies
eager
epilepsy
exchequer
errand
extraordinary
economy
explicit
etymology
entrance
either
ellipse
excellent
epitome
equipage
enrolment
enormous
edible
echoing
eyrie
exonerate
embarrassing
electrician
evanescent
emerge
equilibrium
eclectic
eminent
emaciate
facetious
fuchsia
furry
forehead
Fahrenheit
frigid
fossil
facsimile
fertilize
1.14
"AliKS FIUCTIOAI, SPRLLBR.
fiuile
frontier
forcible
financier
feud
fascinate
feign
financial
ferocious
fiend
fiery
fullil
fractious
faucet
familiar
furlough
facilitate
finally
falcon
friend
fissure
falchion
fledged
frivolous
felony
fumigate
feint
foliage
Feliruarv
foreign
fete
fibres
fibrous
gauge
gnash
gorgeous
guarantee
giratfe
grateful
graphic
gnat
group
guardian
granary
gluttonous
guinea
gaudy
grievous
gingham
geranium
ghastly
ghostly
gymnastics
grandeur
glossary
gnaw
guillotine
glazier
gypsy
gasolier, gasalier
guttaral
guitar
galleries
gratuitous
glisten
guest
grammar
gases
grenadier
havoc
heresy
hostler
heinous
hallelujah
height
hydraulic
hyacinth
hurriedly
hypothesis
hosiery
heroic
hymn
hazard
haughty
WOIIDS OFTEN HUMPELLED.
i;;.-)
harangue
hydrophobia
hippopotamus
history
hyphen
hiccough
hoeing
hygiene
humorous
hoinceopathy
hemorrhage
hoping
honeysuckle
hypocrisy
hilarious
hyena
hideous
hue
heifer
huge
heard
hickory
harassing
hierarchy
hieroglyphics
hoarse
handkerchief
illegible
irretrievable
iUelf
inaudible
indict
immense
independent
incense
invincible
isthmus
install
ingenuous
inseparable
impromptu
intrigue
impetuous
incision
issuing
incredible
irresistible
icicle
impassible
interrogatory
insidious
isolate
interred
imitate
illicit
imagine
implement
ivy
indigestible
inflammatory
inveigle
infidels
island
intercede
intensely
interfere
irrepressible
immerse
innocuous
initial
imminent
indispensable
iron
imaginary
incandescent
iota
image
indebtedness
impatient
idols
indefinite
jovial
jeopardy
jeweller
l.'ifi
OAOR'a PRACTICAL RPRLLKR
jaundice
juicy
jostle
kleptomaniac
l<yle
kiln
knuckle
knell
laughter
linen
lichen
loitered
lozenge
loose
liege
license
luscious
levelled
linguist
loathe
lilies
machinery
missile
miscellaneous
malady
mortice
minion
malice
judgment
janitor
journey
knnp-sack
knolls
knives
knavery
knelt
locomotive
lathe
lapel
launch
luncheon
larceny
lattice
lettuce
lynx
leisure
leopard
lion
lacerate
mercenary
muscle
mahogany
mayor
municipal
mimicking
myriad
jealousy
joining
joust
knotty
knows
knocks
knowledge
kernel
licorice
larynx
label
liquor
lose
losing
lizard
lieutenant
length
lustre
ludicrous
liniment
lovable
morsel
mysteries
mournful
maintaining
multiple
musing
monarchs
WORM OrTKN MIMPKLLIU.
i:::
morf^ue
mignonette
martyrs
militia
mutinous
meant
momentoua
melancholy
metre
melodioug
massacre
miniature
marriage
mortgage
moisten
medal
iii'clianic
mien
myrtle
mos(iuito
mighty
mesmerize
menagerie
moustaciin
mistletoe
inurnmr
niorietarv
mackerel
nmgniticent
mountainous
monosyllable
model
meteor
measles
metal
martial
meridian
iiiana'uvre
musician
mantel
mischievous
moneys
negotiate
nausea
nervous
neuralgia
naphtha
naughty
neutral
necessarily
nutritious
novice
niece
nucleus
nonsense
nominative
nineteenth
niche
neighlmr
naval
nickel
nephew
nitre
opulent
opaque
ordinarily
ordinance
oriole
ought
o'clock
obloquy
orchestra
ocular
optician
opposite
ori6ce
obsequies
owes
onyx
occurrence
oyster
obeisance
orphan
oblique
obsolete
opportunity
once
i.-w
OAOl'l PRACTICAL RPBLLKS.
oHcillate
operation
odor
onion
occurred
opium
oKtrich
omitted
ocean
oxygen
occasions
officious
precision
picnicking
polygamy
[ircpn ration
presence
pickerel
pursuit
parallelogram
potential
piigan
pretence
pedagogue
perennial
perceptible
phosphate
precise
pneumatic
Presbyterian
precede
pore
persuade
privilege
pyramids
principle
phonography
pencilled
pleasant
pedal
poem
particle
plaid
pistols
pro'ligious
participle
prophetic
propagate
placid
periodicals
police
plausible
pompous
parachute
persistence
portrait
precipice
pitiable
patient
prairie
pajsion
piazza
porridge
paradise
piteous
precious
phaeton
palatial
piece
palate
porcelain
poison
perse erance
phenomenon
peasantry
porpoise
phrenology
precincts
pancreas
parliament
precocious
physiology
psalm
prescience
palpable
pleurisy
pressure
WORM OrTEN MllaPCLLIO.
i:;<)
piety
phlegm
plebeian
preferred
physique
process
pneumonia
plenteous
piano
petroleum
paroxysm
picture
preitige
plateau
pitcher
paralysis
phantom
precedent
pharmocv
porous
patriarch
purify
parochial
palm
poultice
pier
phrase
practice
poor
pewter
practise
pernicious
peculiar
pronunciation
penitentiary
priests
quite
quarrel
querulous
quiet
quotient
quartz
quorum
qualm
quest
quinine
quenn
query
rouge
remittance
recruit
rheumatism
ruffian
rhetoric
rhythm
rarefy
reprieve
•re
reservoir
refrigerator
'■' ipense
ratio
raisin
ri^O"
rendezvous
restaurant
rosette
radical
rhapsody
rhubarb
rhyme
rain
reiterate
recognize
rescind
ransom
reformatory
ravenous
receptacle
rolled
resources
requiem
reception
reverential
140
OAOB'S PRAOTIOAL SPELLEB.
recommend
recipe
receding
resistance
ridge
revellers
remembrance
resplendent
response
repetition
required
religious
ridiculous
rhinoceros
reign
reconcile
refulgent
raspberries
receipt
route
reconnoiore
sieve
sauce
stomach
sacrilege
similar
synthesis
sumach
sure
salable
supercede
sterile
symmetry
skeleton
sensible
sovereign
stereotype
soldier
spontaneous
sluice
shoulder
silhouette
skein
splendor
Saturday
surname
slender
smooth
schedule
stretched
succor
susceptible
salubrious
sleight
suite
sepulchre
shrewd
senior
scimitar
sense
separate
sacrilegious
stencil
scuttle
sacrifice
soiree
sagaciou!<
severe
strychnine
swindle
sulphur
sanctioned
sycamore
siphon
substantially
shovel
symbol
stationary
specimen
supremacy
sewer
syllable
sandwich
sealed
suasion
sirloin
RJlinifig
WORDS 0»TBN III88PBLLSO. 141
sinew
shield
sceptr«
spigot
scrofula
said
seizing
sausage
sword
specie
scissors
spinach
sanguine
synonymous
sweat
suspense
steak
scholars
superficial
surcingle
sincere
souvenir
subtle
solemn
suitable
salmon
sphere
sleeve
stereoscope
satchel
skilfully
synonym
shriek
science
subpoena
sequel
scene
sturgeon
salary
sloping
singeing
surplus
stirring
stupefy
surplice
satirical
sergeant
succeed
serviceable
Sardine
sonorous
secede
soliloquy
sugar
siege
sylvan
sympathy
speech
sapphire
speedily
turbulence
tortoise
tassels
tuition
tranquillity
tenacious
tacit
tantalize
' thorougmy
telegrapn
typhus
twelfth
truly
theatres
treacle
traitor
thieving
thought
tyrant
talents
touch
truant
torture
trouble
telephone
terrace
tongue
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OAQI'S PBAOTIOAL SPILLKR.
tomato
terrier
threw
tomahawk
threshold
tailor
trivial
territories
tenant
troche
toothache
traveller
trestle
trisyllable
tremendous
trespass
tureen
trapeze
triennial
tentacles
too, to, and two
tyranny
treacherous
tragedy
triphthong
typhoid
tableau
until
unchangeable
uneasily
unparalleled
union
unrobing
undeniable
undoubted
universal
unskilful
umbrella
utility
using
unsuccessful
unanimout
villain
valleys
voice
Tillage
volume
vigilant
violence
various
visible
variegated
voluble
vizier
vacillating
view
volition
voracious
victuals
verdure
valise
veins
vigorous
vertical
virtue
vegetable
vehicle
vicious
valiant
vermicelli
virtually
vengeance
victualler
very
wrestle
wizard
wilful
wait?
woollen
wondering
III
WOHDS OITEN MISSPELLED.
i4;5
wield
wrinkle
wholly
witnessed
writing
worshipw
whistle
wily
Wednesday
wretch
wrapped
whose
weapon
women
wharf
yolk
yield
yacht
yeoman
yawl
yearn
yeast
yew
yestesday
zealous
zephyr
zoology
144
PAKT YII.
Additional list of common word, liable to b« mi»pelled,
written under the direction of tlie teacher.
PCPIl's HI8TARK8.
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pupil's mistakes.
TAirr viij.
Literary Selections.
The Kleotion. in P»rt VII. .ire inlonde.l to be atmonzi^ and
rented, as well as used as diclalioH lesaoiu.
In making these selections two objects were kept in view :
the inculcation uS good moral lesaom and lilerary merit.
Instead of usinjf tlic recitation hour for the impn)vemeni
of a few pupils who least require to be trained in the practice
of tlie principles of elocution, thonf;l,tful teachers arc uni-
formly learning the importance of assigninK lessons in recita-
tion, as in all other subjeels, to all the members of a class
The advantages of such a course are very many. Among
them may be named the following : —
1. Every pupil has bis mind stored in earlv years with a
coUection of the choicest gems of the literature of his lau.
guage.
2. As all the pupils have prepared the same lesson, each
one IS able intelligenlly to take part in the study of the selec-
tions in school with a view to their proper recitation.
3. Pupils can recite simultaneously as well as individually.
4. The memories of all the pupils will be oultivatea bv
the practice.
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GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
Studying the lessons for dictotion, and writing them as die
tation lessons, wUl aid in committing them to memory.
The abUity to recite a certain number of appropriate sclec-
tions should be one of the tests for promotion from one class
to another.
Selcettoii gnitable for Poplta in the Second Reader.
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name
ThT kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daUy bread: and foigive us
our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil •
for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for
ever. Amen. — ifa«. vi. 9-13.
I. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
II. Thou Shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or
any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in
the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth •
thou Shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them-
for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting th3
miqmty of the fathers upon the children unto the third
and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing
merey unto thousands of them that love me, and keep mv
commandments.
III. Thou Shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God
Ui vam J for the Lord wiU not hold him guiltless that taketh
his Dame in vain.
tITERARV HKLECTroVs.
149
ly Remember the S,.l,l.„t|, d,.,, t., keep it holy, Sixdavs
i» the Sahbath of the Lnr.1 thj- (;,„| .. i„ i. ,.,„ ,,„., ' ™^
anv work, thou, „or thy s,.„, „or th.v daughUT, „..r th^ a„
sonant. „,,. „.,. maid-servant, „„r thy eatfle. ,.„r thy ,t'raZ
•1". i.s wHhm thy sate, : f„r ia six days the Lord made heaT.
';'"''■■■" "■";;■- >l"ll"-'i."l-„i,,a„dre„edthcs^C,
|i;^-bne,o.. the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and ul:
V. Il™,„- Ihv rath,.,- and thy mother; that thy day,
;;-.;• l- '""K "l">n .l,e la„d which the Lord thy God giveJh
VI. Thou shall not kill.
yil. Thou shall nol eonunit adultery.
VIII. Thou shall not steal.
IX. Thou Shalt „„, hear fal.se witness against thy neighbor.
X. Ihon Shalt not eovet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt
not covet , y nei^hl.r's .ile, nor his n„.n.serv „t, nor hL
;Sb:r^:w;r.r;^'''»---"^'^'"«'^-^%
Then one of lh,.,„, ul.ieh was a h;„-yer. asked hip, a qu«.
lion, tem|.lniff him, and saviuff, ^
Master, which is the ffreat commandment in the law P
>nth all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with il th.
This is the first and great commandment
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy
"I'lghbor as thyself ■>
On these two commandments hang all tht !aw and the
prophets. —Mali. xxii. 35-40.
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OAOE'8 PRACTICAL SPELUai.
And «.,.inB the m>.ltit,,dM. he went „p i„t„ , mountain-
and when he wiw set, hi» diMipIo, „mw uiilo him :
And he ..,wned his mouth, m]d taiij-hl them, sayinR
Wesscd are the poor in spirit ; l„r theirs is tlie kingdom of
heaven.
Blessed arc they that mourn ; for they shall be eomfortcd
Bh>ssr.l arc the meek : for they shall inherit the earth
Blessed are they whieh ,1„ hunger and thirst after riirht-
ousness : for they shall he filled.
Blessed are the niereiful : for I hey shall ohtain mercy.
Blessed arc the pure in heart : for they shall sec God
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the
children of God.
Blessed arc they who are persecuted for righteousness-
sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed arc ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute
you, and shall say aU manner of evil against you falsely for
my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward
m hearen; for so persecuted they the propheU which were
before you. — Matt. v. 1-12.
Beautiful faces are they that wear
The light of a pleasant spirit there ;
It matters little if dark or fair.
Beautiful hands are they that do
tia that arc noble, good, and true;
Busy with them the long day through.
LrrERARY 81LECTI0N8.
Beautiful feet are thej that go
Swiftlj to lighten another's woe.
Through summer's heat or winler't aoowi
Kcautiful children, if, rich or poor,
Tlioy walk the pathways safe aud pan.
That lead to the mansion strong aad Mira.
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Do your best, your veij best.
And do it every day ;
Little boys and little girls,
That is the wisest way.
Whatever work eomes to your hand.
At home, abroad, at school,
Do your best with right good wiU.
It is a golden rule,
7.
If you find your task is hard.
Try, try again j
Time will bring you your rewarf.
Try, try again ;
All that other folks can do.
Why, with patience, should not you?
Only keep this rule in view :
Tey, thy again.
a
Do all the good you can.
In all the ways you can.
To all the people you can,
•lost as long aa you can.
