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 THE 
 
 NATIONAL 
 
 PRONOUNCING SPMIER: 
 
 EMBRACING 
 
 jl A STBICTLY GEADED CLASSIFICATION OF THE PItlMITIVE, AND THE 
 I, 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. MADISOX WATSON. 
 
 A. S. BARNES & COMPANY. 
 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
 
 TO TEACHERS. 
 
 ,T ET ths child oommencs on tbe eighth page, and first learn to proconnee promptly a3 
 Xi the wordii In each of tbe respettlTe lists before attempting to read the lesson that 
 follows. The words In tbe tables are to be pronounced &i>m left to nght, as In ordinary 
 reading. 
 
 The separate letters of the Alphabet may be easily aud ezpeditiously taught while tbe 
 young pupils are learning tbe lists, by asking questions with regard to the formation of 
 words, similar to the follo-iflug: What letter is placed after a, to tarm on/ after an to 
 fom and 1 before oful, to form land 1 before land, to form Hand t 4c. 
 
 Wben pupils ha-e learned the word« of one. two, aud ibree letters, they ahould be 
 taught all of the letters in alphabetical order, on tbe sixth page ; after which their atten- 
 tion should be directed to the letters of similar form&tlon, as arranged <m the seTenth page. 
 
 Classes should not be permitted to leave a lesson before tb«y can read it with ease and 
 Brecislon. Proceeding thus, from the twenty-second pige they may take an ontire list of 
 words, and the Reading Exercise that follows, I'or each lesson, as It is simply pre&zliig or 
 afixlng slmgle lettan to words with which thay are aixeady acqoalntod. 
 
   * » 
 
 TI^IE NATIONAL SERIES OF READERS. 
 
 COMPLETE IN TWO INDEPENDENT PARTS. 
 
 I._NATIONAL SERIES. 
 
 By Parker & Watso.m. 
 
 No. I.— National Primer, 
 No. a. — National ist Reader, 
 No. 3. — National 21I Reader, 
 No. 4. — National 3(1 Reader, 
 No. 5. — National 4th Reader, 
 No. 6.— National 5th Reader, 
 
 National Elementary Speller, 
 Natioaal Pronounciag Speller, 
 
 II.— INDEPENDENT SERIES. 
 
 Bv J. Madiso.n Watson. 
 
 Independent Primary Reader, 
 Independent 2d Reader, 
 Independent 3d Reac!er, 
 Independent 4th Reader, 
 Independent 5th Reader. 
 Independent £th Re-.ider, 
 
 Independent Child's Speller, - 
 Independent Complete Speller, 
 
 Copyright. 1857 and 1885, by A. S. Barnes 6* Co.
 
 •J1 
 
 -3 
 
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 ■at The Spelling-book ought to occupy a place in primary instruc- 
 
 0^ tion second in iniportauce to that of no other work. We have 
 H aimed, therefore, in the preparation of this volume, to furnish all 
 kJ *he 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, b}- eminent American and Euro- 
 pean educators, that the shortest and most successful mode of learn- 
 ing spelling is by the et/e ; that the definitions and the use of words, 
 IT) 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 tliem 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 afiixing, 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 a, 
 we have an; by affixing d to a/i, it becomes and ; by prefixing I to 
 j;;^ a)id, it becomes land; and lastly, by prefixing &, it becomes bland. 
 i£ The words are arranged with regard to their vowel sounds, in al- 
 K 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 
 2 with regard to their formation, their vowel sounds, alphabetic 
 order, accent, and number of syllables. Tlie following miscellane- 
 ous exercises are then introduced: Words pronounced alike, but 
 differing in spelling and signification; words improperly used for 
 each other; eftect 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 efiect; 
 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
 
 I'RKIACK. 
 
 stage of tlie pupil's progress to teach the miscellaneous exercises, as 
 well as the orthoepical principles aud exercises ia the first part of 
 the ho(jk. 
 
 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 
 comjdete, that a single word serves as a key to the pronunciatioa 
 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 liave been enabled to indicate the ])ronunciation 
 of every word, with the necessity of respelling but few; and, in 
 their syllabication, to exhibit their roots, ])refixes, and a^xes. 
 
 Great ])ains have been taken throughout the work so to prepare 
 the Dictation Exercises sus to familiarize the pupil Avith 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, abl)reviations, &c. Those exer- 
 cises may be used in various ways. The teacher may read the sen- 
 tences slowly and distinctly, wliile the pupils write all the words, 
 or the more difficult ones only. When slates are used, they may be 
 expeditiously examined by reipnring pupils to exchange, so that each 
 one shall become the inspector of liis 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 tlie explanati(m 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 is 
 preferable; or, in advanced cla'^ses, 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 exorcises. This will 
 also 1)0 found a valuable work, if used only to teach orthoepy. In 
 that case pujiils should be required to study the lists of Avords, and 
 to pronounce them in the class; after which, the reading of the 
 dictation exercises will serve as a test and conlirmatit)n of their 
 pnmunciation. 
 
 Dr. Wehstkk's lJlCT^o^■AI:Y, as revised by Prof. C. A. GooD' 
 Ricn, D. D., in 1850, has been adopted as our standard of orthog- 
 rdphy. This Avork has also been our ])rinci])al autliority on t!ie 
 subject of prohiuiciatioti ; tiiougii, in (lis|)Uled cases, wo have con- 
 stantly consulted Du. Woucesteu's Dictioxaky, and the works of 
 B. H. SiiAKT, Esq., the veteran orthoepist of England.
 
 ORTHOGRAPHY. 
 
 Definitions. 
 
 1. Orthography treats of tlie nature and properties 
 of letters, and the correct spelling or writing of words. 
 
 2. The English Language consists of fortv-three Oral 
 Elements, or Elementary Sonnds. 
 
 3. Oral Elements are the sonnds that, uttered sep- 
 arately or in combination, form syllables and words. 
 
 ■i. Elements are produced by diflerent positions of 
 the organs of speech, in connection Avith the voice and 
 the breath. 
 
 5. The Principal Organs of Speech are the lips, 
 teeth, tongne, and palate. 
 
 6. VoiGE IS PRODUCED by the action of the breath 
 upon the larynx.^ 
 
 7. Elements are divided into three classes : eighteen 
 Tonics^ fifteen Suhtonics^ and ten Atonies. 
 
 8. Tonics are pure tones produced by the voice, with 
 but slight use of the organs of speechf 
 
 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 o.f speech. 
 
 11. Le'fi'ers 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, n, V, w, X, y, z. 
 
 » The larynx is the upper part of the trachea, or windpipe.
 
 8 NATIONAL PKONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 13. The Alphabet is on^mED into Yowels and Conso- 
 nants. 
 
 14. Towels are the letters that usually represent the 
 Tonic elements, and form syllables by themselves. Tliey 
 are a, <?, /, o, n, and sometimes y. 
 
 15. A Diphthong is the union of two vowels in one 
 syllable ; as, oi in oil, on in oav. 
 
 i«3. A Digraph, or impro])er di}>htliong, is the union 
 of two vowels in a syllable, one of which is silent ; as, 
 Oil in lo«f. , 
 
 17. A Triphthong is the union of three vowels in one 
 syllable ; as, eau in heau, ieu in adieu. 
 
 18. Consonants are the lettei-s that usually represent 
 either Subtonic or Atonic elements. They are of two 
 kinds, single letters and combined, viz. : b, c, d, f, g, h, 
 j, k, 1, ni, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z; fli Subtonic, th 
 Atonic, ch, sh, wh, ng. 
 
 The term Consonant, literally meaning sounding with, isapplietl to these 
 letters because they are rarely used in words without having a vowel 
 connected witli thoni in the siinie syllable, although their elements may 
 be uttered separately, and -without tiic aid of a vowel. 
 
 10. Cognates arc lettei-s whose elements arc produced 
 by the same organs, in a similar manner; thus,/' is a 
 cognate of -y / A of </, &c. 
 
 20. Alphabetic Equivalents are letters, or combina- 
 tions of letters, that represent similar elements, or sounds ; 
 thus, i is an equivalent of e, in p«'que. 
 
 Vowels. 
 
 A usually represents six Oral elements, or sounds ; as 
 in ale, And, &rt, 411, bare, dsk. 
 
 E usually represents three elements ; as in me, ^-nd, 
 tvr. 
 
 'Hie element indicated l)y 5, is also represented by t, o, w, and y; na 
 In nurth, word, fur, in;/rrh. 
 
 /usually represents two elements; as in ice. Inch.
 
 CONSONANTS. 9 
 
 usually represents three elements ; as in old, on, do. 
 C^ usually represents three elements; as in tube, tab, 
 
 full. 
 
 J", when used as a vowel, represents the same elements 
 as // as in type (tip), hynni (hini). 
 
 OU usually represents one element ; as in oux. This 
 element is also repi'esented by ow • as in nou'. 
 
 01 and O Y are equivalent to a, followed b}' i ; as in 
 oi\ (Ml), hoy (bdi). 
 
 Consonants. 
 
 B represents one element ; as in Inh. Before ^, and 
 after m, it is silent ; as in deZ/t, thum^y. 
 
 t'has no element peculiar to itself. It represents the 
 sound of k before- the letters «, 6>, u^ /, r, ^, and at the 
 end of a word, wlieii, in this work, it is printed with a 
 dot over it ; as in cane, cot, cure, click, crank, district, 
 music. Before e, «', and y, it represents the sound of s ; 
 as in cent, cider, cyst. In a few M'ords, it has the sound 
 of z ,' as in suffice. When it comes after the accent, and is 
 folloM'ed by ea, ia, io, or eons, it is sounded like sh / as 
 in ocean, social, tenacious, cetaceous. It is silent before 
 ^/ as in hack, lack. 
 
 D usually represents one element; as in d\d. At the 
 end of a word, it is sometimes sounded like ^, as in 
 imxad ; and in a few words is silent, as in serZge, hec/ge. 
 
 i^ represents one element, as mf'vfe.; except in of. 
 when it is sounded like v. 
 
 G usually represents one element ; as in g2ig. Before 
 c, i, and ?/, it is usually sounded like J, and is marked 
 thus, g ; as in gem, gin, gyve. 
 
 77" represents one element ; as in Aome. It is silent at 
 the beginning of a number of words, and after r aud g ; 
 as in Aonor, rAyme, gAost. 
 
 e/" represents one element ; as in Just, 
 
 K represents one element ; as in Idwk, It is silent 
 before n ; as iu ^nee.
 
 10 NA'nONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 L represents one element ; as in ^i/ac. It is silent in 
 many words ; as caZt", lui/f, taZk. 
 
 M represents one element ; as in iiidXin. 
 
 iV^ represents one element; as in no, on. It is some- 
 times sounded like ng., when, in tliis work, it is marked 
 thus, n; as in bank, thank, an'ger, fin'u;er. It is silent 
 after /, or in^ when it ends a syllabic ; as in kibi, liym;«< 
 
 /* represents one element ; as in pxpa. It is silent 
 before n^ s, and t, in the same syllable ; as in j^neumatic, 
 ^salni, prony>t. 
 
 Q has no element pecnliar to itself. "With u, by which 
 it is always followed, it commonly represents the sound 
 of ho, as in quaff, qnWt, quoth ; but in many Avords 
 derived from the French, it has the sound of A" ; as in 
 coquet, cti^uct, Arc. 
 
 7? represents one element; as in rare, for. Wlieii it 
 })recedes a vowel, it may be trilled ; as in roll, ronnd. 
 
 S usually represents one element ; as in save, same. 
 In many words it is sounded like s as heard in s'inc, 
 when, in this \vork, it is marked thus, s ; as in rose, I'ise. 
 In a few instances it has the sound of z, as heard in 
 azure ; as in pleasure, osier, It sometimes represents 
 the sound of sAy as in sure, diversion. 
 
 T represents one element ; as in ^ar^, ^as^e. 
 
 V represents one element ; as in -yalve, rit'id. 
 
 TT'' represents one element; as in wall, who. 
 
 X has no element })eculiar to itself. It is equivalent 
 to z, at thj beginnini]^ of words ; to /-s, as in ta.r, e.i'pect; 
 to (j2, when the next syllable foUowini^ begins with an 
 accented vowel, as in ea^alt, ea'ert; and to l^sh, in some 
 words, when the accent immediately precedes it, as in 
 ana^ious, hL-rurv. 
 
 J^, 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 ORAL ELEMENTSo 11 
 
 Til represents two elements. When a Subtonic, in 
 this work, it is marked tlius, fii ; as in fliis, wifli. As 
 an Atonic, it is heard in tK\\\^ brea^A. 
 
 CII nsually represents one element ; as in cAange, 
 mncA. In words derived from the ancient langnages, 
 ch is generally sonnded like h / as in acAe, cAasm, scAool, 
 It freqnently represents the sonnd of *A, wlien, in this 
 work, it is marked thus, di ; as in diaise, dhivalrj, 
 madliine. 
 
 /S// represents one element; as in ^Aame, niar^A. 
 
 IFi/ represents one element; as in %'Aat, whaw^ wJnY>. 
 
 Table of Oral Elements.^ 
 
 
 
 
 1. Tonics. 
 
 
 
 a or a. 
 
 as in 
 
 age, 
 
 ate. 
 
 bane. 
 
 dame. 
 
 tame. 
 
 a or a, 
 
 a 
 
 At, 
 
 ash. 
 
 damp, 
 
 land. 
 
 lamp. 
 
 K 
 
 u 
 
 art, 
 
 arm, 
 
 march. 
 
 card, 
 
 hard. 
 
 A, 
 
 u 
 
 All, 
 
 bdU, 
 
 pawse, 
 
 want, 
 
 walk. 
 
 a,^ 
 
 u 
 
 bare. 
 
 care, 
 
 flare, 
 
 rare, 
 
 ware. 
 
 !'' 
 
 ii. 
 
 ask, 
 
 asp. 
 
 glass. 
 
 dance. 
 
 pant. 
 
 e or e, 
 
 a 
 
 he. 
 
 we, 
 
 these. 
 
 cede. 
 
 glebe. 
 
 6 or e, 
 
 (.i. 
 
 ^Ik, 
 
 end, 
 
 bless. 
 
 blend, 
 
 wSst. 
 
 
 (I 
 
 err, 
 
 Iter, 
 
 nerve, 
 
 serve, 
 
 v^rse. 
 
 ' First require the pupils to utter an element by itself, then to pro- 
 nounce distinctly the words that follow, uttering the element after each 
 word — thus : ^ge, h, ; ite, k ; bine, i, &c. Exercise the chiss upon the 
 above table, till each pupil can utter conseculivelij 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 Theffth element, or sound, represented by «, is its first or Alphabeiui 
 sound, motlificd or softened by r. 
 
 ^ The sixth element represented by a, is a sound intermediate between 
 a, as heard in at, ash, and a, as in arm, art. 
 
 * 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 m bird, word, 
 burn, myrrh.
 
 12 
 
 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLKR. 
 
 1 or 
 
 i, 
 
 as in ice 
 
 ire. 
 
 child. 
 
 mild. 
 
 ■ulsc. 
 
 1 or 
 
 9 
 1, 
 
 " !nl, 
 
 :, inch 
 
 , gi^-e. 
 
 sflk, 
 
 wing. 
 
 6 or 
 
 6, 
 
 m 
 
 I, ode, 
 
 bold. 
 
 cold, 
 
 home 
 
 6 or 
 
 ^ 
 
 " 6n, 
 
 bond, block. 
 
 flock. 
 
 f6nd. 
 
 
 S 
 
 " do 
 
 to. 
 
 who. 
 
 prove 
 
 , tomb. 
 
 u or u, 
 
 " ciibe, cure 
 
 , duke, 
 
 dupe. 
 
 fuse. 
 
 ii or u 
 
 " 1)U(1, hull 
 
 ), hush. 
 
 h'lll. 
 
 hunt. 
 
 
 ^l, 
 
 " full, pflll 
 
 , l)Ut, 
 
 puss. 
 
 push 
 
 cm, 
 
 " aui 
 
 , out, 
 
 IWnd, 
 
 li^j^se 
 
 , \oii(\. 
 
 
 
 
 2. Sub-tonics. 
 
 
 
 J, '' 
 
 IS in JaJe, 
 
 Jale, 
 
 Jane, 
 
 Jard, 
 
 Jark. 
 
 d, 
 
 
 ^ale, 
 
 fZanie, 
 
 <7ate. 
 
 ^i^, 
 
 ^im. 
 
 0^ 
 
 
 j/ain, 
 
 r/ale. 
 
 ^atc. 
 
 9^9^ 
 
 ff^9- 
 
 h 
 
 
 ^'adc, 
 
 ^'aue. 
 
 jo'm, 
 
 ioint, 
 
 joht. 
 
 I. 
 
 
 /ake, 
 
 fene, 
 
 Zatc, 
 
 Zet, 
 
 Zend. 
 
 m, 
 
 
 wake, 
 
 wane. 
 
 wate. 
 
 wild, 
 
 wind. 
 
 ^N 
 
 
 ?ianie, 
 
 ?2ail, 
 
 wave. 
 
 nxiiQ, 
 
 ?iight. 
 
 t^g^ 
 
 
 hang, 
 
 gang. 
 
 san^. 
 
 fiwng, 
 
 yowng. 
 
 r, 
 
 
 race. 
 
 rake, 
 
 rain. 
 
 bar. 
 
 car. 
 
 fli, 
 
 
 fliat. 
 
 fills. 
 
 fJiese, 
 
 fliose. 
 
 Avifli. 
 
 V, 
 
 
 rail, 
 
 -yain. 
 
 rase. 
 
 ■yine. 
 
 ^'ice. 
 
 w, 
 
 
 ?^'age. 
 
 W2a\ 
 
 loake, 
 
 i^ide. 
 
 W\&Q. 
 
 y> 
 
 
 yard, 
 
 yes, 
 
 yet. 
 
 you. 
 
 your. 
 
 ^, 
 
 
 ^eal, 
 
 sest. 
 
 sine. 
 
 £one, 
 
 ga.se. 
 
 ^, 
 
 
 azure. 
 
 brazier, 
 
 ghizier. 
 
 seizure. 
 
 vision. 
 
 
 
 
 3. A-TONIC8. 
 
 
 
 / 
 
 as 
 
 in /ame, 
 
 /ane. 
 
 /ate. 
 
 /i/o, 
 
 /ile. 
 
 A, 
 
 (( 
 
 /^ale, 
 
 ^aste, 
 
 //ate. 
 
 Aark, 
 
 i^arni. 
 
 h 
 
 ( 
 
 ^•eel. 
 
 Ax'cp, 
 
 Z'it^s, 
 
 Ain^, 
 
 k'nk. 
 
 v^ 
 
 ( 
 
 ]>CQp, 
 
 jAjyo, 
 
 ^;lnni/>. 
 
 ^?ul^?, 
 
 2n\mp. 
 
 *, 
 
 ( 
 
 6'anic, 
 
 6anc, 
 
 save, 
 
 send. 
 
 sense. 
 
 t. 
 
 t< 
 
 ^as^e, 
 
 ^ar^. 
 
 ^aughi. 
 
 ^enip^ 
 
 Zoas^.
 
 ALFMABETIC EQUIVALENTS. 13 
 
 ih^ as in i!Aank, ^/niig, ^Aink, tni^A, yowth. 
 
 ch, " cAase, cAarge, cAarni, marcA, muc/!. 
 
 «A, " sAade, c<fAake, «Aauie, ^Aall, sAout. 
 
 wh, " i^Aale, t^Aat, ^yAeat, which, white. 
 
 Cognates. 
 
 First require the pupil to pronounce distinctly the word containing 
 the Atonic element, tlien the Subtonic Cognate, uttering the element 
 after each word — thus: Wp, p ; orb, b, &c. The attention of the pupil 
 should he 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. 
 
 Atomcs. Slbtoxics. , 
 
 li/>, p orh, h. 
 
 /1/e, /. vase, v. 
 
 r^Aite, wh w'ma, ui. 
 
 «ave, 5 seal, 2. 
 
 ^Aade, sh azure, z. 
 
 cAanii, ch j't>in? j- 
 
 toxt, t did, d. 
 
 thing, th fliis, ■fli. 
 
 ^ii^^, ^' g^g, g- 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents. 
 
 1. Tonic Elements. 
 
 For k, aa, ai, au, ay, e, ee, ea, ei, ey ', as in ^aron, 
 gam, gauge, Btray, niflge', great, vein, they. 
 
 For a, ai, ua ; as in pltzad, gt^^rant j. 
 
 For li, au, e, ea, ua j as in liawnt, sergeant, heart, 
 gi^ard. 
 
 For a, au, aw, eo, 0, oa, ou 1 as in iauXt, hawk, (jeorge, 
 cork, broad, bo?<glit. 
 
 For a, ai, e, ea, ei / as in c\\air, there, ?,v:ear, heir. 
 
 For e, ea, ee, ei, eo, ey, i, ie j as in rt^ad, d<?ep, ceil, 
 p<?ople, key, vaU'sc, tWld. 
 
 For e, a, ai, ay, ea , ei, eo, ie, u, us / as in anj, said, 
 says, ll<?^2d, heifer, leopard, imiid. bury, gw^s.
 
 14 NATIONAL rRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 For e, <'«, «, 0, oil, u, ue, y ; cas in eavx\ g/rl, w<9rd, 
 6cr)?n-gc, bwrn, gwtTdon, iiiyrrh. 
 
 For i, «i, ei., eye^ ie, oiy ui, uy, y, ye; as in aisle, sleiglit, 
 eye, die, choir, g?;/de, huy, iny, rye. 
 
 For !, ai, e, ee, ie, o, oi, u, ui, y ; as in captain, pretty, 
 heew, sieve, women, tortwse, hiisy, huild, liyinn. 
 
 For 6, au, eau, co, ew, oa, oe, oo, ou, ow ; as in \\aui- 
 boy, \i€au, yeoman, sew, coa\, foe, door, sou\, blo?r. 
 
 For 6, a, ou, 020/ as in wliat, lio«/gh, kno2(jledge. 
 
 For 6, eio, oe, oo, ou, u, ui / as in grew, slioe, spoon, 
 sou\), rude, iruit. 
 
 For u, eau, eu, ew, ieu, iero, ue, ui ; as in heauXx, 
 ieud, new, ad^'ew, \iew, \\ue, j uiee. 
 
 For u, 0, oe, oo, ou / as in love, does, blood, yowng. 
 
 For u, 0, 0(f, ou; wolf, book, cowld. 
 
 For ou, ow / as in now. 
 
 For oi (Ai), oy / as in boy. 
 
 2. SUBTONIC AND AtONIC ElEMENTS. 
 
 For f, gh, 2)h / as in couf/h, nyni/'/t. 
 Forj, g; as in gem, gin. 
 
 For k, c, ch, gh, q ; as in cole, concA, I0UJ7A, eti^p'net. 
 For s, e; as in eell. 
 
 For t, </, th, phih ; as in danced, jTAames, ^/i^/asic. 
 For v,y", J9A/ as in of, StejyAen. 
 For y, '/ / as in pin/on. 
 For z, c, 8, a? / as in suffice, rose, xehea. 
 For z, g, s / as in rou^e, o*ier. 
 For ng, n ; as in anger, bank. 
 For ch, t / as in fustian. 
 
 For sh, c, cQi, s, ss, t ,' as in ocean, diuise, swre, as'6'ure, 
 .inari'iul. 
 
 SpELLixr, BY Sounds. 
 
 Tlic following words arc arniiif^ed for an exercise in ISpelliiig, by 
 flounds. Tl)e names of tJie letters are not to l>e given ; but tlie eletnent^ 
 are to be pro<liH.cd Keiiarately, and then prononnced in connection, thus : 
 V 4 B t, pronounced vast ; & 1 ra— arm .his t — host ; m fl v — ^move, &c.
 
 SYLLABLES. 
 
 15 
 
 The attention of the pupil should be especially directed to silent letters, 
 or those that are not sounded in words where they occur. In the fol- 
 lowing exercise they appear in italics. 
 
 save, 
 
 Avave, 
 
 fat. 
 
 man. 
 
 t\rm, 
 
 part. 
 
 Ull, 
 
 ■warm. 
 
 pare. 
 
 tare. 
 
 grass. 
 
 vast 
 
 scene, 
 
 glebe, 
 
 test. 
 
 dm, 
 
 lier. 
 
 fern. 
 
 pine. 
 
 bide, 
 
 limb, 
 
 ring. 
 
 gold. 
 
 host. 
 
 grot. 
 
 bond. 
 
 move, 
 
 prove. 
 
 mute. 
 
 ])ure. 
 
 dumj, 
 
 hunt. 
 
 iW, 
 
 l^ush. 
 
 loud. 
 
 house. 
 
 blaze. 
 
 bland. 
 
 glide, 
 
 glimpse, 
 
 brass. 
 
 branch. 
 
 drouth, 
 
 grand. 
 
 grant. 
 
 skulk. 
 
 spclrk, 
 
 spend. 
 
 stirt, 
 
 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 tised 
 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 0116 that is formed of a primi- 
 tive, bj the addition of an aflix or prefix ; as i\iithful, 
 lovely, disease. 
 
 A SIMPLE WORD is ouc that can not be di\'ided without 
 destroying the sense ; as an, the, book. 
 
 A COMPOUND WORD is formed bv 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 KATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 A Dissyllable is a word of two syllables ; as home-less. 
 
 A Trisyllable is a word of three syllables ; as con- 
 fine-meiit. 
 
 A Poly'Syllable is a word oi four or vwre syllables; 
 as in-no-cen-cy^ un-in-tel-li-gi-hil-i-ty. 
 
 The Ultimate is the last syllable of a word ; asful, in 
 ])Ciice-J'id. 
 
 The Penult, or penultimate, is the last syllable but 
 one of a word ; as mdk, m \iQacc-nuik-Qr. 
 
 The Antepenult, or antepenultimate, is the last syl- 
 lable but two of a word; Sisj}eace, in j?<?a6'd-mak-er. 
 
 Accent. 
 
 Accent is the peculiar force given to one or more 
 syllables of a word, 
 
 A mark like tins ' is often used to show which syl- 
 lable is accented ; as read' ing, eat' iiig, 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. 
 Tlie more forcible accent is called jt^Wma^'y, and the less 
 forcible, secondary. 
 
 A mark like this is sometimes used to indicate sec- 
 ondary accent ; as, ed' u ca' tiou, ed' u eate , mul' ti pb 
 ca' tiou.
 
 e 
 
 THE ALPHAB 
 
 et; 
 
 a r n 
 
 c o V y 
 
 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 1' 
 
 b' K 
 
 C G O 
 
 Q 
 
 A V W 
 
 Y N 
 
 MUX 
 
 K 
 
 s z & 
 
 (£^cu^a. 
 
 a 
 
 fie a e 
 
 / 
 
 a dy c 
 
 * 
 
 / 
 
 d / -m m 
 
 O 
 
 / / " 
 
 d 
 
 ^ U Zf Iff 
 
 (D 
 
 / ^ / 
 
 e^ ^ '^ m^ s 
 
 <^ 
 
 ^ ^ of 
 
 / S^ ^G/l&V (9 
 
 ^' ^ M 
 
 I 
 
 (^ (S/ m (^ "^f ^ 
 
 'r j# 
 
 * 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 
 
 1 .
 
 i 
 
 THE ALPHABET. 
 
 Roman Le 
 
 tters. 1 
 
 Italic Letters. 
 
 ©Iti lEnfllisf) Urttrrs. 
 
