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PRONOUNCING SPELLER:
EMBRACING
A. STRICTLY GRADED CLASSIFICATION OF THE PRIMITIVE, AND THE
MORE IMPORTANT DERIVATIVE WORDS OF THE ENGLISH LAN-
GUAGE, FOR ORAL SPELLING; NUMEROUS EXERCISES FOR
WRITING FROM DICTATION; THE PRINCIPLES OF
ORTHOEPY AND ORTHOGRAPHY; RULES FOR
SPELLING; PREFIXES, AFFIXES, &c, &c.
BY RICHARD G. PARKER, A.M.
AND
J. MADISON WATS OK
A. S. BARNES & COMPANY,
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
1870.
EDUCATION DEPX*
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857,
By A. S. BARNES & CO.,
In tho Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern
District of New York.
R. C. VALENTINE,
Stereotypeb and Electrotyper, GEO. W. WOOD, Printer,
81, 83, and 85 Centre-street, No. 2 Dutch-st., N. Y.
New York.
PREFACE.
The Spelling-book ought to occupy a place in primary instruc-
tion second in importance to that of no other work. We have
aimed, therefore, in the preparation of this volume, to furnish all
the facilities necessary to teach successfully the orthography, pro-
nunciation, meaning, and use of the more important words of the
English language.
It is now generally conceded, by eminent American and Euro-
pean educators, that the shortest and most successful mode of learn-
ing spelling is by the eye ; that the definitions and the use of words,
as well as their orthography, are soonest acquired by frequently
writing exercises from dictation; and that orthoepy and orthog-
raphy should be simultaneously taught. This book has been pre-
pared in accordance with these views.
In Part First, containing monosyllables only, the pupil is taught
to observe the construction of words, and to form them by prefix-
ing and affixing single letters. The lessons are presented in the
following order : Words of one letter ; words of two letters, formed
first by prefixing, and secondly by affixing, a single letter to words
of one letter; then follow words of two letters only, not thus
formed. This principle is then extended to words of three, four,
and more letters. Thus, for example, by affixing n to the word #,
we have an; by affixing d to an, it becomes and; by prefixing I to
and, it becomes land ; and lastly, by prefixing 5, it becomes bland.
The words are arranged with regard to their vowel sounds, in al-
phabetical order; and, though they appear in columns, they are
divided into paragraphs, and designed to be read from left to right,
as in ordinary reading.
Part Second contains words of more than one syllable, classified
with regard to their formation, their vowel sounds, alphabetic
order, accent, and number of syllables. The following miscellane-
ous exercises are then introduced: Words pronounced alike, but
differing in spelling and signification; words improperly used for
each other; effect of accent in certain words ; rules for spelling;
rules for the use of capital letters; marks used in written lan-
guage; names of persons; prefixes, their meaning and effect;
prepositions used after certain words; abbreviations; and words,
phrases, and expressions in common use, borrowed from other lan-
guages. Due discrimination should be used in determining at what
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PREFACE.
stage of tlie pupil's progress to teach the miscellaneous exercises, as
well as the orthoepical principles and exercises in the first part of
the book.
We have given unusual prominence to pronunciation, not only
from the consideration that, if neglected in youth, it will rarely, if
ever, be learned, but because, in its acquisition, the form of words
is so impressed upon the mind, that it serves as an important aux-
iliary in teaching orthography. The system of classification is so
complete, that a single word serves as a key to the pronunciation
and spelling of an entire class. By the use of numbered vowels
and consonants with peculiar marks, a list of which will be found
on each leaf, we have been enabled to indicate the pronunciation
of every word, with the necessity of respelling but few ; and, in
their syllabication, to exhibit their rrots, prefixes, and affixes.
Great pains have been taken throughout the work so to prepare
the Dictation Exercises- as to familiarize the pupil with the best
forms of constructing sentences ; to teach the meaning and use of
the important words; and to illustrate the rules of spelling, the
use of capital letters, punctuation, abbreviations, &c. These exer-
cises may be used in various ways. The teacher may read the sen-
tences slowly and distinctly, while the pupils write all the words,
or the more difficult ones only. When slates are used, they may be
expeditiously examined by requiring pupils to exchange, so that each
one shall become the inspector of his neighbor's work, while the
teacher spells the several words. All mistakes should be corrected
by the pupil who made them.
It will be seen, from the explanation of our plan, that this book
is adapted to the wants of all classes of pupils, without regard to
the mode of instruction. Teachers may resort to oral spelling
only ; to spelling both by oral and dictation exercises, which i»
preferable; or, in advanced classes, dictation exercises only may be
used. Pupils, however, should always be required to study the
lists of words, and to pronounce them in the class, before attempt-
ing to spell, or to read and write the dictation exercises. This will
also be found a valuable work, if used only to teach orthoepy. In
that case pupils should be required to study the lists of words, and
to pronounce them in the class; after which, the reading of the
dictation exercises will serve as a test and confirmation of their
pronunciation.
Du. Webster's Dictionary, as revised by Prof. 0. A. Good-
rich, D. D., in 1856, has been adopted as our standard of orthog-
raphy. This work has also been our principal authority on the
subject of pronunciation; though, in disputed cases, we have con-
stantly consulted Dr. Worcester's Dictionary, and the works ot
B. II. Smart, Esq., the veteran orthoepist of England.
ORTHOGRAPHY.
Definitions.
1. Orthography treats of the nature and properties
of letters, and the correct spelling or writing of words.
2. The English Language consists of forty-three Oral
Elements, or Elementary Sounds.
3. Oral Elements are the sounds that, uttered sep-
arately or in combination, form syllables and words.
4. Elements are produced by different positions of
the organs of speech, in connection with the voice and
the breath.
5. The Principal Organs of Speech are the lips,
teeth, tongue, and palate.
G. Voice is produced by the action of the breath
upon the larynx. 1
7. Elements are divided into three classes : eighteen
Tonics, fifteen Subtonics, and ten Atonies.
8. Tonics are pure tones produced by the voice, with
but slight use of the organs of speech.
9. Subtonics are tones produced by the voice, modi-
fied by the organs of speech.
10. Atonics are mere breathings, modified by the or-*
gans of speech. ,
11. Letters are characters that are used to represent
the Oral elements.
12. The English Alphabet consists of twenty-six let-
ters, viz. : a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, 1, m, n, o, p, q, r, s,
t, u, v, w, x, y, z.
» The larynx is the upper part of the trachea, or windpipe.
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13. The Alphabet is divided into Vowels and Conso*
nants.
14. Vowels are the letters that usually represent the
Tonic elements, and form syllables by themselves. They
are a, e, i, 0, u 9 and sometimes y.
15. A Diphthong is the union of two vowels in one
syllable ; as, oi in 0*1, ou in our.
16. A Digraph, or improper diphthong, is the union
of two vowels in a syllable, one of which is silent ; as,
oa in loaf.
IT. A Triphthong is the union of three vowels in one
syllable ; as, eau in beau, ieu in adieu.
18. Consonants are the letters that usually represent
either Sub tonic or Atonic elements. They are of two
kinds, single letters and combined, viz. : b, c, d, f, g, h,
j, k, 1, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z; 6a Subtonic, th
Atonic, ch, sh, wh, ng.
The term Consonant, literally meaning sounding with, is applied to these
letters because they are rarely used in words without having a vowel
connected with them in the same syllable, although their elements may
be uttered separately, and without the aid of a vowel.
19. Cognates are letters whose elements are produced
by the same organs, in a similar manner; thus,/* is a
cognate of v / h of g, &c.
20. Alphabetic Equivalents are letters, or combina-
tions of letters, that represent similar elements, or sounds ;
thus, i is an equivalent of 0, in p^'que.
Vowels.
A usually represents six Oral elements, or sounds ; as
in ale, and, art, all, bare, ask.
E usually represents three elements ; as in me, end,
err.
The element indicated by e 1 , is also represented by t, o, u, and y ; as
in mt'rth, word, fur, myrrh.
/usually represents two elements ; as in ice, inch.
CONSONANTS. 9
O usually represents three elements ; as In old, on, do.
IT usually represents three dements ; as in tube, tub,
mil.
T", when used as a vowel, represents the same elements
as // as in type (tip), hymn (him).
U usually represents one element ; as in our. This
element is also represented by ow / as in now.
01 and OY are equivalent to a, followed by ! ; as in
oil (ail), hoy (Mi).
Consonants.
B represents one element; as in bih. Before t, and
after m, it is silent ; as in de£t, tlmmJ.
C has no element peculiar to itself. It represents the
sound of k before the letters a, c, «, Z, >, <£, and at the
end of a word, when, in this work, it is printed with a
dot over it ; as in cane, cot, cure, click, crank, district,
music. Before e, i, and ?/, it represents the sound of s /
as in cent, ^ider, cyst. In a few words, it has the sound
of z / as in suffice. When it comes after the accent, and is
followed by ea, ia, io, or eons, it is sounded like sh / as
in ocean, social, tenacious, cetaceous. It is silent before
k / as in hack, lack.
D usually represents one element ; as in did. At the
end of a word, it is sometimes sounded like t, as in
mixed/ and in a few words is silent, as in se^ge, he^ge.
^represents one element, as in fife \ except in of,
when it is sounded like v.
G usually represents one element ; as in gag. Before
€, i % and y y it is usually sounded like jf, and is marked
thus, g ; as in gem, gin, gyve. j
H represents one element ; as in Aome. It is silent at
the beginning of a number of words, and after r and g /
as in Aonor, rAyme, gAost.
J represents one element; as in^'ust
K represents one element ; as in lank. It is silent
before n / as in knee,
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L represents one element ; as in ZiZac. It is silent in
many words ; as caZf, haZf, taZk.
M represents one element ; as in maim.
^represents one element; as in no, on. It is some-
times sounded like ng, when, in tins work, it is marked
thus, n ; as in bank, thank, an'ger, fin'ger. It is silent
after Z, or m, when it ends a syllable ; as in kiln, hymnt,
P represents one element ; as in pipe. It is silent)
before n, s, and t, in the same syllable ; as in pneumatic,
^>salm, prompt.
Q has no element peculiar to itself. "With u, by which
it is always followed, it commonly represents the sound
of Jew, as in <^aif, quilt, quoth ; but in many words
derived from the French, it has the sound of Jc ; as in
coquet, eti^uet, &c.
R represents one element ; as in rare, for. "When it
precedes a vowel, it may be trilled ; as in roll, round.
S usually represents one element ; as in save, same.
In many words it is sounded like z as heard in sine,
when, in this work, it is marked thus, s ; as in rose, rise.
In a few instances it has the sound of z, as heard in
azure ; as in pleasure, osier. It sometimes represents
the sound of sh J as in sure, diversion.
T represents one element ; as in tart, taste.
V represents one element ; as in valve, -vryid.
W represents one element; as in well, wise.
X has no element peculiar to itself. It is equivalent
to z, at ihe beginning of words ; to Jcs, as in ta#, ea?pect;
to gz, when the next syllable following begins with an
accented vowel, as in e#alt, exert ;♦ and to Jcsh, in some
words, when the accent immediately precedes it, as in
anxious, luxury.
Y, when a consonant, represents one element ; as in
yet, yes.
Z represents two elements. The first may be heard in
sest, sine. The second, in this work, is marked thus, z ;
as in azure.
TABLE OF OKAL ELEMENTS. 11
Til represents two elements. When a Subtonic, in
this work, it is marked thus, fh ; as in this, with. As
an Atonic, it is heard in thin, breath.
Oil usually represents one element ; as in change,
much. In words derived from the ancient languages,
ch is generally sounded like h / as in ache, cAasm, scAool.
It frequently represents the sound of sh, when, in this
work, it is marked thus, en ; as in eriaise, cTiivalry,,
mac-hine.
SII represents one element; as in shame, marsh.
WH represents one element ; as in wha\, when, w?Aip.
Table
OF OltAI
, Eleme>
^TS. 1
1. Ton:
[CS.
1
a or a,
as in
*g e >
ate,
bane,
dame,
tame.
V 8
a or a,
u
at,
ash,
damp,
land,
lamp.
a,
a
art,
arm,
march,
card,
hard.
4,
a
Ml,
ball,
pa/wse,
want,
walk.
<V
a
hare
, care,
flare,
rare,
ware.
!' 3
a
ask,
asp,
glass,
dance.
pant.
e" or e,
u
he,
we,
these,
cede,
glebe.
e or e,
a
elk,
end,
bless,
blend,
west.
e, 4
u
err,
her,
nerve,
serve,
verse.
1 First require the pupils to utter an clement by itself, then to pro-
nounce distinctly the words that follow, uttering the element after each
word — thus : age, a ; ate, a ; bane, a, &c. Exercise the class upon the
above table, till each pupil can utter consecutively all the Oral elements.
The attention of the class should be called to the fact that the first
element, or sound, represented by each of the vowels, is usually indi-
cated by a horizontal line placed over the letter, and the second sound
by a curved line.
2 The fifth element, or sound, represented by a, is its first or Alphabetic
sound, modified or softened by r.
3 The sixth element represented by a, is a sound intermediate between
a, as heard in at, ash, and a, as in arm, art.
4 The third element represented by e, is e as heard in end, modified or
softened by r. It is also represented by i, o, u, and y ; as in bird, word,
burn, myrrh.
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NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
I or
%
as in ice
, ire,
cliild,
mild,
vdse,
i or
s
1,
" ink, inch
> g !ve >
silk,
wing.
6 or
6,
« old, ode,
bold,
cold,
home
6 or 6,
" on
bond, block,
flock,
fond.
s
" do
, to,
who,
prove
, tomb,
u or u,
" cube, cure
', duke,
dupe,
fuse.
u or
9
u
« bud, bulb, hush,
lull,
hunt
A,
" full, pull
, put,
puss,
push
ou,
" <n^i
•, out,
found,
hewse
, loud
2. SUB-T0NIQ§.
h
as in
foi&e,
Jale,
Jane,
Jard,
Jark.
d,
« „
<£ale,
cZame,
fZate,
did,
<7im.
»
a
#ain,
#ale,
pate,
9*0*
fa
h
u
>de,
>ne,
/oin,
/oint,
joist.
h
u
Zake,
Zane,
Zate,
let,
fend.
m,
it
make,
mane,
mate,
mild,
mind.
»i
u
Tiame,
nail,
wave,
nine,
wight.
**sr,
u
hang,
gang,
sa?i^,
ftnng,
young.
*s
u
race,
rake,
rain,
bar,
car.
■01,
it
ftiat,
this,
these,
those,
with.
%
u
vail,
vain,
vase,
vine,
vice.
w,
«
wage.
wail,
wake,
wide,
wise.
&
a
yard,
yes,
yet,
you,
your.
*,
a
zeal,
zest,
zinc,
zone,
gaze.
z,
u
azure,
brazier,
glazier,
seizure,
vision.
3. A-TONICS.
/
as in fame,
fane,
fate,
/if*,
/ile.
K
Aale,
haste,
hate,
Aark,
Aarm.
*,
&eel,
&eep,
jfciss,
Icmk,
JcirJc.
#
peep,
jnpe>
jplum^
, jpiu>,
pumpn
fi
same,
sane,
save,
send,
sense.
«,
taste,
tart,
taught
, tfemptf,
toast
ALPHABETIC EQUIVALENTS. 13
th, as in thank, thing, tfAink, truth, youth.
ch, " 6'Aase, charge, charm, march, much.
sh, " shade, shake, shame, shall, shout.
wh } " whale, what, wheat, whieli, white.
Cognates.
First require the pnpil to pronounce distinctly the word containing
the Atonic element, then the Subtonic Cognate, uttering the element
after each word — thus : lip, p ; orb, b, &c. The attention of the pupil
should be called to the fact that Cognates are produced by the same
organs, in a similar manner, and only differ in one being an undertone,
and the other a whisper.
Atonics. Subtonics.
%, 2? orb, b.
fife, f. ..... rase, v.
white, wh wise, w.
save, s £eal, z.
shade, sh azure, z.
charm, ch j oin , j-
tart, t did, d.
thing, tli. . . . . . this, th.
&n&, h gig, g. *
Alphabetic Equivalents.
1. Tonic Elements.
For a, aa, ai, ait, ay, e, ee, ca, ei, ey ; as in Aaron,
gain, gauge, stray, melee', great, xein, they.
For a, ai, ua / as in pla^d, guaranty.
For a, au, e, ea, ua/ as in haunt, sergeant, heart,
guard,
For a, au, aw, eo, o, oa, ou / as in fault, hawk, George,
cork, broad, bought
For a, ai, e, ea, ei / as in ehair, there, swear, heir.
For e, ea, ee, ei, eo, ey, i, ie/ as in read, deen, ceil,
people, key, valise, field.
For e, a, ai, ay, ea, ei, eo, ie, u, ue / as in any, said,
says, head, liefer, leopard, friend, bury, guess.
14 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
For e, ea, i, o, ou, u, tie, y / as in earth, girl, word,
scoz^rge, twrn, guerdon, myrrh.
For i, ai, ei, eye, ie, oi, ui, uy, y, ye/ as in aisle, sleight,
eye, die, choir, guide, buy, my, rye.
For !, ai, e, ee, ie, o, oi, u, ui, y f as in captain, pretty,
been, sieve, women, tortoise, busy, build, hymn.
For 6, au, eau, eo, ew, oa, oe, oo, ou, ow / as in haut-
boy, beau, yeoman, seio, eoal, foe, door, soul, blow.
For 6, a, ou, ow; as in what, howgh, knowledge.
For 6, ew, oe, oo, ou, u, ui y as in grew, shoe, spoon,
sou]), rude, fruit.
For ii, eau, eu, ew, ieu, tew, ue, uij as in beauty,
feud, new, adieu, view, hue, juice.
For u, o, oe, oo, ou / as in love, docs, bfood, yowng.
For u, o, oo, ou ; wolf, book, could.
For on, ow j as in now.
For oi (ai), oy ; as in boy.
2. SUBTONIC AND ATONIC ELEMENTS.
For f, gh, jph ; as in congh, njmpA,
Forj, g; as in gem, gin.
For k, c, ch, gh, q / as in cole, conch, longh, etiouet-
For s, e ; as in cell.
For t, d, th,phth; as in danced, Thames, phthisic.
For v,f,ph; as in of, Stephen.
For y, i / as in pinion.
For z, c, s, x ; as in suffice, rose, a?ebec.
For z, g, s ; as in rouoe, osier.
For ng, ii ; as in anger, bank.
For ch, t j as in fustian.
For sh, c, en, s, ss, t / as in ocean, cliaise, sure, assure,
martial.
Spelling by Sounds.
The following words are arranged for an exercise in Spelling, by
sounds. The names of the letters are not to be given ; but the elements
are to be produced separately, and then pronounced in connection, thus :
vast, pronounced vast ; a r m— aim ; h 6 s t — host ; m 6 v— move, &c.
SYLLABLES.
15
The attention of the pupil should be especiall
or those that are not sounded in words where
lowing exercise they appear in italics.
y directed to silent letters,
they occur. In the fol-
save,
wave,
fat,
man,
arm,
part.
halZ,
warm,
pare,
tare,
grass,
vast.
scene,
glebe,
test,
defa,
her,
f&rn.
pine,
bide,
lim.5,
ring,
gold,
host.
grit,
bond,
move,
prove,
mute,
pure.
dum£>,
hunt,
fiilZ,
push,
loud,
house.
blaze,
bland,
glide,
glimpse,
, brass,
branch.
drouth.
, grand,
grant,
skulk,
spark,
spend.
start,
stare,
flash,
flesh,
plum,
slide.
frame,
print,
tramp,
smash,
strand,
swarm.
vein,
cork,
Aeir,
said,
girl,
word.
been,
beau,
what,
blood,
wolf,
prow.
Words.
A word is one or more Oral elements or letters used
to represent an idea.
Words are divided into primitive, derivative, simple,
and compound.
A primitive word is not derived, but constitutes a root
from which other words are formed ; as faith, love, ease.
A derivative word is one that is formed of a primi-
tive, by the addition of an affix or prefix ; as faithful,
lovely, disease.
A simple word is one that can not be divided without
destroying the sense ; as an, the, book.
A compound word is formed by two or more words ;
as inkstand, bookbinder, laughing-stock.
Syllables.
A Syllable is a word, or part of a word, uttered
by a single impulse of the voice.
A Monosyllable is a word of one syllable; as
home.
16 NATIONAL PRONOUN-CINQ SPELLER.
A Dissyllable is a word of two syllables ; as home-hss.
A Trisyllable is a word of three syllables ; as con-
fine-ment.
A Polysyllable is a word of four or more syllables ;
as in-no-cen-cy^ un-in-tel-li-gi-Ml-i-ty.
The Ultimate is the last syllable of a word ; as/W, in
The Penult, or penultimate, is the last syllable but
one of a word ; as mdk, in peace-m#&-er.
The Antepenult, or antepenultimate, is the last syl-
lable but two of a word ; a&jpeace, injpeace-mak-er.
Accent.
Accent is the peculiar force given' to one or more
syllables of a word.
A mark like this ' is often used to show which syl-
lable is accented ; as read' ing, eat' ing, re ward', com-
pel', mis' chiev ous, vi o lin', fire'-eat'er.
In many trisyllables and polysyllables, of two syllables
accented, one is uttered with greater force than the other.
The more forcible accent is called p?*imary, and the less
forcible, secondary.
A mark like this is sometimes used to indicate sec-
ondary accent ; as, ed N u ca' tion, ed' u cat© , muT ti pli-
ca' tion.
e
THE ALPHAB
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a r n
C O V J
w
m
u 1 k h
b
d p q
S
i j f t
X
z s &
I H
J D P
B
R L T
F E
C G O
Q
A V W
Y N
MUX
K
s z &
<&cuftt.
a
v c a e
/
a d c
/
a t m n
O
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d
t U V 2&
X
y * $
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<SF
%? St? ef
f S% & \od 'g¥ l& M M
g? <§? y W <W &
'f;%i
* Let the child read the Alphabet as here arranged, from the left to the
right, taking but few letters for a lesson, and those of a similar form.
Teachers who prefer using simple words before teaching the Alphabet,
will find exercises well adapted to that purpose on page 19.
2
THE ALPHABET.
Roman Letters.
A
a
B
b
C
c
D
d
E
e
F
f
G
g
H
li
I
i
J
J
K
k
L
1
M
m
N
n
o
P
P
Q
q
R
r
S
s
T
t
IT
u
V
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B
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D
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E
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NATIONAL
PRONOUNCING SPELLEE.
PART I.
MONOSYLLABLES CLASSIFIED WITH REGARD TO THEIR FOR-
MATION AND VOWEL SOUNDS.
I. Words of One and Two Letters.
WORDS OF ONE LETTER.
A, I, O.
WORDS FORMED BY PREFIXLNG A SINGLE LETTER TO WORDS
OF ONE LETTER.
Ha ; ho, go, lo, no, so ; to, do.
WORDS FORMED BY AFFIXING A SINGLE LETTER TO WORDS
OF ONE LETTER.
Am, an, as, at, ax (aks) ; aA, ay ; if, in, is it ; of (ov),
on, ox (oks) ; or ; oh.
REMAINING WORDS OF TWO LETTERS.
Be, lie, me, we, ye; by, fy, my; up, us.
20 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, ill, b&re, dsk ; me, end, 6rr ; ice, in ; old, on, d6.
EXERCISE IN PRONUNCIATION. 1
h] am, an, as, at, ax (aks); aA, hi, ay; be, lie,
me, we, ye ; I, by, fy, my ; if, It, ?s, in ; O,
go, h6, 16, n6, so ; 6f (6v), on, ox (oks) ; or ; to,,
do; us, up.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. It is -an ox. Go to it. Am I, or is lie, to do so ? Is
lie on an ox ? O, no ; he is on no ox. Is he to go ? Ah !
he is to go. I am to go, if he be in.
2. It is my ax. He is by it. Ho ! be by me ! He
is to go up. He is of us. Do we go up ? Ay, we do
go up, if ye go.
/ . @fititan e&. &o io ii. ©€m ©^ a* is /e,
/o ao do ? Qs'J Ae an an o& ? t/j no / Ae is on
no oa:. (Srd/e/o ao? ©€/£ / /e is /o ao. O^asn
/o go, if Ae <&s in.
2 . @%is my a&. &ce is /y if. &Co / <6e 4y
me/ &ce it /o ao uA. &ce is o/ tid. m2?/o 4&e
ao u/i ? ©€y, <we d? ao tt/i, <f ye yo.
II. Words of Three Letters.
WORDS FORMED BY PREFIXING A SINGLE LETTER TO WORDS
OF TWO LETTERS.
1. Bay, day, %, gay, hay, jay, lay, may, nay,
pay, ray, say, way ; ban, bat, can, cat, dam, fan,
1 Pupils should be required to pronounce each list of words, in the
class, before attempting to spell.
WORDS OF THREE LETTERS. 21
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure.
fat, gas, gat, ham, lias, hat, jam, man, mat, pan,
pat, ram, ran, rat, sat, tan, tat, tax (taks), van,
vat, wax (waks), yam.
2. For, nor ; eat, she, the ; eye (i), rye ; bin, bit,
din, fin, fit, gin, his, hit, kin, kit, lit, nit,
pin, pit, sin, sit, tit, win, wit; hwe\ box, con,
fox, wan, was ; twb, who ; ewe (yu) ; cup, sup, son,
ton, won.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. Can I go in ? He has my hat. A fat rat ran by
me. Did he lay a hat on a pan ? We sat on a mat. Say,
is it wax on my fan ? May he be gay, to day ? He has
a bat. Pay no tax.
2. She can eat a bit of the fat. Did you say, " It is
not fit to eat ?" She has a pin in the box. "Who sat on
the mat ? Was it a cat, or a kit, or a rat, or a fox, or a
jay ? She has a cup in the box. Do you eat rye ? The
ox may eat the hay in the bin. My cat has a rat. Pat
the cat. Do not hit the kit. Was the rat in the bin ?
The cat may box the fox. Owe no man.
/. ^an^Pao tnP @%e ' </iad my Aa/. ©£/af
tia/tan <6?i me. ^ZJiaAe 4au a Aal an a AanP sse
dat an a mat. (^/ay, &i it<waa: an mu jfan P ©fCau
ne <we aa?/, /a aat/P &ce Aad a <va£ J^ta^/ #za Aur.
2. (QTAe can eat a /if a/ Me /at. SSDii/ yau
dau, "@rj 44 wo/ At /a ea/P (2sAe <ua4 a Ain in
/ne <oaa:. Sf^Aa da/ an Sue ma/P // / a4 tt a cat, at
a dif, c# a zaf, az a /aa?, at a/auP <&/ne uaJ a ct/A
22 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
kge, &t, &rt, 411, b&re, &sk ; me, end, Sir ; Ice, In ; 6ld, fin, do 1 .
*£f -<^& ^r. <k^y <vaa eat %ue? (&/Ae ca? ina?/ eat
/ue Aa<u tn /ne awt. ©f&u cat <nad a Za-t. J^lat /ne
caf. ^2Do nat Attune Ait. ss<ad /Ae tat t'n /Ae Ain?
&A>e cat <?nau Aa<z /Ae Aoa?. tswe #zo man.
WORDS FORMED BY AFFIXING A SINGLE LETTER TO WORDS
OF TWO LETTERS.
1. Ate (ate), hay, yea, bey; and, ash, had, hag;
awe, orb, nor; ant, ask, asp, ass; bee; b£d, beg,
b£t, hen, men, m£t, w£b, w£d, weri, wet, yes, y£t ;
her; ink, in?i, its.
2. Oi*6, doe, hoe, low, sow, tow ; 6f/*, 6ft, d5g,
don, dot, god, got, hob, hod, hog, hop, h6t, log,
lop, lot, nod, not, sob, sod, sop, sot, t6d, t5p;
too ; use, hew, mew, yew ; one (wun), son, ton ; how,
now, sow ; soy, toy.
heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. An ox ate wet hay. A hen ate an ant and a bee.
The men had met at an inn. Ask the man if he has a
bed. Yes, he has a bed, a hat, and a hen. The hen is
on the tow. The ink has wet the bed.
2. The man has one son, and a dog. His son has a
top, and a toy hoe, too. He can use his toy hoe, on a
sod, in the lot. A hog is by an ash log. The dog is not
yet by the log. Now the man has an ax, he can hew
the log.
/. ©fcn oa: ate wet A!a?/. ©€ <ne?z ate an ant
ana a Aee. @tAe men Aaa met at an inn. ©TdA
/Ae man <jf A.e wad a <oea / . <j&4, Ae nad a Aea, a
WORDS OF THREE LETTERS. 23
mute, up, full. — 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
aa/, and a /ten. &AAe Axn /d an /Ate /out. @s<ne
/nA <nad <wef /Ate Aea.
£ . &Ae man A>ad one dan, ana a aaa. &Cid
dan A* ad a /o/i, ana a /ay A.oe, /oo. (kAAe can tede
Atid /ay. Aae, on a doaj in /Ae Ai/. ©A A.aa /d Au an
ad A Aoa. (SAne aaa id na/ <?/e/ A? a /Ae /aa. (SyVo^m
/Ae man Aad an a&j Ae can A>eto /Ae Aaa.
REMAINING WORDS OF THREE LETTERS.
1. Ace (as), age, him, ape; act, ade?, bad, bag,
cab, cap, fag, gab, gag, lad, lag, lap, lax, mad,
map, nag, nap, pM, pap, rag, rap, sad, sap, tag,
tap; are, arm, bar, car, far, jar, tar; til, awl,
caw, jaw, law, mlw,p&w, raw, saw, war; Mr.
2. Ear (er), eel, fee, key, lea, pea, sea, see,
tea; &bb, egg, elk, end, fed, fen, g&t, jet, keg,
led, leg, let, n&d, n6t, peg, pen, pet, r£d, s£t,
sex, ten, vex; &T, h£r, fir, sir, bur, cur, fur,
urn.
3. Dry, Re, fly, hie, ice, lie, pie, shy, sky,
sly, sty, ftiy, try, vie, why, ire; bid, big, did,
dim, fib, fig, fix, gig, him, hip, III, jig, kid,
lid, l!p, nip, pig, rib, rid, rig, rim, rip, sip,
six, tin, wig.
4. Foe, oak, oar, oat, 6de, owe, row, sew, woe;
c6b, cod, fob, fog, fop, job, jot, mob, m6p, odd,
h5b, pSd, p6p, pot, r6b, rod, wad.
5. Few, dew, jew, new, pew, you ; bug, but, cut,
24 NATIONAL PISONOUNCING SPELLEK.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; m6, end, err; Ice, In; old, on, do.
dug, dun, fun, gum, gun, hug, hut, jug, jut, lug,
mud, mug, nun, „ nut, pug, pun, rub, rug, rum, run,
sum, sun, sup, tub, tug, tun ; put ; out, our, cow,
owl, vow; boy, hoy, joy.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. My son lias his cap. His map is in his bag. The
dog has his paw in my lap. The lad has a rag on his
toe. Do no bad act. Do not lag by the way. It is sad
to be at war. A mad dog bit his arm, in the car. I
saw an ape. He had his paw in the jar.
2. The air by the sea was raw. The ink on the end
of the pen was red. She fed the cur. He is her pet.
Get an egg for the cur to eat. See the elk in the fen.
I saw ten men, sir. The net was on a peg.
3. Bid the shy boy eat a fig, or a bit of pie. A pig
and kid are by the sty. Why not try to fix the gig for
him ? A big, sly fox is on the ice. The ape is ill. He
has a wig on. The gas is dim.
4. The cat is the foe of the rat. The oar is of oak.
I owe him no tax. Fog is in the air. It was an odd
job. Eob no one of a jot. The pot is on the hob. The
rod is for the fop. Woe to him !
5. A few men sat in the new pew. You may put the
gun, the tub, the mug, and the jug of rum, in the hut.
Do not run in the dew, the mud, nor the sun. The pig
dug up a nut. Joy to the boy who put the rug out of
our hut. But now a bug is on the rug. The cow is by
the hut.
/. ©My dan <naJ Aid caYi. &CiJ maA <J tn
&J <vaa. (§/%? aaa >uad /uJ /lata in m?/ <urA. (S/ne
<uia nad a Zap an <n{'d /ae. ^Pa via aaa acf. LdOo
READING AND DICTATION EXERCISES. 25
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; u as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
no/ Aia A?/ /Ae titan. (dr/ id dad /o Ae at <tna%. ©A
<mad aoa Ait Ail ati?i, in /Ae cat. @s data an a/ie.
@Ace wad Ait /iaw in mejaz. *
2 '. @/Ae ait A?i Me dea toad taut. &Ae in A an
Me ena 0/ me /ten wad tea 7 * ©AAe AeaMe cut. &Ae
id Aez Ae/. ^Ape/an eaa Aa% Me cat /b ea/. <&Aee me
e/A in /Ae Aen. (§r daw /en men, diz. &ne ne/wad
on a iiea.
3 . A^uid Me dAa Acw cat a Aia, at a Ai/ a A /lie.
(&t/iiv ana Atia* ate Ay Me d/u. %rA,w no/ /zu /o Atir
/Ae oca Aot Aim P ©A Aia, dAu Aaa it an me ice.
&Ae a/ie id iAA &Ae Aad a <wia on. &Ae aad id
di?n.
°4. (§/%? cat id me Aoe a/ Me mi. (^Tke oat id
oA oaA. (§r awe Aim no 4a<z. (opoa ii in me ait.
<§&/ wad an oaa'/oA. 2/ioA ^ no one o/ a/o/ &iie
(10/ id on me /oA. (&iie too 7 id Aoz /Ae Aa/i. '%Aae
id Ai?n'/
5 ' . ©A Aew men dot* in /Ae new Aew. < ~p£^
<may/iaf me aan, Me /aA, iAe <maa, and 'me iaa a A
eant, in iAe A.a/. £2Jo no/ tan in //e aew, Me
tnaa, not Me dan. &i?e /ua a'aa a/i a na/. ^ at /
/o /Ae Aay w/o Aa/ me taa a a/ oA oaz ifa/. 2!Bat
now a Aay id on Me toy, (^AAe co<w id Au /Ae da/.
26 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
Age, &t, &rt, dll, b&re, &sk ; mb, fend, 3rr ; Ice, In; bid, fin, d6.
IIL Words of Four Letters.
WORDS FORMED BY PREFIXING A SINGLE LETTER TO WORDS
OF THREE LETTERS.
1. .'Bail, bate, bass, brag/, cage, cape, clay, dace,
date, date, dray, face, fail, fate, flay, fray, gage,
gray, hail, hate, jail, lace, mace, mail, mate, nail,
nape, pace, page, pail, pale, pate, play, pray, race,
rage, rail, rape, rate, sage, sale, sail, sate, slay,
sway, tail, tale, tape, tray, vail, vale, wage, wail.
2. B&nd, bran, br&t, cAnt, cash, ch&t, clad, clap,
cr&g, cram, dash, - drag, dram, fact, flag, fl&p, flax,
gash, gl&d, hand, land, hash, lash, mash, rant, rash,
sand, s^h, scab, sc&n, shad, shag, sMm, sMg, slap,
snag, snap, span, split, stSg, swag, t&ct, that, trap,
wrap.
3. B&rk, c&rt, dark, d&rt, farm, gUpe, Mrk, lark,
mark, park, part, scar, • star, tart.
4. Ball, b&wl, call, claw, draw, falZ, flaw, gall,
hkll, mall, palZ, talZ, walZ, want, wdrm,wart, yawl.
5. Bare, bear, care, dare$ fair, fare, Mir, hare,
lair, pair, pare, pear, rare, tare, tear, ware, wear.
6. Bask, cask, gasp, hasp, lass, mass, pant, pass,
rasp, task, waft.
7. Beat, dear, fear, feat, feel, flea, flee," gear,
hear, heat, heel, here, meat, near, neat, -peat, peel,
plea, reel, sear, seat, seel, tear, teat, year.
8. Bel?, bend, blM, brM, fled, mend, rend, selZ,
send, sled, tend, then, wend, wheri, yelk.
WOIiDS OF FOUlt LETTERS. 27
—-> "* — ■ ~ ' : ' '
mute, up, full. — 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; a2ure.
9. Dic<?, dire, fire, hirtf, mlc<?, mire, nic<?, ricd,
sir^, tire, vic<?, wive.
10. BilZ, brim, chip, chit, . clip, crib, drip, 1 f III,
flip, lilt, gilZ, grim, grip, hilZ, kill, kink, link,
UilZ, mink, pilZ, pink, prim, ship, skin, silZ, sink,
slid, slip, silt, snip, spin, spit, tllZ, tink, this,
trip, trim, twin, twit, whim, whip, whit, wilZ, wind,
wink.
11. Blow?, boat, bodtf, b6n<?, bora, bowl, coat, cod^,
con<?, coi*6, crow, flow, f6r#, four, glow, goat, gore,
grow, hoar, hon<?, 16n^, 16r<?, m6d<?, moat, more, pore,
pdar, roar, rocte, show, slow, snow, soak, soar, sore,
sown, stow, ton^, tore, wore, zon<?.
12. Blot, chop, clog, clot, doff, flog, flop, gone,
loft, plot, shop, scot, sh6t, slop, soft, spot, stop,
trot, swan, swad, wand, wash, wasp, what.
13. Chew,fus0, mus£, spew, your.
14. Chub, chum,don<?, drum, drub, grub, grum, plug,
scud, shut, slug, spun, stun.
15. Bout, brow, cowl, fowl, Aour, howl lout, plow,
prow, pout, rout, scow, sour, trow.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. Pray do not play on the bale of hay. Did the
man fail? Yes; he is in jail, for he can get no bail.
Slay not the gray rat, in the cage. The rail, pail, nail,
tray, vail, tape, and lace are for sale. Let the mate see
the sail sway.- His face is pale.
2. The lad is clad in fur. He has a flag, and a new
band for his hat, Hand the bran to the stag. Did he
28 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, Irr ; ice, In ; 6ld, on, d6.
slap, snap, or lash the cow ? Do not drag the trap in the
sand. He is glad to pay cash for the flax on that land.
3. Hark, it is the lark. Mark, he is in the park. See
the star in the dark. The lad that ate the tart, did gape.
The dog on the farm did bark by the cart. A part of
the dart hit his arm. He has a scar.
4. Did the tall lad play ball in the warai hall ? A
flaw is in the wall, and it may fall. The maul is in the
yawl. Call the cat. Do not bawl, if she draw her claw
on his arm.
5. Dare to face the bear in his lair. Pare a pair of
rare pears. Let him care for the lad that has fair hair.
The bare lad may wear the fur of the hare.
0. The lass has a task. The cask is on the sand. Seethe
dog bask in the sun, and gasp, and j)ant, as you pass by.
7. My dear, do not fear to be near that neat boy on
the seat. Do you feel the" cut on your heel? The heat
may peel the bark. The new year is here.
8. Mend the sled, and then sell it. Bend the bow
and rend the hat. When can you send the bell \ The
dog in the trap fled, but his paw bled.
9. Do not hire the dice. The dog is in the mire. It
was a dire vice. The wire and tire are in the fire.
Mice eat the nice rice.
10. See the mill on this hill. Do not spit' on the bill.
Kill the mink, but do not slit his skin. Did the ship
sink ? "Will you whip the top till you spin it ? Fill the
cup up to the brim, but do not slip and let it drip.
11. I tore the coat that I wore, in the boat. A bone,
and the core of a pear, are in the bowL See the lone
crow soar up in the sky. Four lads rode the slow nag
in the hoar snow. Will the goat gore the nag ?
12. Do not blot the page. The lad has gone to the
WORDS OF FOUR LETTERS. 29
mute, up, fall. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; ch as sh ; this ; azure.
shop. Stop the nag, if he trot. What do you want ? The
boy shot the swan on this spot. Do not wash in the slop.
13. Chew your meat. Fuse the wax. He is no
muse.
14. A plug is in the drum. The job is done. Did
jyour chum shut the door ?
15. The plow is on the brow of the hill. A scow is
a boat, but it has no prow. A dog did howl for an
hour. Do. not pout, if the pear is sour.
WORDS FORMED BY AFFIXING A SINGLE LETTER TO WORDS
OF THREE LETTERS.
1. Wane, cane, dame, lade, made, mane, pan*?,
vane, wade, wane, they ; bang, bank, bade, damn,
damp, fang, hath, pang, rank, rang, tank ; barb,
bard, barn, card, carp, marl; ward, warm, warp,
form, fork ; bath.
2. Here, mete, lead, leaf, leak, lean, leap,
peak, peed, seal, seam, team, feed, feet, seed,
seek, seem, thee ; shed, tent, fliem, went ; herb,
herd, earl, earn, firm, burn, curb, curd, cur],
furl.
3. Bide, bind, bite, died, dime, dine, find,
tine, hide, kind, kite, pied, pine, pint, ride,
ripe, site, tied, tine, wind, wine; ding, hiss,
king, pith, sing, tint, wing, wind, with.
4. Cote, dote, ford, fort, hope, mope, note,
6ath, pope, rope ; whom, tool, toot.
5. Cube, cure, huge, tube, tune, k'eu, newa^
view ; fund, hump, rung, runt, sung, sunk.
50 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
Ago, at, lift, all, bare, ask; mb, bud, err; Ice, in; old, on, dd\
Reading and Dictation Exercises,
1. The card is clamp. They rang the bell. Will the
vane turn, on the barn ? I warn you that the fang has
bane in it. lie bade them wade in the sea, and lade
the boat. The dame hath a cane that is made in tha
form of a fork.
2. Here is a leak in the seam of the boat. The lean
goat will leap from the peak. Lead the team to the
shed, and feed them. The herd eat the leaf of the
herb. I will seek thee, in the tent. Seem to be firm
to the earl, but curb your ire if it burn.
3. The wing of the bat is not pied. He died by the
bite of an asp, He tied his kite to a pine. If you hide
the ripe pear, I will find it. Sing for the kind king, if
he ride by the sea.. You can dine for a dime, if you
bide at the fine hut. with me,
4. By whom was the rope cut, with this tool ? I hope
you will note him. I can not dote on him, if he use an
oath. Do not mope when you ford the rill by the fort.
5. A huge tub is sunk in the mud. She will get bad
news, in lieu of the fund. She sung the* tune with the
view to cure me.
REMAINING WORDS OF FOUR LETTERS.
1. Babe, bake, base, cake, came, cave, fade,
fame, game, gave, gaze, haze, jack, lake, • lame,
lane, make, maze, name, pave, rake, rave, sake,
safe, same, sane, save, stay, take, tame, vase,
wake, wave, bait, gain, ptun, vam, wait, rein,
veil, vein.
2. Baek, bang, blab 3 brad, bran, calx, camp-
WOKDS OF POUR LETTERS.
31
mute, up, mll.-
—6 as k ; g as j ; li as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ;
this;
azure,
chap, clam, clan, crab, dank, drab, gang, hack,
hang, hank, have, jam5, lack, lam J, lamp, lank,
pack, plan, plat, sack, sang, sank, scab, slab,
slam, swam, tack, than, vamp.
3. Alms (amz), biVm, ciW, caZm, darn, garb,
ha/f, hard, harm, harp, lard, mart, pa/m, yard,
yarn.
4. BaZk, halt, malt, salt, ta/k, wa/k, cai/1,
cawf, dawb, haid, lawd, mawl, dawn, fawn, anaw,
hawk, lawn, pawn, thaw, born, cord, cork, com,
fork, horn, lord, lorn, morn, sort.
5. Cast, haft, lath, last, mast, past, path,
raft, vast, waft.
6. Cede, mere, bead, beak, bean, deal, each,
ease, east, heap, lead, leak, lean, leap, meal,
peal, read, ream, reap, seal, team, veal, weak,
zeal, beef, beer, d&ed, deem, deep, feed, feet,
flee, free, glee, heed, keel, keen, keep, hxee,
meek, meet, need, peep, reed, reef, reek, reel,
veer, weed, week, weep, Her, ftef, imen, pier,
U'er.
t Beck, belt, bent, best/ clef, de£t, deck,
dent, desk, &cli, felt, held, helm, help, jest,
kept, left, lent, less, lest, mesh, melt, mess,
neck, nest, next, peck, pelf, reck, rent, rest,
sect, self, sent, sped, stem, step, tret, text,
v£st, weft, weld, wept, west, yelk, dead, deaf,
head, lead, read.
8. Fern, germ, jerk, pert, serf, term, verb,
wert, dirk, dirt, gird, girl, girt, kirk, stir,
32 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
>, at, art, all, bare, ask; me, end, grr; Ice, in; &ld, 6n, dS.
word, work, worm, blur, burn, burl, slur, spur,
surd, surf, turf, turn, urge.
9. Dike, dive, fife, file, five, hioA, bind,
hive, life, like, lime, line, mild, mile, mind,
mine, nioA, nine, pike, pile, pipe, ride, rind,
ripe, rise, rive, side, sioA, sion, size, tide,
tile, time, vile, vine, wide, wife, wild, wile,
wipe, wise, lyre, type.
10. Chin,
dish,
disk,
dint,
film,
fish,
fist,
frit, gift,
gilt,
glib,
grin,
grit,
hilt,
bint,
inch, itcb,
kiss,
llm&,
lift,
lint,
lisp,
list,
milk, milt, mint, miss, mist, niek, pick, quit,
rich, riek, rift, ring, risk, shin, siek, sift,
silk, skip, slim, smit, swim, thin, tiek, tilt,
whig, whiz, wick, wilt, wish, wisp, lynx, myth.
11". Both, colt, com&, cope, cove, dolt, dome,
dose, doze, bole, home, host, hove, joke, jolt,
lobe, mole, most, mote, pork, pole, pol£, port,
post, robe, roll, rope, rove, stow, toll, torn,
vote, worn, wove, yoke, coal, coax, foal, foam,
goal, hoax, load, loaf, loam, moan, road, roam,
soap, toad, door, soul.
12. Bond, cost, crop, dock, dolZ, drop, font,
frog, boek, lock, loft, 161?, long, loss, lost,
moek, moss, moth, plod, pond, prop, rock, sock,
soft, song, toss, tost.
13. Lose, move, tom&, wom&, boom, boon, boor,
boot, cool, coom, coop, coot, doom, food, fool,
hoof, hoop, boot, loof, loom, 16on, loop, mood,
moon, nook, pool, rood, roof, room, root, tool,
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mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; t. as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
wdtff, rude, rule, ruse, brew, drew, crew, grew.
14. Duke, dupe, fume, June, lute, mule, mate,
blue, flue, glue, cliew, clew, flew, &new, slew,
stew, shit.
15. Buck, buff, bulb, bulk, bump, bung, buss,
bust, buzs, cufy, cuU, club, duck, duct, dul£,
dumJ, dusk, flux, fuss, glut, gulf, gulZ, gush,
huff, hulk, liulZ, hung, hunt, hush, jump,, just,
luck, luf/*, lull, lump, much, muck, mufy, mull,
mush, musk, nuU, num5, plum, 'puff, pulp, pump,
rusk, scum, shun, slut, snug, stud, stun, suck,
swum, thus, tuck, tuft, tush, tusk, dove, love.
16. Bull, full, pulZ, push, wolf, book, cook,
foot, good, hood, hook, hoop, look, soot, took,
wood, wool.
IT. Loud, noun, thou, oust, down, fowl, gown,
town.
18. Boil, coil, coin, foil, loin, join, oint,
roil, soil, toil, void.
It e ceding and Dictation Exercises.
1. Let her take the maize and bake a cake for the
babe. A haze came on the lake, and the stars did fade.
In vain he gave the rein to you, for he did jade and lame
the nag. For the sake of his dear name, oh wake to fame !
Stay, O wave, and let me gaze on thee ! Bake the hay,
in the lane, by the cave. The sane man is safe.
2. He hit the brad and tack, with the back of the
adz. The chap ate a clam and a crab. The lamb has
the scab. The lamp and sack are in the drab hack.
The lank lad swam on a slab. The gang sang in the camj>.
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age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; ice, !n ; c-ld, 6n, d5.
3. Here grow the balm and the palm. The lard is
not hard. Do not harm the calf in the yard. She can
darn her garb with yarn. Give her half the alms, if she
play on the harp.