OAOrs PRACTICAt SPELLER.
a
A word m«y part tlic dearest fricnJs, -
One little, unkind word,
Wiich iu sonic liglil, uNKiiattlid imar
Tlic heart wiili ungir stirrnl.
A look will sornctiuKs send ii puug
OfauKuish to the heart:
A tone will often pause the tear
In sorrow's eye to start.
One little aet of kindness .lone,
One little kind word spoken.
Hath power to make a thrill of joy
E'en in a heart that 's broken.
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Otij a drop in the bucket.
But every drop will tell j
The bucket soou would be empty.
Without a drop in the welL
Ouly a poor little penny, —
It was all I had to give ;
But as penuie, make the dollars.
It may help some cause to live.
<3od loveth the cheerful giver,
Though the gift be poor anil suiaUj
What does be think of his eliildreu
When they never give at all ?
11.
'T is ieinff, and i/oiay.
And Aacin^, that make
Ai: the pleasures and pains
Of which beings partake.
LITKRARV SBLKtTlONH. J,-,;>
To hf what Ood piraws,
To ilo a man's Iwst,
And to hare a (f(MMl lirnrt,
/» Ike tta) lu lir lilftl. I'rirr Parlff.
12
" I Can'l " i8 r. Ivrijaril, tno lazy lo work ;
Kn)m duty he slirui'. », fvcry tusk ho will shirk j
No bread on his Ixiard and no nii'al in lua \m^ j
His house is a ruin, his ccait is a ruK
" I Can" Is a worker; he tills the liro.id fields,
And diss from the earth all the wealth that it jitlds;
The hum of his spindle begins with the light.
And the fires of bis forgers are blazing all night.
la
Hearts, like doors, can o|)c with case
To very, very li'tlc keys;
And don't forget that they are these :
" I thank you, sir," and, " If you plcaae.'"
Then let us watch these little things.
And so respect each other ;
That not a word, or look, or tone.
May wound a friend or brother.
14.
Dare to be honest, good, and sincere.
Dare to please God, and you never need fear.
Dare to be brave in the cause of the right.
Dare with the enemy ever to fight.
Dare to be loving and patient each day,
Dare speak the truth whatever you say.
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III)
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GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
Dare to be gentle and orderly too,
Dare sliun the evil, whatever you do.
Dare to speak khidly, and ever be true
Dare to do right, and you 'U fi„d your way through.
15.
Count that day lost
MTiose low descciidiiig sun
Views from thy hand
No worthy aetion done.
16l
Be good, my friend, and let who will be clever;
liu noble things, not dream them all day long
And so make life, death, and that va,l forever, '
One gland, sweet song
17.
I live for those who love me,
For those who know me tme.
For the heaven that smiles above me.
And awaits my spirit too ;
For the cause that lacks assistance.
For the wrong that needs resistance.
For the future in the distance.
And the good that I can do.
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Over and over again.
No matter which way I turn,
I always find in the book of life'
Some lesson that I must learn;
I must take my turn at the mill, '
I must grind out the golden grain,
1 must work at my task with a resoliite wilL
Over and over again.
LITERARY SELECTIONS,
19.
I.M
Dare to do riglit ! dare to ho true !
The failings of others eaii never save vnu ;
Stand by your conscience, your honor, your faith.
Stand like a hero, and hattlc till death."
20.
Do what conscienee says is right ;
I)o what reason says is best ;
Uo with all your mind and nu'ght ;
Ik) your duly, and be blest.
2L
Speak gently, kindly, to the poor;
Let no harsh term he heard ;
They have enough they must eiidure,
Without an unkind word. — Uuvi'd Bates.
22.
I count this thing to be grandly tnie,
That a noble deed is a ste|> toward' Ood,
Lifting the soul from the common sod
To a purer air and a broader view. — J. (l. Uollaml.
23.
A little word in kindness spoken,
A motion, or a tear.
Has ofU'u healed the heart that 's broken,
And made a friend sincere.
A word — a look - has crushed to earth
Full many a budding flower.
Which, had a srnile but owned its birth.
Would bless life's darkest hour.
ir)fi
OAGPS PRACTICAL SPELLER.
Then deem it not an idle thing
A pleasant word to speak ;
The face you wear, the thoughts you bring,
A heart may heal or break. — Colemorthf.
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Within this ample volume lies
The mystery of mysteries;
Happiest they of huuian race
To whom their God has given grace
To read, to fear, to hope, to pray.
To lift the latch, to force the way;
And better had they ne'er been bom.
That read to doubt, or read to scorn.'
Walter Scott.
25.
Thou truest friend man ever knew
Thy constancy I 've tried ;
When all were false, I found thee true.
My counsellor and guide.
The mines of earth no treasures give
That could this volume buy ;
In teaching me the way to live,
It taught me how to die. — George P. MorrU.
26.
" No God ! no God ! " The simplest flower
That on the wild is found
Shrinks as it drinks its cup of dew.
And trembles at the sound.
" No God ! " astonished Echo cries
From out her cavern hoar ;
And every wandering bird that flies
Reproves the othei.st lore.
tITERARY SELECTIONS.
27.
157
If men were wise in lillle tilings,
Affecting less in all tlicir dcaliiigs, —
If hearts had fewer rusted strings
To isolate their kindlj feelings,—
If men, when Wrong beats down the Right
Would strike together and restore it, — '
If Wight made Might
In every light, —
Tie world would be the better for it. ~ W. II. Cobb
2a
A mother's love, how sweet the name I
What IS a mother's love ?
A noble, pure, and tender llame,
Enkindled from above.
To bless a heart of earthlj mould, —
The warmest love that ean grow cold, _
This is a mother's love. ~ Montgomery.
29.
He prajcth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast ;
He prayeth best who loveth best
All things, both great and small ;
For the dear God, who loveth us,
He made and |„vi.|l, all. _ Coleridge.
30.
Kfist not ! Life is sweeping by ;
Go and dare before you die.
Something mighty and sublime
Leave behind to conquer time ;
Glorious 't is to live for aye,
When these forms have passed away. — Goetie.
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GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
3L
Ki)r God has marked each sorrowing day.
And numbered every scenM tear.
And heaven's lonij years of bliss shall pay
I'ur all his chililrcn suffer h 're. — W.C. Brymt.
32.
Beware the bowl ! though rich and bright
lis rubles flash ujKin the sight.
An adder coils its depths beneath.
Whose lure is woe, whose sting is death.
Alfred S. Street
Selections for Classes In the Third Book.
God Iiath a presence, and that you may see
In the told of the flower, the leaf of the tree ;
In the sun of the noonday, the star of the night;
In the stortn-eloud of darkness, the rainbow of light;
III the waves of the ocean, the furniws of kuid;
In tne mountain of granite, the atom of sand ;
Turn where you may, from the sky to the sod.
Where can ye gaze that ye see not a God P — Elita Cook
li
II
The quality of nierey is not strained,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath : it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him tlint takes:
'T is mightiest in the mightiest : It becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown i
It is an attribute to God himself.
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LITERARY SELECTIONS. |.-,(|
And earthly power doth then show hkest God's
When mercy seasons justice. Consider this,
That, in the cours<: of justice, none of us
Should sec suivatioii : we do pray for mercy ;
And that same prayer doth teacij us all to render
The deeds of mercy. — ShakeKpeare.
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We live in deeds, not years, — in thoughts, not breaths, —
In fcelinjjK, uot in figures on a dial ; —
We should count time by heart-throbs. Hi' most lives
Who thinks most, — feels the noblest, — acts the best.
Bailei/.
God moves in a mysterious way.
His wonders to perform ;
He pljiits his footsteps in the sea.
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill,
He treasures up his bright designs,
Anil works his sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head. — Cawper
5.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace ;
Behind a frowning Providence
He bides a smiling faee.
160
CAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
His purposes will ripen fast.
Unfolding cvcrj hour;
TLc bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower. '
Blind unbelief is sure to err.
And scan his work in vainj
God is his own interpreter.
And he will nmke it plain. — Coniper.
6.
Press on ! surmount the rocky steeps;
Climb boldly o'er the torrent's archj
He fails alone who feebly creeps,
He wins who dares the hcro's'niarch.
Be thou a hero ! let thy might
Tramp on eternal snows its way ;
And through the ebon walls of night
Hew down a passage unto day.
I
t\
'■ I
t!
The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept
Were toiling upward in the night. ~ Lonsfellou,.
8.
Nothing is greater sacrilege than to prostitute the great
name rf God to the petuUncy of an idle tongne. -/,„»,
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The Devil tempts men through their ambition, their cn-
p.<l.ty, or their ap,H;tite, until he comes to the profane
fearer, whom he catches without an, rewanl.-^„,^
LITERARY SELECTI0N8.
10.
Ifil
Tlie foolish and wicko,! praelice of profane cnrsine and
swraruiff ,s a vice so mean and low, that oven- rerM.n „f
sense and character deteaU and despise, it. _ G„L /,-„,^.
11.
Who is thy noighhor ? He whom thou
Hast |K)wer to aid or bless ;
Whose aching head or burning brow
Thy soothing hand may press.
Tliy neighbor is the fainting poor,
Whose eye with want is dim ;
0, enter then his humble door
With aid and peace for him.
Thy neighbor P Pass no mourner by ;
Perhaps thou canst redeem
A breaking heart from misery ; —
Go, share tliy lot with him.
12,
A cheerful tem,K,.r, joined with innocence, will make beauty
at met,ve. knowledge delightful, and wit good-natured, li
will hghten sickness, poverty, and affliction, convrt ig„o.
ranee mto a„ amtahlc sin.plicity, and render deformity ibelf
agreeable. — Addimn. •'
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God is glorifled. not by onr gn,ans, but our thanlcsgivings ■
and all good thought and good action ekim a natural alliaSe
with good cheer. - E. P. nipple.
14.
To be happy, the passions must be cheerful .-nid gay, not
gloomy and m.^lancholy. A pro,Hmsity to hope a.id joy i3
real nches ; one to fear and sorrow, real poverty. - llLl
I til'
GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
I!
lit
IS.
living's a cltLiIii iriark of cowardice ;
And when the tonRiic fdrgcls its honesty,
The heart and hand may drop their functions, too.
And uotUiug worthy be resolved or done.
Thoiiiai SuHlhern.
16.
Work I and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow ;
Work ! thou shalt ride over care's coming billow.
Lie not down weariid 'ucath woe's weeping willow.
Work witli a stont heart and resolute will !
Work for some good, be it ever so slowly ;
Work for some hope, be it ever so lowly ;
Work ! for all labor is noble and holy ! — Mr$. Osgood
17.
We count the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime
philosophy. I find more marks of authenticity in the BihK
than in any profane history whatever. — Isaac Newton.
la
The Bible contains more true sublimity, more exquisite
beauty, more pure morality, more important history, uiiil
lliier strains of jKielry and eloquence, than can be coUeeted
from all other books, in whatever age or language they have
been written. — Sir William J vies.
19.
Life should be full of earnpFit work.
Our hearts undashed by fortuTie's frown j
Let perseverance conquer fate,
And merit seize the victor's crown.
The battle is not to the strong,
Tl: race not always to the fleet ;
And he who seeks to pluck the stars
Will lose the jewels at his feet P. Carf.
LITERARY SELECTIONS.
aa
Ki:
Sweet climc of my kindad. bicst land of inj birth I
The fairest, Hie dearest, the brightest on earth !
Where'er I may roam, howc'er blest I may be.
My spirit instiuctively turns unto tliee !
23.
In the world's broad field of battle.
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle I
Be a hero in the strife !
Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant (
Let the dead Past bury its dead I
Act, — act in the living Present I
Heart within, and God o'erliead.
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime.
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of timcj _
Footprints that perhaps another.
Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate ;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Lcam to labor and to wait. —Lo^gfeUoie
22.
At evening to mysell 1 say,
Where hast thou been and gleaned Unlay, —
Thy labors how bestowed ?
What hast thou rightly said or done ?
What grace attained, and knowledge wo&,
In foUowiiig after God ? - C/iarUs Wr<H
OAOE'8 PRACTICAL SPELLER.
p,
h
Words ( I'kindims we Imvo spoken
May, wlicii wo haic passed away,
Heal, ptrlmps, a spiiit broken.
Guide a lirullier led astray. — / llagm.
Speak gently ! 't is a little tiling,
Dropped iu ilie lieart's deep well ;
The good, the joy, that it may bring,
Eternity sliali tell. — D, Batei.
24.
Though waves and storms go o'er my head.
Though strength, and health, and friends be gone)
Though joys be withered all and dead.
And every comfort be withdrawn:
On this my steadfast soul relies, —
Father, thy mercy never dies. — Wttbf,
2&
Thou art, God, the life and light
Of all this wondrous world we aeei
Its glow by day, its smile by night.
Arc but reflections caught from thee.
Where'er wc turn, thy glories shine.
And all things fair and bright are thine.
IkomatMoort.
26.
Hours are golden links, God's token.
Reaching heaven ; but one by one
Take them, lest the chain be broken
Ere thy pilgrimage be done.
Adelaiih A. Pncter.
27.
God ! that men should put an enemy iu their mouths to
steal away their hmw\— Shakespeare.
LITKUAIIV 8ELK(TIOXS. I,;;,
2a
Tl,c habit of «,iug ,>r,l,.„t ,|„ri.» l,.v „„„ i„ „«■„, ,„,
....d more ,„jur, ,„ „„. ,„.l,lie „„., ,„„ ,„„,,,„ „',;,»;
lion -,«,,„, H,e first quel,,,,, I „„„l,| ,,,k rr,,, ,.,i„„ „ p„„
<i,datc for office .o„|,| be, " Uo.s he ..»e ani,',. ,,,-„,:; "
Thomas JiffemoH
30.
Thi'sc .-irc tlii- giTiit of earth, —
Grait not hy kii.^ly hirfl,,
(Jreat iu tl,.ir will.provcil worth.
Firm hearts aaU true. —J. Pierpont.
31.
Tcmpemucc and labor arc the two best phy,ic,.,„, of ,na„ ■
abor ,har,.n, the appelitc. and tc„,,«rLe prevent, him*
from indttlging to excess. - RoM„ea». ^
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Work for the good that is iiighest;
Dre,-i'ii not of ^'reatness afar ;
That glory is ever the hjghes.i;
Wliioh sl,inos upon men as they are.
Work, though tl,e worl<l would defeat'you;
Heed not its slander and scorn ;
Nor weary till augels si all greet you
With smiles through the gaU-s of the mom.
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OAOPB PRACTICAL BPGLLBR,
i
aa
True worth is in Ixiuj;, ii„l tcriiiiiig,
III iloiii^ r.irh day that ffu-n hj
Soiiif III tic (food, not in dminiiin
Of Rirnt thinjfs to (hi h.v nnd hv ;
J^or, whatever lucii any in liii'ji hiindnrss,
And spite of the fanoiis of yonth,
There 11 nothing so kingly as kiiidncsH,
Aud nothing so mjnl n» tiutii
•lliee Carf,
34.