 A 
 
 a 
 
 A a 
 
 a 
 
 1 
 a 
 
 B 
 
 b 
 
 B h 
 
 B 
 
 b 
 
 C 
 
 c 
 
 C c 
 
 (E 
 
 c 
 
 D 
 
 d 
 
 D d 
 
 ?3 
 
 b 
 
 E 
 
 e 
 
 E e 
 
 € 
 
 t 
 
 F 
 
 f 
 
 F f 
 
 J 
 
 f 
 
 G 
 
 g 
 
 G g 
 
 (& 
 
 9 
 
 H 
 
 h . 
 
 H h 
 
 6 
 
 1) 
 
 I 
 
 • 
 
 1 
 
 I i 
 
 I 
 
 • 
 
 t 
 
 J 
 
 • 
 
 J J 
 
 1 
 
 • 
 
 1 
 
 K 
 
 i. 
 
 K k 
 
 K 
 
 k 
 
 L 
 
 1 
 
 L I 
 
 £ 
 
 I 
 
 M 
 
 m 
 
 M m 
 
 ill 
 
 m 
 
 N 
 
 11 
 
 N n 
 
 N 
 
 n 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (S> 
 
 
 
 P 
 
 P 
 
 P p 
 
 IP 
 
 V 
 
 Q 
 
 q 
 
 Q q 
 
 ^ 
 
 n 
 
 K 
 
 r 
 
 R r 
 
 R 
 
 r 
 
 S 
 
 s 
 
 S s 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 T 
 
 t 
 
 T t 
 
 S 
 
 t 
 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 II u 
 
 n 
 
 tt 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 V V 
 
 D 
 
 v 
 
 W 
 
 w 
 
 W 10 
 
 111 
 
 lU 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X X 
 
 X 
 
 jr 
 
 Y 
 
 y 
 
 y y 
 
 II 
 
 a 
 
 Z 
 
 z 
 
 Z z 
 
 z 
 
 ] 
 
 ' & 
 
 
 a; 
 
 $c 
 
 (
 
 NATIONAL 
 
 PRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 PART I. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES CLASSIFIED WITH REGAKD TO THEIR FOR- 
 MATIO'J AND VOWEL SOUNDS. 
 
 I. Words of One and Two Letters. 
 
 WORDS OF ONE LETTER. 
 
 A, I, O. 
 
 WORDS FORMED BY PREFIXING A SINGLE LETTER TO WORDS 
 
 OF ONE LETTER. 
 
 Il.a ; 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. 
 
 Rp:MAINmG WORDS OF TWO LETTERS. 
 
 Be, he, me, we, ye ; by, fy, my ; np, ns.
 
 20 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLEK. 
 
 ige, it, Irt, 311, b&re, Ssk ; mh, fend, Srr ; ice, !n ; 6ld, 6n, do. 
 EXERCISE IN PRONUNCIATION.' 
 
 a ; am. &n, as, St, i\x (Aks) ; &A, lia, ay ; be, lie, 
 
 m^, we, ye ; I, by, fy, my ; if, it, !s, !n ; 0, 
 
 go, lio, 16, no, so; of (6v), on, 6x (6ks);or; to, 
 
 do ; us, up. 
 
 Heading aiid Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. It is an ox. Go to it. Am 1, or is lie, to do so ? Is 
 he on an ox ? O, no ; he is on no ox. Is he to go ? Ah ! 
 lie 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. 
 
 /o ao do P (^'d Ae an an oa: F Cy^ ^no / <m /.J on 
 'fio oa:. Q!^J -Ae /o aoP' ©-^Z ■Aeij/oyo. (^ am 
 
 /o ao, </ /ie 4ie m. 
 
 2. (g^/i> my cur. S^ iJ /a tY. (S^ / ^ /?l 
 '/ne/ ©fCe u /o oo <r//2. Q/Ce ^> o/ ^<5,/. ^:Zyo tiie 
 ao u/i F (S^^i/j tM ao ao u/i, ff^/'^ <70. 
 
 II. Words of Three Letters. 
 
 WORDS FORMED BY PREFIXING \ SINCLE LETPER TO W0RD3 
 
 OK T^VO LETfERS. 
 
 1. Bay, day, fay, gay, hay, jay, lay, may, m\y, 
 piy, ray, say, way ; b:\n, bat, cin, cAt, d&m, fan, 
 
 ' 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. — i as k : g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fhis ; azure. 
 
 fat, gas, git, liam, 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), ryd ; bin, b!t, 
 
 din, tin, lit, gin, lifs, lift, kin, kit, lit, nit, 
 
 pin, pit, sin, sit, tit, win, wit ; oioe ; box, con, 
 
 fox, wan, was ; two, w\\o ; ewe (ju) ; cup, sup, son, 
 
 ton, won. 
 
 JReadlng 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? 
 Tlie cat may box the fox. Owe no man. 
 
 m^ za?i Vi/, T?te. k^ia Ae uiu a Aat on a /lanP /re 
 (iaf on a. rnaf. (QTa?/^ /-> /^ ^a^r on 'jm/ /an P ©ica?/ 
 /.e ■ue aau, /o aa^//^ (s^e naJ a 'OaJ. L^za?/, -no -6:10:. 
 
 2. (QT^ue can eaf a /if 0/ /Ae /a/. L:/yia y/xu 
 dau, "(3^^j ^no/ /i/ /o €4ztP (^/ne Ar/.J a /tin /n 
 
 /Ae Aoa:. //<Ao da/^ o/i /Ae 'fnaL'^ //^(i-J ff a cat, ol 
 a Alt, oi a m/, oz a Aoj:, ot a /ti7/.^ (^Ae A^cut a cu/i
 
 22 ' NATIONAL I'RONOUNCLNG SPELLER, 
 
 age, it, irt, sill. Lire, Ssk ; mh, Snd, Irr ; ice, !n ; 6ld, fin, <I6. 
 
 /)? y%? -<^^. X^if ^ati eat ^t/eP &^Ae oar fn/7u eai, 
 //e Aoy, 4>n •///£ m//. ©fcf/ caf YiO-J a 'Za/. ^at /Ae 
 ca^. Luyo ??^f/ut^Ae AiY. //^j /Ae Ja/ i/i /Aie Ai/zP 
 ^y/iC cat '?naf^ Aoa: /Ate Aoa:. Cyme rw ■7na7t. 
 
 WORDS FORMiCD BY AFFIXING A SINGLE LKTTKIi TO WORDS 
 
 OF TWO LKITFKS. 
 
 1. Ate (jit<?), liay, yc^a, bey; niid, j.sh, liad, liag; 
 ^we^ orb, nor; ant, ask, asj), jW; be<?; b^d, b^g, 
 bSt, lien, men, met, web, wed, wen, M'et, yes, v^t ; 
 her; ink, inn, its. 
 
 2. Or^', do<?, Ii6<', 16?o, soiy, \hw ; of/", oft, dog, 
 don, dot, god, got, liob, hod, hog, liop, hot, h')g, 
 lop, lot, nod, not, sob, sod, sop, sot, tod, top; 
 too ; use, hew, mew, yew ; one (wun), son, ton ; how, 
 now, sow ; soy, toy. 
 
 Reading 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. Tlie ink has wet the bed. 
 
 2. Tlie man has one son, and a dog. Ills son has a 
 top, and a toy hoe, too. He can use his toy hoe, on a 
 fcod, iu 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 Iojj:. 
 
 /. ©^n oj- a/e 'wet Aw//. ©^ Aten ate an ant 
 
 a/f(i a AcC. (&y Ac ///(// Aaa ?/uJ at f//i /////. ©t-jA 
 
 /Ati ■^/u//i <f Ae AaJ a AtcA. A/e-j, Ae AaJ a A£cA, a
 
 WORDS OF THREE LETTERS. 23 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure. 
 
 /ta/^, ana a Aen. (^j/ie Aen ^J on //le /ot^i. (27 Ae 
 €nA naui ^ef /ne 'tea. 
 
 2 . (^ Ae ■?nan AaJ one don^ ana a aoy. (S/cid 
 
 don /tad a /o/ij ana a /ou /loe, /co. (§/ie can lede 
 ■A(J /o/i uoc, on a doaj /n /Ae A/. (§yc Atoy /j Ay an 
 
 adu Aoy. (SfAte cAoy €J '/lof ye^ oy /Ae /ocf. (Qyyo.ut 
 /Ae ^lan Aiad an aa:, Ae can AiCUi /Ae Aoy. 
 
 REMAINING 'WORDS OF THREE LETTERS, 
 
 1. Ace (as), ag^, lu'm, ap^; act, adfZ, bad, b&g, 
 cab, cap, fag, gab, gag, lad, lag, lap, lax, mad, 
 iii&p, nag, nap, pad, pap, rag, rap, Sc\d, sap, tag, 
 tap; ^r^, arm, bar, c^r, far, jt\r, ti\r; dl/, tiw\ 
 catf', jaw;, \hjo^ maw;,pa?<J, i'di<;, sSiy, war; a/r. 
 
 2. Ear (er), he\^ ftv, key, lea, pea, sea, se^, 
 tea; ebJ, eg^, elk, ^nd, fed, fen, get, jSt, keg, 
 led, l§g, let, ned, nGt, peg, pen, pet, red, s§t, 
 sex, ten, vex; err, her, fir, sir, bur, cur, fur, 
 urn. 
 
 3. Dry, fi^, fly, lii<^, ic(% lu', pu^, sliy, sky, 
 sly, sty, thy, try, vu% \vliy, irt^ ; bid, big, did, 
 dim, fib, fig, fix, g!g. liim, hip, 11/, jig, kid, 
 lid, Up, nip, ])ig, Hb, nd, rig, rfiu, rip, sip, 
 SIX, tin, wig. 
 
 4. F6<?, 6ak, oar, «')a-t, od^s owe, row, sew, wne; 
 cob, cod, fob, fog, fop, job, jot, m5b, mop, mb/, 
 hub, ])od, pop, pot, r6b, rod, wad. 
 
 5. Few, dew, jew. uew, pew, voiu ; bug, but, cut,
 
 24 NATIONAL rKOXOUNCLNG SPELLEK. 
 
 ige, it, &rt, All. hkre. ask; mi, t'nd, err; Ice. fn ; old, 6n, di. 
 
 (lug, dun, full, gum, giui, liug, hut, jug, jut, lug, 
 
 mud, mug, nun, nut, l)ug, 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. Tlie 
 dog has his paw in my lap. Tlie 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 M'as raw. Tlie ink on the eiul 
 of the pen was red. She fed the cur. lie is her pet. 
 Get an ^igg for the cur to cat. See the elk in the fen. 
 I saw ten men, sir. The net was on a peg. 
 
 3. Bid the shy boy eat a lig, 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. Tlie cat is the foe of the rat. Tlie oar is of oak. 
 I owe him no tax. Fog is in the air. It was an odd 
 job. Kob 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 niiig, and the jug of rum, in the hut. 
 Do not run in tlie dew, the mud, nor tlie sun. Tlie ])ig 
 dug \\\) 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. 
 
 /. (S^/c// don ^ffj //{J ca/i. Q/Cui fna/t /J i/i 
 
 /at/ AaJ ti iua on /nJ /ae. L:JJo -no ^aa ac^. L^o
 
 JIKADIXG AND DICTATION EXERCISES. 25 
 
 mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; ri as ng : s as z ; dh as sli ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 no/ /aa 4y. /Ae ^^ia>/. (2!r't ^J daa /o 'Ue af 'mat. ©^ 
 '?nac/ aaa ^U /itJ aim, i/i /ne caz. @r datu an a/ie. 
 Q/C6 'uaa 'UiJ /laui in /ueyaz. 
 
 2 . (Q/m a^z -uf/. /Ae dea ^maJ ^am. (^y-ue 4.nu on 
 /ne ena r-/ /ue /ten 'WaJ Ua. ©/Ae /ea/ue cuz. (§/ce 
 iJ Aez /le/. ^e/ an m^ /az /Ae cat /o ea/. (S/ce /Aie 
 e/A in /A^ fen. (§r daau /€n -men,, diz. (QA-Ae 'ne^ tctad 
 on a /le^. 
 
 S . J^^tct /Ae dAi-u Ao4/ ea/ a Aiy, oz a Ai^/ oA A^^^- 
 
 (S^A'^^A ^^/^ '^^^'^'^ -^ ^'^ *^^y- AA'^^u '^^o-/ /zu /o Ai^ 
 
 /Ae o<A Ao'Z Aiihn P ©r -<w, dAu /^-^r id on /Ate ice. 
 (^/Ae a/ie u iAA. OAAe ^Aad a iiua on. (QAA^ aad iJ 
 ami. 
 
 -4. (^/le ca/ Id //e Aoe o/ //le •^Z. ^^Ae oa^ iJ 
 oA oaAi. (SA o^ute Aum no /aa;. ©roa ij in /Ae ai'z. 
 (§A/ ^/>aJ an oaayoA. Jjiou no one oA a ya^. (QAA^ 
 fio/ i^i on //ie Aio/i. (oA^Aie mcA id Aoz /Ae ^/i. AAoe 
 /o Aum / 
 
 .^ . (S^A Aean 'men da/ in /Ae new A^^^- ^/oa 
 i^nau /u^ /Aie gun, /Ae /au, /Ae 'f?iua, ancA /Ate /aa oA 
 ium, in /Ae Aiu/. ^s:Ao 'no/ ian in /Ate e/eta, /Ate 
 iniicAj noz /Ate dan. (SAAte Aiy ^^9 <^ ^ nu/. ^y^^ 
 ■&j /Ate Aou wAo /iti/ /Ate ^iia ou^ oA oaz At a/. J:^Ja/ 
 no^m a Aa'^ id on /Ate iag, (Q/ne com id Aa /Ae ■Au/.
 
 26 NATIONAL, PliONOL'NCLNO SPELLEK. 
 
 ige, it, Sit, Sll, b&re, ask ; mh, ind, Irr ; ice, In ; old, on, dfl. 
 
 III. Words of Four Letters. 
 
 AVORDS FORMED BY PREFIXING A SINGLE LETTER TO "WORDS 
 OF THREE LETTERS. 
 
 1. Ba^l, bak', bas*, bray, cag^, cape, cla?/, dace, 
 
 diile, date, drhy, fdce, fa/1, fat<?, flay, fray, gag<', 
 
 gray, hki\, hat^, ja/1, \hce, iiiac<?, ma/l, inat<?, nail, 
 
 nape, pace, page, pazl, pale, pate, pb'iy, pray, race, 
 
 rage, ra/1, rape, | rate, sage, sale, saH, sate, slay, 
 
 sway, tail, tale, tape, tray, vail, vale, wage, wail. 
 
 "'2. Band, brtm, brat, t-ant, cash, chat, clad, clap, 
 
 crag, crdm, dash, drag, driin, fact, flag, flap, flax, 
 
 gilsh, glad, hand, land, hash, lash, mash, nnit7 rAsh, 
 
 sand, sash, scab, scan, shad, shag, sliain, slag, slaj), 
 
 snag, snip, span, spat, stag, sw^ig, tact, fliat, trap, 
 ■MjrApJ 
 
 3. Bark, r^rt, dark, dart, lann, gape, hark, liirk, 
 murk, i)ark, part, scar, sttir, tart. 
 
 4. BAl/, hawl, (-Ml, cl'Xio, drho, falZ, ilatvJ gal 
 hall, nvkll, pdlZ, tall, walZ, want, wai-m,M-Art, 
 
 5. ]>ai-e, bear, care, dare, fair, fare, hazr, hare, 
 lair, \)an; \)are, ])ear, raiv, tare, tear, ware, wear. 
 
 '». Bask, cask, gasp, hasp, las*, mas.-?, i)ant, pass, 
 4 I Asp, task, waft. 
 
 7. Beat,] dear, fear, feat, feel, fl^a, flee, g^ar, 
 
 iiear, h^-at, heel, here, meat, near, neeift, peat, p(^el, 
 
 plea, reel, sear, seati seel, / tear, teat, year. 
 
 S. Ii(M/, bc'-nd, blM, brW, fled, m(''nd, rcMid, sel/, 
 
 send, bled, tend, 6ic'n, w^nd, when, yelk.
 
 WOKDS OF FOUli LKTTER3. 27 
 
 mute, up, full. — 6 as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 9. I>ict', diivj flir, liir<', iiiict', inir<?, iiicr, nc<?, 
 sirg, tirt^, vict', wire'. 
 
 10. B!l/, brim, chip, cliit, clfj), crib,| drip, fllZ, 
 flip, flit, / gl\l,\ gnm, grip, hill, Idl/, kink, link, 
 niilZ, niiilk, pil/, jiink, prim, ship, skin, gilZ, sink] 
 slid, slip, slit, snip, spin, spit, till, tink, ftis, 
 trip, trim, twin, tM'it, whim, whip, whit, ^vilZ, wind, 
 wink. 
 
 11. Blbwlhoat, l)6dg, bon^, bor^, h6w\ coat, code, 
 c6n«,V core, crow, flow?, fore, {our, glow, goat, gore, 
 grow, hoar, hone, lone, lore, mode, moat, more, pore, 
 powr, roar, r6de,j show;, slow, snow, soak^ bbar, sore, 
 soz^n, stow, tone, tore, wore, zone. 
 
 1 2. Blot, chop, clog, clot, dof/", flog, flop, gone, j 
 16ft, plot, shop, scot, shot, slop, soft, si)ot, stop, 
 trot, swan, swad, wand, wash, wasp, what, 
 
 13. Chew, fuse, muse, spew, your.j 
 
 11. Chub, chum,dor.e, drum, drub, grub, grum, pluii; 
 scud, shut, slug, spun, stfin. 
 
 15. Bout, brow, cowl, fowl, Aour, howl lout, ( plow, 
 pro\v, pout, rout, scow, sour, trow. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Zeroises. 
 
 1. Praj do not plaj 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. Tlie 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 )ie
 
 23 ^'ATIONAL PEONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, 4t, i.rt, 411, Mre, &sk ; m^, Snd, Sir ; Ice, In ; 6ld, 6n, d8. 
 
 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, 
 
 4r, Did the tall lad play ball in the warm 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. 
 Tlio bare lad mav wear the fur of the hare. 
 
 G. The hiss has a task. The cask is on the sand. See the 
 dog bask in the sun, and gasp, and pant, 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 i)aw bled. 
 
 0. Do not hire the dice. The dos: is in the mire. It 
 was a dire vice. Tlie wire and tire are in the fire. 
 Mice cat 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 di-ip. 
 
 11. I tore the coat that 1 wore, in the boat. A bone, 
 and the core of a pear, are in the bowl, See the lone 
 crow soar ni) in the skv. Four lads rode the slow nas 
 in the hoar snow. AVill the ijoat gore the na"-^ 
 
 12. Do not ]>lot the page. The lad has gone to the
 
 WORDS OF FOUR LETTERS. 29 
 
 mute, up, flu. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as 3 ; dh as sh ; {his ; azure. 
 
 sliop. Stop tlie nag, if he trot, "Wliat do yoii want ? Tlie 
 boy shot the swan on tliis spot. Do not wash in tlie slop. 
 
 13. Chew 3"our meat. Fuse the wax. lie is no 
 muse. 
 
 14. A plug is in the drum. The job is done. Did 
 your chum shut the door? 
 
 15. Tlie plow is on the brow of tlie hill. A scow is 
 a boat, but it has no ])row. 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 TUREE LE'lTTERS. 
 
 1. Jjlme, cau^, dam<?, lade, mad(?, mane, pane, 
 vane, wade, wane, they ; bang, bank,\ bade, dam;i, 
 damp, fang, hath, pang, rank, rang, tank ; barb, 
 bard, barn, card, carp, marl ; ward, Avarm, warp, 
 form, forkv bath. 
 
 2. Here, mete, lead, leaf, le«k, le«n, le«p, 
 peak, peal, seal, seam, . team, feed, feet, seed, 
 seek, seem, fhee ; shed,/ tent, tliem, went ; Aerb, 
 herd, earl, earn, firm, burn, curb, curd, curl, 
 furl. 
 
 3. Bide, bind, bite, died, dime, dine, find/ 
 tme, hide, kind, kite, pied, | pine, pint, ride, 
 ripe, site, tied, tine, - wind, wine ; ding, hiss, 
 king, pith, sing, tint, I wing, wind, Avitii. 
 
 4. Cote, d6te,f ford, fort, hope, mope, note, 
 oath, pope, rope ; whom, tool, toot. 
 
 5. Cube, cure, huge, tiibe, tune, lien, newa 
 view ; fund, i hump, rung, runt, sung, sunk.
 
 30 NATIONAL PKONOL'NCLNa Sl'ElXER. 
 
 igc, At, alt, dll, baro, "isk ; 1116, &nil, err ; Ice, in ; old, on, do. 
 
 Heading and Dictation JixercLse^: 
 
 1. The card is damp. Tliey rang the bell. AVill the 
 vane turn, on the barn? I warn you that tlie tang has 
 bane in it. He bade thcin wade in the sea, and hide 
 the boat. The dame liath a cane that is made in the 
 form of a fork. 
 
 2. Here is a leak in tlie seam of the boat. The lean 
 goat will leap from the peak. Lead the team to the 
 shed, and feed them. The herd cat the leaf of the 
 herb. I will seek tliee, in the tent. Seem to be lirm 
 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 Ihid it. Sing for the kind king, if 
 he ride by the sea. You can dine for a dime, if you 
 bide at the iine liut witli me. 
 
 4. By whom was tlie rope cut, with this tool ? I hope 
 vou will note him. I can not dote on liini, if he use an 
 oath. Do not mope when you ford the rill by the fort. 
 
 5. A huge tub is siudv 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 LKTTERS. 
 
 1. Lab^, bukd, bas<?, cake, cam<?, ckve, fad^, 
 fanii?, gam<?, gavv', gaz^?, hazt', jiuh^, lak<?, lam^^ 
 lant', niak^', nuW, lu'iui*?, pav^', I'ak*', raw, sake, 
 safe, same, eliue, sjinv, stay, lake, tame, viW, 
 Wiik<?, waw, biu't, ga/'i, pa/n, va/n, wa/t, rein, 
 veil, vein. 
 
 2. B&ck. bing, bl'd), brad, bran, cAlx, camp,
 
 W(^RD8 OK FOUR LETTERS. til 
 
 mfitc, up, fall. — c as k ; g as j ; li as ng ; s as z ; <3i as sli ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 chap, clam, clan, cral), dank, drab, giing, hade,/ 
 
 hang, hahlv, havt?, janiJ, ladv, lamJ, lani}), laiik, 
 
 pack, plan, plat, sack, sang, sank, scab, slab, 
 
 slam^ swam, tack, thfm, ' vamp. 
 
 3. Alms (amz), ba^m, cklf, ca^m, darn, g&rb, 
 ha^f, hard, harm, harp, lard, mart, pfiZm, yard, 
 vani. 
 
 4. Ba^k, halt, malt, salt, ' taZk, wa/k, ca-wl, 
 c^wf, da?/b, liai^l, la*«l, mawl, d-Xwn, fai^n, gnkw^ 
 luWk, la-M^n, pa?<:;n, thait', born, cord, cork, corn, 
 fork, horn, lord, lorn, morn, sort. 
 
 5. Cast, haft, lath, last, mast, past, path, 
 raft, vast, -svaft. 
 
 C. Ced(?, mere, bead, beak, bean,\ deal, each, 
 
 eas^, east, heap, lead, leak, lean, leap, meal, 
 
 peal, read, ream, reap, seal, team, veal, weak, 
 
 zeal, beef, \ beer, deed, deem, deep, feed, feet, 
 
 flee, free, glee, heed, keel, keen, keep, knee., 
 
 meek, meet, need, peep, reed, reef,f reek, r^el, 
 
 v^er, weed, week, weep, bier, fief, mien, pier, 
 t^er. 
 
 T. Beck, belt, bent, b5st, clef, deit, deck, 
 
 dent, desk,' e^^ch, felt, held, helm, help, jfet, 
 
 kept, left, lent, less, lest, mesh, melt, mes-s,' 
 
 neck, nest, next, peck, pelf, reck, rent, rest, 
 
 sect, self, sent, sped, stem, step, tret, text, 
 
 vest, weft, weld, wept, west, yelk, dead, deaf, 
 
 head, lead, read. 
 
 8. Fern, germ, j"'rk, i>ert, serf, term, verb, 
 
 wert, dirk, dirt, gird, girl, girt, ( kirk, stir,
 
 32 NATIONAL I'KONOUNCINO SPELLER. 
 
 ige, 4t, art, all, bare, ask ; ni^, Snd, err ; Ice, in ; 6l(l, 611, t!6. 
 
 word, work, M'orm, blur, burn, liurl, shir, spur, 
 
 surd, surf, turf, turn, urgg. 
 
 9. Dike, div6, fif^, filg, five,   high, bind, 
 liive, lif(3, lik<3, lime, line, mild, mile, mlnu, 
 mine, nigh, nine, pike, pile, pip<?, ride, rind, 
 ripe, rise,! rive, side, &lgh, si^n, size, tide, 
 tile, time, vile, vine, wide, wife, wild, wile, 
 wipe, wise, lyre, type. 
 
 10. Chin, disli, ' disk, dint, film, fisli, fist, 
 frit, gift, gilt, glib, gr!n, grit, liilt, bint, 
 incb, itcli, khs, Ynnlf, lift, lint,' lisp, list, 
 milk, milt, mint, mhs, mist, niek, pick, (put, 
 ricb, riek, rift, ring, risk, sliin, siek, sifi:, 
 silk, skip, I slim, emit, swim, tliin, tiek, lilt, 
 v/liig, Avbiz, wiek, wilt, wish, wisp, lynx, mytli. 
 
 11. Botb, colt, C;6mh, cope, cove, dolt, [ dome, 
 dose, doze, bole, liome, bost, bove, joke, jolt, 
 lobe, mole, most, mote, pArk, jxMe, polZ, port, 
 post, robe, roU, \ rope, rove, st6^o, toll, torn, 
 vote, worn, wove, yoke, co«l, cortx, fo«l, foam, 
 goal, boax, load, loaf, loam, moan, road, "^ roam, 
 soap, toad, doer, sowl. 
 
 12. Bond, cost, crop, dork, dol/, drop, font, 
 frog, bock, lock, loft, lolZ, long, b''S'*«', lost,' 
 mock, moss, motb, ])1'k1, ])ond, ])r6p, rock, sock, 
 Boft, Bong, toss, tost. 
 
 13. Lose, move, tomJ, womJ, boom, hoon, boor, 
 hoot, cool, cooin, coop, coat, doom, food, fool, 
 lioof, lioop, boot, l(K>f, l(V>m, loon, loop, mood, 
 moon, nook, pool, rood, roof, room, root, tool,
 
 READLSTG AND DICTATION EXERCISES. 33 
 
 nitite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure. 
 
 woof, rudd, ruk, ruse, brew, drew, crew, grew. 
 
 14. Duke, dupe, fume, June, lute, mule, mute, 
 blue, flue, glue, cliew, clew, flew, A'new, slew, 
 stew, suit. 
 
 15. Buck, bu^, bulb, bulk, bump, bung, buss, 
 bust,! buz2, cuf/*, cull, club, duek, duct, dulZ, 
 dumJ, dusk, flux, fuss, glut, gulf, gulZ, gush, 
 Imty, hulk, hul^, hung, huntj hush, jump, just, 
 luck, lu.ff, lul/, lump, much, muck, muff, mulZ, 
 mush, musk, nulZ, numj, plum, puff, pulp, j^ump., 
 ruskjl scum, shun, slut, snug, stud, stun, suck, 
 swum, flius, tuck, tuft, tush, tusk, dove, love. 
 