4. When you walk, do not halt to talk. Salt put on
ice, will make it thaw. The dawn of day is part of the
morn. "What sort of corn will you have ? The rat will
gnaw the cake. Tie the hawk with the cord. Use your
fork, when you eat. See the fawn play on the lawn.
5. The raft was made into lath. Do not cast the
haft of the fork into the path. The last wind did waft
the boat out on the vast sea. The mast fell.
6. Deal in a fair way. This meat is beef. You can
read this page with ease. The sky in the east is red.
The man can not be seen this week. He is weak in the
knee. The ship on the reef has a leak near its keel.
Heap the rye and put it on this heap. .
7. The boy was led to the head of the next class.
He kept his best pen on the left of the desk. Is the
hen dead in her nest? He ate the yelk cf the egg.
The lad lent his best vest. Melt the rest of the ice.
She sent the lass to pay the debt. He hit his head, as
he fell, on the deck. She wept, for her son is dead.
8. The germ of the fern is in the dirt. Jerk the
pert lad, if he stir. The term verb means a word. Can
the girl kill the worm with a dirk ? "Work on, and it]
die fire burn, hurl it off. Turn the nag on the turf, and.
urge him on with'a spur.
9. Do you like that fife of mine? Nine wise men
and five boys were on the dike, at high tide. Rise and
ride to the inn with the sign of the lyre by its side. Do
not go nigh the vile pipe.
10. The miss put the fish into the" dish* The dirk
READING AND DICTATION EXERCISES. 35
mute, ftp, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
with the gilt hilt was the gift of a rich man. He was
thin and weak, for he had been sick. Do you wish that
you had a silk robe ? Ring the bell for a pint of rich,
new milk. Do you wish to swim ?
11. Buy a comb for both of the lads at home. Let
the colt have more rope, that he may roll in the road.
Can he stow the load of coal in the hall % Have you a
mote in your eye ? Most of us know it to be a joke.
The pork was on a pole by the post. Get the soap and a
loaf at the next door.
12. What did that bond cost % Did you drop the doll
in the dock ? A frog is in the pond. See the soft moss on
the rock. A moth ate my sack. She sung a long song.
13. Do not move, for fear you may lose the tool.
The rude crew cry for food. The twig grew from the
root of an ash. The cool pool, by that nook, is dry. I
saw the moon, from a room near the roof.
14. The duke knew it was the last day of June.
The mute lad on the mule can play on the lute. If she
stew the fish, and it suit, chew it well. The lad with
the blue cap slew the hen, as she flew by.
15. Do you love to suck the pulp of a plum? Dull
boy ! why do you thus sit dumb ? Cull a club, and stun
or numb the boar, but shun his tusk. He had good
luck, near dusk, in his hunt, for he shot a buck, a gull,
two doves, and four ducks.
16. Look! the wolf has his foot in a trap. The good,
cook got her hood full of soot. She put by the book,/
the hook, the hoop, the wood, and the wool.
17. Thou wert not in town when I wore that gown.
When I shot the fowl it fell down.
18. Boil the loin. Do not foil him, if he try to coil
the rope. Pay him the coin, if he toil on the void soil.
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age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; Ice, in ; e-ld, 6n, d5.
IV. Monosyllables of more than Four Letter&
MONOSYLLABLES A IN "AGE.
1. Baste, bathe, blade, blame, blaze, brace,
ibrake, brave, braze, chafe, change, chase, chaste,
crane, crape, crate, crave, craze, drake, flake,
flame, frame, glade, glaze, grace, grade, grange,
grape, grate, grave, graze.
2. Haste, &nave, lathe, paste, phrase, place,
plagt^e, plane, plate, prate, quak<?, range, scale,
scrape, shade, shake, shame, shape, shave, skate,
slake, slate, slave, snake, space, spade, spake,
stage, stake, state, stave, strange, swathe, vagwe.
Alphabetic Equivalents of a.
3. Braid, brain, chain, dhaise, claim, drain,
faint, faith, flail, frail, grain, paint, plain,
plaint, plait, praise, quail, quaint, raise, saint,
snail, sprain, stain, strain, strait, taint, trail,
train, trait, twain, waist. Gauge. Spray, stray.
Break, great, steak. Deign, ei^At, ei^Mi, feint,
freight, neigh, reign, skein, weigh, weight.
JZeading and Dictation Exercises.
1. Baste the drake, or a brace of birds, on the grate.
•Change the frame, or braze and glaze it. Did the brave
boy graze the crape on the grave man's hat, with his
keen blade ? Did you chase the crane in the glade, near
the grape vines ? Do not blame me, O chaste Grace, if
the flame, or blaze, burn your hand.
2. Did the slave spade a place with his spade ? The
MONOSYLLABLES A IN AT. 37
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
knave, as lie spake, did take the plate, scale the wall,
and bear it to the shade. Do not shake for shame, but
take a stave, or stake, in haste, and slay that strange
snake. Do not plague the girl with vague fear ; but, if
there is space, let her place the paste on the range.
, 3. Plait, or braid her hair. Deign to praise the frail
lad with a weak brain. "Weigh the eighth skein of yarn.
Break the flax with a brake. The weight of the freight
is eight tons. Raise the great flail and beat the grain,
but do not strain or sprain your arm. If he claim the
quaint old chaise, do not stain or paint it.
MONOSYLLABLES A IN AT.
1. ~BMge, bateh, black, bland, blank, brack,
brand, brash, cateh, champ, cAasm, clack, clamp,
clank,
clash,
crack,
cramp,
crank,
crash,
drank,
flange,
flank,
flash,
frank,
gland,
grand,
hatfeh,
Inack,
lapse,
lafch,
manse,
mafch,
pafch,
plank,
plant,
plash,
prank.
2.
Quack,
scalp,
scamp,
scant,
scrap,
scratch
shaU, shalt, shrank, slack, slash, smack, smash,
sna/ch, spasm, splash, sprang, stack, stamp, stand,
strand, strap, thank, thatch, thrash, thwack, track,
tract, tramp, twang, wrack.
Reading and Dictation Exercizes.
1. The man had a black badge on his arm. Will the
'frank lad catch cold this bland day ? The crank fell,
with a crash, into a chasm. Hear the nag neigh and
champ his bit. Lift the latch of the grand old manse.
Did you hear the clash and see the crack in the ice,
when the plank fell ?
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, ' . ■■ — -~ ! 1 ' -— «- • . __^_— ^ «^H»
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, 3rr ; Ice, in ; old, on, d5.
2. He is a quack and a scamp. Do not thwack nor
thrash- him, if he splash you. You shall not snatch the
dish nor smash it. As the dog sprang at the cat, she
did scratch him. A stack of hay did stand by the strand.
I will thank you not to stamp nor track in that room.
MONOSYLLABLES A IN ART.
1. Barge, baths, carve, charge, charm, chart,
czar, farce, gape, <marl, harsh, larch, large,
larve, march, marsh, parch, parse, paths, -qualm.
2. Scarf, scarp, shard, shark, sharp, smart,
snarl, spark, sparse, stanch, starch, stark, start,
starve, wrath.
Alphabetic Equivalents of a.
3. Craunch, daunt, draught (draft), flaunt, gaunt,
haunch, haunt, jaunt, laugh (laf), launch, taunt,
vaunt. Heart, hearth. Guard.
Beading and Dictation Exercises.
1. The large barge, hear the baths, is in my charge.
Have you a chart of the- paths in the marsh? That
harsh man's gape . and qualm are no farce. Has the
march a charm for the czar ?
2. Put the scarf on the cut, if it smart. The shark
and shard are fish. Do not start, if he go stark mad.
To gnarl is to snarl and show wrath.
3. Do not daunt the gaunt dog, ifthe craunch a bone.
On your jaunt do not flaunt nor vaunt. Do not laugh
at him, nor taunt him. Guard your heart and hearth.
MONOSYLLABLES A IN ALL.
1. OhaZk, dwarf, false, quart, scald. smaU, squ&W,
MONOSYLLABLES A IN ALL.
39
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; sasz; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
staZk, stal£, sward, swarm, swart, swaths, thwart, waltz,
warmth, wharf.
Alphabetic Equivalents of d.
2. Au^At, cau^At, cause, clause, fault,
fraud,
sauce,
drawl,
squaw,
3.
north,
thorn,
ougrAt,
frau^At, gauze,
tau^At, vault.
drawn,
straw.
Broth,
scorch,
torch.
sou*/ At,
naught, paunch, pause,
Brawl, brawn, crawl,
scrawl, shawl, spawn, sprawl,
cloths,
scorn,
Broad,
trough
gorge, gorse, horse,
short, snort, storm,
Bou^At, brou</At, fou^At,
(traf), thou^At.
Reading and Dictation Exercises.
1. Did the small dwarf squall for the chalk? Scald
a quart of milk. A swarm of bees is on a tall stalk
near the stall. The warmth will dry the swaths of hay
on the sward, near the wharf.
2. Is it my fault, if the squaw has not been taught
how to wear a shawl ? Pause with your scrawl, for a
fraud is fraught with naught that is good. For what
cause. do you crawl and sprawl on the straw?
3. I thought you brought the broth for the girl that
is so ill. Who bought the broad-cloths ? A storm came
from the north, as they fought in the gorge. He sought
to scorch the corn with a torch. You ought to halt a v ,
short time, if the horse snort.
MONOSYLLABLES A IN BAKE.
1. Flare, glare, scarce, scare, share, snare, spare,
square, stare.
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age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, fend, err ; ice, in ; old, 6n, dd.
Alphabetic Equivalents of a.
2. Chair, there, where, swear, their.
Reading and Dictation Exercises.
1. The flare and glare of the fire will scare him. Can
you sj^are a share of that cake, as it is scarce? Yon
stare at the snare in the square.
2. Where is their chair ? Did he swear there ?
MONOSYLLABLES A IN ASK.
1. Blanch, blast, branch, brass, chaf/*, chance,
chant, clasp, class, craft, danc<?, drat/*, draft,
flask, glance, glass, graft, grant, grasp, grass,
lanctf, lanch, prance, quaf)^, shaft, slant, staty,
trance.
Reading and Dictation Exercises.
1. Glance at him, and see if fear of the blast blanch
his face. The flask is not brass, but it is glass. Graft
a branch on the tree. Chant for the class as they dance
on the grass. Grasp a lance, a shaft, or a staff, and
lanch it at the nag, if he prance by, but do not let it
glance.
MONOSYLLABLES E IN ME.
1. Brevtf, gleb<?, scene, scAam<?, sphere, them^, fhes<3.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
2. Beach, beard, beast, bleach, bleak, blear,
bleat, breach, breal3i<3,ceas£, cheap, cheat, clean,
clear, cleat, cleave, creak, cream, crease, dream,
MONOSYLLABLES — E IN ME.
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mite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
drear, eaves, feast, fleam, freak,
grease, lieath, heaves, /luead, league,
least, leave, peace, peacli, plead,
3. Reach, screak, scream, sheaf,
sheafhe,shea£hs, smear, sneak, speak,
squeal, streak, stream, teach, tears,
tweak, weave, wheat, -wreak, wreath,
4. Beech, beeves, bleed, breed,
cheer, cheese, creed, creek, creep,
freeze, green, greet, &neel, leech,
screech, screen, seethe, sheen, sheep,
sleek, sleep, sleet, sleeve, sneer,
speed, spleen, squeeze,sleek, sleep,
steer, street, sweep, sweet, teeth,
wheeze.
5. Seine, seize, weird. Shire,
field, fiend, fierce, frieze, grief,
niece, piece, pierce, priest ? shield,
thief, thieve, tierce, wield, yield.
gleam, glean,
lease, leash,
please, preach,
shears, sheath,
spear, squeak,
tease, treat,
wreaths, yeast,
breeze, cheek,
fleece, fleet,
queen, queer,
sheer, sheet,
sneeze, speech,
steed, steel,
three, wheel,
Brief, chief,
grieve, liege,
shriek, siege,
Beading and Dictation Exercises.
lc : Note the breve, if you sing. The scene from the
glebe is my theme. These know that the scheme is not
in their sphere.
2. The good man did preach on the bleak and drear
beach. The beast with a beard, on the heath, that you
hear bleat, has blear eyes, and a breach on its side.
Cream fell on her clean gown, at the feast, and made a
grease spot. Do not let your shoe creak, if he cease to
breathe in his dream. Please to give a peach to me ;
or, at least, cleave a cheap one, and leave- a part of it.
42 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; me, fend, Sir; Ice, in; old, on, d5.
3. If you can reach the sheath, sheafhe the dirk. If
the boy sneak, and shed tears, and scream, do not smear
his coat, tweak his nose, nor tease him, but treat him
well. He left his spear by a sheaf of wheat near the
stream. Hand the shears to the weak girl, and teach
her to weave wreaths.
4. Three sleek beeves stand by the creek near the
green beech. Shear a' fleece from the sheep, with the
steel shears. Did the queer owl screech ? She will hold
the screen for the sweet queen. You may sleep in the
street and not freeze, if you have a warm sheet to keep
off the sleet. If a breeze sweep by, the men will
cheer, and make speed to turn the wheel, and steer the
fleet out to sea.
5. Seize the seine, and see if the lake yield fish. Will
your niece shriek, if the thief try to steal the tierce.
When the fierce chief had made a brief speech, he met
a priest in the field, who pierced his shield with a steel
dirk.
MONOSYLLABLES E IN END.
1. Bench, blench, blend, bless, blest, check,
chess, chest, cleft, clench, crept, cress, crest,
delve, dense, depth, dredge, dregs, drench, dress,
dwell, fence, fetch, fledge, fresh, hedge, helve,
hence, ketfeh, knell, ledge, length, pence, pledge,
press, quell, quench, quest.
2. Seent, selves, sense, shelf, shelZ, shred,
sketch, sledge, slept, smelZ, smelt, speek, spelZ,
spend, spent, stench, strength,stress, stretch, swell,
swept, tem^t, tench, tense, tenth, theft, ftience,
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mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
thresh, trench, twelfth, twelve, vefch, wedge, wench,
whelp, whence, wreek, wrench, wrest, wrench.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
3. Said. Bread, breadth, breast, breath, cleanse,
dealt, death, dread, dreamt, health, meant, realm,
spread, stead, stealth, sweat, thread, threat, tread,
wealth. Feoiy. Friend. Guess, guest.
leading and Dictation Exercises,
1. Take a bench, and play a game of chess on the
chest. If the guest come in quest of you, bless him,
and give back the pence. He crept in the dense wood,
up to the crest of the ledge. Fetch the dress to the
hedge, press it into the stream to a great depth, and when
you drench it well, bear it hence to the fence where you
dwell.
2. Leave the stench, and smell the sweet scent. Put
the wedge, the shell, and the sketch, on the shelf. This is
the twelfth smelt I have caught, and that is your tenth.
In full strength, the wind swept the wreck, and left not a
shred. If he have sense, they can not tempt him to
wrest or wrench the sledge from the wretch.
3. Dread not the threat, for you have health and
wealth. I dreamt that each breath of wind spread death
in that realm. My guest said that his friend meant to
get the bread by stealth.
MONOSYLLABLES E IN ERE.
1. Clerk, merge, nerve, perch, serge, serve^
sperm, stern, swerve, terse, verge, verse.
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NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; Ice, in ; 6ld, Sn, d6.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
2. Dearth, earth, heard, hearse, learn, pearl,
search, yearn.
3. Birch, birth, chirp, dirge, first, flirt,
^nirth, girth, quirk, shirt, skirt, smirch, smirk,
squirm, squirt, third, thirst, twirl, whirl.
4. World, worse, worst, worth, scourge. Burnt,
burst, church, churl, churn, curse, curst, curve,
durst, furze, gurge, lurch, nurse, purge, purse,
scurf, spurn, spurt, surge. MyrrA.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. The verse is terse. Merge the perch in the pail.
The stern clerk will not swerve from the true way, for
he has nerve.
2. I heard that there was a dearth. I leam that if
you search the earth, you can find no such pearl.
3. The birds chirp on the old birch. In her mirth,
the flirt tore her skirt. The first shirt on the line is
yours, the third is mine. If you twirl or whirl the
worm, he will squirm.
4. She is the worst nurse in the world. He durst not
take your purse to buy the myrrh. I will spurn the
churl, and scourge him with furze, if he curse you in
the church.
MONOSYLLABLES 1 IN ICE.
1. B%At, blind, blithe, bribe, bride, bri^At,
brine, chide, child, chime, chine, CArist, climft,
clime, crime, drive, fi^At, f%At, fri^At, glide,
MONOSYLLABLES — I IN ICE.
4-5
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; this ; azure.
knight, knives, li^At,
pride,
prime,
prize,
shive,
shrine,
slice,
smite,
snipe,
spice,
splice,
spri^At.
strike,
strife,
strips,
thrive,
ti^At,
tithe,
trite,
twice,
while,
Wright^
i write.
writhe.
alents of i.
dries,
flies,
pries,
Chyle
rAyme,
seythe,
grind, gripe, hifhe, Anife,
lithe, mi^At, ni^At.
2. Ninth, p%At, price,
quite, ri^At, scribe, shine,
slide, sli^At, slime, smile,
spike, spile, spine, spite,
3. Squire, stile, stride,
swine, thi^A, thine, thrice,
tribe, trice, tripe, trine,
whilst, whine, white, wi^At,
Alphabetic Equiv
4. Ilei^At, slei^At. Cries,
tries. Guide, guile, guise,
style, tAyme.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. Do not chide nor fright the blind child. Did the
blithe bride bribe the knight to fight ? Do not climb
that tree in the night, for if you let go your gripe you
might fall. If the bright moon give light, drive with
care in your flight.
2. You are quite right, the ninth snipe is a prime
prize. Give the lad a shive, or slice, of bread. Drive
a spike into the spile, or splice it. Do not smile, if the
scribe kneel at the shrine. Do not smite the lad on the
spine, for spite.
3. Twice or thrice, while in the strife, did the squire
stride by. Do not strike that poor wight on his thigh.
"Write to the wright to come and see that rite of the
church. That white dog of thine did whine, and bite
the pig in a trice. The swine thrive in that tight pen.
4:6 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, ill, bare, ask ; mb, end, £rr \ Ice,- In ; old, on, do.
4. "When the bird tries, it flies to a great height. That
God to whom he cries, will guide his flight. You will
find the scythe near the bed of thyme.
MONOSYLLABLES 1 IN IN.
„ 1. Bilge, bliss, blink, brick, brieZge, bring,
brink, brisk, chick, chilZ, chink, chintz, cArism,
click, cliiy, cling, clink, crick, crimp, cringe,
crisp, didst, difch, drift, drilZ, drink, fifth,
filch, filth, fling, flint, frilZ, fringe, frisk,
glimpse,grist, hinge, hifch.
2. Mi<ige, midst, milch, mince, niche, pinch,
piteh, plinth, prick, prince, print, prism, quick,
qunV, quilt, quince, ridge, rinse, scrip, script,
shift, shrilZ, shrimp, shrink, since, singe, sixth,
skiff, skilZ, sling, smith, .snifjf, splint, sprig,
spring, springe, sprit.
3. Squib, squint, stick, stiff, stilt, stint,,
stitch, strict, strip, swift, swilZ, swing, swinge,
switch, thick, thilZ, thing, think, thrift, thrilZ,
trick, tril£, twinge, twist, twitch, which, whit/',
whisk, whist, width, wince, wifch, withe, wring,
wrist.
Alphabetic Equivalents of I.
4. • Been. Sieve. Build, built, guild, guilt.
Nymph, sylph.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. Be brisk, and bring a brick, or a flint, and fling it
on the bilge of the cask. I had a glimpse of the bridge,
MONOSYLLABLES O IN OLD.
47
azure.
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; cli as sh ; this ;
near tlie brink of the cliff. There is a. drift of snow,
and much filth, in the ditch. Did he filch the fifth
drink of ale ? The fringe on the chintz, and the frill on
the shirt, are fine.
2. A midge, or gnat, is on the milch cow. The smith
ate some shrimps, and a mince pie. Since my sixth
spring, I have been in the midst of much woe. A print
of the prince is in the niche. Wash and rinse the
quilt, if it will not shrink. Do not singe the quill, nor
put pitch on the quince. Spring into the skiff, if you
have skill, and shift the oars.
3. As the squib hit the lad, I gave him a twinge, and
he did squint, and wince. I hit the swift horse with a
switch, or withe, and he did twitch and break the thill.
Do you think that trick is just the thing? "Which lad
did wring his wrist, when he fell from the swing? The
witch took a thick, stiff stick, for a stilt.
4. If the hut has not been built, he will build *t
Can a nymph or a sylph use a sieve ?
MONOSYLLABLES O IN OLD.
1. B6rn£, hrbgue, chok^, chos^, clostf, clofh<? r
clothe, clovtf, drolZ, dron^, drov<?, forc£, forg£,
forth, gAost, glob<?, grop<?, gross, grov^, hordtf,
knoll) porch, prob<?, pron<?, pros^, quote, quoth,
2.
shote,
sport,
sword,
wrote.
Scold, scop<?, scor#, scrolZ, sliore, shorn,
slop<?, sloth, smoktf, smote, snor<?, spok<?,
stok, ston<?, stov£, stroke, strolZ, strove,
those, throne, trolZ, trop^, vogue, who\e,
4:8 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
kge, &t, drt, dll, bare, ask; me, end, err; Ice, in ; old, on, dd.
Alphabetic Equivalents of 6.
3. Bloat, board, boast, broach, clonk, coach,
coarse, coast, croak, float, groan, hoard, hoarse,
loath, loathe, roach, roast, shoal, throat, toast,
broach. Throe. Floor. Bourn, course, court, fourth,
gourd, mould, moult, mourn, source, thou^A. Blown,
flown, grown, growth, ^nown, throw.
heading and Dictation, Exercises.
1. At the close of the day, the old clothes were borne
to a porch, on a knoll, near the grove. The rogue has
a droll brogue. Quoth he, " I wrote more prose than
you can quote." The horde came in great force, and
drove off all the cows. "Will the gross drone go forth
and grope for gold %
2. If the stove did smoke, I know that she smote the
cook, and spoke in sport, for she does not scold. He
wrote and told me the whole scope of his plan. The
thief stole a sword, a scroll from the throne, and a score
of those shotes.
3. I am loath to broach the fourth cask of ale, for it
doth bloat my friends. Pin the coarse cloak with my
broach, so that you may keep your throat warm, and
not be hoarse. Roast a roach, and toast some bread, for
tea. Do not throw the gourd on the floor. The course
that he took, when he rode in his coach to court, is
known. I shall loathe you, if you boast that your board
is cheap, though you hoard much gold.
MONOSYLLABLES O IN ON.
1. Block, blotch, bronze, clock, clSth, c5ps£,
MONOSYLLABLES— IN IX). 49
tnute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fliis ; azure.
crock, cross, dodge, dross, flock, floss, fosse,
frock, frost, froth, gloss, &nock, lo<%e, moths,
nofch, prong, prompt, scof/*, sconce, shock, solve,
stock, strong, thong, throb, throng, tongs, troth,
throng.
Alphabetic Equivalents of 5.
2. Chaps, quash, squab, squad, squash, squat,
swamp, swash, swath, wand, wa2ch, yacAt.
Beading and Dictation Exercises.
1. The cross man, with, a blotch on his hand, gave the
bronze clock a hard knock, on a block. Do not crock
that frock, for it has a fine gloss. Moths ate the cloth.
If it is true, he will scoff at you, and wrong me. I will
be prompt to use that strong thong, or the tongs.
2. A bear was in the swamp. Did he quash a squash
with the block ? The watch and wand are in the yacht.
MONOSYLLABLES — O IN DO.
1. Move, prdve, whose.
Alphabetic Equivalents of 5.
2. Bloom, booth, brood, broom, choose, droop,
gioom, goose, groom, groove, loose, moose, noose,
proof, roost, scAool, scoop, shoot, sloop, smooth,
sooth, soothe, spool, spoon, stool, stoop, swoon,
swoop, tooth, troop, whoop.
3. Strew. Croup, group, route, throu^A, wound,
youth. Brute, crude, prude, prune, spruce, truce,
truth. Bruise, bruit, druise, fruit.
50 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
ige, it, Srt, 411, b&re, &sk ; me, end, 3rr ; Ice, in ; old, on, dd.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. Can you prove whose book lie moved ?
2. The tree in the booth js in bloom. The groom took
the moose with a noose. In sooth, I wish to soothe the
pain in that loose tooth. Choose a fat goose, from the
whole brood, for the men in the sloop. You may take
a smooth stool to school.
3. In truth, I fear that group of youth have the croup.
Do not bruise the fruit. Will that black brute eat the
crude prune ? My wound pained me, on my route.
MONOSYLLABLES U IN MUTE.
1. Fluke, flume, flute, plume, stupe.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. The fluke was in the flume. He has a stupe on his
sore arm. James bought a plume and a flute.
MONOSYLLABLES U IN UP.
1. Bluff, blush, blunt, brush, budge, bunch,
chuck, cluck, clung, clump, crump, crush, crust,
crunch, drudge, drunk, dunce, dufch, flung, flush,
grudge, gruff, grunt, hunch, hunks, hufch, judge,
lungs, mulct, mumps, pluck, plump, plunge, plush,
pulse, punch.
2. Scrub, sculZ, shrub, shrug, shrunk, skulk,
skulZ, skunk, slung, snuff, spunk, struck, strung,
strut, stuck, stuff, stump, stunt, swung, thrum,
thrush, thrust, thumJ, thump, truck, trump, trunk,
truss* trust, wrung.
MONOSYLLABLES OU IN OUR. 51
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; h as ng ; s as z ; cli as sh ; this ; azure.
Alphabetic Equivalents of u.
* 3. Front, glove, month, shove, sjDonge, tongi^e.
Does. Blood, flood. Touch, young, chough (chuf),
xough, slough, tough.
Reading and Dictation Exercises.
1. There is a clump, or bunch, of trees on the bluff.
Did the dunce blush ? The man is drunk. I judge that
he has a brush and a blunt punch. The poor drudge
flung his crutch at a plump duck that clung to a crust.
2. Scrub the boat with a shrub, and scull it, if it has
not shrunk. Did the skunk skulk by a stump ? When
he swung and slung the truss, it hit my head and broke
my skull. Thrust the trunk on to the truck.
3. Did the young man touch the front of my glove
with a rough sponge ? Did you say you saw a flood, or
blood, last month ?
MONOSYLLABLES U IN FULL.
Alphabetic Equivalents of u.
1. Brook, crook, shook, stood. CouZd, shouZd, wouZd.
Reading and Dictation Exercises.
1. As the sheep passed, he stood by the brook, and
shook his crook. Did you say that he could, would, or
should learn ?
MONOSYLLABLES OU IN OUR.
1. Bou^A, bounce, bound, cloud, couch, douse,
drou^At, flounce, flour, flout, found, fount, frounce,
gouge, ground, grouse, hound, jounce, lounge, mound,
mount, mouse, mouth.
52 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; me, end, §rr ; Ice, !n ; 6ld, 6n, d6\
2. Ounctf, pouch, pounce, pound, proud, rous^,
route, scour, scout, shout, shroud, slou^A, slouch,
snout, sound, sous^, south, spouse, spout, sprout,
stout, trout, vouch.
Alphabetic Equivalents of on.
3. Brown, browse, clown, crowd, crown, drown,
drowse, frown, growl, scowl.
Heading and Dictation Exercises.
1. The hound found a grouse on the bough of a tree.
Bounce from the ground, and mount the horse. Did the
mouse douse its mouth into the fount, that is near the
mound ? Bound from the couch, for if you lounge on
it, you will get flour on the flounce of your dress.
2. The weight of the souse in my pouch, is one pound
and an ounce. See that hawk pounce on the stout trout
and wound it. The proud scout, on his route from the
south, did scour a wood, where he found a bear in a
slough. If you sound the horn, and shout, and rouse
the pig, do not beat its snout with a sprout.
3. Do not scowl nor frown, if the brown cow browse
in your wood. Do not drown the dog, if he growl.
Will the crowd crown the clown %
MONOSYLLABLES — OI (41) IN OIL.
1. Broil, choice, foist, groin, hoist, joint,
joist, moist, nois^, point, pois<?, quoin, quoit,
roist, spoil, voic#.
Reading and Dictation Exercises.
1. Broil a joint of that choice meat, Poise the joist,
and hoist it to that point. If you make too much noise
in this moist air, you may spoil your voice.
NATIONAL
PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
PART II.
WORDS OF MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE, CLASSIFIED WITH RE-
GARD TO THE VOWEL SOUNDS, ACCENT, AND NUMBER OP
SYLLABLES.
I. Words of Two Syllables.
DISSYLLABLES A IN - AGE.
1. A' hie, a' corn, a en? (a/ ker), a' ged, a' gne, an'-
gel, a / pex, a pron (a' purn), ba'by, bak'er, baseness,
bra Bier (bra' zer), ca' bl<?, cam' brie, ca' per, cbam' ber,
change' ling, chang' ing, cAa' os, chast en (elms' sn),
era' zy, dan' ger, fa' bh?, fa' mous, fa'tal, fa' vor, ga'-
bk, gam#' ster, gla' z^er, gra cious (gra' shus), grate'-
ful, gra'vy, hastf' en, ha' tred, la' bel, la' bor, la' dy,
lam<?' ness, late' ly, la' va, la' zj.
2. Man' ger, ma'tron, na'dir, na'ked, na'tion, na'-
tiv<?, na' val, na' vel, pa' geant, pa' per, past' ry, pa'-
thos, pa' tron, pa' tienc*?, pa' tient, ra' dix, rang' er,
rang' ing, ra' zor, sa' ber, sa' cred, sa' tyr, scrap' er,
shad' y, shak' en, spa' cions, state' ly, sta' tion, stran'-
ger, ta'bh?, tak'<?n, trad'er, va'cant, va'cate, va'por,
va ' ry, wa' fer, wa' ger, wak' en, wa' vy.
54 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; m&, end, err; Ice, in: old, on. d3.
3. A base', arrange/, awak/, behave/, belat*/, be-
take, bro cade', cas cade, cbampa^n", cliaradc, dhi cane,
deprave, derange disgrace, engage enrage, erase,
es cape, es trange, for sake, gri mace, im pale, in ane,
in flame, in hale, in nate, in sane, mis place, pa rad^
re place, re take, se date, nn lace.
Alphabetic Equivalents of a.
4. Bairity, cai'tify, dai'ly, dain' ty, dai'ry, dai'sy,
gain' ful, gait'er, pain'ful, paint' er, plainly, plaint'-
ity, plaint' ive, prai' rt'e, rail' road, rai' ment, rain' y,
sail' or, trail' ing, trai' tor, vain' ly, wain' sc6t, waist'-
band, waist' coat.
5. Ab stain', ac quaint', a fraid', ap praise', at tain',
avail, await, bewail, dhampai<m, dham plain, con-
strain, de claim, de tail, de tain, dis dain, ex plain,
main tain, ob tain, pre vail, re frain, re tail, re tain,
up braid.
6. Cray' on, day'brcak, day'%At, day' star, day'-
time, dray' man, gay'ly, lay' man, may' or, pay' ment,
play' er, play' ful, play' thing, way' ward. Af fray',
as say, a way, be tray, de lay, dis may, way lay.
7. Hei' nous, neitfA' bor, weigh' er, weight' y, in-
vei^A'. Con vey', o bey', pur vey'.
Dictation Exer rises.
1. The able and aged man had the ague. The gamester threw
an acorn to the apex of the gable. Be gracious to the-crazy brasier.
Hasten to the lazy glazier and favor him, for his lameness may prova
fatal. A famous lady, when lately in danger, said of her baby, " \i
dead, it is an angel. 1 ' The grateful baker will put on his cambric
apron, and hasten to his labor in the chamber.
2. The matron put a razor, a scraper, and a saber, into the man-
ger, for my patron. Was a satyr taken in the sacred, shady wood ?
The trader put his pastey on a vacant table. The wary ranger will
not wager a wafer and a sheet of paper. The patient stranger was
DISSYLLABLES A IN AGE. 55
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure.
ranging by the spacious station for our native ships, to see a naval
pageant.
3. Champagne will inflame, abase, and deprave the sedate man.
Awake, and engage a clerk to replace and arrange the brocade.
Unlace your vest, and inhale the vapor from the cascade. Forsake
those that would disgrace you, or estrange your friends. Do not
derange nor misplace the things. Do not let the grimace of the in-
sane man enrage you ; but if he escape, aid to retake him.
4. The plaintiff daily sent the bailiff to take the caitiff. I plainly
heard the plaintive moan of the traitor. The painter drew a cut
of a railroad, a prairie, and a daisy. The dainty gaiter was pain-
ful to the dairy-maid. The poor sailor vainly put on more raiment,
for he had his waistcoat and waistband wet each rainy day.
5. I am afraid, if I do not constrain him to acquaint his wife
with his plans, that he will not abstain from the use of rum. De-
tail a fit man, and retain him to appraise your champaign land. If
you do not prevail and obtain your right, do not disdain the wretch,
but bewail his sad end. Though he declaim, and maintain the
right, and upbraid you, naught will avail.
6. Can the layman use the crayon ? The drayman saw the day-
star at daybreak. The child gayly said, " In the daytime that play-
ful dog is my plaything." Do not delay, but assay to make the
payment at once. I learned, to my dismay, that the youth would
not stay away from the affray. Did the wayward player waylay
the mayor by daylight?
7. I heard my neighbor, the weigher, inveigh at the false weight,
as a heinous cheat. Large birds purvey for their young, and con-
vey the prey to their nests. Obey my friend.
DISSYLLABLES A IN" AT.
1. Ab' series, Hi/sent, ac'rid, M'der, ad' verb, ad'-
' verse, ag'ik?, al'L?y, arum, am'blc, am' bush, an' arc/*.
au/cAor, an' ger, an'glc, au'giy, an'kk, an'vil, ar-
rant, ar'ras, ar'id, as'pect, as 7 pen, ath'letc, at'e-m,
ax'b, bab'blc, bad'ly, bad'ness, bal'ancc, bal'lad,
bar lot, ban' nock, bap' list, bap'tism, bar' rack, bar'-
rel, bar'ren, bat'ter, bat' tl^' 'black' ing, black' ness>
blank' et, bran' dy.
56 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
ige, kt, Irt, ill, b&re, &sk ; me, end, Sit ; Ice, in ; old, on, do.
2. Cab'bage, cab' in, cack'le, can' die, can'dy, can'-
non, cant'er, can'vass, cap' tain, car'ol, car' rot, eas'-
sock, catah' up, cat' tie, cav' era, diam ois (sham' my),
chap' el, chap' lain, chap' ter, clam'ber, clan'gor, clar'-
et, clas' sic, clat' ter, dag 7 ger, dam' age, dan' dm ff y
dan' gle, dash'ing, fam'ish, fan'cy, flan'nel, flash-
ing, flat' ter, frag'ile, fran'chise.
3. Gab'ble, gal'lant, gal' lop, gam'ut, gan'grene,
gar' ret, gas' trie, gafh'er, glad'ly, glad'ness, gram'-
mar, gran' ite, grav' el, grand eur (grand' yer), grand '-
son, grand' sire, gran' Me, hab'it, had 7 dock, hal'berd,
ham' mock, hand' cuff, hand' ful, hav' ing, hav' oc,
jacket, jag'gy, jal'ap, jaii'gle, jave'lin, lackey, lack'-
ing, land' scape, Ian' tern, lash' ing, lafh'er, lat'ten.
4. Mad'ly, mad' man, mad'ness, mag'ic, mam'-
moth, man' age, man' ful, man' gle, man' go, man'ly,
mantel, mar' row, mas' tic, mat' in, mat' ter, mat'-
tock, max'im, nap' kin, pad' die, pad' lock, pan' cake,
pan'ther, pan' try, parish, par 7 rot, pas'cAal, pas'-
sage, pas' tern, pat' en, pat'ent, pat' ter, plan'et, plat'-
en, planter, rad' ish, rag' ged, ram' ble, ran' sack, rash'-
ness, rafh'er, rat' tie, rav'el.
5. Sad' die, sad 7 dler, sad' ly, sad' ness, sal 7 ad, sal'-
ver, sam' pie, sam' pier, sand' wich, sat' in, sat' ire, sav'-
age, scaffold, scatter, shag'gy, shal'lop, shan'ty,
shat' ter, slack' ly, slack 7 ness, slat 7 tern, span 7 gle, spat'-
ter, stag' ger, stag' nate, stan' dhton, stat' ue, stat' ure,
Stat'ute, tack'le, tan 7 gle, tar'i^, tai^ry, tas 7 sel, tat'-
ter, tat' tie, thank' ful, thank' less, tragic, tran'quil,
tran' script, trav 7 el, trav'erse, val'or, val'ne, wag' on.
6. Abash', adapt', attach 7 , attack', cabal 7 , ca-
lash, ca nal, era vat, de camp, de cant, de tach, dis-
patch, dis tract, en act, ex pand, ex panse, fi nance,
DISSYLLABLES A IN AT. 57
mite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; sasz; di as sh ; this ; azure.
in fract, mis Imp, mo rass, rat an, re tract, re laps<2,
re lax, ro manctf, un hand, un pack.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Was he angry at the absence of the agile boy? He is absent
from the alley. Alum is acrid. This man is an arrant anarch.
Make a bannock of the batter. The blanket and arras are for my
bed. Can the athlete walk as fast as the horse can amble? In the
barrack, I saw an anchor, an axle, an anvil, a balance, and a box of
blacking. The barrel of brandy fell on my leg, and hurt my ankle
badly. The Baptist wrote a ballad on baptism. An adder lay in
ambush, with a keen aspect, and made me shake like an aspen, for
fear he would give battle.
2. The captain ate a carrot, a cabbage, and some candy, in the
cabin. The chaplain left the chapel in his cassock, and sat on a
cannon in the cavern, to read a chapter. His teeth clatter with
cold, though he is clad in warm flannel. Do not famish the cham-
ois, and my cattle. If he drink claret, I fancy he can do no dam-
age with that fragile dagger.
3. If you see the gallant captain lashing his horse into a gallop,
you may gather near ; but, in your gladness, do not gabble. Not a
thing is lacking to fill the landscape with grandeur. My grandsire,
having a javelin and halberd, made great havoc. My grandson
went gladly up into the garret, in the granite house, to learn his
grammar. The lackey left a jacket, handcuff, and lantern, on my
hammock.
4. The ragged, mammoth madman, in his ramble, did madly ran-
sack each pantry in the parish. I would rather meet a panther in
the passage, than try to manage his madness. I saw, on the platter,
some marrow, a radish, a mango, and a napkin.
5. The saddler says that the saddle is now of no value, for it was
sadly torn by that thankless savage. Be thankful if you get some
salad and a sandwich in that shanty. Do not shatter that statue near
the stanchion. Will you traverse the sea in a shallop, or travel in
la wagon ?
6. Adapt the cravat to the boy's use, and attach it to his neck.
Dispatch some one for the ratan, and abash the cabal ; for, if the
boys do not decamp, they may attack you. That mishap in the
morass, near the canal, was much like a romance.
58 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, £rr ; Ice, In ; old, on, do.
DISSYLLABLES A IN ART.
1. Al mond (a' mund), ar'bor, lurch.' er, archives,
ar' gue, ar' my, arm' or, art' ful, art' ist, barb' er, bar'-
gain, bar' ley, bar'ter, car' bine, car 7 go, car' man, car^
mine, car' pet, cart' age, car' trieZge, carv' er, carv' ing,
charg'er, char' coal, charm' ing, cliar' ter, darkness;
darling, darling, farm'er, far' "flier, far'fhest, fa'-
fher, far' -filing, gar' den, garment, garnet, garter.
2. Hard" en, hard er, hard'ly, hard' ware, harness,
harp'er, harts' horn, bar' vest, j ant' y, lar' board, lard'er,
large' ly, mar' ble, mar' gin, mark' et, mar' ten, mar'-
tin, mar'tyr, marvel, par'cel, par' lor, pars' nep, part'-
ly, part' ner, part' rioge, scar' let, spark' le, star' board,
£tar'%At, star'ry, start' le, starv'ing, starve' ling, tart'-
ly, tartar, var'let, var'nish.
3. Afar', ajar', alarm', apart', a start 7 , bazar',
be cafrn, be haZf, ci gar, de part, dis arm, dis card, dis-
charge, em bark, en large, mus tadhe, pe tard, pla card,
re gard, re mark, re tard, un bar.
Alphabetic Equivalents of a.
4. Daunt" less, haunt' ed, j aim' dice, laughter (laf-
ier), laun' dress, laun' dry, saun' ter. Ser' geant. Heark'-
#i, heartless, heart' y.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The artful archer took his armor from his charger, and placed
ft in the charming arbor. He wants a cartridge for his carbinei
The farmer has made a bargain for all the barley in the farthest
part of the garden. Is the barber an artist? My father would not
barter the garment, with the carman, for the charcoal.
2. My partner says that the varnish will not harden. See the
garnet sparkle on the scarlet garment. Is it a marvel that the
starving harper took a broiled martin and partridge, from the
larder ? Do not startle the starveling, if he steal a parsnep by star-
DISSYLLABLES A IN ALL. 59
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
light. Let the varlet go to the market to buy a harness, and some
hardware, and hartshorn.
3. The alarm of fire, at the bazar, was heard afar. Unbar the
door, and leave it ajar. Enlarge the placard. Disarm and dis-
charge the men with the petard. If you embark, you can not de-
part ; for those high lands will becalm the ship. Do not regard his
remark ; but discharge the man, if he wear a mustache, or smoko.
a cigar.
4. Will the dauntless sergeant saunter by the haunted house, on
his way to the laundry ? Hearken to the hearty laughter of the
heartless laundress.
Dissyllables — a in all.
1. Al'der, alZ' spice, al'most, al'so, al'tar, al'ter,
al' ways, bald' rick, eal' dron, caZk' er, cal£' ing, fall-
ing, far ter, hal' ter, pal' sy, pal' ter, pal' try, quar-
ter, swarm' ing, swarth'y, taZk'er, taZk'ing, thraU'-
dom, wal' nut, wal' rus, war' ble, war' bier, war' den,
ward' robe, war' fare, war' like, warm' ing, warp' ing,
war' rant, wa' ter, wharf age.
2. Ap palZ', a thwart', a ward', ba salt', be falZ', ex-
alt, in stal£, re calZ, re ward, with al.
Alphabetic Equivalents of a.
3. Au'burn, auc'tion, aud'it, Au'gust, au'thor, au'«
tunm, cau'eus, cause' way, cans' ing, caus'tic, cau'-
tion, dau^A'ter, fau'eet, fault' y, gaud'y, hau^A'ty,
maud'lin, nau^At'y, pan' per, plaud'it, sau'eer, sau'-
cy, sau'sage, slau^' ter, vault' er. Applaud', ap-
plause, as sault, be cause, de bauch, de fault, de fraud,'
ex liaust.
4. Aw' ful, awk'ward, awn' ing, baw'ble, bawl'-
ing, draw' er, fawn' ing, haw' thorn, law' ful, law' yer,
mawk'ish, saw' yer, taw' dry, taw'ny. Bashaw', ma-
caw, with draw. . J
60 NATIONAL ritOM)i;XCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, "bare, ask ; me, end, err ; ice, in ; old, on, d5.
5. Bor'der, cord' age, corner, cor 7 net, cor'nic^,
cor' saw*, cors/let, cor' set, cor tege (kar' taz), cortex,
dor'mant, do/mous^, for'ceps, formal, form'er, for 7 -
mer, fort' ni^At, fortress, fortune (fort'yun), for'ty,
/for' ward, gor' g&?us, hor' net, horn' pip<?, hors<?' baek,
horseman, mor'bid, morn'ing, mor'sel, mor'tal, mor'-
tar, nor'mal, northern, orb' it, porpoise (por'pus),
or'cAis, scorn' ful, scorn' er, shorten, short' er, short'-
ly, sor'did, storm' y, thorn' y, tor'ment, tor'pid, tor'-
por, tor' tolse y vor' tex.
6. Ab hor', ab sorb', ac cord', a dorn', as sort', con-
form, de form, dis tort, ex hort, ex tort, for lorn, in-
dorse, in form, per form, re form, re morse, re sort, re-
tort, sub orn, trans form, un born.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The alder grows near the water. She almost always puts all-
spice into her cake. Have you a rich baldrick in your wardrobe?
Though men are swarming to that quarter, he will not falter, nor
palter. I will warrant that the calker will have to pay wharfage
for his caldron. The swarthy, warlike talker was talking of war-
fare and thralldom. The warden said that the altar was falling, and
that he must alter its place, while the church was warming.
2. If it befall that a bear is athwart the path, do not let him ap-
pall you ; but throw a piece of basalt at him. Recall, reward, and
exalt my friend; and, withal, install him.
3. Do you applaud the author because he has auburn hair, or for
his faulty, maudlin verse ? Caution your daughter not to be haughty,
nor saucy ; and not to wear that gaudy dress. Did she buy the cup
and saucer last August, or this autumn ? The applause, at the cau-
cus, was heard on the causeway. That naughty vaulter is a pauper.
They defraud, assault, and slaughter strangers.
4. Though lawful, it was awful for the sawyer to kill the macaw,'
on the hawthorn. Withdraw your awkward hand from my drawer.
The mawkish lawyer was fawning on the tawny bashaw, to get
some tawdry bawble.
5. As the brave horseman passed on horseback, with a cortege
of forty men, an arrow pierced tho border of his corselet. The
DISSYLLABLES A IK ASK. 61
Wite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
dormant dormouse and tortoise are in a torpid state. Did yon
say that sordid scorner has a morbid mind ? One stormy morn-
ing, a forward corsair blew his cornet, by the northern corner of
that gorgeous fortress. On a former day, this sordid mortal would
not give a morsel to the former of his fortune.
6. He ate of his own accord. If lie indorse the forged note,
absorb the estate, and extort a loan from that forlorn girl, I will
abhor my son. I will exhort him to conform to your rules, if you
will inform him how to perform the work. Eesort not to vice, for
it will deform the face, distort the limbs, and transform the whole
man into a brute.
DISSYLLABLES A IK BAEE.
1. Barely, careful, care' less, dating, parent,
parking, rarely, rare'rip<?, scarcely, shar' er, sharp-
ing, star 7 ing, ware' lious^. A wan/, be ware, in snare,
pre pare.
Alphabetic Equivalents of a.
2. Fairly, fairness, fair'y, gair'ish, hair'y, stair'-
ca&e. Pray' er. Par terre (par tar 7 ), where 7 fore. Bear 7 er 3
bear' ing, forbear', pear'-tree.
D ic ta tion Exercises,
1. The careful boy was barely standing by the warehouse, and
sharing his pears with his careless friends. A parent will rarely
prepare his child to be a sharer in crime. Though I am aware that
the daring man would scarcely try to insnare me, I shall beware
of him.
2. Deal fairly with the bearer, if he buy the staircase. Forbear
not to say thy prayer by the pear-tree, in the parterre.
DISSYLLABLES A IK ASK.
1. Aft'er, ask' ing, blast' ing, cask'et, chaffy, clian'-
dler, chant' ing, glass' y, last' ly, mass' ive, mas / ter,
mas' tiff, mast' head, mast' less, pass' ing, pass' less,
62 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
— ■ — ■■ " ' « i ».» . ■. i ... . ■ ■ , n
age, at, &rt, All, bare, ask ; mh, £nd, Irr ; ice, in ; bid, on, dd.
pass' port, pas 7 tor, pasture (past'yer), piaster, raft'er,
rafts' man, slan'der, vastly.
2. Advance', alas', a mas/, askance', aslant', dis-
mask, dis mast, en chant, en hance, in clasp, re past,
sur pass, un clasp, un mask.
Dictation JExercises.
1. After asking the chandler for candles, and blasting a massive
rock, the good man found a rich casket. Do not slander the pastor
that led his flock from the bleak pasture to a stack of chaffy straw.
Lastly, he gave a passport to the master, who was vastly pleased.
The raftsman was chanting a song, while passing our house on his
mastless raft.
2. Alas, I must advance, unmask, and partake of the repast. Do
not look askant, if I unclasp my cloak and try to enchant her.
Amass gold, enhance the value of your land, and surpass your
friend.
DISSYLLABLES E LN ME.