The rose, which in the »nn'» hright rays
Might soon have dmo|Hd and iMrishid,
With grateful scent the shower n'|)ays
By which its life is eliorishcd ;
And thus have e'en the yoiin)" In years
Found flowers within tlint flourish,
And yield a fragrance fed hy tears,
Tliat sunshine could not nourish.
Bernard Barlo:
35.
One by one the sands are flowing.
One by one the moments fall ;
Some are coming, some arc going;
Do not strive to grasp them all.
One by one thy duties wait thee,
Let thy whole strength go to each ;
Ijet no future dreams elate thee, —
Learn thou first what these can teach.
Adelaide A. Procter.
MTKRARY SEr.Em0V8.
ItM
fcl«<JoM for 0«««, In FooHh and Firth Bool,.
1.
He rise hjr tljinip that iirn 'maili ,„ir fill ;
»J wimt no Imvo iiui.,l,n'<l i,f g,„„i „ii,| g,,,,, .
I|)- Ihc pri.!,. ,|,.|H«,.,|, ,,ii,l .he |«,s,i„„ ,s|,,i„ '
AiiJ tlw vaiifiiii,|„.,l ill» t|,„ „. I, ,„r|y ,„^.,
•/ '-■ // '/a»rf.
It iiinj not 1)0 Oi I f,, Ml, I, I
Tlic siolili- in l.f 111, r,(-,l |,,-|J,
Nor ours to li.nr iiu ,<ii,iijm. r . i-.'s
The miller's <, „:,. luw:,-. i!i.' >!,, ,,ii's,
Vet whcrr our i.ui>'» 1 1,|> , . „ ,,,,,,^,1,,'
In unison with (;,,.|', i,,.,,.,, ,i|,,|,^,1^
The near mill futim^ l.liiii! i , i,,,,.^
And whatso<!Vr is willid ,, J„„,, lli,//ifr
There 's a wiiiciit»» in UikI's niircj
Like the witleiiess of the sea ;
There's a kindness in his jli^li^l•,
^ Whieh is more Ih.-in liherty.
iur the love of (i.id is hroader
Than the measure of man's mind j
Anil the heart of the Eteriiiil
Is most n-omlerfnll^- kind, — /' ff. FalKr.
4.
The fairest action of our liiiman life
Is scorning to revenjfe an injury;
For who forgives, without a fnrlhVr sirifr,
Ills adversary's heart to him dolh tic.
And 'tis a (inner conqm'.st, truly s.ii !.
To win Ilie heart, than overthrow the head.
Elizabeth t'tirett
1 68
GAGE'8 I'KAOTICAI, SPELLER.
The daj is (Inwinp; to its close,
And wliat giKxl deeds, since Orst it rose.
Have I preseutcd, Lord, lo thee ?
What wrongs repressed, wliat rights maintained,
What struggles pass-d, what victories gained,
H hat good attempted and attained.
As offerings of my ministry ?- Zo»jj/>/&».
6.
Be wise to-day ; 't is madness to defer;
Next day the fatal iireecdent will plead';
Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life,
rrocrastiuatiou is the thief of time ;
Year after year it steals, lill all arc fled,
And to the mercies of a rnonu^nt leaves'
The vast concerns of an eternal scene. — i'ouny.
Whene'er a nohle dreil is Mn.'ight,
Whene'er Is sjwken a nohle tholight.
Our hearts in glad surprise
To higher levels rise.
The tidal wave of deeper souls
Into our inmost heing rolls,
_ And lifts us unawares
Out of all meaner cares. — Ln«^,llow.
Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise afniin;
The eternal years of (iod a«! hers \
Hut Error, wounded, writhes with pain.
And dies among his worshipjicrs. — Bryant.
IJTKRAKT SBLMTIONS.
1(i!)
SwHk gLutly to the erring: 0. do not thou forget,
llowcvrr darkly stained by sin, he is thy brother yet I
Heir of the selfsame heritage, ehild of the selfsame f iod,
He hath but stumbled in the path thou hast in weakness trod.
/'. C. Ue.
10
House to some work of high and holy love,
And thou an angel's happiness shalt know,'—
Shalt bless the earth while in the world above:
The good begun by thee shall onwai.l flow
tn many a branching stream, and wider grow ;
The seed, that in those few and fleeting hours'
Thy hanils unsparing and unwearied sow.
Shall deek tiiy grave with amaranthine flowers
And yield thee fruits divine in heaven's immortal 'bowers.
C. Wihuj
11.
The lesson which the mariy-colored skies,
The flowers, and leaves, and painted butterflies,
The deers bmnehed antlers, the gay bird that flings
The tropic sunshine from its golden whigs.
The brightness, of the human countenance,'
Its play of smile, the magie of a glance,
For evermore repeat.
In varied tones and sweet.
That beauty, in and of itself, is good — mutier.
12.
1 "imld not waste my spring of youth
ill idle dalliance ; I would plant rich .seeds
To blossom in my manhood, and bear fniit
When I am old ./, j^ Uili/,ou«,.
170 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLER.
13.
Let us be patient ! Tliese scvctc afflictions
Not from the ground arise,
But oftentimes celestial benedictions
Assume this dark disguise.
We see but dimlj through the mists and vapore;
Amid these earthly damps,
What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers
May he heaven's distant lamps. — lonii/iHoKi
14.
No man is bom into the world whose work
Is not bom with him ; there is always work.
And t»ols to work willial, for those who will;
And blessed are the homy hands of toil.
/. R. Lowea.
15.
There 's nothing bright, above, below.
From flowers that bloom to stars that glow.
But in its light my soul can see
Some feature of thy Deity !
There 's nothing dark, below, above.
But ill its gloom I trace thy love ;
And meekly wait that moment, when
Thy touch shall turn all bright again.
Thomas Moore.
16.
The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want.
He inaketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadelli
me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for his name's soke.
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LITERARY SELECTIONS.
171
Te«, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with mc; thy rod and
thy stair they eomfort me.
Thou preparcst a table before uie in the presence of miue
enemies: thou auointest my head with oil; n.y cup runneth
over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days
of my life : and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for-
ever. — Pialm xjtiii.
17.
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be
seen of them: otherwise ye liave no reward of your Kuliicr
which is in heaven.
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a
trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do ni the syuaffogucs
md HI the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily
I say unto you. They have their reward.
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what
thy right hand doctli :
That thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father which
seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hvpoeriles
are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues auil in
the comers of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into Ihy closet, and
when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thv i'ather which is
m secret ; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward
thee openly.
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heatlien
do : for they thiak that they shalJ be heard for their mud,
speakinf;.
IT2
OAOE'8 PRACTICAL SPELLER.
i
Be not ye therefore like unto tlicm : for your Fatbet
knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. —
Matt. Ti. 1-8.
IS.
Be kindly afiectioned one to another witli brotherly love ;
in honor preferriii;^ one another ;
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the
Lord ;
Uejoieing in hope ; patient in tribulation ; continuing instant
in prayer;
Distributing to the necessity of saints ; given to hospi-
tality.
Bless them whieli persecute yon ; bless, and cursr not.
Kejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them
that weep.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high
things, but eondiscend to men of low estate. Be not wise
in your own conceits.
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things hon-
est in the sight of all men.
If it be possible, as much as lictli in you, live peaceably
with all men.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give
place unto wmth : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I
will repay, sailh the Lord.
Tlieref<ire if thine eniniy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst,
give him drink : for in so doing thou shall heap coals of fire
on his head.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Rom. xii W-9A.
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PAirr IX
ETYMOLOGY.
PREFIXES.
Exercises on the primary and secondary meaningrs
of derivatives formed by Prefixes.
The pupils should be required to write similar «!xamples under ewh
ui ihe prefixes.
Anglo-Saxon PiiSFlXEa (arronijed alpkabetieally).
Prxfix. Ukaminq. Debjvativks.
be
{afcrouiid
ahead
J* beguile
1. 1 H! low
to make /^omioble
in or into (.embalm
about
by or in
LlTKHAL
Meaning.
on Kround
at the head
to use Kufic
to set alH)ut
HKl^iNIUItV
Mkaninu.
s i randed —a topped
forward further
to ainu3(i — to dt;-
ceive
to enclosf!
In ;ii'(werplacc Inft-rior in rank
to make iiohlu to elevate ~ I
exult
toputlu balsam to preserve
\^^K^^^L^i^iiii^:i^ \-\ vriiEi':
'I
I"!
174
Prefix. Ubahimo.
for not
h^ore
ford
mit
out
over
pbkhzu.
rforsake not to seek
{forerunner one who runs
before
mor
wrong
above or
beyond
above, too
much
US not
under beneath
with from
f mlslajr
/outpost
to lay In a
wrouK place
a place l>eyond
the camp
/overshadow to place a sha-
\ dow over
unmanly not manly
/underhand beneath the
I hand
I withhold to hold ft?om
8KC0NDART
USANIMa.
to leave— to aban-
don
• herald— messen-
to lose
a picket or guard
to shield— to pro-
tect
cowardly— mean
sly, or clandestine
to binder, or pre-
vent
Classic Prefixes (arranged alphabetically).
Latin.
t, ab or from
abs
ad,ae,
af}al,ftn, to
ap or ar
anto b^ore
eiream around
con, 00,
col, com tog^her
orcot
{absolve
abjure
'advance
afflance
apply
fante-
-j chamber
/circumvent
^concourse
connive
r Mnck*e
to loose from
to swear away
from
to move to the
van
to give faith to
to fold to
a chamber be-
fore tbe chief
one
to come r)ini(<
anothe.'
a running to-
geitier
to wink to-
gether
to fall In to-
to pardon
to abandon
to promote— to im
prove
to promise in mar-
rlaffe
to use— to ask
waiting room
to cheat
a multitude
to overlook a fault
to agree
i^mm.
■TmOLOOT, 0> TBI DKMyATIO^ OF WORM. 175
Patra. Kkmiho. OniTATim.
LrrERAL
UEANWa.
Seookdabt
UHAMaa
coBtm, Ceontrabrnd «,|j,t the .maggM
I counterfeit to make •«alnit to Imitate - to
ftlgn
d*
from
dig »r di apart
eztn 6«yoii<
demi or ("decide
deviate
to'Ji'&.K ;<>«"<i-to.ettle
WM- to err-to stray
'°a?"d''er"'"'* "• '"r-to a,rit.te
rdlaturb
< Ai, .J . asunder '
^dilapidation atone.^ falling ruin-decay
Expedite to take the feet to hasten or
struct
jeitraTagant "Mderlng be- wasteful-wild
in, im,ll in, on, or J
or ir '"'" 1 1nspect
Indorse
Inspect
Impede
"blclt'* °" ""' '»"lI"-'o«frree
'° '"o.'' '"'" to examine
to put the feet In to hinder
inter Mimen /Intercourse to run between fellowship-
communication
Intr. mMn Introduce to lead within tomake acquainted
/'object
>,00,ar, againit or J '"
op,*o. iniMj/o/S I
tothrowagalnst tolindfnult
torunlnwayof to happen — to ap
toputin way of to present - to
glvi
through ('"''^ , , togothroogh to die— to wllhpr
\ perennial through the year la,tlS^prrpet,ml
'«'<«'• postpone to place after delay
Mr-or. premature oe fore ripe too soon, or h«,t,
'"tT^t'p"*,^,. "P'*". or schema
ward
post
pre
nra forth or /project , „..,.„g
' forward \ ^J'roi'n for
ffF
176
PRinxis.
PRim. Muxuio. Dmititivui.
I'
I
Ll rRRAL
Hbamno.
Skoondaht
UKAtUKQ.
{redeem
r« fur II I
backtca ;-d# re t roirrade
hack or
again
aside or
/rom
•ab, lae
•ai or
lap
laper or above or
•or over
{Mectdo
seduce
/sinecure
f submit
succor
to buy back to save
torurma^aln to Improve— to
ftineiid
tustvp backward to become worse
to iro aside to leave
to lead from to corrupt — to de-
prave
without care an office without
service
to send und^r to yield ■- o re-
to run under to help— to aid
truu
ir», iTM beyond 1 traduce
or tref traffic
I tresitass
^transcend
{superfluous flowtntcover abundunt—
, ., needless
superlative earned iilK)ve hiffhest - best
survive to live over tuVemaln
Aranslate to bear across to Interpret — to
I express In the
wonls of an-
other lanfruage
to lead acnwa to slander
to make (HTuss to trade
to pass acroHs tosJn
to climb beyond to excel
ultra beyond
Gkkek.
a or an loUhout
/ultramon-
\ tane
beyond the
mountain
fore Iff n
/ apathy
\ anar:?li;
:iy
/amphtthc-
anphi bothauUs J '^^''^
orafflU or««;o 1 ^.^^Ikuous
without feeltnj^ coldness
without rule confusion
theatre on Ijolh Kruuml si- pinir
■'''"- upwards all
/anathema
up.back or J analyze
through 1
anti or «*<>*«*< or /antidote
V
driving' two
ways
placed up
to loose back
grlven against
antarctic opposite to arcUo
round
doubtful — uncer
tain
devoted— a curse
to solve — to ex-
amine thor-
oUKlily
a cure for poison—
a remedy
%-'
■miOLOOT. OR TH, D«,V.,T.O» OF WORD.. 177
•""*"* MbaKWO. DmiVAriVBS. Litkhai.
Ukamko.
/■«poli.(fllu tn rcnaon n« i
laphollon fmmTtic lun
•po or ,
SRomnAiiT
MCAKnio.
etu
dla
fioion
t ft rough
tn or em in
ay to defend
{-ec... -rite ''\.:-'-'<".-..
/<llarrh(rji
/■eiicriry
■j crnpirif
throujfh
name of a dl«
Kiifle
InwnrilnowiT fi.r.T-«nlri(
/e„<.„,„e «cu,,l„^„,„„. a„.„Hd«„,c„.
lephem.ra. f„r„d.y Wof.or.hor.
e««e,i, .l„adl„Bou. „„ expl.,..,l„„
fold, frigid
''W /'"•"'■"/""•I _n,al««k'
eoorei out
byptr bti/ond
hypo und«r
/ hyperborean beyond the
'■ north
meta or
meth
pan
pari
tide by
aide
round
{...p™cri.e o.^,de.a a_«.j,^_,,.
{n-Jelft"" ,:f;,%^n';^^" S"'-"""
|-para.,le th^rown ,l,le by ac„n,p„rt,„„
I paradlfc-m sonicthiiiff
j sb.jwii side
(para,i.e on^|^i'l? fur a flatterer
/periwl
a m<Hlel, or ex-
ample
the way round >tate<l time, or
J P<^rlpatetlca follower, of ^""^
ArUlolle,»'ho
(^ tauifht walk-
Inj,' uliout
/'aynod
or lym"""* ) iretllr " <ll»tlnct utter
[...npbony aS,g„«,„. ^-e„.