 16. Bul^, full, pulZ, push, wolf, book, cook, 
 foot, good, hood, hook, hoop, look., soot, took,( 
 wood, wool. 
 
 17. Loud, noun, fliou, oust, down, fowl, gown, 
 town. 
 
 18. Boil, coil, coin, foil, loin, join, oiut, 
 roil, soil, toil, void. 
 
 Reading and D'wtation 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 
 tlie nag. For the sake of his dear name, oh wake to fame! 
 Stay, O wave, and let me gaze on thee ! Rake the hay, 
 in the lane, by the cave. 'Tlie sane man is safe. 
 
 2. He hit the brad and tack, with the back of the 
 adz. The cliap 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. Tlie gang sang in the camp.
 
 34 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER, 
 
 ige, kt, art, ill, b^ie, ask ; mh, 6nd, err ; ice, fn ^ 6ld, on, d3. 
 
 3. Here grow the balm and the pahn. The lard is 
 not hard. Do not harm the calf in tlie yard. Slie can 
 darn lier garb with yarn. Give her half the alms, if she, 
 play on the harp. 
 
 4. Wlien yon walk, do not halt to talk. Salt put on 
 ice, will make it thaw. Tlie dawn of day is part of the 
 morn. What sort of corn will yon have ? Tlie rat will 
 gnaw the cake. Tic the hawk with the cord. Use your 
 fork, when you eat. See the fawn play on the lawn. 
 
 5. Tlie raft was made into lath. Do not cast the 
 liaft of the fork into the path. The last wind did waft 
 the boat out on the vast sea. Tlie mast fell. 
 
 6. Deal in a fair way. Tliis meat is beef. You can 
 read this page with ease. Tlie sky in the east is red. 
 The man can not be seen this week. He is weak in the 
 knee. Tlie ship on the reef has a leak near its keel. 
 Reaji the rye and put it on this heap. 
 
 7. Tlie 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. 
 Tlie 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? AVork on, and if 
 the tire burn, hurl it off. Turn the nag on the turf, and 
 urge him on with a Ppur. 
 
 9. Do you like that fife of mine? Nine wise men 
 and five boys were oji the dike, at high tide, llise and 
 ride to the inn \\itli the sign of the lyre by its side. Do 
 not go nigh the vile pipe. 
 
 10. Tlie miss put the fish into the dish. Tlie dirk
 
 READING AND DICTATION EXERCISES. 6o 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; {his ; azure. 
 
 with tlie gilt liilt was tlie gift of a rich man. He was 
 thin and weak, for he had been sick. Do yon wish that 
 yon had a silk robe? Ring the bell for a pint of rich, 
 new milk. Do von wish to swim ? 
 
 11. Bnj a comb for both of the lads at home. Let 
 the colt have more rope, that he may roll in the roacL 
 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 
 loat 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. 
 
 Itt. The duke knew it was the last day of June. 
 Tlie 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 liook, the hoop, the wood, and the wool. 
 
 17. Thou wert not in town when I wore that gown. 
 Wlien I shot the fowl it fell down. 
 
 IS. Boil the loin. Do not foil him, if he try to coil 
 the rope. Pay liim tlie coin, if he toil on the A^oid soil.
 
 36 NA'nONAL rKONOUNCINO SPKLLEK. 
 
 kge, At, Irt, ill, b5,ie, &sk ; m&, &nd, §rr ; ice, in ; 6ld, on, d5. 
 
 IV. Monosyllables of more than Four Letters 
 
 MONOSYLL2VBLES A IN AGE. 
 
 1. Basi<?, \)afih<?, blade, blame, blaze, brace, 
 brake, brave, braze, cliafe, cliange, chase, chaste, 
 crane, crape, crate, crave, craze, drake,' flake, 
 flame, frame, glade, glaze, grace, grade, grange. 
 grape, grate, grave, graze. 
 
 2. Haste, X'nave, laflie, paste, phrase, place, 
 plague, plane, plate, prate, quake, range, scale, 
 scrape, shade, shake, shame, shape, shave, skate, 
 slake, slate, slave, snake, space, spade, spake, 
 stage, stake, state, stave, strange, swaflie, vagwe. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of a. 
 
 3. Braid, brain, chain, diaise, claim, drain, 
 faint, faith, flail, frail, grain, paint, i)lain, 
 plaint, plait, praise, quail, quaint, raise, saint, 
 snail, sprain, stain, strain, strait, taint, trail, 
 train, trait, '' twain, waist. Gauge. Spray, stray. 
 Break, great, steak. Deij/n, c'lg/it, c\(j/it\\, feint, 
 frei(//tt, nei^A, rei^n, skein, weiyA, weight. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Baste the drake, or .a brace of birds, on the grate. 
 Cluinge the frame, or braze and glaze it. Did the bravo 
 br>y graze the crape on the grave man's liat, with hi.s 
 keen blade? Did you chase the crane in tlic glade, near 
 the grape vines? Do not blame me, O chaste Grace, if 
 the flame, or blaze, bui-n your hand. 
 
 2. Did the slave spade a place with liia spade? The
 
 MONOSYLLABLES — :A IN AT, 37 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; h as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure. 
 
 knave, as he 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. Tlie 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. 'Badge, hatch, \ black, bland, blank, brack, 
 brand, brash, catch, champ, cAasm, clack, clamp, 
 claiik, clash, crack, cramp, crank, crash, drank, 
 flang(?, flank,! flash, frank, gland, grand, ha^ch, 
 ^nack, lapse, latch, manse, mai!ch, paz^ch, plank, 
 plant, plash, prank, 
 
 2. Quack, scalp, scamp, scant, scrap,) scratch, 
 shalZ, shalt, shrank, slack, slash, smack, smash, 
 sna?!ch, spasm, splash, sprang, stack, stamp, stand, 
 strand, strap, thank, thatch, thrash,\ thwack, track, 
 tract, tramp, twang, -z^rack. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exercises. 
 1. Tlie man had a black badge on his arm. Will the 
 frank lad catch cold this bland day? Tlie 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 ?
 
 38 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, at, Sit, ill, hhre, S.sk ; mh, Snd, ^ir ; ice, In ; eld, !>n. dS. 
 
 2. He is a quack and a scamp. Da not thw.ick nor 
 fhrasli him, if he splash you. You shall not s;iatch the 
 dish nor smash it. As the dog sprang at the cat, she 
 did scratch him. A stack of hay did stand by tho strand. 
 I will thank you not to stamp nor track in that room. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES A IN ART. 
 
 1. B^rg^, b&flis, chrve, charg<?, charm, chart, 
 czar, farc<3, gfip<') i/'n^rl^ harsh, larch, larg^, 
 larve, march, marsh, parch, jvars^, paths, quaZm. 
 
 2. Scarf, scarp, shard, shark, sharp, smart, 
 snarl, spark, sparse?, stanch, starch, stark, start, 
 starve,/ ^^?ratll. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of a. 
 
 3. Craunch, daunt, draught (draft), Haunt, gaunt, 
 haunch, haunt, jaunt, laugh (IS-f), launch, taunt, 
 vaunt. Heart, hearth. Guard. 
 
 Reading and Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Tlie large barge, near the baths, is in my charge. 
 Have you a chart of the paths in the marsh? That 
 harsh man's gape and qualm arc no ftirce. Has the 
 inarch a cliarm for the czar ? 
 
 2. Put the scarf on the cut, if it smart. The shark 
 and shard are fisli. Do not start, if he go stark mad. 
 To gnarl is to snarl and show wrath. 
 
 3. Do not daunt the gaunt dog, if he craunch a bone. 
 On your jaunt do not flaunt nor vaunt. Do not laugli 
 at him, nor taunt him. Guard your heart and hearth. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES — A IN ALL. 
 
 1. ChdZk, dwiirf, fAls<?, qudrt, ecilld, smalJ, squ^l/,
 
 MONOSYLLABLES A IN ALL. 
 
 39 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; ftis ; azure. 
 
 staZk, stalZ, sward, swarm, swart, swaflis, thwart, waltz, 
 warmth, wharf. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of a. 
 Aii^At, caught, caus6', clause, fault, 
 
 naught, paunch, pause. 
 Brawl, brawn, crawl. 
 
 2. 
 fraud. 
 
 saiic^, 
 
 drawl, 
 
 squaw, 
 
 3. 
 north, 
 thorn, 
 ou^At, 
 
 fraught, gauze^ 
 
 taught, vault, 
 
 drawn, scrawl, 
 straw. 
 
 shawl, spawn, sprawl, 
 
 gorge,' 
 
 gorse. 
 
 horse, 
 storm, 
 
 Broth, cloths, 
 
 scorch, scorn,/ short, snort, 
 
 torch. Broad. Thought, brou^At, fou^At, 
 
 sought, trough (traf), thouyAt. 
 
 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-cloflis ? 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 
 short time, if tlie horse snort. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES A IN BAKE. 
 
 1. iFlare, gl'ar^, scarce, scar^, shur^, snar^?, spare, 
 square, stare.
 
 40 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING 8PELLKR. 
 
 ige, Jt, ^rt, dll, Mie, 4sk ; mi, Snd, err ; ice, In ; 6ld, 6n, d3. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of a. 
 2. Chair, fliere, where, swear, flieir. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Tlie flare and glare of the fire will scare him. Can 
 you spare a share of that cake, as it is scarce? Yon 
 stare at the snare in the square. 
 
 2. "Wliere is their chair ? Did he swear there ? 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES A IN ASK. 
 
 1. Blanch, blast, branch, bras6', chaty*, chance?, 
 
 chant, clasp, clas5, craft, danc(?, dra^, draft, 
 
 flask, glancd, glass, graft, grant, grasp,! grasps, 
 
 lance, lanch, 2)rancc, qua^, shaft, slant, staf/", 
 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. Grasj) a lance, a shaft, or a st^iff", and 
 lanch it at the nag, if he prance by, but do not let it 
 glance. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES E IN ME. 
 
 1. Breve, glebe, seene, scAeine, 8})liere, theme, iHiese. 
 
 Al])habetic Eqiiivuh'uts of e. 
 
 2. Beach, beard, Itcast, bleach, bleak, blear, 
 bleat, breach, breaflie, cease, chcapiJK'hcat, ('lean, 
 clear, cleat, cleave, creak, '^ream, crease, dream.
 
 MONOSYLLABLES E IN ME. 41 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; fi as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 drear, eav^s, feast, fleam, freak, gleam, glean, 
 
 greas<?, lieath, heave's, ^'nead, leagt^<?, leas<?, leash, 
 
 least, leave, peace, peach, plead ^ please, preach. 
 
 3. Keach, screak, scream, sheaf, shears, sheath, 
 sheaflie,sheaflis, smear, sneak, speak, spear, squeak, 
 squeal, streak, stream, teach, tears, tease, treat, 
 tweak, weave, wheat, -i^reak, u'reath, 'w;reaths, yeast. 
 
 4. Beech, beeves, bleed, breed, breeze, cheek, 
 cl)<eer, cheese, creed, creek, creep, fleece, fleet, 
 freeze, green, greet, X'neel, leech, queen, queer, 
 screech, screen, see&e, sheen, sheep, sheer, slicet, 
 sleek, sleep, sleet, sleeve, sneer, sneeze, speech, 
 speed, spleen, squeeze,sleek, sleej), steed, steel, 
 steer, street, sweep, sweet, teeth, three, wheel, 
 wheeze, 
 
 5. Seine, seize, weird. Shire. Brief, chief, 
 field, fiend, fierce, frieze, grief, grieve, liege, 
 niece, piece, pierce, priest, shield, shriek, siege, 
 thief, thieve, tierce, wield, yield. 
 
 Redding and Dictailon Exercises. 
 
 1, Note the breve, if you sing. Tlie scene from the 
 glebe is my theme. Tliese know that the scheme is not 
 in their sphere. 
 
 2. Th.e good man did preach on the bleak and drear 
 Ijeach. Tlie 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 sj)ot. 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 rKONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, &t, &rt, an, bare, &sk ; mh, ^nd, ^ir ; Ice, !n ; old, fin, dfl. 
 
 3. If you can reach the sheath, sheaflie the dirk. If 
 tlie boy sneak, and shed tears, and scream, do not smear 
 his coat, tweak his nose, nor tease him, but treat him 
 weU. He left his spear by a sheaf of wheat near the 
 stream. Hand the shears to the weak girl, and teach 
 her to weave wreaflis. 
 
 4. Three sleek beeves stand by the creek near the 
 green beech. Shear a fleece from the sheej), 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 Avhcel, and steer the 
 fleet out to sea. 
 
 5. Seize the seine, and see if the lake yield fish. "Will 
 vour niece shriek, if tlie thief trv 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 
 dirlv. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES — E IN END. 
 
 1. Bencli, blanch, blSnd, blSss, bl^st, chSck, 
 chess, chest, cleft, clench, crept, cress, crest, 
 delv^, dens<?, deptli, dre<:Zg^, dregs, drench, dress, 
 dwelZ, fenc^, feteli, ^edge, fresh, hedge, helve, 
 hence, ke^ch, knell, ler/ge, length, pence, ple<7ge, 
 press, quel/, quench, (picst. 
 
 2. Sfcnt, selves, sense, shelf, shel/, shred, 
 sketch, sledge, slept, smol/, smelt, speck, spelZ, 
 spend, spent, stencli, strcngth,stress, stretch, swelZ, 
 swept, teny>t, tench, tense, tenth, theft, tlicnce.
 
 MONOSYLLAJJLES E IN P:M). 43 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; cSh as sli ; fhis ; azure. 
 
 thresli, trench, twelfth, twelve, ve?!cli, yvedgc, wench, 
 whelp, whence, wreck, -i^rench, -2^7 rest, wretch. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of e. 
 
 3. Said. Bread, breadth, breast, breath, cleans*^ 
 
 dealt, death, dread, dreamt, health, meant, realm, 
 
 spread, stead, stealth, sweat, thread, threat, tread, 
 
 wealth. Feoiy. Friend. Gues.s, guest. 
 
 Reading and Dictati&n Exercises. 
 
 1. Take a bench, and play a game of chess on the 
 ' chest. If the guest come in quest of jou, 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. Tliis 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 tin-eat, 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 ERR. 
 
 1. Clerk, merge, nerve, perch, serge, servis, 
 sperm, stern, swerve, terse, verge, verse.
 
 44 NATIONAL I'KONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, at, art, all, b&re, §,sk ; m^, 4nd, err ; ice, in ; old, uu, d6. 
 
 Alpliabc'tic Equivalents of e. 
 
 2. DcartlijCartli, licard, lioarsc-, learn, pearl, 
 Gearcli, yearn. 
 
 3. Bircli, Lirtli, eliirp, dirg(', first, flirt, 
 mirth, girth, (|iiirk, shirt, skirt, smirch, smirk, 
 squirm, squirt, third, thirst, twirl, •wliirl. 
 
 4. AVni-kl, wors<', "worst, Avortli, scourge. Burnt, 
 burst, church, churl, churn, curs^, curst, curv^, 
 durst, furz^, gurg*^, lurch, nurse, pui'g<', purs^, 
 scurf, s^iurn, spurt, surge. Myr/'A. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The verse is terse. Merge the i)erch in the j^aih 
 The stern clerk Mill not swerve from the true way, for 
 lie has nerve. 
 
 2. I heard that there was a dearth. I leara that if 
 you search the earth, you can find no such pearl. 
 
 3. Tlie birds chirp on tlie old birch. In her mirth, 
 the flirt tore her skirt. The first sliirt on the line is 
 yours, the third is mine. If you twirl or whirl the 
 worm, he will squirm. 
 
 4. She is tlie worst nurse in the world. lie durst not 
 take your purse to buy the myrrh. I will 8j)urn the 
 churl, and scourge him with furze, if he curse you in 
 the church. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES 1 IN ICE. 
 
 1. Blij/At, blind, bliflu', bribe, bride, brl^At, 
 brine, chide, child, chime, chine, C/mst, (lYmxh, 
 (ilime, crime, drive, fi^At, fliy/f.t, friy/it, glide,
 
 MONOSYLLABLES 1 IN lUE. 45 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; fi as ng ; s as z ; dh as sb ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 grind, grip*', hi'Qa.e, ^nift', knight, A'niv<3S, light, 
 
 liflic, mi^At, night. 
 
 2. Ninth, lAight, pric^, pridt', prinit', prizi', 
 quit*', right, scrib*% shin.?, sliivc, slirin<?, slic6^, 
 slide', slight, slim(3, smil(?, sniit*', snip*?, spici?, 
 spike, spik, spin*', spite, splice, spri^/it. 
 
 3. Squire, stile, stride, strike, strife, stripe, 
 swine, thigh, fliine, thrice, thrive, tight, tiflie, 
 tribe, trice, tripe, trine, trite, twice, while, 
 whilst, whine, white, wight, wright, write, 'i^riftie. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of i. 
 
 4. Height, sleight. Cries, dries, flies, pries, 
 tries. Guide, guile, guise. C/«yle rhyme, seyftie, 
 style, tAyme. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Do not chide nor fright the blind child. Did the 
 bliflie 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.
 
 46 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPKLLKK. 
 
 kgc, it, irt, ill, birc, Ssk ; mb, hnd, Sir ; ice. In ; ild, &n, d6. 
 
 4. "Wlien the bird tries, it flies to a great height. That 
 God to whom lie cries, will guide his flight. You will 
 find the scjthe near the bed of thyme. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES 1 IN IN. 
 
 1. Bilg(?, blis5, blink, brick, br!<^g^, bring, , 
 brink, brisk, chick, chil^, chink, chintz, c/trism, 
 click, cliff, <^'hiig? clink, crick, crimp, cringe", 
 crisp, didst, di2!ch, drift, driU, drink, fiftli, 
 filch, filth, fling, flint, fril/, fringe, frisk, 
 glimpsc,grist, hinge, hii!cli. 
 
 2. Mi^-Zgc, midst, milch, mince, niche, pinch, 
 pii^ch, jdiutli, prick, prince, print, prism, quick, 
 quil/, quilt, quince, ri^/ge, rinse, scrip, script, 
 shift, shriU, shrimp, shrink, since, singe, sixth, 
 skity, ek'ill, sling, smith, sriify, splint, sprig, 
 spring, springe, sprit. 
 
 3. Squib, S(piint, stick, stif/*, stilt, stint, 
 stitch, strict, strip, swift, sw'iU, swing, swinge, 
 switch, thick, thil/, thing, think, thrift, thrilZ, 
 trick, trilZ, twinge, twist, twi/ch, which, whit/* 
 whisk, whist, width, wince, wi^ch, withe, ?/;ring, 
 wjrist. 
 
 Alj)habetic Equivalents of !. 
 
 4. Been. Sieve. Build, built, guild, guilt. 
 Nymph, sylph. 
 
 Reading and Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Be brisk, and bring a brick, or a flint, and fliug it 
 on the bilge of the cask. I had a glimpse of the bridge,
 
 MONOS YLL AB LP:S- 
 
 IN OLD. 47 
 
 umte, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 near the brink of llie cliif. There is a drift of snow, 
 and niucli lilth, in the ditch. Did he filch the fifth 
 drink of ale ? Tlie fringe on the chintz, and the frill on 
 the shirt, are line. 
 
 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 
 cpiilt, if it will not shrink. Do not singe the quill, nor 
 put pitch on the quince. Spring into the skiif, if you 
 have skill, and shift tlie oars. 
 
 3. As the squib hit the lad, I gave him a twinge, and 
 he did squint, and wince. I \^ 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 V The 
 witch took a thick, stiff stick, for a stilt. 
 
 4. If the hut has not been built, he will build i(. 
 Can a nymph or a sylph use a sieve ? 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES Q, EST OLD. 
 
 1. B6rn<?, brogue, choke, ch6s<?, cl6s<?, clothe, 
 
 clothes, clove, drolZ, drone, drove, force, forge, 
 
 forth, g/iost, globe, grope, gross, grove, horde, 
 
 h\o\l, porch, probe, prone, prose, quote, (pioth, 
 
 rogwe. 
 
 2. Scold, scope, score, scroll, shore, shorn, 
 
 shote, slope, sloth, smoke, smote, snore, spoke, 
 
 sport, stole, stone, stove, stroke, stroll, strove, 
 
 si^ord, fliose, throne, troU, trope, vogwe, -i^^hole, 
 wrote.
 
 43 NATIONAL I'KONOUNCLNG SPELLEK. 
 
 ige, it, ht, 411, b&re, Ssk ; m^, hnd, ^rr ; Ice, in ; 6lil, 6a, d6. 
 
 Alj^habetic Equivalents of 6. 
 
 3. Bloat, board, boast, broacli, cloak, coach, 
 
 coarst', coast, croak, float, groan, hoard, hoarst?, 
 
 loath, loafli^, roach, roast, shoal, throat, toast, 
 
 broach. Tliroe. Floor. Bourn, cours<?5 court, fourth, 
 
 gourd, mould, nioidt, mourn, source', 6iough. Blown, 
 
 flown, grown, growt]i,Z'nown, throw, 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exercis^es. 
 
 1. At the close of the day, the old cloflies were borne 
 to a porch, on a knoll) near the grove. The rogue lifLS 
 a droll brogue. Quoth he, " I wrote more prose than 
 you can quote." The horde came in great force, and 
 drove off all the cowc. 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. lie 
 wrote and told me the whole scope of liis 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 
 dotli l)lout my friends. Pin the coarse cloak wifli my 
 broach, so tliat you may keep your throat warm, and 
 not be lioarse. Iloast a roach, and toast some bread, for 
 tea. Do not throw the gourd on tlie floor. The course 
 tliat he took, when he rode in his coacli to court, it' 
 known. I shall loat?lie you, if you l)oast tluit your board 
 is clieap, though you hoard much gold. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES O IN ON. 
 
 1. Block, bl6/?cli, bronz<.', clock, clotli, copse,
 
 MONOSYLLABLES O IN DO. 4*J 
 
 mute, up, fall. — c as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; &is ; azure. 
 
 crock, cros.s, dodg^, dross, flock, floss, fosse, 
 
 frock, frost, froth, gloss, ^nock, locZgc, moflis, 
 
 iioifch, prong, promj^t, scof/*, sconce, shock, solve, 
 
 stock, strong, thong, throb, throng, tongs, troth, 
 2«rong. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of 6. 
 
 2. Chaps, quash, squab, squad, squash, squat, 
 
 swamp, swash, swath, wand, waz!ch, yacAt. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The cross man, wifli a blotch on his hand, gave the 
 bronze clock a hard knock, on a block. Do not crock 
 that frock, for it has a flne gloss. Moflis ate the cloth. 
 If it is true, he will scofi" 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, prove, ■z^hose. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of 6. 
 
 2. Eloom, boofli, brood, broom, choose, droop, 
 gloom, goose, groom, groove, loose, moose, noose, 
 proof, roos*", scAool, scoop, shoot, sloop, smoofli, 
 sooth, soofli<3, spool, spoon, stool, stoop, swoon, 
 swoop, tooth, troop, -u^hoop. 
 
 3. Strew. Croup, group, route, throu^A, wound, 
 youth. Brute, crude, prude, prune, spruce, truce, 
 truth. Bruise, bruit, cruise, fruit.
 
 50 NATIONAL rRONOUNClNG SPELLKK. 
 
 Age, it, Sit, ill, hkre, &sk ; mS, 8nd, ^rr ; ice. In ; 6ld, 6n, d6. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Can you prove -whoso book lie moved ? 
 
 2. The tree iu the Loofli is iu bloom. The groom toolc 
 tlie moose with a noose. In sooth, I wish to sooflie Iho 
 pain in that loose tooth. Choose a fat goose, fi-om 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 cat the 
 crude prune ? My wound pained me, on my route. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES — U IN MUTE. 
 
 1. Fluk«, flume, flutt', })lum^, stupe. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exet'eises. 
 1. Tlie fluke was in the flume. He has a stupe on hi? 
 sore arm. James bought a plume and a flute. 
 
 MONOSYLLABLES U IN UP. 
 
 1. Bluff, blush, blunt, brush, b{ic7g<% biaich, 
 chuck, cluek, clung, clump, crump, crusli, crust, 
 cru^cli, dru<7g^, drunk, dunc^, duifch, flung, flush, 
 gru^/g<:', grufy, grunt, hunch, hunks, huZ'ch, }\\dge, 
 lungs, mulct, mumps, pluck, jdump, plunge, i)lush, 
 pulse, punch. 
 
 2. Scrub, scnlZ, shrub, shrug, shrunk, skulk, 
 skul/, skunk, slung, snuf/*, spunk, struck, strung, 
 stmt, stuck, stuf/', stump, stunt, swung; thrum, 
 thrush, thrust, thum^, thump, tnick, trumj), trunk, 
 truss, trust, wrww^.
 
 MONOSYLLABLES — OU LN OUK. 51 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; u as ng ; s as z ; &. as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 Alpliabetic Equivalents of u. 
 3. Front, glov^, month, sliov^, sj)ongg, tongue. 
 Does. Blood, flood. Touch, young, chough (chuf), 
 rough, slough, tough. 
 
 Heading and Dictation Exercises. 
 
 L 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 skimk 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 nuin 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. CouM, shouW, wouM. 
 
 Heading 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^^, bounce, bound, cloud, couch, dous^, 
 drou^At, flounce, flour, flout, found, fount, frounce, 
 gouge, ground, grouse, hound, jounce, lounge, mound, 
 mount, mouse, mouth.
 
 52 NATIOXAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, &t, ht, ill, bUre, Ssk ; m6, 5nd, Irr ; ice, !n ; bid, bn, db. 
 
 2. Ounc^, pouch, pounce, pound, proud, roust?, 
 route, scour, scout, sliout, sliroud, sloxujh, slouch, 
 snout, sound, sous^", south, spous<?, spout, sprout, 
 stout, trout, vouch. 
 
 Alpliabetic Equivalents of on. 
 
 3. Brown, browst', clown, crowd, crown, drown, 
 drows<?, 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, jou w'ill get flour on the flounce of your di'Qss. 
 
 2. Tlie w^eight of the souse in my pouch, is one pound 
 and an ounce. See that liaw^k pounce on the stout trout 
 and w6und it. Tlie 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 (l\l) IN OIL. 
 
 1. Broil, choice?, foist, groin, hoist, joint, 
 joist, moist, noist^, point, poise, quoin, quoit, 
 roist, spoil, voice. 
 
 Reading and Dictation Exercises. 
 1. Broil a joint of that choice moat. 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 'J'O THE VOWEL SOUNDS, ACCENT, AND NUMBER OF 
 SYLLABLES. 
 
 I. Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 DISSYLLABLES A IN AGE. 
 
 1. A' ble, a' corn, a cir (a' ker), a' ged, a' gu^, kn^' 
 gel, a' pex, a pron (a' purn), ba' by, bak' er, base' nes5, 
 bra sier (bra' zer), ca' bk, cam' brie, ca' per, chain' ber, 
 chang(^' ling, cliang' ing, cAa' os, chast en (chas' sn)^ 
 era' zy, dan' ger, fa' bl^, fa' mons, fa' tal, fa' vor, ga'~ 
 hie, game' ster, gla' zz'er, gra cious (gra' shus), grate'- 
 ful, gra' vy, liasi!' en, ha' tred, la' bell la' bor, la' dy, 
 lame' ness, late' ly, la' va, la' zy. 
 