1. Be' ing, de'cent, de'mon, e'dict, E'gypt, e'ven,
e'vil, fe'line, fe'ver, fre'quent, legion (le'jun), le'-
gend, le'ver, pe' nult, pe'trel, pre'cept, pre'cinct,
re' flux, re'gton, se'cret, se'quel, se'ries, te'trarcA.
2. Ac cede', ad here', aws tere', co here' com plete',
concede, convene, effete, extreme, impede, precede,
re cede, re plete, re vere, se cede, se crete, sin cere,
su preme.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
3. Bea' con, beak' er, bea' ver, clean' ness, clear' ly,,
dea'con, deal'er, drear' y, ea'ger, ea'gle, ea'glet,
eas'el, ea'sy, eat'ing, gleam' ing, glean' ing, grea'sy,
hea' -flim, mea' ger, mean' ly, mean' ness, mea' sles,
neat'ly, neat'ness, pea'coek, peace' ful, rea'son, sea'-
man, seam' stress, sea' shore, sea' side, sea' son, sea'-
ward, sea'' weed, slea' zy, squeam' ish, streak' ed, trea'-
DISSYLLABLES E IN ME,. 63
Hmte, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure.
clg, trea / son, trea' tisg, trea' ty, weak'' iy, weak 7 ness,
wea' ry, wea' sgl, weav' er, year 7 ling.
4. An neal', ap peal', ap pear', ap peasg', ar rear',
be neath, be queath, be sjDeak, be reavg, bo hea, con-
ceal, con geal, de ceasg, de feat, de mean, dis ea.se, en-'
dear, entreat, impeach, increase, maltreat, mislead,
re leasg, re peal, re peat, re treat, re veal, nn seal,
tin sheathg.
5. Bee'lrivg, bee' tig, deep' en, fee' big, fee'bly, flee'-
cy, flee' ing, free' dom, free' man, gree' dy, keep' sakg,
meek' ly, meet' ing, nee' dig, peer' less, pee' vish, sleep'-
er, sleep' ing, sleep' y, stee' pig, sleep' less, twee' zers,
week' ly.
6. A gree', a greed', a sleep', be seech/, be seem', be-
tween, canteen, careen, career, compeer, decree, de-
gree, dis creet, es teem, ex ceed, fore see, fa see, gen teel,
gran dee, grant ee, in deed, les see, mo reen, pro ceed,
ra zee, re deem, set tee, sue ceed, trust ee, tu reen, un-
seen, ve neer.
7. Ceil' ing, ei' "flier, leis urg (le' zer), nei' "flier, seiz'-
ing, seizure (sez'yer). Conceit', con ceivg, deceit,
de ceivg, per ceivg, re cei^t. Peo' pig. Ca price', die-
misg, ma dhing, ma ring, pe lissg, po licg, ra ving, va-
lifig. A chievg', ag grievg, a piecg, be lief, be lievg, be-
siegg, cash ier, front ier, re lief, re lievg, re prievg, re-
trievg, sortie.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Even this decent being tells a legend of a demon. In a pre?)
einct of that region, he had a fever ; and, as a sequel, a series of fits.,
A tetrarch in Egypt prepared a legion, in secret, for the war.
2. The austere man, if sincere, will recede from such an extreme,
concede that I am right, and accede to my demand. I will precede
you and secrete the gold, if they impede your march. I can not
revere such a law, for it is replete with evil. If they convene and
adhere to this rulej I will secede from the church.
64: NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, ill, hire, &sk ; me, end, e*rr ; Ice, in ; old, on, d5.
3. When the weary seaman, on the dreary deep, sees a beacon
gleaming on the seashore, he is eager for the seaside. If the dealer
did get some treacle in that greasy beaker, he has no regard for
cleanness. Can an eagle kill a weasel, a beaver, and a peacock ?
Is the deacon that sent the streaked cloth to the heathen, a weaver?
Though the seamstress like neatness, and do her work neatly, I
have reason to think that she is squeamish.
. 4. Unsheathe the dirk, and let the smith anneal it. I entreat yon,
if the judge appear, not to mislead him, nor to conceal the appeal
for the release of the youth ; but repeat all that was said, reveal
the truth, and appease him. If you maltreat the old man, and do
not endear your son to him, should the disease cause his decease,
he will bequeath his wealth to a stranger.
5. Deepen the crack with a beetle. The greedy bear was fleeing
with a beehive. Hand me a needle and the tweezers. The sleep-
less clock in the steeple must be wound up weekly. She meekly
placed a keepsake by the peerless sleeper. The peevish, feeble free-
man feebly fought for freedom.
6. Indeed, I agree, if they agreed to redeem the razee, to decree
that she proceed on her passage. If we succeed, and are discreet,
I foresee that between us we can buy some moreen % a settee, a tu-
reen, a canteen, and a fnsee. I beseech you, if that genteel grandee
is your compeer, to name him for a trustee. •
7. Do you perceive a wasp on the ceiling? Do you conceive that
seizing the machine was right? I believe that he either meant to
deceive, or to aggrieve me. If I had leisure, I could show that I
am neither moved by conceit nor deceit. People act from caprice.
The cashier wrote a receipt. These deeds were achieved by valor.
The police made a seizure of the valise, in a ravine, near the front-
ier. If the marine force besiepe the fort, we will march to its relief,
when our friends can make a sortie, and retrieve their loss.
DISSYLLABLES— E IN END.
1. Beckontbek'kn), bed' bug, beading, bed/ lam,
•bed 7 room, bedstead, belch/ ing, bel'fry, ber'ry, bet-
ter, bev' el, bless' ed, bless' ing, eel' lar, cem' ent, cen'-
ta^r, cAem'ist, cher'ub, clev'er, del'ug^, des'pot,
ecA' o, enip' ty, ep' oc7i, er' rand, er' rant, ' er' ring, er'-
ror, fend'er, fer'ry, fes'ter, fet'id, fet'Io<ilv$ frock' le }
DISSYLLABLES — 1 IN END. 06
inute, up, fall. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
gen' tile, gen' tie, ger'und, gesture (jest' yer), helm'et,
help' ful, help'ing, hem' lock,, kef tie, leg'er, let'ter,
lev'ee, lev' el, mecA'lin, med'al, med'dle, meron,
melt'ing, mer'ry.
2. MeVsage, mess' mate, meth'od, nestle (nes'sl),
nefh' er, net 7 tic, nev' er, pel' let, pen' cil, pep' per,
per'ish, pes'ter, plen'ty, prel'Me, present, red' hot,
refuge, rel'ic, rel'ict, rev' el, scep'ter, scAed'ulc, sec'*
ond, self isli, selv' edge, sen' ate, sen' tencc, sev' en,
sev' er, sliek el (shek' kl), shel' ter, shep' Aerd, slier' if/",
skep' tic, speck' lc, spelZ' er, splen' did, splen' dor, tem'-
pest, tern' pic, ten' ant, ten'der, ter'ror, tep'id, tet'-
ter, trem' blc, twen' ty, vel' vet, ver' y, ves' sel.
3. A bed', a bet', ac cept, ac c£ss, a dept', ad dress',
al lege, a mend, an nex, as cend, as cent, as sess, as'
sent, attend, attempt, avenge, beget, behest, be
quest, beset, cadet, caress, collect, commence, conv
mend, com pel, con denro, con dense, con fess, con-
nect, con sent.
4. Con tend', con tenm', con tem^t', con tent', con-
test, de feet, de fend, de fense, de pend, de press, de-
scend, de tect, de test, dis pense, di rect, dis sect, dis-
sent, dis tress, di vest, ef feet, e lect, e rect, ex eel,
ex cept, ex empt, ex pect, ex pel, ex pense, ex press.
5. Ex t<md', ex tent', fare welZ', fi nesse', fo ment',
for get, ga zette, her self, liim self, im mense, im pel,
indent, infect, infest, inflect, inject, inspect, in-
tend, in tense, in tent, in trench, in vent, la ment, mo-
lest, object, offense, oppress, neglect, perplex, por-
tend, por tent, pos sess, pre pense, pre tend, pre tense.
6. Pre text', pre vent', pro fess', pro pel', pro tect',
re dress, re fleet, re fresh, re gret, re lent, re pel, re-
pent, re press, re quest, re sent, re spect, re trench,
06 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
Ago, at, art, all, bare, ask; me, end, eVr ; ice, In; old, on, d6.
re venge, se lect, sue cess, sug gest, sus pect, sus pens*?,
transcend, transgress, unfed, unfelt, unless, unshed,
your self.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
7. A ny (en' ny), ma ny (men 7 ny). A gain', a gainst!
Break' fast,- clean' ly, cleans' ing, dead'ly, deafen,
deaf ness, death' less, feath' er, head' ache, healtli' y,
heath' er, heav'en, heav'y, jeal'cms, leaden, leafh' er,
leav' en, mead' ow, meas ure (inez' ur), peas' ant, plieas-
ant (fez' ant), pleas' ant, pleas ure (plez' ur), read' y,
stead' fast, stead' y, threat' en, treas ure (trez' ur), weap'*
on, weath' er, zeal' ot, zeal' ous.
8. Instead', un spread'. Heifer. Jeop'ard, leop'-
ard. Squir'rel, stir'rup. Friend' ly, friend' ship.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Beckon to the gentle boy that is helping fill the empty cellar,
and send him on an errand to get my leger. A bedbug is on the
bedding, on the bedstead, in my bedroom. That blessed cherub is
a blessing to her erring father. The kettle and fender are at the
ferry. She said in her letter, that the merry, clever lad had earned
a medal. The chemist will not meddle with that melon, near the
hemlock. The despot left his helmet in the belfry. I fear the melt-
ing snow may cause a deluge on the level ground, that will bear
away the levee.
2. I wrote a message to my messmate, with a pencil. There never
was method in the nether room. I relish a plenty of pepper in my
food. The sheriff made a second schedule of the goods. The self-
ish Jew, in his splendor, would not give a shekel to the starving
shepherd. Twenty yards of that velvet would be a splendid pres-
ent. The seven men in that vessel must perish, if she can find no
shelter from the storm. When the skeptic, in his terror, sought a
refuge in the temple, the tempest caused it to tremble.
3. I consent not to avenge my wrongs, if you confess that you
did abet the adept in his attempt to gain access to my room, when
I was abed. Collect the assets, and accept the bequest. He will
not condemn the cadet, if he heed his behest. He will compel you
to ascend the steep ascent.
DISSYLLABLES E IN ERR. 67
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; sasz; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
4. Be content to contend for the right, and to defend all that are
in distress. Do not contemn and detest those that dissent from
your express views ; but divest your mind of the bad effect of con-
tempt. Do not expect to excel, if not exempt from defect. After
they elect your son, if he must contest his seat, direct him not to
regard expense ; but to dispense favors freely, and to depend on his
friends in his defense.
5. Inspect the gazette, and read the farewell address. Do not
lament, if he invent a tale of the immense extent of the land I
possess. If she herself, by a finesse, intend to foment the feud, or
to impel my friend himself, for any pretense, to object to extend the
time of my payment, I will neither forget nor neglect to perplex
and oppress her.
6. I regret that, for any pretext, you should profess to protect the
girl, and redress her wrongs, when she does not repent for the past,
nor respect you. Unless you yourself relent and prevent her suc-
cess, I will resent this slight ; and, to end your suspense, revenge
my wrongs. If you suspect that James will transgress, I suggest
that you request your son to select a man to do the work.
7. If I have any horse from so many, I want a steady one.
Again ask that cleanly lad to have some breakfast. The healthy
peasant found a treasure in the meadow. "When you are ready to
kill the pheasant, rest that heavy, deadly weapon against the fence.
Neither deafness nor headache can daunt that deathless soul. If
the weather is pleasant, that zealous, steadfast lad is bound for
pleasure.
8. I will go, instead of the maid, to see if the cloth is unspread.
Do not jeopard your life, if the leopard seize the heifer. If you
long for friendship, be friendly. That saddle has but one stirrup.
Do squirrels gnaw ?
DISSYLLABLES — E IN ERR.
1. Cler' gy, certain, ferment, fer'tiL?, fer'vent,
fer'vid, Aerb'ag<?, herdsman, her' mit, ker'nel, mer'-«
cer, mer' chant, mer' cy, mer' maid, nerv^' less, nerv'-
6>us, perch' ing, per' feet, per' jure, per's^n, ser'mon,
serv'ant, serv'ic*?, serv'ik, slier' bet, ster'ling, there-
fore, ver' bal, ver' dant, ver' diet, verd lire (vercl' yer)|
ver'miu, ver'tex.
CS NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, 3rr ; Ice, in ; 6ld, on, dd.
2. Aleit', amerce 7 , asp§rs/, aver', averse', avert',
coerce, concern, converge, converse, convert, defer,
de serve, de sert, dis perse, di verge, di vert, e merge,
expert, inert, infer, insert, inter, inverse, invert,
ob serve, per verse, per vert, pre fer, pre serve, re fer,
re serve, re verse, re vert, snb merge, sub merse, sub*
serve, sub vert, su perb, trans verse.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
3. Earl'dom, ear'ly, earn' est, earn' ing, earth' born,
earth' en, earth' ly, earth' quake, earth' y, learn' ed,
learn' ing, pearl' y, search' ing. lie hearse', research'.
Birth' place, cir'cle, cir'cus, dirt'y, fir' kin, firm'ly,
firm'ness, irk' some, sir' loin, skir'mish, skirt' ing,
spirt' ing, thirst' ing, thirst' y,'thir'te<m, thir'ty, vir'gin,
infirm'. Work' man, world' ly, wor'ship, wor'fhy.
Jour'nal, jour'ney, adjourn'.
4. Bur' den, bur'doek, bur'gess, bur'glar, bur'ly,
burn'ish, curb' stone, cur' die, cur' few, cur' lew, curl'-,
ing, curs' ed, cur' tain, fur' long, fur'nish, fur'ry, fur'-
fher, fur' tive, gur' net, mur' der, murk' y, mur' mur,
nurse' ling, pur' pie, pur' port, pur' pose, purs' er, stur-
geon (ster'jun), sur'face, surfeit, surgeon (ser'jun),
surge' less, sur'ly, sur'name, Thurs'day, tur'key, tur'-
moil, turn'er, turn' key, tur'nip, tur'tle. Absurd',
concur, demur, disburse, disturb, incur, in urn, oc-
cur, recur, return, uncurl, unfurl, unhurt, usurp.
ijGruer' don. Myr' tie.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The clergy in the service of a certain church, though fervent,
are not perfect. The herdsman fears the fervid heat will kill the
verdant herbage. The hermit, though nervous, is a person of ster-
ling worth ; and, therefore, it is certain he will not perjure himself.
DISSYLLABLES 1 IN IC15. (&
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fliis ; azurq.
The merchant had mercy on the servile servant, that drank the
sherbet, and sent him to hear the sermon.
2. I infer, from your reserve, if this alert and expert man aver
that he can disperse the crowd, that you will not advert to it. If
that inert and perverse man asperse and desert this superb lady,
and does not avert the evil, and preserve her from shame, he does
not deserve the name of man. If he is averse to the plan, you can
not coerce him ; but he will defer to you, if you convert him.
3. Though early and earnest, the learned man, at the age of thirty,
did not gain the earldom. Did the earthquake break the earthen-
wares ? Though irksome, thirteen boys were firmly searching for
earthly learning. The worthy virgin kept a journal, on her journey.
Though thirsty and infirm, the workman showed great firmness, in
the skirmish near his birthplace.
4. The burly burglar, after the murder, did bear his cursed bur-
den a furlong. The curfew was rung at eight o'clock. The curlew
flew to the burdock that is near the curbstone. Will you furnish a
purple curtain for the further room ? For what purpose did the
surly surgeon ask you to give the surname of the turnkey ? Did
he unfurl the sails, when he saw the smooth surface of the surgeless
sea? Did he give you a guerdon for the turnips, turkey, turtle, and
sturgeon ? When there is a turmoil, it is absurd to incur risk. If
t^ie purser return, on Thursday he will disburse the funds.
DISSYLLABLES 1 IN ICE.
1. Br as, Bi'ble, bi'ped, bi' valve, bri'dle, bri'er,
brin' y, ci' der, ci plier (si 7 fer), cli' mate, cli' max, cri'-
er, crisis, di'et, di/ver, di' verse, driv'er, driving,
fi' at, fi' nal, fi' nite, fire' side, Fri' day, grind' stone,
bind' most, ice' berg, i'dle, i'dler, i'dling, i'dol, ire'ful,
VyJ ' ' )
2. Li'ar, license, lifeless, life' time, likely, like'-'/
wise, li'lac, li'on, mi'ser, pi'brocA, pi' rate, pli'ant,
pri'vate, qui'et, ri'ot, rip' en, ri'val, sei'on, si' lent,
si'ren, sli'ly, slim'y, sli'ness, spi'cy, spi'der, spi'-
nal, spi'ral, sti'pend, strip' ed, ti'ny, tri'al, tri'fle,
tri'fler, tri' fling, vi'and, vi'nns, vi'tal.
70 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; me, end, err; Ice, in; old, on, d6\
3. Abide', acquire', admire', advice', advise, af-
f right, alight, alike, alive, aright, arise, arrive, as-
cribe, aspire, aside, assize, astride, attire, awliile,
baptize, beni^At, benign, betide, canine, combine,
con cise, con spire, con trive, de cide, de file, de fine,
tie li^At, de prive, de rive, de scribe, de si<m, de sire,
/despise, despite, divide, divine.
4. Entice', entwine', esquire', expire', ignite', im-
bibe, incite, incline, inquire, inspire, invite, oblige,
oblique (ob lik'), opine, perspire, precise, premise,
preside, recline, refine, require, requite, resign, re-
sign, re tire, re vile, re vive, sa line, sub scribe, sub-
lime, subside, suf fice (suffiz'), supine, surprise, sur-
vive, transpire, unkind, unripe, untried, unwise.
Alphabetic Equivalents of i.
5. Un tie'. Be guile', dis guise. Buy' er Cy' cle, cy'-
press, dry'ly, dy' er, liy'plien, by' son, shy'ness, ty'~
rant. Ally', apply, awry, comply, decry, defy, de-
ny, descry, espy, July, rely, reply, supply.
Dictation ^Exercises
1. The idle driver has a bias for cider. He read his Bible by lire-
light, on Friday. Bipeds have two feet, and bivalves two shells.
The crier told the driver, while driving, to take the bridle and
catch the hindmost horse in the drove. The iceberg is almost as
hard as a grindstone.
2. The miser, in his lifetime, likewise said that his rival was a
liar. The pirate left the lifeless lion in the slimy mud. A quiet,
Jiny spider has its web on a lilac. If the trifler trifle in private,
and seize the spicy viands, make no riot.
3. When you arrive at my friend's house, alight, If you admire
the place, I advise you to abide there awhile. The concise advice
of my benign friend will delight you. Do you design to request the
priest to baptize the child ?
4. You are unwise, if you try to entice any one to subscribe, re-
tire, or resign. Invite the esquire to preside, "Will he revive, or
DISSYLLABLES 1 IN IN. 71
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
expire? Did the sublime speech excite no surprise? Oblige the
unkind child to give the unripe fruit to you.
5. Untie my shoe. No disguise can beguile me. The buyer sent
the cloth to the dyer, in July. A cycle is a round of years. Bid
him cut the cypress, if he apply for wood. I rely on you for a
supply of hyson tea. In reply to your question, I will not deny
that I did decry and defy the tyrant.
DISSYLLABLES 1 IN IN.
1. Bib'ber, bick'er, bid'der, bid' ding, big' new,
big' ot, bill' et, bill ion (bil' yun), bil' low, bisli' op, bit'-
ter, bit' tern, blis' ter, brin' die, cliick' en, chim' ney,
cin' der, cis' tern, cit 7 y, civ 7 ic, civ' il, crip' pic, crit' ic,
dig' it, dim' pic, din' ner, dis' cord, dis' tat/*, dis' tic A,
district, driv'cl, driven, fick'lc, fid' die, fifty, fig-
ure (fig 7 yer), fil' bert, fil' let, fin' ger, fin' isli, fisli' er,
fisli'ing, fit'ness, frig' ate, frig' id.
2. Gid'dy, gin' ger, gip'sy, glv'er, giv'ing, glim'-
mer, glis ten (glis' sn), glit' ter, liith' er, ilZ' ness, im'-
pulse, in'dex, in' flux, in'gle, in 7 got, in' jure, ink'y,
inland, in' most, in' ner, in' quest, in' sect, in'stant,
in' step, in' stinct, in' ward, jin 7 gle, kid' nap, kin' die,
kin'dred, king' dom, king'ly, kins' man, kifch'en, kit'-
ten, lil' y, lim' it, lim' ner, linch' pin, lin' en, lin' ger,
lin' net, lin' seed, list en (lis' sn), lit' ter, lit' tie, liv' er,
liv' ing, live' long.
3. Mid 7 die, mid'ni^At, mld'rhj, mil' dew, mil'ler,
mil' let, mill ion (m!l' yun), inin' gle, min ion (min ; yun),
mill' im, min' strel, mir' ror, mit' ten, mixt nr< (miksf-
yer), nim 7 ble, nim'bly, nip' pie, pigeon, pig' my, pil'-
'fer, pil'grim, pil'lar, pil 7 low, pin'cers, pip' pin, pis'-
tol, pi^ch' er," pit' y, piv'ot, print' er, print' ing, prifli'ee,
quick' en, quick' ly, quick 7 set, quiv' er, rich' ly, rig' id,
ring' let, rip' pic, riv'el, riv'en, riv'er.
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Age, &t, art, ail, b&rc, Ssk ; me, end, 6 it ; lee, in; 6ld, 6n, d3.
4. Scis' sors, scrib' ble, scrib' bier, script ure (skript'-
yer), shir ling, shin'gle, shiv'er, sicken, sick'le, sick'-
ly, siek'ness, sig'nal, silk'y, siF van, sil'ver, sim'ple,
sin' ful, sing 7 er, sing' ing, sin' gle, sin' ner, sir' np, sis'-
ter, sifter, sifting, skillful, skim'mer, skin'ny, skit-
tish, slip 7 per, shVer, snivel, spig'ot, spike' nard, spin-
ach, spir'it, splint' er, split' ting, sprin'kle, sprink'-
ling, spring' y, stiffen, stilZ'ness, stin'gy, swiv'cl,
thick' en, thick' ly, thick' ness, thim'ble, think' ing,
fhifh'er, tick'le, tim'ber, tim'id.
5. Tin'der, tin' gle, tlnk'er, tiiik'le, t!n'sel, tip'-
toc, tip' top, tit'ter, trib'une, trib'ute, trick' ish, trick'-
le, trick' y, trim'ming, twink'le, twink'ling, twit'ter,
vie'ar, vic'tim, vig'il, vig'or, vil'lage, vil'lain, vine-
yard, vis' it, vis' or, viv' id, whip' stock, wins' per, whit'-
tle, wilZ'ful, wilZ'ing, wil'low, wind'milZ, win'doitf,
wing'ed, wink' ing, win' ner, win'ter, wish' ing, wis'-
dom, wit' less, wit' ty.
6. Abridge', acquit', admit', afflict', assist', be-
gin, consist, convince, depict, desist, dismiss, dis-
tinct, eclipse, ellipse, equip, evince, exist, extinct,
forbid, forgive, impinge, inflict, infringe, insist, me-
thinks, omit, outlive, predict, prolix, rescind, resist,
restrict, submit, unfix, unpin, unship, until, uplift,
with in.
Alphabetic Equivalents of i.
7. Eii' gland, pret'ty. Breech' es. Busy (biz'zy).
"Worn' en. Guilt' y, guin'ea. Crys'tal, cyn'ic, gym'-
nast, gyp' sum, hys'sop, lyr'ic, mys'tic, myth'ic,
strycA'nine, syn'od, syn'tax, syr'inge, sys'tem.
DISSYLLABLES 1 IN IN. 73
unite, up, full.-— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; &i as sh ; this ; azure.
Dictation Exercises,
1. The bishop is no bibber nor bigot. Do not bicker with the
bidder, when bidding. A billow struck the frigate. The bittern is
bitter. Did the cinder that fell from*the chimney, blister your fin-
ger? A chicken is in the cistern. The city gave a civic crown,
and dinner, to the civil cripple. The figure five is a digit. If the
critic cause discord, drive him fifty miles from the district. That'
fickle lady has a dimple on her chiA The fisher will soon finish
fishing, on this frigid day.
2. Send the giddy gipsy to the furthest limit of the kingdom. If
she is giving ginger to the child for its' illness, she may injure it.
See the light glisten and then glimmer.. The instant an ingot of
gold was found, it served as an impulse for an influx of strangers,
inland. Come hither, if they kidnap the man and hold an inquest
in the inner court or inmost part of the palace. My kingly kins-
man loves his kindred. The little kitten caught an insect in the
kitchen. The good liver saw a linnet linger by a lily, for a livelong
day.
3. The nimble minion did nimbly wade into the middle of the
stream. The miller says that mildew has injured the millet. The
minstrel, at midnight, stood by a pillar of the temple, to listen to
the ripple of the river. A billion is one million of millions. It is
a pity that the pigmy should pilfer a pigeon, a pippin, and a pitcher.
Prithee, rigid pilgrim, put up thy pistol. I saw her ringlets on the
pillow. Tell the printer that I want the printing done quickly.
4. My sister has a pair of scissors, and a silver thimble. The
sickly scribbler will scribble for. a shilling an hour. The simple
man, in splitting a shingle with a sickle, got a splinter in his finger.
At a given signal, a skillful rider, who was sitting on my skittish
horse, rode past with great spirit. Skim the sirup with $ skimmer.
I found some spikenard and spinach in the garden. He is too timid
to go thither.
5. The tinder took fire in a twinkle. Do not titter, if the tinker
make the bell tinkle. Use tinsel for the trimming. The winged
birds twitter. The vicar of the village has much vigor. On my-
vigil, from the window of the windmill, I saw the willful villain
kill his willing victim with a whipstock. No one is a winner of
wisdom, by mere wishing. The witless man left his visor by a
willow, on his visit to the vineyard.
6. If the judge dismiss the case and acquit your son, and you for-
give and admit him, methinks he will not assist to abridge our
pleasure, or afflict you. I insist, if you begin, that you do not de-
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74: NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err; Ice, m; old, on, dd.
sist until you convince the man. I predict, if you equip the men
and omit to rescind that prolix law, that, within a month, they will
infringe it, and resist you.
7. Those pretty breeches were made by women, in England. The
guilty gymnast stole a guinea. The cynic wrote a mythic lyric. I
will buy a crystal for your watch, a syringe, and some hyssop,
strychnine, and gypsum.
DISSYLLABLES O IN OLD.
1. Bold'ly, bold'ne&s, bolster, bo' rax, bro'ken, bro'-
ker, cAlo'rine, cAo'ral, cAo'rns, clo'ver, co'lon, cro'-
ny, crosier (kro'zer), dole'ful, dot' age, dot'ard, drov'er,
forc'ing, ford'ing, forg'er, forgoing, foreman, fore'-
most, fro' ward, glo'ry, gro'cer, ho'ly, lio sier (ho' zer),
hol'ster, jok'er, lo'cal, locust, lonely, lone' some,
molt' en, mop'isli, mo'tion, no'ble, no' bier, no' blest,
no'blv, nosegay, no'tice, no'tion.
2. On' ly, 6' nyx, 6' pal, 6' ral, q sier (6' zer), 6' val,
o'vert, po'em, pok'er, po'ny, po'rous, port'ly, por-
trait, post' age, post'er, post'ern, post' man, post'-
mark, post' script, po'sy, po'tent, profile (pro'fel),
pro' grains, ro'sy, rov'er, rov'ing, smok'er, so'ber,
so cial (so' shal), so' fa, so'journ, sole'ly, stolen, ston'y,
Bto'iy, swollen, tho'rax, to' ken, to'paz, to'tal, tow'-
aid, tro' cAee, tro phy (tro' fe), tro' ver, vo' cal, vot' er,
whole' sale, whole' some, wo'ful.
3. Abode', ad6re', aff6rd', alone', arose', ashore',
atone, before, behold, cajole, comport, condole, eon-
sole, control, convoke, denote, deplore, dethrone, de-
vote, dis close, dis pose, di vorce, e lope, en force, en-
gross, explore.
4. Export', expose', foreb6de', forego', galodhe', ig-
nore, inclose, invoke, jocose, morose, parole, patrol,
postpone, promote, propose, provoke, repose, re-
DISSYLLABLES I2T OLD. 75
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; ch as sh ; this ; azure.
store, re volt, sup port, sup pose, un close, un fold, un-
told, unyoke, uphold, verbose, withhold.
5. Bra 7 vo, can 7 to, car' go, cen 7 to, dlt' to, do' do,
f res' co, grot 7 to, gua no (gwiY no), gfis'to, ha' 16, ke'-
ro, ji'm'to, las' so, llm'bo, lm'g&j man 7 go, mot' to,
lie' gr6, pros' to, quar to (kwar' to), sa' go, sal' vo, so' 16,
stue'eo, ty 7 ro, ve 7 to, ze'ro.
Alphabetic Equivalents of 6.
6. Yeo'man. Board' er, boat 7 ing, boat 7 man, boat-
swain (bot 7 swan or bo' sn), co' coa, hoar' y, load' star,
load 7 stone, moan' ing. A board', a float, ap proach,
be moan, en croach, re proach, un load. AY oes, foe 7 -
man. Four 7 score, four 7 teen, mould 7 er, mould 7 y, mourn'-
er, mourn' ful, mourn 7 iug, poul 7 tice, poul 7 try, shoul'-
der, smoul 7 der, sourc 7 es.
7. Ar'row, bar' row, bel'low, bil'low, bor'row,
bowl'der, bow 7 sprit, bar 7 row, cal'low, crow 7 ing, 61'-
bow, fal'low, fel'low, f61 7 low, fur 7 row, grow 7 ing,
hal 7 low, har 7 row, hoi 7 low, low 7 er, mar 7 row, mead 7 -
ow, mel 7 low, mIn 7 now, mOr'row, n ar'row, own 7 er,
pil 7 low, ram 7 bow, sal 7 low, shM'ow, shal'low, sor 7 -
row, spar 7 row, swal low (swol 7 16), tal'low, throw 7 ing,
wal low (w61 7 16), whit 7 low, wid' ow, wil 7 low, wln 7 -
now, yel 7 low. Be stow 7 , un &nown 7 .
Dictation Exercises,
, 1. Will the broker act boldly, in his dotage? A dotard may have
ioldness. The choral singers sang a holy chorus. The drover left
the herd amid the clover with his crony. The froward joker was
forcing the dog to make a doleful sound. The forger was forging a
note, in a lonely wood. The noble foeman was foremost, when
fording the stream. The hosier bought a bolster and broken holster
of the grocer. The mopish lad has a nosegay.
2. I have read only one poem. The onyx, the topaz, and the
78 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
" " ; " — ' — ~ • ■' m - ■'»
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; . me, end, err ; Ice, in ; old, 6n, d5.
opal are precious stones. My osier basket is oval. Buy -whole-
some food, at wholesale, for the pony. Head the poster and pro-
gramme. Notice the postmark ; and, if right, pay the portly post-
man the postage on my letter. I saw a profile of the rover that
has stolen my posy The sober smoker sat on the sofa.
3. lie alone arose and came to my abode. If she elope, though I
ftdorc her, 1 will get a divorce. Explore the coast ; and, if you be-
hold a ship ashore, alford relief. If they try to cajole and control
him, I will convoke his friends and disclose the plot. Condole with
your friend, if you can not console him. If the king dispose of
fay goods and enforce that law, I will aid to dethrone him.
4. If thar morose man propose to export his untold Wealth, I
will withhold my support. I forebode, if you ignore the debt, or
postpone its payment, that he will invoke the law, and expose your
faults. The patrol had to forego their repose. Do you suppose
your verbose friend can provoke me ? Unyoke and restore the oxen.
Uphold the right, and promote the good of all.
5. The bravo read the first canto of a poem and part of a cento,
with much gusto. The ship brought a cargo of guano. There was
a fresco of a dodo on the stucco. The hero, though a negro, be-
came one of the junto. He ate a piece of mango with his sago.
The tyro wrote a strange lingo.
C. The boatman, the boatswain, and the hoary yeoman, were
boating on the river. Our boarder likes cocoa. If the ship is
afloat and it approach, those aboard will unload it. Give aloes to
the foeman. Fourscore men and fourteen women were in mourn-
ing. Put a poultice on his shoulder. The poultry became mouldy.
7. I shot a minnow with my how and arrow, in the narrow
meadow. Did you borrow the barrow and harrow of the owner?
That fellow will bellow, if he hit his elbow on a bowlder. Did the
billow hit the bowsprit? The callow young of the swallow are
growing? Did you follow the plow, and turn that furrow on the
fallow, in the lower hollow 2 Bestow alms on the uuknown widow,
/hat lives in the yellow house near the willow.
DISSYLLABLES O IN ON.
1. Bloc-k'nead, biodv'lior^, bios' som, bocl'y, L6n'-
fire, bon' net, bofii'cr, bot'tl^, cAron'ie, clos'et, cob'-
bler, cob' web, coffee, coffer, cof iin, col'ic, col'lar,
col' lege, com' bat, com'et, com' ma, com'merce, com'*
DISSYLLABLES- — O IX ON". 77
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as i ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
mon, com'pend, com'plex, com' post, com'rade, coiV-
cord, coif course, coif crete, con' duct, con' d -wit, con' ilict,
corf gress, coif ic, con quer (kong' ker), con quest (kong'~
kwest), corf script, eon'sul, con' tents, coif tract, coif-
trite, cop' per, cop'y, cost 7 ly, cot' tage. .
2. Doc' lie, dock'et, doc' tor, flor' id, for' age, fore-
head (tor' ed), lor' est, frof ic, glob' ule, gos' pel, gos'-
sip, grov'el, hogs' head, hol'ly, Aon' est, Aon' or, hop'-
per, hor'rid, hot' bed, hov'el, joc'und, lob' ster, look'-
er, lock' et, lor/g' er, lor/g'ing, log'ic, lon'ger, loz'enge,
mock'er, mock'ing, mod' el, mod' em, mod' est, mon'-
ad, mon'arcA, mon'ster, mon'strous, mor'al, moss'y.
3. Ob'ject, offer, of t en • (of in), on' ward, os'trlch,
pock'ct, pol'ish, 'poif'tif^, -pop' gun, pop'lar, por'riage,
pofh'cr, pot' sherd, pot' tage, proe'ess, prod uce (prod'-
dus), prod' net, prog'ress, prom' fee, prop'cr, pros' peet,
prov'erb, prov'ince, todUfdjr, rock' et, rock' ing, rob'-
ber, scAol'ar, shock' ing, slop'py, sock'et, soften(s6f-
fn), sol' ace, sol'der, sol' id, son' net, sor'rel, top'ic, top'-
pie, tot'ter, trom' bone, ton' ic, trop'ic, vol' ley, vol'-
ume (vol' yum), vom'it, yon' der, ••
4. Abscond', absolve', accost', across', a dopt'^ al-
lot, aloft, along, anon, atop, belong, betroth,- be-
yond, despond, devolve, dissolve, emboss, ensconce,
evolve, extol, forgot, prolong, involve, respond, re-
sponse, re volve, unlock, un stop.
Alphabetic Equivalents of 6.
5. Quad' rant, quad' rate, quar'rel, quar'ry, seal' lop,
squab' ble, squad' ron, squal'id, soman' der, swal'loee,
swamp' y, wad' ding, waf ile, wal' let, wal' lop, wal'-
low, wafrus, wan' ton, wan' der, war' rant, was' sail,
wa&h'ful, watelf ing, wafclf man.
T8 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER*
age, at, art, ill, bare, &sk ; me, end, err ; ice, In ; 6ld, 6n, do.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The blockhead made a bonfire of the blockhouse. Put the
blossom in your bonnet. Do not bother that little .body with the
costly collar. The cobbler swept the cobweb from a bottle in
the closet. Is the colic chronic? My comrade, in college, used
coffee for a common drink. He used his coffin for a coffer. lie
lost his collar in the combat. Use the comma in that eompl x
compend. The conduct of the concourse, in the conflict, was not
in concord with an act of congress. In a copy of the contract, the
contrite consul agrees to pay for the cottage.
2. The jocund youth is docile. The honest doctor has a florid
forehead. I saw some holly, on a mossy tree, in the forest. The
gossip will neither regard honor, nor the gospel. That hovel was
the hotbed of horrid crimes. The lobster, in that locker, is mon-
strous. My lodger is modest and moral.
3. Is it an object often to offer the contents of your pocket to
the pontiff? As you pass onward, you may see an ostrich at or
beyond the tropic. Do not pother them, if they have pottage in a
potsherd. The prospect of much produce in the province is good.
He gives promise of great progress. The scholar read a proverb,
in this volume, for his topic. The trombone made a shocking souud.
Yonder is a robber, on our sorrel horse.
4. I will absolve them, if they revolt and abscond. If you accost
the man across the road, he will respond, anon. If the task de-
volve on thee, do not despond ; but look aloft and beyond. Adopt
the girl, and betroth her. He forgot to prolong the response. Un-
lock the door, and dissolve the mists which involve us.
5. In the quarrel, the watchman broke the quadrant. The quarry
is a quadrate. Will you eat a scallop and a Avaffle? I have a war-
rant for a soldier, that is in the squalid squadron. Did a walrus
wallow in this swampy place? The watchful lad is watching for a
swallow.
DISSYLLABLES O LN DO.
1. Bo'som, do'ing, 16s' er, 16s' ing, moveless, move-
ment, mov'mg, prov'er, proy'ing, worn 7 an. Adu',
approve, improve, outdo, remove, reprove, undo.
Alphabetic Ecprivalents of 6.
2. Brew' er, brew' hous#, brew' ing. Shoeing, canoe'.
DISSYLLABLES— U W MUTE. 79
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; (2i as sh ; this ; azure.
Boo' by, boor'isli, boot'y, coop'er, fool'ish, gloom' y,
mood'y, moon' beam, moon'%At, moon' shine, noon'-
day, poor'ly, scAoon'er, soon'er. Aloof, baboon,
balloon, bamboo, bassoon, behoof, behoove, buf-
foon, caboose, cartoon, cocoon, doubloon, dragoon,
festoon, harpoon, lampoon, monsoon, platoon pol-
troon, pontoon, raccoon, reproof, saloon, shalloon,
ta boo, un moor.
3. Contour/ snrtout, uncouth. Bru'tal, bru'tish,
eru'el, cru'et, dru'id, fru'gal, gru'el, pru'dence,
pru'dent, prud'ish, prun'er, prun'ing, ru'by, rude'-
ly, ru'in, ru'ler, ru'mor, ru'ral, ruth' less, scru'ple,
sumach (sho'mak), tru'ant, tru'ly. Abstruse', as-
sure (ash shor'), in sure (in shor'), in trude, pe ruke,
pe ruse. Fruit' ful.
Dictation Exercises.
1. His bosom is moveless. If the woman is doing evil, reprove
her. The loser is still losing by this movement. Make no more
ado ; but undo the evil, and remove its cause. I would rather ap-
prove than reprove, if you improve.
2. The brewer is at the brewhouse, brewing ale. A moody black-
smith is shoeing my horse. The boorish booby has his booty in the
canoe. The foolish cooper is gloomy, at noonday. Is the baboon
aloof from the balloon? "Was the raccoon in the caboose, or the
saloon ? He wrote a lampoon on the poltroon. The dragoon gave
a doubloon for the bassoon. Unmoor the schooner, and we will
have a sail by moonlight.
3. Did you see the contour of the face of the prudish brunette ?
I assure you, that uncouth surtout has been a fruitful source of
brutal deeds. The truant did not scruple to intrude, and peruse
my writing. The frugal druid dwelt in a rural retreat. There is
a rumor that the ruthless, brutish ruler has joined the crusade.
DISSYLLABLES— U IN MUTE.
1. Blu'ish, bu'gle, cu/bit, du'cal, dur'ance, dur'ing,
du' ty, flu' cut. flu' id, fu'el, fu'ry, fusion (fu'zon),
80 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
&ge, at, art, 411, bare, ask; me, end, err ; ice, in; 6ld, on, d5.
lm'mid, lu'cid, lu'rid, lu' na, lu' nar, uni'sic, pu'ny,
stu'dent, stu'pid, stu'por, su'et, tu'lip, tu'mid, tu'-
rault, tu'nic, u'nit.
% Accuse', acute',- amW, assume, astute, com-
pute, con fute, con sume, de duce, de mure, de nude,
dispute, educe, elude, exclude, excuse, excuse, ex-
ude (eks yud'), in elude, in duce, in nre (in yur'), ma-
nure, mature, obscure?, obtuse, presume, profuse, re-
buke, reduce, refuse, refute, resume, salute, seclude,
se cure, suf fuse, tra duce, trans mute.
Alphabetic Equivalents of u.
3. JBeau'ty. Feu'dal, neu'ter, neu'tral. Ewer(yu'-
er), pew'ter, sew'er, skew'er, stew'ard. Anew', be-
dew, -es chew, re new, re view. Tues' day. En sue', im-
bue, in due, pur sue, sub due.
Dictation Exercises,
1. This stupid student wore a bluish tnnic. The puny child is
not a cubit io height. The fluid will serve for fuel. During his
lucid moments, he was in a fury ; because he was kept In durance,
in the ducal mansion. The tumult and the music of the bugle
roused him from his stupor. • •
2. Do not presume to accuse, rebuke, or traduce my acute friend.
This demure man is too obtuse to compute how much he will con-
sume. . Can you deduce any truth from this obscure dispute ? Sa-
lute my friend, and try to induce" him to offer' an excuse that will
amuse a mature mind. He is so astute, you can not elude him, nor
confute his reasons. . •
3. The beauty,, at the feudal castle, is a neutral. The steward lost
a skewer, and pewter ewer, in the sewer. Review your life ; eschew
evil ; and, on Tuesday, begin anew. If you pursue the thief to sub-
due him, and fear indue him. with strength, your death may ensue.
DISSYLLABLES— IT IN UP.
1. BluVber, bludgeon, blunder, blush' ing, blus'-
ter, bub'ble, buek'et, buek'le, buek'ler, buck' ram,
DISSYLLABLES — V IN UP. 6l
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; <3i as sh ; this ; azure.
Luck' skin, buck 7 wheat, bug 7 gy, bulk 7 y, bump'er,
buiVgle, but' ter, but' ton, chuck' le, cltiok'ing, clus-
ter, clut' ter, crup' per, crush' ing, . crust 7 y, cud' die,
cud 7 gel, cum' ber, cup board (kub' herd), cur 7 rant, cur-
rent, cur 7 ry, cus' tard, cus 7 torn, cut 7 ter, drum 7 mer,
did 7 cet, dud 7 geon, dumo 7 ness, dump 7 ling, dim 7 geoii,
dusk 7 y, ilur 7 ry, flus 7 ter, nut 7 ter, ful 7 some, fun 7 gus.
2. Glut 7 ton, gruufble, gud 7 geon, gun wale (gun 7 nel),
gun'ner, gut 7 ter, hub 7 bub, liuck 7 ster, huifger, hus 7 -
band, husk 7 y, hus tie (Ms 7 si), junfble, jus 7 tice, lum 7 -
ber, lunch 7 eon, mud 7 dy, muffin, muffle, mum' blc,
inns' cle, mils' ket, mus 7 lin, mus 7 tard, mns 7 ter, muf-
.ter, mut 7 ton, num 7 ber, numbness, -pluck' ing, plun'-
der, pub' lie, punch' con, pup'py,-. pus'tule, put 7 ty,
rub 7 ber, rub 7 bish, rud 7 der, rud 7 dy, ruf nan (ruf yan),
ruf 7 lie, rug 7 ged, rum 7 blc, rum 7 pie, run 7 ner, rus 7 tic.
3. Scuffle, scullion (skufyun), sculpt 7 * or, sculpt-
ure (skulpt 7 yer), scutch 7 con, ' scut 7 tic, shuf fie, shut'-
ter, shut 7 tic, slug'gard, slug 7 gish, slum 7 ber, smug 7 -
glc, smug 7 gler, snuffers, snuffle, spufter, strug 7 -
gle, strutting, stub 7 born, stufter, sud 7 den, suffer,
sulk 7 y, sul 7 len, sul'ly, sul'phur, sum' mer, sum'mit,
sum'mon, sum'mons, sump 7 ter, sun 7 beam, Sun 7 day,
sun 7 der, sim/dnes, sun 7 dry, sunken (sun gk'kn), sun 7 -
rise, sun 7 set, sun 7 shine, thun 7 der, trun/elieon, trun'-
dlc, trust 7 y, turn 7 blc, tur 7 ret, un 7 der, uslfer, up'-
ri^At, up 7 roar, up 7 ward, ufmost, lifter.
4. Abduct 7 , abrupt 7 , adjust 7 , adulf, annul 7 , be-
numo, con struct, con suit, con vulsc, cor nipt, de duct,
de funct, dis cus*, dis gust, dis trust, di vuige, en gulf,
ex punge, ex ult, in crust, indulge, in struct, in trust,
ob struct, oc cult, re but/*, re but, re fund, re pulse, re-
sult, robust, rotund, succumo, unjust, unshut.
82 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; Ice, in ; old, on, do.
Alphabetic Equivalents of u.
5. Bom 7 Last, brother, col' or, comply, com 7 fit, com 7 -
fort, com 7 ing, com'pa&s, cov 7 er, cov'ert, cov 7 et, cov-
ey, doz en (duz 7 zn), gov 7 ern, lion 7 e?/, liov 7 er, lbv 7 er,
lov 7 ing, lovely, Mon'day, money (mun'ne), mon-
grel, mon 7 key, moth 7 er, noth 7 ing, on 7 ion, o£h 7 er,
ov en (uv 7 vn), plov 7 er, pom 7 mel, sliov el (shuv 7 vl),
slov en (sluv 7 vn), smoker, stom 7 acA, thor ougli (tlmr 7 -
ro), ton 7 nag^, \von 7 der, wor 7 ry.
6. Abo\V, affront 7 , among', amongst 7 , become 7 ,
belov<?, confront, undone. ComVtry, eoup 7 L?, coup 7 -
let, cour 7 ag£, cons in (kuz 7 zn), doub 7 let, fionr 7 isli,
nour 7 ish, sou£h 7 ern, troub'k, ronglien (ruffn), rough 7 -
ly, rough 7 ness, tough 7 ly, tough 7 ness, youh 7 ger, enough 7 .
Dictation Exercises.
1. That bl ashing lad will blubber, if the crusty drummer cudgel
him with a bulky bludgeon. I have a buckskin crupper for my
saddle. He plucked a currant from the bush, and threw it into the
current. Does the water in the bucket bubble ? Bo not bluster
and blunder. Do not take a bumper. I saw a dumpling, a custard,
and some butter, in the cupboard. I left a buckle, a button, a
buckler, some buckram, and a bag of buckwheat, in my buggy.
2. Hunger can not make the rustic glutton mutter or grumble, if
the huckster sell him a gudgeon, and some mutton, and mustard.
After muster, the gunner stood near the gunwale, with his musket.
Muffle the oars and rudder. Do not rumple the ruffle. Buy the
muslin. The puppy ate a muffin, and a number of muscles. The
justice said, "That rugged runner, who is running after public'
plunder, is a ruffian."
3. In the scuffle, the scullion left a scuttle of coal on the shutter.
A sunbeam fell on the scutcheon. The sulky man will struggle and
sutler. Let the sullen sluggard slumber. I fear the turret, though
upright, will tumble. The sculptor will sculpture my bust, this
summer. Tell the sluggish lad to get the snuffers and some sul-
phur, by sunset The stubborn, strutting smuggler did smuggle
sundry goods, at sunrise, on Sunday. If you summon the trusty
DISSYLLABLES U IN FULL. 83
mute, up, full.— 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; ch as sh ; this ; azure.
usher, he will do his utmost, with his truncheon, to still the sudden
uproar.
4. If the corrupt youth did abduct goods, deduct their value,
when you adjust his account. Though the defunct was abrupt, and
an adult, he had to succumb to Death. Consult your friend ; dis-
cuss the question; and, if you still distrust me, instruct him not to
intrust me with the goods. Expunge that passage, or it will dis- 1
gust your friends. Do not indulge in unjust blame. If you divulge
my rebuff, you will convulse my rotund and robust friend with
laughter.