The preflx£8, meca and iiafa h.u. jia
«« «ia p»r». Have different shadee of meuiinK
178
PRinXKS.
AFFIXES.— (Sometimes called postfixet or $uffixe9,)
Afflxea are totters or syllftblei placed at the vnd of a word to modlfjr
its meunlnff.
The afllxufl usually determine the pnrt of speerh to whlrh the words
they fnrm IwIdiik. and tlu-rfftire inny be arrunKed accurdliiff to thf
classes uf words furmi'd liy tlit'lr aM.
Some lermliiatluns have sfvi-ral meanlnfrs, anil arc used In fonttttiK
different (lartH of sjwech— as. ate. In t-aptlvfife and potentats,- ith,\n
burntsA and blackt«A ; en. In wenken and wooUsn.
The same word Is oflfn used for the act and the prorluct ; the utate and
the quality; the place wht-re and the practice of some art In It— as,
formation, animate, surgery.
Affixes which form Nouns.
i. Aflxea which 4ca«le Ihe peT$on who acia, or who la.
4nff{o-&UK>n— ar. and, er. yer, ster. Cla»»ic—a.\\, ant, ary, ate, ee, eer.
ent, Ic, ist, ite, Ive, or.
Examples.
Vflsrrant, one who wanders
Mountalnter. one who 11 ves amont'
the tiiotintahi:*.
Favorite, one who Is favored.
Cupllve, one who Is taken In
war.
Oamcster, one who families.
Liar, one who tells lies.
Coward, one who N iifrald-
Antiquary, one who studhr^ old
things.
Patentee, one to whom a patent is
erranted.
Oculist, one who professes to cure
the eye.
The pupil should be required to explain the following list of wordit.
under each clntts, in a simlliar manner :—
ftr bcKKM, bursar, scholar, vicar.
ud dotard, drunkard. shiK^ard, steward, wizard.
er brazier, butler, draper, mariner, talker, walker.
yer lawyt^r. sawyer.
•ter barrister, chorister, moltster. punster, spinlster.
an Ch-AV,lftn. Eunipean. Canadian, librarian, veteran.
ant dssailant, combatant, mendicant, lieutenant, litigant.
ary cr.'itemporary. Incendiury. lapidary, voluptuary.
ate advocate, curate, deltr^fiiie, Ic^Mte, potentate.
«e aulgnne, employee, legatee, referee, refugee. .
Mr
•at
le
lit
Ito
iTt
or
•miOlOOT, OB TBI DMITATIOIf OF WO«o.. ITfl
•«c.lon.,r. chtrlnle,,, n.„,|,„.„. p,n„„ „,„,|„,„
Ml.mlte, co.mo,»>m,., cr. mite. CnMnli,
•lU'eitor, b,„ef.ctor, .,„,p.t|,„r, mal..r«lor.
t. AM,.. wWrt d».., ,fc, tMn, „«,,, ta. ., I. ,„,.
e/o«./<-_,ry, l(.,., iii.iit,nionj,ory.
Boond«ry, thm which lioun(l« iii„ ...
Tatlmoiiy, that which i,,l.t,H^, AHmcnt, thai which iiourl.hei.
Which lM«tlli«l. Terrll.,ry, the U„d which b.lo„w
to any one.
W» ""''"^levlce.Ju.llce. notice, practice .ervlc-
moa7 «llm.Jiiy, pairlmony, .aiicil.„„„v ™"™nt-
ory auditory, directory, memory, p^IBontory.
». A«». wkiefe d...„ ,»,p,,„ „»,„ , ,„,^ ,^ ^ ^ ^^_^
ry. ery.ary.ory.
""IT..*."'"' "•"'" -""■•"" FLhery, , p,.c, where Hah are
AAIa#wlt »
are lie|>t.
A'lary. a place where hinla are
kept.
caught.
Armory, a ;)Iace where anna are
kept.
orj
foundry, laundry, dr.ipery
cemetery, colliery, nunnery. nur.ery, .urMry
«pl.ry.Kran„ry.dl,,».M.„ry.lll,rary
dormitory, factory, obaervatory, oratory
4. AHxe. w»l,» d„„. „„t, „j„„ ,^ dnmi„ion.
Anglo-Saxon-aom. ric. ,hlp. C/a«,c-acy. ate.
Era mplet.
Dukedom, the rank of a duke. Bluhnnri- .k. i . ..
Curacy, "he office of a curate. h,Zp J"'""""-" of a
Kingdoin, tb* dominion of a klnc.
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PREFIXES.
dom ft ric Chrlatendom, heathendom, earldom, archbishopric
ship clerkship. niiiRtcrphfp. iT<>fps«or«hlp.
acy, Cy abbacy, ciijitainc.v. inntrisi racy, papacy.
ate electorate, prutectorutc, pontiacate.
*• AMxej which denote persotis or things rollecllTely.
apre. ry.
Examplei.
Assemblage, a collection of per
sons.
age
ry
Foliage, the leaves of a tree or
forest.
Yeomanry, the farmers of a country.
coinage, cordage, leakage, plumage.
finery, gentry, machinery, peasantry.
«. Amxe« which denote the act of doing, or the thing done.
age, ion, ment, ure.
Examples.
Pillage, the act of plundering, or Sepulture, the act of burying, or
theft. burial.
Operation, the act of working.or Entertainment. theactoftreatlng
the process. guests, or a feast.
«g« carriage, marriage, passage, postage.
ion admission, dissection, inspection, passion.
ment atonement, commencement, elopement, Interment.
ure creature, capture, disclosure, departure, Imposture.
1. Aflze» which denote state, conditiou, quality.
Anglo-Saxon— ^om. hood, ness, ry, ship, th. Classic— acy, age, ance,
ancy, ence, ency, ism, ment, mony, tude, ty or ity, ore.
Examples.
Widowhood, the state of being a Activity, state of being active.
widow. Vassalage, condition of a vassal.
Holinesg, state of being holy. Diligence, quality of being dUi-
Partnership, state of being a part- gent.
ner.
dom
hood
nen
ry
■Up
tn
Bcy
age
anoe,anc7
enee, enoy
iim
ment
mony
tide
ty or ity
ore
RTTMOLOCW, OR THE DEBIVATION OP WORDS. IH/
freedom, thrald,™. marijTdom, wisdom
Soyhood. eirlhood, llkellh.«i, prl,.,th,K>d, mnr,ho.x'
blc^,,edne,.^ doaf,,„,,, darkne,,, K.„„,u.„;,^";,'^P,,,
bravery Ballantry, pedantry, rivalry, slavery
aeath, truth, mirth, strciigtli y.mth
aeeuraey, degeneracy, ieKltlmacy. ,upremaey
bondage, dotage, marriage, ,„eragc. pilgrlt^L
abiindance. briillaney. repentance, pliancy
patience, effulgence, clemency, potency,
barbariain, paraileii,m, .chi™. triii,m
agreement, banishment, enjoyment, punishment
acrimony, matrimony, parsimony.
h ! v'.',""' ""'!,""''•■• """'""i"' servitude, »,llt„dc.
bre^ ity, captivity, docility, felicity, ,«,verty
composure, pleasure, rupture, torture, verdure.
«. Am,e. Which d.no., an. ^Unce. practice, or doctri,.,,.
Anglo-Saxon-ry. Cta„ic-lc,, Ism, ure.
Cookery, the art of cooking.
Optics, the science of seehiK.
Examplef,
la
ism
ore
Calvlnism.the doctrines of Calvin
Sculpture, the art of carving.
bribery, carpentry, chemistry, roguery, treachery
ethics, mathematics, physics, politicsfiaS ^■
critici.,,n, despotism, patriotism, gnosticism, polytheism
agriculture, architecture, manufacture, ""''"''"^
9. An»s which deaot« diminution or little.
Anglo Saxon-,1 or le. kin. let or et. ling, ock, y or le
«a»»ic-cie, cule or ule.
Leaflet, a little leaf.
Oosling, a little goose.
Paddock, a little park.
Examples.
Canticle, a little song,
Ketleule, a little net.
Granule, a little grain.
el, le satchel, kestrel, sickle,
kin, en lambkin, mannikin, kitten, chicken
ft, et coronet, floweret, turret, eaglet, bracelet rivnl.f
Ung darling, duckling, foundling, striplCs^dllng!-
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PBBnzn,
Otk bnllock, hillock,
y or It Tommy, Willie, Jamlp, laule, buby.
ele, Qole conventicle. Icicle, animalcule.
nla globule, spherule.
Affixes which form Adljectives.
•• A«xe« denoUnc »/. '*«, •■■ pertaining to.
»o, al, an, «r, ary, Ic. leal, Id, tie, Ine, ory ; ch, eie, Ish.
Examples.
Dental, pertaining to itae teeth. Lucid, pertaining to ll«rht.
Lunar, pertaining to the moon. Canine, pertaining to a dog.
Angelic, pertaining to angels. Romish, pertaining to Rome.
U cardiac, elegiac, hypochondriac.
al autumnal, final, paternal, royal, vernal.
Uk cerulean, human, republican, sylvan, Canadian.
ar circular, (lobular, lunar, ocular, singular.
»ry capillary, honorary, military, pecuniary.
ie chaotic, despotic, domestic, gigantic, public.
Ickl botanical, clerical, nautical, technical, poetical.
id candid, fervid, humid, morbid, splendid.
U* fthrlle, hostile, Infantile, Juvenile, mercantile.
Ina aquiline, feline, masculine, saline, divine.
ory consolatory, piscatory, promissory, valedictory.
eh Scotch, Welsh, French.
aM Chinese, Genoese, Maltese, Portuguese.
Uh English, Irish, British, Danish, Swedish.
*• AOxet dCBMlai ftUt of, or abounding in.
Anglo-Saxon— tvi, some, y. Cia»«c— ous, ose, ate.
Faithful, full of faith.
Frolicsome, full of fun.
Knotty, full of knots.
Example*.
Joyous, full of joy.
Jocose, full of Jokes.
Passionate, full of passion.
fU
a:-tfUl, careful, doleful, grateful, slothful,
burdensome, gladsome, humorsome, wholesome,
balmy, cloudy, flowery, mighty, massy, rocky,
ambitious, beauteoua, dubloua, erroneoiu, tlmoroua.
OM
iih
like
WTMOtOaT, OB THE DBEIVATION OP WORns. IS.*]
comatose, morbone. morone. verhoie.
cotisMerate, fortunate, moderate, ornate. Intricate.
3. AHIxra drnatlBR likenai.
Anglo-Snxon—\sh, like, ly; as—
Boyish, like. boy. Manlike, like a man. Friendly, like a friend,
brutish, f lownlsli, knavish. fo<,ll»h. inonkl/.h
Ciirlstlanllk,-. Klantllk,', Karlike, G„lllk,.. ladylike
brotherly, cowardly, matronly, printely, worldly
4. AOxes denollni may or can do, or bt.
. Claaaic—nhlc, Ihle, Ik, Ive
Exam plea.
Arable, can be plonghed. Ducllle, can be drawn out.
ible
lie
ive
Audible, may be heard. Activo, .able to act.
able blamable. curable, eatable. Imlt.iblc. practicable
Bexible, IcKlble, Intelligible tanKlble, visible,
docile, fragile, tractile, versatile.
cohesive, defensive, locomotive, productive.
5. Anxes drnotlns Mug or doing.
CTa.«V-ant or ent ; like or made of; Angln-Saxon-
Examplea.
Dormant, being asleep. FLiien, like flaj, or made of flax
Pendent, han^uB down. Earthen, made of eart"
ant errant, pleasant, verdant, vlpllant
ent antecedent, bcneflcent, lK.||lKerent, malevolent
en brazen, golden, leaden, silken, wooden, woolen.
. ACxn denollBK diminution and privation.
AngtO'S<*jron—i9h and less.
Brackish, a little salt. Saltles., without salt.
l*lt dusklsh, feverish, (rreenlsh. BlavLsh, whitl.h
leu bloodless, breathless, friendless, homeless, lifeless.
The termination sons denotes a degree of the quality indicated-a.
bUthewme, dellght«,me. gl«i«„„e. lonesome, touime, wWe^
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PREFIXES.
niim|.cr.s, whkh aru „dj,i.Mi,.5- „, four, fuuril, ; aix. .l,th
JX\T["l"Zr",r' "'"'■ """ "'"■"• """"' "> """h. en.,, ,ou,b,
Affixes which form Verbs.
Anxea which ulnlly (o mn*e, (oJe, or give.
Ji'>gloSaxoH-^n. l8h. 0(a..i(--at(!, fy, l,e or Ize.
Brighten to make bright. Krafllfat.. to take the reot. out.
Pul.l«l,,,omake„„l,lle. Amplify ,„ rtake large.
Apologize, to make an e.«use. Equalize, to make equal,
cheapen, enllgi.ten, gladden, moisten, quicken
admonish, embellish, establish, Impoverish, Bnish.
calculate, captivaie. dceapitate, perforate, terminate,
fortify, magnify, qualify, rectify, sanctify, verify
authorize, fertilize, pulverize, scrutinize.
Some verba are formed by adding I or U, r or er-n hand handle
star,, startle; knee, kneel; draw, drawl, wave, waver; ™g Vlnger;
spit, sputter; whine, whimper. , loiig. imger,
Affixes which form Adverbs.
I. Aiflxes arnotlllK manner— \f and whr.
Exanplet,
Ju^JTv ^;'; r.r'"' ""'""'"■■ Crosswise, in a cross manner.
Justly, in ajust manrier.
Honestly, In an honest manner
iih
at«
ty
lie
Likewise, in a like manner.
Otherwise, In another manner.
«. Alllxes dcuotinx rfirecd'on-ward.
Eastward. In the direction of the east ; so westward etc
Heavenward, in the direction of heaven ; so homeward etc
Leeward, In the direction opposite that from which the wind blows.
Thitherward, in the direction of that place-so whitherward.
, J.^ni^™-K"°"'.T'''* '°™' '""' »4iectives and adverbs-a«, be
travelled iwrthiiwrd. In u, awkiwrd m«.ii«r. by the down«>a„J reij.
KTYMOLOOT, OB THK DERIVATION OF WORDS. IH.'j
LATIN ROOTS.