 2. Man' ger, ma' tron, na' dir, na' ked, na' tion, na'- 
 tive, na' val, na' vel, pa' geant, pa' per, past' ry, pa' 
 thos, pa' tron, pa' tiencej 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' ble, tak' en, trad' er, va' cant, va' catej va' per, 
 va'ry, wa'fer, wa' ger, wak' en, wa' vy.
 
 54 NATIONAL rRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, it, 4rt, ill, bire, isk; nn^, end, 5rr; ice, in: 6lcl, on,' d3. 
 
 3. A base', arrange', awak«', Uc liav6'', be late', be- 
 take, brocadt', caseadf^, diam pa^n", (Oia rad.?, c3ii cane, 
 de prav<?, de range, dis grace] en gag^, en rage, e ras^, 
 es cape, es trange, for sake, gr! mace, im pale, in anCj 
 in flame, in liale, in nate, in sane, mis place, pa rad;; 
 re place, re take, se date, nn lace. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of a. 
 
 4. Bail' iff J cai' tif/", dai' ly, dain' ty, dai' ry, dai' sy, 
 gain' fill, gait'er, pain'ful, paint' er, plain'ly, plaint'- 
 \if, plaint' ive, prai' r?'e, rail' road, rai' ment, rain' y, 
 sail' or, trail' ing, trai' tor, vain' ly,/ wain' scot, waist'- 
 band, waist' coat. I 
 
 5. Abstain', acquaint', afraid', appraise', attain', 
 a vail, a wait, be wail, dliam pai^n, cliam plain, con- 
 strain, dc! claim, detail, detain, disdain, explain, 
 main tain, \ ob tain, pre vail, re frain, re tail, re tain, 
 up braid. 
 
 C. Cray' on, day' break, day'li(//it, day' star, day'- 
 time, dray' man, gay'ly, lay' man, may' or, pay' ment, 
 play' er, play' ful, play' tiling, way' ward. Af frayi 
 as say, a way, be tray, de lay, dis may, way lay. 
 
 7. Ilei' no\\% T\Q\<jh' bor, w'aujh' er, wei^/it' y, in- 
 \Q,\gh'. Con vey', o bey', pur vey'. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The able and aged man bad tlic ague. Tbe gamester threw 
 an acorn to the apex of the gable. Be graciou.s to the crazy brasier. 
 Hasten to the lazy glazier and favor bini, for bis UinienesH may jjrove 
 fatal. A famous lady, when lately in danger, said of iier baby, ''If 
 dead, it is an angel." Tlic grateful baker will put on liis cambric 
 apron, and hasten to liis labor in tiie chamber. 
 
 2. Tbe matron ])ut a razor, a sfrajjur, and a saber, into the man- 
 ger, for my patron. Was a satyr taken in tlio sacred, shady wood ? 
 TIh! trader put his pastry on a vacant table. Tlio wary ranger will 
 not wager a wafer and a sheet of i)aj)er. The patient stranger was
 
 DISSYLLABLES A IN AGE. 55 
 
 mute, up, fill. — 6 as k ; g as j ; u as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fhis ; azure. 
 
 ranging by the spacious station for our native sliips, 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 ihe vapor from the cascade. Forsake 
 those that would disgrace yon, or estrange your friends. Do not 
 dei'ange nor misplace the tilings. 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 mt)an 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 
 tjie mayor by daylight? 
 
 I 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 EST AT. 
 
 1. lAb'senc^, ab'sent, ac'rid, ad'der, ad' verb, M'- 
 vers^j ag' i\e, aV \ej, al' urn, am' bl<3, am' bush, an' arc/?, 
 aiVcior, aii'ger, ah' g\e, aii'giy, aiVkk, an'vil, ar^ 
 rant, ar'ras, ar'id, as'pect, as' pen, ath'let^, at' om, 
 ax' 14 bab'bl^, bad'lj, bad'nes^, bal'aucc, bal' lad, 
 bar lot, ban' nock, bap'tist, bap' tism, Ijar'rack, bar'- 
 rel, bar'ren, bat'ter, bat'tk, black' ing,\ black' nes5, 
 blank' et, bran' dj.
 
 56 NATIONAL PKONOUNCING 8PELLEK. 
 
 Age. it, Srt, ill, Lire, ask ; in^, knd, grr ; Ice, in ; bid, 6n, d6. 
 
 2. Cab'bag^, cab' in, cack'l^, caii'dk, caii'dy, can'- 
 non, cant' er, can' vass, cap' ta!n, car' ol, car' rot, cas'- 
 sot'k, caifcli' up, cat' tit-, cav' ern, diani ois (shim' my), 
 chap' el, cliap' lain,! cliap' ter, clam' ber, clan' gor, jclar'- 
 et, clas'sic, clat'ter, .dag^ger, dam'agf, dan'drui/' 
 daiVgl(?, dash'ing, fam'ish, fan'cy, flan'nel, flash'- 
 ing, flat' ter, frag' He, f ran' chis^. 
 
 3. Gab'ble, gal'lant, gal' lop, gam'ut, guiV gren^j 
 gar' ret, gas' trie, gafli'er, glad' ly, glad'nes*, gram'- 
 mar, gran' it«?, grav' el, grand eur (grand' yer), grand'- 
 6on, grand' sir<?, gran' iil<?, hab' it, had' dock, hal' herd, 
 ham' moc'k, hand' cu^, hand' ful, hav' ing, haV ocy 
 jack''et, jag'gy, jal'ap, jan'gle, javd'lin, lack't^y, lack- 
 ing, land' 8cap<?, Ian' tern, lash' ing, lafli' er, lat' ten. 
 
 4. Mad' ly, mad' man, mad' nes«, mag' ic, mSm'- 
 moth, man' ag^, man' ful, mail' gl4 man' go, man' ly, 
 man' tel, mar' row, mas' tic, mat' in, mat' ter, mat'- 
 tock, max' im, nap' kin, pad' die, pad' lock, pan' cak^*, 
 pan'ther, pan' try, par'ish, par' rot, pas'c/^al, pas'- 
 sage, pas' tern, f pat' en, pat' ent, pat' ter, plan' et, plat'- 
 en, plat' ter, rad' ish, rag' ged, ram' blc, ran' sack, rash'- 
 nes*, rafli' er, rat' tic, rav' cl. 
 
 5. Sad' die, sad'dler, s^d'ly, sad' ncs*, sal' ad, sAl'- 
 ver,'' sani' pic, sam'plcr, sand'wich, sat' in, sat' ire, sav'- 
 age, scaffold, scat' ter, shag'gy, shal' lop, slian' ty, 
 shat'ter, slack' ly, slack' nes«, slat' tern, span' glc, spat'- 
 ter, stag'ger, stag' natc, stan' Aion,f stat' uc, srat'urc, 
 Gtat'utc, tack'lc, tan'glc, tar' if/; tar'ry, tas'sel, tat'- 
 ter, tat' tic, thank' ful, thank' Ics.?, trag'ic, traiVquil,/ 
 tran' script, trav'el, trav'ersc, val'or, val' uc, wag'onJ 
 
 «. Abash', adapt', attach', at ti\ck', cabal', ca- 
 hisli, canal, ria vat, decamp, decant, detach, dis- 
 patch, dis tract, en act, ex paiid, ex pause, fi nance,
 
 DISSYLLABLES A IN AT. 57 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; {bis ; azure. 
 
 in fract, mis hap, mo ra&s, \ rat an, re fract, re lapse, 
 re lax, ro mance, uu 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 hnrt 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. Tlie 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 lie 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 ray 
 hammock. 
 
 4. The ragged, mammotli 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. Tlie saddler says tliat 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 
 a 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 tho 
 morass, near the canal, was much like a romance.
 
 58 NATIONAL PKONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 Age, it, Srt, All, Mie, ask ; m^, ^nd, err ; Ice, In ; old, on, d6. 
 
 DISSYLLABLES A IN ART. 
 
   1. Almond (iVmiind), ai-'bor, i\rcli'er, arcA''ivds, 
 ar' gne, ar' my, arm' or^ art' fill, art' ist, barV er, bar'- 
 g«in, bar' ley, bar' ter, jicar' bine, cai-' go, car' man, car'* 
 mine, car' pet, cart' age, car' fridge, carv' cr, carv' ing 
 cliarg' er, f char' coal, charm' ing, char' ter, dark' nesc*?, 
 dar'ling, dartMng, farm'er, far' flier, far'flicst, fa'- 
 flier, far' thing, gar' den, gai*'ment, gai'^net, gar' ter. 
 
 2. Hard' en, hilrd er, hiird' ly, hard' ware, h^i'' nes5, 
 harp'er, harts' horn, har' vest, jant'y, lar' board, lard'er, 
 large' ly, mar' ble, mar' gin, mark' et, mar' ten, mar'- 
 tin, mar'tyr, mai*'vel, par'cel, par' lor, pars' nep, part'- 
 \y, part'ner, part' rir?ge,' scar' let, spark' le, star' board, 
 star' ll^At, star' ry, start' le, starv' in^, starve' ling, tart'- 
 ly, tar' tar, var' let, var' nish. 
 
 3. Afar', ajar', alarm', apt\rt', a start', bazt^r', 
 be ca/m, be haZfj ci gar, de part, dis arm, dis card, dis- 
 charge, em bark, en large, inns tadie, pe tard, pla card, 
 re gard, re mark, re tard, iin bar. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of h. 
 
 4. Dannt'less, haunt' ed, jaun'dice, laugh ter (lif- 
 ter), laun' dress, laun'dry/saun' ter, Scr'gcaut. Heark'- 
 en, heart' less, heart' y. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Tlic .artful archer took liis armor from liis cliarger, and placed 
 It in tlie clianning arbor. He wants a cartridge for his carbine. 
 The farmer has made a bargain for all tiie barley in tiie fartliest 
 fiurt of the garden. Ts tiie barber an artist? My father would not. 
 barter the garment, with tlie cnrman, fur tlie cliarcoal. 
 
 2. My y)nr1ner says that the varnish will not iiarden. Sec the 
 gurnet fepariile on the scarlet garment. Is it a marvel that the 
 starving harper took a liroiKd marl in and partridge, from the 
 larder? Do not startle the starveling, if he steal a parsnep by star-
 
 DISSYLLABLES A IN ALL, 59 
 
 mute, up, fiilL — c as k ; g as j ; u as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; {his ; a?.urc. 
 
 light. Let the varlet go to the market to buy a liarness, and some 
 hardware, and liartshorn. 
 
 3. The alarm of tire, at the bazar, was heard afar. Unbar the 
 door, and leave it ajar. Enlarge the placard. Disarm and dis- 
 charge the men witli tlie petard. If you embark, you can not de- 
 part; for those higli lauds will becalm the ship. Do not regard his 
 remark ; but discharge the man, if he wear a mustachfc, or smoke 
 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. AFder, alZ'spictJ, dl'most, drso, al'tar, dl'ter, 
 al' ways, bald' rick, cal' dron, calk' er, call' ing, fall'- 
 ing, far ter, hal' ter, pal' sy,l pal' ter, pal' try, quar'- 
 ter, swarm' ing, swartli' j, taZk' er, taZk' ing, thralZ'- 
 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 tliwart', a ward', ba salt', be fal^, ex- 
 alt, in stall, re caU, re ward, witli al. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of a. 
 
 3. All' burn, auc'tion, aud'it. An' gust, au'thor, au'- 
 inmn, can' ens, cause' way, cans' ing,\ cans' tic, cau'- 
 tion, dnngh' ter, fau' cet, fault' y, gaud' y, hau^A' ty, 
 maiid' lin, naught' y, pan' per, plaud' it, sau' cer, sau'- 
 cy, sau' sage, slau^A' ter, vault' er. Ap plaud', ap- 
 plause, as sault, be cause,^ de baucli, de fault, de iraud, 
 ex haust. 
 
 4. Aw' ful, a\Vk' ward, awn' ing, baw' ble, bawl'- 
 ing, dra,w' er, fawn' ing, haw' thorn, law' ful, law'yer, 
 mawk'ish, saw'yer, taw'di-y, taw'nv. Basliaw', ma/ 
 oaw, /wifti draw.
 
 60 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, it, ^rt, all, bare, ask ; mb, end, err ; ice, in ; old, on, d5. 
 
 5. Bor'der, cord'ag^, cor'ner, cor' net, cor'nic^, 
 cor' s'dir, corse' let, cor' set, cor tege (kdr' taz), cor' tex, 
 dor'mant, dor'moiis<?, for'ceps, form'al, form'er, for'- 
 mer, fort' night, for' tress, fort une (fort' ynn),^ for' tj, 
 for' ward, gor'g<?ous, hor'net, horn' pi p<?, liorse' back, 
 horse' man, mor'bid, morn'ing, mor'sel, mor'tal, inor'- 
 tar, nor' nial, norfli' ern, orb' it, por poise (por' pus), 
 or' cAis, scorn' ful, scorn' er, short' en, short' er, short'- 
 ly, sor'did, storm' y, thorn' y, tor'ment, tor'pid, tor'- 
 por, tor' toise, vor' tex. 
 
 6. Ab lior', ab sorb', ac cord', a dorn', as sortf, con- 
 form, de form, dis tort, ex iiort, ex tort, for lorn, in- 
 dorse, in form, per form, re form, ro morse, re sort, re- 
 tort, sub orn, trans form, un born. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The alder grows near the water. Slie ahnost always puts all- 
 spice into her cake. Have yon 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- 
 l»all you; but tlirow a piece of basalt at liim. 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 lieard 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 
 Bome tawdry bawble. 
 
 5. As tlie brave horseman passed on horseback, with a cortege 
 of forty men, an arrow pierced the border of his corselet. The
 
 DISSYLLABLES A IN ASK. 61 
 
 uiiite, up, fiill.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 dormant dormouse and tortoise are in a torpid state. Did you 
 say tliat sordid scorner has a morbid mind? One stormy morn- 
 ing, a forward corsair blew his cornet, by the northern corner of 
 tliat 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. Ilcsort not to vice, for 
 it will deform the face, distort the limbs, and transform the whole 
 man into a brute. 
 
 DISSYLLABLES A EST BAKE. 
 
 1. Bare^lj, care'ful, caiVless, darling, par'ent, 
 par' ing, rare' ly, rare' rip<?, scarce' ly, shar' er, shar'- 
 ing, star' ing, ware' house. A ware', be ware, in snar^, 
 pre pare. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of a. 
 
 2. Fair'ly, fair'iies5, fair'y, gair'ish, hair'y, stair'- 
 case. Pray' er.! Parterre (par tar'), where' fore. Bear' er, 
 bear' ing, forbear', pear'-tree. 
 
 Dictation 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 
 3f 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 D^ ASK. 
 
 1. Aft' er, ask' ing, bMst' ing, cask'et, chai/*'y, chan'- 
 dler, chant' ing, glas*' y, last' ly, mas-s' ive, mas' ter, 
 mas' tiff, mast' head, mast' les.s, ' pas,s' ing, pas«' less,
 
 62 NATIONAL PKONOUNCING 6PELLER. 
 
 ige, ^t, Sit, 411, Mre, Ssk ; m^, Snd, 5it ; ice, in; old, on, dd. 
 
 passport, pas'.tor, pasture (past'jcr), plas'tcr, raft'cr, 
 rafts' man, slan' dcr, vast' \j. 
 
 2. Advance', a Kis', am^s/, askance', aslant', dis- 
 niask, dis mast, en chant, en liance, in clasp, re past, 
 sur pass, un clasp, iin mask. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. After asking the cluindler fur candles, and blasting a massive 
 rock, the good man found a rich casket. Do nt)t slander the pastor 
 that led his flock from the bleak pasture to a stack of chatfy straw. 
 Lastly, he gave a passport to the master, who was vastly pleased. 
 The raftsman was chanting a song, while passing our house on Lis 
 mastless raft. 
 
 2. Alas, I must advance, unmask, and partake of tlie repast. Do 
 not look askant, if I unclasp my cloak and try to enchant lier. 
 Amass gold, enhance the value of your land, and surpass your 
 friend. 
 
 DISSYLLABLES E IN ME. 
 
 1. Be' ing, de' cent, de' mon, o diet, E' gjpt, e' ven, 
 e'v«l, fe'line, fe'ver, fre'qiient, legion (le'jim), le'- 
 gend, le' ver, pe' nnlt, pe' trel, pre' cept,/ pre' cinct, 
 re' flux, re'g'ion, se'cret, se' quel, sc' rzes, te' trS,rcA. 
 
 2. Ac cede', ad here', at^s tere', co liere' com plete', 
 concede, convene, effete, extreme, impede, precede, 
 re cede, re plete, f i-c vere, se cede, se crete, sin cere, 
 su preme. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of e. 
 
 3. Bea' con, beak' cr, bea' ver, clean' nes5, 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' flien, mea'ger, mean'ly, mean'nes5, roea' sles, 
 neat'ly, neat'nes*, pca'coek, peace' ful, rea'son, sea'- 
 man, seam' stress, sea' shore, sea' side, sea'se^n, sea'- 
 ward, sea weed, slea'zy, squeam'ieli, streak' ed, treji'-
 
 DISSYLLABLES E IX ME. 63 
 
 niiite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure. 
 
 cle, trea' son, trea' tis<?, trea' ty, weak' iy, Aveak' ness, 
 wea' ry, wea' se\, weav' er, year' ling. 
 
 4. An near, ap peal', ap pear', ap pease', ar rear', 
 be neafli, be queafti, be speak, be reav<?, bo hea, con- 
 ceal, con geal, de cease, de feat, de mean, dis ease, en- 
 dear, enti'eat, impeach, increase, maltreat, mislead, 
 re lease, re peal, re peat, re treat, re veal, nn seal/ 
 un slieafie. 
 
 5. Bee' hive, bee' tie, deep' en, fee'ble, fee'bly, flee'- 
 cy, flee'ing, free'dom, free' man, gree'dy, keep' sake, 
 meek' ly, meet' ing, nea' die, peer' less, pee' vish, sleep '- 
 er, sleej)' ing, sleej)' y,' stee' pie, sleep' less, twee' zers, 
 week' ly. 
 
 6. A grce', a greed', a sleep', be seech', be seem', be- 
 tween, can teen, ca reen, ca reer, com peer, de cree, de- 
 gree, dis creet, es teem, ex ceed, fore see, fii 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 nre (le' zer), nei' flier, seiz'- 
 ing, seiz ure (sez' yer). Con ceit', con ceive, de ceit, 
 deceive, perceive, receipt. Peo'ple. Caprice', dhe- 
 mise, ma dhiiie, ma rine, pe lisse, po lice, ra vine, va- 
 lise. A chieve', ag grieve, a jiiece, be lief, be lieve, be- 
 siege, cash ier, front ier, re lief, re lieve, re prieve, re- 
 trieve, sor tie. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Even tli.is decent being tells a legend of a demon. In a pre- 
 cinct 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 tliat I am riglit, 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 rule, T will secede from the church.
 
 61 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER- 
 
 igc, at, Srt, Ml, hhre, ask ; 1116, Snd, err ; ice, in ; uld, 6u, do. 
 
 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? 
 Tiiough the seamstress like neatness, and do her work neatly, J 
 liave 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 liim, 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. Del^n the crack with a beetle. The greedy bear was fleeing 
 with a bMhive. Hand me a needle and the tweezers. The sleep- 
 less clockmi the steeple must be wound up weekly. She meekly 
 I)laced a klepsake by the peerless sleeper. The peevish, feeble free- 
 man feeblj^, fought for freedom. 
 
 6. Indee(i, 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 thaj between us we can buy some moreen, a settee, a tu- 
 reen, a canteen, and a fusee. 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 cither 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 casliier 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 besiege the fort, we will march to its relief, 
 when our trends can make a sortie, and retrieve their loss. 
 
 DISSYLLAJJ.LES — E IN END. 
 
 1. Beck on (bfik' kn), bC'd'biig, bed' ding, bed' lam, 
 bed' room,! bed' stead, belch' ing, bel' fry, ber' ry, bet'- 
 ter, bev' el, bles«' ed, bles*' ing, eel' lar, cem' cnt, co.n'- 
 t^^(r, cAem'ist, clier'iib, clev'er, del'ug^, des'pot, 
 erA'o, cuip'ty, ep'ocA, er'rand/ er'rant, or' ring, er'- 
 ror, lend' or, for' r)% fes' ter, fet' id, fet' lock, freck' le,
 
 DISSYLLABLES K IN END. 65 
 
 mate, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; fi as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 gen'tik, gen'tk, ger'uiid, gesture (jest' yer), helm'et, 
 help' fill, help' ing, hem' lock, kef t\c, leg' er, let' ter, 
 lev'e^, lev' el, luecA'lin, med'al, ined'dlf', mel'oii, 
 melt' ing, mer' ly. 
 
 2. Mes' sage, mess' mat(?,i meth' od, nes tie (lies' si), 
 neth' er, net' tk, nev' er, pel' let, pen' oil, pejD' per, 
 per' ish, pes' ter, plen' ty, prel' iide, pres' ent, red' hot, 
 ref uge, rel' ic, rel' let, rev' el, seep' ter, seAed' iik, sec'- 
 ond, self ish, selv' edge, sen' ate, sen' tence, sev' en^ 
 sev' er, shek el (sliek' kl), shel' ter, shep' herd, slier' it/", 
 skep'tic, speck' k, spelZ'er, splen'did, splen'dor, tem'- 
 pest, teni'pk, ten' ant, ten'der,' ter' ror, tep'id, tet'- 
 ter, trem' blc, twen'ty, vel' vet, ver' 3^, ves'sel. 
 
 3. A bed', a bet', ac cept, ac cess, a dept', ad dress', 
 allege, amend, annex, ascend, ascent, assess, 'as' 
 sent, at tend, at temj?t, a vengc, be get, be best, be 
 quest, beset, cadet, caress, collect, commence, com- 
 mend, com pel, con dem??, con dense, con fess, con- 
 nect, con sent. 
 
 4. Con tend',' con temw.', con temj9t', con tent', con 
 test, de feet, de fend, de fense, de pend, de press, de 
 seend, 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 em^t, ex pect, ex pel, ex pense, ex press 
 
 5. Ex tend', ex tent', fare well', li nesse', fo ment' 
 for get, ga zet^e, her self, him 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, per 
 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 
 
 ])e;it, ' re press, re quest, re sent, re spect, re trench 
 
 5
 
 tIG NATIONAL I'UONOUNCING SI'KLLEU. 
 
 ^ge, At, Sit, all, bi\re, Ssk ; mi, tml, err ; ice, in ; old, on, <lo. 
 
 re veng(?, se leet, sue cess, sug gest, sus peet, sus pcns<?, 
 transcend, trans gres.s, unfed, unfelt, unless, unsliel/, 
 yvur self. 
 
 Alpliabetic Equivalents of e. 
 
 7. A ny (en' ny), ma ny (men' ny) j A gain', a gainst' 
 Break' fast, clean' ly, cleans' ing, dead' ly, deaf eix, 
 deaf nes5, death' les«, feafii' er, head' ac7i^, healtli' y, 
 heafli'er, heav'^n, licav'y, jeal'ous, leaden, leafli' er, 
 leav'en, mead'o?^^ measure (niez'ur), peas' ant, pheas- 
 ant (fez' ant), pleas' ant, pleasure (plez' ur), read' y, 
 stead' fast, stead' y, threat' en, trcas ure (trez' ur), weap'' 
 on, weafli'cr, zeal'ot, zeal'ous. 
 
 8. Instead', un spread'. Heifer. Jeop'ard, leop'- 
 ard. Squir'rey stir'rup. Friend' ly, friend' ship. 
 
 / 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Beckon to the gentle boy that is heljjiiig fill the empty cellar, 
 and send him on an errand to get my Icger. A bedbug is on the 
 bedding, on the bedstead, in my bedroom. That blessed cherub is 
 a blessing to lar 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 liis liehnet 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, witli a pencil. There never 
 was method in the nether room. I relish a plenty of pepper in my 
 food. The sheriir made a second schedule <tf the goods. The self- 
 isji .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 lliat vessel must perish, if she can find no 
 shelter from the storm. When tlie skejitic, 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 tliat you 
 did abet the adept in his attempt to gain access to my room, when 
 I was abed. Collect the assets, and accept the beijuest. He will 
 not condemn the cadet, if he heed his behest, lie will compel you 
 U) ascend the steep ascent.
 
 niSSYLLABLKS K IN KHR. 67 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; fliis ; a/.ure. 
 
 4. Be content to contend for the right, and to defend all that are 
 in distress. Do not contemn and detest those tliat dissent from 
 your express views ; but divest your mind of the bad efiect of con- 
 tempt. Do not expect to excel, if not exempt from defect. After 
 they elect your son, if lie must contest liis 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 i)retense, 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 susj)ect 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 kd 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. 
 N^either deafness nor headache can daunt that deathless soul. If 
 the weather is i)leasant, 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. Tiiat saddle has but one stirrup. 
 Do squirrels gnaw ? 
 
 DISSYLLABLES E IN ERR. 
 
 1. Cler'gj, cer'tain, fer'mcnt, fcr'til^?, fer''iriBnt, 
 fer'vid, Aerb' ag(", lierds' man, lier' niit, ker'nel, iiier'- 
 cer, mer' chant, luer' cy, nier' iiu'inl, nerve' less, iicrv'- 
 oils, perch' ing^ per' feet, per'jiUT, per' son, ser' mon, 
 serv'ant, serv'icc, serv'ik, sher'bet, ster'ling, ihcre'- 
 i'bre, ver' bal, ver' dant, ver' diet, verd nre (verd' yer), 
 ver' min, ver' tex..
 
 CS NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER, 
 
 ige, 4t, ht, all, bilre, ksk ; m^, find, err ; Ice, In ; Aid, 6n, d6. 
 
 2. Aleit', amerce', asperse', a ver',' a vSrse', avert', 
 CO crce, con corn, con verge, con verse, con vert, de fer, 
 de serve, de sert, dis perse, di verge, di vert, e merge, 
 expert, inert, infer, insert, inter, in verse, ' in vert, 
 ob serve, per verse, per vert, pre fer, j^re serve, re fer, 
 re serve, re verse, re vert, sub merge, sub merse, .sub 
 serve, sub vert, su perb, trans verse. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of §. 
 
 3. Earl' dom, ear' 1 v, earn' est,^ earn' ing,| earth' born, 
 earth' en, earth' ly, earth' quake, earth' j, learn' ed, 
 learn' ing, pearl' y, search' ing. Ke hearse', re search'. 
 Birth' place, cir' cle, cir' cus, dirt' y, fir' kin, firm' ly, 
 firm' nes5, irk' some, sir' loin,' skir' mish, skirt' ing, 
 spirt'ing, thirst'ing, thirst' y/ thir' teen, thir'ty, vir'gin, 
 infirm'. Work' man, world' ly, Avor'ship, Avor'tliy. 
 Jour'nal, jour'ney, adjourn'. 
 