5. My comely brother does not use bombast. The comfit and
honey will comfort the lad. Compass the covert, wlien coming, or
the covey may escape. The monkey stole a dozen onions from the
oven. If you cover that lovely child so closely, you will smother
him. The lover of that loving girl has money. Nothing could
tempt me to pommel the sloven with a -shovel. I wonder what
could so worry your mother ?
6. The couplet above may affront your cousin. They may flour-
ish in the country, and become a loving couple. My southern friend
nas had enough .trouble about his new doublet. He has more
roughness than courage.
DISSYLLABLES — U IN FULL.
1. BuV let, bull ion (Ml'yun), bullock, bul'ly, bur-
rush, bulwark, bush' el, buteh'er, cuck' oo, cushion,
full' er, full' ness, pud/ ding^ pul£' back, piuT et, pull-
ey, pulling, pul'pit
Alphabetic Equivalents of u.
% Wolfish. Foot'balZ, foot' man, foot' path, foot-
step, good'ness, wood' bine, wood' chuck, wood' en,
wood' man, wood'y, wool' en, wool'ly. Afoot'.
Dictation Exercises,
1. Buy bullets with the bullion. A bullock ate the bulrush. The
bully, while pulling a bushel of wheat, broke the pulley. The
butcher ate the pudding. I saw a pullet and cuckoo. The pulpit
is the bulwark of the nation.
84
NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, £nd, for ; Ice, in ; 6ld, 6n, d6\
2. His manner is wolfish. The footman found a football in the
footpath. The woodehuck is under the woodbine. The woodman
had the goodness to go afoot and carry the woolen cloth. •
DISSYLLABLES OU IN OUB.
111'. Boun'cer, bonne' ing, bound' ed, bound' en, bound'
ing, bound' less, boun'ty, cloud' less, cloud' y, count'er,
count' less, coun'ty, dis' county dough' ty, iloun'der,
found' er, found' ling, fount' am, frou' zy, gout'y, Aour'-
ly, loud' ly, loud' ness, mount' am, mount' ing, mous'er,
mouth' ful, out' law, out' let, out' most, out' side, proud'-
ly, sour'crout, thou' sand, trounc'ing, trout'-stre#m.
2. Abound', about', account', aloud', amount', an-
nounce, around, arouse, astound, carouse, denounce,
devour, devout, dismount, enounce, espouse, ex-
pound, profound, pronounce, recount, redound, re-
sound, surround, with put.
Alphabetic Equivalents of ou.
3. Blow' zy, bow' els, bow'er, bow' ing, chow'der,
eow'ard, cow'er, cow' slip, crowd' ed, dow'er, down'-
falZ, down'ri^At, down' ward, down'y, drows'y, now'-
er, fowl'er, frown' ing, growl' ing, low'er, pow'der,
pow'er, prow' ess, row' el, scowl' ing, show' er, tow- 7 el,
tow'er, trow' el, trow'sers, vow' el, vow'er, vow' ing.
Allow', avow, endow, renown.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The bouncer was bounding a ball. Is the boundless sky cloud-
less? It is your bounden duty to pay the bounty without discount.
Did the doughty knight flounder in the fountain ? Hourly, I heard
the gonty man loudly call for frouzy butter. A thousand men were
proudly mounting their horses, near the mountain. The outlaw saw
a countless fry of fish, in the trout-stream.
DISSYLLABLES 01 IN OIL. 85
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
2. The streams about the county abound in fish. Did lie an-
nounce the. amount of my account ? Dismount and call aloud, if you
wish to arouse him. You will astound me, if you denounce that
profound, devout man. Let the hills that surround us, resound his
name. Espouse his cause, and expound the law.
3. The blowzy fowler left some powder in the bower, me cow-
ard was bowir-g to that man of prowess, that drowsy lady would
]ike some chowder and a downy pillow. Did that growling dog
tear your trow.sers ? A towel and trowel are in the tower. If they
allow her dowf r> I will avow tb**. I desire renown.
Dissyllables — 01 (a!) in oil.
1. Boil'er, boil' ing, broid'er, "broil 7 er, broil' ing,
clois'ter, coin r ag£, doi'ly, foi'bh?, hoi ' dm, in'voic*?,
join' er, join' ing, joint' er,. joint' ing, loi'ter, moist-
en (moi'sn), moist nre (moist' yur), noisome (noi'sum),
noi' sy, oil' y, oint' ment, point' er, point' ing, poi' son,
spoil' er, toi'let. Adjoin', adroit, anoint, appoint,
avoid, despoil, devoid, embroil, enjoiiu exj^loit,
purloin, recoil, rejoin, subjoin.
Alphabetic Equivalent of oi.
2. Boy'ish, joy'ful, loy r al, oys'ter, rcy'al, voy'ag^.
Alloy', annoy, decoy, destroy, employ, enjoy.
Dictation Exercises.
1. She is boiling clothes in the boiler. The broiler is broiling the
oily meat. Do not loiter by the cloister. The noiey hoiden is
making her toilet. The joiner was jointing a board with a jointer.
Do not anoint the king with poison ointment. Avoid the adroit
spoiler, as you would a noisome disease ; or he w r ill despoil you. I
shall rejoice, if you appoint a man devoid of evil to subjoin the
invoice.
2. Be joyful, but not boyish. All in the royal train are loyal. If
the captain employ you for the voyage, do not annoy him. Is there
much alloy in the coinage? They decoy and then destroy the
plover.
SQ NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLEP*.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; me, end, trr; ice, !n ; 6ld, on, dS.
II. Words of Three Syllables.
TRISYLLABLES A IN AGE.
1. A' gen cy, a' pri cot, a' re a, a' the ism, a' the ist,
bak'ery, brav'ery, ea'pabh?, carious, chain' be:*
teift, dra' per y, fa' tal ism, fa 7 tal ist, fa' vor ite, fl&« (
gran cy, fra' gran cy, &nav' er y, la' i ty, ma' ni a, ma-
ni ac, pa' gan ism, pa' geant ry, pa' pa cy, pa' tri arcA,
pa' tri ot, pi a' ca bl<?, ra' cli anc<3, ra' di ant, ra' di ate,
ra' di us, ra' pi er, rat' a hie, sal' a hie, slav' er y, va'-
can cy, va' gran cy, va' por y, va' ri anc<?, va' ri 6>us.
2. Abasement, a bate' ment, abrasion (abra'zivn),
ad ja' cent, arcA an' gel, ar ma' da, ail da cious (a da'-
shns), a wak' en, be liav ior (be hav' yer), bra va' do,
cana'ry, ca pa' cious, cessa'tion, ere a' tion, ere a' live,
col la' tion, com pla' cenc^, com pla' cent, con ta' gion,
conta'gtous, ctfur a' g<?<?us, debasement, defacement,
die ta' tion, do na' tion, du ra' tion, e ma ciate (e ma'-
shat), em bra sure (em bra' zur), en a' bk, en dan' ger,
en gage ment, e qua tion (e kwa' shun), e qua' tor, e ras^'-
ment, e ra sion (e ra' zun), e ra sure (e ra' zur), e va sion
(e va' znn), e va' siv<3, ex pa tiate (eks pa' shat).
3. Pal la cious (fal la' shus), for ma tion (for ma' shun),
fre^ ma' son, frus tra' tion, fu ga' cious, gra da' tion, im-
patient (impa'shent), in hV tion, in gra' tiate, insane-
ly ess, in sa' tiate, invasion (inva'zun), loca'tion, lo-
qua' cious, manda'mus, mi gra' tion, mosa'ic, mu-
ta' tion, nar ra' tion, ne ga' tion, no ta' tion, oc ca sion
(okka'zun), octa'vo, ora'tion, out ra' g<?<9us, ova' tion.
4. Persuasive (per swa' siv), persuasion (perswa/-
zun), pervasion (per va' zun), plantation (plantaA
shun), po ma' turn, po ta' to, pri va' tion, pro ba' tion,
prosa'ie, pulsa'tion, rapacious (ra pa' shus), re la'-
TRISYLLABLES — A IN AGE. 87
mite up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fhis ; azure.
tion, ro ta' tion, sa ga' cious, sal va' tion, sen sa' tion,
se qua' cious, spectator, stagnation, tax a' tion, tena'-
dous, test a' tor, torna'do, trans la' lion, una'bl^, un-
f ad' ing, lin giaccf ful, un sta' bL?, un wa' ry, va ca' tion,
verbatim, vex a' tion, vexa'tious, vi bra' tion, vi ra»
go, vi va cious, vo ca' lion, vol ca' no, vo ra' cious.
5. Am bus cade', bal us trad/, bar ri eack', can non-
ade, eav al cade, col on nad<», es pla nad<?, lem on ad<?,
pal i sad<?, prom e nad<?, ser e nade.
Alphabetic Equivalents of a.
6. Aid de camp (ad 7 e kang'), main' te nanc^, trait'-
or<?us. Ac quaint' anctf, ap prais' er, ar raign' ment, as-
sail' ant, attain'der, at tain' ment, com plain' ant, re-
main' der, un aid' ed, un fail' ing, un faith' ful. Ap-
pertain', ascertain, entertain. Bay' o net, gay'ety,
pay' a bk. Con vey' ane£, con vey' er, con vey' ing, sur-
vey' ing, sur vey' or.
Dictation Exercises.
1. If there is a vacancy, though the atheist is capable, do not
give him the agency. Are the apricots salable, at the bakery?
The chamberlain will tell the laity the area of the room. Is papacy
at variance witli paganism ? The bravery of that patriot will make
him a favorite. That fatalist is noted for the rlagrancy of his knav-
ery. The maniac cut the drapery with the rapier. The patriarch,
though his complaints are various, is placable, or willing to forgive.
2. The bravado, in his abasement, did agree to an abatement of
tlie rent of tiie farm adjacent to mine. His dictation and audacious
behavior did awaken contempt. The canary bird lias a capacious
cage. The courageous youth, during the engagement, did endanger
bis life. A contagious disease did emaciate my complacent friend.
Will your donation enable the pastor to give a daily collation to the
poor? In his debasement, he will resort to evasion.
3. The reasons urged by the impatient and loquacious freemason,
for the formation and location of a lodge, were fallacious. The
frustration of his fugacious plans caused his insaueness. Insa-
tiate man! gradation iu office must suffice. The invasion of their
88 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; m6, end, err ; Ice, in ; 6ld, 6n, dd.
country caused their migration hither. On what occasion was luj
so outrageous? In his oration, he tried to ingratiate himself with
the people.
4. Though persuasive in manner, it was vexatious to hear his
prosaic attempt at persuasion. The fox is sagacious and rapacious.
Will you exchange some potatoes for pomatum? The relation of
their privations on the plantation, caused a sensation. Though the
spectator saw the tornado, he was unable to escape. The vivacious
youth says that voracious virago fell into a volcano.
5. The cavalcade will ambuscade' for the enemy. We will sere-
nade our friends, as they promenade around the balustrade. In-
struct them to barricade the street near the colonnade, if they
expect a cannonade. They may drink lemonade on the esplanade,
or grass-plat.
6. Are you an acquaintance of that traitorous aid-de-camp ? I can
effect my maintenance unaided. The unfaithful appraiser, though a
surveyor, is not surveying the land. The complainant will expend
the remainder of his estate, to procure the arraignment of his assail-
ant. With his attainments and unfailing gayety, he can not fail to
entertain the meeting. The musket has no bayonet. Ascertain the
amount payable. The conveyer was conveying a conveyance of the
estate.
TRISYLLABLES A IN AT.
1. Ab' di cate, ab' la tivd, ab' ro gate, aV s^ lute, ab'-
sti nencd, ab' sti aent, ac' ci dent, ac' cu rate, act' u al,
actuate, ad'amant, ad' equate, ad'jectiv*?, ad' ju cate,
ad 'mi ral, ad' vo cate, af fa bid, af flu ence, af flu cut,
ag' grand iz<?, ag' gra vate, ag' gre gate, ag' i tate, ag' o-
ny, ag' o niz<?, al' che mist, al' cAe my, al' co hoi, al' co-
nn, al' ge bra, ■ al' i ment, al' i quot, al' ka li, al' ka line,
si ' pha bet, al' ti thde.
2. Am'azon, am ber gris (am' ber gres), am' bus cad*?,
am' i ty, am' nes ty, am' pli fy, am' pli tudd, am' pu tate,
am' u let, an'alyze, an'arcAy, an'cestor, an'cestry,
an'cAoragd, an' cAo ret, an' ec dote, an'imal, an' i mate,
an' nu al, an o dyne (an' o din), an' te lope, an' ti dote,
TRISYLLABLES A IN AT. 80
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
an'tipode, an' ti type, ap'athy, ap'erture, aph'orism,
apt 7 i tuck, ap' o gee, ap' pe tite, ap' pro b&te, aq ue-
duct (ak' we dukt), aq ui line (ak' we lin), ar' a bic, ar'-
a ble, sly' ro gant, ar' ro gate, as' pi rate, as' ter isk, at'-
<mos phere, av' a rice, av'enue, av'erage, azimuth.
3. Bac'cAanal, bach' e lor, Ml' cony, Ml' us ter, Ml'-
'us trade, ban' ish ment, bar' o ny, bar' ri er, bar' ris ter,
bat' ter y, bat' tie ment, cab' met, eal'abash, cal'amus,
eal'culate, cal'ico, cal'omel, cal'umny, cal'vary,
can' di date, can' die stick, can' is ter, can' ni bal, can'-
o py, can' ti cle, cap' ri corn, car' a van, car' a way, car'-
rion, cas'sada, cas' si mere, cas' ta net, cast' away, cas'-
ti gate, cas u al (kaz' yu al), cas u ist (kaz' y u ist), cat' a-
ract, cat' e cAlse, cat' e cAism, cath' o lie, cav' al ry, cav' i ty.
4. Cham o mile (kam' o mil), cham' pi on, cAar' ac ter,
char' i ot, char' i ty, chas' tise ment, chas' ti ty, clar' i fy,
clar' i on, clar' i tuck, clas' sic al, cran' ber ry, daf fo dil,
dram'atist, fab'ricate, fac'tory, fac'ulty, M'lacy,
fal' li ble, fam' i ly, far' ri er, fas' ci nate, flag' el late,
flag' eo let, flat' ter y, flat' u lence, flat' u lent, frat' ri eide,
gal' ax y, gal' lant ry, gal' ler y, gal' van ism, gal' van-
ize, gar' ri son, gar' ru lous, gas' e cms, grad u al (grad'-
yu al), grad' u ate, gran' a ly, graph' ic al, grat' i fy,
grat' i tude, grav' i tate, grav' i ty.
5. Hand ker chief (hank' er chif), lac' er ate, lacA'ry-
m'al, lacA' ry mose, lac' te al, las' si tude, lat' i tude, lav'-
en der, lax' a tive, lax' i tj, mac' co boy, mac' er ate,
macA' i nal, macA' i nate, mack' er el, mad' ri gal, mag'-
istrate, mag' net ism, mag'netize, mag'nify, mag'ni-
tude, maj'esty, mal'ady, man' a cle, man' if est, man'-
ifold, man' i kin, man'ual, man'.u script, mar' i gold,
mar' i ner, mar' i time, mas' cu line, mas' ti eate, mas'-
to don, mat' ri clde, max' i mum.
00 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
Age, it, art, All, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; ice, in ; old, 6n, dd.
C. NaT ' ra tive, nav' i gate, pac' i fy, pal' li ate, pal'>
pa ble, pal' pi tate, pan' o ply, pan' to mime, par' a ble,
par' a dilute, par' a dux, par' agon, par' a graph, par'-
ai lax, par' al lei, par' a moi^r, par' a pet, par' a phrase,
par' a site, par' a sol, par'ity, par'ody, par o quet (pari
o ket), par' ox ysm, pas' sen ger, pat' ron age, pat' ron*
ize, jilat' i mini, prac' ti cal, quaek' er y.
7. Iiam'ify, rar'efy, rar'ity, rasp ber ry (raz' ber e),
rat'ify, rAap'sody, sac'cAarine, sac' ra ment, sacri-
fice (silk' ri fiz), sac' ri lege, sal'ivate, san'ative, sanc'-
tify, sanc'tity, san'ity, sas'afras, sat' el lite, sat' ir ize,
Sat' ur day, scan' dal ize, scan' dal 011s, scar'ify, tab'u-
lar, tam'arind, tan' gi ble, tan'talize, tap' es try, trag'-
e dy , tran quil ize (trank' wil iz), tract' a ble, vac' il late,
vag'abond, val'entine, van'ity.
8. A ban' don, abstraction (ab strak' shun), appar'el,
a quat' ic, as sas' sin, At Ian' tic, at tach' ment, at tract-
ive, attraction, balsam' ic, battalion (bat tal' yun),
bombastic (bum bast' ik), botan'ic, cephal'ic, cAro'-
mat' ic, com pan' ion, com pas sion (kom pash' un), con'-
tract' ile, de fal' cate, de tach' ment, de trac tion (de trak'-
slmn), didac'tic, dispar'age, dis trac' tion, dog mafic,
dra mat' ic, ec stat' ic, e las' tic, em bar' rass, em phat'-
ic, en am' el, en am' or, en act' ment, en camp' ment, en-
fran' chise, er rat' ic, es tab' lish, ex act' ly, ex am' ine,
ex pan' sion, ex pan' si ve, ex trac' tion, fanat'ic, fan-
tas' tic, fi nan cial (fe nan' shal).
9. Gal van' ic, gigan'tic, grimal'kin, gymnas'tic,
ho san' na, im ag' Ine, im pan' el, in ac tion (in ak' shun),
in act' ive, in frac' tion, in hab' it, i tal' ic, me an' der,
mecAan'ic, metal' lie, monas'tic, mulat'to, organ'ic,
pedant' ic, pias'ter, piaz'za, pilas'ter, j9neumat'ic,
pro trac' tion, quad rat' ic, rascal ion (ras kal' yun), re-
TRISYLLABLES A IN AT. 91
mute, up, full. — 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
frac'tion, r/ummat/ic, ro man' tic, sarcastic, satan'ic,
savan/na, seAo las' tic, seraglio (serai/ yo), substan-
tial (substantial), substantiate (sub stan' skat), sub-
. rae' tion, to bac r co, trans ac r tion, ty ran/ nic, un hap'-
pjTj un thank' i'ul, vol can' ic.
Dictation Exercises.
1. If the king's power be absolute, lie will not abdicate; but lie
will abrogate the treaty and attack the am'buscade. The accident
to the admiral required abstinence from solid aliment. "What could
actuate the affable advocate to refuse to make an accurate state-
ment of the actual aggregate received ? The alchemist seeks, by al-
chemy, to gain affluence, and to aggrandize himself. Alcohol will
agitate, aggravate, and cause agony. The alphabet is much used in
algebra.
2. My friend saw an antelope, with other animals, near the Am-
azon river. The ambergris was found at the anchorage. lie took
an anodyne and an antidote. To prevent anarchy, the king declared
an amnesty. My ancestor told an anecdote of an anchoret who
was noted for his apathy and appetite. He received an annual sum
for repairs on the aqueduct. What is the average price of that ara-
ble land ? If that arrogant man attempt to arrogate power over
my friend, I will animate him to oppose.
3. That bacchanal on the balcony is a bachelor. ' The barrister
says the baluster was no barrier to the battery. The cabinet will
send him into banishment for a casual remark. Did the candidate
castigate him for calumny ? Did the cannibal eat carrion ? The can-
opy is made of calico. lie will calculate the cost of the calamus
root, calomel, candlestick, canister, and cassimere. Take my cate-
chism and catechise the child. The cavalry fought near a cataract.
4. Chamomile is bitter, and cranberry sour. His charity and
his character as a champion for the poor are well known. * Clarify
the fluid. The faculty are versed in classical lore. If the lad in-
jure the daffodil, send him to the gallery for chastisement. The\
farrier left his chariot and horses at my factory. The garrulous
inatist did not fascinate my family, with his flatulent (lattery.
The garrison, for their gallantry, deserve the gratitude of the people.
5. Put some lavender on the handkerchief. Do not lacerate my
flesh with manacles. A laxative may remove his malady and lassi-
tude. The lady took the manuscript, and read a madrigal in a mas-
culine tone. Read my Manual of Magnetism. Did the people of
92 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
age, at, art, iFI, bare, ask ; me, fend, ftrr; Ice, !n ; old, fin, (13.
that maritime town appoint magistrates? Does the mariner know
the maximum price of mackerel? The magistrate said, u Itis man-
ifest that the matricide docs not respect the majesty of the law, nor
regard the magnitude of his crime;"
6. Without reading my paraphrase, you would think the parados
in my narrative a palpable error. The passenger should know that
Hve can not navigate the river without patronage. A paragraph,
from that parable Would pacify the child. In the pantomime, a
paroquet appears, to hold a parasol. The parasite declares that your
daughter is a paragon with no parallel. A practical man will not
patronize quackery. . •
7. Ramify the treaty, if the king ratify it. The sasafras and
tamarind are a rarity in this county. The raspberry has sanative
and saccharine qualities! Is it sacrilege for a" man without sanctity
to partake of the sacrament? .The vagabond will scandalize us by
some tragedy or scandalous rhapsody. The receipt of the valentine,
on Saturday, tranquilized his mind and pleased his vanity.
8. I will request my companion to abandon his bombastic style
of writing, for it is not attractive. Put on apparel proper for
aquatic sports. The assassin joined the battalion and crossed the
Atlantic. Neither disparage, nor embarrass that erratic youth, if
you have an attachment' for him. Some botanic extracts are good
cephalics. That ecstatic poem is didactic, as well as dramatic. De-
traction from that fanatic can not injure my financial prospects.
The. detachment did establish' a fantastic encampment exactly in
front of the wood.
9. The mechanic made a galvanic engine. A gigantic mulatto
taught gymnastic games on the piazza. If there be an infraction
of that tyrannic law, do you imagine that inactive .sheriff will im-
panel a jury? People who inhabit that volcanic region lead a
monastic life. A river meanders through the romantic savanna. I
trust we can substantiate the fact, that this unthankful rascalion
was engaged in that unhappy transaction.
TRISYLLABLES A LN ART.
1. Arbiter, ar'bitrate, arch'ery, arcA'etyp^, arch-
itect, arcA' i trav<?, argument, arm'ament, arm' a lure,
arm' is tic#, arm'ory, ar'tery, art' fully, ar'ti choke,
ar'tifictf, bar'barism, bar' bar iz^, bar'barous, bar'-
berry, car'dinal, dharl'atan, car' nival, car'penter,
TRISYLLABLES A IN ALL. 93
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
charge 7 a bl<?, gz£ard 7 ian, harbinger, harlequin, har-
monist, har'moniztf, harmony, harp 7 si cAord, lar 7 -
ce ny, mar' dluon ess, mar' ma lad<?, mar 7 tin gal, mar-
tyr dom, marvelous, parliament (par 7 le ment), par-
son ag<?, par 7 tick, partisan, pharmacy. \
2. Apartment, antarctic, cathartic, compart-
ment, copartner, department, embargo, enlarge-
ment, incarnate, mustadlYes. Avalandh<? 7 , noncha-
lance'.
Dictation Exercises.
1. I desire the arbiter to hear my argument, if he arbitrate.
Archery was prized by barbarous nations. Did the architect show
the archetype of the architrave? During the armistice they will
prepare an armament for the ship, at the armory. The artifice of
the cardinal during carnival is chargeable to the parliament. The
charlatan artfully practiced pharmacy. My guardian says that the
carpenter, if a partisan, will suffer martyrdom. The marchioness
sent some marmalade to the parsonage. The harmonist harmonized
the tune, and produced harmony with the harpsichord.
2. My copartner, with much nonchalance, has taken my apart-
ment in a ship bound for the Antarctic ocean. Since the enlarge-
ment of my compartment I have rented it to the state department.
That incarnate fiend has mustaches.
TRISYLLABLES A IN ALL.
1. AVderman, aFmanac, falsify, fals'ity, falter-
ing, taZlVativtf, wa 7 ter-fal£, wa'ter-fowl. Installment,
Bubal'tern.
Alphabetic Equivalents of L
2. Aud 7 ibh>, audibly, aud 7 ienctf, auditor, an 7 gu-
ral, au'gury, aus 7 pices, an' thor iz<?, au'tocrat, fraud 7 -
nlcnce, fraud 7 u lent, laud 7 abb?, laud'anum, nau'tical,
nan' ti Ins, pan 7 city, pauperism, plan 7 si bltf. Default-
er, hy draul'ics, incautious (inka'shus), maraud'er,
tar pau 7 lin. Straw 7 ber ry, un law 7 ful.
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age, at, art, 411, bare, ask ; me, end, 3rr ; Ice, In ; old, on, do.
3. Cormorant, cor'nea, cor'poral, cor'pulenctf,
cor' pu lent, forfeiture (tar'iityur), form'alist, form'-
nla, for'tify, for'titud^, fort'unate, gor' mand \ze,
hor'tative, north' erly, or'cAestra, ordinal, or'di-
nanctf, or'dinate, organism, or'nament, or'phan-
age, or'thodox, por'celazn, por'cupin^, por'phyry,
'por' rin ger, scor'pion, sor'eerer, tort' u ems. Abor-
tion (a bar' shun), a bor' tiv£, ab sorb' ent, ab sorp' lion,
ac cord' anc<?, accord' ant, assortment, con cord' anc<?,
eon cord' ant, disor'der, enor'nitfus, immor'tal, iin-
por' tanc<?, irn por' tant, in dors/ ment, in dors' er, in-
form' al, re cord' er, re form' er, res er voir (rez er vwar).
Dictation Exercises.
1. The talkative alderman was reading the almanac. A water-
fowl is near the water-fall. I perceive the falsity of your statement.
The subaltern will pay an installment.
2. The sound was audible. The augury appeared plausible to the
audience. The incautious marauder lost his tarpaulin. Under the
auspices of the autocrat he advanced nautical science. Did the
defaulter authorize the auditor to make an unlawful and fraudulent
entry ?
3. The corpulent corporal will gormandize like a cormorant. The
sorcerer did not regard my orphanage. That formalist is orthodox.
Have they the fortitude to pass an ordinance to fortify the town?
The porcelain ornaments were subject to forfeiture. The porringer
was made of porphyry. You will be fortunate, if you engage the
orchestra in accordance with my wishes. I saw a porcupine and
an enormous scorpion. Knowing the importance of the measure,
I hope the reformer's efforts may not be abortive. The recorder
speaks of the importance of the indorsement being made by a good
indorser.
TRISYLLABLES — A IN BAJRE.
1. Par' ent ag^. Ap par' ent, com par' er. compar-
ing, pre par' er, prepar'ing, transparent.
TRISYLLABLES — K W ME. 95
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure.
Alphabetic Equivalents of a.
2. Despair' er, despair' ful, despair' ing, impair'er,
impairing, impair' ment, re pair' er, repairing, re-
pair' ment, unfair'ly, im fair' ness. For bear' ance, for-
sbear'ing, for swear' er, un bear' ing.
Dictation Exercises.
1. His parentage is apparent. The comparer is comparing the
horses. The artist is preparing a transparent painting.
2. The despairer is impairing his health. Have forbearance with
the despairing. The repairer, who is repairing my house, is ac-
cused unfairly of unfairness. The forswearer has a most unbearing
manner.
TRISYLLABLES A IN ASK.
Cast' a way, clian' eel lor, chan' ce ry, mas' ter ly,
mas' ter p^ec<?, mas' ter y, pas/ a bk, pass' a bly, pass-
ing ly, pas/ over, pas' tor al, past' ur age, slan'derer,
slan' der 0us. Advancement, advan'tage, en chant' er,
en chant' ing, en chant' ment, mo las' ses.
Dictation Exercises.
I fear that enchanting slanderer is a castaway. The chancel-
lor made a masterly speech in the court of chancery. The painting
is passable, but not a masterpiece. It will be for the advantage of
the enchanter to labor for my advancement. He likes the molasses
passably well.
TRISYLLABLES — E IN" ME.
1. De'cency, de'ify, de'ity, de'viate, de'vi^us,
e'gotism, e'gotist, e'quabk, e' qua bly, e'qualize,
e'quinox, fre'quency, frequently, le'nient, me' di-
al, me' di ate, me' di urn, me' ni al, me' te or, pe' ri od,
pre'vitfus, re' cent ly, re'gency, se'erecy, se'rious,
96 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
age, at, art, ill, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; Ice, !n ; did, 6n, do\
ste'vedore, the'ory, ve' he mence, ve' he merit, ve'»
hi cle.
2. A ce' tous, ad her' ence, ad her 7 ent, ad he sion (ad-
he' zun), ad he' si ve, are'na, be he' moth, cathe'dral,
c/ume'ra, eoe'qual, coe'val, co her' ence, co her' ent,
co he sion (ko he' zun), co he'sive, com pie tion (kom pie -i
shun), de pie' tion, egre'gwms, facetious (fase'shus),
hye'na, ide'a, ide'al, ille'gal, in de' cent, in her' ent,
ly ce' um, mag ne sia (mag ne' zea), mu se' um, o me' ga,
pan the' on, pie be ian (pie be' yan), pri me' val, pro ced-
ure (pro sed' yur), se ere' tion, subpoe'na, torpe'do, un-
e'qual, une'ven, unre'al, vicegerent.
3. Ante cede', contravene', incomplete', insincere',
in ter cede, in ter fere, in ter vene, per se vere, su per-
sede, su per vene.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
4. Eat' able, fea'sible, peace' able. Appear'ance,
ar rear' age, be reave' ment, con ceal' ment, de mean' or,
en dear' men t, en treat' y, unea'sy, unmean'ing. Agree'-
ment, enfee'ble, proceeding. Absentee', buccaneer,
devotee, domineer, engineer, fricassee, gazetteer,
in dis creet, leg a tee, mu let eer, mu ti neer, nom i nee,
overseer, patentee, pioneer, privateer, referee,
refugee, repartee, unforeseen, volunteer. Invei'-
gle, invei'gler. Musquito (muske'to), capuchin',
bom ba zine (bum ba zen'), mag a zine, man da rin, quar-
antine, tambourine. Brigadier, cap-a-pie, cavalier,
chandelier, chevalier, financier, grenadier, unbelief.
Dictation Exercises,
1. Decency forbids egotism and too much vehemence. An ego-
tist is one who too frequently speaks of himself. If the stevedore
deviate from the right, he will meet with serious trouble. My
TRISYLLABLES — E IN END. 97
mute, up, full.— 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; sasz; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
menial recently went to the city with a vehicle. Previous to that
period, I saw a meteor. Do not deify a thing formed by Deity.
The regency, though lenient, govern by secrecy.
2. The secretion is acetous. Wax is adhesive. His adherent,
though your coequal, gave in his adhesion to my party. Behemoth
was a primeval animal. Were the cathedral and museum coeval
with the Pantheon ? He is unequal to the completion of the task.
The facetious lad told an egregious falsehood about the hyena. The
ideas of the plebeian, at the lyceum, were indecent. It is illegal to
subpoena the vicegerent.
3. If he be insincere, anteeede him and contravene his measures.
Unless you persevere, the work will be incomplete. If you do not
intercede nor interfere, you may supersede my clerk.
4. Is the fricassee eatable? Do not be uneasy nor indiscreet, if
the proceedings are feasible. Judging from his appearance and
demeanor, you would think the buccaneer peaceable. In his be-
reavement, the financier listened to my entreaty and. made an agree-
ment to pay the arrearage. The patentee is a nominee for an office.
I will buy a magazine and a gazetteer. If the referee try to inveigle
the pioneer, he will meet with unforeseen trouble. The devotee is
speaking of the unbelief of the absentee. A mandarin, on board
the ship at quarantine, has a dress of bombazine. Did the overseer
domineer over the refugee? The brigadier, cavalier, chevalier,
grenadier, and volunteer were armed cap-a-pie.
TRISYLLABLES E LN END.
1. Bed 7 clu\m ber, beg 7 gar y, beVeficd, ben' e fit,
bev 7 er age, brev 7 i ty, eel 7 e brate, cen 7 tu ry, ehem 7 ic-
al, cliem 7 ist ry, clier 7 u bim, cliev 7 er il, clem 7 en cy,
clerical, cred/ibk, cred 7 u lows, dec 7 agon, dec 7 a-
Ibgue, decimal, dec 7 i mate, dec'linate, dec' orate,
ded'icate, deference, definite, del 7 e gate, dedicate,
tiem 7 a gbgiie, dem'ocrat, den 7 iztfn, density, den 7 -
ti ck, dent 7 i form, dent 7 i fric<?, dent 7 ist ry, dep 7 re cate,
dep 7 redate, dep'uty, derogate, designate, des'o-
late, des'perate, des 7 potism, des 7 tiny, destitute,
det 7 onate, detriment, devastate ^
5
#8 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLKR.
ige, &t, £rt, ill, b&re, &sk ; mo, end, err; Ice, !n ; old, 6n, d5.
2. Eb'ony, ec'stasy, ed'ible, M'ify, effigy, el'-
egance, el'egant, el'egy, el'ement, el' e pliant, el'-
e vate, el' o quench, el' o quent, em 7 a nate, em' has sy,
em' bry o, em 7 e raid, em' er y, em' i grant, em' i grate,
em'inence, em/inent, em' per or, em'phasis, em'pha-
6ize, em' n late, em'ulous, en'emy, en'ergy, en'mi-
ty, en 7 ter prise, en'tity, ep'icure, ep'igram, ep'i-
16g?£e, ep'isode, ep'itaph, ep'ithet, equipage (ek'-
wepaj), eq'uity, er'ebus, es'culent, es'timate, ev'-
er green, ev'ery, ev'ident, ex' ca vate, excellence,
ex' eel lent, ex' e crate, ex' e cute, ex' er cise, ex' i gence,
ex'odus, ex'orcism, ex'pedite, ex' pi ate, ex'pletive,
ex' qui site, ex' tri cate.
3. Fed'eral, fel'ony, fern' i nine, fern' oral, fes'ti-
val, flex'ible, gen'eral, gen' er ant, gen' er ate, gen'-
erous, gen' e sis, gen'itive, gen' tie man, gen' u me, heb'-
e tude, hec' a tomb, liel' le bore, hem i sphere (hem' e sfer),
hem'isticA, hep' tar cAy, her' aid ry, her'esy, her' e tic,
her' it age, her' o ine, her' o ism, lies' itate, leg'acy, leg'-
ible, leg' is late, len'ity, lep'rosy, leth'argy, lev'-
ity, lex' icon, mecA'anism, med'ical, med'icate,
med'icine, med' itate, mel'ody, mem'ory, men'di-
cant, merriment, mes'senger, met'aphor, meth'od-
ist, neg'ative, neg'li gence, neg'ligent.
4. Ped'agogwe, ped'antry, ped'estal, ped'iment,
pel' i can, pen' al ty, pend' en cy, pen' du bus, pen' du-
lum, pen' e trate, pen' i tence, pen' i tent, pen sion er
(pen' shun er), pen' ta teuc/i, pen' te cost, pen' u ry, pep'-
per mint, per' i gee, per' il 011s, pes' ti lence, pes' ti lent,
pet'rify, pet' u lance, pet'ulant, plen'itude, plen'te-
<?us, plen' ti f ul, pleth' o ra, pleth' o ric, prec' i pice,
preference, prej'udice, prel'acy, pres'byter, prcV
a lence, prev'alent, quer'ulous.
TRISYLLABLES — B IN KXB. 09
tm\te, up, full.— e as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; {his ; azure.
5. Rec' 0111 pense, rec 7 oncile, rec 7 tify, rec 7 ti tude,
refluent, regicide, rcg'imen, reg'iment, reg'ister,
reg 7 u lar, reg' u late, rel 7 a tive, rem' e dy, ren 7 e glide,
ren / o vate, rep' ri maud, rep 7 ro bate, req_ ui site (rek 7 -
we zit), residence, res' i dent, res' i due, res' in 011s,
res' o lute, res 7 o nant, ret 7 ro grade, ret 7 ro spect, rev'-
e niie, rev' er ence, rev 7 er end, rev 7 er ent, rev 7 er fe,
rAet 7 o ric, sed 7 i ment, sed 7 u bus, sen 7 a tor, sen 7 es-
dhal, sen 7 si ble.
6. Sen 7 ti ment, sep' a rate, sep' ul cAer, seV a phim,
set 7 tie ment, sev'eral, skel 7 eton, skep'ticism, spec'-
i men, spec 7 ta ok, spec 7 u late, spelZ 7 ing-book, spher'-
ic al, tec A 7 nic al, teg 7 u ment, tel 7 e graph, tel 7 e scope,
tern 7 per ance, tern 7 per ate, tem 7 poral, tem 7 porize, ten 7 -
able, tend 7 en cy, ten 7 der loin, ten 7 derly, ten' der ness,
ten 7 e ment, ter 7 rible, ter'rify, testable, test 7 a ment,
testify, veg'etate, ven'erate, venison (ven'zn), veil 7 -
tilate, ven 7 tricle, ver 7 ify, ver'ily, ver'ity, ves'ti-
bule, vet 7 eran, yes'terday.
7. Ac cept 7 ance, ac cept 7 ed, ac ces sion (ak sesh' un),
ad vent ure (ad vent 7 yer), ag gres 7 sion, ag gres 7 sive,
a mend 7 ment, angeFic, appel'lant, append 7 age, ap-
pend 7 ant, append 7 ix, ap pren 7 tice, asbes 7 tus, ascend 7 -
ant, assemblage, assem 7 ble, assem 7 bly, assessment,
atli let 7 ic, at tend 7 ance, at tend 7 ant, at ten tion (at ten 7 -
shun), attentive, &U then 7 tic, bis sex 7 tile, clandes 7 -
tine, collection, collective, com pen 7 sate, complex 7 -
ion, com pres 7 sion, con cen 7 trate, con cep 7 tion, eon-
ces'sion, con dens 7 ate, con fes 7 sion, conjecture, con-
Dec' tion, connective, con tern 7 \Akte, con ten 7 tion, con-
tentious (kon ten 7 shus), con tent' ment, con veil 7 tion,
cor rec 7 tion, cor rect 7 ive, cos met 7 ic.
8. Debenture (de bent 7 yur), Decern 7 ber, deceVtife,
TOO NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, sill, bare, ask; me, end, 8rt;; Ice, ?n ; old, on, do.
de clcn sion (de Men' slum), de crep' it, de fee tion (de-
fek'shun), defendant, de jec' tion, demer'it, de-
pend' enc<?, de pend' ent, de pres sion (de presh' un), de-
tec' tion, de ten' tion, de vel' op, digression, digress'-
iv<?, dilem'ma, di men' sion, dis tern' per, domes' tic,'
ec cen' trie, ec lee' tic, e lee' tion, e lect' ive, e lee' trie,
e jec' tion, em bel' lish, em bez' zl<?, e met' ic, en dem'-
ic, en gen' der, en vel' op, en ven' om, ex cess' iv T <?, ex-
cheq uer (eks chek' er), ex eres' cenc<?, ex pect' ant, ex-
pen' si ve, ex pres' sion, ex ten' sion, ex ten' si ve.
9. Im preg' mite, im pres sion (im presh' un), in cen'-
tiv<?, inces'sant, inccp'tive, in clem' ent, indenture
(in dent' yur), infection (in fek' shun), in flee' tion, in-
ker' it, in jec' tion, in spec' tion, in tend' ant, intensely,
in ten' tion, in tes' tate, in tes' tine, in vec' tive, in vest'-
ment, mag net' ic, majes'tic, metheg'lin, mo ment' -
<ms, moment'um. No vein' ber, ob jec' tion, object-
ive, of fen' siv<?, op pres' sion, op press' ive, pa rent' al,
pa thet' ic, per cep' tion, per fee' tion, per spec' tive, po-
et' ic, po lem' ic, por tent' ous, pos ses sion (poz zesh' un),
pos sess' ive, po ten tial (po ten' shal), pre sent' ment,
pre ven' tion, pre vent' \\e.
10. Pro fes sion (pro fesh'un), progression, progress-
iva, project' He, pro jec tion (pro jek' shun), pro phet' ic,
pro spect' ive, pro spect' us, pro tec' tion, pro tect' ive,
pru den tial (pru den' shal), pru nel' la, pu tres' cent, qui-
es' cence, qui es cent, quin tes' sence, re bell ion (re beT-
yun), re cep' tion, redemp'tion, re flee' tion, refresh'-
ment, re jec' tion, remem'ber, re pel' lent, repent'-
ance, re pent' ant, re plen' ish, re' plev in, re sem'-
blance, resem'bk?, re sent' ment, re spect' fill, respect'-
ive, re splen' dence, re splen' dent, reten'tive, selec'-
tion, Sep tern' ber, seques'ter, stu pen' dons, sub jec'-
TRISYLLABLES L 'tf KN1)V 101'
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; ftris ; azure .
tion, succession, sup pres' sion, sur ren' der, suspen-
sion, suspend' ers, togefh'er, trans cend' ent, trans'-
gres'sion, tre men' dous, imbend'ing, unerring, mi-
wel' com#, u ten' sil.
11. Circumvent', incorrect', indirect', intercept',
intersect, recollect, recommend, reprehend, rep-
resent, satinet, subtrahend.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
12. Clean' li nes«, jealousy, peas' ant ry, pleas' ant-
ly, pleas' ant ry, treach' er 011s, treach'ery, treasurer
(trez' ur er), treas ur y (trez' ur e). Al read' y, en deav' or,
un health' y, 1111 pleas' ant, un stead' y. Nonpareil'.
Jeop' ard <?us, jeop'ardy. Un friend' ly. Bur'ial.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Will you decorate my bedchamber ? If you use that bever-
age, beggary will be your destiny. Though credulous, he has no
deference for the decalogue. The delicate dentifrice had a chemical
effect. Though there is a clerical error, the writing is credible.
"Within a century, much has been learnt with regard to dentistry
and chemistry. The deputy will designate a definite time to ded-
icate the temple and celebrate our victory. That desperate delegate,
though a democrat, is a denizen and a demagogue. If he deprecate
despotism and be not destitute of clemency, he will not devastate,
or desolate, the land.
2. He is in ecstasy with that elegant ebony cane. The epicure
says that evergreen is an excellent esculent, or edible. The episode
in that eloquent address will tend to edify and elevate your mind.
That eminent man wrote an epitaph, elegy, and epilogue, at one sit-
ting. Emphasis is one element of eloquence. Enmity must not move
you to execrate your enemy, nor to burn him in effigy. Estimate the
value of that emerald. From this eminence I saw an elephant.
The emperor sent on this enterprise an embassy who was noted for
his elegance. The excellence of that exquisite equipage is evident
to every one. Energy will enable you to extricate yourself from
that exigence and to execute your enterprise.
3. hi the Federal courts, felony is a crimo severely punished,
103 NATIONAL eFONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, Srr ; Ice, in ; old, on, d6.
No gentleman can be present at the feminine festival. Did the
mendicant indulge in levity ? The lexicon has medical terms. The
melody roused him from his lethargy. The heroine of the tale
is a genuine native of the Western hemisphere. The negligent,
messenger left the medicine. The generous general is noted for his
lenity and heroism. If the heretic hesitate to renounce the heresy,
he will lose his legacy and heritage.
4. The pedagogue is noted for his pedantry. The penitent will
not suffer the penalty, during the pendency of the suit. Will the
pelican eat peppermint ? The perilous descent at the precipice will
petrify you with fear. Petulance is not a mark of penitence. The
querulous pensioner, though reduced to penury, now has a perpet-
ual income. In the plenitude of his mercy, God stayed the pesti-
lence. If you have a preference for virtue, its prevalence will re-
move your prejudice against this city. The presbyter read the pen-
tateuch on the day of pentecost.
5. Rectify your error, and reconcile and recompense your servant*
No one questioned the rectitude of the regicide, in our regiment.
That remedy and regimen will renovate your health. My relative
kept a regular register, while a resident of the city. Do not reprobate
the renegade, but reprimand him. If, on taking a retrospect, I deem
it requisite, I will change my residence for the residue of the term.
Reverence the reverend gentleman, though he has but a small rev-
enue. That sedulous senator is not sensible that he is in a reverie.
6. The veteran uttered a noble sentiment. I saw a skeleton in
the sepulcher. Several men wish a separate settlement. The spell-
ing-book, the telegraph, and the telescope are useful. The ground
taken in your argument on skepticism is not tenable. Ventilate
the vestibule of the tenement. Temperance has a tendency to pro-
mote temporal good. Did that terrible spectacle terrify the child,
yesterday ? Verily I will testify to this verity.
7. The amendment was made to the acceptance of the convention.
The contentious appellant accepted the correction as authentic. In
that aggressive adventure he made an accession to his wealth. The
appendix is a useless appendage. The athletic apprentice gained
the attention of the assembly, and was in the ascendant. I conjee-,
ture they had a clandestine meeting last bissextile. A fair con>
plexion needs no cosmetics.
8. After the declension of his business in December, the decep-
tive defendant knew his debenture was worthless. The decrepit
dependent is in a state of dejection. After the election of that ec-
centric man, his excessive demerit caused the defection of his do-
mestics. His depression led to the detection of the crime. He
TRISYLLABLES — E IN ERR. 10tf
miite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; ft as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
will develop the plot in his digression. His distemper and deten-
tion placed him in a dilemma. Embellish the book with expensive
cuts. An emetic will remove the endemic. Did the thoughtless
expression envenom his mind? The expectant did embezzle the
money received from the exchequer.
9. Before the inspection, I nad an impression that the indenture;
was worthless. What incentive could secure his incessant efforts
iu this inclement weather? Take a preventive, if you would avoid
the infection. I shall inherit the estate, if it be intestate. It was
the intention of the intendant to foment intestine feuds. I listened
intensely to that offensive invective. If you offer no objection, in
November I will make an investment of all my possessions. On
that momentous occasion the majestic polemic made a pathetic
speech for the prevention of oppression.
10. His unerring perception and transcendent judgment insure
Iiis progression in that profession. The measures are prospective
and progressive. Prudential reasons will prevent the reception of
our prospectus in September. The protective tariff, you will re-
member, is for the protection of mechanics. Keflection led to the
rejection of the prunella and suspenders. While the rebellion
is in a state of quiescence, they will replenish the fort. Do not fear
the resentment of that respectful and repentant youth. His reten-
tive memory, and his resemblance to the general, secured his selec-
tion. A succession of resplendent exploits caused the surrender of
the fort, a suspension of the war, and the subjection of the people.
The ruins of those stupendous works are tremendous.
11. I will circumvent him, if he make an indirect attempt to
intercept my letter. Your subtrahend is incorrect. Intersect means
to divide. Do not reprehend the man, if he recommend satinet, or
represent it as good.
12. The unhealthy lad will endeavor to practice cleanliness. That
unpleasant, treacherous man is moved by jealousy. The peasantry
are already in jeopardy from the treachery of their pretended friends.
The unsteady treasurer is noted for his pleasantry, at the treasury.
The unfriendly man was at the buriaL
TRISYLLABLES E IN ERR.
1. CeVtoinly, ceVtainty, ceVtify, cleV gy man, fer'-
lil iz<?, fer' ven cy, fer' vent ly, fer' vid ly, ger' mi nate,
her' mit ag<?, her 7 mit es£, mer' can tf !<?, mer' clian disc.
KJi NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
kgG, At, di-t, ill, bice, dsk ; me, end, eMr ; Ice, in; old, on, do.
mer'ciful, merciless, mer'cury, perfectly, pet'-
iidy, perforate, per' jury, per' ma nence, per ma'-
nent, per' me ate, per'petrate, per' qui site, per' so-
cute, per' son age, per' son al, per' ti nence, per' ti nent,
per' views, ser' 111011 ize, ser' pen tine, servilely, serv'-
itor, serv'itude, ter'magant, term' in ate, ter' minus,
ver' bal ly, ver' bi age, ver dan cy, ver' sa tile, ver' te-
bral, ver' ti eal, ver' ti go.