«er (acri,). ,harp,-a<r,d, aorWIty, acrl.nuiiy, wurWly: cniter
acldua, snur.-ai'ld, nddily, icklulnn..
iwno, I »h:irpi'ii-ncutc,-ly,negs. aciimoii
ledrs, u li.iuse-edlllc'e, cdlfy.lcatloii, iiiiidlfylnK
•Bqaa..c,,,mU-«,,mllze,,.,iuallly.e,,uat«r,t..,ual(.„,,equabl»;ad,qii.i.t..
equhiiix. iiiucty, iniquity.
iB'tliiio. I value-«sllmatc, csllmalilc otim.itii.n ; ,.!i|i.|.m
nger («,,/i), a tteid-acre, aBrarlun, ptTcgriiiiito. niiBrim : aKrlciilture
al.-tat.
alrser, a licap— ciairgerate. exaifKeration.
u«» (act,,, . I d„~-a«, ,„.„,r, .uaivily, anualr, ox;,ot, rra,,..-,,-!; nKt-llt,
aBltate, «>t'cnt,dain.i(,'e. mana«e. anile. aKility; vliauo
allennii, bcioTitriiiiftoaiiutliBr-alien.ati-.-atwi.-alloii.-alile
illo, I nourliih-ailraent, ated. lion.-lvciitss.
alter, aii.itlicr-ali3r,natc,notloii,.catloii ; 8Ul>allcrn
iiltm, liicli-aitltuUe, esall. .itioii ; ailar.
•••■■o (omic,,,), I love-amity, amicable, araluble. amoi^us. amatory
enamoured, inimical, enmity, enemy.
amplna, iarifc-ample, umpll,-fy..t|eatioii..tudc.
uaKO Mi,xi), I vex -anger, angry, anguish, anxiety, anxious -ly
""* nuigle" ""'"""""K'"' ""B"'". rectauKular, tria.iKuiar', quad-
anima. tlie soul or life-anlmal,.ate,.atlon,-aloulc ; inanimate
alliums, the mind-unanimous, animosity, e<|uanimity
annu«. a year-annual, biennlel, pere.inlal, millenium ; annals, anni
versar;', annuity, annular, centenary.
antiquum old or ancient-antique, antiquity, antiquated, anti.nmrlan ^
antic.
aperlo, I open— aperient, aperture ; April.
appello, I call- appeal, appeii-atlve.-allon.
apto, I llt-adapt, apt,-ltude,-ly,-ness, ade|)t, inept,.itude,.ly,.ne»s
aqua, water-aqueous, aquatic, aqueduct, terr^uiueous, aquarium' '
arbiter, an umpire, a Judge-arbiter, arbitr-olc,ation,.ary,-alor'*«»
arbor, a tree— arbor, ■eoua,-S3cent,-atum,-ist.
arcco, I shut up, restraln-coercc, coercive, coercion ; exercise
arena, a bow— arc, arcade, arch, archer, archery.
ardeo, I burn— ardent, ardor, arduous, arson.
arguo, I arguc-arguer. argument.-ation.-ative
arma, «"-tns-ann,-or,-orer,oi7,-y,ament,-orial,-istice: disarm un-
wmed.
18fi
LATIN ROOTS.
■ro, 1 Plough— arable, Inarable, arntlnn.
iir.(ar(), art-art,-lst..l«an.-mcc,.|||olaI,-ful,.|eMi Inert, Inertness, In-
ertia.
artvtCaHicutut), a Jolnt-artkle, artlculate.-ated.atelv, at on • Inar-
ticulate.
aaper, rougli-aapcritj a«pir-ate,-atlon ; cia8per-ate,-atlim.
atrox, cruel— ntnx-ity, atroclaus,-iiFss.
audio, I hear-aud-lt. tor,-liory,-leiice,.|l,|ei Inaudible.
aageo (auctui). I Incrcasc-nuifnuMit.-atlon ; auctlon,-eer ; august,
-tumn ; author.-tty ; auxiliary, unauthorized.
unrla, the ear-aurl.%t, auricle, auricular ; ausculatlon.
avarna, greedy-avarice, avariclous,-ly,.ne»«,
nvldua, eager— avidity.
bnrha, abeaid— barb, barbed, barber, barbel.
barbarna, rude,aavage-l>arharlnn, barl>iir-oua,-lty, Ize,-l8in,-lc.
beatna, blessed— beautltude, beauty, )>e,ttlHc-
bellum, »!ir— Ijciilgereiit, rcl)el, rolielliou.
bene, well (u»Bd in ci)mi»..Hon>-benellt, benevolent, benlson beniUce
beneficent.
blbo, 1 drink-Imbibe, bib, bibber, bibi .out, bibaclous; wlneblbber
bla (ti), twice-biped, bisect, biscuit, binary ; combine.
bonna, good— boon, Iwunty, bounteous, bountiful
brevl., short-brief, briefly, brevity, abbrevLate, atlon.-ator ; bre-
viary.
brntna, stupld-brutal,-lze,-lty ; brutlsh,-ly,.i,es< j Imbrute.
oadofca»,ci(f), I fall-cadence, case, ca-sulst, casual, cascade; necl
dent, accidence, coincide, cjincldence, decay, deciduous, incident
Occident, occasion.
o»do (cid, nt), I cut-cKSura, concise, decide, decislv,-, decision, ex
cision, Incision, precise, precision ; homicide, reBieide, suicide
etc.
oalonlna. a little pebble-calculate, calcul,-able,-ation,-ator ; miscal
culate. Incalculable.
oandeo, lam white, I shine-candid, candidate, candor, candle: in
cense, incentive.
oano(can(), I sing-cant, canticle, chant, enchant. Incantation, recant
accent.
oapIUaa, » hair— capillary, capillarity, capUUform-
■XTMOLOOT, OB TH« DKHIVATIOW OF WORM. 187
caplo (rep., apt), I takc-c,p.nWe,..ol.,u>..»olt.v,..rll.,r : c»p..|ou, .
lve,-lvali,..„r, ure; M<.,,,|. pr,,,,,,. Iiileroepl ; ,.,„k.,.|vc, iMtIvb
r«elve, rciLlpt, r.-lplti.t. aicept.tl,,,,. occupatlu,,, preciplor'
receptacle, misceptlWIItj-. prBupiur,
''"''"nrcclllhi'.''"'"'^";'"'""""'' "<'"""''• "P«. cap..!.,, chapter,
prccipliate, precipice, riciipllulalt..
crnu (c,.rni,^ tle»l,-lncar.mte, carnal, carnage, carnival, carrion
carcase, carnhorous, '
oaana, a causc-cnMautlcn, accuse, cxcu.e. reeuiani
'""cauUcn.'' *" ** "" """' K««nl-caull.,n, caL.tlou.,-l,-,.„e,,, pre'
oayaa, hcllow-cave, cavern, concave, cavity, excavate
c«do(c«,), I j-l,.l,|, I ^.,^.,.,le, c,..,lo„, cca.,., ccatlon, acceUe, con-
i^ve -lon'etc' '"''"' '"'""'"'' "'''"'''• '"""'^^ "''"'• ""■'«"■■
celer, swift-celerity, accelerate.
oelc-ber, renowne(l-cel..hrate.at«l,.allon, celebrity
ceUn., hlKh-Mcel, excellent, excellence, excel«l.,r
ocnaeo, I J„d„e, I hlann-censor. cenaorlous, ccnsu're. cen,Mra.,le,
centrun., he cen.re^central, centrical; centripetal, centrifugal,
concentrate, eoncinlrlc; eccentric
cntm,,. a hundred-centnry, ce„turlon : centa^e, centl,l,nal, centl-
cerno (c«(), I JudKC-certaln, certify, concern, decree, discern dls-
erect, secrete, secret, secretary.
''""c'rclf "'''~°'"'"' ''""""• '^"■•'^'■'»"^. clreult, enclrele, semi-
olto, I call or rouse-cite, citation, eicite.-ment, incite, recite, reeita-
tion, resuscitate,
civil, a citizen-, ivic, city, civil,.|an,.ity,.izo,-lzation, uncivil.
oUnio. I cry out-claim, acclaim, clamor, clamorous,declamatlon ex.
claim, proclaim, proclamatiou, reclaim
clarn., clear, brlKht-clear, clearance, clarify, declare, declaration
claado (cl,,d<.-l„». I close-close, closet, cloister.conelude, conclusion
include, Inclose, recluse, seclusion,
Clemen., merciful, n.lld-element, clemency, inclement. Inclemency
cllno, I l>end-dccline, declension, declivity. Incline, inclination ac-
clivity, recline.
colo (cuiO, I cultlvate-cultlvated, colony, colonist, colonial, colonize
culture, auriculturlst. occult.
colo, I strain-colander, eolation, percolate, percolation
con.modaa, convenient-commodious, commoditv, incommode
cor (com,.), the heart-core, cordial, courage ; concord, concordance
ducord, record, aixsonl, kccordut.
I?
1'''' LATI» ROOT*.
romn. » horn— corn, rornet, co;jeooi. ronilce, unlrorn.
eoronu, a rrown-crown. oomnnllon, cnrcilla, odpniit, ii.nncr.
oorpnn (car,mi-). Ilii! lKxly-<'.,ri..nil, c..rp.irale.iorp.>rttll..M, rairporetl,
f.i pulciil, cnriac, oriiundc. tncnrr«irnto.
credo, I trum, I Iwllcvi'-crewl, crcdic credible, creilltoi , crodenlUI.
credulous. Incredulity, nccredlt.
creo, I mnke-creale, creator, creation, cronlure, creative, recreation.
orearo {crtt), I (jrow-crewent, accrellun. concretion, excrcaeiic.-. de-
creaae. Increase. Increment.
crimen, •crime— criminal, crimination. recrlmln-»te,ati..n.
crndni, raw, nnrljie-crude, crudity, cruikiicis.
ornx fcriic), a cross-crucify. cruclHilon. cruciform, crucible. crii..adc,
excruciate, crolser, cross.
ruho, or eambo. I lie down-cumlier, cnmbent. cumbrancc, Incubus,
accunilient. Incumbent, r.cumbenl, succumb.
rnlpa, a fault-culpable, culpability, culprit. Inculpate, eiculpnte.
rnnialni, a heap— cumulative, accumul-ate,-atlon,.ator.
euro, care-cure, curote, curacy, curious, accurate, secure. sliiecur»
cnrro (cura), I run— cnrrent, curricle, courier, concur. Incur, i«cu.
recur, succor, course, concurrence, discourse. Incursion, precursor.
onrTlia, crooked-curve, curvature, curvate, incurvate.
I
damno, I condemn-damage, condcmnahle, condemnation. Indemnify.
debeo. I owe-debit, debt, debtor, delicnture. Iniiebtedness.
deoet. It Is becoming-decent, decency, decorate, decoratlon,decorou8.
Indecorous.
deleo, I blot out, I destroy-melele. Indelible, deleterlon8,ly,nes8.
dellclue, dellght-dellrney, dellcate,-ly,-ne«8. dellcloiw.
deli»(r;«ni), a tooth-dental, dentist, dentlf-lce,dentltlon.lndent,lndcr.
turc, ti-ldent.
denana, thick— dense, density, condense, condensation.
dena. a (tod-delfy, deity, deist, deism, delllcatlon.
dloo (dicat). I set apart-dedlcate, dedicatory, aljdlcate, index. Indicate,
Indicative, predicate, predicament, adjudicate.
dexter, right-handed— dexter, dexterity, dexterou8,ly,.ness.
dico (diet), I Bay-dlctlon, dictate, dictator, dictatorial, addict, bene
diction, contradiction, edict, I terdlct, valedictory, verdict.
dies, .1 day— dial, diary, diurnal, meridian, quotidian, diet.
dlgnna. ivortby-dlKntfy, dignity, tndlgnlty,delgn, disdain, indignant,
indignation, condign.
diaco, I leam-disclple. discipline, disciplinary, disciplinarian.
dlvido,-! separate-divide, division, dividend, indlTlslble, individaal.
KTYMOLOOY, 08 THE DKBIVATIOl* OF WOKDi. ISf)
divlnai, heavenly-'i lne,i|lvliilly,dlvlnolli)ii.
ao (-(<!(, ,/,!,. I Klvu .r,,l„iiiiil„ri, dmu. duilve. Bhiedalo, addition
'■'"""'I •-■•11'. I'aiL.r, iKrUltUm, triullllnn, (lanLm.
doopo i.(i«l , I Itaili-duiliir.d.Klrlue, dixi, „ii', d.J-.lli. d.K'lllty
donilnu., a ii.a,eiT. u l..rd-.l.)inlimiit, duudiiloji, donih,uil„ii, domlril.
cal. dulnliH'Cr, frcduniiiiate.
domns, n li„i,„.-d.,me. don.,«ilc,d.,meiitiintc, domklif , d.iinli'llll.iry
dublum doul.tful-dulilou.,dul,lloll,.i,, Indul.Uahl.-.duiil.t.duul.llul
dnoo (,luct) I l.iui ,l„lf, <l,K,ii, diHiii,., „i,iu,i „i,i,„.,, ,.„„,|„;.,.
conduit, conduct, dwiuctlou, i-duculc, Induccuicut, reduce, .educe'
traduce, u<iueduct, vjiuluct.
doraa, hard -endure, d rable, duration, durlnir, Indurated oWurit.
obduracy.
ebrioa, dru.,lteu-lnebrlate. Inebriety, lnebrlatlon(li>(«A .inej sober, ly
sobriety. '
eKeo, I am In need— Indigent, tndlKcncc.
eBO, I-etrolsin, eK.itlst,eKotl2e, CKotlstic, eicotism.
elsgana, liandsonic-elcKant, eleitancc, IneleKant.
emo {.,.,;,(), I huy-cxenipt. exeni|,tl.,>., pr«.emptlon, pereniplor,
redeem, redemption ; prompt. Impromptu.
eo («), 1 Bo-clrcult, eilt, Initiate, Iterate, obituary, perish, transit
transition.
eqana. a horse-cquinc, equip, equlpaite, equipment
erro, I wander-err, errant, em.r, errand, erratic, erroneous, abcrra-
tlon,errate.
emi (mt), to be-essence, essential. Interest, nonentity, absent nre
sent, represent. mUrcpresent. '
"""sa'n""' ' ""^"'""""■P'"' <""BP'"y. eicmpllfy, uneiampled,
experlor (exptrl), I try-experimeiit, eiperlmental, expert, expert
nea*. experience, jierll.
exter, extornua, outward-external, extraneous, extreme, extrinsic.
taex fee). Brounds, dreers-feccs, feculence ; defecate, defecation
faber, a workman-fabric, fabricate, fabricator, fabrication
faciei, the face-facial, efface, superflcies. superficial,
faollia, casy-faclie, facility, facilitate, <l knit difficulty
faelo ( /ec.Jlc), I make-fact, factor, factory, faculty, affect,' affectation
artincer, confection, d.iflcieut, effectual, manufacture, officiate
f«rf«ct, proficient, refeitlon, sacrlflce, sufficient.