 4. Bur' den, bur' dock, bur'ges.5, bur'glar, bur'ly, 
 burn' ish, curb' stone, cur' die, cur' fe\v,^'ur' lew, curl'- 
 ing, curs' cd, cur' tain, fur' long, fur'nish, fur' ry, fur'- 
 flier, fur'tive, gur' net, mur' der, nnirk'y, nnir' mur, 
 nurse' ling, pur' pie, pur' pert, pur' pose, purs' er, stur- 
 geon (ster'jun), sur' face, f surfeit, surgeon (ser'jun), 
 surge' less, sur' ly, sur' name, Thurs' day, tur' key, tur'- 
 inoil, turn'er, turn' key, tur' nip, tur' tie. Absurd', 
 l^fjOjmy-, de mur, dis burse, dis turb, in cur, in urn, oc- 
 <jjP(|re (■•ur, re turn, un curl, un furl, un hurt, u surp. 
 ^uer' don. Myr' tie. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Tlie clergy in the service of a certain clinrch, though fervent, 
 are not jjorfoft. The herdsnifin fears tlic fervid heat will kill the 
 verdant herbage. The liermit, tliough nervon?, is a person of ster- 
 ling worth; and, tlierefore, it is certain he will not perjure himself.
 
 DISSYLLABLES 1 IN ICE. 69 
 
 mute, up, fuU. — 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fliis ; azuro. 
 
 The merchant had mercy on the servile servant, that drank the 
 sherbet, and sent him to liear tlie sermun. 
 
 2. I inter, from jimv reserve, if this alert and expert man aver 
 that he can disperse the crowd, that you will not advert to it. If 
 tliat inert and perverse man asperse and desert this superb lady, 
 and does not avert the evil, and preserve her from sliame, he does 
 not deserve the name of man. xt' 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 eartlKjuake break the earthen- 
 wares? Though irksome, thirteen boys were firmly searching for 
 earthly learning. The wortliy virgin kept a journal, on her journey. 
 Though thirsty and infirm, tlie 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'cU>ck. The curlew 
 flew to the burdock that ts near the curbstone. Will you furnish a 
 purple curtain for the further room? For what i)urpose did the 
 surly surgeon ask you to give the surname of the turnkey? Did 
 he unfurl the sails, when he saw tlie 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 
 the purser return, on Thursday he will disburse the funds. 
 
 DISSYLLABLES 1 IN ICE. 
 
 1. Bi'as, BVUe, bi'ped, hYxalve, bri'dl^?, bri'er, 
 brill' y, ci' der, ci pher (si' fer), cli' mate, cli' max, cri'- 
 er, cri'sis, di'et, di' ver, di'vers^, driv'er, driv'ing, 
 fi'at, fi'nal, fi'nit^, lirc'sid<?, Fri'day, grind' st6n<?, 
 hind' most, ice' berg, i'dl^, i'dler, i'dling, i'dol, ire'ful, 
 i' vy. 
 
 2. Li'ar, ri'cens<?, Iif/les5, lltytim^, liktf'ly, like'- 
 wis^, li'lac, li'on, mi'ser, pi'brocA, pi'rat<?, pli'ant, 
 pri'vate, qiii'et, ri' ot, rip'«i, ri' val, sci'on, si' lent, 
 si'ren, sli'ly, slim'y, sli'nes.^, spi' cy, spi'der, spi'- 
 nal, spi'ral, sti'pend, strip' ed, ti'ny, tri' al, tri'fl^, 
 tri'fler, tri' fling, vi' and, vi'nous, vi' tal.
 
 70 NATIONAL PKONOUNXING SPELLEK. 
 
 igc, it, ^rt, all, biro, ask ; mi, find, ^rr ; ice, in ; bid, bn, db. 
 
 3. Abide', acquire', admir/, advice', advise, af- 
 fr'ujht, ali^At, alike, alive, aright, arise, arrive, as- 
 cril)e, aspire, aside, assize, astride, attire, awhile, 
 baptize, hen'ujht, beni«/n, betide, canine, combine, 
 concise, conspire, contrive, decide, delile, define, 
 delight, deprive, derive, describe, desi^i. desire, 
 despise, despite, divide, divine. 
 
 4. Entice', entwine', esquire', expire', ignite', im- 
 bibe, incite, incline, inquire, inspire, invite, oblige, 
 oblique (oblik'), opine, perspire, precise, premise, 
 pre side, re cline, re fine, re quire, re quite, re siyn, re- 
 sir/n, retire, revile, revive, saline, subscribe, sub- 
 lime, subside,* suffice (suffiz'), supine, surprise, sur- 
 vive, transpire, unkind, unripe, untried, imwise. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of i. 
 
 5. Tin tie'. Be guile', dis guise. Buy' er Cy' cle, cy'- 
 pres.<f, dry'ly, dy' er, hy'phen, by' son, shy'ness, ty"- 
 rant. Al ly', ap ply, a wry, com ply, de cry, de fy, de- 
 ny, descry, espy, July, rely, reply, supply. 
 
 Dictation JSxercises 
 
 1. The idle driver lias a bias for cider. He read liis Bible by fire- 
 lij,'lit, on Friday. IJipeds have two feet, and bivalves two shells. 
 Tlio crier told tlie driver, while drivinj?, to take the bridle and 
 catch the hindmost liorse in the drove. The iceberg is almost as 
 hard as a grindstone. 
 
 2. The miser, in his lifetime, likewise said that liis rival was a 
 liar. The pirate left the lifeless* lion in the slimy mud. A (jniet,! 
 tiny spider has its web on a lilac. If the tritler trille in jjrivate, 
 and seize the spicy viands, make no riot. 
 
 3. Wlien 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. YoM are unwise, if you try to entice any one to subscribe, re- 
 tire, or resign. Invite the esquire to ])reside. Will he revive, or
 
 lMSSYr,T,A15I,KS 1 IN IN. 71 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; ^ as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 expire? Did tlie sublime speech excite no surprise? Oblige tlie 
 unkind cliild to give the unripe fruit to yon. 
 
 5. Untie my shoe. No disguise can beguile me. Tiie buyer sent 
 the cloth to the dyer, in July. A cycle is a round of years. Bid 
 him cut the cypress, if lie apply for wood. I rely on you for a 
 supi)ly 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, bfd'ding, big'nes.?, 
 big' ot, biU' et, bill ion (bil' jnn), bil' low?, bisli' op, bit'- 
 ter, bit' tern, blis'ter, brin'dl<?, chick' en, chim' ney, 
 cin'der, cis'tern, cit'y, civ'ie, civ' il, crip'pk, crit'ie, 
 dig' it, dim'pk, din' nor, dis'cord, dis'taf/*, dis'tic/i, 
 dis'trict, driv'd, driv'ni, tick' 1<?, fid' dk^, fifty, fig- 
 ure (fig' yer), fil' bert, fil' let, fin' ger, fin' isli, fish' er, 
 fish' ing, fit' ness, frig' ate, frig' id. 
 
 2. Gld'd}^ gin'ger, gip'sy, giv'er, giV ing, gl!m'- 
 mer, ghs ten (glis' sn), glit'ter, hitli' er, iU'ness, im'- 
 pnlse, in'dex, in' flux, iii'gle, in' got, in'jur<3, ink'y, 
 in' land, in' most, in'ner, in' quest, in' sect, in'stant, 
 in' step, in'stinct, in' ward, jin'gk, kid' nap, kin'dlf, 
 kin'dred, king' dom, king'ly, kins' man, ki?!ch'en, kit'- 
 t<?n, lil' y, lim'it, lim'ner, linch'pin, lin'en, lin'ger, 
 lin'net, lin'seed, list en (lis' sn), lifter, lit' tic, liv'er, 
 liv' ing, live' long. 
 
 3. Mid' die, mkVmrjht, mid'Y'iff, mil' dew, mil'ler, 
 mil' let, million (mil' yun), min'glc, minion (min'yun), 
 min'im, min' strel, mir' ror, mit'ten, mixture (miksf- 
 yer), nim'ble, nim'bly, nip' pie, pig' eon, pig' my, pil'- 
 fer, pil'grim, pil'lar, pil' low?, pin'cers, pip' pin, pis'- 
 tol, pi^Jch'er, pit'y, piv'ot, print' er, print' ing, pritii'ee, 
 cpiick'en, quick' ly, quick' set, quiv' er, rich' ly, rig' id, 
 ring' let, rip' pie, riv'el, riv'cn, riv'er.
 
 72 NATIONAL I'RONOUNCINC; SI'KLLEll, 
 
 kxe, St, art, kU, bi\io, SsU ; mi, 6ncl, err ; Ice, !n ; 6ld, on, do. 
 
 4. Sens' sors, sc-nb' We, scrlb' blcr, script iirc (skript'- 
 yer), sliil'ling, sliiiVgk, sliiv'cr, sickVn, sick'k^, sick'- 
 ly, sic'k'ness, sig' iial, silk'y, sil' van, sil' ver, Biiii'ple, 
 sin' fill, siiig'er, siiig'iiig, siiVgk, siii'uer, sir' up, sis'- 
 ter, sifter, sit' ting, skil/'ful, skim'nier, skin'ny, skit' 
 tish, sli})'por, sliv'cr, sniv'<?], spig'ot, spike' nard, spin'- 
 ach, spir' it, splint' er, s])lit'ting, S])rin'kk, sprink'- 
 ling, spring' y, stiftVn, stil/' nes-?, stin' gy, swiv'<?l, 
 thick' <?n, tbick'ly, thick' ncs,*?, thiin'bl<?, think' ing, 
 fliifli' er, tick' le, tini' ber, tini'id. 
 
 5. Tln'der, tiii'glc, tihk'er, tiiik'k, tin'sel, t!p'- 
 tod", tip' top, tit'ter, trib' I'lnc, trib'ute, trick' ish, trick'- 
 \e, trick' y, trim'ming, twii'ik'h^, twiiik'liiig, twit'ter, 
 vic'ar, vic'tiin, vig'il, vig'or, vil'lag^', vil'lain, vinc'- 
 yard, vis' it, vis' or, viv'id, whip' stock, whis'per, whit'- 
 tk, AviU'fnl, wil^'ing, wi^lo^o, wind'niilZ, win'do?^?, 
 wing' ed, wink' ing, win' ner, Avin' ter, wish' ing, wis'- 
 dom, Avit'les.<?, wit'ty. 
 
 C>. Ahvulge'j ae(piit', admit', afflict', assist', be- 
 gin, consist, convince, depict, desist, disniisiS, dis- 
 tinct, eclipse, ellipse, e quij), evince, exist, extinct, 
 forbid, forgive, impinge, inflict, infringe, insist, me- 
 thinks, omit, outlive, predict, prolix, rescind, resist, 
 restrict, submit, unflx, unpin, unship, until, uplift, 
 with in. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of i. 
 
 7. EiV gland, pret'ty. Breech' es. Busy (b!z'zy). 
 Wom'en. Guilt' y, guin'ea. Crys'tal, eyn'ic, gym'- 
 nast, gyp' sum, hys'sop, lyr'ic, mys'tic, myth'ic, 
 stryc/i' nine, syn'od, syn' tax, syr'inge, sys'tem.
 
 DISSYLLABLES — I L\ LV. 40 
 
 unite, ftp. full. — c a.s k ; g as j ; u as ng s as z ; di as sli ; fhi.s ; r.ztne. 
 
 Dictation Exercise!^. 
 
 1. The bisliop is no bibber nor bigot. Do not bicker with the 
 bidder, when bidding. A biUow struck the frigate. Tlie 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. Thftf, 
 fickle lady has a dimple on herchi.l. The fisher Avill soon finish 
 fishing, on this frigid day. 
 
 2. Send the giddy gipsy to the furthest limit of the kingdom. If 
 slie 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 infius of strangei-s, 
 inland. Come hither, if they kidnap the man and hold an inquest 
 in the inner court or inmost jtart of the palace. My kingly kins- 
 man loves his kindred. The little kitten cauglit 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 tiie temple, to listen to 
 the ripple of the river. A billion is one million of millions. It is 
 a pity that the jiigmy should pilfer a pigeon, a pippin, and a pitcher. 
 Pritliee, rigid i)ilgrim, put up thy pistol. I saw her ringlets on tlie 
 pillow. Tell the printer that I want the printing done quickly. 
 
 4. My sister has a pair of scissors, and a silver thimble. Tlic 
 sickly scribbler will scribble for a shilling an hour. The simiJe 
 man, in splitting a shingle with a sickle, got a splinter in his finger. 
 At a given signal, a skillful rider, vvlio was sitting on my skittish 
 horse, rode past with great spirit. Skim the sirup with a skinnner. 
 I found some spikenard and spinach in the garden, lie is too timid 
 to go thither. 
 
 5. Tiie tinder took fire in a twinkle. Do not titter, if tlie tinker 
 make the bell tinkle. Use tinsel for the trimming. Tiie winged 
 birds twitter. Tlie vicar of the village has much vigor. On my 
 vigil, from the window of the windmill, I saw the willful villain 
 kill liis willing victim with a whipstoek. No one is a winner ot 
 wisdom, by mere wishing. Tlie witless man left his visor by a 
 willow, on his visit to tlie vineyard. 
 
 fi. If the judge dismiss tlie c,i>e and accpiit your son, and you for- 
 give and admit him, methinks he will not assist to abridge onr 
 pleasure, or af.liot }<>u. I insist, if yni I)cgin, that yon do not de-
 
 74 NATIONAL I'KONOUNCIJMG Bl'lOLLi;!:. 
 
 i\ge, Lt, Sit, all, b;\re, ask ; mu, end, oir ; ice, in ; old, on, dd. 
 
 sist until you convince the man. I i)redict, if you eijuip the men 
 iind omit to rc.-icii)d tliat prohx l;t\v, tiiat, Avithin a montli, they will 
 infringe it, and resist yon. 
 
 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 hy.-^op, 
 ctrychnine, and gypsum. 
 
 DISSYLLABLES O IX OLD. 
 
 1. Bold'ly, bold'ness, bol'ster, bo' rax, bro'keii, bro'- 
 ker, c'Alo' rine, c/io' ral, c/io' rus, clo' ver, co' Ion, cro'- 
 ny, crosier (kro'zer), dolt^'t'ul, dot'ag^', dot'ard, drov'or, 
 fore' ing, ford' ing, forg' er, forg' iiig, i'or/ man, forc'- 
 niost, fro' ward, glo'rj, gro'cer, ho'ly, liosier (lio'zer), 
 liol'ster, jok'er, lo' cal, locust, lon^'ly, lond'somt', 
 Hiolt'cn, inoj)'isl», nio' tion, no' bit', no' bier, no' blest, 
 no' blv, uohe' gay, no' tier, no' tion. 
 
 2. On' ly, 6'ny.x, 6'j)al, 6' ral, osier (6'zer), 6' val, 
 o' vert, po' em, i)ok' er, po' ny, p<.>' iwis, port' ly, i)or'' 
 trait, post'ag^, post' cr, poot' ern, |K>st' ma^t, ])Ost'- 
 mark, i»03t' script, po' sy, po' tent, i)rotile (pro'fej), 
 pro' griim /;*<?, ro'sy, rov' er, rov'ing, smok'er, so' ber, 
 social (so'shal), so' fa, so'j<>nrn, soLj' ly, stor<'n, ston'y, 
 sto' ry, swoW en, tbo' rax, to'ki'n, to'p.'iz, to' tal, Uno'- 
 ard, tro' cAcvj, tro phy (tro' fe), tro' ver, vo' cal, vot' er, 
 '>diok;''sak, lolxoie' some, wo' fill. 
 
 3. A bodf ', ad6r6'', afford', alon^', arose'', ashore'', 
 atone, before', behold, cajole, comport, condole, con- 
 sole, control, convoke, denote, deplore, dethrone, de- 
 vo'e, discloV, dispo.i;e, divorce, elope, enforce, en- 
 gross, ex plore. 
 
 4. Exp6rt', exp6.se', forebode', foreg6', ga Im-lie', ig- 
 nore, inclose, in voke, jocose, morose, i)arole, patrol, 
 post ])one, promote, propose, })ro voke, repo.se, re-
 
 DISSYLLABLES O IX OLT\ <0 
 
 mute, up, full. — e as k ; g as j ; a as ng ; s as z ; dh ,as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 stor(?, re volt, sup port, sup pose, nn close, iin fold, un- 
 told, unyoke, uphold, verbose, wiflihold. 
 
 o. ±>ra vo, can to, car go, ceii to, dit to, do do, 
 fres' CO, grot' to, gua no (gwa' no), gus' to, ha' 16, lie'- 
 ro, jun'to, Ms' so, liin'bo, Ifn'go, maiVgo, inot'to, 
 ne gro, pres to, quar to (kwar to), sa go, sal vo, so lo, 
 Stuc CO, tj ro, ve to, ze ro. 
 
 - Alphabetic Ecpiivalents of 6. 
 
 6. Yeo' man. Board' er, boat'ing, boat' man, boat- 
 swain (bot' swc\n or b(y sn), co' coa, hoar' y, load' star, 
 load' stone, moan' iug. A board', a float, aj) proach, 
 De moan, en croach, re proach, un load. Al' oes, foe'- 
 uian. Four' score, four' teen, mould' er, mould' y,mourn'- 
 er, mourn' ful, mourn' ing, poul'tice, poul'try, shoul'- 
 der, snioul'der, sourc'es. 
 
 7. Ar'row, bar' row, bel'low, bil'low, bor'row, 
 bowl'der, bow' sprit, bar' row, cal'low, crow' ing, el'- 
 bow, fal'low, fel'low, fol'low, fur' row, grow' ing, 
 luU'Iow, har' row, hoi' low, low'er, mar' row, mead'- 
 ow, mel'low, min'now, mor' row, nar'row, own'er, 
 l)!r low, ra^n'bow, sal' low, slukl'ow, shal'low, sor'- 
 row, spir'row, swal low (swol' 16), tal'low, throw' ing, 
 wal low (w6r 16), whit' low, wid' ow, wil' low, wui'- 
 now, yel'low. Bestow', un A.'nown'. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. "Will the broker act boldly, in his dotajre? A dotard may hav^e 
 boldness. The choral singers sang a holy ciiorus. The drover left 
 the herd amid the clover with his crony. The frovvard joker was 
 forcing the dog to make a doleful sound. The forger was forging a 
 note, in a lonely wood. Tlie noble foeinan was foremost, when 
 fording the stream. The hosier bouglit a bolster and bri>keii holster 
 of the grocer. Tlie mopish lad has a nosegay. 
 
 2. I have read only one poem. The onyx, the topaz, and the
 
 76 NATIOXAL ri:ONOUNCING SPELLKR. 
 
 Age, ^t, art, all, bare, ask ; mi, ind, err ; Ice, in ; 61J, An, do. 
 
 opul are precious stones. My osier basket is oval. Buy wliole- 
 soine food, at wliolesale, for the pony. Read tlie i)oster and pro- 
 iir.amnie. Notice the postmark; and, if right, ])ay the ])ortly post- 
 man the postage on my letter. I saw a i)n)tile of tlie rover tliat 
 has stolen my posy Tlie sober suu)ker sat on the sofa. 
 
 3. lie alone arose and came to iny abode. If she elope, though I 
 adore lier, I will get a divorce. Explore the coast; and, if ^'ou be- 
 iiold a shi[) ashore, alFord relief. If they try to cajole and control 
 him, I will convoke liis friends ;ind disclose the plot. Condole with 
 your friend, if you can not console him. If the king dispose of 
 my goods and enforce that law, I will aid to dethrone him. 
 
 4. If thaf morose man propose to export his untold wealth, I 
 will witiihold my support. I forebode, if you ignore the debt, or 
 postpone its ])ayment, that lie 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 bravt) read the first canto of a jwem and part of a cento, 
 with much gusto. The ship brought a cargo of guano. There was 
 A fresco of a dodo cm the stucco. The hero, though a negro, be- 
 came one of the junto. lie 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 
 ufluat and it ajiproach, 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 mould}-. 
 
 7. I .shot a minnow with my l)ow and arrow, in tlie narrow 
 meadow. Did you borrow the barrow and harrow of the owner? 
 Tliat fellow will bellow, if he hit his elbow on a bowlder. Did the 
 billow liit the bowsprit? The callow young of the swallow are 
 growing? Did you follow the ])low, and turn that furrow on the 
 rilU)w, in the lower hollow ? Bestow alms on the uuknown widow, 
 that lives in the yellow house near the willow. 
 
 DISSVI-LAULKS O IN ON, 
 
 1. Bloc'k' lieod, block' lious^, bios' BOiii, bod'y, b5n^ 
 riiY', boil' net, bofh'er, bot'tk', cAron' ic, c-los'ct, cob'- 
 !)ler, cob' web, coffee, coffer, cof lin, col' ic, col' kr, 
 col' lege, com' but, com'et, com' ma, coin'mcrct', com'-
 
 DISSYLLABLES O IN ON. 77 
 
 niilte. up, f?ill. — c as Ic ; g as i ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sli ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 mon, coir/pend, com' plex, com' post, com'radc, coii'- 
 (jord, cou'co!^rs<?, coii'cretg, con' duct, con'dwit, con'llict, 
 coiVgress, con'ic, con quer (kong'ker), con quest (kong'- 
 kwest), con' script, con'sul, con' tents, con' tract, con'- 
 trit^, cop' per, cop'y, cost'ly, cot tags. 
 
 2. Doc' l\e, dock' et, doc' tor, flor' id, tor' agf, fore 
 Lead (tor' ed), for' est, frol' ic, glob'ul^', gos'pel, gos'- 
 sip, grov'64, hogs'hcrtd, liol'lj, /ion'est, Aon' or, liop'- 
 ])er, hor'rid, hot' bed, liov'el, joc'und, lob'ster, loc-k'- 
 er, lode' et, lo(/g' er, loc/g' ing, log'ic, loiVger, loz'eng^, 
 inoek' er, mock' ing, mod' el, mod' ern, mod' est, mon'- 
 iid, mon'arc■7^ nion'ster, mon'strmis, mor' al, moss'y. 
 
 'd. Ob'ject, offer, often (of'fn), on' ward, 6s' tricli, 
 pock'et, pol'ish, pon'tif/", pop'gun, pop'lar, por'rirZge, 
 pofii'er, pot' sherd, j^ot'tagc, proc'es-s, prod uce (prod'- 
 dus), prod' net, prog'res-s, prom'ist', prop'er, pros' pect, 
 prov' erb, prov' ince, rock' er, roek' et, rock' ing, rob'- 
 ber, scAol' ar, shock' ing, slop' py, sock' et, soft en (sof- 
 fn), sol' ace, sol'der, sol' id, son' net, sor'rel, top'ic, top'- 
 ple, tot'ter, trom'bonc, ton'ic, trop'ic, vol' ley, vol'- 
 urae (vol' yum), vom' it, yon' der. 
 
 ■i. Ab scond', ab solve', ac cost', a cross', a dopt', al- 
 lot, a loft, a long, a non, a top, be long, be troth, be- 
 yond, de spond, de volvc, dis solve, em boss, en sconce, 
 evolve, extol, forgot, prolong, involve, respond, re- 
 sponse, i-e volve, nn lock, nn stop. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of 6. 
 
 5. Quad' rant, quad' rate, quar'rel, quar'ry, seal' lop, 
 squab' ble, squad' ron, squal'id, squan'der, swal'loe^), 
 swamp' y, wad' ding, waf tie, wal' let, wal' lop, Aval'- 
 lo?^, wal' rus, Avan' ton, wan' der, war' rant, was' sail, 
 waich' ful, wa^ch' ing, watch' man.
 
 7i> NATIONAL I'RONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 age, 4t, lit, ill, b&re, Ssk ; mO, i-nd, err ; ice, in ; h\d, on, do. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Tlie blockhead made a bontire of the blockhouse. Put the 
 blossom ill your bonnet. Do not bother that little body with the 
 costly collar. The cobbler sweiit the cobweb from a bottle iu 
 the closet. Is the colic chronic? My comrade, in college, used 
 coftee for a common drink, lie used his coffin for a colier. lie 
 lost his collar in the combat. Use the comma in that complos 
 compeud. The conduct of tiie 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. Tiiat hovel was 
 the hotbed of horrid crimes. The lobster, in that locker, is mon- 
 strous, ^ly loilger 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 hi a 
 potslierd. The prospect of much produce in the province is good. 
 He gives promise of great progress. The scholar read a jjroverb, 
 in this volume, for his topic. Tiie trombone made a shocking sound. 
 Yonder is a robber, on our soi'rel horse. 
 
 4. I will absolve them, if they revolt and abscond. If you accost 
 the man across the road, he will respond, anon. If tlie task de- 
 volve on tiiee, do not despond; but look aloft ami beyond. Adopt 
 the girl, and betroth her. He forgot to prolong tiie response. Un- 
 lock the door, and dissolve the mists which involve us. 
 
 5. In tlie quarrel, tlie watchman broke tlie quadrant. The quarry 
 is a quadrate. Will you eat a scallop and a waille? I have a war- 
 rant for a soldier, that is in the s(jualid s(]uadron. Did a walrus 
 wallow in this swampy place? Tiie watchful lad is watching for a 
 swallow. 
 
 DISSYLLAr.I.ES O IX Do. 
 
 1. Bo'som, fliVing, los'er, los'ing, niow/lcsi^, mov<?'- 
 ment, rnov'ing, prov'er, jirov'ing, Avuiii'an. Adij', 
 a]) prov^', improve, outdo, i-cinov,', ro ])rovr, undo. 
 
 Ai])lial)ctic E(pii\^alcnts of o. 
 
 2. lircw'er, brcvv'liouBe, brew'ing. Shoe'ing, canoe'.
 
 DISSYLLABLES — U IX MUTK. 70 
 
 mute, up, full. — c us k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 Boo' by, boor'isli, boot'v, coop'er, fool'ish, gloom' y, 
 mood'' J, moon' beam, moon'li^At, moon' sliiiu', noon'- 
 day, poor'ly, scAoon'er, soon'er. Aloof, baboon, 
 balloon, bamboo, bassoon, behoof, beliooyt^, buf- 
 foon, ca boosd, car toon, co coon, dmib loon, dra goon, 
 festoon, liarpoon, lampoon, monsoon, platoon, pol- 
 troon, pontoon, raccoon, reproof, saloon, shalloon, 
 ta boo, un moor. 
 
 3. Contour,' surtout, uncouth. Bru' tal, bru' tish, 
 cru' el, cru' et, dru' id, fru' gal, gru' el, pru' denc^, 
 pru'dent, prud'ish, prun'er, prun'ing, ru' by, rud<3'- 
 ]y, ni'in, ru'ler, ru'mor, ru'ral, ruth'les5, scru'pk, 
 sumach (sho'mak), tru'ant, tru' ly. Abstruse', as- 
 sure (ash shor'), in sure (in sliur'), in trud<', pe ruk^, 
 pe rusi?. Fruit' ful. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. His bosom is moveless. If the woman is doing evil, reprove 
 ber. Tlie 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. Tlie brewer is at the brewhouse, brewing ale. A moody black- 
 smith is shoeing my horse. Tlie boorish booby has his booty in the 
 canoe. The foolisli cooper is gloomy, at noonday. Is the baboon 
 aloof from the balloon ? "Was the raccoon in the caboose, or the 
 saloon? lie Avrote 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 tlie contour of tlie 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 drnid dwelt in a rural retreat. There is 
 a rumor that the ruthless, brutish ruler has joined the crusade. 
 
 DISSYLLABLKS U IjST MUTE. 
 
 1. Blu'isli, bu'gh', cu'l)it, du'cal, diir'anc<?, diir'Ing, 
 du'ty, flu'eut, flu' id, fu'el, fu'ry, fusion (fii'zon),
 
 Si) NATIONAL PRONOL'NCINa Sl'ELLER. 
 
 ige. 4t, ait, all, bare, Ssk ; ru6, fend, eiT ; Ice, Jn ; Aid, bn, dd. 
 
 lui'niid, lu'cid, lu'rid, lu'na, lu'nar, inu'sic, pu' ny, 
 stu'dent, stu' pid, stu' por, su' et, tu' lip, tu' mid, tu'- 
 iiudt, tu' iiic, u' nit. 
 