2. Adversely, advert'ence, advert'ent, altern'
ate, aspersion (as per' slum), assertion (as ser 7 slum),
a ver' sion, co er cion (ko er' shun), co er' cive, con cern'-
ing, concernment, con ver' sion, deser'tion, deter'-
gent, de ter' ment, dis cern' ing, dis cern' ment, dis pen-
sion, di ver' sion, e mer' gence, e mer' gent, e ner' vate,
e ter' nal, ex ter' nal, frater'nal, lriber'nal, im mer' sion,
im per' feet, infer' nal, inser'tion, in ter' ment, inter'nal,
interpret, in ver' sion, mater'nal, observ'ance, ob-
serv'ant, pater'nal, per verse' ness, per ver' sion, pre-
fer' ment, preserv'er, re vers' al, re ver' sion, sub ver'-
sion, sub ver' sive, su per' nal, tin cer' tain. Dis con-
cert', intersperse.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
3. Ke hears' al. Cir'cular, cir'cumspect, cir'cum-
stance, firm' a merit. At tor' ne?/. Court' e ous, eourt'-
esy, jour' nal ism, jour' nal ist, jour' ney man, adjourn'-
ment. Bur' den some, bur'glary, enrv'ature, fur' be-
loiv, fur'nishing, fur'niture, fur' flier ance, fur' flier*
more, nurs'ery, sur'gery, tur'bulent, tur' pen tine,
tur' pi tude, ur' gen cy. De mur' rer, dis burse' ment,
dis cur sion (dis ker' shun), dis cur' sive, diur'nal, ex-
cur' sion, in cur' sion, in sur' gent, noc tur' nal, pre cur'-
sor, suburb' an, unbur'den, usurp' er EeimbnrseV
TRISYLLABLES 1 IN ICE. 105
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; ch as sh ; ftiis ; azure.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The clergyman at the hermitage will certainly certify the king
of the marriage. Know for a certainty, that perjury and perfidy
shall receive their deserts. Fertilize the soil before the seeds ger-
minate. The merciful hermitess prayed fervently for that merciless
personage. Secure a permanent place in a mercantile house. Pay
for the merchandise with the perquisites of your office. Will that
servitor servilely permit a termagant to persecute him? That per-
sonal remark was pertinent. That serpentine wood is not pervious
to an army. In his verdancy he did not know that his labor would
terminate at the terminus of the road.
2. He will report adversely concerning coercive measures. His
advertence and discernment prevented desertions. He has an aver-
sion to coercion. His infernal assertions and aspersions caused the
dispersion of my friends. The conversion and immersion of my
fraternal preserver made my heart glad. If that emergence discon-
cert him, I fear it may cause the insertion of an imperfect sentence.
Is the wound internal or external ? That observant child receives
maternal and paternal love. The reversion is uncertain. His per-
verseness caused the subversion of the empire.
3. The courteous journalist, who was present at the rehearsal,
obtained a circular for me. The circumspect attorney pressed his
demurrer with much urgency. The turpitude of the journeyman
led him to commit burglary. Moved by my urgency, he is furnish-
ing the nursery with new furniture. His nocturnal disbursements
exceed his diurnal receipts. The usurper says the insurgents shall
reimburse the expenses of the war.
TRISYLLABLES 1 IN ICE.
1. Bi' na ry, bind' er y, brib' er y, di' a dem, di' a-
gram, di' a lect, di' a logue, di' a mond, di' a per, d.i a-
phragm (di' a f ram), di' a ry, di' o ces<?, fin' er y, hi' e-
rarcA, i'cick, i'rony, i' sin glass, i'vory, li'abh?, li'-
brary, likelihood, livelihood, liveliness, mi'cro-
scop<?, ni'cety, m^At'ingak, ni'trogen, pi' e ty, pi'*
ra cy, pli' a bk, pri' ma cy, pri' ma ry, pri' va cy, qui' e-
fodl, ri'otcms, ri'valry, sci'olism, sci'olist, si'necur^
106 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; me, end, Sit ; ice, In; old, on, do.
siz / a ble, tifti' a ble, vi' a duct, vi' o late, vi ' o lence, vi' o-
lent, vi' o let.
2. Abid'er, abid'ing, acquirement, admir'er,
affi'ance, alli'ance, &l might' y, arrival, aspir'ant,
as si<m' ment, compil'er, compliance, compliant/
confinement, conniv'anee, con sign.' ment, contriv'-
ance, deci'pher, deci'sive, decri'al, defi'ance, defin'-
er, denial, desirous, disci' pie, enlight' en, enliv'-
en, en tike' ment, en ti' tie, en vi' ron, ex cite ment,
ho ri' zon, in diet 7 ment, in cite' ment, in qui 7 ry, O ri' on,
;jro vi' so, re ci' tal, re fine' ment, re li' ance, re pri' sal,
re quire' ment, re qui' tal, re tire' ment, re vi' val, sa li'-
va, sub si' deuce, sur vi' val, sur viv' er, un mind' ful,
un qui' et, un time' ly.
3. Advertise', coincide', impolite', subdivide,' su-
perfine, superscribe, supervise.
Alpbabetic Equivalent of 1.
4. Dy' nas ty, hy' a cintb, by' dro gen, a sy' lum.
Dictation Exercises.
1. When going to the bir lery to get a diary, James saw a binary
or double star. If the hierarch of the diocese use irony, he will be
liable to censure. There is little likelihood that he can obtain the
diadem by bribery. The sciolist has written a dialogue in a strange
dialect. Among other finery in the library, I saw a diamond and
some ivory. He earned his livelihood with his microscope. Did a
nightingale disturb the quietude of his privacy? He gained a sine-
cure by violence. I found a violet near the viaduct.
2. My affianced admirer is a constant abider at our house. His
refinement and acquirements entitle the sole surviver of the family
to aspire to such an alliance. In compliance with my wishes, the
aspirant made an assignment of his estate. I am desirous, by some
contrivance, to enliven the hours of his confinement. On his arri-
val, the disciple will decipher the letter. At the decisive moment,
in defiance of my command, by his connivance, they procured the
consignment of the goods without proviso. Orion appears above
TRISYLLABLES— I IN IN. 107
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
the horizon. After the subsidence of the excitement, the jury found
an indictment. Unmindful of danger, we will environ the enemy
and make a reprisal. Place no reliance on his untimely aid.
3. It is not impolite to advertise. Supervise the labor, if they
subdivide the superfine goods.
4. Under the dynasty of this good prince, the poor had an asy-
lum. Has the hyacinth blown ? Hydrogen is the lightest known.,
substance.
TRISYLLABLES 1 IN IN.
1. Bib' lie al, big' a my, big' ot ry, cAris' ten dorn^
cAris' ten ing, dmValry, dmV al rous, cim'eter, cin'na-
mon, cit'iz^n, civ'iliz<?, clin'ical, cit'adel, crim'i-
nal, crim'inate, critical, crit'icis€, crit' i cism, dif-
fer enc^, dif fer ent, dif fi cult, dif fi denct?, dif fi dent,
clig'nify, dil'igence, dil'igent, dil'uent, dim'ity, dis'-
lo cate, dis' ci pline, dis' si pate, dis' so nant, div' i dend,
nT a ment, fin' i eal, fish' er y, friv? o k>us, hkk' o ry,
hid' e ous, bin' der anc<?, bis' to ry, hifli' er to, id' i om,
id' i ot, ig' no ranc<?, ig / no rant, im' ag£ ry, im' i tate,
im'minent, im' mo late, im'petus, im' pie ment, im'-
plicate, im' potency im' potent, im' pre cate, im'pu-
dence, im' pu dent.
2. In'cidenc<?, in' ci dent, in' ere ment, In'cubus, ln'-
di cate, in' di genc<?, in' di gent, in' di go, in' do lenctf,
in' do lent, in' du rate, in'dustry, in' famous, in' fa my,
in' fancy, in'fantik, in'ferenc^, in' fi del, in' finite, in'-
nuenc<>, in' jury, in'nocenc^, in' no cent, in' novate,
in'solenc*?, in' so lent, m'stigate, in'stitute, in'stru-
ment, in'teger, in'tegral, in'tellect, in'tereowrstf, in'-
ter est, in' ter im, in' ter lud<?, in' ter val, in ter view (111'-
tervu), in'tricate, in' vo cate, ir'ritate, it'erate.
3. Lib'eral, lib' crate, lib' er tin*, Hb'erty, lic'o-
ric<?, lig' a ment, lig' a tur<?, lin' e age, liq ue fy (lik' we fi),
108 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, drr ; Ice, in ; old, 6n, dS.
liq'uidate, lit' any, lit' i gate, lit' urgy, liv'ery, micA'-
ael mas, mil' i tant, mil' i tate, mil' li ner, mim' ic ry,
min' er al, min' is ter, min' is try, min' strel sy, min' u-
end, min' u et, mir' a ck, mis' clue v#us, mis' ere ant,
mis' er y, mit' i gant, mit' i gate, mit' ti mus, pil' grim-
age, pil' lory, pin'nacle, pit' eons, prim'itive, priv'-
i leg*?.
4. Rib' aid ry, riek'ety, rid'icule, rig' or cms, rit'-
nal, riv'nlet, signalize, sig'nally, sig' nature, sig'-
nify, sil'labub, sil'lily, sim'ilar, sim'pleton, sim'-
pli fy, skil£' fill ly, slip' per y, stig' ma tiz<^, stim' n late,
stim'ulcms, stip'ulate, tim' or cms, tit'ular, trin'ity,
triv' i al, vie' to ry, vig' i lance, vig' i lant, vig' or cms,
vil' lean 011s, vil' lain y, vin' cli eat* 7 , vin' e gar, vir' u-
lent, vis' cer a, vis' i blip, vis' i bly, vis' it ant, vis' it or,
vit' ri ol, viv' i fy, wil' der lies,?.
5. A brir/g' ment, ac quit' tal, ac quit' tance, ad di-
tion (ad dish' 1111), ad mis sion (ad m!sh' nil), ad mit' tance,
affliction (affllk' shun), af flict' ive, am bi' tion, assist-
ance, aus pi cious (as pish' us), bap tis' mal, be nig' nan t,
be wil' der, ca pri' cious, ci vil ian (se vil' yan), col lis-
ion (kol liz' un), com mis' sion, commitment, commit'-
tee, con di' tion, eonfis'cate, consid'er, con sist' ence,
consist'ent, com in' gent, con tin' ue, con tri' tion, con-
vie' tion.
6. De cis ion (de slz'un), de 6. cient (de fish' ent), de li-
cions (delish'us), de lin' quent, deliver, dentition (den-
tlsh'nn), derision (deriz'un), description (deskrip'-
shun,) de scrip' tive, dimin'ish, dismission (dis mish' un),
dis tinct' ive, dis tinct' ly, dis tin' guish, distrib'ute, di-
vis ion (de viz' un), do min' ion, e clip' tic, e dr' tion, ef-
fi' cient, e lie' it, e lis ion (e liz' un), el lip' sis, el lip' tic,
e lix' ir, em pir' ic, e nig' ma, en kin' die, e pis tie (e pis'-
TRISYLLABLES — I IN IN, 109
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; ftiis ; a^ure.
sl), equip'ment, exhib'it, exist'enc<?, existent, ex-
plic' it, ex tin' guish.
7. Familiar (fa mil' yar), flotil'la, forbkl'd^u, fru-
ition (fni Ish' un), illicit, imbit'ter, imprison, in-
cision (in slz' un), infliction (in flik' shun), inflict'nra,
in fringe' mcnt, in hib' it, in i tial (in ish' al), in i tiate (in-
ish' at), in sip 7 id, in stiiict' ive, in trin' sic, ju di cial (ju-
dish'al), judicious (ju dish' us), litigious (litid'jus), lo-
gi'cian, magi' cian, ma li' cious, malig'nant, mispris-
ion (mis priz'un), mo nation, munition, musician (mu-
zlsh' an), nar cis' sus, mi tri' tious, of fi' cial, of fi' cious,
o mis sion (o mish' un), o pin ion (o pin' ynn), op ti' cian.
8. Pacific, patrician (pa Irish' an), pavilion (pa-
viryun), perdition (per dish' un), permission (per-
mish' un), per mis' siv^ , per ni cious (per nish' us), pe ti'-
tion, phy si' cian, po si' tion, p6s till' ion, pre cis ion (pre'-
siz'un), pre die' tion, pro dig ious (pro did' jus), prohib'-
it, pro lif ic, pro vin' cial, pro vis ion (pro viz' un), punc-
til io (punk til' yo), punctilious (punk til' yus), religion
(relid'jun), religious (re lid' jus), re liii' quish, remit'-
tanctf , re sist' anc€, re stric tion (re strik' shun), re strict'-
iv<?, sa tir' ic, se di' tion, so lie' it, spe cif ic, sta list' ic,
sub mis' sion, sub mis' si ve, suf fl cient (suf f fsh' ent), sus-
pi'cion, sus pi' cious, syrih'ga, terrific, tradi'tion,
Iran si tion (tran siz' un), trans mis' sion, tu i' tion, un-
skillful, un thrift' y, unwilling, vermil'ion, vindica-
tive, voli'tion. Intermit', violin.
Alphabetic Equivalents of i.
9. Cyl' in der, crys' ta l\ze, hyp' o crite, myr' i ad,
mys'tery, mys'tical,, mysticism, mys'tify, physic-
al, pyr'amid, sye'amore, sye'o pliant, syl'labk, syl' la-
bus, syl'logism, sym'metry, sym'pathy, syin' phony,
110 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; mo, end, Sit; Ice, In; 6ld, on, d5.
syiV cAro nism, syn'cope, syn'onym, synthesis, typ'-
ical, typ'ify, tyr'anniztf, tyr' an rums, tyr'anny.
Dictation JZxercises.
1. In the civilized world, biblical knowledge has not removed
bigotry. The chivalrous citizen regrets that the days of chivalry!
are passed. Bigamy is made criminal in all Christendom. If ray
finical friend criticise that frivolous work, see that his criticism is
just. I saw a cimeter at the citadal. There is a marked difference
between diffidence and ignorance. Hitherto, that diffident man has
been diligent in business. That impudent lad will soon dissipate
his share of the dividend. You will be in imminent danger, if that
hideous idiot seize the hickory cane.
2. "What incidence caused his indigence? The increment of his
garden indicates a rich soil. That infamous woman will indurate
her son's heart, in infancy. Indolence and insolence often lead to
infamy. What could instigate the infidel to irritate that innqcent
youth and cause such an injury ? Industry was the instrument that
gave him influence. Intellect sweetens intercourse. During the
interview, what led you to draw the inference, that that intricate
business will cause infinite trouble? Iterate the remark, "It will
be for your interest, in the interim, or interval, to institute no
suit."
3 That liberal man will esteem it a privilege to liquidate the
debt and liberate the debtor. The libertine was of good lineage.
Liberty is the ligament that binds the states together. The liturgy
was prepared for the church militant. Did the minister perform a
miracle, at Michaelmas? The mischievous lad was noted for his
mimicry. Will the milliner, in her misery, litigate her claim ? Did
you hear the piteous cry of that miscreant?
4. Is that timorous and rickety child exposed to the ridicule and
ribaldry of that villainous man? Will that rigorous man observe
the ritual service? The signatures are similar. Though the de-
fense was vigorous, he fought skillfully, gained the victory, and
signalized his name. His vigilance will enable him signally to de-J
feat their villainy, and vindicate his honor. The simpleton chose
a slippery path near a rivulet, in the wilderness. Request your
visitant, or visitor, to signify his most trivial wants.
5. The benignant committee, after reading an abridgment of the
law, favored the acquittal of the prisoner. In his affliction, if he
gain admission into your house, he will implore your assistance.
On that auspicious occasion, ambition induced the capricious civil-
TRISYLLABLES — O IN OLD. 11J
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; h as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh , this ; azure.
ian to secure a commission in the army. The collision was contin-
gent. Consider the condition of the parties. If he feel contrition
and continue consistent with himself, the trial can not lead to his
commitment and conviction.
6. The delinquent was deficient in decision. Did the efficient
youth deliver my epistle and the delicious fruit ? If you would
avoid derision, speak distinctly, and be explicit in your description.
Exhibit the map before dismission. The empiric, or quack, will*
distribute an edition of the book among his friends. If you enkin-
dle a rebellion in his dominion, can he extinguish it with these
equipments ?
7. They are too familiar to be litigious or malignant. The mu-
nitions and nutritious food are on the flotilla. The fruition of il-
licit or forbidden things is brief. I will visit that infringement with
an infliction. What led to the omission of the initial letters of the
musician's name? The magician puzzled the logician. The decis-
ion was both judicial and judicious. Though the optician is offi-
cious, I value his opinion
8. The religious patrician favors pacific measures. I had permis-
sion to present the pernicious petition at the pavilion, though it
places the physician in a false position. The postillion, though un-
skillful, is submissive. A restrictive provision, if stated with pre-
cision, to prohibit the sale of rum in the provincial towns, would
further the cause of religion. Submission is not sufficient at that
punctilious court. Did he solicit aid to quell a sedition? The un-
thrifty farmer is unwilling to pay for the violin. Suspicion and
tradition did not warrant that vindictive and terrific measure.
9. The column was not a cylinder, but a pyramid. How bodies
crystallize is a mystery. Joseph is a hypocrite and a sycophant.
That mystical book says that there are a myriad physical mysteries.
Do you observe the symmetry of that sycamore ? That symphony
awakens sympathy. Though the laws are tyrannous, the king will
not favor tyranny.
TRISYLLABLES O IN OLD.
1. Bro / ker ag<?, c/do'roform, cc/gency, co'matostf,
co'pimis, drollery, fo'liag*, fo'lio, for'cibta, forci-
bly, ford'abk, forgery, glo'rify, glo'ritfus, hosiery
(ho'zere), jo' vial, no'tify, o'dium, o'dious, o'p<mly,
o f pen ing, o' pi ate, o' pi uin, o' ri ent, o' ri ote, po' e sy,
112 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, Kit, all, bare, ask ; me, end, en- ; Ice, hi ; old, on, do
po 7 et ry, pop 7 er y, por 7 ti co, po 7 ten cy , po 7 tent ate,
sto'ical, vo'tary, zo 7 diac.
2. Abdo'men, adorer, am bro sia (am bro 7 za), am-
bro sial (am bro 7 zal), ap por tion (ap por 7 slum), a tone'"
ment, atrocious (atro'shus), dwro'ra, com mo 7 tion,
com po 7 nent, com pos ure (kom po 7 zur), con doW ment,
condolence, corrosion (kor ro 7 zun), corro 7 sive, de-
co'rems, deco'rum, depo'nent, deportment, devo 7 -
tion, diplo'ma, disclosure (disklo 7 zur), disposal, di-
vorcement, elopement, e mo 7 tion, en force 7 ment, en-
no 7 ble, enrollment, explosion (eks pl6 7 zun), explo 7 -
sive, expo 7 nent, fero 7 cious, foreclosure (for kl6 7 zur),
lie ro 7 ic, ig no 7 ble, in clos ure (in klo 7 zur), more o 7 ver,
Octo'ber, op po 7 nent, promoter, promot'ing, \yvo-
mo 7 tion, promotive, proportion, pro po 7 sal, sono 7 -
rews, unho'ly, unsocial (un so 7 slial), unto 7 ward, un-
whole' some.
3. Decompose 7 , disembogue 7 , incommode 7 , indis-
pose, in ter pose.
Alphabetic Equivalents of 6.
4. Encroach 7 ment. Un court 7 ly. Be stow 7 ment, urn
fore &nown'.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The cogency of his argument, when claiming the brokerage,
forcibly reminded me of our jovial friend. He noticed your droll-
ery in his comatose or drowsy condition. After such copious
(fchowers, the stream will not be fordable. The poetry of the Orient
is glorious. Much is said, in poesy, of flowers and foliage. That
'forgery will bring odium upon his family. The votary of fashion
will notify his stoical friend, if he need more hosiery. Laudanum
is an opiate, or medicine that contains opium. That potentate un-
derstands the potency of popery.
2. Your adorer says that the ambrosial fruit is at your disposal.
Observe due decorum while I apportion the diplomas. I can not
TKISYLLABLES — IN ON.
113
mite, up, full.
— c as k ; g as j ; h as ng ; a as z ; dh as sh :
; this ;
a rare.
gain my composure till that untoward, atrocious wretch makes full
atonement for causing this eommotion and bloodshed. There was
an important disclosure in his letter of condolence. Is the air un.
wholesome, in October? If, after her elopement, you wish to obtain
a divorcement, my services are at your disposal. A large propor
tion of the ferocious soldiers were killed by the explosion of a mag
azine, in the inclosure. His heroic deeds will ennoble his name and
lead to his promotion. The deportment of the deponent at hi
devotions was decorous. Will emotions of pity prevent the en
forcement of the foreclosure ? Your opponent made an unholy and
unsocial proposal.
3. Can water be decomposed? "Where does the river disembogue!
If he try to incommode you while you are indisposed, I will inter
pose in your behalf.
4. Accept the bestowment. That uncourtly encroachment was
unforeknown.
TRISYLLABLES O IN ON.
1. B6d 7 ily, bot 7 any, bron 7 c/u 7 a, "brdn'cAial, choc-
olate, cAol 7 era, cAol 7 er*ic, cAor 7 ister, cAron 7 i die,
cocVicil, comitate, cog 7 ni zanc<?, eog 7 nizant, collo-
quy, col'oniztf, col'ony, col' limbing com 7 bat ant,
com 7 edy, com'ical, com 7 ity, com 7 mo dor^, com' po-
tency com' pe tent, com' plai sanc<?, com 7 pl#i sant, com 7 -
plicate, com 7 promise, conVpromir, conference, con-
fidence, con 7 H dent, con 7 gre gate 5 , congruence congru-
ent, con 7 gru mis, con 7 ju gal, con 7 jugate, con 7 se crate,
con 7 se quench, con 7 sequent, con 7 sonant, constancy,
constitute, consulate, con 7 sul ship, continence, con 7 -'
tinent, contraband, contrary, con 7 ver sant, con 7 -
vocate, cop 7 y-book, cop 7 per as, cor 7 onal, cor 7 onei;
cor 7 o net, cot 7 tager, crock 7 ery, croc'odile.
2. D5c 7 ible, doc 7 trinal, document, d6g 7 matism,
dog 7 matiztf, dol 7 or<?us, dom 7 icil, dom 7 inant, dom 7 -
inate, drop'sical, fop 7 per y, for 7 ester, frontispiece,
glob 7 u lar, gloss 7 a ry, hoi' i da?/, hoi 7 ly hock, hom 7 i cide,
114 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
&ge, &t, irt, All, bilre, &sk ; me, fend, Irr ; ice, In; 6ld, 6n, d6.
hom'ily, hom'iny, Aon' est y, hor'rible, hos'pital,
joe' u lar, log' a ri Aims, logical, lon'gitude, lottery,
moc'casm, moek'ery, moek'ingly, mod' er ate, mod'-
ernize, mod' est ly, mod' est y, mod'ify, mod' u late,
mol'lify, mon'arcA'y, mon'itor, mon'otone, moii'i**
ment, mor'alist, mor'alize, nom'inal, nom'inate,
non' de script, nov' el ty.
3. Ob'elisk, 6b' li gate, ob'loquy, ob'sequies, 6b'-
so lete, ob' sta cle, ob' sti nate, ob' vi ate, oc' cu pant,
oc' cu py, oc' u lar, of ii cer, oft en times (of fn timz),
om' i nous, on' er 6>us, op' e ra, op' er ate, op' po site,
op'ulence, op' u lent, or' a cle, or' a tor, or' i lice, or'-
igin, or' i son, or'rery, ox' y gen, pol'icy, pol'itie,
pol'ity, pol'yglot, pol'ygon, pol'ypus, pon'derous,
pop' u lar, pop' u late, pop' u bus, por' ringer, posi-
tive, pos'sible, pos'sibly, post' humous, post' u late,
pot' ter y, pov' er ty.
4. Prob'able, prob'ity, prod' i gal, prod'igy, prof-
li gate, prog' e ny, prom' i nence, prom' i nent, prom' is-
ing, prompt' itude, prop' a gate, prop'erly, prop'erty,
propli'ecy, proph'esy, propli' et ess, pros' e cute, pros'-
e ly te, pros' o dy, prof est ant, prov' en der, proy' i-
dence, prov' i dent, prox'imate, rob'bery, scrofula,
scrof u lous, sol' e cism, sol' e cize, sol' em ness, sol'-
emnize, sol'enmly, sol' itude, solv'ency, sopli'istry,
soph' o more, tol' er ance, tol' er ate, torn' a hawk, top''
ic al, trop' ic al, voc a tive, vol' a tile, vol' u ble.
5. Abh6r'rence, abh6r'rent, abol'ish, accSm'
plish, a(s JcnowY edge, acros'tic, admon'ish, allot*
ment, a pos' tate, a pos tie (a pos' si), as ton' ish, ca lor'-
ic, car bon' ic, cAa of ic, co los' sal, co los' sus, com-
pos' ite, de mol' isli, de mon' strate, de pos' it, de spond'-
ent, despot' ic, dissolv'ent, e Ion' gate, em bod' y, ex-
TRISYLLABLES IN OX. 115
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fhis ; azure.
ot'ic, liar mon' ic, im mod' est, immoral, impos'tor,
imposture (impost' yur), impromp'tu, improper, in-
con 7 stant, in solv' ent, la con' ic, ma son' ic, mo roc' co,
narcot'ic, opos'sum, pro bos' cis, prog nos' tic, remon'-
strance, re mon' strata, re spond' ent, re spon' siv<?, scle-
rot' ic, si roc' co, spas mod' ic, sym bol' ic, syn op' sis,;
mi com' mon, un con scious (un kon' shus), un god' ly,
mi trod' d^n.
Alphabetic Equivalent of 6.
6. Hal' i but, quad' ran gl<?, quad' ra tur#, quad' ra-
ped, quad' ru pl<?, qual' i ty, qual' i ty, quan' da ry,
quan' ti ty, quar an tine (kwor' an ten), quar' rel ing,
quar' rel som<?, quar' ry ing.
Dictation Exercises,
1. Did the choleric combatant do you bodily harm? The cotta-
ger will find a description of the columbine in my Manual of Bot-
any. Cholera is prevalent in the colony. Does chocolate affect
bronchial diseases ? The chorister wrote a comedy and a comical
colloquy. The commodore is confident that the District Courts
have cognizance of maritime causes. His complaisance, when try-
ing to compromise the question in the conference, was contrary to
his nature. The complaisant teacher drew a picture of a crocodile,
in my copy-book. Comity, between persons who congregate here,
is congruous to the place. Are copperas and crockery contraband
goods? On account of a death at the consulate, the competent
consul will resign the consulship. The coroner, who was conver-
sant with the deceased, will convocate a jury.
2. The forester says the dog is docible. This document is a doc-
trinal homily that will remove your dogmatism. Did you hear the
dolorous cries of the dropsical patient at the hospital ? Is hominy
a novelty ? Modernize the moccasin. Do not modulate your voice
in mockery. Modesty and honesty will mollify his anger. That
nondescript committed a horrible crime. The moralist will mod-
estly moralize on the effects of lotteries. Does the logical monitor
understand Jogarithms ?
3. After performing the last obsequies, obligate the man to erect
an obelisk over the grave. The policy of that obstinate officer was
116 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; mo, end, err ; Ice, in ; old, 6n, d6.
the subject of much obloquy. My porringer is not ponderous. A
polyglot bible is a bible in many languages. A polygon is a figure
of many sides. A polypus is something that has many feet. I
oftentimes had ocular proof that the labor at the pottery was oner-
ous. In his posthumous works, he speaks of the poverty cf that
populous land. His silence with regard to the opera is ominous.
If it be possible to engage the popular orator, it will be politic. A
knowledge of the origin of that obsolete saying would not obviate
the obstacle. What can occupy the time of the opulent occupant
of the house opposite ?
4. The progeny of that prodigal, if properly taught, will not be
profligate. That prominent and promising man is noted for his
probity and promptitude in business. When the protestant became
a proselyte, he desired to propagate the sophistry. That provident
young man will prosecute his guardian, to secure his propertyc
Did the prophetess prophesy that the prophecy would prove false?
If the voluble sophomore understand syntax and prosody, he wil&
not use a solecism. By his providence, while in that tropical coun-
try, he will maintain his solvency. The tomahawk was the prox-
imate cause of the robbery. He solemnly declares that he will sol-
emnize his marriage in that solitude.
5. I admonish you to abolish that despotic law, lest you incur
the abhorrence of the people. Demolish the colossal statue. If
she acknowledge the receipt of that impromptu acrostic, she will
astonish me. If the apostle demonstrate to the apostate the truths
of the gospel, he will accomplish a good work. If the despondent
insolvent receive his allotment, he will redeem his deposit. The
sirocco injured the sclerotic of his eyes. After taking the narcotic,
I was unconscious. The impostor understands the symbolic lan<-
guage of the masonic order. Do not embody in a book those im«
modest and immoral sayings. The speecli of the respondent, in
favor of his remonstrance, was laconic and uncommon. That un-
godly and inconstant man obtained the morocco and exotics by
improper means.
6. W T e found a large quantity of halibut on the quarantine ground.
If you quadruple your offer, you may take the quadruped. A quad-
rangle is a figure having four equal angles. The quarrelsome lad is
quarreling with a man who is quarrying stone.
TRISYLLABLES IN DO,
1. Mov'abL?, mo v' ably. Improvement, improv-
ing, remov'al, remov'er, removing. Mis improve'.
TRISYLLABLES U IN MUTE. 117
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; ft as ng ; s as z ; eli as sli ; mis ; azure.
Alphabetic Equivalents of o.
2. Fool'ery, fool' hard yj sc/iool'-fel low, scAool'-
txiafl ter. Cm/ ci ble, era' ci fix, cru' ci fy, pru' dent ly,
pru' der y, prim 7 ing-Zmifo, pru y ri ence, pru 7 ri ent, ru'-
bican, ru'bicund, rudiment, ru' incus, ru'minant,
ru' mi nate, scru' pu bus, sera' ti ny, tru' cu lence, tru'-
culent. Intrusion (mtro'zun), obtru'sion, pro tru'-
sion. Un fruit' ful.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The remover is removing the movable property. If you mis-
improve your time, you -will make no improvement.
2., The schoolmaster will reprove the foolery of my foolhardy
school-fellow. He prudently concealed his crucifix. The lady with
rubicund hair is noted for her prudery. That ruminant beast cost
a ruinous price. Can you endure the scrutiny and truculence of
that scrupulous general ? Use the pruning-knife on that unfruitful
tree.
TRISYLLABLES IT W MUTE.
1. Cu' cumber, cii'pola, cu'racy, cu/rative, cu'-
rious, cu'tick, du'bious, dur'able, flu'ency, fu'gi-
tive, fu' mi gate, fu'neral, fu'rious, fu'sible, glu'ti-
nate, glu' tin ous, Im'morist, lm' morons, hu'morsome,
ju' bi lee, j u' ve nile, lu' era ti ve, lu' di crous, lu' mi nous,
lu'nacy, lu'natic, lu' tu lent, mu' ei lage, mu' table,
mu' ti late, mu' ti nous, mu' ti ny, mut u al (mut' yu al),
nu'meral, nu'merate, nu'merous, nu'triment, nu-
tritive, pu/erile, pu'pilage, pu'rify, pu'ritan, pu-
rity, pu'trefy, spu'rious, stu'dious, stu'pefy, su'i-
cide, u ni corn (yii' ni karn), u' ni form, u ni son (yu' ne-
sun), u' ni ty, u' ni verse, u su al (yu' zu al), u su rer (yu-
an rer), u su ry (yu' zu re).
118 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, Art, ill, bare, ask; me, end, lit; Ice, fn; old, 6n, dfl.
2. Ablution (ab lu' shun), abus'ive, accusant, a-
cu'men, allurement, allusion (allu/ zun), allu'sive,
amusement, amus'ing, anm'sive, bitu'men, collu-
sive, col lu sion (kol lu' zun), com mun ion (kom miin'-
yun), con clu sion (kon klu' zun), con clu' sive, con du'-
fiive, con f u sion (kon fu' zun), con tu sion (kon tu' zun),
de 1 li sion (de lu/ zun), de lu' si ve, dif f u sion (dif f u' zun),
dif fu' sive, dilution, effusion (effu'zun), endur'-
ance, ex clu sion (eks klu' zun), ex clu 7 sive, il lu' mine,
il lu sion (il lu' zun), il lu' sive, in clu' sive, in duce' ment,
in fu sion (in fu' zun), in hu' man, pe cul iar (pe kul' jar),
pol lu' tion, pro fu sion (pro fu 7 zun), pur su' ant, re fu'-
sal, scorbu'tic, seclusion (se klii' zun), so lu' tion, suf-
f u sion (suf fu' zun), sul phu' ric, tri bu' nal.
3. Immature', importune', insecure', opportune'.
Alphabetic Equivalents of u.
4. Beau'teous, beau' tiful, beau' tify, eucharist(yu'-
karist), eu'logist, eu'logize, eu'logy, eu' phony,
pleu'risy, rAeum'atism, amateur', renew'al, suit-
able.
Dictation Exercises.
1. I saw a cucumber at the curacy. The juvenile fugitive is in
the cupola. The cuticle of the hand is not very durable. Fumi-
gate her room and buy a curative plant. Is that glutinous substance
fusible? The success of that furious man is dubious. The curious
humorist is noted for his fluency. I heard many humorous and
ludicrous tales, during the jubilee. The want of nutriment in the
ship caused mutiny and lunacy. Did the lunatic mutilate the book ?
The poems that were written during his pupilage, though numerous,
were puerile. Do you question the purity of the puritan? Rum
will stupefy and cause suicide. The studious lad refused to take
spurious money. That luminous argument is in unison with my
views. The usurer took more than his usual usury, for the use of
that money.
2. Frequent ablution is conducive to health. The accusant, in
TRISYLLABLES — U IN UP. 119
mute, up, full.— 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as 2 ; dli as sh ; this ; azure.
liis allusion to the refusal of the accused, used abusive language,
lie has too much acumen to be deceived by such allurements. In*
nocent amusements are conducive to health. The illusions of his
youth were amusing. We arrived at the conclusion that the confu-
sion was the result of collusion. His essay for the diffusion of use-
ful knowledge will long illumine the page of history. That inhu-
man act tried his endurance. That peculiar inducement is delusive,
i^hc tribunal met pursuant to adjournment.
3. Do not importune your friend to procure that immature fruit.
If you feel insecure, my visit is opportune ; for you can now leave
your seclusion.
4. Did the beauteous lady eulogize my beautiful garden ? The
eulogist will prepare a suitable eulogy for the amateur. He has
the rheumatism and the pleurisy.
TRISYLLABLES U IN UP.
1. Blunder bus*, buffalo, but'tereup, butterfly,
but' ter milk, butternut, but'tery, cul'pabk, culti-
vate, currency, custody, cut'lery, dru</g'er y, dul'-
cimer, ful'minate, glut 7 ten 011s, glut' ton y, gun'nery,
gut' tor al, hum' ming-bird, just' i fy, lux u ry (luk' slut-
re), mul' berry, murtiform, ipuftl'pfe, mul'tiplex,
mul'tiply, mul'titud^, mum'mery, mus'eular, musk'-
melon, nul'lify, nuriity, nun'nery, pub' li can, pul'-
rer \ze, punct u al (pungkf yu al), punct' u lite, pun'-
gency, pun' ish ment, scur'rilous, sub' jugate, sub' se-
quent, sub' si dy, sub' stan tiie, sub' sti tiite, sub' ter-
fiig*, suc'cotash, suc'culenc^, sue' cu lent, suffocate,
sum' ma ry, sum' mer set, sumpt' u 011s, sup' pie ment,
sup' pliant, sup' pli cant, sup' plicate, sup' pu rate, sur'-
roghte, ul' cerate, ul'timate, ut'teranc<?.
2. Abund'anc^, a bund' ant, accus'tom, asun'der, &u*
tum'nal, com pul sion (kom pul' slum), com pul' si v<?, con-
cur' renctf, con cur' rent, con cus sion (kon kush' un), con-
junc tion (kon junk' shun), conjunct' ur<?, con struc/ tion,
120 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; mi, end, err ; ice, In ; old, on, do.
constructive, con sump' tion, con sump' tive, co nun'*
drum, convulsion, convul'sive, de strife' tion, de-
structive, discus' sion, efful'gence, ef fill' gent, emur-
gent, e mul' sion, en cum 7 ber, en cum 7 branch, e rup'-
tion, es clinch' eon, excui'pate, ex pul' sion, expul'sive,-
fore run' ncr, il lus' trate, im pul' sion , im pul' sive.
3. In cul' cate, in cul' pate, in cum' bent, in cum' ber,
in cum' b ranee, indul'gence, in did' gent, injus'tice, in-
struc tion (in struk' slum), in struct' ive, in un' date, ob-
struction, ob struct' ive, occurrence, penum'bra, per-
cus sion (per kush' un), pre sump' tion, pre sump' tive,
pro due' tion, pro due' tive, pro mul' gate, pro pul sion
(pro pul' slum), re cum' bent, re cur' rence, re cur' rent,
re due' tion, re dun' dance, re dun' dant, re fid' gence,
re ful' gent, reluc'tance, reluc'tant, relue'tate, re-
pug' nance, repug'nant, re pul' sion, re pul' si ve, re-
vul'sion, rotun'da, triumph' al, tri umpli' ant, un-
just' ly, unluek'y. Interrupt', reconstruct.
Alphabetic Equivalents of u.
4. Col'ander, com' fort er, com' fort less, com'pany,
com' passes, con'jurer, con' stable, cov'enant, cov'-
crier, cov'etmis, gov' ern ment, hon'eycomJ, hon'ey-
mo<?n, some' body, som'erset, sov'erei<m, won' der-
ful. Dis col' or, dis com' fit, en com' pass, re cov' er,
un love' ly. Blood'-ves sel. Kour' ish ing, nour' ish ment.
Dictation Exercises.
1. If the gluttonous man understand gunnery, lie will shoot a
buftalo with his blunderbuss. A butterfly is on the buttercup. I
saw some buttermilk and butternuts in the buttery. If he be cul-
pable, take him into custody. It is drudgery to scour the cutlery.
The music of the dulcimer is sweeter than those guttural sounds,
A humming-bird is on the mulberry. The pimils at the nunnery are
punctual. The publican will furnish a multitude of gnests with sue-
TRISYLLABLES — U IN FULL
121
mute, up, full.
— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dk as sh ;
ftiis ;
azure.
cotash and inuskmelons. The pungency of these scurrilous remarks
moved the muscular teacher, on a subsequent day, to inflict punish-
ment and subjugate the lad. If the supplement to the will be ob-
tained by subterfuge, the surrogate will nullify it. If the suppli-
cant assume a suppliant posture and supplicate aid, his utterance
will be weak.
2. The fields give promise of autumnal abundance. Abundant
crops accustom the people to excessive consumption. At this con-
junction, the construction placed upon that compulsive measure
would cause a convulsion, that would tear asunder the dearest ties.
With your concurrence, we will hold the impulsive man and pre-
vent the concussion. That conundrum will cause discussion. After
the eruption of the volcano and the destruction of the city, the
moon shone forth with its usual effulgence. I will exculpate the
man and prevent his expulsion, for his escutcheon is without blot.
3. It is incumbent on the indulgent parent to inculcate good pre-
cepts and furnish good instruction. If, by injustice, he place an in-
cumbrance on the estate, I will inculpate him. If you remove the
obstruction, the river will inundate that productive land and destroy
the productions. The occurrence is instructive. I will not be re-
luctant to vote for a reduction of that recumbent officer's redun-
dant salary. At that moment, the refulgent beams of the morning
sun played upon the rotunda. If you try to reconstruct the order
of the march, you will interrupt the whole triumphal procession.
4. On that comfortless night, the lad bought the compasses, and
a colander, comforter, and coverlet. The company sent a constable
to arrest the covetous conjurer. The honeycomb is a wonderful
specimen of skill. The sovereign is at the head of the government.
"We must either discomfit or encompass the enemy. Does that un-
lovely girl discolor her face ? If you break a blood-vessel and take
no nourishment, I fear that you will not recover.
TRISYLLABLES TT IN FULL.
BulZ'-bait ing, bulletin, bush' i ness. bufch'erly,
bufch'ery. Cook'ery, rook'ery.
Dictation Exercises*
Did the butcherly butcher encourage bull-baiting at the butchery?
Their cookery is bad. A woodbine encircles the rookery.
Q
122 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
age, at, art, ill, bare, fck ; mi, end, en-; Ice, In; old, on, dd.
TRISYLLABLES — OU IN OUR.
1. Bound' a ry, coun' tenancy coun' ter felt, coun-
ter inand, coun' ter pan^, coun' ter plot, coun' ter poise,
coun' ter sign, found' ery, mount' e bank. Acous'tics,
earous'al, en coun' ter, espous'al, ren' coun ter.
Alphabetic Equivalent of ou.
2. Fowl' ing-piece, pow' der-horn, pow'der-miU. Al-
lowance, avow'al, era pow' er, endow'ment.
Dictation Exercises.
1. "What is the boundary of your State on the south? I was
present at the espousals and saw the blushes on her countenance.
I had a rencounter with the mountebank, at the foundery. \£ you
wish your counterplot to succeed, send a countermand to your men
and order them to counterfeit a flight before they encounter the
enemy. The officer at the carousal does not know the countersign.
2. I saw a powder-horn and fowling-piece at the powder-mill. If
my father empower you to name the endowment for the school,
remember my avowal and make due allowance.
TRISYLLABLES — 01 (M) IN OIL.
1, Bois'terems, loi'terer, loi'tering, moi'ety, poi'-
son ing. Adjoin' ing, anoint'er, anoint'ing, appoint'-
raent, a void' anc<?, a void' less, em broid' er, em broil'-
ing, enjoin' ment, re coil' ing, rejoic'ing, rejoin' dor,
pub join' ing.
Alphabetic Equivalent of oi.
2, Annoy'anca. em ploy' ment, enjoy' ment. Loy-
alty, roy'alty*
Dictation Exercises.
1. The conduct of the loiterer was boisterous. "While loitering
in an adjoining field, I saw a boy poisoning a dog. He was rejoicing
POLYSYLLABLES — A IK AGE. 123
mute, up, full.— -6 as k ; g as j ; n as rig ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure.
because he had received an appointment and secured a moiety of
his father's estate. The anointer was anointing the king. To se-
cure an avoidance of the decree, the lawyer was subjoining a re-
joinder to the document.
2. The employment will promote your enjoyment and remove
j jur annoyance. Royalty is fond of loyalty.
III. Polysyllables.
POLYSYLLABLES A IN AGE.
1. A' mi a bid, fa'vorabk, plagiarism, pLYgianst,
yaf ri a bl<?, va' ri e gate.
2. Abat'abL?, agra'rian, barba'rian, calcareous,
dhi can 7 cr y, com pla' cen cy, cu ta' no ous, ex tra' ne cms,
gram ma' ri an, grcga'rious, in ca' pa bid, irra'diatd,
li bra' ri an, no fa 7 ri exis, pal la' di urn, pre ca' ri ous, re-
ga' li a, sec ta' ri an, spou ta' ne <?us, ter ra' que ous, un-
changd' a bid, un fa 7 vor a bid, vi ca' ri ous.
3. Ac cla ma tion (ak kla ma' shun), ad mi ra' tion, ad-
o ra 7 tion, ad u la' tion, ad van ta' geons, af h' da' vit, ag-
gra va' tion, al ge bra 7 ic, al le ga' tion, al li ga' tor, ap*
para'tus, application, approbation, as pi ra' tion,
av oca' tion, bastina'do, calculation, eel e bra' tion,
cir cum ja' cent, cog i ta' tion, com bi na' tion, com mend-
s' tion, com pi la' tion, com pli ca' tion, con firm a' tion,
eon fla gra' tion, con grega' tion, con sterna' tion, con-
sum ma' tion, con tern pla' tion, con versa' tion, convo-
ca' tion, cul ti va' tion.
\ 4. Declamation (dek la ma' slum), dec la ra' tion, def-
t ma' tion, deg ra da' tion, dem on stra' tion, dep re da'-
tion, desola'tion, despera'do, despera'tion, detes-
ta' tion, de vi a' tion, dis lo ca' tion, dis si pa' tion, div i
na'tion, educa'tion, emu la' tion, ex cla' ma tion, ex
pec ta' tion, ex por ta'tion, fer men ta' tion, gen era' tion y
124 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLED.
age, at, art, all, bare, Isk ; me, end, Sit ; Ice, In ; 6ld, on, do.
gravi ta'tion, liab i ta' tion, ignora'mus, illus tra'tion,
iiH por ta' tion, im pre ca' tion, in cli na' tion, in flam ma'-
tion, in for ma' tion, inspi ra'tion, in sti ga' tion, inti-
nia' tion, in un da' tion, in vo ca' tion.
5. Lam en ta tion (lam en ta' slum), leg is la' tion, lib-
er a' tion, liter a 7 ti, media' tion, medi ta'tion, mod-
era' tion, mod u la' tion, navigation, nomination,
numera'tion, obliga'tion, occupation, op era' tion,
os ten ta' tion, pal li a' tion, pliar i sa' ic, prep a ra' tion,
preser va'tion, proclamation, prof ana' tion, protes-
ta'tion, prov oca' tion, pub lica' tion, punctua'tion,
rec re a' tion, ref or ma' tion, ref u ta' tion, reg u la' lion,
re lax a' tion, rep u ta' lion, res er va' tion, res pi ra' tion,
restoration, rev e la' tion, sal u ta'tion, separation,
situ a' tion, speeula'tion, stipula'tion, sup plica' tion,
sup pu ra' tion, trib u la' tion, tol er a' tion, trep i da' tion,
undula'tion, valua'tion, varia'tion, ven era' tion,' vi-
o la' tion.
6. A be ce da-' ri an, acl min is tra' tor ship, dis ci plin a'-
rian, ex tern pora'ne 011s, predcstina'rian, sex age-
na' ri an. An ti trin i ta' ri an , val e tu di na' ri an.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Mary is not amiable, for her temper is variable. One who
is guilty of plagiarism, or stealing from the writings of others, is
called a plagiarist, If the light be favorable, variegate the paper
with blue and white.
2. The writ is abatable. The agrarian was guilty of chicaner}*.
If the barbarian subsist only on spontaneous productions, his living
will be precarious. Sheep are gregarious animals. That extrane-
ous matter is calcareous. The grammarian declares with compla-
cency, that he has recovered from the cutaneous disease. The
librarian was incapable of so nefarious nn act. That sectarian is a
vicarious agent. Tiie eartn is called terraqueous because it is com-
posed of land and water.
3. Having gained the admiration of the congregation, he was
POLYSYLLABLES — A IN AGB, 125
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
elected by acclamation. His adoration was sincere. The affidavit
and allegation are false. That advantageous measure will secure
their approbation. His adulation was an aggravation of the evil.
You can easily determine the calculation by the application of an
algebraic formula. His conversation, after the celebration of the
marriage, awakened contemplation. Ilis commendation of the
compilation is a sufficient confirmation of its value. The contla-
gration caused much consternation in the convocation. A due cul-
tivation of the head and the heart will lead to a glorious consum-
mation.
4. Emulation and the expectation of a reward moved him to
make a declamation. I rely on his declaration. Defamation and
dissipation caused his degradation. Demonstrations of j y ill be-
come the desperado, after his depredations have made my garden a
desolation. If, in his desperation, you provoke his detestation, you
will incur his imprecation. His deviation from the path caused the
dislocation. Her invocations of the gods was to secure the power
of divination. Your illustrations will provoke no exclamation of
surprise from the ignoramus. Her education will surpass your ex-
pectations. The exportation of cotton and importation of silk may
benefit the nation. He Iras no inclination for information. Her
intimation enabled me to find your habitation.
5. Wicked legislation and regulations caused the lamentation of
the people. The mediation of the literati secured his liberation.
Meditation leads to moderation. He devotes to navigation all the
time that his other occupations will permit. If you secure my
nomination, you will place me under obligations. His pharisaic
life and ostentation injure his reputation. Do not regard his prot-
estation, if the operation will secure the preservation of the prop-
erty. He urged the provocation in palliation of his profanation.