^^ LAm KOOTC.
fullo Ifali t dMilve— falir, fililiy. f.llary. rKlllhIc, In'Ullbte, hnll.
fl»l», II liiii>koriil<'l(lii— rulcilnil. drralratc. flvfalratliin.
fttiiitt, n ru|"rt~raini>, fainiiua, liifiinoua. ilcfimv.dctamatluii.
ruinlllB, a ^iinlly-famm.r, lly.-lm. unfamiliar.
rununi, a t«ln|.lc— fane, lirofaiio, iinifaiilly, fnnalli-, fanallilain.
fnrl i/un./a(J, l.>«i><ak-fnle, fatal, t\.',W, affalili', liiilfalilx. Ilifalil
iH'larlous, pr«far<<.
f»t«o C/«««), I ackninvleili^— coiifesa, conffaaloii, profetalniial.
rullKO, I woary-fallKUe, liidi'fatl([alili', fnK.
futuna. Hilly faiuoua, fatuity, liiralimlMl. Infatuation.
ri-rnndua. Irultful-fciuuil. friuiulati., fcuuUlly.
lelll. hapiiy-fcllclty, felli-linu*, liif.llrlty. Iillillate.
fendoC/ini), latrllii! or waril off-ffiidir, deftiud, dofeliiiuul, offi'nd,
lnoff«nalv(! ; fence, defence.
fero Hal), I Iwnr or carry-ferry, fertile, confer, defer, differ. Infer.
otferluK, preference, suffer, trnniirercnce. collation. elate, odorll'er
OUH, prelate, su|ii/rlatlvc, Iranalalloii.
ferrnni, lro;i-fcrrcou.«. fcrruKluuua. ferrule, farrier, furriery.
ferveo, I boll or raKe— fervor, fervent, fervid, effervesce i fermenla
tatlon, fever, feverish, fchrlfuffe.
feataa, J.iyful-le«tul, festive, festivity, festival, Infect, f«te.
Bbrii, alhreal-nhre.Hbrll.Hbmus, Ulirlue.
ndo, I trust-ddellty, conUde, defy, diffidence, Inadellty, penWIous.
p<'r(ldy.
Ago Iflj-), 1 fastcn-Bi. fliturc, affli, prefli, transBi, cruclfli.
Hllna, a son; flila, adauuhter-Hllal, nffillale, nfflllatlon.
fllnin, a thread— II e, Hlameut, llllgree, tlllet, detlle, proflle.
nngo(flcl), I form— action, Hctltioul,flKinent,efllgy, IlKure, flguratlvc
transfiguration.
Ilnia, an end-flulsb. Infinite, Inllnlty. affinity, definite. Indefinite.
Brmna, strong— firm, firmament, affirm, confirm. Infirm, Infirmary,
Infirmity,
aaona, amoneybag. the public treasury— fiscal, confiscate, confiscation.
flaiaiii, a cleft— fissure, fissile, fission.
namma, n flajnc-finmbeau. Inflame, Inflammation. Inflammatory.
flecto f/fex). I bind— Hector, flexion, flexible, deflect. Inflection, reflcc
tlon. reflex.
BI«o {Jlict), I beat— afflict, affliction, conflict. Infliction, profligate,
profligacy.
flo (flat), I blow— flatulent, afflotus. efflallon. Inflate, Inflation, flute.
floa, a flower— floral, florid, floridlty. flour, flourish, flowery, efflor-
escence.
fluo (.11 net, flux), 1 flow— fluid, fluent, fluvial, fluctuate, affluence, in-
flux, coniue-ice, defloxlou, effluvia, Influence, superfluity.
WTTMOLOOT, OR TBB DBRIVATIOH OF WORDB. 1!)|
tndloim,,). I <ll»-fo.,irii,, fwi.llUl, fo..lllfrr<,in.
rordua, i tr.nt.v-r,i|,.r«l. <-..iiri(lerolc. run fidi r«ry.
roliani. a l.uf Miatir. r..ii,..v.iu», ruiim,., f„ii, ir..f„i|, f.ili,,
rornm. f„rm. ,U,,,„. f„n.i«l, f"nn.-all.m. nllv,...nll|,,.„|„.,.„, f„rnill>
ili'fi.niilly. iiiii.riii, Inforinailon. tHiformnnie, rif,.rm. ir.. «l.,rMi
ntlon, iinlfitriiillv.
lto«r/«r(i,chancc-fortuiip. nirlunitp ri>rlurinuii. nil.f..rliiiir iinf„r
tllDlltP.
fortU. .ircMiK. hravB-fortlfy, forllludo, forcf, enforr. iMrlr... i.(r.>rl
t''>inf'prt.
rriinRo /V.i.o, I hrcak-franifllilp, frartloii'. frmtiirp. frniilli., fraKll
lly, fr;illly, liifrlii.rf, rcfra.ll.in. «i,irnii;,', Irnlrairiil.l..
rrittt-r, al.r..lh..r-fral.T,iial, nil,, III,,., fralrlrlilt ; frliir
frana, dfci'lt— fraud, fruudillent : <)cfrji nl.
MKna. cld-frlxld, friKldlty, [r\g„r\i, .rrlirpratp,.alur
troan(r,;,„l). tlio forohPail-frniilkT, affroiil. n.iilri.nl, effr..iit,r>
front, frimtlet, frunllsiili'cp.
froror (/,-„r(), I cn.i..y-rri.Kal. frucallty, fruU,.fiil,.l..M,.lo».nt..,,
fniltloii, fruiterer, fructify.
ruRlo, I Met!— fuirltlve. fugacious, refuito. auliterfu|i<>.
rnluro, I ihlue -fulgent, refiiliriiil,,(rulm.|ii..., fulnilna ,
rniMUi, ainoke-fumn, fumlKat-e,-ntli,ii,-iit.,i, inrfunie,
lumlolf,!,). I pour out-fune, finlhlf, a founder, ii.l .iid, dlfTlwe
effunlcin, prcifuslon, luffunlim, trnnsfino,
fandaa, fleld, liottnm-f„und, to founder, foui,datlun, fundamenta'
profundity ; fund, fund», rcftind.
foDKor (fiinct). I perform- .^inetlon, funetlonal, functionary per-
functory, defunct.
K«ln, frott— Kclid. gelatine, congeal. Jelly.
Sero ifenl). 1 carry-gesture, gesticulate, l«-lllgerent, conjwtlon, dl
ge»t. Indlgealloii, register, »iiggc»t, vIc.Trgent. Jent.-er
Blgno|./en), I bring forlli or proiliii.e-K,.in.r„i.., g,.|i,.riitlon, geiiliia
gi-nlal, generic, general, genllii,.. generous genenwliy. genuine,
gentile, gentry, genteel. Indigenous, ingenuous. Ingenuity, pro-
genitor, progeny, regenerate.
irlobaa, a hall-glolie. globular, globulous, conglobulale.
Klacloa, Ice-glacier, glacial, glnclallst.
ginton, glue-gluey, glutliioii.'., .igglulliiate, conglntlnale.
Kradior (grett), I go-grade, gradalioii. gradual, graduate, degrade
retrograde : ingress, progress, transgression, congress
Cramen. gru*— «ruQln-ac«oaa,-eoiu,-ivoroiu,-lfollaus,
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LATIN BOOTS.
Krandls, trreat— ffrand, prandear, prandee, prrandBire, af^f^'andize,
frrandlltKiuetit, grandiose.
ffrannni, a Rrafn of corn— (frannry, jrarncr. prnnulp, pranulate,
ffraiipe, (fraiiate, (rreii.ide, prri'iiadior.
gratutt, thankful— jrratcful. gratitude, pmtiiiiy.t'ratify. con gratn late,
grncei Rraeioua, disffrnce, »rreet, innraiintt', hipratitudc.
grravia* heavy— prave. gravity, gravitate, prief, pricve, previous,
affprrieve. apgravate.
grcx (grey), a flock— gregarious, congregate, aggregatt*. egregious,
segregate.
ffusto, I taate-^u9t,dlsgu»t,di!igustful, disgustingly.
hnbeo (ft<b),l have— habitation, hnblt.-ual. cohabit, debllitat4' ; exliibit.
inhibit, prohibition,
haereo (»«*), I atlck—odhere, aa.iesive, cohesion, coherent, hesitate.
inherent, incoherent.
hoercB(ftaerfld), an heir— heritage, heritable, hereditary, inherit. -ance,
disinherit", he'ress, heirloom, co-heir.
halo. I breathe — exhale. Inhale, inli.ilation. unhclatlon.
taanrlo (Aau«0> Idraw— exhauflt.-ilile. lon.-Iess.-lve; Incihausliblo.
herbc^ anherb— heibage, lii-riiallst, herbaceous, herbivorous.
hilarlB, cheerful— hilarity, hilarious, exhilaration.
homo* aman— human, humane, homage, humanity, humanize, Iiomi-
clde, inhumanity.
borreo. I shudder— horror, horrid, horrible, horrify, abhor, abhorrence.
hortor, I advise— exhort, exhortation, hortative, hortatory, dehorta-
tory.
hoapes {hospit), a guest— hospitable, hospital, Ity, host, hotel, hostler.
hoatls* an enemy— host, hostile, hostility, hostage.
hnmeo, I am moist— humid, humidity, humor, humorist, humorous.
hnmna, the grounil— Inhume, exhume, exhumation, posthumous,
humble, humility.
Idem* the same— Identity, Identical, identify, identifiable.
IffDls, fire— Igneous. Ignite, Ignition, ignltlbie.
Imagfo, an image— Imagine, Imaginary, Imagination.
Impero, I command— imperative, emperor, Imperial.
Inipetns, force— impetus. Imiwtuous.-ly.-nesB, lmi)etuosity.
luanis. empty— inane, inanity, inanition.
Inferas, below— Inferior, Inferiority, Infernal.
Insnlat an island— insulated, isle, isolate, peninsula.
Integer, whole— Integral, integrity, disintegrate, redlntegrotiQn,
^ra. unger- ire, ireful, irate, irascible, irritation.
BTTMOLOOT, OR THE DERIVATION OP WORDS. If)."]
Jaceo, I lle-Jaocnt. a^lacent, ciroumjacent.
Judo Uect), I throw-Jot, Jaeulatlu... ejaculate, abject, conjectur ■
dejoctlun. Interjection, ohjcctive, reject, sul.Jecl, subjection
jocaa, a je3t-joke,J.,cose, Jocund, Jocular, J.icularity.
Jnbllo, I shout for Joy-Jubilee, Jubilate, Jubilation.
JaKuiii, a yoke-abjuffate, subjugate, subjuitntlon.
Jango(j,„,c(), I Join-Junction, Juncture, conjunction, cotijuiral I,.-
Junction ; Join, enjoin, joiner.
Jnro, I swear -jury, adjure, conjure, perjury
Judex, a Jurtt-e ; J as (j„r), rlirht-just, jusllce. Justify, Injury, Jucl-
JU'llc«l"re.Judlciou8, prejudice, judicial, Jurisi.rudence
Juvenls. young-Juvenile, Juvenility, juniors, juniority, rejuven-
escence.
Juvo (jii(), I help— adjutant, coadjutor.
labor, work-labor, laborious, laboratory, elaborate.
labor ilap,), I slide-lapse, relapse, elapse, lllapse, collapse
Inedo {lid, lit), I hurl-collide, collision, elide, elision.
lapla (lapid), a stone-lapidary, dilapidate, dilapidation
lato., carried, broad-dllate, latitude, latitudinarlan, delay, dilatory
illative, oblate, translation.
latng (later), a side-laterat, collateral, equilateral
■ana {laud), praise-laud, laudable, applaud, allow, allowable
luxng, loose— lax, laxity, rela.i, relaxatioLi, prolix
lego (lesf),l send, apiKilnt-legate, legacy, delegate, allegation.
legodect). I read or choose-legible, lecture, legion, allege, college
diligent, eligible, elegant, election, negligence, selection
legnnien, pulse, pease, beans-leguminous, legumes
levls. light (Uvo, to ralse)-levlly, levy, alleviate, el-vate, elevator-
relieve.
lex {leg), a law-legal, legality, legalize, legislator, legitimate, allegl-
ancc.
liber, free-liberal, liberty, liberate. Illiberal, livery.
Ilber, a Ixiok-llbrary, librarian, libel, llliellous.
libra, a balance-dellberate,-ly,-lve, equilibrium, indeliberate
licet. It is lawful-license, licentiate, licentious. Illicit.
Ilgnnm, wood— ligneous, llgnlly, lignlCorm.
llgo, I blnd-llable, liability, ligament, league, liege, alliance, oblige,
religion. *
limes, a boundary-limit, limited, Illimitable, unlimited
llnqno {lict), I leave-delinquent, dereliction, relinquish, relict relic
Itanm, aai-Unen, llnsey, lint, line, lineal, delineate, lineament
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LATIK ROOTS.
Ilqneo, I melt— liquid, liquefy, liquefaction, liquidity, liquor.
lltera, a letter— literal, literature, alliteration, illiterate, obliterate,
letter.
locns, a place— local, locality, locate, locomotive, dislocate, allocation.
loDffna, Ion pr— loll Kltude, lunKevlly, elonfrate, prolonfr.
loqnor, I h peak— loquacity, soliloquy, eloquence, elocution, obloquy,
magniloquent, ventriloquist.
Indo {lusX I play— ludicrous, allusion, elude, illusion, delusion, delu
Bory, prelude.
Inmen, llKht— luminary, illuminate. Illumination, luminous.
lana, the moon— lunar, lunation, lunacy, lunatic, sublunary.
Ino. I wash— ablution, alluvial, delude, dilution, pollute.
lustro, I shine— lustration, illustrious. Illustrate.
Inx (luc), lUht— lucid, luclfer, elucidate, pellucid.
laxas. luxury, excess — luxuriant, luxurlous,-ly,-ne8s.
^iiacles, leanness— emaciate, emaciation.
maflTDun [major), great — ma^tfy, ma^ltude, maf?l8trate, master,
major, majority, majestic ; mayor.
malas* bad— malice, malicious, malevolent, malignity.
i
mallenSf a hammer— mallet, malleable, maul, unmalleable.
inando* I enjoin — mandate, command, demand, remand.
maneo {matis), I remaiu— manse, mansion, immanent, permanent,
remnant.