 2. AcciiS(?', acute', amiLse', assiim<?', astute', com- 
 ])utt', con fate, con sume, do duce, de mure, de nnde, 
 dispute, educe, elude, exclude, excuse, excuse, ex- 
 ude (eksyud'), include, induce, inure (injur'), ma- 
 nure, mature, obscure, obtuse, presume, profuse, re- 
 buke, reduce, refuse, refute, resume, salute, seclude, 
 secure, suffuse, traduce, transmute. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of u. 
 
 3. Beau'ty. Feu'dal, neu'ter, neu'tral. Ewer(yu'- 
 er), pew' ter, sew' er, skew' er, stew' ard. A new', be- 
 dew, escliew, renew, review. Tues'day. Ensue', im- 
 bue, indue, pursue, subdue. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. This stupid student wore a bluish tunic. The puny cliild is 
 not u cubit iu lieight. The fluid will serve for fuel. Dnring his 
 aicid moments, he was in a fury; because he was kept in durance, 
 in the ducal mansion. The tumult and the music ot 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 iiim to otFer an excuse that will 
 amuse a mature mind. He is so astute, you can not elude him, nor 
 confute liis reasons. 
 
 3. The beauty, at the feudal castle, is a neutral. The steward lo-t 
 a skewer, and pewter ewer, in the sewer. Jieview your life ; eschew 
 evil; and, on Tuesday, begin anew. If you i)ursue the thief to sub- 
 due him, and fear indue him witli strength, your death may ensue. 
 
 DIS8YLLABL1C8 — U IN VI'. 
 
 1. Blub'ber, blud'geon, blun'der, bliish'ing, bliis'- 
 ter, bub' blr', buck' et, buek' le, buck' ler, buck' ram,
 
 DISSYLLABLES U IN UP. 81 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; h as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 buck' skin, buck' wheat, bug'gj, bulk'y, bump' er, 
 bun'glc, but'ter, but' ton, cliuck'k, cluck' ing, clus'- 
 ter, clut'ter, crup'per, crusli'ing, crust' y, cud' die, 
 cud' gel, cum'ber, cupboard (kiib'berd), cur' rant, cur'- 
 rent, cur'ry, cus'tard, cus' torn, cut' ter, druin'mer, 
 dul' cet, dud'gcon, dumi' ness, dump' ling, dun'gcon, 
 dusk'y, flur'rj, flus'ter, liut'ter, f ul' some, fuu'gus. 
 
 2. Glut'tmi, grum'blc, g&d'gcon, gun wale (gun' nel), 
 gun'ner, gut' ter, hub' bub, huck'ster, Imii'ger, hus'- 
 band, husk'y, hus tie (bus' sl), jum'blc, jus' ticc, lum'- 
 ber, lunch' con, nmd'dy, muffin, muffle, mum' blc, 
 nius' clc, mus' ket, mus' lin, mus' tard, mus' ter, niuf - 
 ter, mut'ton, num' ber, iium^' nes5, pluck' ing, plun'- 
 der, pub' lie, punch' con, pup'pj, pus'tulc, put'tj, 
 rub' ber, rub'bish, rud'der, rud' dy, ruffian (rufyan), 
 ruf tie, rug' gcd, rum' blc, rum' pic, run' ner, rus' tic. 
 
 3. Scuffle, scullion (skufyun), sculpt' or, sculpt- 
 ure (skcilpt' yer), scu2'ch' eon, scut' tic, shuf flc, shuf- 
 ter, shut' tic, slug'gard, slug'gish, slum' ber, smug'- 
 glc, smug'gler, gnut/'ers, snuffle, sput'ter, strug'- 
 glc, strut' ting, stub' born, stut'ter, sud' den, suffer, 
 sulk'y, sul'len, sul'ly, sul'phur, sum'mer, sum'mit, 
 sum'mon, sum'raons, sump' ter, sun' beam, Sun' day, 
 sun' der, sun' dr/es, sun' dry, sunk en (sungk' kn), suji'- 
 rise, sun' set, sun' shine, thun'der, trun' (3icon, trun'- 
 dlc, trusfy, tum'ble, tur'ret, un' der, ush' er, up'- 
 ri^At, up' roar, up' ward, ut'most, nt'ter. 
 
 4. Abduct', abrupf, adjust', adult', annul', be- 
 numb, construct, consult, convulse, corrupt, deduct, 
 defunct, dis cus.s, disgust, distrust, divulge, engulf, 
 ex pungc, ex ult, in crust, in dulge, in struct, in trust, 
 ob struct, oc cult, re but/', re but, re fund, re pulse, re- 
 sult, robust, rotund, sue (himZ*, unjust, unshut.
 
 82 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, kt, drt, all, b^ie, ask. ; mi, Snd, err ; Ice, !m ; old, on, do. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of u. 
 
 5. Boin'bSst, brofli'er, col' or, coirie'ly, com' fit, com'- 
 fort, com' ing, com'pas-s, cov'er, cov'ert, cov'et, cov'- 
 ey, doz en (duz' zii), gov' ern, lion' ey, liov' er, lov' er, 
 lov' ing, love' ly, Mon' day, mon ey (mun' ne), inoiV- 
 grcl, mon' key, mofli' er, notli' ing, on' ion, ofli'er, 
 ov en (uv' vn), plov' er, pom' mel, shov el (sliuv' vl), 
 slov en (sl&v' vn), smofli'er, stom'ac/i, thorough (tliur'- 
 ro), ton'nage, \vou'der, wor'ry. 
 
 6. Abov<?', at'tVont', among', amongst', become', 
 be love, confront, undone. Coun' try, coup' le, coup'- 
 let, cour' age, cous in (kuz' zn), doub' let, flour' isli, 
 nour'isli, south' ern, troub'le, roughen (ruff n), rough'- 
 ly, rough' iicSlS, tough' ly, tough' nes.9, youn'ger, enough'. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. That blushing hxd Avill bhibber, if tlie crusty drummer cndji;el 
 him witii a bulky bludgeon. I huvc a buckskin crupper for my 
 K.addle. lie plucked a currant from the busli, and threw it into tho 
 current. Does the water in tlic bucket bubble? Do not bluster 
 and blunder. Do not t.'ike ;i 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 flie rustic glutton mutter or grumble, if 
 the huckster sell him a gudgeon, and ^^ome mutton, and mustard. 
 After muster, the gunner stood near the gunwale, with his musket. 
 Mulllc the oars and rudder. Do not rumple tlic ruffle. Buy tho 
 mu-slin. The puppy ate a mullin, and a number of muscles. The 
 justice said, "That rugged runner, who is running after i)ublic 
 plunder, is a ruflian." 
 
 o. In the scuffle, the .scullion left a scuttle of coal on the shutter. 
 A sunbeam fell on tlie sciUcheon. The sulky man will .struggle and 
 sulVer. Let the sullen sluggard .slumber. I fear the turret, thougii 
 ui)right, will tumble. The scul])tor will sculpture my bust, this 
 summer. Tell the .sluggi>h lad to get the snullers and some sul- 
 phur, by sunset. The stubborn, strutting snmggler did smuggle 
 sundry goodb, ut sunrise, on Sunday. U you summon the trusty
 
 DISSYLLABLES U IN FULL. 83 
 
 nu'ito, up, fulL — 6 as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; flais ; azun;. 
 
 usher, lie will do his utmost, with his truncheon, to still the suddtii 
 uproar. 
 
 4. If the corrupt youth did abduct goods, deduc!: 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 
 intrast me with the goods. Expunge that passage, or it will dis.' 
 gust your friends. Do not indulge in unjust blame. If 3"ou divulge 
 my rebuff, you will convulse my rotuiid and robust friend with 
 laughter. 
 
 5. My comely brother does not use bomba-st. The comfit and 
 honey will comfort the lad. Compass tlie covert, when 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 
 tem[)t 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 
 has had enough trouble about Lis new doublet. He has more 
 toughness than courage. 
 
 DISSYLLABLES — U IN FULL. 
 
 1. Bul'let, bull ion (bul' yiin), bul/'odc, buFlj, bur- 
 l-ash, bul'wark, bush' el, bu^ch' er, cuck' 60, cush'^'on, 
 fiilZ' er, ful^'iies-§, pud' diug, pul^back, pul^'et, pulZ'- 
 Gy, pulZ'hig, pul'pit. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of u. 
 
 2. Wolfish. Foot' bal^, foot' man, foot' path, foot'- 
 step, good' ne&s, wood' bin^, wood' chuck, wood' en^ 
 wood' man, wood'y, wool' en, wool'Iy. 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 aad cuckoo. The pulpit 
 is the bulwark of the natiou.
 
 Si NATIONAL I'KONOrNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, it, drt, all, b5.re, Ssk ; mk, Snd, err ; ice, !n ; 6ld, on, d5. 
 
 2. His manner is •wolfish. Tlie footman fonnd a footliall in tlie 
 foot])atli. Tiie Avoodcliuck is under the woodbine. Tlie woodmaji 
 iiad the goodness to go afoot and carry the woolen cloth. 
 
 DISSYLLABLES OU IN OUR. 
 
 I 
 
 1. Boun'cer, bonne' ing, bound' ed, bound' en, bound 
 ing, bound' los.9, boun'ty, cloud' les.s, cloud' j, count'ei; 
 count' les.s', conn' ty, dis' count, dou^A' ty, floun' dor, 
 found' er, found' ling, fount' «in, frou'zy, gout'y, 7/our'- 
 ]y, loud'ly, loud'ness, mount' ain, mount' ing, mous'er, 
 mouth' ful, out'liwJ, out' let, out' most, out'sid^, proud'- 
 ly, sour'crout, tliou'sand, trounc'ing, trout'-stream. 
 
 2. Abound', about', account', aloud', amount', an- 
 nounce, around, arouse', astound, carouse, denounce, 
 devour, devout, dismount, enounce, espouse, ex- 
 pound, pro found, pro nounce, re count, re dound, re- 
 sound, surround, ^viQl out. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of ou. 
 
 3. Blow' zy, bow' els, bow' er, bow' ing, chow' der, 
 cow'ard, cow' er, cow' slip, crowd' ed, dow'er, down'- 
 falZ, down'rir/At, down' ward, down'y, drows'y, flow'- 
 er, fowl' er, frown' ing, growl' ing, low' er, pow' der, 
 pow'er, prow'es5, row' el, scowl' ing, show'er, tow' el. 
 tow'er, trow' el, trow'sers, vow'cl, 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 doncrhty kni^rht flounder in the fountain? Hourly, I heard 
 the piuty man loudly call u,r frouzy butter. A thousand men wore 
 proudly mounting tliuir horses, near the mountain. Tlie outlaw saw 
 11 countless fry of lish, in the tiiJUt-ftreiOU.
 
 DISSYLLABLES (Jl IX OIL. 85 
 
 mite, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; s as z ; dli as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 2. The streams about the county abound in fish. Did he an- 
 nounce the amount of my account ? Dismount and call aloud, if you 
 wish to arouse him. You Avill astound me, if you denounce that 
 profound, devout man. Let the hills tliat surround us, resound his 
 name. Espouse his cause, and expound the law. 
 
 3. The blowzy fowler left some powder in the bower. The cow- 
 ard was bowiag to that man of prowess. That drowsy lady would 
 like some chowder and a downy pillow. Did that growling dog 
 tear your trowsers ? A towel and trowel are in the tower. If they 
 allow her dower, I will avow that I desire renown. 
 
 DISSYLLABLES- — 01 (a!) IX OIL. 
 
 1. Boir er, boil' ing, broid' er, broil' er, broir mg, 
 clois'ter, coin'agg, doi'lj, foi'bk, hoi'd^n, in' voic<', 
 join'cr, join' ing, joint' er, joint' ing, loi' ter, moist- 
 en (moi'sn), moisture (moist' ynr), noisome (noi'sum), 
 noi'sj, oil'y, oint'ment, point' er, point' ing, poi'son, 
 spoil' er, toi'let. Adjoin', adroit, anoint, a^) point, 
 avoid, despoil, devoid, embroil, enjoin, exploit, 
 purloin, recoil, rejoic-?, subjoin. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalent of oi. 
 
 2. Boy'ish, joy'ful, loy'al, oys'ter, rcy'al, voy'age. 
 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 noisy hoiden is 
 inaking 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 will 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 iu the coinage? They decoy and then destro}' tlie 
 plover.
 
 so NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLICR. 
 
 ige, At, art, ill, b3.re, Ssk ; mh, hnd, drr ; ice, in; Aid, on, do. 
 
 11. Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 TRISYLL.YBLES A IN AGK. 
 
 1. A'gcncy, a' pi-i cor, n' iv a, ji' the ism, a' tlie ist, 
 balc'ery, brav'cry, ca'i)abl<', ca' ru;us, chain' ber- 
 K/iii, (h-a' per y, fa' tal ism, fa' tal ist, fa' vor Itc, fla'- 
 ^raii cy, fra'grancy, A'nav'ery, la'ity, ina'nia, ma'- 
 iii ac, pa'ganism, i)a' geaiit ry, pa'pacy, pa' tri t\r<"-A, 
 ])a' 1 v'l ot, ])la' oa bl<?, ra' di anct^, ra' di ant, ra' di at^. 
 niMi us, ra'pier, rat'ablf, sal' able, shiv'ery, va'- 
 caii cy, va' grau cy, va' pur y, va' ri ane<?, va' ri ous. 
 
 2. A hase' mcnt, a bate' inent, ab ra sion (ab ra' ziin), 
 ad ja' cent, arcA an' gel, ar ma' da, au da cious (A da'- 
 sliiis), awak'tfii, be liav ior (be hav'ycr), brava'do, 
 (■•ana'ry, ca pa' cious, cessa'tion, crea'tiou, crca'tivc, 
 col la' lion, com pla' cence, com pla' cent, con ta' g/on, 
 conta'g/mis, cmir a'gt'ous, debase'meut, deface'ment, 
 die ta' tion, do iia' tion, du ra' tiou, e ma ciato (e ma'- 
 shat), embrasure (em bra' zur), en a' bid, cndau'ger, 
 en gage' ment, e qua tion (e kwa' shun), e qua' tor, e rase'- 
 ment, e ra sion (e ra' zun), e ra sure (e i-a' zur), e va sion 
 (e va' /.nil), e va' si v<?, ex })a 1 iate (eks ])a' shat). 
 
 3. Fal hi cious (fi-il la' shus), for ma tion (for ma' sliuu), 
 free ma' son, frustra' tion, fu ga' cious, grada'lion, im- 
 l)atieut (impa'shent), inlla'tiou, ingra'tiate, insan<?'- 
 ness, insa'tiate, invasiou (in va' /.uii ), loca'tion, lo- 
 qua' cious, manda'inus, mi gra' tion, mosa'ic, mu- 
 ta'lioii, )iar ]'a' lion, nega'lioii, no ta' tion, occasion 
 (ok ka' zun), octa'vo, o ra' tion, out !a'gcf(>iis, ova'tioti. 
 
 ■1. Persuasive (per swa'siv), persuasion (perswa'- 
 zun), pervasion (per va'zuii), plantation ([>]an t:V- 
 shun), ponia'lum, pota'lo, jDriva'tion, pro ba' tion, 
 prosa'ic, pulsa'tion, rapacious (rapa'shus), re la'-
 
 TRISYLLABLKS A IX AGK. 87 
 
 mute up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 tioii, rota'tion, sa ga' cious, salva'tiou, sensa'tion, 
 sequa'cioiis, spec ta' tor, stagiia'tion, taxa'tion, tena'- 
 cioiis, test a' tor, toriia'do, trans la' tion, \m a' bl^% iiii- 
 fad'iiig, uii grac6^' ful, uiista'bk', uii-\va'iy, vaca'tioiij 
 verba' tiiii, vexa'tion, vexa'tious, vi ])ra' tiou, vi ra» 
 go, vi va' cious, vo ca' tion, vol ca' no, vo ra' cious. 
 
 5. Ambuscade', balustrade', barricade?', cannon. 
 ad^:-, cav al cade, col on nad<?, es pla nade, lem on ade, 
 pal i sade, j)roni e nade, ser e nade. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of a. 
 
 6. Aid de camp (ad' e kang'), main' te nance, trait'- 
 orous. Ac quaint' ance, apprais'er, ar raign' ment, as- 
 sail' ant, at tain' der, at tain' ment, com plain' ant, re- 
 main' der, un aid' ed, un tail' ing, un faith' ful. Ap- 
 per tain', ascertain, entertain. Bay' o net, gay'etj, 
 pay' a ble. Con vey' ance, con vey' er, con vey' ing, sur- 
 vey ' ing, sur vey' or. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. If there is a vacanc}-, though the atheist is capahle, do not 
 give liim the agency. Are tlie apricots salahle, at the bakery? 
 Tiie cliainberlain will tell the laity the area of the rooni. Is papacy 
 at variance witli paganism ? The bravery of that patriot will mtke 
 him a favorite. That fatalist is noted for the flagrancy of his knav- 
 ery. The maniac cut the drapery with tlie rapier. The patriarch, 
 though his complaints are various, is placable, or willing to forgive. 
 
 2. The bravado, in his abasement, iid agree to an abatement of 
 the rent of the farm adjacent to mine. His dictation and audacious 
 behavior did awaken contempt. The canary bird has a capaciou.s 
 cage. The courageous youtii, during the engagement, did endai ger 
 his 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. T)ie 
 frustration of his fugacious plans caused his insaneness. Insa- 
 tiate uiftii I grHdatinn in iiftico must siini<;e. The invasii>;i of liieil
 
 88 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER, 
 
 ige, dt, Sit, til, b^ie, ask ; m6, end, err ; ice, !ii ; 6ld, 6a, d6. 
 
 country caused their migration liitlier. On what occasion wa? he 
 so outrageous ? In his oration, he tried to ingratiate himself with 
 the people. 
 
 4. Tliongh persuasive in manner, it was vexatious to hear his 
 ])rosaic attempt at persuasion. The fox is sagacious and rapacious. 
 Will you exchange some jwtatoes for pomatum? The relation of 
 their privations on the plantation, caused a sensation. Though the 
 spectator saw the tornado, he was unable to escape. Tlie vivacious 
 youth says that voracious virago fell into a volcano. 
 
 5. The cavalcade will ambuscade' ibr the enemy. We will sere- 
 nade our friends, as they promenade around the balustrade. In- 
 struct them to barricade the street near the colotmade, if they 
 expect a cannonade. They may drink lemonade on the esplanade, 
 or grass-plat. 
 
 6. Are ^^ou an acquaintance of that traitorous aid-de-camp ? I can 
 etfect my maintenance unaided. The unfaithful appraiser, tiiough a 
 surveyor, is not surveying the land. The complainant will expend 
 tlje '•emainder of his estate, to procure the arraignment of his as.^ail- 
 ant. "With liis attainments and unfailing gayety, he can not fail to 
 entertain the meeting. The nmsket has no bayonet. Ascertain the 
 amount payable. The conveyer was conveying a conveyance of the 
 estate. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES A IN AT. 
 
 1. Ab'dicati?, ab'lativg, hh'i'ogkte, hh' erilhte. db'- 
 sti nenc(?, ab' sti neiit, ac' ci dent, ac' cu rate, act' u al, 
 act'ui\t<3, ad'ainant, ad' equate', ad' jec tivd, ad'jncat(% 
 ad' mi ral, ad' vo cat<?, af fa bl^, at' flu cnce, af flu eiit, 
 a^' grand izc', ag'gravatt", ag' gre ga.t<?, ag' i tate, ag'o- 
 ny, ag'oiilzt', al'cAemist, al'cAemy, al'cohol, al' co- 
 ran, al'gebra, al' i nicnt, al' i qnot, al'kali, al'kalin^^, 
 al' plia bet, al' ti tud<?. 
 
 2. Am'azon, am bergris ('nu'bergres), am'buscade, 
 am'ity, am' ncs ty, aui'iuify, am'plilude, am'putat<?, 
 am' u let, an' a lyzc, an' arc/i y, an' ccs tor, an' ces try, 
 an' o/cor age, an'»7/oi"et, an'ecdott', an'imal, an'imat^, 
 an'nual, anodyne (an' o din), an' te lope, an' ti d6t£,
 
 TRISYLLAnUvS A IX AT. 80 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 ail' ti pofl^, an' ti type, ap' a thy, ap' er ture, aph' o rism, 
 apt' i tud<?, ap' o gee, ap' pe tit^, ap' pro bate, aq ue- 
 (liict (ak' wedakt), aqui line (ak' welin), ar'abic, ar'- 
 .a b\e, ar' ro gant, ar' ro gat<j, as' pi rate, as' ter isk, at'- 
 mos pherd, av' a rice, av' e nue, av' er age, az' i mutli. 
 
 3. Bac'eAanal, bacli'elor, bal'cony, bal'nster, bjil'- 
 us trade, ban' ish ment, bar' o ny, bar' ri er, bar' ris ter, 
 bat' ter J, bat' tie ment, eab'inet, t'al'abasb, cal'amus, 
 r.aV cu late, cal' i co, cal' o inel, cal' iini nj, cal' va rv, 
 (•an' di date, can' die stick, can' is ter, can'nibal, can'- 
 o py, can'ticle, cap' ri corn, car' a van, car' a way, car'- 
 ri on, cas'sada, cas'simere, cas'tanet, cast' a way, cas'- 
 ti gat^, cas u al (kaz' yu al), cas u ist (kaz'yii ist), cat' a- 
 I'act, cat'cc/nse, cat'ecAism, cath'olic, cav'alry, cav'ity. 
 
 4. Cham o mile (kaiu' o mil), clu'im'pion, cAar'acter, 
 cha)''iot, char'ity, clias' tise ment, chas'tity, clar'ify, 
 clar'ion, clar'itude, clas'sical, cran' berry, daffodil, 
 dram' a tist, fab'ri cate, fac' to ry, fac' nl ty, fal' la cy, 
 I'al' 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 cide, 
 gal' ax y, gal' lant ry, gal' ler y, gal' van ism, gal' van- 
 ize, gar' ri son, gar' ru Ions, gas' e ows, grad u al (grad'- 
 yn al), grad' u ate, gran' a ry, graph' ic al, grat' i fy, 
 grat' i tude, grav' i tate, grav' i ty. 
 
 5. Handkerchief (hank' erchif), lac' er ate, lac/^'ry- 
 mal, lacA'rymose, lac' teal, las' si tude, lat'itude, lav'- 
 en der, lax' a tive, lax' i ty, mac' co boy, mac' er ate, 
 macA' i nal, nuicA' i nate, maek' er el, mad' ri gal, mag'' 
 is trate, mag' net ism, mag' net ize, mag' ni fy, mag' ni- 
 tude, maj'esty, mal'ady, man'acle, man' if est, man'- 
 i fold, man' i kin, man'ual, man' u script, mar' i gold, 
 mar' i ner, mar' i time, mas' cu line, mas' ti cate, mas'- 
 to don, mafricid^?, max' i mum.
 
 00 NATIONAL rnONOUNCING Sl'ELLKU. 
 
 <\gc, At, ilrt, All, bare, Ask ; me, 6ncl, err ; Ice, in ; 6ld, S.i, do. 
 
 6. Nar'ra-tivtf, njiv' i gat<', pAc'ify, p:\riiiit^, pal'- 
 pa bk, par pi tat^, pan' o ply, pan' to niinic', par' a bit-, 
 par' a dliuttf, par' a dox, par' a gon, par' a graph, par'- 
 al lax, par'allol, par'amo^n-, par' a pet, par' a pliras<?, 
 par' a sit<', par' a sol, par' i ty, par' o dj, par o quet (par- 
 o ket), par' ox ysni, pas' sen ger, pat' ron agc^, pat' rou 
 ize, plat' i ninn, prac' ti cal, quack' er y. 
 
 7. liain'i fy, rilr'efy, rar'ity, rasp bar ry (raz' ber e), 
 rat'ify, r/nip'sody, sac' cAa rint', sac'rament, sac ri- 
 fice (sak' ri fiz), sac'rileg<?, sal'ivatc^, san'ativ(?, sanc'- 
 ti fy, sane' ti ty, san'ity, sas'afras, sat'ellit^, sat'iriz(?, 
 Sat' nr day, scan' dal izt^, scan' dal mis, scar'ify, tab' u- 
 lar, tani'arind, tan'giblf, tan'taliz<?, tap' es try, trag'- 
 e dy, tran qnil \ze (trank' wil iz), tract' a bl<?, vac' il latt', 
 vag' a bond, val' en tin^, van' i ty. 
 
 8. A ban' don, ab strac tion (ab strak' shun), ap par' el, 
 aquat'ic, assas'sin. At Ian' tic, at tacli'ment, attract'- 
 i\T, attrac'tjon, balsam' ie, battaliou (battal'yun), 
 bom bast ic (i)um bast' ik), bo tan' ic, ce j^lial' ic, cAro'- 
 niat'ic, com pan' ion, com passion (kompash'un), con'- 
 tract' il^, de fal' catd, de tacli' mcnt, de trac tion (de trak'- 
 shun), didac'tic, dispar'agc, dis trac' tion, dog mat' ic, 
 dra mat' ic, ec stat' ic, e las' tic, em bar' rass, em phat'- 
 ic, en am' el, en am' or, enact'ment, encamp'ment, en- 
 fran'chis^, errat'ic, estab'lish, exact'ly, exam'in^?, 
 expan'sion, ex j^an'sivr, ox trac' tic»n, fanat'ic, fan- 
 tas'tic, financial (t'c naii'slial). 
 
 9. Galvan'ic, gigan lir, gi-imal'kin, gymnas'tic, 
 hosan'na, im ag'inc, im pan'i'l, inaction (inak'shun), 
 inact'ive, in frac' lion, iiiliab'it, ital'ic, mean'dcr, 
 mec/ian'ic, metal'lit-, hk mas' tic, mulat'to, organ'ic, 
 pedant' ic, pias'lcr, ])i a// za, pilas'ter, jyneu mat' ic, 
 ])ro trac' tion, (puid rat' ic, ras cal ion (ras kal' y un), i-e
 
 TRISYLLAULKS A IN AT. !) 1 
 
 luiite, ftp, full. — ii as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as •/. ; di as sli ; {his ; as-iire. 
 
 frac'tioii, rhenraat'lc, ro man' tic, sarcas'tic, satan'ie, 
 savan'na, scAo las' tic, seraglio (sercil'vo), substan- 
 tial (sub Stan' slial), substantiate (sub stan' shat), sub- 
 trac'tion, tobac'co, trans ac' tion, tyran'nic, unliap'- 
 p V, uu tliaiik' till, 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. Tlie accident 
 to the admiral required abstinence from solid aliment. "What could 
 actuate the alTable advocate to refuse to make an accurate state- 
 ment of the actual aggregate received ? The alchemist seeks, by al- 
 chemy, to gain afHuence, and to aggrandize himself. Alcohol will 
 agitate, aggravate, and cause agony. The alphabet is nrnch used in 
 algebra. ' 
 
 2. My friend saw an antelope, witli other animals, near the Am- 
 azon river. Tlie ambergris was found at the ancliorage. He took 
 an anodyne and an antidote. To prevent anarchy, the king declared 
 an amne-sty. My ancestor told an anecdote of an anchoret who 
 was noted for liis apatliy 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. Tiuit bacchanal on the balcony is a bachelor. The barrister 
 says the baluster was no barrier to the battery. The cabinet will 
 send liim into banishment for a casual remark. Did the candidate 
 castigate him for calumny ? Did the cannibal eat carrion ? Tlie can- 
 opy is made of calico. He Avill calculate the cost of tlie calamus 
 root, calomel, candlestick, canister, and cassimere. Take my cate- 
 chism and catechise the child. The cavalry fouglit near a cataract. 
 