In the preparation and publication of the proclamation, observe the
rules of punctuation. Recreation and a relaxation of study will
promote his reformation. Her respectful salutation and the value
of her revelation secured her restoration to her friends. His wild
speculations and destitute situation caused their separation. When
I was in tribulation, God heard my supplications. It' he encourage
the violation of just stipulations and accept a false valuation of tlio
goods, I can have no veneration for the man.
6. The abecedarian says that his teacher is a good disciplinarian.
His speech was extemporaneous. The predestinarian is a sexage
uarian. Will the valetudinarian accent the administratorship?
126 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
kge y It, art, ill, Mre, &sk ; mi, end, err; Ice, In ; old, 6n, do.
POLYSYLLABLES A IN AT.
1. Ac' ccs so ry, ac' cu ra cy, &c' ri mo ny, ad' mi ra-
ble, ad' mi ral ty, ad' vcr sa ry, ag' gran dlze ment, ag-
ri cult ure (ag' ri kult yur), al' a bas ter, al' i mo ny, al-
io go ry , am' a to ry, am' i ca ble, an' cilia ry , an' t i mo-
ny, an' ti qua ry, an' ti qua ted, ap' o plex y , ap' pi i 6a-
ble, cap'illary, caterpillar, char'ita ble, fasli'um-
a ble, glad' i a tor, liab' it a bltf, jan' i za ry, Jan' u a ry,
lam' ent a ble, lap'i da ry, mag' is tra cy , mar' r/age a ble,
mat' ri mo ny, max' il la ry, nav' i ga ble, pal' li a five,
pat' ri mo ny , plan ' et a ry , prac' ti ca bk, sal' a man der,
sal'utary, sanct'uary, stat'uary, tab'ernack, val'-
u a bit', van quisli a bk (vang' kwish a bl).
2. A ban' don ment, a cad' e my, alae'rity, amal'-
gamate, anal'ogtfus, anal'ogy, anal'ysis, anath'-
ema, anat'omize, anat'omy, antag'onist, as par' a-
gus, as sas' sin ate, &u dac' i ty , bar bar' i ty , be at' i fy,
be at' i tude, bru tal' i ty, ca lam' i tons, ca lam' i ty, ca-
pac' i tate, ca pac' i ty, ca tas' tro phe, co ad' j u taut, co-
ag'ulate, collateral, comparative, com par' i son,
compatible, con cat' e nate, concav'ity, congratu-
late, con tarn' i n ate.
3. De cap' i tate, de clar' a tive, de prav' i ty, di ":g'-
onal, diam'eter, dilapidate, dis par' age ment, dog-
mat' ical, ejae'ulate, e lab' orate, e man' ci pate, em-
bar' rasa ment, cm bas' sa dor, em phat' ic al, e rad' i cate,
cs tab'lisli ment, e vac' u ate, e vac'u ant, e van' gel ism,
e van' gel ist, e van' gel ize, e vap' o rate, ex ag' ger ate,
ex an' i mate, ex trav' a gance, ex trav' a gant, fa nat' i-
cism, fatal'ity, formal'ity, frngal'ity, grammat-
ical, liilar'ity, liuman'ity.
4. In ad' equate, infal'libk, mfant'icide, in fat' u-
POLYSYLLABLES — A IN AT.
127
m&f
«, up, full.
— o as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s a3 z ; dh as sli ;
this ;
azure.
ite, in nam' ma bk, ingratitude inhabitant, intrant
sitiv«, in val' i date, Iras' cibfe, irrational (irrash'un-
al), ital 7 iciz^ legality, locality, lo quae' ity, mag-
nan' i mous, men dac' i ty, mi rac' u lous, mis an' thro py,
mo nas' ti cism, mo ral' i ty, mor tal' i ty, ol fac' to rjji
opac'ity, orae' ular, philanthropist, phi Ian' thro py,
plural 7 ity, polar' ity, pre par' a tivf, pre var'icate, pro-
eras' ti nate, rapac'ity, rascal' ity, real' ity, refract',
ory, re fran' gi b\e, re gal' ity, re tal' i ate, sagac'ity,
somnam'bulism, som nam' bn list, tenac'ity, theat'-
rical, to bac' co nist, tyran'nical, u nan'i mens, mi-
nat'ural, urban' ity, verac'ity, vernac'ular, vivac'-
i ty , vo rac' i ty, vul gar' i ty.
5. Deelam'atory, de clar' a to ry, defam'atory, ex-
clam' a to ly, imaginary, inhab'itable, pre par' a to ry.
6. Ben e fac' tor, corian'der, democratic, diplo-
matic, em blem at' ic, mal e fac' tor, man u fact ure (man-
y \i f aktf y ur), math e mat' ies, mem o ran' dum, mu ri-
at r ic, sys tern at' ic.
7. 131 o graph' ic al, caravan'sary, cor dial' ity, cos-
mo graph' ic al, crim i nal' i ty^ e qui lat' er al, gen e al'-
ogy, general' ity, ge o graph' ic al, hos pi tal' i ty , in-
cOm j)at' i bk, liberal' ity, manufac'tory, math e maf-
ic al, miner al'ogy, personal' ity, per ti nac' i ty, pop-
u lar' 1 ty, prin ci pal' i ty, prod i gal' i ty , punct u al' i ty,
pusillanimous, regular' ity, sat is fac' to ry, secular'-
i ty, sen su al i ty (sen shu al' i te), sim i lar' i ty, su per-
an'nuate, top o graph' ical, typographical, indefat'-
i ga h\e.
8. Ar is to crat' ic, ec cle si as' tic, en thu si ast' ic, com
ge ni al' i ty, con vi v i al' i ty, in stru men tal' i ty, ma te-
rial'ity, municipal' ity, universality. Immate-
ri al' i ty, in di via u al' i ty, per pen die u lar' i ty.
X28 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, Irr ; Ice, In ; 6-ld, 6n, d5.
Dictation Exercises.
1. If you make an amicable arrangement with your adversary,
he will be an admirable accessory to the felony. The accuracy of
his statement does not excuse his acrimony. His ideas of agricul-
ture are antiquated. He wishes to secure the magistracy for his
Cwn aggrandizement. That amatory poem is an allegory. The
antiquary has a valuable alabaster vase. That janizary is a gladia-
tor, or prize-fighter. That fashionable tabernacle is now habitable.
It is a lamentable fact, that the charitable lapidary has a^ attack of
apoplexy. The river is navigable, in January, when she is mar-
riageable, she will enjoy her patrimony. Is the foe at the sanctu-
ary vanquishable ?
2. After the abandonment of the academy, he labored with alac-
rity. Solve the problem by analysis. The anatomist has prepared
a Manual of Anatomy. If he take my asparagus, I will punish his
audacity. His barbarity, or brutality, caused this catastrophe. His
want of capacity led to this calamitous treaty. Acid will coagulate
or thicken milk. He enjoys comparative ease. That comparison
is not compatible with justice. Congratulate your friend on his
success. Yice contaminates character.
3. Decapitate is to cut off the head. The tenor of his letter is
declarative of his depravity. In his embarrassment, he could not
tell the meaning of diameter. "Will they evacuate the fort and di-
lapidate the walls? To practice frugality is no disparagement to
an embassador. The evangelist will elaborate that dogmatical ser-
mon. Emancipate the serf. The sentence is emphatical and gram-
matical. That extravagant speech will not eradicate errors. Avoid
formality and fanaticism. His humanity led him to exaggerate the
sufferings of the poor.
4. If his salary be inadequate to his support, the church, if not
unanimous, will increase it by a plurality of votes. He is noted
for his rapacity and ingratitude. The printer will italicize that in-
transitive verb. If you question the legality of the marriage or
try to invalidate it, she will commit infanticide. No one is infal-
Tblo. Flax is inflammable. That dog is noted for his sagacity and
■voracity. Do not let misanthropy, or hatred of mankind, move
you to infatuate the youth and cause him to pursue that erratic
course. His loquacity and mendacity are disgusting. That refract-
ory servant is noted for his rascality, vulgarity, and rapacity. If he
procrastinate, prevaricate, and retaliate, I shall question his morality.
That law is unnatural and tyrannical. The tobacconist is a som-
POLYSYLLABLES — E IN MB, 129
«** -» — ' ■ — — ■ — ■
mute, up, fall. — 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fhis ; azure.
nambulist. The inhabitants of that locality often speak of the ur-
banity and veracity of that magnanimous philanthropist,
5. His speech was declamatory. This letter is declaratory of
your father's wishes, llis trouble is imaginary. His words are
defamatory, or false and injurious. That island is not inhabitable.
Attend to your preparatory studies.
i G. My benefactor is a democratic leader and a diplomatic agent.
The malefactor stole coriander seed. If you manufacture those
goods, keep a memorandum of them. Mathematics should be pur-
sued in a systematic manner.
7. The popularity of the biographical, geographical, and mathe-
matical works is satisfactory to the publishers. Without question-
ing my criminality, they received me with cordiality at the car-
avansary. Though the generality of mankind commend liberality,
they condemn prodigality. If his manufactory were burned, his
punctuality, regularity, and pertinacity would enable him to rebuild
it. If our host indulge in personalities, he will violate the rules
of hospitality. Vice and virtue are incompatible. His sensuality
has made him pusillanimous. There is a typographical error in
that topographical work. That indefatigable student will study
mineralogy.
8. The aristocratic ecclesiastic addressed the people of that mu-
nicipality in enthusiastic strains. I enjoy conviviality. I question
the perpendicularity of that post. The universality of that law is
not doubted. The immateriality of the spirit is not understood.
POLYSYLLABLES E IN ME.
1. Abbreviate, ab ste' mi 011s, a c/ rial, alleviate,
a me' na bid, anterior, cAame'le on, colle'gian, col-
ic 7 gi ate, co me' di an, con ge' ni al, con ven ient ly (kon-
ven'ycntle), crite'rion, c the' real, expe'dient, ex-
pe' ri cnc<?, ex te' ri or, fn ne' re al, iin pc' ri al, im pe'-
ri0iis, inc'briate, iniVrior, in gre' di ent, inte'rior,
ma te' ri al, mys te' ri 011s, o be' di enc<?, o be 7 di ent, ob-
se' qui 011s, side' real, supe'rior, trage'dian, viedge'-
ren cy.
2. In eo her' enc<?, in co her' ent, in con ven ient (in-
kcu ven' vent), insincerely, in ter for' cnee, pan ace 7 a,
ISO NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLEB*
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; me, end, err ; ice, fn ; old, on, do.
sac ri le' gzVas, sperm a ce' ti. Del e to' ri cms, ho mo ge'-
nc al, ira mate' ri al, in terme' di atd, mag is te' ri al, min-
is te' ri al, pres by te' ri an", pri mo ge' ni al, nn con ge'-
ni at, ir re me' di a bid, ep i en re' an, en cy clo pe' cli a,
bet eroge' neons.
Alphabetic Equivalents of e.
3. Conceal' a bid, congeal' a bid, im peach' a bid, un-
rea' son a bid, nn sea' son a bid, in con ceal' a bid, in con-
geal 7 a bid, in de fea' si bid, nn impeach' a bid. Agree'-
abld, re deem' a bid, dis a gree' ment, disagree' a bid,
ir re deem' a bid. Con ceit' ed ly, con ceiv' a bid, re ceiv'-
a bid, re triev' a bid, in con ceiv' a bid, ir re triev' a bid,
iv re triev' a bly.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Since the collegian is amenable to the college laws, lie may
deem it expedient to abbreviate his essay. Hear the aerial song-
sters. That obedient and abstemious son will alleviate the care of
the inebriate's wife. That imperious manner is not congenial to
the comedian. Anterior to that event, my limited experience had
led me to take the exterior as a criterion of character. That tra-
gedian has few superiors. The ingredients were prepared from
materials found in the interior of the country. That obsequious
man secured the vicegerency in a mysterious way.
2. Owing to its incoherence, that lecture will not prove delete-
rious. If it be inconvenient, we will not require your interference.
That sacrilegious Presbyterian used the ministerial fund for magis-
terial purposes. It is immaterial whether they buy tallow or sper-
maceti. A clay soil is uncongenial to that plant. The epicurean's
trouble is irremediable. Much may be learned from an encyclope-
dia. Tlint heterogeneous mixture was called a panacea, or remedy
for all diseases.
3. Is his property concealable, or inconcealable? Water is con-,
gealable. At this unseasonable hour, it is unreasonable to visit our
friend. His conduct is unimpeachable, and his title indefeasible.
What could cause the disagreement between those agreeable people
is inconceivable. Time once past is irredeemable. His credit is
irretrievably lost.
POLYSYLLABLES E IN END. 131
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; <3i as sh. ; this ; azure.
POLYSYLLABLES E IN END.
1. CeT e bra ted, ceT i ba cy, com' e ter y, ceV e mo ny,
cred'itable, del'icacy, del'icately, des' pi cable, des'-
ultory, efficacy, el'igible, em'issary, en' viable,
ep r i cu rism, ep' i cu rize, ep' i cy cle, ep' i lep sy, eq ui ta-
ble (ek'wetabl), es'timable, est'uary, ex' eel len cy,
ex' ere to ry, ex' e era ble, ex'emplary, ex'igency, ex'-
orable, ex' plica ble, Feb'ruary, jes'uitism, legisla-
tor (led'jislatur), legislature (lfkl'jislatyur), mem'o-
ra ble, men' di can cy.
2. ]STec' es sa ry, ne'e' ro man cy, pen'etrable, pen'e-
trative, per' emp to ry, per' isli a ble, preb'endary, pred'-
atory, prefatory, preferable, pres'bytery, pres'i-
den cy, rep' er to ry, rep' u ta ble, rev' o ca ble, sec' ond a-
ry, sed'entary, sem'inary, sep' arable, speculative,
spec' u la tor, tem'perament, tem'perature, tem'pora-
iy , ter' ri to ry, test' i mo ny, veg' e ta ble, ven' er a ble.
3. Ac eel' er ate, accept' able, accessible, angel'ical,
ap pel' la ti ve, as cend' en cy, as per' i ty, as sev' er ate, at-
ten'uate, awster'ity, au then' tic ate, beef ze bub, benef-
icence, beneficent, benev'olence, benev'olent, bien'-
nial, celeb'rity, celer'ity, c/dmer'ical, com mend' a-
ble, com mem' o rate, com men' su rate, com pet' i tor, com-
plex' i ty, com press' i ble, con fed' er ate, con sec' u tive,
con tern' pla tive, con tempt' i ble, con tempt' u 011s, con-
vent' i cle, con vex' i ty, de crep' it ude, de gen' er ate, de-
lect' a ble, de pend' en cy, detest' a ble, dexter'ity, di-
rect' ory, dispen'sary, do mes' ti cate.
4. Effect' ual, effem'inate, elect' oral, ele'e'trify,
em bel' lish ment, em bez' zle ment, e ques' tri an, ex ec' u-
tive, exec'utor, exec'utrix, exem'plify, ex pec' to rate,
ex per' i ment, ex tern' pore, ex ten' u ate, extrem/ity,
132 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SFELLEE,
. 1 __ , , — - ■ — — ,
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; Jce, in ; 6ld, 6n, d5.
fi del' ity, heretical, iden'tieal, iden'tify, immen^
si ty, im ped' i ment, im pen 7 i tent, im pet 7 u <?us, im-.
press' i ble, incred'ible, in cred' u hms, indefinite, in-
del' i cute, in dem'ni fy, in gen'u ous, in her' it ance, in*
teg'rity, integ'ument, intelligence, intel'ligent, in
tern' per ance, in tern' per ate, in ten' able, interrogate,
in vest' i gate, in vet'er ate, ir res' o lute.
5. LongeVity, malev'olence, ma lev' o lent, mil-
len'ni um, ne ces' si tate, ne ces' si tons, ne ces'si ty, non-
en' ti ty, nn mer' ic al, ob strep' er e>us, pa ren' the sis, pe-
des' tri an, percep'tible, peren'nial, per pet' rial, per-
plex' ity, poet'ical, poster' ity, pre sent' a ble, pre-
sen' ti ment, pro gen' i tor, pro pen' si ty, pro phet'ic al,
pros per' i ty, re cep' ta cle, re fee' to ry, re gen' er ate, re-
spect' a ble, re spect' ive lj y se ren' i ty , se ver' i ty , sin-
cer'ity, solem'nity, suprem'acy, suscep'tible, sym
met'ri cal, syn ec'do che, te mer'i ty, tern pest'u eras, ter*
res' tri al, tri en'ni al, un gen'er <?us.
6. Com mem' o rati ve, eotem'porary, degeneracy,
effem'inacy, extem'porary, hered'itary, in cen' di-
ary, in es' ti ma ble, inheritable, in vet'er a cy, irrev'-
o ca ble, sti pend'i a ry, un en' vi a ble, nn nee' es sa ry.
7. Ac a dem' ic, ac ci dent' al, ac qui es cence (ak kwe-
es'sens), ac qui es' cent, ad o les' cence, ado les' cent, al-
i ment' al, al pha bet' ic, ap o plec' tic, ap pre hen' si ve,
at rnospher'ic, cir cum spec' tion, cir cum spect' ive, cir-
eum ven' tion, co a les' cence, com pre hen' sion, com pre-
'hen' sive, com pli ment' al, con ti nent' al, con va les' cence,
eon va les' cent, det ri ment' al, ef ferves'cent, efflores'-
cence, elemental, energet'ic, ep idem' id, epilep'tic,
e v a nes' cent, fun da ment' al.
8. In at ten tion (in at ten' shun), in at ten'tive, in ci-
dent' al 3 in de pend' ence, in de pend' ent, in flu en' za,
POLYSYLLABLES E IN END. 133
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; 11 as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; {his ; ra re.
in nu en 7 do, in often 7 sive, in stru ment 7 al, in tcr ccs' eor,
in ter reg 7 num, man i fes 7 to, mon u ment 7 al, om ni } res 7 -
enc<?, om ni pres 7 ent, o ri ent 7 al, pred e ces 7 sor, i eg i-
ment 7 al, rep re lien 7 siv<?, ret ro spec 7 lion, ret ro spec ' ive,
sacramental, sentimental, supplemental, svmpa-
thet/ic, nn affect 7 ed, iin ex pect 7 ed, 1111 sue cess 7 iY.l.
9. Ac a dem 7 ic al, al plia "bet 7 ic al, ar gu ment 7 a \ We,
as a fet 7 i da, cat e cAet 7 ic al, di a met 7 ric al, di a met 7 rlc-
al ly, el e ment 7 a r y, e van gel 7 i cal, ex c get 7 ic al, gc o-
met 7 ric al, in com press 7 i bl<?, in di gest 7 i bl<?, in dig pen 7 -
sa hie, in ef feet 7 u al, ir re press 7 i bk, rep re lien 7 si bk,
rep re sent 7 a tiv^, sup pie ment 7 a ry, sym pa tliet 7 ic al,
un ac cept 7 a bk, un re gQii ; er ate. A man u en 7 sis, a pol-
o get 7 ic, ex per i ment 7 al.
Dictation Exercises.
1. That estimable youth, who is so exemplary in his life, is justly
celebrated for his efficacy in an exigency. A man who is given to
epicurism generally prefers celibacy. The ceremony at the ceme-
tery was credible to those present. In a desultory conversation,
the legislator said that his friend, though eligible to that office, and
sustaining an enviable reputation, is restrained by his delicacy.
That despicable emissary, who is employed on that execrable busi-
ness, ridicules epilepsy. The decision of that equitable judge
with regard to mendicancy is not explicable by the usual rules of
law. His excellency the governor Avrote his memorable letter to
the legislature in February.
2. It is necessary that the teacher at the seminary be peremp-
tory. The prebendary, in his prefatory remarks, declared necro-
mancy merely speculative. Though her character be not reputable,
she is penetrable to kind entreaties. The predatory party destroyed
all vegetables and other perishable property. That speculator is a
sedentary man. If the decree be revocable, his testimony will be
valuable. The presbytery will elect that venerable man to the
presidency.
3. The celebrity you acquired from the celerity of your move-
ments will accelerate the march of your competitor. If that de-
lectable mountain be accessible, an invitation to visit it will be
134
NATIONAL PRONOUNCING
SPELLER.
age,
at,
art,
all,
bare,
ask ;
me,
end,
fin
; Ice,
in;
old,
6n,
dd,
acceptable. Man is the appellative, or common name, of the whole
human race. If he gain the ascendency in the conventicle, or
secret assembly, his asperity and austerity will disgust his confed-
erates. Beneficent means doing good; benevolent, merely having
a desire to do good; but both are commendable terms. His bien-
nial fast, for two consecutive days, is designed to commemorate the;
sufferings and virtue of his father. The degenerate and detestable,
directory did not manage the affair with dexterity. That contem-
plative old man, in his decrepitude and dependency, finds nothing
in this life commensurate with his desires.
4. Effectual means were taken to secure the electoral vote for
that irresolute, intemperate, and effeminate candidate. It is in-
credible that that impetuous speech, with its many embellishment,
was delivered extempore. Were the executor and executrix guilty
of embezzlement ? The equestrian statue of the executive will elec-
trify the spectators. His fidelity as a minister, and his integrity in
business, exemplify the value of his precepts. After the impedi-
ments were removed, that incredulous teacher deferred making the
experiment for an indefinite time. If that ingenuous man lose his
inheritance, he will request you-, in his extremity, to investigate his
affairs. If you interrogate that intelligent lad, and he confess that
he used an indelicate expression, his frankness will extenuate his
offense. That inveterate drinker, who has suffered so much from
intemperance, is impenitent.
5. The progenitor of that family and his posterity were noted
for their longevity. His malevolence is perceptible. Millennium
means a thousand years. If the obstreperous pedestrian have the
temerity to disturb our triennial solemnities, he will necessitate us
to resort to severity. His necessitous friends are the cause of that
ungenerous man's perplexity. To his poetical, susceptible, and re-
generate heart, the beauties of nature are a source of perennial or
perpetual cheerfulness and serenity. The grave is the receptacle
of the dead. On that tempestuous night, I took my supper at a re-
fectory. I do not question the supremacy of Congress in making
war and peace. Death ends terrestrial scenes. His sincerity does,
not excuse his severity.
6. That commemorative act is unnecessary. A coteinporary
writer speaks of that poet's effeminacy, and the degeneracy of the
people. That song was extemporary. Do not deprive your sti-
pendiary of his inheritable estate and inestimable rights. Those
incendiary remarks, his hereditary pride, and the inveteracy of his
hate, have rendered that man's character unenviable.
7. If that energetic boy, in his adolescence, receive academic
POLYSYLLABLES E IN ERR. 135
mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as 2 ; di as sh ; fhis ; azure.
honors, I am apprehensive that they will prove detrimental. That
plant is alimental. His convalescence, after suffering from an epi-
leptic attack, an apoplectic fit, and an epidemic, was not accidental,
li I secure your acquiescence, my circumspection will enable me to
avoid his circumvention. lie uses many complimental phrases.
Glory is evanescent. His faults were not fundamental, nor detri-
mental to his business.
8. The inattention of my predecessor was instrumental in render-
ing him unsuccessful. The inattentive youth did not understand
yonr incidental remark. Can you read that oriental and monu-
mental inscription-? Though independent, that lady is inoffensive
and unaffected. During the interregnum, or time in which the
throne was vacant, the regent encouraged regimental display, and
sanctioned retrospective laws. Christ is our intercessor with the
omnipresent Jehovah. That unexpected and sentimental appeal
will move her sympathetic heart.
9. In that elementary and catechetical book, which is designed
for academical classes, the subjects are arranged in alphabetical
order. That representative employed an amanuensis to copy the
supplementary part of his argumentative speech. If that remedy
be ineffectual, asafetida will be indispensable. The evangelical
preacher is diametrically opposed to that reprehensible measure.
Is that exegetical or explanatory remark designed to be apologetic?
The rebellion was irrepressible. Experimental knowledge is not
unacceptable to unregenerate persons.
POLYSYLLABLES — E IX ERR.
1. Fertilizer, mer'cenary, mer'cifully, mer'cilessly,
per' ma nen cy, per' me a bl<?, per' pc tra tor, per' so cu tor,
per' son al \v, per' son a tor, serv' ice able, term' in a b\e.
2. Advers'ity, ad ver'tlse nieiit, alternately, al-
fern'aliw, con cern'edly, eon term/in 011s, con vert' i bby
tic serv'ed ly, de term' in ate, di ver'si i'y, di ver'si ty,
c mer' gen cy , c ter' ni ty\ ex ter' min ate, fra ter' rial ly,
fra ter' ni ty, im per' feet ly, im permanence, imper'ti-
nenci, impcr'tinent, im per' serial, im per' vi mis, pre-
scrv'ative, pro verb' i al, subservient, super' flu ous,
6u per' la fci vc, uu cer' tain ty, u ni ver' sal.
130 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPKLLKR.
k^o, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; lee, in ; old, on, do.
3. Con serv' a to ry, dc term' in a Lie, de term' in ate ly
impcr'meabltf, imper'vimisness, in term 7 in able 1 , in-
term' in a bly, pre serv' a to ry, pro verb'i al ism, sub'
serv' i en cy. An ni vers' a ry, u ni ver' sal ism, n ni ver'
Bid ist, u ni ver' si ty, un re serv' ed ly, un re serv' ed ness.
Alphabetic Equivalent of e.
4. Bur' den som^ ness, cur 7 so ri ly, mur' der cms ly,
pur' ga to ry. Ab surd' i ty, re turn 7 a hie. Tac i turn 7 i ty.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Tlmt fertilizer will be serviceable in the garden. ITc depends
on mercenary troops for the permanency of Ids rule. Is that leather
permeable to water? The perpetrator of that deed mercifully
spared my child. Personally, 1 wdl not object if the personator of
that persecutor be beaten mercilessly.
2. He concernedly declared that, in his adversity, he could not
pay for an advertisement. In an emergency, they would watch
alternately. Owing to the proverbial impertinence of the frater-
nity who were coutenliinous with the estate, and having no other
alternative, the prince determined to exterminate them, and seize
their convertible property. She is deservedly noted for her super-
lative beauty. He is subservient to my views. He understood
grammar so imperfectly that, in his uncertainty, he did not know
an impersonal verb. Diversify the colors of the robe. A univer-
sal preservative would not be superfluous.
3. The plants are in the conservatory. The question is determ-
inable. They fought determinate!}'. India-rubber is impermeable
to water. The imperviousness of the forest, and the nnreserved-
ness of the commander, caused their subserviency to his will. Dur-
i \\x the anniversary week, they unreservedly condemned univer-
tUlism, and expelled a universalist from the university.
4. He spoke cursorily of the burdensomeness of the tax. They
f .light murderously. The writ is returnable to-morrow. The
preacher enjoined taciturnity on the subject of purgatory, though
he questions its absurdity.
POLYSYLLABLES 1 IN IN. 137
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; this ; azure.
POLYSYLLABLES 1 IN ICE.
1. Ad vis 7 a bid, ad vi 7 so ry, an ni 7 3ii late, anx i e ty
(ang zi 7 e te), as sitf-n 7 a bid, de sir 7 a bid, de spis 7 a bid,
e bri 7 e ty, im pi 7 e ty, in cli 7 na bid, in qui 7 e tiidd, in vi' o-
flatd, pro pri' e tor, pro pri 7 e ty, re IV a bid, re spir 7 a bid,
sati'ety, sobri'ety, society, un sight' li ness, unsiz'-
abld, variety. Advertiser, impoliteness, super-
vi' sor, nn de cid' ed. Con tra ri' e ty, no to ri 7 e ty, rec-
onciFabld, undesignedly, un de sir 7 a bid.
Dictation JZxercises.
1. The act to promote sobriety, and to prevent ebriety, is both
advisable and desirable. There is no assignable reason for his anx-
iety with regard to that advisory letter. No human power can
annihilate matter. The proprietor undesignedly caused your in-
quietude. His unsightliness, impoliteness, and impiety make the
advertiser despisable. His mind is inclinable to truth. Society
consider the supervisor reliable, for inviolate truth and propriety
of conduct are dear to him. Variety in food often leads to satiety.
Is that air respirable? Though undecided, the difference between
the parties is reconcilable. A contrariety of opinions with regard
to the notoriety of that crime is undesirable.
POLYSYLLABLES 1 IN IN.
1. Difficulty, dlg'nitary, dilatory, dis'pu tabid,
ng'urativd, ig'nominy, im 7 i tabid, im 7 itativd, imi-
tator, in'timacy, in'tricacy, in'ventory, literary,
lit 7 era turd, mil'itary, millinery, mis 7 eel la ny, mis 7 -
er^ibld, pit 7 i a bid, trib 7 utary.
2. A bll 7 i ty, ac cli v 7 i ty, a cid 7 i ty, act !v 7 i ty, ad mln'*
ister, ad mis 7 si bid, affin'ity, agil'ity, am big' 11011s,
ampliib'i0us, antic'ipatd, antiquity (an tlk' we te),
an tith 7 e sis, a riili' me tic, ar tic' u Latd, ar tif 7 i cer, ar til 7 -
lery, assim 7 ilatd, avid 7 ity, belligerent, benig 7 irity,
138 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
i.;;-'\ it, Srt, ill, bare, ask ; me, end, 8it ; Ice, In ; old, 6n, do.
ca pi fc' ii late, cap tiv' i ty, car ni v' o rous, ccn til 7 o qny,
cen trif'n gal, cen trip'e tal, ccr tif' i cate, ci yil' i ty, co in'-
ci denc<?, com mis'er ate, con sid'er ate, con sist'en ey, con-
spic' u 6»us, con spir' a ey, con tig' u ous, con tin' gen cy,
coutin'ual, con tin' n an ce, conviv'ial, cupid'ity.
3. Debfl'itate, debll'ity, declivity, do fin' i tiv*,
deist' ic a!, delib'erate, delin'eate, de liiV quen cy, de-
lir'icms, delir'ium, de liv' er ancd, deliv'erer, deliv'-
ery, deriv'ativtf, dimin'utivtf, dis crim' i nate, distrib-
utive, divin'ity, divis'ibL?, docil'ity, ductil'ity, du-
plicity, el lip' tic al, e pis' copal, epit'ome, e'pit'omiz^,
e qniv a lent (e kwiv' a lent), e qui v ' o cal, e quiv' o cate,
fa cil' i tate, fa cil' i ty, fas tid' i ous, fe lie' i tate, fe lie' i ty,
fer til' i ty, fes tiv' i ty, flu id' i ty, fri gid' i ty, fu til' i ty.
4. Gen til' i ty, ges tic' u late, ha bil' i ment, lia bit' u al,
ha bit' u ate, hos til' i ty, hu mid' i ty, hu mil' i ty, im pris'-
011 ment, in cip' i ent, in dig' e nous, indig'nity, in fin' i-
ti ve, in fin' i tude, in fin' i ty, in im' i cal, in iq ui tons (in*
Ik'wetus), iniq'uity, in quis' i tivtf, insid'ious, insin-
uate, intim'idate, invid'ious, invig'orate, invin'ci-
bk, i tin' er ant, i tin' er ate, ju rid' ic al, le git' i mate,
mag nif i cent, ma lig' ni ty, me die' i nal, me rid' i an,
mu nio' i pal, mu nif i cent, na tiv' i ty, no bil' i ty.
5. Ob liq ui ty (ob lik' we te), ob lit' er ate, ob liv' i on,
om nip' o tenc6, om nip' o tent, om niv' o rous, o rig' i nal,
o rig' i nate, par tic' i pant, par tic' i pate, per cip' i ent,
per fid' i mis, pe riph' e ry, per spic' u ons, po lit'ic al, pon-
tif i cal, pon tif i cate, pre cip' i tant, pre cip' i tate, pre-
cip' i te>us, pre die' a ment, pro lix' i ty, pro mis' cu ous,
prox im' i ty, pub lie' i ty, ra pid' i ty, re cip' ro cal, re-
cip' ro cate, re cip' i ent, re frig' er ant, re frig' er ate, re-
it' er ate, re liiV quish ment, re sid' u al, re sist' a hie, re*
trib'utivtf, ridic'ubus, rigid'ity, rustic'ity.
POLYSYLLABLES — I IN IN. 139
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; sasz; dh as sh ; ftiis : azure.
6. Satfr'ical, seurrll'ity, servil'ity, significance,
significant, si mil' i tude, simplicity, so lie' i lor, so-
lic' it ems, so lie' i tu.de, so lid' i ty, so lif o quy, so plrist'*
ical, stability, statistical, steril'ity, stnpid'ity,
sub lim'i ty, ti mid' i ty, trail quil' li ty, n til 7 i ty, veil fail*
oquisin, veil tril'o quist, vicinity, vi cis' si tu.de, vo c\f
er ous.
7. Considerable, deliberative, discrlm'i native,
e pis' co pa cy, e pis' to la ry, in dis' pu ta ble, in im' i ta-
ble, le git' i ma cy, pre cip' i tan cy, pre lim' i na ry, nn in'-
teresting.
8. Be a tif ic, ben e die tion (ben e d'ik' shun), cal o rif-
ic, cal vin ist'ic, contra die' lion, hypoerit'ic, inauspi-
cious (in a splsh' us), inter die' lion, intermission (inter-
mish'un), in ter mil' lent, ir religion (irrelid'jun), ju-
ris die' lion, male die' tion, pyramid'ic, recognition,
rem i nis'cence, scientific, sudorific, superficial (su-
per fish' al), un for gi v' iug.
9. Af fa bil' i ty, ca pa bll' i ty, con san gum' i ij, con-
tra diet' o ry, cred i bil' i ty, du ra bil' i ty, ec cen tric'i ty,
electricity, c quanim'i ty, erysip'elas, fallibility,
fea si bil' i ty, ilex i bil' i ty, ig no mill' i 6>us, im be cil' i ty,
in con sid'er ate, in con sist' en cy, in dis crinf i nate, in di-
vid'ual, indivisible, insignificance, insignificant,
insipid'ity, in trepid'i ty, ir resist' ible, magnanimi-
ty, multiplicity, muta bil' i ty, odoriferous, per pen-
die' u lar, plaws i bil' i ty, pos si bil' i ty, prob a bil' i ty,
rec li lin' e al, sen si bil' i ty, sol u bil' i ty, u na niin' i ty,
un con di' tion al, val e die' to ry, ver sa til' i ty, vis i bil' i-
ty, vol a til' i ty. In con sid' cr a ble, in con sid' er ate ly.
10. Acconntabil'itr, appli caLIl'ity, compatibil'-
i ty, com press i LIT i ty, di via i bil' i ty, el i gi bil'i ty,
&en er al is'ti mo, pen e tra bil' i ty, prae ti ca bil' i ty T
14t) NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
age, at, art, all, bare, ask; me, end, Sir ; Ice, In; 6ld, on, dd.
pusillanim'ity, respectability, re spon si bil' i ty, sar-
sa pa rir la, sus cep ti bil' i ty.
11. Impenetrability, im perceptibility, imprac-
ti ca bir i ty, in com bus ti bir i ty, in com pat i bil/ i ty,
in com press i bir i ty, in de struc ti bir i ty, in di vis i bil'-
i ty, in el i gi bir i ty, ir re sist i bil 7 i ty. In corn mn ni-
ca bil' i ty, in com pre hen si bir i ty, un in tel li gi bil 7 i ty.
Alphabetic Equivalent of !.
12. Dys'entery, dissyl'labk, empyr'eal, polyg'a-
my, trisyl'labfe, analytic, analytical, met a phys-
ics, metaphysical, mon o syl' la bk, panegyr'ic, hie-
ro glyph' ic.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The literary dignitary has great difficulty in conquering his
dilatory habits. That intimacy with vice leads to ignominy, is not
disputable. That imitator found many figurative expressions in my
miscellany. Since man is an imitative being, he should follow the
Saviour in all his imitable conduct. The intricacy of that miser-
able man's affairs, and his pitiable conduct render it difficult to
take an inventory of his property. That military chief encouraged
literature. The province was tributary to Rome.
2. His civility, benignity, ability, and activity in a contingency,
render the general conspicuous. After the belligerent king had
ranged his artillery on a gentle acclivity, he summoned the city
to capitulate. His ambiguous excuse is not admissible. Do you
notice the affinity of those articulate sounds? The artificer's agility
enabled him to anticipate my movement. Crocodiles are amphib-
ious and carnivorous animals. The centrifugal and centripetal
f >rces are called central forces, nis continual avidity for food, the
restraint his captivity placed upon his convivial habits, and his cu-
pidity, which was tempted by property contiguous to his estate, led
the prince to become a conspicuous member of the conspiracy.
3. If fever debilitate that diminutive man's system, and produce
delirium, I will excuse his delinquency. If that deistical writer de-
liberate, he will understand that definitive sentence. Will he de-
lineate the duplicity of that fastidious lady? There was a divinity
that moved our deliverer to come to our deliverance. Can he dia*
POLYSYLLABLES 1 IN I2fc 141
mite, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
criminate primitive from derivative words? That elliptical phrase
is equivocal. Docility and ductility are not equivalent words. An
epitome of that book would facilitate his study. The festivity will
felicitate your friend. The frigidity of the corpse proves the futil-
ity of trying to revive it.
4. To gesticulate in the street is not a mark of gentility. Ha-
biliments of sorrow do not always indicate humility. Though the
iniquitous municipal officers, during our imprisonment, attempted
to intimidate our counselor, and habituate us to indignities, they
found us invincible. Those indigenous plants are not injured by
the humidity of the air. During the incipient stage of hostility,
the insidious king tried to insinuate himself into the good graces of
the nobility. That inquisitive itinerant should know that invid-
ious comparisons are inimical to friendship. I trust that the
judge, who is attending to his legitimate judicial business in that
magnificent hall, is unmoved by malignity. My munificent patron
will visit the place of his nativity.
5. That perfidious political act proves his moral obliquity. Ob-
livion alone can obliterate his reproach. The Being that can orig-
inate worlds must be omnipotent. I. participate in your sorrow.
Notwithstanding the prolixity of his promiscuous remarks, their
meaning is perspicuous. His precipitous relinquishment of the
pontifical robes, the publicity of his offense, the rapidity of his re-
treat, and his rusticity placed the bishop in a ridiculous predica-
ment.
6. The satirical letter is free from scurrility. His servility is
significant. The poet, in his soliloquy, speaks of the vicissitudes of
life, and his similitude to his brother. The solidity of the wall in-
sures its stability. The statistical reports show the sterility of the
soil in that vicinity. The solicitor is solicitous to conceal the sim-
l>licity of his client. The timidity and stupidity of the king insure
tranquillity. The ventriloquist's vociferous argument on the utility
of ventriloquism was sophistical.
7. That that deliberate assembly used considerable discriminative
ability at the preliminary meeting is indisputable. That epistolary
communication concerning the episcopacy is uninteresting. Owing
to his inimitable tact, and the precipitancy of his friends, the legit-
imacy of the measure was not called in question.
8. Tiie Calvinistic divine questioned the jurisdiction of the pope,
and regarded neither his benediction nor interdiction. A scientific
man said that the calorific or heating rays of the sun often act as a
fudorific. After an intermission of an hour, the time will be in-
auspicious. Tour recognition of the child awakens many a remi-
142 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, irr ; Ice, in ; old, on, d5.
niscence. That scholar is superficial. The hypocritic and the irre-
ligious were included in his unforgiving malediction.
9. The testimony is contradictory with regard to his capability,
affability, credibility, and consanguinity. The president's want of
equanimity, and his eccentricity, inconsistency, in^gniiicance, and
imbecility will prevent the durability of the club. Much electric
t iy is in the air. That individual has erysipelas. Remember the
man's fallibility, when judging of the feasibility of his measure.
After that indiscriminate slaughter, the inconsiderate youth suffered
an ignominious death. The insipidity of the valedictory oration is
attributable to the multiplicity of his duties. He is wanting in sen-
sibility. The magnanimity and intrepidity of the general rendered
his army indivisible and irresistible. Ilis plausibility led them
to regard the possibility rather than the probability of success.
Though the enemy's loss was inconsiderable, the general incon-
siderately demanded the unconditional surrender of the fort.
10. The generalissimo questions his accountability to the senate.
I doubt the applicability of the law to this case. A compatibility
of tempers is desirable. The susceptibility of water to compressi-
bility is slight. Sarsaparilla is a plant. His pusillanimity rendered
his eligibility doubtful. His respectability and responsibility are
undoubted.
11. Impenetrability and indestructibility are two essential prop-
erties of matter. The imperceptibility of a shadow to the touch
is easily proved. The impracticability of the measure is evident.
Asbestus is noted for its incombustibility. The indivisibility of the
soul is conceded. The incommunicability and incomprehensibility
of the ways of Providence are no obstacles to the eye of faith.
The unintelligibility of that sentence is evident.
12. He has the dysentery. Define a dissyllable, a trisyllable,
and a monosyllable. His enjoyment was empyreal, or heavenly.
Polygamy is forbidden by Christian nations. The experiment was
analytical. Does he like metaphysics? Did you read the pane-
gyric ? Have you seen hieroglyphic writing ?
POLYSYLLABLES O IN OLD.
1. Ador'abLf, appropriate, cen so 7 ri #us, colloqui-
al, com mo' di ous, con troY la bLs, de mo' hi ac, de plor'-
abk, diplo'macy, diplo'matist, empo'rium, enco'-
mium, erro' neons, enloginm (yiilo'jiiim), felo'ni-
POLYSYLLABLES O IN ON. 143
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure.
ous, liar mo' ni <?us, hero'ical, his to' ri an, me lo 7 cli <?us,
me mo 7 ri al, no to 7 ri 011s, op jn'o 7 bri cms, op pro' bri urn,
re stor 7 abb, re stor 7 a ti v<?, nx o' ri cms, vie to 7 ri 011s. Ap-
proach 7 a bk. In de co 7 iws, in de co 7 rum, re in force'-
iarient, virtuo 7 so.
2. Ac ri mo 7 ni 0us, cer e mo 7 ni 0us, ed i to 7 ri al, e qua-
4o 7 rial, im me mo 7 rial, in con sol 7 a bb, in con sol 7 a bly,
in cor po 7 re al, mat ri mo 7 ni al, mer i to 7 ri 0us, or a to 7 ri o,
parsimo 7 ni<?us, patrimo 7 nial, ter ri to 7 ri al, test i mo 7 -
ni al, un con trol 7 la h\e. Ir re proach 7 a \Ae. Gu. ber na-
to 7 ri al, me di a to 7 ri al.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Praise his adorable name in harmonious and melodious strains.
Be not censorious in colloquial intercourse, but use appropriate
words. The demoniac phrensy and indecorum of this notorious
man cast opprobrium upon his name. The conduct of that inde-
corous and uxorious man i» deplorable. The diplomatist's diplo-
macy is worthy of encomium, or eulogium. His belief is erroneous.
That act is felonious. The historian's commodious house is ap-
proachable on the south. The virtuoso took a restorative for his
hoarseness.
2. His acrimonious language and uncontrollable temper render
his wife inconsolable. The matrimonial rites were. ceremonious.
The editorials with regard to the gubernatorial duties and the ora-
torio were excellent. Equatorial climates are warm. Spirits are
deemed incorporeal substances. This patrimonial estate has been
in our family from time immemorial. Owing to the servant's ir-
reproachable life and meritorious acts, his parsimonious master
gave him a testimonial. This territorial question renders the me-
diatorial office important.
POLYSYLLABLES O IN ON.
1. C6m 7 mentaiy, com 7 missary, eom 7 monalty, cum'-
petency, conquerable (kong 7 ker a bl\ con 7 tro versy,
con 7 tu ma cy, cop 7 u la tiv<?, cor 7 ol la ry. ^on 7 or a h\e,
Aon' or a ry, hos'pitabl^ monastery, mon'itory,
144 NATIONAL PKONOITNCHTO SPELLEJfc
age, at, fat, 4 1. i & e, &;k; mi, hnd, far; ice, in; 6ld, 6n, d5.
nom / i ha tiv$, ob' du ra cy, ob' sti na cy, oc' cu pan cy,
op'erative, or'atory, profitably profligacy, prom'-
issory, prom' on to ry, pros' e lyt ism, solitary, tol'er-
a ble, vol'a til ize, vol' un ta ry.
2. Abdom'inal, a bom' in ate, accum'mod^, ac-
com' plisli ment, ac knowY edg ment, a nom/ a lous, a-
nom'aly, anon'ynums, apoc'rypha, apol'ogize, apol'-
ogy, apos'tasy, apos'trophe, approximate, aston'-
ishment, astrol'ogy, astron'omy, atroc'ity, dwthor'-
ity, barom'eter, biog'raphy, canonical, cAronol'o-
gy, chro nom' e ter, commodity, compositor, con-
comitant, con glom' er ate, con sol'i date, do op' er ate,
cor rob' o rate, cos mop' o lite.
3. De moc' ra cy, de mon' stra ble, de mon' stra tiro,
de nom' in ate, de pop' n late, de spond' en cy, dox ol' o gy,
e con' o mize, e con' o my, e mol' u ment, ex pos' i tor, ex-
posfnlate, feroc'ity, geog'raphy, geol'ogist, geol'-
ogy, geome'try, historical, hypoc'risy, hypot'e-
nuse, by poth' e sis, i dol' a ter, i dol' a trous, i dol' a try,
impol'itic, im pov' er ish, inoc'ulate, intox'icate, li-
thog' ra pliy.
4. Ma bog' any, major'ity, metrop'olis, min6r'ity,
monop'olize, monop'oly, mo not' o nous, monot'ony,
ortliog'rapby, person'ify, phenom'ena, phenom'e-
non, phi lol' o gy, phi los' o phy, phle bot' o my, pre dom'-
i nance, predominant, predominate, pre pon' der ate,
pre rog' a tive, prior'ity, prog nos' tic ate, resolv'able,
re spon' si ble, r hi noc' e ros, ste nog' ra pby, sym bol' ic al,
sy non' y mens, the oc' ra cy, the od' o lite, the ol' o gy,
thermom'eter, topog'raphy, veloc'ity, verbos'ity,
zo of o gy.
5. Con sol' a to ry, derog'atory, in c6r' ri gi ble, re-
pos' i to ry, tin con' quer a ble, nn prof it able,
POLYSYLLABLES O IN ON. 145
mute, fip, fill. — c as k ; g as j ; n a* ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; assrre.
6. Allegoric, apostol'ic, correspondency cor re-
spond' ent, economic, horizontal, paregor'ic, phil-
osophic.
7. An a torn' ic al, animos'ity, ar is toe' ra cy, astro-
logical, cat e gor' ic al, c/ironolog'ical, curios'ity,
d<?u ter on' o my, eqnipon'derant, etymol'ogy, gener-
os' i ty, hyp o cAon' dri a, in ter rog' a tiv6, lex i cog' ra-
pher, me di oc' ri ty, met a phor' ic al, par a dox' i cal, pe-
ri od' ic al, phil o log' ic al, phil o soph' ic al, phys i og' no-
my, phys i ol' o gy, rec i proc' i ty, trig o nom' e try.
8. Im pet u os' i ty, in fe ri or' i ty, meteorol'ogy, su-
pe ri or' i ty.
Dictation Exercises.
1. The competency of the commissary to abridge the rights of
the commonalty was the subject of a commentary. The contro-
versy at the monastery with regard to the profligacy of the clergy
encouraged proselytism. That man, though honorable and hospi-
table, is noted for his contumacy, or obstinacy. And is a copula-
tive conjunction. Repeat the corollary. His obduracy may prove
monitory and profitable. Will the operative accept your promis-
sory note ? The man who occupies the solitary house on the prom-
ontory is a voluntary exile.
2. The compositor received an abdominal wound. I abominate
an anomalous pronunciation. The accomplishments of the cosmop-
olite enable him to apologize gracefully, make due acknowledgment
when in a fault, and accommodate himself to circumstances. An
anonymous author of a late biography tries to prove, by astrono-
my and astrology, the Apocrypha canonical. Is the chronometer
one of the fruits of chronology ? If atrocity be a concomitant of
your authority, I will not cooperate with you to consolidate it. To
my astonishment, he did corroborate that doubtful news.