■naniis, the hand— manual, manufacture, manumission, manacles,
manuscript, emancipate.
mare, the sea— marine, mariner, maritime, submarine, mermaid.
mater, mother— maternal, maternity, matron, matrimony, matriculate,
matricide.
mataraa* ripe— mature, maturity, immature, premature.
niedeor, I heal— medical, medicine, remedy, irremediable.
niedins, the middle— mediate, medium, immediate, mediocrity.
mel, honey— mellifluous, melliferous, melllflc.
memlnl, I remember ; niemor, mindful— memory, memorial, memo-
randum, memoir, commemorate, remlnisc«nce.
mens, the mind— mental, mentality, demented, amentia.
mergro {merg), I plunge— mersion. emerge, emergency, immersion,
submerse.
merz, merchandise— commerce, commercial, merchant, mercantile.
metlor (ni«n«), I measure— mete, immense, mensuration, dimenflon.
commensaratet
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m)i,„te '"•-^''"'»"''. diminution, comminution, mlnoritv,
ouMmLu """""'=• ■""«"»"-'". """.ixed, pron,l,ou
-.-inrrr- ■""-"»"»'-. p™.':'.':;™"?:, ';;°"'-"''''™' ■"'"""•
m%,'rro:L7rrer™""'^''»-""'^'-'-<«>'.-^^
^ """rfrun'."-""^'- "'O"-'' -"-'. -"-unt. p„.„,o„„t
' m^'""" '""-■"""'O'. -"""lent, emoliient.
mnriu, » wall-mural, immure
narro, I relatc-n.rrallon, narrative, narrator
Tp^rtL:,.'^ '"'"-""""'■ -"- -'<-■>. nature, innate
SX%^f "iT!""'''' "'™'' ■'"'f''te,-ation,..ble.
necto (n«), 1 tl—wnnect, annei, annexation, diMonneet.
nervn* a .incw-nervou,, unnerve, enervate ""™"'""-
neoter, neltherof tlie two-neutral,.i2e,.ity. '
n^l! r K ; "°''"~"'""«' """'lity, ennoble isnoble
lOR
LATIN ROOTS.
norma* a rule— normal, abnormal, enormous, enormity.
noavo. oo^noBco* I know — coKnizaiiee, recof^nltlon, knowledtre* ac-
kiiun-leflKe, recoKnize, precognition.
notna, known— note, notable, notorious, nnnotator.
novas, new— novel, novelty, novitliite, Innovatv, renovate.
nox {noct)^ night— equinox, equinoctial, noeturnal.
nullua. none— nullify, nullity, anuuul, disannul.
nomorus. a number— numerous, numeration, enumerate, innumer-
able, supernumerary.
kinnoio, I tell— announce, enunciate, denounce, renounce, pronunci>
ation.
nntrlo, I nourish— nutriment, nutrition, nutritive, Innutritious.
obaonma* dark — obscur-e,-atlon, obscurely, obacureness, obscurity.
ooalna* the eye — ocular, oculist, binocular, inoculate.
odor, smell — odorous, odoriferous, odorless.
oleo. I smell— olfactory, redolent, redolence.
oloor oleaeo, I grow— adolescence, adult, abolish, abolition, aboli-
tionist. ,
omnia, all— omnipotent, o.nn!science, omnivorous, omnibus.
onna (onet'), a burden— onerous, onerary, exoner-ate.-atlon.-ative.
opus (oper), a work— oper-ate,-ative.-ation,-ator, co-operate, opera.
orbia, a plobe— ori), orbit, orbicular, exorbitant.
ordo, law— order, disorder, extraordinary, ordain, ordhiatlon, snbordl*
nate.
opto, I wish— option, optional, optative, adopt, adoption.
orlor, I rise— orient, origin, originate, exordium.
orno, I deck— ornament,-al, -ation, adorn, adornment, ornate.
oro, I speak— oracle, oration, oral, oratary, orator, orison, adore. In-
exorable, peroration.
OS {oasia), a bone— osseous, ossify, ossiflc, osaivoroBS.
ovum* an egg— oval, ovate, ovaJly, oviparous.
palllnm, a cloak, covering^palliate, palliative, palliation.
pando, I spread— expand, expansive, expanse, pace, space, compass,
surpass, trespass.
panKo (pact), I fix or agree— paction, compact, compactness, impinge.
palatum, the roof of the mouth, taste— palate, palatal, palatable, un
palatable.
paluB, a peg or post— pale, paling, palisade, empale, empalement.
par, equal— parity, separate, disparity, disparage, peer, peerless.
"TTMOLOOT, OB THE DBB.VATIOK OP WORDS. I!t7
pulse, repulsion. """^'1"". ™>m".|, dispel, e,pul,l„„, !,„.
^^I^^r:-ceri,:s-.p.
:3up:^--:-^j^i..e,eo.„.„..
CS, 1^ f":i!:d:!ri -rr^""-' '"•p'™'-.„e,
^ PedUe, exXiiumpe",'' ■"'"="'""■• "'■«-• ''""'■"Ped. ex-
p.-rd:f.'^nc;ur:;,i„a^r'''''""^'"'-
pi^5ro\pfj™ritr:!piat'rt' i-?-'' '•■■">'"-■ -""'p-.
plode,explo8ioS "^ ' ""P'"""' Pl^-^IWe, a„pla„ie ",
7ret'i'.',,"lU'i;":rpp!:.'S -"""'-'. -mple.e, dep,eU„„,
'/*^4i^:^Ti^:2'^'-™p''--Ma.,d.,p,ieu.„p,,„.,
Ploro, I wall-deplore, e,pl„;e. Implore
.iary,tap„„'',rr,pe„r''"'''' **""'■ '-■"»'«>'■ P^-nce, penl.e,,-
imponderable " *""""• P""""™"'. Ponder, preponderate.
196
LATIN ROOTS.
paaodwW*), I plM*-pMt, poatnre, position, >ppMna,appMltloii,aepo-
•Itloo, dlipoM, eiposltor, propose, parpen;. repoM, transpoatllon.
popolni, the people-popalar, populica, population, depopula.e. pub
lie, publish, republic.
porto, 1 carry— porter, portable, eiport, Import, Importunity, report,
transportation.
potena, powerful-potent, potentate, potenUal,-lty,-ly, lm|xrfent, om-
nipotent.
poto. 1 drink— potation, potion, potable.
praeda. plunder-prey, predatory, predaceous, depredatlon,-alor.
prehendo, I take— apprehend, comprehension, apprentice, reprehend.
preino (press), I press— print, pressure, compress, depression, eipress,
opt^resslon, repress, suppression. Irrepressible.
pretlnm. a price— precious, aiipreciate, prize, appraise, depreciation.
prima*, lirst— prime, primate, primer, prince, principal, primogenl
ture.
priTO, I take away— deprive, privation, privative.
prlTua, one's own or stnfirte— private, privacy, prtvillge.
probo, 1 prove— probe, probation, probable, approbation. Improve,
disprove, reprobate.
promo (prompt), I brin<t forth, I tell— prompter, prompt, promptly,
promptitude. Impromptu.
probo (1A-OX). near— propinquity, propitiate, proximate, approximate,
approach.
proprlns. one's own— proper, property, appropriate, propriety, impro-
priety.
pador, shame— impudent, impudence, repudiate.
pagrno* I flKht— pugnacious, pugilist. Impugn, repugnance.
palmo* the lungs— pulmonary, pulmonic.
pulvla ( pulver), dust— pulverize, pulverable, pulverization.
pungo (punct), I prick— pungent, puncture, punctuation, punctllllous,
punctuality, compunction, expunge, point, appoint.
pnriro. I cleanse— purge, purgative, purgatory, purgatorial.
puma, clean— purify, purity, puritan, impure. Impurity.
pn» (pur) matter of a sore— pustule, pustulate, purulent, suppurate.
puto, I reckon, I prune— putative, compute, dispute, deputy. Imputa-
tion, repute ; amputate.
pntria, rotten— putrefy, putrefaction, .,jtrid, putridity, putreaeenee,
qnklla, of what kind-qualify, quality, disqualify.
quantum* how much— quantity, quantitative.
quaero (quU, quu), I »eek-quest, question, acquire, dlaquliitlon, in-
qalre, request, requisition, perquisiu.
mmoLooT, OR thi dbbivatioh of words. 10!)
qnatlo, I »h»ke-qnMh, concussion, dlscuM. percnMlon
»«iJ h "^ • I"''"""™- Inquietude, dl«,alelude, «^q„le,ce
qaoe. how many-q„ole,qootlent,,aoUUon,,uo.ldl.n
radlas, a rny-radlnnt, r.«ilatlon. Irradiate, radius.
radix, a root-radUle. radical, r>di«h. eradicate
rado (ra.) i ,crape-raze, raz„r, erase, abrasion, rasure.
r mn^ a branch-ramliy. rnmlfleatlon.
;:i:it!bT„7r:::rrs::i7'-'-'-'''"-''.-p''"o"..
""°r^;n!dfr::;.VoX """"■ ^'•^'""•- """'-• '««^-'"- -<-.
■•epo, I creep-rcptlle, reptilian.
rea. a thing-real, realize, republic.
riBeo, 1 am stlff-rlgldlty, rigor, rigorously.
r^o%o,?i^r:''"''!:''''''''™''''"''^-''"-'^-='""'''».*riv»tlon.
r^ a „h... r™""^"' ""^'lon- ■•orro.lve. eraslon.
rSf .^,1? .K '«"'>™"'-™'""'e"t. erudite, erudition.
ra. (r,,r), the country-rural, rustic, rustlci.y, rusticate
"""Ci-a^r:"-'"'""- """■>"• -""".p. -uptlon, inter.
:^p::^^c:::c;^^;"-"-'--'--
»al, salt-saline, saltish, sauce s.iucy
""".Tn'? ' 'f,"'^"""''"''""'"'"' '""'"". »>"'. desultory eialta
tlon, in.sult, result, resilient - • """""ory, eiaila-
■"'" vatl™'^ ''""'-"'""'• """'"^' "">"*"•. "'-■««, salve, sal-
•anolo(»aBc(),Iconlirm-sanctlon,saRcllfv sancHiv ..int . .
«»«„..__(.,„,„.„ , bio«i-.angu.„;, sang:j,;f"s'a^;^:;irraT
wplo, taste. I am wisc-saplent. savor, sapid. Insipid, Insipidity
«iLda TeHnf^ ■'• ""'«f-"™' '-'"■ -tl'te. I'sa lab ' '^•
?rl'ce"d ^"'"' """"• "•"""""■ 'o-Xescenslon. descend
<-.Ir.Jo(,rt„j,icut-«I.«ra,„taure,ab«=«slon,re«lnd,re««n.lon
200
LATIM ROOTS.
■clOt I know— scletioe. ticfentlflc. AcliillBt,coniiclence. omniscience, pre
science.
•orlbo tacHpt), I wrlte-icrUje. acrlptiire, BcHbble, description, in.
scrilie, manuscript, sui>erscrlptlnn.
•cnlpo. I carve— sculptor, sculpture, ncnlptiired.
wro («(•(■/), I cut— sect. iicctlun.dlAsot-t. Insect . intfrscctlnu. trlsf'Ct.
•CHloofMftjt), I sit— sent. Sedate, sedentary, sessldn. assiduous, preside,
possess, supersede.
■emen, seed -seminal, semtnnry, disseminate.
«oncx»old— st^iille, senator, senior, seidnrlty, selvnlor.
■entlo(xe»i), I feel, I think— sense, sensuous, sensitive, serstble. sen-
tient, sentiment, sentetice, asnent, dissension.
■eqnor {«£cu(], I follow— second, sequence, execute, subsequent, prose-
cute, obsequies, sultsequent.
■ero(»er(), I knit or Join-series, assert, ln<>ertlon. desertion, exert
■erpo, I creep— serpent, seriJcntlne, serpentl/e.
wrvo, I keep or wait— serve, servant, servile, servitude, constrve, ob-
serve, preservation, subservience.
•eTernii, strict— severe, severity, persevere, asseveration.
■ignnm, a mnrk — sifirii, signify, assign, consltmment, designate,
resif^natlon, Inslffnltlcant.
allex, flint— sillctous, silicate, slllclfy.
■ImlllH, like— similar, similarity, similitude, assimilate, resemble,
dissimulation, simulation.
slnnii, a curve or bay— insinuate, sinuosity.
•oolns, a companion— social, sociable, society, assoclatlor 'Dssod-
ate.
■olt tbe sun— solar, parasol, solarize.
Bolldas, solid— solidity, solidify, solder, consolidate.
■olvo* I loose- solvency, solve, solution, soluble, absolve, absolute,
revolution.
■olns, alone— sole, solitude, solitary, desolate, soliloquy.
■ono, I sound— sonnet, sonorous, consonant* dls.snnance, resound, uni-
son.
■orbeo, I suck in— absorbent, abflorb,inpr, absorption, reabsorb.
sors {sort), a lot— sort, assort^ consort, resort, sorcery.
•porifo (opera), I scatter— asperse, aspersion, disperse, intersperse.
■patlnni, space — spacious, expatiate, spactou.tness.
■pedOt apccto. I look— special, specious, a|)cctiiien. spectacle, specta-
tor, aspect, conspicuous, expect, prospect, susjiicion.
apero. I hope— de8i>erate. despair, prosper, prosperity.
splrot I breathe— spirit, spiritual, sprite, aspirant, conspire, dispirit,
expiration, uninspired.
■plendeot I shine— splendid, splendor, resplendent.
WYMOLOOT, OR THB DIBIVATIOW 0» WORM. Oftl
•Mlln. adr.,p-,tllI,dlitll,ln.HI,dl»tlIl.tlo.,.
""".[;":,;.: ' ■■"' '""^'"'■■»'""'' •"••i--'. "t.„.„..h, extmc.
-urtUuto '""•"""'«<'"•• <""'«•'«. ""• .ol.Uce, .u.»,a,;.lve.
Tain ./ . " f""^"""""t, *,trl„K..„,, ,,r|,.,. ,,rl«ure
ai"rp;rr'''""'"'™"'""'''''°"'''-"-'™---"'p<"-
•nrgo (.„rr«(j, I rl.e- l„,ur«ent, ln.>,rrectlon. rwurrecllon.
'"'SoL'T^^LIr'- '"*''•'•■ '«'''''^' ""'«'• -'--'or.,
teneo((.„(), I hold-tenabU, tenant, tenet, contain, detention »b,tl
'"'"l^Znl^T"^""""' '""""". "ot^'ne, extern,l„.,i„„, ,n.
tUl^L'T' ' '"'■-'■•'"=• 'ri'-rate, tret, attrition, contrite, detriment
J'e,"ta'^on'"~""' '""''• """'™"'' ■""""' *«"'• '■"««"«. P".-
Um^'nf "'«'"-'f"lle. teiture, context, pretext, tl..ae.
tlmeo, 1 fear-timoroiu, timidity, timidly.
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LATM soon.
M*rat I Ut Mmnt, toltnbit, Intolirut, tolantkn.
tarpao, I am IwnnnilMd— torpid, torpldltj, torpidly.
taiqa»a(iart), I twiil— tortura, tortaoa*. toriHat, oanlartloii, dlitort,
•xtortlon, retort.
tonvo, I parch— lorrU, tout, torrtfy, torrtnt.
total, tb« whola— total, totality, totally.
traho (tract), I draw— trace, tractable, tractile, attract, abetract, dla-
traction, eitractlon, portray, retract, protract
tremo, I shake, tremble — treinendoui, trr^mble, tremalona.
tFepiaua, rearrul— trepidation, Intrepid, Intrepidity.
tree, three— trio, tripod, trianirle, trinity, trice.
trlbno, I Klve— attribute, dUtribntlon, retributlTe.
trIoB, irllea— tricks, trickery. Intricate, aitricate. Inextricable, In-
trigue, treaa.
tmdo (Inis), I tbnist— Intrude, Intnulon, eitnde, protrusion.
tnb«P, a swelling— tabercle, tubercalar, tuberose.
tlMor, I obserre— tutor, toltlon. IntnltlTe, tutelary.
tnrlMt, a crowd— tarbolent, disturb, Impertarbable, pertorbatlon, tar
Md.
nber, Anltftil— enberant, enbenuiee.
nmbra, a shade— ambra«eous, umbrella, adumbrate, penumbra.
nnd*. a wave— undulate, undulation, redundant. Inundate, abound.
abundant.
nncno (HiielX I anoint— unguent, unction, unetuotia.
unna, one— uniform, unicorn, unilateral, unique.