 4. Cliamomile is bitter, and cranberry sour. His cliarity and 
 his character as a champion for tlie poor are well known. Clarify 
 the tluid. The feculty are versed in classical lore. It'ihe lad lu- 
 jtire the daffodil, send him to the gallery for chastisement. The. 
 farrier left his chariot and liorses at my factory. The garrulous 
 dramatist did not fascinate my family, with his flatulent flatteiy. 
 The garrison, for their gallantry, deserve the gratitude of the peojjle. 
 
 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 tlie manuscript, and read a madrigal in a mas- 
 culine tone. Read my Manual of Magnetism. Did the peo[)le of
 
 92 NATIDNAL riiO.NOlXCINa alMCLLEIi. 
 
 i\ge, <^t., iiit, all, Mio, Isk ; m6, hnd, hr ; ice, in; old, 6u, (16. 
 
 tliat inarititne town appoint magistrates? Does tlie mariner I'Cnow 
 tlie maximum price of maclcerel? The magistrate said, " It is man- 
 ifest that tlic matri(;ide does not respect the mnjosty of tiie law, nor 
 regard tlie magnittidc of his eriiiie." 
 
 fi. Without reading my paraphrase, you would think the paradox 
 in my narrative a palpable err(U\ The passenger should know that 
 we can nut navigate the river without patronage. A piiragraph 
 iVom that parable would pacify the child. In the jiantomime, a 
 paroquet appears to hold a ])arasol. The jiarasite declares that yoin* 
 daughter is a paragon with uo parallel. A practical man will not 
 ]"»atr()nize (juackery. 
 
 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 tratredy or scandalous rhapsody. The receipt of the valentine, 
 on Saturday, tranquilized his mind and jjleased his vanity. 
 
 8. I will reijuest my companion to abandon his bombastic style 
 of Avriting, for it is not attractive. Put on ai)parel proper for 
 aqnatic sports. The assassin joined the battalion and crossed the 
 Atlantic. Neither disparage nor end;arrass that erratic youth, if 
 you have an attacliment for iiim. 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. 
 Tlie detachment did establish a fantusiic encampment exactly in 
 front of the wood. 
 
 9. The meclianic made a galvanic engine. A gigantic mulatto 
 taught gynmastic games on the i)iazza. 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 J'cgion lead a 
 monastic life. A river meanders tiirougli tlie romantic savanna. I 
 trust we can substantiate the fact, tliat this unthankful rascaliou 
 was engaged in that unhappy transaction. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES A LN ART. 
 
 ]. Ar'biter, fir' bitn\t<', arch' cry, iwck'etjpe, i\rcA'- 
 i tcct, arch' \ irhve, ar'ii^ii ineiit, arm'ameiit, arm'jitiii'<?, 
 arm'isticv, unu'oiy, ar'terj, art'l'iil ly, ar'li cliukc, 
 ar'tilic<?, Ijar'barisni, l)ar'bariz(?, bar' bar ciis, bar'- 
 berry, wir'dinal, (Qiarrataii, ear'iiival, car'peiiter,
 
 TRISYLLABLKS A IN AM.. 03 
 
 mute, up, fiiU.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s jis z ; (3i as sh ; fliis ; a?-ure. 
 
 charge;' a bl^-, gi/ard'iaii, liar' bin ger, liar'lequin, bar'- 
 moiiist, l]ai-'moniz<:^, bar'mo ny, barp'sicAord, Lar'- 
 ceny, mar' c^i/on es.s, mar' inab'ide, mar'tingal, mar'- 
 tjrdom, mar' vol c^us, ])arliament (par' le meiit), par- 
 son agt', par' tick', par'tisan, pliar'macy. 
 
 2. Apart'ment, ant arc' tic, catbar'tic, compart- 
 ment, copart'ner, depart'ment, em bar' go, enbirgd'- 
 ment, incar'nat^', nmstacli'es. Avalandie', nontilia- 
 
 lance'. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. I desire the arbiter to liear my argument, if he arbitrate. 
 Archery was prized by barbarous nations. Did the arcliitect show 
 tlie archetype of the arcliitrave? During the armistice tliey Avill 
 prepare an armament for the ship, at the armory. Tlie artitice of 
 the cardinal during carnival is chargeable to the parliament. Tiie 
 charlatan artfully practiced pharmacy. My guardian says tiiat the 
 carpenter, if a partisan, will sutler martyrdom. Tlie marcliioness 
 sent some marmalade to the parsonage. The luirmonist liarmonized 
 the tune, and produced harmony witli the liarpsichonl. 
 
 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 YS ALL. 
 
 1. Al'derman, al'manac, fdls'ify, fdls'ity, fill'ter- 
 ing, ta/k'ativd, wa'ter-faU, wa'ter-fowl, InstaU'ment, 
 Bub al' tern. 
 
 Alpbabetic Ecptivalents of a. 
 
 2. Aud'ibk, aud'ibly, and'ienc^, and' it or, au'gu- 
 ral, au'gury, aus' pices, an'tboriz<', an'tocrat, frand'- 
 iilenct', fraud'nlent, kud'abk, Land'anum, nau'tic-al, 
 nan'tibis, pau'citv, pau'perisui, pUiu'si bb'. UcfanU'- 
 er, bydraul'ics, in cautions (inka'sbns), maraud'ci", 
 tar pau' bn. Straw' ber ry, nn law' fuh
 
 94 NATIONAL PliONOrNClNG Sl'KLLKR. 
 
 ige, At, dit, all, bare, ask ; mi, 6iid, err ; Ice, in ; 6l(l, &n, dft. 
 
 3. Cor' ino rant, cur'nea, cor'poral, cor'piilenc<?, 
 cor' pu lent, tor feit lire (tar'lityur), tbrin'alist, form'- 
 ula, for'tify, ior'titude, tort' u iiatt', gor' mand iz^, 
 lior'tative, norfli'erly, or' cAes tra, or'dinal, or'di- 
 nance, or'diiiat^, or'ganism, or'iiaineiit, or' plum- 
 age, or' tlio dox, por' ce la/ii, por' cii piiic^, por' pliy ry, 
 por' ringer, scor'pion, sor'cercr, tort' nous. Abor- 
 tion (a bar' shun), abor'tivt", absorb' cut, absorp'tion, 
 ac cord' ance, ac cord' ant, as sort' ment, con cord' aiice, 
 con cord' ant, disor'der, enor'mous, immor'tal, iin- 
 por'tanc^', im por' tant, in dorse' inent, in dors' er, in- 
 form' al, re cord' er, re form' er, res er voir (rez er vwdr). 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Tlie talkative alderman was reading tlie almanac. A water- 
 fowl IS near the water-fall. 1 perceive tlie falsity of your statement. 
 The subaltern will pay an installment. 
 
 2. The sitund was audible. The augury appeared plausible to the 
 audience. The incautious marauder lost his tarpaulin. Under the 
 auspices of the autocrat lie advanced nautical science. Did the 
 detaulter 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 fortitiKle to pass an ordinance to fortify the town? 
 The porcelain ornaments were subject to forfeiture. Ihe porringer 
 Ava.s made of p(»iiih\ ry. You will be i'ortuiiate, if von engage the 
 orchestra in accordance with my wishes. I saw a iinrcuiiine and 
 an enormous scor[)ion. Knowing the importance of tiie measure, 
 I iiope the reformer's etlorts may not be abortive. Tlie recorder 
 speaks of the importance of tlie indorsement being made by a good 
 indorser. 
 
 TRISYLLABLKS A IN BARE. 
 
 1. Par'entagc. A])p;lr'ent, com par' er. com pac- 
 ing, pre par' er, prepar'ing, trans par' eat.
 
 TKISYLLABLKS K IN ME. 95 
 
 mute, up, fiill. -6 as k ; g as j ; n as iig ; s as z ; di as sli ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of a. 
 
 2. Despair' er, despair' fill, de spair' iiig, impair'er, 
 impair'ing, im pair' meiit, re pair' er, repair'iiig, re- 
 pair' iiieiit, un fair' ly, un fair'ness. For bear' anc<?, for- 
 b ear' ing, for swear' er, un bear' ing. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. His parentage is apparent. Tlie comparer is comparing the 
 horses. Tlie artist is preparing a transparent painting. 
 
 2. The (lespairer is impairing his health. Have forbearance witli 
 the clesi)airing. The repairer, who is repairing my house, is ac- 
 cused unfairly of unfairness. The forswearer has a most unbearing 
 manner. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES A IN ASK. 
 
 Oast' a way, clian' eel lor, clian' ce ly, mas' ter ly, 
 mas' tcr p«ec^, mas' ter y, pas^'abk, pas/ ably, pas-s'- 
 ingiy, pas/ over, pas' tor al, past'urag^, slan'derer, 
 slau' der oiis. Ad vance' meiit, ad van' tag^, en chant' er, 
 en chant' ing, en chant' ment, mo las' ses. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 i fear that enchanting slanderer is a castaway. The cliancel- 
 jor 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'viatc^ de'vimis, 
 e' go tism, e' go tist, e' qua h\e, e' qua bly, e' qual izc, 
 e'quinox, fre'quency, fre'quently, le'nient, me' di- 
 al, nie'diatc', me'dium, me'nia!, me'teor, pe'riod, 
 pre'vious, re' cent ly, re'gency, se'crecy, se'rimis,
 
 1^0 NATIONAL I'lilhNOUNCLNG Sl'KLLKK. 
 
 ige, at, lit, Sll, bare, ask ; mi, end, err ; ice, In ; old, 6ii, dO. 
 
 ste' ve d6r<?, the' o ly, ve' he iiienc^, ve' he meat, ve'- 
 hicl<'. 
 
 2. A ce' tons, ad h^v' encf, ad h^r' ent, ad lie sion (ad- 
 he' isun), ad he' si v^, arc'iia, be he' moth, cathe'dral, 
 c/iime'ra, coe'qual, coe'val, coher'enc^, co her' ent, 
 coliesion (kohe'2Uii), cohe'sivt', com pic tion (koni ])le'- 
 ehim), de pie' tion, egre'gvf'ous, face tious (fase'shus), 
 lije'na, ide'a, ide'al, ille'gal, in de' cent, in her' ent, 
 lyce'um, magnesia (mag ne'zea), muse'um, ome'ga, 
 pan the' on, pie be ian (pie be' yan), pri me' val, pro ced- 
 ure (prosed'ynr), se ere' tion, subpce'na, torpe'do, un- 
 e' qiial, mi e' ven, im re' al, vic(? ge' rent. 
 
 3. An te cede', con tra ven<?', in com plete', in sin cer^', 
 in ter cedt^, in ter fer<?, in ter ven<?, per se ver<3, su per- 
 sed<?, su per vene. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of e. 
 
 4. Eat'abk, fea'sible, peac<?'abk. Appear'anc^, 
 ar rear' age, be reave' ment, con ceal' ment, de mean' or, 
 en dear' men t, en treat' j, unea'sy, unmean'ing. Agree'- 
 ment, enfee'bl(?, proceed'ing. Absentee', buccaneer, 
 devotee, domineer, engineer, fricassee, gazetteer, 
 indiscreet, legatee, muleteer, mutineer, nominee, 
 overseer, patentee, ])i oncer, jn-ivutccr, referee, 
 refugee, repartee, unforeseen, volunteer. In vei'- 
 gle, invei'gler. Musquito (muske'to), capudiiin', 
 bom ba zinc (bum bazen'), magazine, mandarin, quar- 
 antine, tam lj(Hn- ine. Brigadier, cap-a-}>ie, cavalier, 
 cQiandelier, i3ievalier, linancier, grenadier, unbelief. 
 
 Dirldtioii Ercrcises. 
 
 1. Dc'coiicy forbids t-gotiMii tiiid ton imicli vclieiiieiice. An ego- 
 tist is one wlio too fre(iiieiitly siieaks of liimself. If tlie stevedore 
 deviate from tiie rigiit, lie will laeet with s^erious trouble. My
 
 TlilSYLLAULKS E IN END. 1)7 
 
 mite, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sli ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 menial recently went to the city with a vehicle. Previous to that 
 period, I !?aw a meteor. Do not deify a thing formed by Deity. 
 The regency, though lenient, govern by secrecy. 
 
 2. Tiie secretion is acetous. Wax is adhesive. His adherent, 
 tliough 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. 
 Tiie facetious lad told an egregious falsehood about the hyena. The 
 ideas of the plebeian, at the lyceum, were indecent. It is illegal to 
 
 " subiwena the vicegerent. 
 
 3. If he be insincere, antecede 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 Avill 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. 
 
 TRISYLL.VBLES E LNT END. 
 
 1 . Bed' cliam ber, beg' gar y, b^n' e fic^, b§n' e fit, 
 bev'eragc, brev'ity, cerebrate, cen'tury, chem'ic- 
 al, clicni' ist rv, clier' u bim, dhev' er il, clem' en.cy, 
 cler'ical, cred'ibb, cred'ubiis, 'dec' agon, dec'a- 
 \6gue, dec/imal, dec'imat<?, dec'linate-, dei'orhte, 
 ded' i cat.?, def er ence, def i nit^, del' e gatt% del' i catf, 
 deiii' a gug?/^, deiu'ocrat, den'iz^n, dens' i ty, den'- 
 ticlt', dent' i form, dent' i fric<?, dent' ist ry, dep'recAte, 
 dep' re diit(^, dep'nty, der'ogate, des'ignatt^ dcs' o- 
 lat^, des' per ate, des' pot ism, des' ti nj, des' ti tutc, 
 det' o nkte, det' ri meiit, dev' as tate 
 
 5
 
 1)8 >ATI()NAL I'KONOUNUING SPKLLKR. 
 
 Age, At, art, all, bare, ask ; jui, 6nd, err ; ice, in ; old, on, do. 
 
 2. Eb'ui.y, ^G'stasy, hV iUe, ed'ify, effigy, Sl'- 
 egance, eregaiit, el'egy, erement, el' e pliant, el'- 
 c vate, el' o quench, el' o qiient, em' a nat^, cm' bas sy, 
 em' bry o, em' e raid, em' er y, em' i grant, em' i grate, 
 em' i nonce, em' i nent, em' per or, em' pha sis, em' plia- 
 sizt^, em' u late, em' u bus, en'emy, en'ergy, en'mi- 
 ty, en' ter prise, en' ti ty, ep' i cure, ep' i gram, op' i- 
 \ogHe, e\)' i sode, ep' i tapli, ep' i thet, eq ui page (ek'- 
 wepaj), eq'uity, er'ebus, es'culent, es'timate, ev'- 
 er green, ev'ery, ev' i dent, ex'cavate, ex' eel lence, 
 ex' eel lent, ex' cerate, ex' e cute, ex'ercise, ex'igence, 
 ex'odus, ex'orcism, ex'pedite, ex' pi ate, ex'pletive, 
 ex' qui site, ex' tri cate. 
 
 3. Fed' er al, tel' o ny, fem' i nine, fem' o ral, tes' ti- 
 val. Hex' i ble, gen'eral, gen' er ant, gen'erjite, gen'- 
 erous, gen'esis, gen'itive, gen' tie man, gen' nine, heb'- 
 etude, liec'atom^, hel'lebore, hem ispliere (hem' ester), 
 liem'isticA, hep'tarc/cy, lier'aldry, lier'esy, her' e tic, 
 lier'it age, lier'oine, her'oism, hes'itate, leg'acy, leg'- 
 i ble, leg' is late, leu'ily, lep'rosy, leth'argy, lev'- 
 i ty, lex' i con, mecA' an ism, med' i cal. mcd' i cate, 
 med' i cine, med' i tate, mel' o dy, mem' o ry, men' di- 
 cant, mer' I'i ment, mes'scngei", met'aph(H', meth'od- 
 ist, neg' a tive, nog' li gence, neg' li gent. 
 
 4. Ped' a gogu/', ped' ant ry, ped' es tal, ped' i ment, 
 pel' i can, pen' al ty, pend' en cy, j)en'dulous, pen'du- 
 lum, pen' e trate, pen' i tence, pen' i tent, pen sion er 
 (pen' slum er), pen' ta teiicA, pen' te cost, pen'u ry, pep'- 
 jierniint, per' i gee, j)er'iW)ns, pes' ti lence, pes' ti lent, 
 pet' ri ty, ]>ct' u hmce, pet' u laiit, ]>len'itude, ])len'te- 
 ^'us, pien'tit'ul, pletli'ora, ])leth'oiic, ])i'ec' i })ice, 
 pref er ence, prej' u dice, ])rer a cy, jncs' by ter, prev 
 a leiic,', prev'alenr, (pier' ii lous.
 
 TRISYLLABLES K IN I1LND. \)'J 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; u as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 5. Rec' oin pens^', rec' on cik, rec' ti fy, rec' ti tuck, 
 ret^ In eiit, reg' i cick^, reg' i men, reg' i ment, reg' is ter, 
 reg' u lar, reg' u Lit^, rel' a tiv^;, rem' c d j, reu' e gatk, 
 ren'ovat<?, rep' ri mand, rep'roLat^, requisite (rek- 
 wezit), res'idencd, res' i dent, res'idu(", res'inous, 
 resolute, res'onaiit, ret'rognide, ret'rospect, rev'- 
 e ixiie, vey' er ence, rev' er end, re^'' cr cnt, rev' er ?e, 
 i7iet' o rie, sed' i nient, sed' u kus, sen' a tor, sen' e*- 
 ilhal, sen' si bk. 
 
 6. Sen'tinient, sep'anW, sep'ulc/ter, ser'apliim, 
 set' tk ment, sev' er al, skel' e ton, skep' ti cism, spec'- 
 i men, spec' ta ck, spec' u late, spek' ing-book, spher'- 
 ical, tecA'nical, teg' u ment, teregrapli, tel'e scope-, 
 tern' per ance, tem'perate, tem'poral, tem'porize, ten'- 
 abk, tend' en c J, ten' der loin, ten'derly, ten' der nes.§, 
 ten' e ment, ter' ri bk, ter' ri fy, test' a bk, test' a ment, 
 test'ily, veg'etate, ven'erate, venison (ven'zn), ven'- 
 tilate, veil' trick, ver'i ly, ver'ily, ver'ity, ves' ti- 
 buk, vet'eran, yes' ter day. 
 
 7. Ac cept' ance, ac cept' ed, ac ces sion (ak sesli' un), 
 ad vent ure (ad vent' yer), ag gres' sion, ag gres' sive, 
 a mend' ment, angel'ic, ap pel' hint, append' age, ap- 
 pend' ant, ap pend' ix, ap pren' tice, as bes' tus, as cend'- 
 ant, assem'blage, assein'bk, assem'bly, as ses6-' ment, 
 atli let' ic, at tend' ance, at tend' ant, at ten tion (at ten'- 
 shun), attent'ive, a?^ then' tic, bis sex' tile, clandes'- 
 tine, col lee' tion, collect'ive, com pen' sate, complex'- 
 ion, com pres' sion, con cen' trate, con cep' tion, con- 
 ces'sion, con dens' ate, conies' sion, conject'nre, con- 
 nee' tion, conneci'ive, con tem' plate, con ten' tion, con- 
 tentious (kon ten' slius), con tent' ment, con ven' tion, 
 cor rec' tion, correct' ive, cos met' ic. 
 
 8. De bent nre (de bent' yur), Do cem' ber, de cep' tive,
 
 100 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 igc, at, art, all, bAro, ask ; iu6, ^iid, err ; Ice, ?n ; 6ld, on, <16. 
 
 de clen Bion (de kleii' sluiii), dc crep' it, de tec tion (de- 
 tck' shun), dc fend' ant, dejec'tion, de iner' it, de- 
 pend' enct', de pend' eiit, de pres sion (de presli' un), de- 
 tec' tion, de ten' tion, de vel' op, di gres' sion, di gres*'- 
 ixe, dileni'nia, di men' sion, disteni'per, domes' tic, 
 ec cell' trie, ec lee tic, e lee' tion, elect' iv^', e lee' trie, 
 ejee'tion, embel'lisli, embez'zk, emet'ic, en dein'- 
 ic, en gen' der, en vel' op, en ven' om, ex cos^' iv^, ex- 
 clieq uer (eks cliek' er), ex cres' cence, ex pect' ant, ex- 
 pen' siv<?, ex pres' sion, ex ten' sion, exten'siv<?. 
 
 9. Im preg' nat^, impression (impresli'nn), in cen'- 
 tiv^, in ces' sant, in cep' tiv^, in clem' ent, in dent ure 
 (in d^iit' yur), infection (in fek' shun), in flee' tion, in- 
 her'it, injec'tion, in spec' tion, in tend' ant, in tense' ly, 
 in ten' tion, intes'tate, in tes' tiiio^, invec'tivt^ in vest'- 
 ment, mag net' ic, majes'tic, metheg'lin, moment'- 
 ous, moment'um. Kovem'ber, objec'tion, object'- 
 ive, offen'siv'g, op pres' sion, oppres^'ive, pa rent' al, 
 pathet'ic, per cep' tion, per fee' tion, per spec' tiv<?, po- 
 et/ ic, jjolem'ic, portent'ous, possession (pozzesh'un), 
 pos SCS6'' iw, potential (po ten' shal), pre sent' ment, 
 pre veil' tion, pre vent' ive. 
 
 1 0. Pro fes sion (pro fesh' un), pro gres' sion, pro gres^'- 
 iv^, project' il<?, pro jec tion (pro jek' slum), pro phet' ic, 
 pro spect' ive, pro spect' us, pro tec' tion, })io tcct' iv.?, 
 pru don tial (pru den' shal), prunel'la, putres'cent, qui- 
 es'cence, quiescent, quiii tes'sencc', re bell ion (re bel- 
 yun), re cep' tion, redemp'tion, re flee' tion, re fresh '- 
 ment, re jec' tion, rcmem'ber, re pel' lent, repent'- 
 iince, re pent' ant, re plen' ish, re'])levin, re sem'- 
 blanc^, resem'blf-, resent' ment, re spect' ful, re spect'- 
 iv<?, re splen' denctf, resplen' dent, reten'tivt^, selec'- 
 tion, Sep tern' ber, seques'ter, stupen'drnis, subjee'-
 
 TKISYLLAIJLKS- — K IN KNU. 101 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fbis ; azure. 
 
 tion, succes'siou, sup pres' sion, sur ren' der, suspen'- 
 sion, siis pend' ers, togefli'er, trans cend' eut, trans '- 
 gres' sion, tre men' drnis, iin bend' ing, un err' ing, un- 
 weF coni(?, u ten' sil. 
 
 11. Circumvent', incorrect', indirect', intercept', 
 in ter sect, rec ol lect, rec om mend, rej) re hend, rep- 
 re sent, sat in et, sub tra bend. 
 
 Alpbabetic Equivalents of e. 
 
 12. Clean' li nes5, jeal'ousy, peas' ant ry, pleas' ant- 
 ly, pleas' antry, treacli' erous, treacb'ery, treasurer 
 (trez' ur e;-), treas ur y (trez' ur e). Al read' y, en deav' or, 
 un health' y, un])leas'ant, un stead' y. Nonpareil'. 
 Jeop'ardous, jeop'ardy. Un friend' ly. Bur'ial. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Will yon decoi'ate my bedcliamber ? If ^ron use that bever- 
 age, beggary will be your destiny. Though credulous, he has no 
 deference for the decalogue. The delicate dentifrice had a chemical 
 eifect. Though there is a clerical error, the writing is credible. 
 Witliin 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, lie will not devastate, 
 or de.solate, 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 Jiim in effigy. Estimate tlie 
 value of that emerald. From this eminence 1 saw an elei)hant. 
 The emperor sent on tliis 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. 
 
 8. In the Federal courts, felony is a crime severely punished
 
 102 NATIONAI. I'liONOUNCINO SPKLLER. 
 
 ige, ^t, Sit, all, bSre, j^sk ; mi, ind, ^rr ; Ice, in ; 6ld, An, dd. 
 
 No gentleman can be present at tlie feminine festival. Did the 
 mendicant indnlge in levity? The lexicon has medical terms. Tiio 
 melody roused him from his letliargy. The heroine of the ta.y 
 is a genuine native of the Western hemisphei'e. The negligent 
 messenger left the medicine. The generous general is noted for his 
 lenity and heroism. If the heretic hesitate to renounce the heresy, 
 lie will lose his legacy and heritage. 
 
 4. Tiie pedagogue is noted for his pedantry. The penitent will 
 not suffer the penalty, during the pendency of the suit. AVill the 
 pelican eat pepj)ermint? The i)erilous descent at the precipice will 
 petrify you with fear. Petulance is not a mark of penitence. The 
 qUL'rulous pensioner, though reduced to penury, now has a perj)et- 
 ual income. lu 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 peii- 
 tateuch on the (lay of pcutecosi. 
 
 5. Kectify your error, and reconcile and recompense your servants 
 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- 
 «.'nue. That sedulous senator is iu)t 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 telegi'aph, and the telescope are useful. The ground 
 taken in your argunient on skepticism is not tenable. Ventilate 
 the vestibule of tlie 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 oi the convention. 
 The contentious appellant accepted the correction as authentic. lu 
 that aggressive adventure he madi an accession to his wealth. Tho 
 appendix is a useless appendage. The athletic apprentice gained 
 the attention of the assembly, and wan in tho nscc nuaut. .1 conjor- 
 ture tlicy had a clandestine meeting last bis.sextile. A fair com- 
 plexion needs no cosmetics. 
 
 8. After the declension of liis business in DeccinlKT, tlie 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. Ilia depression led t(; the detection of the crime. He
 
 TRISYLLABLES K IX KRli. HKj 
 
 mite, &p, fall. — c as k ; g as j ; fi as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fhis ; 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 had ai) impression that the indenture 
 was worthless. What incentive could secure his incessant etForts 
 in 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 otfensive invective. If you otier 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. Tlie protective tariff, you will re- 
 member, is for the protection of mechanics. Retiection led to the 
 rejection of the prunella and suspendei-s. While the rebellion 
 is in a state of quiescence, they will replenish the fort. Do not fear 
 the resentment of that i-espectful 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 
 tlie 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. Y(jur 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 i)ractice cleanliness. That 
 unpleasant, treacherous man is moved by jealous}-. Tlie 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. Cer'tainly, cer'tainty, cer'tifv, cl^r'gjman, fer'- 
 lil izg, fer' veil cy, fer' vent ly, fer' vid 1 v, ger' mi nat^, 
 lier' mit age, her' iiiit es*, iiier' can tilt', mer' clian dis<:,
 
 ]{}[ NATIONAL rRONOlNCINO t^PKLLEK. 
 
 igo, At, 3it, Sll, b^re, 4sk ; mh, 6nd, err; Ice, in; Aid, 6n, d6. 
 
 mer' ci fill, mer' ci less, mer' cu ry, per' feet ly, per'- 
 fi dy, per' fo i-at<% per' jury, per'manenc^, perma'- 
 nent, per'meiW, })er' pe trat<?, per' qui site, per'se- 
 cut^, per'sonagf?, ])er'sonal, per'tinenc^, per'tiuent, 
 per' vi <9us, ser' nion izd, ser' pen tine, serv' ile ly, serv' 
 itor, serv' i tilde, ter'niagant, tenn' in ate, ter' minus, 
 ver' bally, ver' bi age, ver'dancy, ver'satile, ver'te- 
 bral, ver' ti cal, ver' ti go. 
 