3. A historical writer says : "It is demonstrable that a democ-
racy always tends to economy." Do you denominate that a de-
monstrative argument? Notwithstanding the ferocity of that idol-
atrous nation, a decree to depopulate and impoverish their land
would be impolitic. If you intoxicate the officer and seize his
emoluments, he will suffer from despondency. My expositor un-
derstands geography, geology, geometrv, and lithography.
7
146 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, 411, bare, ask ; mb, end, e"rr ; ice, !n ; old, 6n, d5.
4. I bought the mahogany bureau in the metropolis. If the ma-
jority favor a monopoly, the minority must submit. At sea, such
a phenomenon breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse.
This learned man understands orthography, philology, philosophy,
stenography, zoology, and theology. Knowing the predominance
of verbosity in his style, you alone will be responsible, if you give
him priority in the discussion. If it be your prerogative to govern
a child, I trust that the law of love will predominate in your mind.
Bay a thermometer and a theodolite. The rhinoceros has but one
horn. Can you prognosticate what the velocity of the wind will
be an hour hence ?
5. It is consolatory to know that that unprofitable business has
not been derogatory to my character. An arsenal is a repository
for arms. The incorrigible drunkard has an unconquerable appe-
tite for rum.
6. My correspondent uses allegoric language. The apostolic
faith satisfies the philosophic mind. Paregoric is an economic
anodyne.
7. Are there anatomical plates in your work on physiology?
Restrain your animosity toward the aristocracy. That astrological
work is a curiosity. That interrogative sentence requires a cate-
gorical answer. Copy the chronological table. Deuteronomy
means the second law. That lexicographer understands etymol-
ogy, physiognomy, physiology, and trigonometry. This periodical
advocates the reciprocity treaty.
8. His impetuosity caused him to lose the superiority. Meteor-
ology treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena. His inferiority
is conceded.
POLYSYLLABLES U IN MUTE.
1. Cu/linary, du' bi cms ness, judicature, lu' mi na-
ry, nu'gatory, nu'merabL?, nu'merary, su'perabk.
2. Accu'mulate, accii'sabL?, accu'sativ^, adjudi-
cate, ag glu' tin ate, al hi' vial, allu'vion, alhi'vium,
annu'ity, bitu'mintfiis, centu'rion, com mil' ni cant,
com mn' ni eate, commu'nity, con cu' pis cenc^, confu''
ta ble, con nu' bi al, ere du' li ty, de dn' ci b\e, di lu' vi al,
ef flu' vi urn, en thu' si asm, en thu' si ast, ex u' ber ant, fa
tu' i ty , f u tu' ri ty, gar ru' li ty, gra tu' i tons, gra tu' i ty .
POLYSYLLABLES IT IN MUTE. 147
mi\te, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
3. II lu' miniate, immunity, impunity, im pu/rity,
im put' a ble, in cur 7 a ble, in fu- ri ate, in j u 7 ri 011s, in tu 7 -
itive, in du/bi table, innumerable, lugu 7 brious, lux-
uriance (lug zu/ re ans), luxurious, ma tu/ ri ty, mer-
curial, obscu 7 rity, penu 7 rie>us, protuberance, re-
cta' ci ble, re du/ pli cate, re mu' ner ate, re pu 7 di ate, sa-
lu'brious, salubrity, security, sul phu' re ems, nndu 7 -
tiful, unusual (unyn'zn al), vacn'ity, vitu 7 perate,
vo In' mi nous.
4. Co ad ju 7 tor, constitution (kon sti tu 7 slmn), con-
tribution, destitution, dim i mi 7 tion, dissolution,
dis tri bu 7 tion, el o cu 7 tion, ev o lu 7 tion, in se cure 7 ly, in-
sti tu 7 tion, per se cu 7 tion, res o lu 7 tion, res ti tu 7 tion, rev-
o lu 7 tion, sub sti tu 7 tion.
5. Am bi gu 7 i ty, as si du 7 i ty, con ti gu 7 i ty, con ti nu/-
i ty, ex com mn 7 ni cate, im por tu' ni ty, in com mnt 7 a-
bie, in ere du 7 li ty, in ge nn 7 i ty, Ion gitu/di nal, mul ti-
ttf di nous, op por tu 7 ni ty, per pe tu'i ty, per spi cu 7 i ty,
sn per flu' i ty.
D ic ta tion Exercises.
1. She understands the culinary art. Owing to the dubiousness
of the act, the judicature declared it nugatory. The sun is a lumi-
nary. Things that may be numbered are called numerable. The
difficulty is superable.
2. Though public evils accumulate, the judge will not be accu-
sable. If proof be deducible from these facts, he will adjudicate
your claim and grant an annuity. That alluvial soil will yield an
exuberant crop. The effluvium of the rose is pleasing. The en-
thusiast received a gratuity. The garrulity and enthusiasm of that
communicant enabled him to impose on the credulity of the com-
munity. If they communicate the story that this man's interfer-
ence destroyed our connubial love, I will declare it confutable.
3. If you illuminate his mind to an unusual degree, and raise
him from obscurity, his penurious father will not remunerate you.
The almost innumerable immunities of the clergy, the salubrious
climate, and the security, insured by just laws, led the clergyman to
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age, at, fat, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; Ice, in ; old, on, dd.
emigrate. Mercurial and other injurious medicines can not be
taken with impunity. That incurable disease is imputable to his
luxurious life. Intuitive evidence is indubitable. I can but vitu-
perate my undutiful son, if he repudiates his debts, and refuse to
remunerate his servants. That voluminous work establishes the
fact that God only can fill every vacuity of the soul.
4. My coadjutor prepared a constitution for an institution of
learning. The destitution among the poor was caused by the dim-
inution of contributions, and the substitution of machinery for
manual labor. His resolution and elocution enabled him to stay
the persecution, to insure the distribution of justice and the res-
titution of goods unjustly taken, and to prevent a revolution and
the dissolution of Congress.
5. Moved by the importunity of his friends and the incredulity
of his enemies, notwithstanding the ambiguity of the language, ho
was enabled by his ingenuity and assiduity to demonstrate the in-
congruity of his opponent's statement. To excommunicate men
for multitudinous sins tends to the perpetuity of the church. An
opportunity being given, he replied — "Perspicuity rejects a super-
tiuity of words."
POLYSYLLABLES U IN UP.
1 . Cus' torn a ry, pul' mo na ry, pun' ish a ble, suf fer-
able, sumptuary, sumpt' u ous ness, ut'terable, vul'-
ner a ble.
2. Adulterate, calum'uiate, calumnious, combus'-
tible, com pul' sa tive, compulsory, corruptible, il-
lus'trious, inculpable, incumbency, industrious,
pe nult' i mate, pro fund' i ty, re dun/ dan cy, re fill' gen cy,
re luc' tan cy, re sus' ci tate, ro tund' i ty, tri urn 7 vi rate, 4
tu mult' u ous, unutterable, voluptuary, volupt'u^
ous, voluptuousness. Incombustible, incorrupt'].*
ble, indestructible.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Customary vices should be punishable. Sumptuary laws are
not sufferable. The rich man's sumptuousness renders him none
the less vulnerable to pulmonary attacks.
WORDS PRONOUNCED ALIKE. 149
mite, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
2. If he adulterate food, the voluptuary will not hold him incul-
pable. Though you calumniate that industrious and illustrious
man, I will regard him as incorruptible. I noticed the reluctancy
with which he resorted to compulsory measures. The profundity
of the president's mind was discovered during his incumbency.
Accent the penultimate. "What you deem a redundancy would not
support his voluptuousness. The rotundity of his figure and his
unutterable humor insure a tumultuous applause. Asbestus is in-
combustible. The soul is indestructible.
IV. Miscellaneous Exercises.
WORDS PRONOUNCED ALIKE, BUT DIFFERING IN SPELLING
AND SIGNIFICATION.
1 . Ale, ail ; ate, eight : adz, adds ; ank / er, an 7 clior :
ark, arc : al£, awl ; £1' tar, al' ter ; &ught, ought ; aV ger,
au' gur : air, ere, heir, e'er : as sent 7 , as cent' : aisle,
isle.
2. Bale, bail ; basze, bays ; bay, bey ; base, bass ;
bra^d, brayed ; brake, break : bad, bade : bald, bawled;
balZ, bawl : bare, bear : be, bee ; beat, beet ; beach,
beech ; beer, bier ; breach, breech : belZ, belle ; bred,
bread ; beY ry, bu' ry.
3. Berth, birth: bite, bight; by, buy: bin, been:
bold, bowled; bold'er, bowl'der; bore, boar; board,
bored ; bole, boll, bowl ; borne, bourn ; bow, beau ;
br6ach, brooch: bruise (broz), brews; brute (brofc),
bruit : blue, blew : but, butt : bough, bow.
4. Chaste, chased: calendar, calender; can'noD,
can 7 on ; can 7 vas, can 7 vass : calZ, caul ; clause, claws ;
cord, chord : cask, casque ; cast, caste : cede, seed ; ce?\
seal, seel; ceding, searing; cere, sear, seer; creak,
creek.
5. CelZ, .sell; ceTlar, sell'er; cent, scent, sent]
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kge, £t, £rt, 411, Mre, &sk ; me, end, err ; Ice, !n ; old, on, d6.
■ — •■ — i
ces sion (sesh'un), ses 8ion : cite, sight, site ; clime, climb :
sig'net, cyg'net : coarse, course ; core, corps ; cote, coat :
complement, com'pliment : cruise (kroz), crews ; cruel
(kro'el), crewel: clue, clew: cous'in, cozen.
6. Dane, deign ; day, dey : dram, drachm : draft, 1
draught : dear, deer : earn, urn : I, eye ; die, dye ; dire,'
dy' er : d6e, dough : due, dew ; yoh, ewe : dun, done ; ,
dust, dost.
7. Fane, fain, feign ; faint, feint ; fate, fete ; frays,
phrase : fare, fair : feat, feet ; flea, flee ; freeze, frieze :
fir(fer), fur; furs, furze : find, fined: firter, phil/ter;
fil'lip, PlnTip: fort, forte; fore, four; forth, fourth:
flue, flew : flour, flower ; foul, fowl.
8. Gage, gauge; gate, gait; grate, great; grat'er,
greater: gall, Gaul: grease, Greece: g^est, guessed:
gild, guild ; gilt, guilt : gloze, glows ; groan, grown.
9. Hale, hail; hay, hey: hart, heart: MIZ, haul:
hare, hair: heal, heel; hear, here: herd, heard: hide,
hied ; hie, high ; hire, higher : him, hymn : horde,
hoard ; ho, hoe ; hose, hoes ; hole, whole : hoop, whoop :
hue, liew, Hugh : Aou'r, our.
10. Invade', inveighed 7 : indite', indict': in, inn:
jam, jamb: just, joust: &nave, nave: key, quay; Jcnead,
need, kneed: &ni^At, ■ night : Mil, kiln: knows, nose:
knot, not : knew (nu), new.
11. Lade, laid; lane, lain: lapse, laps; laeks, lax:
lee, lea; leech, leach; leaf, lief ; leak, leek: led, lead;
les'stfii, les'sen; lev'ee, lev'y: lie, lye; li'ar, lyre:
Ynnh, limn ; links, lynx : 16ad„ lode, lowed ; lone, loan ;
16, low : 16ek, loch.
12. Made, maid ; male, mail ; mane, main ; maze,
maize: man'ner, man' or; man'tel, man' tie: markj
marque ; mar' shal, mar' tial : mead, meed ; mean, mien ;
\VORi>S PRONOUNCED ALIKE. 151
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; this ; azure.
meat, meet, mete: mite, miglit; mi'ner, mi' nor: mist,
missed: moan, mown; mode, mowed; mote, moat:
mu.se, mews ; mu' cus, mil' cons.
13. Nay, neigh: nice, gneiss: nit, knit: nun, "none:
O, oli, owe ; 6ar, o'er, ore ; 6de, owed : one (wun), won:*
pale, pail ; pane, pain ; plan*?, plain ; plate, plait ; pra?' ?
prey : palZ, Paul ; paase, paws : pare, pair, pear.
14. Peace, piece ; peak, pique ; peal, peel ; p£er,
pier: peVcil, pen'sile: pearl, purl: pole, poll; pore,
pour ; port, porte : plum, plumb ; pum' ice, pom ace :
quire, choir : ra^n, rein, reign ; raze, rays, raise.
15. Hack, wrack; rap, wrap: read, reed; reek, wreak:
red, read ; reck, wreck ; rest, wrest ; re£ch, wretch : rice,
rise; rime, rhyme; rite, right, write, wright; rye, wry:
ring, wring; rig'ger, rig' or: rode, road, rowed; roe,
row ; rote, wrote ; rose, rows : rood, rude : ruf/*, rough ;
rung, wrung.
16. Sale, sail; slay, sleigh; stake, steak; stra-et,
straight ; straz't' en, straight en : stare, stair : seen, scene,
seine ; sea, see ; seam, seem ; seas, sees, seize ; shear,
sheer ; shears, sheers ; sleave, sleeve ; steal, steel ; sw£et,
suite: step, steppe: serf, surf; serge, surge.
17. Side, sighed ; sine, sign ; slight, sleight ; stile,
style : slo?.e, sloe ; sole, soul ; so, sew, sow ; s6re, soar :
stoop, stoup : slue, slew : skulZ, scull ; sum, some ; sun,
son ; sue' cor, suck' er.
18. Tale, tail ; tray, trey : tacks, tax ; tract, tracked:'
tare, tear ; their, there : team, teem ; tear, tier : tide,
tied; time, thyme: throe, throw; throes, throws; throne,
thrown ; toad, towed ; toe, tow ; told, toled, tolled ; tole,
toll : to, too, two ; threw (thro), through : tun, ton.
19. Vale, vail, veil ; vane, vain, vein ; wade, weighed;
wale, wail; wane, wain; watt, weight; waste, waist;
152 NATIONAL PRONOtTMSTNG SPKLLER.
ige, at, Ert, all, bare, ask; me, end, err; Ice, in; old, 6n, do.
wave, waive; w% 3 weigh: war<?, wear: we«k, week;
wean, ween : w^th' er. weafli' er : vrould, wood
Dictation Exercises.
1. What ails the heir of that estate? He drank all the ale. 1
lave an adz, awl, auger, and anchor on the ark, or boat. He adds
eight figures at once. Ought we to pay aught, if they fill the anker
with wine ? An arc is part of a circle. Alter the place of tho
altar. The augur noted the omens lie took the air ere he ate
his breakfast. Ever is sometimes written e'er. If you give your
assent, I will make the ascent. The church on that isle has a wide
aisle.
2. Hold my bale while I bail the boat. The spread is baize.
The hero is proud of his bays. The Bey of Tunis bade the bad
man leave his tent. The boat in the bay is near the beach. The
base lad who sings bass will break the flax with a brake. The
man who sells bread, beer, beets, berries, braids, balls, and bells, is
bald. The donkey brayed. The lad bawled when a bee stung his
bare arm. Beat the bear with my beech-stick. He made a breach
in the wall with the breech of his gun. That belle is well bred.
You will need a bier when you bury the dead. .
3. On my birthday, I secured a berth on this boat. Do the fish
bite in that bight? Though this bold lad bowled well, a bolder
one bowled out, in cricket. He put the boll of a plant in my bowl
of milk. I found some bole, or fine clay, near a bowlder. A boar
bore the bough of a tree on his tusk. He bored a hole in a board.
He was borne to that land from whose bourn no traveler returns.
I will break your bow and bruise your arrow. The beau knows
how to bow, but he can not broach a butt of wine. He brews
beer. Do not hurt a brute beast. A bruit is a rumor. Her brooch
held the blue cloth when the wind blew.
4. A snake chased the chaste girl. The canons of our church
are printed in a calendar. Tire the cannon. The calender will
^make the canvas smooth and glossy. Will he canvass the subject?
(If the king call to his son, I will take the casque. from his head and
cast it on the ground. She has a caul for her hair. Change the
last clause in the letter before you send it. The cat put her claws
into the cask of milk. Buy a cord of wood. He broke a chord of
the viol. Caste is a separate and fixed class in society. To cede
is to yield or give up. Birds eat seeds, ne ceiled the room with
boards. The ceiling of the room is white. While sealing my letter,
WORDS PRONOUNCED ALIKE. 153
mute, up, full. — 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fiiis ; azure.
I saw a seal in the creek. The wheels creak. To cere is to coves
with wax. The seer saw a sear and yellow leaf.
5. If your cousin be a seller, present him with my compliments,
and request him to sell this coarse coat. The monk is in his cell.
I found the core of an apple in the cellar. He sent a cent to the
child. In that clime, the scent of the flowers is sweet. Cession is
a yielding or giving up. During the session of the court, I will
cite him to appear. The site of my house is in sight of the town.
The corps can climb that wall. I can get no clue to the king's lost
signet. Get a clew, or ball of thread, and catch the cygnet. Fol-
low the course of the brook. lie has his complement of sheep in
the cote. After the cruise, the cruel commodore paid all the crews.
If she buy the crewel, he will cozen her.
6. Will the Dane and Dey deign to drink a dram with you to-
day? Come, dear, and drink a draught of milk. When your draft
of ten drachms is due, I will cash it. The dust rises when the
deer, the doe, and the ewe lamb run. If he earn the money, he
will buy a dun cow and an urn. If he die, I will close his eyes.
The dyer will dye the cloth. Bake the dough. The dire deed ia
done. Dost thou see the dun.
7. I would fain know why you feign illness in the fane or tem-
ple. After employing a feint to get off, his faint heart led him to
fieo as fast as his feet would carry him. What was his fate at the
fete? The words, "A fur-cap on a fir-tree," are a phrase. I will
find good fare for the fair boarder. To catch a flea is quite a feat.
Water will freeze. He frays the cloth, though there is a frieze, or
nap, on it. The lady wears furs. Furze is a shrub. The judge
fined Philip. During the fore part of the day, four men went forth
from the fort. Filter the water. To fillip is to strike with the
nail of the finger. Bread is made of flour. The knowledge of
flowers is his forte. That was the fourth fowl that flew up tha
flue of the foul chimney.
8. Did your guest gage the great cask with a gauge ? Open the
greater gate. Grate the root with a grater. Since the man has
grown stout, he has an odd gait. If the saddle gall the horse, I
will buy some grease. Eead the history of ancient Gaul and
Greece. She guessed the riddle. If they gild the book, the guild,
or society, will pay for the gilt. Do not gloze or flatter the man.
The cinder glows. That groan proves his guilt.
9. The hale man does not fear snow and hail. Haul the hay to
the hall. Hey, girls! have you heard that Hugh has dark hair
and a brave heart. I saw a hare and a hart in the herd. If she
heal the wound on my heel, and mend the hole in my hose, I will
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age, at, &rt, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; ice, !n ; 6ld, on, d5.
hire lier for a whole month. Here you may hear him sing a hymn.
That hour, the horde hied to higher ground. He paid a high price
for the hide. Ho, he hoes the corn with a hoe. He has a hoop
in his hoard. If you hew the log, he will raise a great hue and
cry. I heard the man whoop, at our house.
10. If that knave invade the rights of the just king, the men will
kill him. I knew, if he inveighed against the vices of the king,"
that the jury would indict him. "Will you indite a letter in this
inn? Did he jam his finger on the jamb? That knight was not
present at the joust. He knows that my seat is near the nave of
the church. You need a key to open the door. At night she will
knead the dough and build a new fire in the kiln. The sled is
kneed. The ship is at the quay. Your nose bleeds. Tie a knot.
11. If the boat leak, that has lain so long at the foot of the lane,
I will not lade it. The leeks were laid on the girls' laps. Kot
noting the lapse of time, he did not learn his lesson. The man
lacks bread because his morals are lax. The horse feeds on the
lea, near the lee shore. Leach the ashes, and save the lye. Leech
the wound, if you would lessen the pain. The liar had as lief lie
as not. Lo ! the lone leaf lies low. After he had procured a load
of lead, he led his levy against the enemy. She will play on her
lyre at your levee. Limn or paint the limb of a tree on paper.
The lynx broke a lock and the links of a chain. The cow lowed
near a loch, or lake.
12. The maid made a mark with her pen. The male passenger
tnissed the main chance to send his letter by mail. While the
horse was eating maize, the lad seized his mane. He is lost in a
maze. The lord of the manor has a pleasing mien, or manner.
Hang your mantle near the mantel to dry. The marshal likes mar-
tial music. Do not give a meed to the mean. Drink mead. "Who
will cet metes and bounds to their might? I saw a mite on the
meat. We will meet again. The miner found a rich lode, or vein,
in the mine. A minor can not vote. He missed his way in the
mist, and fell into a moat. When a mote was in his eye, I heard
him moan. The grass is mown, for I mowed it. Muse on the,
mode of dressing. The cat mews. When chewing, the mucus
should mix with your food. That substance is mucous or slimy.
13. He owed me money ; nay, he stole it. JSTone said that the
horses neigh. The nun knit that nice glove. The rock is gneiss.
I saw nits on the calf. O, did you owe him ? Oh, despair ! we
can not go o'er the lake, for my oar is broken. He wrote one
ode. He won some gold ore. That pale girl has a pail of milk.
My teeth pain me. The pane of glass is plane. Pause, I pray
WORDS PRONOUNCED ALIKE. 155
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
you, and hear my plain story. Plait my hair. This plate of fruit
•will not pall. The cat holds her prey with her paws. Pare a pair
of pears.
14. To secure peace, the peer gave a piece of money to the beg-
gar. If you pique the lady, she will jump from the peak. From
the port, I saw the peel of a plum on the pier. The choir hear tko
peal of the organ. Buy a pencil and a quire of paper. I found a
pearl in the pensile or hanging garden. The brook purls along iri
a meadow, and pours down a hill. Respect the sublime porte.
lie struck my poll with a pole. The rays of the sun open the
pores of the skin. The wall stands plumb. Raise that poinice-
stone. Is there much juice in the pomace ? If it rain, I will loose
the rein, and ride fast. The king will not raze the city, if it re-
spect his reign.
15. A load of rye is on the rack. Wrack is a sea-plant. If he
wrap my cloak about him, I will rap his hands with a reed. I will
read the book. He read the paper. Did the lad with red hair
reek with perspiration? "Wrest the knife from that rude wretch,
or he will wreak his vengeance on you. The medicine makes him
retch. He recks me not. The rigger and the wright work on the
wreck. Buy the rest of the rice. If there be a rise of land, he
will write a letter. It is right to observe the rite. Rime means
hoar-frost. The words rhyme. His neck is wry. If you wring
my hand, you will break my ring. He treated me with great rigor.
I rode my horse in the road. George rowed the boat. He learnt
the lesson that I wrote by rote. That rose is red. The trees stand
in rows. Buy a rood of land. That rough child will ruff your
dress. He rung the bell. She wrung her hands. On our way,
we will rout the enemy.
16. I saw a sleigh at the sale. Sec the ship sail. Slay the lion.
He ate some steak. Drive a straight stake into the earth. The
strait is narrow. Straighten the key. I am straitened in my cir-
cumstances. Why do you stare at the stairs? I have seen the fish
that were caught in your seine. The scene was fair. He sees a
ship at sea. Steal not the steel shears. Shear a sheep. He raised,
the weight with sheers, I like sheer wit. The sleeve did seem to
be without seam. Sleave the silk. Give the sweet lady a good
suite of rooms. Step on. The steppes of Asia are vast unculti-
vated plains. The serf swam in the surf. The coat is made of
serge. The surges roll on the rocks.
17. The lady by your side sighed. Some say the sign was good.
Sine is a term used in geometry. If he slight you, be not slow to
forgive. Sleight is an artM trick. His style of writing is terse.
156 IS'ATIOXAL. rKOXOUXCI-NG SPELLER.
age, at, fat, all, bare, ask ; laib, end, err ; ice, in ; old, 6n, do.
Climb the stile. Eat a sloe. Sew the sole of your shoe. As yon
are the sole owner of this*land, so prepare and sow it that you may
have bread for those who are in sore want. The soul can never
die. Birds soar. I have a stoup of wine in my stoop. When I
slew the man, I broke his skull. Scull the boat. The sun shines.
If you succor my son, I will give you a sum of money. I saw a
mucker in the water.
18. Is the tale true? The cat's tail was in the tray. The trey
in cards has three spots. Did she tear her dress there on the
tacks ? Pay the tax. For a time, tares and thyme grew on that
tract of land. They tracked the team through the snow. The
brooks teem with fish. When I tied the child, its tears moved
me. The boxes were placed in tiers, near the tide. A throe of
pain threw him into a fit. They throw stones. The king on his
throne told a servant to toll the bell at two o'clock. A toad was
thrown into the room. He towed the boat. He, too, hurt his toe
on the load of tow. Tole the sheep with salt. He gave a ton of
hay for a tun of wine.
19. The vale is shady. She wears a green veil. The vail of the
temple was rent. The vane on the steeple is made of wood.
Would the vain man open a vein in his arm ? Boys wade in the
brook. He weighed the wether, and told its weight. Wait till a
wale is woven in the cloth. Do not weep and wail. Moons wane
or waste. A wain, or wagon, is in the way. I saw his waist
above the wave. Waive the question. W T eigh the wares. Wear
a black hat. The weak woman will not wean her child this week.
The weather will be wet, I ween.
WORDS IMPROPERLY USED EOR EACH OTHER.
1. Accept', except 7 ; addition, edition; Sir, ar<?;
aZms, arms; aloud', allowed 7 ; ant, aimt; ap'posite,
,6p' posits; appraise', apprise'; ar'rant, er'rand; ax,
*acts; ba'ccn, beacon; bar 7 on, bar'ren; bran, brand;
brid' al, bri' die ; burst (berst), bust.
2. CaZk, cork; cap'ital, cap'itol; car 7 at, car 7 rot;
ceTery, sal'ary; cen'sor, cens'er; chaer, che<?r; choY-
er, col'lar; cAo'ral, cor'al; coun'cil, coun'sel; coun'-
cilor, coun'sel or; coVrier, cur'rier; cur' rant, cur''
rent; cym'bal, sym/bol.
WORDS IMPROPERLY USED. 157
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure.
3. Desert/, dessert/; du/al, du/el; emerge, inr
mergd 7 ; <3m 7 inent, im 7 mi nent ; expert', suspect 7 ; far,
fur (fer) ; form 7 ally, formerly; g&m'-bl«, gam'bolj
gen 7 ins, ge 7 nus; grls 7 ly, gristly; huff, hoof; i 7 dh>,
y dol ; in gen ious (in j en 7 y us), in gen 7 u ons.
4. Jest, just; laud, lord; lean, lien (le'en); lest, least;
We, \hy ; Im 7 e a ment, l!n 7 i ment ; loose, los^ ; 16^ 7 er,
lore; med 7 al, med 7 dk; met 7 al, met 7 tl<?; mil*, mild;
mis 7 sal, mis 7 site ; of (6v), off ; 6t / tar, 6t 7 ter.
5. Ped 7 al, ped 7 dl<?; pend 7 ant, pend'ent; president,
prec'edent; pil'lar, p!l 7 16w; pint, point; pis' til, pis 7 -
tol; p!t 7 ied, pit 7 ted; prm'cipal, prin'cipk; profit,
proph 7 et ; proph 7 e sy, proph 7 e cy ; rad 7 ish, red 7 dish ;
recent 7 , reVipe; roar, rbw'iir.
6. Set, sit; sects, sex; sense, since; sought (sat), sort;
stationary, stationery; stat 7 u<?, stat'ure, statute;
tal 7 ents, tal'ons; trav'el, trav 7 ail; vi'al, vi 7 ol; wick,
vreek; weafli 7 er, whefli er ; w!6i 7 er, whifh'er.
Dictation Exercises.
1. Except you make an addition to your poems, he will not ac-
cept a copy of a new edition. They are singing an air. After his
arms were injured, he received alms. He was allowed to read
aloud. My aunt stepped on an ant. The argument is apposite to
the case. My house is opposite to the church. If he appraise the
goods, I will apprise you. Send that arrant lad on an errand. He
concealed my ax in the hran. His acts brand him with infamy.
We saw the beacon, while eating bacon. The baron has barren
acres. I saw a bust oi the bride, at the bridal feast. Will you buy
f bridle for your horse? I heard a burst of applause.
2. Calk the boat. Cork the jug. A capital crime was com-
mitted in the capitol. That pearl weighs a carat. If he receive
his salary, he will buy some carrots and some celery. The censor
was swinging a censer. When lie rises from his chair, they will
cheer him. A stiff collar excited his choler. Hear the choral
songsters. Buy a coral ring. Counsel him not to visit the coun-
cil. A counselor at law was appointed a councilor. The courier
158 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER,
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, Sir ; Ice, in ; 6ld, on, dS.
lost a letter. The currier will color the leather. The currant-bush
was borne away by the current. Play on the cymbal. The lion is
a symbol of courage.
3. Do not desert, at dessert. Dual means two. They fought a
duel. If you immerge the dog in the water, he will emerge un-
harmed. That eminent man is in imminent danger. I expect tihat
she will suspect the truth of my story. I said far, not fur. For-
merly his business was done formally. Lambs gambol. Men
should not gamble. His genius enabled him to determine to what
genus the plant belongs. I saw his grisly face when he was eating
the gristly meat. The bread huffs. Beware of the colt's hoof.
That idle man worships an idol. My friend is ingenious and in-
genuous.
4. It is no jest for the lord of that mansion to laud a just tenant.
That lean man has a lien on my land. Do not touch the least
thing, lest you offend. They lie, not lay, on the bed. Mark the
lineaments of his body. Buy some liniment. Did he lose the loose
sheets of the book ? Lower the price of books, that I may indulge
my love of lore. Do not meddle with my medal. Gold is a metal.
That horse has true mettle. The mild girl walked a mile. She
read the missal. He threw a missile. The otter bore off a fish.
Buy ottar of roses.
5. Peddle fruit. The organist has broken the pedal. She has
pendants in her ears. The rock is pendent. The president quotes
a precedent. Place a pillow against the pillar. The point of my
knife is broken. He drank a pint of milk. Describe the pistil of
the flower. Fire the pistol. I pitied her, she was so pitted by the
small-pox. The principal of the school maintained this principle
of law. The prophet did not labor for profit. I prophesy that
her prophecy will fail. The radish had a reddish hue. He ac-
knowledged the receipt of the recipe. The rower heard the roar
of the wind.
6. The sun set, not sat. The male sex only can become mem-
bers of those sects. Since he learned that that sort of people are
wanting in sense, he has sought others. Buy stationery for the
stationary court. Owing to the mighty stature of the man, his
statue could not be placed in the niche. All must observe the
statutes of the state. Will his talents protect him from the eagle's
talons? Her travail is past. Buy a vial of ink and a bass viol.
If the weather be good, declare whether you will go or not. If
the plants wither, whither will you bear them ?
ACCENT IX CERTAIN WORDS. 159
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
ACCENT IN CERTAIN WORDS.
Dissyllables, when used as nouns or adjectives, having tho accent on
the first syllable ; and when used as verbs, on the second.
1. Ab'sent, absent/; abstract, abstract 7 ; ae'cent,/
accent'; affix, affix'; awg'ment, augment'; cem'ent/
cement'; cbY league, col leagw^'; c61'lect, collect';
com' pound, compound'; con' cert, concert'.
2. Con' cret<?, concrete'; eon'duct, conduct'; c6n'-
fin<?, confine'; con'flict, conflict'; con' serve, conserve';
con' sort, consort'; con' test, contest'; con' tract, con-
tract'; con'tnist, con trast'; con' verse, converse'; c6n'-
vert, con vert' ; cun' vict, con Vict' ; con' voy, con voy'.
3. Desert, desert'; des'cant, descant'; di'gest, di-
gest'; es'cort, escort'; es'sa?/, essay'; ex' port, export';
ex' tract, extract'; fer'ment, ferment'; fre'quent, fre-
quent'; gal'lant, gallant'; lin'port, import'; im' press,
impress'; in' cense, incense'; in' crease, increase'; Sn'-
sult, in suit'; m'terdnH, interdict'.
4. Ob' jeer, object'; per' fume, perfume'; pre' fix,
prefix'; prem'ise, premise'; pres'ent, present'; prod'-
uce, product; preg'ress, progress'; proj'ect, project';
pro' test, protest'.
5. Heb'el, rebel'; rec'ord, record'; refuse, refuse';
sub' jeer, subject'; sur'name, surname'; sur vey (seV va),
survey'; tor'meut, torment'; trans'fer, transfer'; trans y
port, transport'; up' start, upstart'.
Dictation Exercises.
1. W~hy doe*} your absent friend absent himself? Did he ab-
stract an abstract of your speech from the desk? Note the mark
of accent, and accent the right syllable. Affix an affix to that
word. Secure an augment to the army. Rain augments the
stream. Buy some cem'ent, and cement the glass. My colleague
160 NATIONAL PKONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, trt, all, bare, ask; m6, end, <hr ; ice, In; old, on, do.
is speaking. Read the collect. Collect the taxes. Compound the
drugs. Man is a compound of flesh and spirit. Attend the con-
cert. Concert measures.
2. Gold is a porous concrete. Blood concretes in a bowl. His
conduct was good. Conduct your affairs with prudence. The
army will not pass the confines of the state. Confine the criminal.
The conflict was bloody. The laws conflict. The conserve is
good. Conserve the fruit. Will your consort consort with another ?
The contest was perilous. Contest the claim. The contract is
void. Moisture contracts a rope. Observe the contrast between
a well-bred man and a clown. The shrub contrasts finely with
the oak. Converse with each other. Hold converse with nature.
Convert ice into water. The convert is zealous. Convict the con-
vict of his error. The convoy will convoy the fleet.
3. Desert us not in the desert. ' The bird sung her descant.
People descant on your acts. Read the digest. Digest your re-
ply. The escort will escort the king. Did he essay to write an
essay? They will export our exports. Read an extract. Extract
a tooth. Beer will ferment, if you put a ferment into it. lie made
frequent visits to the fort, lie frequents dram-shops. The gallant
youth will gallant the lady. Do you understand the import of his
words? We import teas. Impress that fact on his mind. The
age bears his impress. Earnest prayer is an incense that can never
incense Deity. My increase is taken to increase your wealth. His
insult did not move me. Do not insult my friend. That interdict
is just. Our laws should interdict the sale of rum.
4. If you remove that object, I will not object to the place. Per-
fume the room with rich perfume. Prefix a prefix to that word.
One premise is false. I premise these remarks that you may know
why I present this subject on the present occasion. The farmer
will produce produce enough for his family. If that project fail,
he will project another. The ship.^ progress. He is commended
for his progress in learning. He protests against your vote. The
protest of the minority was not respected.
5. Why did that rebel rebel ? Record the name. The records
are lost. Did he refuse to accept the refuse papers? That subject
;of discussion would subject you to annoyance. If he desire a sur-
name, I will surname him Simple. He took a survey of the har-
bor. Survey the land. Avoid the place of torment. Torment
me not. Transfer your right to the land. Is the transfer legal ?
Transport that upstart in the first transport that sails.
RULES FOR SPELLING. 161
mite, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fbis ; azure.
RULES FOB SPELLING.
1. Words of one syllable ending in/, I, or s, preceded
by a single vowel, double the final consonant ; as, staff,-
mill, muff.
J Exceptions. — As, gas, has, was, clef, yes, his, if, is, this, of, us,'
pus, thus.
2. "Words of one syllable ending in any other con-
sonant than/*, I, or s, do not double the final letter ; as,
fan, bed, sun.
Exceptions. — Add, burr, butt, buzz, ebb, egg^ err, fuzz, inn,
odd.
3. Words of one syllable, and words accented on the
last syllable, when they end with a single consonant,
preceded by a single vowel, double their consonant
before an additional syllable that begins with a vowel ;
as, rob, robber ; commit, committee.
Exceptions. — When the derivative retains not the accent of the
root, the final consonant is not always doubled; as, prefer', pref-
erence; infer', inference. Jf, z, and h are never doubled in Eng-
lish words. Words derived from gas have only one s; as, gas,
gas'es.
4. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a
single vowel, or when the accent is not on the last syl-
lable, remains single before an additional syllable ; as,
toil, toiling ; peril, perilous.
5. Words of one syllable and English verbs end not
with <?, but take ck for double ; as, rock, attack : but,
in general, words derived from the learned languages
need not the 7tf, and common use discards it ; as, music,
public.
Exceptions. — Arc, lac, ore, zinc.
6. Words ending with any double letter, preserve it
double before any additional termination not beginning
102 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, ait, all, bare, ask; me, end, err; Ice, in; old, on, d5.
with the same letter; as, see, seeing; hill, hilly; skill,
skillful
7. Words ending with any double letter, preserve it
double in all words formed from them by means of pre-
fixes ; as, see, foresee ; spell, misspell ; roll, unroll.
8. Words of more than one syllable that end in l, ex-
cept those that are formed from monosyllables ending
in II, terminate with a single I ; as, excel, control.
9. Primitive words ending in a silent e, omit e before
an additional syllable beginning with a vowel ; as, re-
move, removal ; idle, idling.
Exceptions. — Words ending in ce or ge, retain the e before able
or ous; as, trace, traceable ; outrage, outrageous. The e is retained
in verbs ending in oe and ee; as, shoe, shoeing; see, seeing. Singe,
swinge, and tinge retain the e when followed by ing\ as, singe,
singeing.
10. Primitive words ending in silent e usually retain
s before an additional syllable beginning with a con*
sonant ; as, pale, paleness ; change, changeful.
Exceptions. — Awful, argument, abridgment, acknowledgment,
duly, judgment, truly, wholly.
11. Primitive words ending in y i preceded by a con-
sonant, change the y into i before any termination but
's, or one commencing with i ; as, merry, merrier ; pity,
pitiless.
Exceptions. — The y is retained in words derived from dry and
shy ; as, dry, dryly ; shy, shyness.
12. Primitive words ending in y, preceded, by a
vowel, do not change y into i before additional termina-
tions ; as, day, days ; joy, joyful. When ing is added to
words ending in ?/, the y is retained; as, defy, defying.
Exceptions. — Daily, laid, lain, paid, said, saith.
13. Compound words usually retain the spelling of
the simple words which compose them ; as, horse-man,
shell-fish.
RULES FOR SPELLING. 163
finite, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; ch as sh ; this ; azure.
Exceptions. — In permanent compounds, or in derivative words
of which they are not the roots, the words full and all drop one I;
as, handful, fulfill, always, withal : in temporary compounds they
retain both ; as, full-eyed, chock-full, all-wise, save-all. "When
used as a prefix, miss drops one * ; as, misspell. In the names of
days, the word ?nass drops one *; as, Christmas. Pastime drops
an s. Shepherd, wherever, and whosever, drop an e ; and where-,
fore and therefore assume one.
Require pupils to give reasons, in accordance with the rules and ex-
ceptions, for the manner in which the words are spelled in the following
Dictation Exercises.
1. If his stiff staff and the muff be at the mill, I will get them as
I pass. This class is full. Burn the gas. If you hiss, puss will
run off.
2. My son ate an egg in the inn. If he add the numbers, he will
not err. That odd lad has fuzz on his coat.
3. A robber robbed the foppish squatter. It is his preference
that you commit the business to a committee. After his acquittal,
the swimmer ownecr'that he committed the crime.
4. I visited the toiling mechanic. The violist made a perilous
descent. Equalize the labor.
5. I found some zinc on the wreck. He broke the rack on a
rock. The maniac will attack you. The public like music.
C. The wooer passed many blissful moments. The pasture is
hilly, and almost grassless. He acted oddly, and spoke gruffly.
My agreeable friend noticed your recklessness and embarrassment.
7. I foretell, if you recall him, that he will misspell the word. I
foresee, if you do not repass that house, that he will forestall your
purchase, and undersell you.
8. The consul says that the leader of that cabal' is a rebel. I
will control the damsel until you arrange the contract. That log-
ical argument will dispel her fear, and render her mind tranquil, i
9. Though the conduct of that admirable and adorable girl bej
blamable, I do not deem it advisable to censure her. The scene is^
imaginable, describable, and comparable. The question is debata-
ble, and the decision reversible. The fire is singeing that valuable
dress. That agreeable and peaceable smith is shoeing a manage-
able and serviceable horse.
10. The life of that nameless man was peaceful. That careless
and graceless girl acted rudely. AVhat incitement, or encourage-
ment, has he to submit tamely to her management? That lad's
101 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, St, Hit, ill, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; Ice, in ; bid, on, d5.
idleness and rudeness are wholly chargeable to his parents. Your
acknowledgment was duly received. An abridgment of his argu-
ment will enable you to form a correct judgment. To me, the ap-
proach of death is truly awful.
11. His pitiful ambition happily provoked her merriment. Her
giddiness and merciless conduct luckily justify my course. Her
shyness and the dryness of his remark verified the report.
12. Her betrayer delayed his return. His boyish freaks de-
stroyed my enjoyment. What he said, when verifying the state-
ment, was edifying. lie paid his debts daily. "While occupying
my house, he is multiplying my troubles.
13. The horseman found the snow knee-deep. The innkeeper
will buy shell-fish. I found six handfuls of plums under the plum-
tree. Always fulfill the laws of the all-wise Lawgiver. Do not
misspell the following words : Christmas, pastime, shepherd, wher-
ever, whosever, wherefore, therefore.
CAPITAL LETTERS.
1. The first word of every piece of writing should
begin with a capital letter.
2. The first Word of every sentence should begin
with a capital letter ; as, The rose is beautiful. Is the
lily beautiful ?
3. The first word of every line of poetry should begin
with a capital letter ; as,
Tell all above
And all below
The debt of love
To Him Ave owe.
4. Names of the Deity and of Jesus Christ should
begin with a capital letter; as, God, Jeho\ah, Lord, the
Eternal, the All-wise, the Holy Spirit; the Messiah, the
Anointed, the Son, the Saviour, the Holy One.
5. Titles of honor and respect, either addressed to
persons in exalted stations or descriptive of them, usu-
ally begin with capital letters ; as, My Lord, my Lady,
dear Sir, respected Friend; Her Majesty, His Honor,
Your Grace, the President of the United States.
CAPITAL LETTERS. 165
fnute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
6. All proper names and adjectives derived from
them should begin with a capital letter ; as, James and
Henry are English boys. William bought his French
boots in New York.
7. The pronoun 1^ and interjection (9, should always
be capitals.
8. The names of the months and the days of the week
should always begin with a capital letter ; as, January,
Monday.
9. The names of inanimate beings, when used to rep>
resent persons, should begin with capitals ; as,
The Winter is cold, the Winter is gray,
But he hath not a sound on his tongue to-day :
The son of the stormy Autumn, he
Totters about on a palsied knee.
10. The first word of an example, and of a quotation,
when it is in a direct form, should begin with a capital
letter ; as, His reply was : " I love my country."
11. The nouns and principal words in the title of a
book should begin with a capital letter; as, "Aids to
English Composition."
12. The subject of a composition, or any words to
which it is desired to give importance, should com-
mence with a capital letter; as, His letter was with
regard to the Proceedings of the Senate and House of
Representatives.
Dictation Exercises.
1, 2. November comes. The flowers are all dead. The grass is
pale and white. The wind has blown the dry leaves into heaps.
The crow calls from the high tree-top. The sound of dropping
nuts is heard in the woods.
3, 4. To God the Father's throne
Your highest honors raise ;
Glory to God the Son ;
To God the Spirit, praise;
With all our powers, Eternal King,
Thy name we sing, while faith adores.
166 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, lit, IB, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; lee, In ; old, on, do.
If in the darksome wild I stray,
Be Tliou my Light, be Thou my Way;
No foes, no violence, I fear,
No harm, while Thou, my God, art near.
5-8. Professor Longfellow and. II is Excellency the Governor of
.Massachusetts will address the meeting. Brother James and Uncle
tlenry will dine with us at the American Hotel on Tuesday, the
lth of February. O, that I could merit, dear Sir, your friend-
ship! A gentleman from the East visited the city of London.
Did he visit New York City? Will a Christian labor on New
Ycar\sDay?
9, 10. The Sun walks upon the blue sea-waters. Science and
Art, and Learning pale, all crown my thoughts with flowers.
"Winter weds with Spring. The tyrant Tempest is coming. Arise,
and shake off your tears, Ashes and Oaks of a thousand years.
Thunder and Tempest and Lightning pale, leap from your caverns,
and cry, "All Hail." An author beautifully writes, "Storms
shall sob themselves to sleep. Silence shall find a voice. Death
shall live, Life shall rejoice, Winter shall break forth and blossom
into Spring, Spring shall put on her glorious apparel, and be called
Summer." The words, literally translated, were these: "The
winds roared, and the rains fell, when the poor white man, faint
and weary, came and sat under our tree."
11, 12. I have read "Prescott's History of Mexico." "Gray's
Elegy in a Country Churchyard" is perhaps the finest poem of
the kind in the English or any other language. His speech was
with regard to the Effects of the Reformation.
MARKS USED IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE.
1. The Comma [,] marks the smallest division of a
sentence, and usually represents the shortest pause.
2. The Semicolon [;] separates such parts of a sen-
tence as are somewhat less closely connected than those
divided by a comma, and represents a longer pause.
3. The Colon [:] separates parts of a sentence less
connected than those which are divided by a semicolon,
and represents a longer pause.
4. The Period [.] is placed at the close of a declara-
tive sentence, and usually represents . a full stop. It
MARKS I'SKD IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE. ItiT
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fliis ; azure.
must be used after every abbreviated word ; as, Geo.
Stevens, Esq.
5. The Interrogation Point [?] shows that a question
is asked ; as, Do you love flowers ?
6. The Exclamation Point [ ! ] is placed after words
that express surprise, astonishment, admiration, and
other strong feelings; as, "Alas, my noble boy! that
thou shouldst die !"
7. The Dash [ — ] is used when a sentence breaks off
abruptly ; when there is an unexpected turn in senti-
ment ; and when a long or significant pause is required.
8. Marks of Parenthesis ( ) are used when an ex-
pression which interrupts the progress of a sentence is
introduced ; as, I have seen charity (if charity it may
be called) insult with an air of pity.
9. Brackets [ ] are chiefly used to inclose words that
serve to explain one or more words of a sentence, or to
point out a reference ; as, Washington [the Father of his
Country] made this remark. You will find an account
of the creation in the Bible. [See Genesis, chap, i.]
10. Marks of Quotation [" "] are used to show that
the real or supposed words of an author, or a speaker,
are quoted ; as, Socrates said, " I believe that the soul
is immortal." These marks may be omitted when the
matter taken is not given in the exact words of the
author; as, Socrates said that he believed in the im-
mortality of the soul.
11. The Index, or Hand [|J5F*], points out a pas-
sage for special attention ; as, " ISP" All orders will be
promptly and carefully attended to."
12. An Apostrophe ['], a mark distinguished from a
'comma by being placed above the line, denotes the
omission of one or more letters ; as, 'Tis, for it is ; who'd,
for who would. It is also used before s in the singular
number, and after s in the plural, to indicate possession ;
as, Cora's rose, boys' hats.
168 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPKLLEK.
kge, &t, &rt, 411, biire, &sk ; mb, 6nd, err; Ice, in; old, on, do.
13. The Caret [a] is used only in writing, to point
to letters or words above it that were accidentally omit-
t his
ted ; as, Let me scraeh A eyes out !
14. Marks of Elipsis [ .... ****] are formed
by means of a long dash, or of a succession of periods
or stars of various lengths, and are used to indicate the
omission of letters in a word, of words in a sentence, or
of one or more sentences ; as, Friend C s is in trouble.
" Thou 6halt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, .... and thy neighbor as thyself."
" Charity sufTereth long, and is kind ; * * * * Beareth
all things, belie veth all things, endure th all things."
15. The Hyphen [-] is chiefly used to unite the words
of which a compound is formed, when each of them re-
tains its original accent ; as, I thank the all'-wise' God
for the in'cense-breath'ing morn. It is placed after a
syllable ending a line, to show that the remainder of the
word begins the next line.
16. The Section [§] is sometimes used to divide books
or chapters into smaller portions.
17. The Paragraph [*f ] is sometimes used to indi-
cate a paragraph, or subdivision, in writing.
18. Marks of Reference. — The Asterisk, or Star [*],
the Obelisk, or Dagger [f], the Double Dagger [J], the
Section [§], Parallel Lines [[], and the Paragraph [^[],
are used, in the order here presented, when references
are made to remarks or notes in the margin, at the bot-
tom of the page, or some other part of the book. Let-
ters and figures, however, are now more generally used
for marks of reference.