■rlM* a city— urban, urbrr ity, suburba, suburban.
uro (utt), I bum— Inure, combustion. Incombustible.
ntor(>-<x I use— utility, utilitarian, utensil, useful, uaefUlneaa, usury,
al use, disuse.
▼iwo, 1 am empty— vacant, Tacaney, Tieatiott, vacate.
Taoana, empty— evacuate, evacuation, vacuum.
TMlo, 1 go— evade, evasion. Invade, pervade.
vaffor, I wander— vagrant, vagabond, vagary, extravagance.
T«I«o, 1 am strong, X am worth— value, valor, valid, valiant, avail,
valetudinarian, convalescence, invalid, prevalent.
TAima, empty— vanish, vanity, vain, vainly.
vapor, steam— vapory, evaporate, vapid, vapldneas,
varlo, I change— variable, various, variance, variety, variegate.
va*! a dlsb— vase, vascular, vessel.
■rriioumT, oi tri oniTATiow or worm. '2iKi
laiitix I Uj WMU-Tut, rumen. deruUllon. wutt, WMKtal
..V ""■''-'•'''«"•• «">»«y. Inrelgh. InrMtlrc
T«iia(>ii(>), I pull-con»uliloii. revniilon.
v«Io, I rovar-vell, nvclatlin, reveal. DnTell.
••lo». nrlfl-velncUy. Teloclmeler. velorliMde.
'vndo, I ull-vend. vendor, vendible, vendue, renil
'•ntna, the wind-vent, ventll.te. ventll .tlon.-.tor'
""tllrrewnT*"""""'' ""'""*"*• ■^"■■•■«'«"»«lon, IfiTn-
'•rbDin, > word-verb.l. rerboee. idverb. proverbUI.
lZ',Vn!.''""'"'"'- "•"'""• """"• '^""' ""»"'»• "«"ril«y,
perversion, m' ,\erse.
"HI!:.'™'"'" '^' ^""''X'*' "trtty, verdict, >T<r.
TeMIKfnm, a trace or mark-veitlp,. InveitlKate.
TMM., »garment-re.t, veatment. veatry. dlveat. invealmant
"adli^" "■ '*"^°"'' '■"'*"'''»•• P"''<'».«riWal, undavlatlnR,
lui'r^l^fZl!!!''.'^"!!:"' '""'"'>'•■ »<c«««r.nl. Tlelaallude.
TlIU, a fano-vlllaire, villain, rtllaiuy, vlllanafce.
"n^nclbir™'"""'"""' ""'^"«'' "'■"•• !>"»«■>«, »a»Qalah,
Tlnnm, wlne-vlnooa, Tlnla«, vln«»ar. vineyard, wine.
vir, a man-vlrlla, viriuty, virtue, virago, triumvlrata
Tlrna, polaon— rlmlent, virulence.
TUeiu. gine-vlacid, vlacldity. viacoua.
Titfc life-vital, vitality, rltaliu.
Tltrnm, Klaaa-vltreoua, vltrefy, vHrefactlon, vitriol.
TiTO, I llve-vlvld, vlvacloua, vivify, revive, oonvlvtal
Tooo. I call-voice, vocal, vocaUon, Toclferata, advooato, Invocatloii
convoke, revoke. —— , ■utucmiod,
TOlo, I am wllling-volunury, volition, benevolence. volontMr.
Tolo, I «y-volatlle, volatility, rolatlUie "»"»««r.
^vI^tH™"""'""';™'"""' <=»»™'«. ««"'«P. revolution, revolt
voro, I devour-voracloua, devour. camlvoroua,ooinlvorooa.
TOTeo, 1 row-rote, votary, votive, devote, devotion
riilnu, the common people-vulgar, Ity, divulge, promulgate
nana. (wj«r), , wouud-rulnerable, nUnerary, Inrutaerewi.
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GREEK ROOTS.*
ttAr. th«alr— MrU). wro"t«, Mronaut, Brtery, arterikl. airy, alrinuii.
•■6, 1 Isad -ilemaipjirun. aynaff^Hrue, piilairoirnc, iitrata«em, atratcfy.
affAn. itrtfi!— aic'tiy, antaffunUt, atitaiponlani, aifunUt).
KkonA, I h«ar-acniifltlc, acouNtlra. acouiiiclpr.
«nfrelo«t a mvHa«iiffer— anfrellc, anKel, arihanffel, «vaiiKel,lw.-lit.-
Inni, leal.
nntbrupoa, a mnn— Anthroitolovy. plitlantliropy, ml nan thru py.
urrbf, lK!(rinnin«,foveretKnty~arrhalam. arelilvfi, nrchon, anarchy,
monarchy, ollffarohy. patriarch, tetrarch.
Aatt' or aatron« a Rtnr— astronomy, astronomical, uttroloffy; aiter.
<>rlRk ; aitral, disaster, disantrous.
athlvtfM, a wrcfltler— athlete, athletic.
atmoa, vapor— atmosphere, atmnapherlcal.
antoa, one's self— autocrat, autoKraph, automaton, autonomy, auto-
blofrrapby, tautology.
balld* I throw— ball, ballet, emblem, hyperbole, parable, problem,
symbol, dlalwltcal.
baptlio. I dip or sprinkle— baptist, baptism, baptismal, anabaptist,
pCBdobaplUt.
baala. the bottom— biuemcnt, baseless, abase, debase, abanhed. bashfuJ.
blbliM. a book— bible, bIblloKraphy, bibllopollst, bihllomanfa.
blost a life— bloffraphy, biology, amphibious.
eharaoter. a mark of distinction— character, characterize, character-
istic.
oharla, love, or thanks— charity, charitable, eucharlst, eucharlKtlc,
ctaetr, the hand— chlrography. chlrulogy, chiromancy, enchiridion,
chlrur^eun, (whence surffeon).
otaole* nlle, anfrer— melancholy, choler, choleric
ohrlatoa, anointed- Christ, chrism, christen, Christianity, Christmas,
antichrist.
ohroma, color— chrome, chromatics, achromatlcs.
chroncM* time— chronic, chronicle, chronolc^y, chronometer, anach*
nmlsm, synchronous, synchronize, synchronism.
ooantofl, order, the world— cosmlcal, cosmogony, cosmopolite, micro-
cosm, cosmetic.
*The Greek letters are expressed by their Enpltsh equivalent.
■TTMOLOOr, OR TH« DIRIVATION Or WOBl«. 2II.'(
-!i^' "'■""."*""'"'"• """'"'W. perlrninliiin.
lrUtl:^r!" ■^"'"''"'"'■- '""^'"y- ••"-■".tic. the<*r«.r.
ernptA. I l,u|.! -.rypl, cryplo„r.phy. .pocrypli,
'*"""n°'!;;i™'"'""^""°' """''"^ «J."ionl.n., damo„„l«,y. p.„d...
deko. ti.-ii-d.i'«<lo,<l.PBlo(nic, doc«Kon, Iniii-cwm,,!,..,,.
"Trnfc" ''™"'"-""""«"'"'«- 1"n.*ru.y, «„|..,„k-. .pldemk, p.,,.
dMpotoa, a mn«ti.r-€le<pollc, rtenpotUm
don™.. do»», opinion. Klory-Lwina, d..im.»llp, doRmMlie dorauil
l.m, doioloKy. orthodo,, helerodo. , parndoilciU
dat<M, glv«n-antldole, anerdole, •necdoul.
drnaml*. power-dynunlM, dyn>m«t«r, dynuty, dynuttc
•Mm, form-Mterold, conoid, .pherold. ktleldoicow.
l«^!^l' •r""'-«'""'<cal, electricity, electrify, clcctnw]y„.mlc
ernoD. work-energy. Iltarffy. metallurgy. Keorglc organ-liatlon
«. .do., a natlon-ethnlcal, ethnology, ."hnw»pl.« "
•thoa, ctutom-ethlis, ethical.
"" :;'J„^",^°'™'^"'™>-''»'««'J'. e"Ph6m!.,», eulogy, euchari.t,
•amoa, marrlage-agaml.t, bigamy. mHagaml.t, poljgamy
' trlge" """""'"=• '^'"'*"- ''~'"''^. «"™'ry. .|».. ,
''"T.tn.7re:!~'''"''''"-"'''*''*^'''°-««"'---^«^''-Mr.
"""'p^gn'oat 1°!""*°'"™"'' *"»""='""'• O'-Wno-tlc. phy.logn«n,».
'"^Za'tZlo," '»"'^"»-«'™'' 'f'^-'y. "f'^'-rlal, ^lotu...^
Sonia, an angle-pentagon, heptagon. polyg,m,dlngonal, trfgonomel v
«r«phd. 1 vrrlte-graphlc, grave, autograph, epigraph, hlograr ,
geography, paragraph, telegraph, topography etc '°^"^''
ammnoa, naked-gymnaat. gymnastics, gym^iaslum
vane, a woojan-gyuocracy, mliogynlat, misogyny.
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MUHK BOOTS.
■>adn>i aMtt-oMbednl, Mntaedrlm, polyhedron, etc.
billoa, the enn— hellooentrlc, helioscope, heliotrope, apbelloii, peribe-
lion, pwhellon.
hCmera, % day— ephemera, ephemeral, ephemerla.
hetero*, another— heteroellte, heterodox, heterogeneous.
taleroa, sacred— hierarchy, hieroglyphic, hierography, hierophant.
UaMml, to place— aposute, ecalacy, statics, statistic, system, system.
atUe.
•""•o*" • way— episode, exodoa, method, Ist.-lcal, perlod,-lcal, synod.
homoa, like— homogeneous, homologous, homonymous.
bndor, water— hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrophobia, hydrostatics.
anhydrous.
hmniittd* Z ilnR— hymn, hymnal, hymnologr.
idloa, Idiom— Idiot, Idiocy, Uloeyncrasy.
IwM, equal (Id oomposltlon)-ljoohionons, Isowelea, laothamuiL
IambBno(I<p«), I take-syllable, catelpsy, epllo-sy.
laoa, the people— laity, laic, lay, as opposed to clerical.
lego, I speak or collect— lexicon, dialect, eclectic, elegy, prolegomena.
llthos, a stone— aerolite, lithography, lithotomy, monolith.
loBoa, a word— logic, analogy, apologue, catalogue, decalogue, dia-
logue, entomology, geology, neology, theology, zoology, etc.
lao, I loose— analyze, analysis, palsy, paralytic.
lyra, a lyre-lyrtc, lyrical, lyrist, lyrated.
V.
■naohot » iightr~]ogomachj, monomachy, nKimacby, sdomachy.'
m ania, madneu— maniac, monomania, bibliomania.
martyr, a witness— martyr, martyrdom, martyrology, protomutyr.
manthano (matA), learn— philomath, polymatby, matbema-tlcs,-tlc«I.
nifc^hane* a machine— mechanic, mechanics, mechanism, machina-
tion, machinist.
meloa. a sonR- melody, melodious, melodrama ; Philomel.
metron, a neasare— metre, metrical, barometer, diamet«r, geometry,
perimeter, symmetry, thermometer, trigonometry.
mloroa, siaail— microscopic, microcosm, micrography, micrology.
mlaeo. I hate— misanthropist, misogynist, mfsofiramljit.
mDema* memory — mnemonics, mnemotecbny, amnesty.
monos, one— monad, monarch, monarchy, monk, monastic, monopoly,
monotheism, monotony.
morphi, 8hiq>e'HuiiQrplwa0, metamorphose, polymorpboos.
■"— T. fctoWe-myth, mythical, mythology.
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ortho^ right-orthodox, orthoepy, orthomnh^
«»* .h«p, «id-<,xide, ozygen. o,,u.n.. p«,xy.m.
phu.l^ nature-phy,ie, pSlo^v nh^T^ ' *'"""•
pneama. the wind, . breath^ne„m.« ' "■°' »"«»»'""<:•
pneumonic. """""''■""■"tic., pneuouitology, pnepmonim
poleo. I make-poem, poet, poetlcl. poejy.
mopolite.recreio^" "^^ "^ "°' •"'"'• ""•"Po"-, PoUHc.1. c«.
polo., many-polygon, polyglot, polyiylUhl.
P«« ( J«x«). a foot_«.Upcd« po J^n," wr«i
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pialld* to play— psalm, psalmody, psalmist, psalter, psaltery.
paenohe. breath, aout— psycho) ofcy. metempsychosis, psychomachy.
par, fire— pyre, pyramid, pyrotechny, pyrometer, empyreal.
rhedf I flow— rheum, rheumatism, rhetoric, catarrh, diarrboea, resin.
•arx, flesh— sarcasm, sarcophagy, sarcotlc, anasarca.
scopeot I see— scope, helioscope, polyscope, telescope, bishop, eplsco
pacy, microscope, horoscope, kaleidoscope.
■opboa. wise— sophism, sophistry, sophisticate, philosophy.
■phalra. a sphere— sphericity, atmosphere, hemisphere.
■tereod* solid, firm— stereotype, stereoscope.
■teoho*. a line, a verse— distich, hemistich, decastlch, acrostic.
■telld, I send— apostle, epistle,
strophe, a turning— apostrophe, catastrophe, r>L:tlstrophe.
taud. I arrange— tact, tactics, syntax.
taphoa, a tomb— epitaph, cenotaph.
teohne. art— technical, technology, polytechnic, pyrotechnist.
tel£, afar off— telegraph, telescope, teleology, telegram.
tbeoa, God— theism, theology, atheist, pantheon, theocracy.
thermos, hot— theremometer, thermal, isothermal.
tltheml. I place— theme, thesis, antithesis, epithet, synthesis.
tomi, a cutting— atom, atomic, anatomy, entomology, epitome, litho-
tomy, phlebotomy.
tonoa, a sound— tone, tonic, semitone, ozytone, detonate, intonation,
monotony.
topoa, a place— topic, topical, topography, Utopian.
toxlcon, poison— intoxicate, intoxication.
tropoa, a turn— trope, tropical, heliotrope.
tnpos, a pattern or figure— type, typical, typify, typography, anti-type.
stereotype.
Eoon, an animal— zodiac, zoology, zoography, zootomlst ; aeot*-
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