19. The Mackron, or Long ["], is placed over a
vowel to indicate its first or alphabetic sound ; as,
"Rage, me, old.
20. The Breve, or Short [ w ], is placed over a vowel
to indicate its second or short sound ; as, Hat, end, on.
MARKS USED IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE. 109
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; h as ng ; s as z ; cli as sh ; fliis ; azure.
21. The Deeresis ["] is placed over the latter of two
vowels to show that they are to be pronounced sepa-
rately ; as, Creator, aerial. It is sometimes placed over
a single vowel to show that it ought not to be merged
into a preceding syllable ; as, Blessed, aged.
Dictation Exercises,
1. "'Twas certain, he could write, and cipher too." Sin, or
moral evil, should excite the greatest abhorrence. He, and he
only, is worthy of our supreme affections. Sound, sound the tam-
bourine. Remove, expel, the blustering, blundering blockhead!
The mind is that which knows, feels, and thinks. Honor, afflu-
ence, and pleasure seduce the heart. The poor and rich, and weak
and strong, have all one Father. The twin sisters, Piety and Po-
etry, are wont to dwell together. Speak for, not against, these
principles. He who teaches, often learns himself. The eye that
sees all things, sees not itself. James set out early, and, before
evening, arrived at our house. Boast not, my dear friends, of to-
morrow. Come hither, Moor. Shame being lost, all virtue is lost.
Such, in general, is the aspect of the country. At the bottom of
the garden, a little rivulet ran. When beggars die, there are no
comets seen. Such as the tree is, such will be the fruit. Man was
created to search for truth, to love the beautiful, to desire what is
good, and to do the best.
2-4. Passion overcomes shame; boldness, fear; and madness,
reason. Economy is no disgrace ; for it is better to live on a little
than to outlive a great deal. Religion must be the spirit of every
hour ; but it can not be the meditation of every hour. The noblest
prophets and apostles have been children once; lisping the speech,
laughing the laugh, thinking the thought, of boyhood. If we think
of glory in the field; of wisdom in the cabinet; of the purest
patriotism ; of the highest integrity, public and private, — the au-
gust figure of Washington presents itself as the personation of all
these ideas. Every thing grows old; every thing passes away;
every thing disappears. Many words are differently spelled in
English; as, Inquire, enquire; jail, gaol; skeptic, sceptic. To
rule one's anger is well ; to prevent it is better. Men's evil man-
ners live in brass: their virtues we write in water. Laziness
grows on people: it begins in cobwebs, and ends in iron chains.
Every one must, of course, think his own opinions right; for, if he
thought them wrong, they would be no longer his opinions : but
3
170 NATIONAL PBONOUNCING SFELLEK.
age, &t, art, all, bare, ask; me, end, &rv ; Ice, in; 6ld, on, d3.
. j*
there is a wide difference between regarding ourselves as infallible,
and being firmly convinced of the truth of our creed. The dis-
course consisted of two parts : in the first was shown the necessity
of exercise ; in the second, the advantages that would result from it.
J. Vra. Webb, jun., Esq., at length became M. D., A. M., A. A. 8.
5-7. Are there not seasons of spring in the moral world? and is
not the present age one of them ? You say you will repent to-raor-j
row ; but are you sure of to-morrow ? Have you one hour in your
Land? Have you one minute at your disposal? Away, all ye
ghosts and fiends! to your dark and frightful domains! Alas!
those happy days are gone! How beautiful is all this visible
world ! how beautiful in its action and itself! If you will listen, I
will show you — but stop ! I do not know that you wish to know.
I take — eh ! oh !— as much exercise — eh ! — as I can, Madam Gout.
To pull down the false and to build up the true, and to uphold
what there is of truth in the old, — let this be our aim. You speak
like a boy, — like a boy who asks for the moon. There are times —
they only can understand who have known them — when passion is
dumb, and purest love reigns. I see in this world two heaps — one
of happiness, and the other of misery.
8-11. Whether writing prose or verse (for a portion of the book
is in prose), the author knows both what to blot, and when to
stop. Consider (and may the consideration sink deep into your
heart !) the fatal consequences of a wicked life. The captain had
several men died [who died] in the ship. You must be careful
(nothing can be well done without care) not to mistake the proper
use of brackets. [See Parker and Fox's Grammar.] " Know thy-
self* is a useful precept. To one who said, U I do not believe that
there is an honest man in the world," another replied, " It is im-
possible that any one man should know all the world, but quite
possible that one may know himself." In the New Testament we
have the following words : " Jesus answered the Jews, c Is it not
written in your law, — I said, Ye are gods V " " VW~ ^° swear-
ing will be permitted in this school."
12-14. If I'd a throne, I'd freely share it with thee. Go to, I'll
no more of 't: it hath made me mad. 'Twas sad by fits, by starts
'twas wild. Whene'er I wander, 'twixt the hours of twelve and
one, 'midst forests vast 1 seem to be. A man's manners often in-
dicate his morals. Men's passions, women's tenderness, and chil-
dren's joys affect him not. The sun is the poet's and the invalid's
friend. Mother's Avag, pretty boy, father's sorrow, father's joy.
The ox's hide is not good for ladies' gloves. Friend P s lias
arrived. I am the Lord thy God. . . . Tliou shalt lu*vo no ether
NAMES OF PERSONS. 171
fnnte, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
gods before me. Remember the sabbath-day, to keep it holy.
* * * * For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, ....
and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the sab-
bath-day, and hallowed it.
15- 21. O sailor-boy, sailor-boy! peace to thy s5ul! Life-giving
Religion conquers keen-eyed Revenge. Soft-eyed cherub-forms
around thee play. There is a mother-heart in all children, as well
as a child-heart in all mothers. Ben Jonson was coeval with
Shakspeare. If, to-day or to-morrow, I be re-instated in my an-
cient rights, I will punish that ill-bred, low-minded, self-seeking,
gold-worshiping, man-despising crowd. That aged, matronly
woman found a glow-worm* in her bonnet. I found my d&y-bookt
under an apple-tree. t The Creator formed aerial songsters. That
learned J and beloved child loves every winged thing.
NAMES OF PERSONS.
MALES.
Aa'ron, A'bel, Abi'el, Abigail, Ab'ner, Ad' am,
Abraham, Adol'plms, Albert, Al ex an'der, Al'fred,
Alphe'us, Alon'zo, Al'viii, A'mos, Am'asa, Am'-
brose, An'drew, An't/iony, Apol'los, Ar' clii bald, Ar'-
temas, Ar'thur, A'sa, A'saph, Ash'er, Angns'tns.
Bald' win, Bar'nabas, Be' la, Ben'jamin, Ben' edict,
Beno'ni, Beri'ah, Betliu'el, Ca'leb, Cal'vin, Ce'plias,
Charles, CAris' to pher, Clar'ence, Clem'ent, Con'rad,
Cy'rus, Dan' i el, Dari'us, Da'vid.
Ebene'zer, Ed' gar, Ed'mund, Ed' ward, Ed' win,
.Eg'bert, Elea'zar, Eli'ab, Eli' as, Eli'hn, Eli'jah,
» . — . —
° When the first word of a compound ends, and the second begins,
Trith the same letter, they are united by a hyphen ; as, Book-keeping,
ear-ring.
f The hyphen is used in all compounds ending with the word tree or
book; as, Beech tree, shop-book.
% The Grave Accent [ r J is a better mark to indicate that a single
vowel ought not to be meiged into a preceding syllable ; as, That
learned and beloved child loves every winged thing.
172 NATIONAL PISONOUNCINtf SPELLER.
hge, it, &vt, ill, b&re, &sk ; me, end, err ; Ice, In ; old, on, do.
Eli'sba, Elipb'alet, E'nocA, E'nos, E'pbraim, Eras'-
tus, E'tban, Eugene', Eze'kiel, Ez'ra.
Eer'dinand, Fran'cis, Frank' lin, Fred' eric, George,
Gid'eon, Gil'bert, God'frey, Greg'ory, Gusta'viis,
Han'nibal, Hen'ry, Hezeki'ab, Hi' ram, Hor'ac^, Ho-
ra'tio, Ho fee' a, Her' man, Hu'bert, Hugh, Hum'phrey,
IcA'abod, Igna'tius, I'ra, I'saac, Is'rael.
Ja'bez, Ja'cob, Jai'rus, James, Ja'red, Ja'son, Jas'-
per, Jededi'ab, Jeremi'ab, Jer'emy, Jer'ome, Jes'se,
Je'tbro, Jo' el, JoAn, Jo' nab, Jo'nas, Jon'a tban, Jo'-
sepb, Josb'u a, Jo si'ab, Jo'tbam, Ju'lius.
Laz' a rus, Lem' a el, Leon' ard, Le'vi, Lew' is, Lo am'-
mi, Loren'zo, Lu'cius, Luke, Lu'tber, Mar'cus, Mark,
Mar' tin, Ma' son, Ma^'tbew, Ma^tbi'as, Mi' cab, Mi'-
cAael, Mo'ses, Na'hum, JSVtban, Katban'iel, JSTebe-
mi'ab, NicA'olas, No'ab, Nor' man.
Obadi'ab, O'bed, Octa'vius, Ol'iver, O'tis, Pat'-
rick, Paul, Pe'leg, Pe'rez, Pe'ter, Philan'der, Pbil'ip,
Pbi'lo, Pbin'eas, Pbile'mon, Ealpb, Keu'ben, Bicb'-
ard, Bob'ert, Eu'fus, Sam' son, Sam' u el, Saul, Seth,
Si' las, Si'mon, Sim' eon, Sol'omon, Ste'pben, Syd'ney,
Syl va' nus, Syl ves' ter.
Tbad'deus, Tlie'o dore, Tlieopb'ilus, TAom'as, Tim'-
othy, Ti'tus, IJri'ab, Yal'entine, Yin' cent, Yiv'ian,
"Wal'ter, William, Win'fred, Zab'diel, ZacAari'ab,
Zac cAe' us, Zac/i' a ry.
FEMALES.
Abigail, Ad'a line, A de'lia, Ag'nes, Al'ice, A man'da,
Ame'lia, Angeli'na, An'na, Ann<?, Arabella, Ar'ria,
Augus'ta, Belin'da, Bet'sy, Blanch, Car' o line, Catb'-
arine, Cbarlotte (sbar'lot), CAris ti'na, Claris'sa, Clem«
enti'na, Co'ra, Cor de'lia, Corne'lia, Cyn'tbi a.
PREFIXES. 173
«- ■ ■ ■ - ■■■ " ' — ________ — *
ttiute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; sasz; ch as sh ; this ; azure.
Deb'orah, Do'ra, Dorcas, Dor'o tliy, E'dith, El'eanor,
Eli'za, Eliz'abeth, 13' la, El'len, Em'ilj, Em 7 ma,
Em' e line, Es'tAer, Eu' genie, Eu'nice, Ean'ny, Flo'ra,
Fran'ces, Grace, Han'nah, Ilar'ri et, Iiel'en, Hen ri et'ta,
Hes'ter, I'da, I'nez, I'rene, Is abel'la, Jane, Jo seph ine
(Jo'zef en), Ju'dith, Ju'lia.
Lau' ra, La vin' ia, Lon i' sa, Ln cin' da, Ln ere' tia,
Lu'cy, Lyd'ia, Mad 7 c line, Mar' ga ret, Mari'a, Ma'ry,
Mar' tha, Ma til'da, Maud, Me lis'sa, Min'na, Mi ran'da,
Nan'cy, _S"o'ra, 01' iv*, Prised' la, Ea'chel, Eebec'ca,
EAo'da, Eutli, Sal'ly, Sa'rah, So phi' a, Stella, Su'san,
Tic to' ri a, Yi o' la.
PREFIXES. 1
A Prefix is a word, or part of a word, placed before
another to form with it a new word.
A Prefix usually changes or increases the meaning of a word before
which it is placed ; as UN, not, in unholy, which means not holy ; though
it is sometimes used to make a word more euphonious, or agreeable in
sound, without changing the meaning ; as un in unloose — loose and
unloose meaning the same thing.
I. SAXON OR ENGLISH PREFIXES.
A means at, in, or on; as, afar, at a far or great distance; abed,
in bed ; ashore, on the shore.
Be, to make, before ; as Mini, to make dim ; fospeak, to speak (for)
"before.
En or em, in, into, on; also, to make ; as, encamp, to form into a
camp ; unroll, to place on a roll ; enable, to make able. Em
is another form of en ; as, embrace.
1 Pupils should be required to thoroughly master the following Pre-
fixes and Affixes ; the Teacher carefully explaining how they modify or
alter the meaning of the words here given. Short lessons should be
assigned ; and pupils should change, for each recitation, a given number
of primitive words, with which they .are familiar, into derivatives, in-
troducing them into sentences in such a manner as to illustrate their
meaning and use.
174 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING 8PKLLER,
age, at, &rt, 411, bare, 4sk ; me, end, Srr ; Ice, In; old, on, do.
Foe, no£; as jforbid, to bid no£ to do.
Fore, he/ore ; as, foretell, to tell at a time before.
Im, in, to maize ; embitter, to make bitter ; insure, to make sure.
Mis, "bad, defective, wrong ; misconduct, bad or defective conduct;
miscall, to call by a wrong name.
Out, beyond, more, out; as, outlive, to live beyond another's time;
outbid, to bid more than another ; ^spread, to spread out,
or open.
Over, above, beyond; as, overcharge, to charge or fill above the
proper quantity ; overreach, to reach beyond.
TTh, not, to loose, to undo; as unlucky, not lucky; wihand, to
loose from the hand.
Up, upward ; as, ^heave, to threw upward.
"With, against, from ; as, tci£/istand, to stand against; withhold,
to hold from.
II. LATIN PREFIXES.
A, ab, abs, away from; as, abstract, to draw away ; avert, to turn
from.
Ad, to; as, advert, to turn to. Ad becomes ao, ag, al, ap, <fec,
according as the word to which it is prefixed begins with c,
g, I, &c.
Ante, before ; as, antedate, to date before.
Anti, against; as, antfislavery, against slavery.
Circtim, ciEcu, about, round ; as, circumvolve, to roll round; cir-
cuit, going about.
Cis, on this side ; as, cisalpine, on this side of the Alps.
Con, together, with; as, conjoin, to join together ; conform, to com-
ply with. Con sometimes becomes co, cog, col, com, and
COR.
Contra, against; as, contradict, to speak against. Contro and
counter are other forms of contra ; as, controvert, to turn
against; counteract, to act against.
De, down, from ; as, depress, to press down ; deduce, to draw from.
Di, dif, Dis, away, deprive of, asunder, not; as, divert, to turn
away ; disarm, to deprive of arms; disjoin, to part asunder ;,
displease, not to please. (
E, ex, out ; as, eject, to cast out; expel, to drive out. Eo, ef, and
el are other forms of ex.
Extra, beyond; as, extraordinary, beyond the ordinary.
I** , ig, il, im, ir, before verbs, signify, in, into ; but before adjec*
tives, not; as inhale, to breathe in; immure, to wall in;
induce, to lead into ; incorrect, not correct ; illegal, not legal.
PREFIXES. 175
mite, up, full. — 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; ch as sh 5 this ; azure.
Intee, between; as, intervene, to come between; interpose, to place
between.
Inteo, in, into; as, introduce, to lead into, to bring in.
Juxta, nigh to ; as, juxtaposition, a position nigh to some thing.
Ob, with its forms oc, of, op, means against, in the way of; as,
i&trude, to thrust against ; oppose, to place against ; oecu^
to come in the way of,
Pie, through ; as, pervade, to go through.
Post, after; as, /wslscript, written after.
Pee, Pile, before; as, prejudge, to judge before.
Peetee, beyond, past ; as, preternatural, beyond what is natural.
Peo, forth, forward, for ; as, produce, bring forth; progress, to go
forward; pronoun, for a noun.
Re, again, bach ; as, reload, to load again ; recede, to go bach.
Beteo, backward; as, retrograde, going backward.
Se, aside, apart ; as, reduce, to lead aside or astray; seclude, to
confine apart from others.
Snns, without; as, sinecure, without care.
Sub, Subteb, under ; as, st/&scribe, to write under ; subterfuge, a
flying under. Sub is changed to suo, suf, bug, sup, sue,
and sus.
Supee, above, over; as, supernatural, above nature; superadd, to
add over and above.
Tbaxs, across, beyond; as, transport, to carry across the sea{
transatlantic, beyond the Atlantic.
Ultba, beyond ; as, t^ramarine, beyond the sea.
III. GEEEK PEEFIXES.
A, an, without; as, apathy, without feeling; anarchy, witliout
government.
Amphi, both, on both sides; as, arapnibious, living both on land and
in water.
Axa, again, through; as, anabaptist, one who baptizes again;
anatomy, a cutting through.
Anti, against, opposite to; as, an^christ, against Christ; anti-
podes, having feet opposite ours ; living on tho other side of
the earth.
Apo, from; as, apostate, one who has gone away from his re-
ligion.
Auto, self; as, awtagraph, written by one's self.
!Dia, through; as, diameter, a straight line passing through fhh
center of a circle.
lT6 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, ill, blre, ask ; me, fend, err ; Ice, In ; 6ld, on, do.
En, em, in, on ; as, endemic, in the people ; emphasis, a stress of
voice on a particular word in a sentence.
Epi, upon; as, epitaph, an inscription upon a tomb; epidemic, a
disease upon the people.
IItpek, beyond, over ; as, Ayperbolical, exaggerating or diminishing
beyond the fact ; hypercritical, 0??crcritical.
Hypo, under; as hypocrite, one who keeps under or hides his true
character.
Meta, beyond; as, metaphor, a word carried beyond its meaning.
Para, against, like, by the side of; as, paradox, against common
opinion ; parody, an ode like .mother ; parallel, l/y the side
of another.
Peri, near to, round; as, jpmhelion, near to or around the sun;
ammeter, a line passing round a figure.
Syn, bun, stl, sym, together, with ; as, synod, a coming together;
syllable, letters pronounced together ; sympathy, feeling with
or for another.
AFFIXES.
An Ajtflx is a word, or part of a word, placed after
another to form with it a new word.
In recitation, the pupil should spell both the radical and the deriva-
tive of words assigned by the teacher for the illustration of each lesson,
giving the meaning of the primitive word, of the Affix, and of both in
combination. m It should be remembered, however, that Affixes are
sometimes only used for the sake of euphony, or to lengthen a word,
without modifying the meaning.
Able, ible, ble, ile, that may be; as, reada5?c, that may be read;
defensible, that may be defended.
Aceotjs, consisting of, resembling; as, herbaceous, consisting of
herbs ; arenacec-as, consisting of sand.
Acy, being, state, office; as, fallacy, any thing false, being false;
prelacy, the office of a prelate.
Age, state of, a collection, the act of; as, dotage, in a state of
doting ; foliage, a collection of leaves ; cartas, the act of
carting.
An, al, ory, ic, id, ixe, ile, belonging to, pertaining to; Amer-
ican, belonging to America ; nasaZ, belonging to the nose ;
rustic, pertaining to the country; feminine, pertaining U
females ; peuriZe, belonging to a boy.
AFFIXES. ' 177
mite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
Ana, the sayings of; a*, Johnsoniana, the sayings of Johnson.
Ard, state, character, one who ; as, dotard, one in a state of do-
tage; wiza?-d, one Laving the character of wisdom of A
peculiar kind ; drunkard, one who drinks.
Ar, one who ; also, pertaining to ; as, beggar, one who begs ; vulgar,
pertaining to the common people.
Auy, relating to, one who is; as, military, relating to soldiers;
adversary, one who is adverse.
Art, ery, ory, a place for, a csllection of; as, herbary, a place
for herbs; rookery, a collection of rooks; dormitory, a
place for sleeping.
Ate, to make; as, terminate, to make an end; renovate, to make
new.
Dom, possessions of, state ; as, dukedom, the possessions of a duke;
freedom, state of being free ; wisdom, state or quality of be-
ing wise.
Ee, one icho is, also the object of an action ; as, absents, one who
is absent; lessee, one to whom a lease is given.
Er, or, one who, the agent in action ; as, accuser, one who nccuses ;
contributor, the person who contributes. Eer is another
form of er : as, mountaineer, one who lives on the moun-
tains.
En, made of, consisting of, to make ; as, wooden, made of wood ;
golden, made of gold, or resembling what is made of gold;
straighten, to make straight ; brighten, to make bright.
Ence, state of being ; also denotes continuance of action ; as, tur-
bulence, state of being turbulent; confidence, confiding in,
the act of confiding in; cadence, falling, or the action of
falling.
Ent, one icho ; also, being, state of being ; as, agent, one who acts ;
confided, having confidence, being sure; fluent, being in a
flowing state, flowing.
Escent, growing ; essence, state of growing ; as, convalescent,
growing well ; convalesce?2cc, state of growing, having
grown well.
Et, let, little ; as, casket, a little cask ; leaf let, a little leaf.
Ety, ty, state of being ; as, satiety, state of being full or satisfied;
poverty, state of being poor.
Ess, denotes the feminine gender ; as, lioness, princess.
Ful, full of; as, hopeful, full of hope ; healthful, full of health.
Fy, to make ; puri/y, to make pure ; forti/y, to make strong.
Hood, state of, office ; as, priesthood, the office or state of a priest;
boyAood, state 0/ being a boy.
178 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at. art, all, bare, ask ; nie, end, Sir ; Ice, in ; 6ld, on, do.
Icle, cle, Zi^te ; as, particZe, a Zi^Ze part ; tubercZe, a little tumor.
Ics, the science, the art; as, acoustic*, the science of sound;
mathematics, the science of measurement.
Ize, size, to make, to give ; as, fertilize, to make fertile ; magnetic,
to give the property of a magnet.
Isn, a little, like; as, blackish, a little black; churlish, like a
churl; roundisA, a little round. Also, to make, to supply:
as, furnisA, to supply furniture ; cherish, to make cheer-
ful.
Ism, doctrine, idiom, party, peculiarity, sect; as, Calvinism, the
party or doctrine of Calvin ; Latin ism, an idiom of the Latin
language; vulgarism, the peculiarity of the vulgar.
1st, one skilled in; as linguist, one skilled in languages; floris^
one who cultivates flowers.
Ite, a descendant, a folloicer ; as, Israelite, a descendant of Israel;
Jacobite, a follower of (Jacobus) James. Also, having and
one who ; as, definite, having an end; favorite, one who is in
favor.
Ive, denotes an active quality; as, motive, moving; persuasive,
having the quality of persuading. It also denotes state or
condition ; as, captive, one in a state of captivity.
itiN, little ; as, manikin, a little man ; lambkin, a little lamb*
Less, without ; as, thoughtZess, without thought.
Like, resembling, like ; as, godlike, resembling a god.
Ling, little ; as, darling, little dear. Its signification is similar to
that of cle, el, et, let, ock ; as, satcheZ, a little sack ; pocket,
a little poke.
Lt, like, manner ; as, manly, like a man; braveZy, in a brave man*
ner ; happiZy, in a happy manner.
Mint, the act 0/ doing, state; as, banishment, the act of banishing;
contentment, the state of being contented.
.Mont, state of being, the thing done ; as, acrimony, state of being
sharp ; testimony, the thing testified.
Ness, state of being, quality ; as blessedness, state of being blessec 7 ;
whiteness, quality of being white. 1
Ocs, ose, full of; as, dangerows, full of danger ; verbose, full of
words.
Rick, jurisdiction ; as, bishopric^, the jurisdiction of a bishop.
Snip, office, state ; as, clerkship, office of a clerk ; fellowship, the
office of a fellow, the state of being on equal or friendly
terms.
Some, j%ZZ of; as, troublesome, full of trouble.
Tide, time; as, noontide, noontime.
USB OF PREPOSITIONS.
479
mite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure.
Tude, state, quality ; gratitude, state of being grateful; prompti-
tude, quality of promptness.
Ulk, small; as, globuZe, a sma^globe.
Wakd, toward ; as, westward, toward the west ; heavenward,
toward heaven.
Uee, that which does, the thing done; as, legislature, that which
makes the laws; investiture, the thing invested; capture,
the thing taken, or manner of taking.
Y, consisting of, full of; as, sandy, consisting of sand ; bloody,
full of blood.
USE OF PREPOSITIONS.
The idioms of the English language require particu-
lar prepositions after certain words and phrases ; as,
Abhorrence of
Abound in.
Abstain from.
Accede to.
Accompanied with
or by.
Accord with.
Accordance with.
According to.
Accuse of or by.
Acquaint with.
Acquiesce in.
Acquit of.
Adapt to.
Adequate to.
Adhere to.
Adherence to.
Admiration of.
Admonish of.
Affinity to.
Agree with or to.
Agreeable to.
Alienate from.
Allude to.
Alteration in.
Ambitious of.
Analogy betioeen.
Antipathy to.
Arrived at or in.
Astonished at.
Attended with or by.
Aversion to.
Bestow on or upon.
Boast of.
Call on or upon.
Capacity for.
Charge on or with.
Clear of.
Compare to or with.
Compatible with.
Compliance with.
Comply with.
Confide in.
Conformable to.
Congenial to.
Consonant to.
Converse with.
Copy after or from.
Correspond to or
with.
Deficient in.
Dependent on.
Derogate from.
Devolve on.
Die of or by.
Differ from.
Different/rtfwi.
Difficult in.
Diminution of.
Discouragement to.
Dissent from.
Distinguish from.
Eager in.
Enamored of.
Endeared to.
Endowed with.
Engage in.
Entrance into.
Exclusive of.
Expert at or in.
Fawn on or upon.
Followed by.
Foreign to.
Frown on or uspoiu
Ignorant of.
180
NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, err ; Ice, In ; old, 6n, dfl.
Inculcate on.
Independent of.
Indifferent to.
Inform of.
Initiate in or into.
Insist on.
Intent on.
Inured to.
Inveigh against.
Militate against.
Mistrustful of.
Need of.
Observance of.
Partake of.
Prejudice against.
Prejudicial to.
Profit by.
Proud of
Pursuance of.
Pursuant to.
Reconcile to or with.
Recreant from.
Regard to.
Relevant to.
Replete with.
Restore to.
Swerve from.
Sympathy with.
True to.
Trust in.
Yersed in.
Want of.
"Worthy of.
The mistakes that arise from the use of wrong prepositions after these
words, are very numerous. The more the distinction in the use and
signification of words is weighed and attended to, the more clearly and
forcibly shall pupils learn to speak or write. They should be required
to construct sentences, embracing all the words in the preceding list,
in which both the correct" and the incorrect use of prepositions shall be
given. To illustrate the manner in which sentences may thus be con-
structed, we introduce the following
Dictation Exercises.
He was averse to [not from] such an undertaking. His abhor-
rence of [not with] that deed, moved him to accede to her request.
Abstain from the use of rum. He was accused of a crime by his
cousin. Those streams abound in fish. Agree to what he has done.
Actions should correspond with words. This thing corresponds to
that. Initiate my son in spelling. Initiate him into our club.
She will die of a disease ; but he, by the sword. I will trust in
the Lord, though I am not worthy of the least of his mercies.
ABBREVIATIONS EXPLAINED.
A. or Ans. Answer.
A. Adjective.
A. A. S. Fellow of the American
Academy.
A. B. Bachelor of Arts.
Abbr. Abbreviated.
Abp. Archbishop.
A. 0. Before Christ.
Acot. Account.
A. D. In the year of our Lord.
Ad. Adverb.
Adj. Adjutant.
Adm. Admiral.
Admr. Administrator.
Mt. Aged.
Ala. Alabama.
A. M. Master of Arts ; Before
noon ; In the year of the world.
ABBREVIATIONS EXPLAINED.
181
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; cli as sh ; this ; azure.
Am. American.
Amt. Amount.
An. (Anno.) In the yean
Anat. Anatomy.
Anon. Anonymous.
Apr. April.
Ap. Apostle.
Arch. Architecture.
Ark. Arkansas.
Att. Attorney.
Aug. August.
B. A. Bachelor of Arts ; British
America.
Bal. Balance.
Bart, or Bt. Baronet.
Bhl. Barrel.
B. C. Before Christ.
B. D. Bachelor of Divinity,
Bk. Bank; Book.
Bot. Botany.
Bp. Bishop.
B. V. Blessed Virgin.
C. or Cent. A hundred.
Cal. California; Calendar.
Cant. Canticles.
Cap. Capital.
Caps. Capitals.
Capt. Captain.
Cash. Cashier.
C. E. Canada East; Civil En-
gineer.
Ch. Church.
Chap. Chapter.
Chem. Chemistry.
Chron. Chronicles.
01. Clerk.
C. J. Chief-Justice.
Co. Company; County.
Col. Colonel; Colossians.
Coll. College.
Com. Commissioner ; Commo-
dore; Committee; Commerce.
Cong. Congress.
Conn, or Ct. Connecticut.
Const. Constable.
Cor. Corinthians.
C. P. Common Pleas*
C. P. S. Keeper of the Privy Seal.
Cr. Credit or Creditor.
C. S. Keeper of the Seal.
Ct. Cent; Connecticut; Count;
Court.
Cts. Cents.
C. TV. Canada TVest.
Cvvt. A hindred weight.
Dan. Danish ; Daniel.
D. C. District of Columbia,
D. D. Doctor of Divinity.
Dea. Deacon.
Dec. December.
Deg. Degree.
Del. Delaware; Delegate.
Den. Denmark.
Dept. Department; Deputy.
Dent. Deuteronomy.
Diet. Dictionary; Dictator.
Dist. District.
Do. Ditto ; the same.
Dolls. Dollars.
Doz. Dozen.
Dr. Debtor; Doctor.
E. East; Earl.
Eccl. Ecclesiastes.
Eccles. Ecclesiasticus.
Ed. Edition; Editor.
E. G. For example.
E. I. East Indies.
Encyc. Encyclopedia.
E. N. E. East-Northeast.
Eng. England ; English.
Ep. Epistle.
Eph. Ephesians.
E. S. E. East-Southeast.
Esq. Esquire.
Etc. And so forth.
Ex. Example; Exception; Ex*
odus.
Exc. Excellency.
Exr. Executor.
Ezek. Ezekiel.
F. France ; Florin.
Fahr. Fahrenheit.
Feb. February.
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KATIONAf. PRONXKJXCIXG
&PKLLKB.
&ge,
at,
art,
All,
bare,
dsk;
mh,
end,
err
; ice,
in;
old,
on,
do.
Tern. Feminine.
Fig. Figure.
Flor. or Fa. Florida.
Fo. Folio.
Fr. France; Francis; French.
F. E. S. Fellow of the Royal So-
ciety.
F. S. A. Fellow of the Society
of Arts.
Ft. Feet; Foot; Fort.
Fur. Furlong.
Ga. Georgia.
Gal. Galatians.
Gall. Gallons.
G. B. Great Britain.
Gen. Genesis ; General.
Gent. Gentlemen.
Geo. George; Georgia.
Geol. Geology.
Geom. Geometry.
Ger. German.
Gov. Governor.
Gr. Greek ; Grains.
Gram. Grammar; Gross*
H. or Hr. Hour.
H. B. M. His or Her Britannic
Majesty.
Heb. Hebrews.
Hhd. Hogshead.
Hist. History.
Hon. Honorable.
H. R. House of Representatives.
H. S. S. Fellow of the Historical
Society.
Hund. Hundred.
I. or Isl. Island,
la. Indiana.
lb. or Ibid. In the same place.
Id. The same.
L e. That is.
I. H. S. (Jesus Hominum Salva-
tor), Jesus the Saviour of men.
111. Illinois.
Incog. Unknown.
In. Inch.
Ind. Indiana.
Inst. Instant — the present month.
Int. Interest.
Io. Iowa.
Isa. Isaiah.
It. Italian; Italy.
J. Judge.
Jac. Jacob.
Jan. January.
J. H. S. (Jesus Hominum Salvo*
tor), Jesus the Saviour of Man-
kind.
Jno. John.
Jona. Jonathan.
Jos. Joseph.
Josh. Joshua.
J. P. Justice of the Peace.
Jr. or Jun. Junior.
Jul. July.
K. King.
Kan. Kanzas.
Ky. Kentucky.
Kt. Knight.
L. Lady; Latin; Lord.
L. lb. A pound in weight.
L. 1. or £. A pound sterling.
La. Louisiana.
Lat. Latin; Latitude.
L. 0. Lower Canada ; Lord
Chancellor.
Ld. Lord.
Ldp. Lordship.
Legis. Legislature.
Lev. Leviticus.
Lieut. Lieutenant.
LL. B. Bachelor of Laws,
LL. D. Doctor of Laws. ^
Lon. Longitude.
Lond. London.
Lou. or La. Louisiana.
L. S. Place of the Seal.
M. Marquis ; Meridian ; Mile ;
Monsieur ; Morning ; Thou-
sand.
M. A. Master of Arts ; Military
Academy.
ABBREVIATIONS EXPLAINED.
183
*r-
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure.
Mad. Madam.
Maj. Major.
Mas. Masculine.
Mass. Massachusetts.
Math. Mathematics.
Matt. Matthew.
M. B. Bachelor of Physic;
Bachelor of Music.
M. C. Member of Congress.
M. D. Doctor of Physic.
Md. Maryland.
Me. Maine.
Med. Medicine.
Mem. Remember; Memoran-
dum.
Messrs. Gentlemen; Sirs.
Mich. Michigan.
Min. Mineralogy.
Minn. Minnesota.
Miss, or Mi. Mississippi.
Mo. Missouri ; Month.
M. P. Member of Parliament.
Mr. Master or Mister.
MS. Manuscript.
MSS. Manuscripts.
Mt. Mount or Mountain.
Mus. Music; Museum.
N. North ; Note ; Number.
N. A. North America.
Nat. Natural.
Nath. Nathaniel.
N. B. Take notice.
N. C. North Carolina.
N. E. Northeast; New Eng-
land.
Neb. Nebraska.
N. H. New Hampshire.
N. J. New Jersey.
N. N. E. North-Northeast.
N. N. W. North-Northwest.
No. Number.
Nom. Nominative. •
Nov. November.
N. S. Nova Scotia ; New Style.
Num. Numbers.
N. T. New Testamert
N. W. Northwest.
N. Y. New York.
0. Ohio.
Ob. (Obiit.) Died.
Obj. Objective; Objeotion.
Obt. Obedient.
Oct. October.
Ord. Ordnance.
0. S. Old Style."
0. T. Old Testament.
Oz. Ounces.
P. Page; Pint; Pipe.
Pa. or Penn. Pennsylvania.
Pari. Parliament.
Pay't. Payment.
Pd. Paid.
Per or pr. By the ; as, per yard.
Per ct. By the hundred.
Pet. Peter.
Phil. Philip ; Philippians.
Phila. Philadelphia.
Pk. Peck.
PI. or Plur. Plural.
P. M. Post-Master ; Afternoon.
P. O. Post-Office.
Pop. Population.
PP. or pp. Pages.
Prep. Preposition.
Pres. President.
Prob. Problem.
Prof. Professor.
Pron. Pronoun ; Pronunciation.
Prop. Proposition.
Prot. Protestant.
Pro tern. For the time being.
Prov. Proverbs.
P. S. Postscript.
Pub. Public; Published.
Pwt. Pennyweight.
Q. Question ; Queen.
Q. L. As much as you please.
Qr. Quarter.
Q. S. A sufficient quantity.
Qt. Quart.
Q. V. Which see; As much as
you please.
Rec. or R. Recipe.
Rec'd. Received.
184:
NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, Sit ; Ice, in ; old, &n, do.
Rec. Sec. Recording Secretary.
Rect. Rector; Receipt.
Ref. Reformed.
Reg. Register; Regular.
Regt. Regiment.
Rep. Representative; Republic.
Rev. Revelations; Reverend.
Rhet. Rhetoric.
R. I. Rhode Island.
Robt. Robert.
Rom. Romans.
R. R. Railroad.
Rt. Right.
Rt. Hon. Right Honorable,
Rt. Rev. Right Reverend.
S. Seconds ; Shilling ; Sign ;
South.
S. A. South America.
Sam. Samuel.
Sax. Saxon.
S. C. South Carolina.
Schr. Schooner.
S. E. Southeast.
Sec. Secretary.
Sect. Section.
Sen. Senator; Senior.
Sept. September.
Serj. Sergeant.
Serv. Servant.
Sing. Singular.
Sol. Solomon; Solution.
Sp. Spain ; Spanish.
Sq. Square.
Sr. Sir or Senior.
SS. Namely.
S. S. E. South-Southeast.
S. S. W. South-Southwest.
St. Saint; Street.
Sup. Superior.
Surg. Surgeon.
S. W. Southwest.
T. Tdwn; Territory.
Tenn. Tennessee.
Theo. Theodore.
Theol. Theology.
Thess. Thessalonians.
Tim. Timothy.
Tit. Titus; Title.
Tr. Translation ; Transpose ;
Treasurer.
Turk. Turkey.
Typ. Typographer.
U. 0. Upper Canada.
Ult. Last, or the last month.
U. 8. United States.
U. S. A. United States of Ameri
ca ; United States Army.
U. S. M. A. United States Mili,
tary Academy.
U. S. N. United States Navy.
U. S. S. United States Senate.
V. (Tide.) See; Verse.
Va. Virginia.
Vis. Viscount.
Viz. Namely ; To wit.
Vol. Volume.
Vols. Volumes.
V. P. Vice President.
Vt. Vermont.
W. West,
"Wed. Wednesday.
Wk. Week.
W. I. West Indies.
Wis. Wisconsin.
W. Lon. West Longitude.
W. N. W. West-Northwest.
W. S. W. West-Southwest.
Wp. Worship.
Wis. Wisconsin.
Wt. Weight.
Xmas. Christmas.
Xt. Christ.
Y. Tear.
Yd. Yard.
Yds. Yards.
Yr. Your.
Yrs. Ycurs.
Zool. Zoology.
&c. And so forth.
FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES.
185
mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; ch as sh ; fhis ; azure.
After pupils hare learned the preceding list, they should be required
to construct sentences, appropriately introducing all the abbreviations,
as illustrated by the following
Dictation Exercises.
J. 3J. Webb, jun., Esq., at length became M. D., A. M., A. A. S.
To II. B. H. Victoria, I am greatly indebted. On the 3d inst. I
saw Gov. Wise, of Ya. Rev. Henry Jones, of Bridgeport, Conn.,
directed a letter to Rt. Rev. Alonzo Potter, D. D., of Penn. Gen.
Jackson was Pres. of the U. S., a. d. 1830. The society met at
Washington, D. 0., on the 30th ult. K. B. I shall depart at 9
o'clock, A. M. Prof. Good became LL.D., II. S. S., F. S. A.,
F. B. S., &c.
FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES.
Abbreviations. — L, Latin / F. French; S. Spanish ; I. Italian.
Ab initio (inlsh'i o), L. From the
beginning.
Ad cap tan'dum, L. To attract or
please.
Ad rem, L. To the point.
A la mode, F. According to fashion.
Ad lib'itum, L. At pleasure.
Ad valo'rem, L. According to the
value.
Alias, L. Otherwise.
Alibi, L. Elsewhere ; proof of hav-
ing been elsewhere.
Alma mater, L. A benign mot'ner ;
a university.
Anno mundi, L. In the year of
the world.
Anglice (ang'glise), L. In English.
Apropos (ap'ro po), F. To the pur-
pose.
Au fait (o fa), F. Skillful ; expert.
Beau monde (b6 mond'), F. The
gay world.
Belles lettres (bel 16tr'), F. Polite
literature.
Bijou (be j6'), F. A jewel.
Billet doux (bil la do'), F. A love-
letter.
Bon jour (bong jor'), F. Good-day.
Bon mot (bong mo'), F. A witty
remark.
Bon ton, F. The height of fashion.
Bon vivant (bong ve vang), F. A
good liver ; a jovial companion.
B6'na fl'de, L. In good faith.
Boudoir (bo dwir'), F. A small
room.
Ca'pias, L. A law term ; you may
take.
Casus belli, L. An occasion for war.
Chef d'eeuvre (sha dovr'), F. A
masterpiece.
Cicerone (che cha ro'ne), I. A guide
showing works of art.
Clique (kick), F. A party.
Comme il faut (kSm'el f6'}, F. As
it ought to be.
Compos mentis, L. Of sound mind.
Con a mo're, L. With love or zest.
Connoisseur (kon nes sur), F- A
skillful judge.
*8t3
NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER.
age, at, art, all, bare, ask ; me, end, Sir ; Ice, !n ; old, 6n, do.
Cortege (kor taz), F. An escort.
Cornucopia3, L. Horn of plenty.
Coup d' etat (k6 da ta'), F. A mas-
ter-stroke in politics.
Coup de grace (ko de gras'), F. The
finishing blow.
Coup de main (ko deli mang'), F.
i A taking by surprise.
Coup d'ceil (k6 dal'), F. A glance
of the e}'e ; a hasty view.
Debris (deb re 7 ), F. Broken rem-
nants.
De'nouement(den3mang').F. The
unraveling of a plot.
De facto, L. From the fact.
De 1 gra ti a, L. By the grace of
God.
De novo, L. Anew.
Devoirs (dev warz'), F. Duties ;
acts of civility.
Dishabille (dis a bel'), P. An un-
dress.
Donna, I. A lady of rank.
Double entendre (do'bl-an tln'dr),
F. Double meaning.
Dramatis personam, L. Persons of
the drama.
Eclaircissement (a klar sis mang'),
F. A clearing up, or explanation.
£clat (iktt')i F. Splendor, ap-
plause.
£lite (a let), F. Choice, select so-
ciety.
Encore (ang kor r ), F. Again ; a
word used to call for a repetition.
En masse (ang mas'), F. In a mass.
Ennui (ang we'), F. Weariness.
Entre'e (ang tra'), F. Entrance.
Entre nous (antr n5'), F. Between
us ; confidentially.
Entrep6t (ang tr p6'), F. Depot
for goods.
E pluribus unum, L. One formed
of many. The motto of the
United States.
Ergo, L. Therefore.
Esprit de corps (es pre de k6r'), F.
The spirit of a body of men.
Et caetera, L. And so forth.
Exit, L. He goes off.
Ex'e lint omnes, L. All go off.
Exempli gratia, L. For the sake
of example.
Ex cathedra, L. From the chair. •
Ex curia, L. Out of court.
Ex officio, L. By virtue of office.
Ex par'te, L. On one side ; on the
part of.
Expose (eks po ztV), F. A laying
open ; a formal statement of rea-
sons, facts, &c.
Ex tem'po re, L. On the spur of
the moment.
Fac sini' i le, L. An exact copy.
Fete champetre (fat' sham patr / ),
F. A rural festival.
Felo de se, L. Self-murder.
Fiat, L. Let it be done.
Fina'le, I. The concluding piece
in music ; the close.
Gens d'armes (zawng d'arm), F.
Armed guards of the police.
Habeas corpus, L. You may have
the body. A writ for delivering
a person from imprisonment.
Hauteur (h6 teV), F. Haughtiness ;
pride.
Hie jacet, L. Here lies.
Hors de combat (har' de kom ba'),
F. Disabled ; out of condition
to fight.
Ibidem, L. In the same place.
Idem, L. The same.
Id est, L. That is.
Impromptu, L. On the spur of the
moment.
Imprimis, L. In the first place.
Im prov i sa to 're, L. An impromp-
tu poet.
In exten'so, L. In full.
In medias res, Lt Into the midst
of affairs.
FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES.
18T
mute, tip, mil. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; cli as sh ; this , azure.
In per pet'u um, L. Forever.
In pet'to, I. In reserve or secrecy.
In pr6'pri a per so'na, L. In person.
In statu quo, L. In its former
state.
In toto, L. Wholly, entirely.
In transitu, L. On the passage.
Incog'nito, L. In disguise.
Instanter, L. Quickly, earnestly.
Ip'se dix'it, L. He himself has
said it ; mere assertion.
Ipso facto, L. By the act itself.
Ipso jure, L. By the law itself.
Item, L. Likewise, also.
Jeu d'esprit (ze des pre'), F. Play
of wit.
Jet d'eau (za d6'). Play of water ;
an ornamental water-spout.
Labor omnia vincit, L. Labor con-
quers every thing.
Lapsus linguae, L. A slip of the
tongue.
Laus Deo, L. Praise to God.
Lex talionis, L. The law of re-
taliation.
Licet, L. It is allowed.
Mademoiselle (ma dem wa zel'), F.
A young unmarried lady.
Magna Charta (kar'ta), L. The
great charter.
Messieurs (mesh'yerz), F. Gentle-
men ; Sirs.
Me'um et tuum, L. Mine and thine.
Modus operandi, L. The mode of
operation.
Monsieur (mosser), F. Sir; Mr.
Multum in parvo, L. Much in a
little.
Naivete' (na ev ta'), F. Simplicity.
No plus ultra, L. The farthest limit
or point ; perfection.
Nolens volens, L. Willing or un-
willing.
Nom de guerre, F. ) An assumed
Nom de plume, F. j name.
ITota be'ne, L. Mark well.
Omnibus, L. For all.
On dit (on' de), F. People say.
Ora pro nobis, L. Pray for us.
Outre' (5 tra'), F. Exaggerated.
Pecca'vl, L. I have sinned.
Penchant (pan Bhang'), F. Incli-
nation.
Pinxit, L. He or she painted it.
Plateau (plat t6'), F. Table-land.
Porte-monnaie (port mon a'), F. A
flat money-purse.
Pos'se comitatus, L. The power of
the county ; an armed body.
Post meridiem, L. Afternoon.
Post mor'tein, L. After death.
Prima facie, L. From the first
view ; self-evident.
Pro bono publico, L. For the pub-
lic good.
Pro et con, i. e. , pro et contra, L.
For and against.
Pro tem'pore, L. For the time.
Quantum libet, L. As much as
you please.
Quid pro quo, L. What for what ;
tit for tat.
Quo warranto, L. By what au-
thority.
Ragout (ra go'), F. Stewed meat.
Kara avis, L. A rare bird ; a
prodigy.
Rendezvous (randavo)/ F. The
place of meeting.
Re'veilld (reval'ya), F. An alarm.
Sans, F. Without.
Sang froid (sang frwor), F. Cold-
bloodedness. (
Sculpsit, L. He or she engraved it
Sic semper tyrannis, L. So may ifc
always be with tyrants.
Si'ne di'e, L. Without day.
Si'ne qua non, L. Indispensable
condition.
Sobriquet (so bre ka'), F. Nick-
name.
Soiree (swor ra'), F. Evening party.
188
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j, At, art, ill, bare, ask ; me, end, Srr ; Ice, in ; 6ld, on, do.
>■ l
Status quo, L. The same state as
before.
Sub ro'sa, L. Under the rose ; pri-
vately.
Summum bomim, L. The chief
good.
Tableau (tab lo'), F. A picture.
Tapis (tap e'), F. A carpet.
Terra firma, L. Firm earth.
Tete-a-tete (tat' I tat'), F. Head
to head ; a private conversa-
tion.
Tou pet (to pa'), F. An artificial
lock of hair ; a curl.
Tout ensemble (tot' ang sam'bl), K
The whole taken together.
Va'de me'eum, L. Go with me ;
a constant companion.
Valet de chambre (vale de sham-
br'), F. A footman.
Verbatim et literatim, L. "Word
for word, and letter for letter.
Via, L. By way of.
Vi'ce versa, L. The opposite way.
Vis-a-vis (viz & ve ! ), L. Opposite.
Viva vo'ce, L. By the living voice.
Vox populi vox De'i, L. The voice
of the people is the voice of God.
Require pupils to construct sentences, appropriately introducing foreign
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He commenced ah initio, or from the beginning. His speech
"was ad rem. Your remarks are quite apropos. My cicerone, who
is a connoisseur, pronounces this painting a chef-d'oeuvre. Your
valet de chambre disturbed our tete-a-tete. Report the speech
verbatim et literatim. As a quid pro quo, he exclaimed, u Sic
semper tyrannise Return via Rome. Pay ad valorem duties.
Ten of the gens d'armes were left hors de combat. His exclama-
tion, "' Vox populi vox Dei!" was not a lapsus lingua.
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