 2. Ad verse' ly, advSrt'eno^, advert'ent, altern' 
 ate, aspersion (as per' shun), assertion (as ser' slum), 
 aver'sion, co er cion (ko ei' slum), coer'cive, con cern'- 
 ing, ron cern ment, conver'sion, deser'tion, deter'- 
 gent, deter'ment, discern' ing, dis ceru' ment, dis])er'- 
 sion, di ver' sion, e mer' gence, c mer' gent, e ner' vate, 
 eter'nal, exter'nal, frater'nal, biber'nal, immer'sion, 
 iinper'fect, infer' nal, inser'tion, in ter' ment, inter'ual, 
 inter'pret, in ver' sion, ma ter' nal, observ'ance, ob- 
 serv'ant, pa ter' nal, per verse' nest<?, per ver' sion, pre- 
 fer' ment, pre serv' er, re vers' al, re ver' sion, sub vcr'- 
 sion, sub ver' sive, su per' nal, un cer' tain. Dis con- 
 cert', intersperse. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of ^. 
 
 3. Ke hears' al. Cir'cular, cir'cuin spect, cir'cnm- 
 stance, firm' a ment. Attor'noy. Court' e^us, court' 
 esy, jour' nal ism, jour' nal ist, jour'neynum, adjourn'- 
 ment. Bur' den some, bur'glary, cnrv'ature, fur' be- 
 ]ow, fur'nishing, fur'nitiire, fur' flior ance, fur'tlier- 
 more, nurs'ery, sur'gory, tur'bulcnt, tur' pen tine, 
 tur'])itude, ur'gcncy. Do nmr' rer, disburse' ment, 
 dis cur sion (dis ker' shun), dis cur' sive, diur'nal, ex- 
 cur' sion, in cur' sion, insnr'gent, noctur'nal, preeur'- 
 sor, sub urb' an, un bur' den, u surp' er lie iui burse'
 
 TRISYLLABLES 1 IN ICE. 105 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fliis ; azure 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The clerg3'man at the liermitage will certainly certify the king 
 of the inarriage. Know for a certainty, that perjury and perfidy 
 shall receive their deserts. Fertilize the soil hefore the seeds ger- 
 minate. The merciful herrnitess prayed fervently for that merciless 
 personage. Secure a permanent place in a mercantile house. Pay 
 for the mercliandise with tlie perquisites of your office. AVill that 
 servitor servilel}' permit a termagant to persecute hira? 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. lie will report adversely concerning coercive measures. His 
 advertence and discernn)ent i)revented desertions. He has an aver- 
 sion to coercion. Bis infernal assertions and aspersions caused the 
 dispersion of my friends. The conversion and inunersioii of my 
 fraternal preserver made my heart glad. If that emergence discon- 
 cert hiiu, I fear it nuiy cause tiie 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 
 denmrrer 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 insurgeuts shall 
 reimburse the expenses of the war. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES 1 IN ICE. 
 
 1. Bi'naiy, bind'ery, brib'ery, di'adem, di'a- 
 gram, di'alect, di' a log?^(?, di'amond, di'aper, dia- 
 pliragni (di' a fraui), di' a ly, di' o cest', fin' er y, hi' e- 
 rarcA, i'cick^, i'rony, i'siuglas5, i'vory, li'abl^, li'- 
 brary, likt?' li hood, lixVlihood, livd'lines^, mi'cro- 
 scopg, ni' ce ty, wgJii' in gak, ni' tro gen, pi' e ty, pi'- 
 racy, ph'abk, pri'niacy, pri'mary, pri'vacy, qui'e- 
 tudd, ri'otcus, ri'valry, bt'i'olisui, sci'olist, ei'ueciire,
 
 106 NATIONAL rRONOUNCINO SPELLER, 
 
 igc, St, lit, all, hkre, ask ; mi, fend, ^rr ; Ice, *n ; 6ld, ^n, do. 
 
 siz'abk, tifli'abl^, vi'aduct, vi'olkte, vi'olenc^j vi'o 
 lent, vi' o let. 
 
 2. Abid'er, abid'ing, acqiiir<3'meiit, adinir'er, 
 afii'ancg, alli'ance, almi^At'j, arri'val, aspir'aiit. 
 assiyn'iiient, eonipirer, compli'ancc, compliant, 
 aon fine' nieiit, con niv' anc^i, con si</n' nient, contriv 
 anc^, deci'plicr, dcci'sive, decri'al, defi'anc^, dcfin'- 
 er, deni'al, de sir' (9ns, disci' pk, enVight' en, enliv'- 
 cu, en ticti' nient, enti'tk, envi'ron, ex cit(3' inent, 
 ho ri' zon, in diet' nient, in cite' ment, in qni' ry, O ri' on, 
 pro vi' so, re ci' tal, re fine' nient, re li' auce, re pri' sal, 
 re quire' ment, re qui' tal, re tire' inent, re vi' val, sa li'- 
 va, sub si' deuce, survi'val, surviv'er, un niiud'ful, 
 un qui' et, un time' ly. 
 
 3. Advertise', coincide', impolite', subdivide,' su- 
 per fine, su per scribe, su ])er vise. 
 
 Aljjliabetic Equivalent of i. 
 
 4. Dy' nas ty, by' a ciutli, by' dro gen, a sy' lum. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. "When going to the bir lery to get a diary, .Tames saw a binary 
 or double star. Jf the hierarch of the diocese use irony, lie "will be 
 liable to censure. Tlicre 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 Jiis liveliliood with his microscope. Did a 
 nightingale disturb tlie (juictude of liis jirivacy? lie gained a sine- 
 cure by violence. I found a violet near the viaduct. 
 
 2. My affianced admirer is a constant abider at t)iir house. His 
 refinement aud ac(iuirenieiits entitle the sole surviver of the family 
 to aH[)ire to such an alliance. In ci>in]ili,in(jo with my wishes, the 
 aspirant made an assignment of liis c-ttjite. I am do>irous, by some 
 coiitrivaucc, to enliven the hours of his conliuement. On his arri- 
 val, tlie disciple will deci|)her the letter. At the decisive moment, 
 in delianee of my command, by his connivance, they procured tho 
 coudignment of the goods without proviso. Oriou appears above
 
 TRISYLLABLKS 1 IN IN. K't 
 
 mutf . up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azure. 
 
 the horizon. After flie subsidence of the excitement, the jury found 
 an indictment, rnmindful of danger, we will envirun the enemy 
 and make a reprisal. Place no reliance on his untimely aid. 
 
 3. It is not impolite to advertise. Su[)ervise the labor, if they 
 subdivide the superfine goods. 
 
 4. Under the dynasty of tliis good prince, the poor had an asy- 
 lum. Has the hyacinth blown? Hydrogen is the liglitest knowa 
 substance. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES 1 IN IN. 
 
 1. Bib' lie al, big' a iny, big' ot ly, c/a-is' tcu dom, 
 eAris' tuning, (^liv'alry, dliiv' al iwis, ciiii'eter, cin'iia- 
 mon, cit'izcn, civ'iliz<?, clin'ical, cit'adel, crini'i- 
 iial, crim' i nat^, crit' ic al, crit' i cist\ crit' i cism, dif- 
 fer enc^, different, dif licult, diffidence, dif'lident, 
 dig'nify, dil'igence', dif i gent, dil'iient, dini'ity, dis'- 
 locat(^, dis' ci pliik^, dis'sipate, dis' sonant, div'idend, 
 til' a nient, Hn' i cal, fish' er y, friv' o ]ous, hide' o ry, 
 hid' e ous, hiii' der ancc, his' to ry, liifli' er to, id' i oni, 
 id' i ot, ig' no ranc/', ig' no rant, im' age ry, ini' i tate, 
 im' mi nent, iin' mo late, im' pe tns, im' pie inent, im'- 
 pli cate, im' po tence, im' po tent, im' pre cate, im' j^ii- 
 dence, im' pu dent. 
 
 2. In'cidence, in' ci dent, in' ere ment, in'tnibns, iii'- 
 dicate, in'digence, in' di gent, in' di go, in' do iciice, 
 in' do lent, in' du rate, in'dustry, in' famous, in' fa my, 
 in' fancy, in'fantile, in'fereuce, in'fidel, in' finite, in'- 
 fluence, in' jury, in'nocence, in' no cent, in' novate, 
 in'solence, in' so lent, m'stigate, in'stitute, in'stru- 
 ment, in' te ger, in' te gral, in' tel lect, in' ter course, ir.'- 
 ter est, in' ter im, in' ter lude, in' ter val, in ter view (iii'- 
 tervu), in'tricate, in'vocate, ir'ritate, it'erate. 
 
 3. Lfb'eral, lib' er ate, lib' er tine, lib'erty, lic'o- 
 rice, lig' anient, lig' attire, Hn'eage, liquefy (lik' wo fi),
 
 108 NATIONAL I'KONUUXCING SI'KLLEK. 
 
 ige, At, dit, dll, b3,ie, ask ; mh, feud, hr ; ice, fa ; old, on, do. 
 
 liq' uid at^, lit' a n y, lit' i gate, lit' m* gy, liv' er y, niicA'. 
 ael mas, mil' i taut, mil' i tate, mil' li ner, mim' ic ry, 
 inin' er al, miii' is ter, min' is try, miu' strel sy, min' u- 
 eiid, mill' u et, mir'ack, mis' clr^'e voiis, mis' ere aut, 
 mis'ery, mit' i gaiit, mit'igat^, mit' ti mus, jjil' grim- 
 ag'', i)ir lo ry, pin' iia cl^, pit'eous, })rimitivc, priv'- 
 i lege. 
 
 4. Rib' aid ry, rick'ety, rid' i cul^, rig'or<>iis, rlt'- 
 ual, riv'ulet, sig' iial iz<?, sig' iial ly, sig'iiatur<?, sig'- 
 ui i'y, sir la Imb, sil' li ly, sim' i lar, sim' pk ton, sim'- 
 pli fy, skil/' fill ly, slip' per y, stig' ma tiz?, stim' u late, 
 stim'ulmis, stip'ulat^, tiin'or^nis, tit' n lar, trin'ity, 
 triv'ial, vic'tory, vig'ilanct?, vig'ilant, vig'orMis, 
 vil'lrtinmis, vil'lainy, vin' di cate, vin'egar, vir' u- 
 lont, vis'cora, vis'iblf, vis' i bly, vis' it ant, vis' iter, 
 vit' ri ol, vi\' i ly, wil' der nes5. 
 
 5. A bri</g' inent, ac quit' tal, ac quit' lanc(?, ad di- 
 tion (ad dish' un), ad mis sion (ad mish' im\ ad mit' tanc^, 
 af flic tion (afflik'sliun), afflict' i\(', ambi'tion, assist'- 
 ancc, ans pi cious (ds pisli' us), baptis'mal, benig'nant, 
 he wil' der, ea pri' cious, ci vil ian (se vil' 3"an), col lis- 
 ion (kol liz' un), com mis' sion, com mit' meut, com mit'- 
 te<', con di' tion, con fis' cat/3, consid'er, con sist' enc<3, 
 consist'ent, con tin' gent, con tin' u<?, con tri' tion, con- 
 vie' tion. 
 
 C>. Decision (desiz'un), defl. cient (defisli'ent), deli- 
 cious (de lisli' us), delin'tpient, deliver, dentition (den- 
 lisli' un), de ris ion (de r!z' un), de scrip tion (de skrlp'- 
 shun,) de scrip' tivc% dimin'isli, dismission (dismisli'un), 
 distiniH' iv^, distinct' ly, dis tin'guish, dis tril/ ut£', di- 
 vision (do viz'.uu), do mill' ion, e clip' tic, edi'tion, ef- 
 li'cieut, elic'it^ elision (eliz'un), el lip' sis, el lip' tic, 
 clix'irj cini)ir'ic, e nig' ma, enkindk, e pis tie (e pits'-
 
 TRISYLLABLES — I IN IN 109 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fhis ; aaure. 
 
 — - - - ^ 
 
 sl), equip'ment, exhib'it, exist'encf, exist'ent, ex- 
 plic' it, ex tin' guisli. 
 
 7. Fa mil iar (fa mil' yar), flotil'la, forbid' d^ii, fru- 
 i tion (frii isli' un), il lie' it, im bit' tcr, im pris' o\\ in- 
 cision (iiisiz'iiii), in flic tion (in fl!k' sliun), inflict'iv^, 
 in fringes' ment, inliib'it, in i tial (in isli' al), initiate(in- 
 fsli' at), in sip' id, in stiiict' ivg, in trin' sic, ju di cial (Ju- 
 disli'al), jndicions (jndish'us), litigious (litid'jns), lo- 
 gi'cian, magi'cian, mali'cions, malig'nant, mispris- 
 ion (mis priz' nn), moni'tion, muni' tion, musician (mu* 
 zisli'an), narcis'sus, nutri'tious, of fi' cial, offi'cious 
 o mis sion (o misli' un), o pin ion (o pin' yun), op ti' cian 
 
 8. Pacific, patrician (pa trisli' an), pavilion (pa 
 viryun), perdition (per dish' un), permission (per 
 misli'un), per mis' si v^, pernicious (per nisli' us), peti' 
 tion, pliysi'cian, po si' tion, postiU'ion, precision (pre' 
 s!z' un), pre die' tion, pro dig ions (pro did' jus), pio hib' 
 it, prolific, pro vin' cial, pro vision (pro viz' un), punc 
 tiHo (punk til' yo), punctilious (punk til' y us), religion 
 (relid'jun), religious (re lid' jus), relin'quish, reniit'- 
 tanc^, re sist' anc^^, re stric tion (re strik' shun), re strict'- 
 ivg, satir'ic, sedi'tion, so lie' it, specific, statist' ic, 
 sub mis' sion, sub mis' siv(?, suf ficient (suffish'eut), sus- 
 pi'cion, suspi'cious, syrin'ga, terrific, tradi'tion, 
 transition (tran siz' un), trans mis' sion, tui'tion, un- 
 skilZ'ful, mi thrift' y, unwil/'ing, vermil'ion, vindic'- 
 iti v^, vo li' tion. In ter mif, vi o lin. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of i. 
 
 9. Cyl'inder, crys'talizc, hyp'ocritt-, myr' i ad, 
 mys'tery, mys'tical, mys-'ticism, mys'tify, phys'ic- 
 al, pyr'amid, sye'amor<?, syc'o pliant, syl'labk, syl' la- 
 bus, syl'logism, sym'metry, sym'pathy, sym'phuuy,
 
 110 NATIONAL PRONOCXCING SFKLLKK. 
 
 Age, At, art, All, Mre, ask ; mi, hnd, hr ; ice, in ; 6kl, 611, <13. 
 
 syjVcAroiiism, syii'oope, syn'onyin, syii'thesis, typ'- 
 ica], tvi)'it'v, tvr'aiinlzc, tvr'aniKnis. tvr'auny. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. In llic 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 my 
 finical friend criticise that frivolous work, see that his criticism is 
 just. I saw a cimeter at the citadel. There is a marked dilference 
 between ditTidence and ignorance. Hitherto, that diffident man has 
 berii diligent in business. That impudent lad will soon dissipate 
 lii> sliare of the dividend. You will be in imminent danger, if that 
 ]ii(k'()us idiot seize the hickory cane. 
 
 2. What incidence caused his indigence? The increment of his 
 garden indicates a rich soil. That infamous woman Avill indurate 
 her son's heart, in infancy. Indolence and insolence often lead to 
 infamy. What could instigate the infidel to irritate that innocent 
 youtli 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 (tf good lineage. 
 Liberty is the ligament that binds the states together. Tlie liturgy 
 was prepared for the churcii 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 cliild exposed to the ridicule and 
 ribaldry of that villainous man? Will that rigorous man observe 
 tiie ritual service? The signatures are similar. Though the de- 
 fense was vigorou.s, he fought skillfully, gained the victory, and 
 signalized his name. His vigilance will enable him signally to de- 
 feat their villainy, and vindicate his honor. Tiie simpleton chose 
 a slippery path near a rivulet, in the wilderness. Rocpiest 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 i)risoner. In his affliction, if he 
 gain admission into your liouse, he will implore your assistance. 
 On that auspicious occasion, ambition induced t)ie capricious civil-
 
 TRISYIXABLKS~<) IX OLD. Ill 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh , ftiis ; azuve. 
 
 ian to secure a commission in the army. The collision was contin' 
 gent. Consider the condition of tlie parties. If he feel contrition 
 and continue consistent with himself, the trial can not lead to his 
 commitment and conviction. 
 
 6. Tlie delinquent was deficient in decision. Did the efficient 
 youth deliver my epistle and the delicious fruit? If you would 
 avoid derision, speak distinctly, and he 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 dcci" 
 iou 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 jihysician 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. Subn'iission 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. Josepli 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'kerag^, c7cl6'rofonn, ccVgencj, c6'mat6s/?, 
 co' ]>i ons, droW er y, f o' ]i age, fo' li o, for' ci bk, for' ci- 
 blj, ford'abk, forg'ery, glo'rify, glo'rious, hosiery 
 (lio'zere), jo' vial, iio'tify, o'diiim, o'dii^us, o'penly, 
 o'\>cn'mg, o'|)iut^, o'piiiin, o'rient, o'riold, po'esy.
 
 112 NATIONAL I'RONOrNCING SPELLEJl. 
 
 Age, At, Alt, all, bare, ask; mi, ^nd, 6rr ; ice, !n ; 6ld, on, do. 
 
 po' et ly, pop' er y, por' ti co, po' ten cy, po' tent htCy 
 sto' ic al, vo' ta ry , zo' di ac. 
 
 2. Ab do' men, a dor' er, am bro sia (am bro' za), am- 
 bro sial (am bro' zal), ap por tion (ap por' slum), a tone'- 
 ment, atrocious (atnVshus), a!n"o'ra, com mo' tion, 
 com po' nent, com pos ure (kom po' zur), con dolt^' ment, 
 con do' lenct', corrosion (korro'zun), corro'siv<?, de- 
 co'rous, deco'rum, depo'nent, de j^ort' ment, dcvo'- 
 tion, diplo'ma, disclosure (disklo' zur), dispos'al, di- 
 vorce' ment, e loyie' ment, e mo' tion, en i'ovce' ment, en- 
 no' bl^, enrollment, explosion (eks plo' zun), explo'- 
 si V5, ex po' nent, fe ro' cious, fore clos ure (for klo' zur), 
 hero'ic, igno'bl<?, in clos ure (inkl6'z\ir), mor^o'vcr, 
 Octo'ber, op po' nent, pro mot' er, promot'iug, jiro- 
 mo'tion, promo'tive, pro por' tion, pro po' sal, sono'- 
 rous, unho'ly, unsocial (un so' sluil), unto'it'ard, un- 
 whole' some, 
 
 3. Decompose', dis em bog«^e', incommode', indis- 
 pose, in ter pose. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of 6. 
 
 4. En croach' ment. Un court' ly. Be stow' ment, un 
 foreknown'. 
 
 JJictatirm Kxerrmes. 
 
 1. The cogency of las arj;;unicnt, ■\vlien cliiiming the brokerage, 
 forcibly reiiiiiuled me of our jovial friend, lie noticed your droll- 
 ery in hid comatose or drowsy condition. After such co])iou.s 
 bliowers, the stream will not be forduble. The jjoetry of the Orient 
 U glorious. Much is said, iu poesy, of flowers and foliage. That 
 forgery will bring odium upon his fauiily. 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 tlic potency of popory. 
 
 2. Your adorer says that the ambrosial fruit is at your disposal. 
 Observe dutt decorum while I apix>rtiou the diplomas. I cau uot
 
 TKISYLI.AJ!I>;8 <> IN ON. 1 1 'J 
 
 nr'iin, up, fail — c as k ; g as j ; n ari iig : s as z ; dh .s sli : tbis . . zure. 
 
 gain my comi)Osure till tliat untoward, atrocious wretch makes full 
 atonement fur causing this commotion and blood.shed. There w.-is 
 ail important disclosure in his letter of condolence. Is the air im. 
 wholesome, in October? If, .ifter her elopement, you wish to obtain 
 a divorcement, my services are at your disjiosaj. 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 an<l 
 lead to his promotion. The deportment of the de|)onent at h s 
 devotions was decorous. Will emotions of pity })revent the en- 
 forcement of the foreclosure? Your op})onent made an unholy ami 
 unsocial proposal. 
 
 3. Can water be decomposed? Where does tlie river disembogue i 
 If he try to incommode you while you are indisposed, 1 will inter 
 pose in your behalf. 
 
 4. Accept the bestovvmeiit. That uncourily encroachment was 
 utiforeknown. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES O IN ON. 
 
 i. BSd'ily, b6t\anj, brOii' c/a' a, bron'cAi al. choc'- 
 olate, c/iol'era, choVerie, cZor' is ter, c^ron' i cJe, 
 cod' i cil, cog' i tkte, cog' ni zance, cog' ni zant, cor lo- 
 quy, col' o nize, col' o iiy, col' um bine, com' bat ant, 
 com' e dv, com' ic al, com' i ty, com' mo dore, com' pe- 
 lence, com' pe tent, com' plm sane*?, com'plcosant, com'- 
 plicate, com' pro mis<?, com'promit, con' fer enc^-, con'- 
 fidence, con' fi dent, con' gre gate, con'gruence coii'gru- 
 ent, con'gruc>us, con' ju gal, con' jugate, con' se crate, 
 con' se quence, con' sequent, con' sonant, con'stancy 
 (ion'stitute, con' sn late, con' sul ship, con'tinence, con' 
 tinent, con' tra band, con'trary, con'versant, con'- 
 vocat«9, cop'y-book, cop' per as, cor'onal, cor' oner 
 cnr'onet, cot'tager, crock' ery, croc'odile. 
 
 2. Doc' i ble, doc' trin al, d5c' u ment, dog' matisin, 
 dog' ma tize, dol' or ous, dom' i cil, dom' i nant, doni'- 
 inate, drop'sical, fop' per y, for' ester, front' is p^ece, 
 glob'ular, glos.s'ary, liol'iday, iioi'lyhoek, lioni'icide,
 
 Hi NATIONAL riiONOtrNCING SPKLI.KU. 
 
 ige, at, ai t, all, bare, ask ; mi, end, err ; ice, iu ; 6lcl, on, di. 
 
 hom'ilj, hom'iny, Aon' est j, lior'ribl<3, hos'pital, 
 joc'ular, log' a ri Aims, log'ical, Ion' gi tudc, lot'tery, 
 moc' ca sz'n, mock' er y, mock' ing 1 j, mod' er ate, mod'- 
 erii ize, mod' est ly, mod' est j, mod' i fy, mod' ii late, 
 mol'lify, mon'arcA'y, moii'itor, moii'otonc, mon'a 
 ment, mor'alist, mor'alizt^, iiom'inal, nom'inatb 
 non'de script, iiov'elty. 
 
 3. Ob' e lisk, 6b' li gate, 6b' lo qny, 6b' sc quics, 6b'- 
 60 letc, ob' sta cle, ob' sti natc, ob' vl ate, oc' cu pant, 
 oc'cupy, oc'ular, of'licer, oft en times (off nth nz), 
 oni' i nous, on' er <?us, op' e ra, op' er ate, op' po site, 
 op'ulence, op' n lent, or'acle, or' a tor, or'itice, or'- 
 igin, or' i son, or'rery, ox' y gen, pol'icy, pol'itic, 
 pol'ity, pol'yglot, pol'ygon, pol'ypLis, jjon'derous, 
 pop'ular, ])op' u late, pop'ulous, por' ringer, pos'i- 
 tive, pos'sible, pos'sibly, jjost' Im mous, post' u late, 
 pot' ter y, po v ' er ty . 
 
 4. Pr6b'able, prob'ity, prod' i gal, prod'igy, prof- 
 ligate, prog'eny, prom' i ncnce, prom' i nent, prom'is- 
 ing, prompt' i tilde, prop' a gate, prop'erly, prop'erty, 
 proph'ecy, proph'esy, proph'etes^?, pros' e cute, pros'- 
 elyte, pros' ody, prot'estant, prov'ender, prov'i- 
 dence, prov'ident, prox'imate, rob'bery, scrofula, 
 scrofulous, sorecism, sol'ccize, sol'emness, sol'^ 
 cmnize, torem^ily, sol' i tude, solv'cncy, sopli' ist rj-, 
 soph' o more, tol'crance, tol'erate, tom' a liai6'k, top' 
 ical, trop'ical, vocative, vol' a tile, vol'uble. 
 
 5. Abli6r'rence, abh6r'rent, abol'isli, acc6m' 
 plisli. ac knowV ceZge, a cros' tic, ad mon' isli, al lot' 
 ment, a pos' tute, a pos tie (a p6s' si), as ton' isli, ca lor'- 
 ic, car bon' ir, cAaot'ic, colos'sal, colos'sus, com- 
 pos' ite, dcmol'ish, de mon' strate, depos'it, despond'- 
 ent, despot'ic, dissolv'cnt, e Ion' gate, em bod' y, ex-
 
 TKISYLLAliLES O IN OX. 11; 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 ot' ic, liar mon' ic, im mod' est, im nior' al, ijii pos' tor, 
 im post lire (im post' yur), im j^romp' tu, im prop' er, in- 
 con' stant, insolv'ent, laeon'ic, iiiason'ic, moroc'co, 
 narcot'ic, opos'sum, pro bos' cis, prog nos' tic. remon'° 
 6tranC(?, re mon' strata, re spond' eiit, respon'sivg, scle* 
 rot'ic, si roc' CO, spas mod' ic, svmboric, sj'nop'sis, 
 un com' mon, im con scions (nn kon' slius), un god' ly, 
 un trod' df n. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalent of o. 
 
 6. Hal' i but, quad' ran gk', quad' ra turc, quad' ru- 
 ped, cjuad' ru pk, qnal' i fy, quarity, quan'dary, 
 quail' ti ty, quar an tine (kwOr' an ten), quar' rel ing, 
 quar' rel mmc, quar' ry ing. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Did the clioleric combatant CO jou bodily harm? Tlie cotta- 
 ger will find a description of the columbine in my Manual of Bot- 
 any. Cholera is prevalent in the colony. Does chocolate alfect 
 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 tlie conference, was contrary to 
 his nature. The complaisant teacher drew a picture of a crocodile, 
 in my copy-book. County, 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. Tlie coroner, wiio was conver- 
 sant with the deceased, will cunvucate a jury. 
 
 2. The forester says the dog is dociblo. This document is a doc- 
 trinal homily that will remove your dogmatism. Did you hear tlie 
 dolorous cries of the dropsical i)aticnt at the hosi)ital ? Is hominy 
 a novelty ? Modernize the mocca.-in. Do not modulate your voire 
 in mockery. Modesty and honesty will mollify his anger. That 
 nondescript committed a horrible crime. The moralist Avill iinxl- 
 estly moralize on the effects of lotteries. Does the logical monit.u- 
 understand Jogarithius ? 
 
 3. After performing the la-^t obsequies, obligate ths man to erect 
 an obelisk over the grave. The policy of that obstinate oflacer was
 
 116 NATIONAL lUOXOlNCING Bri;i.Li;R. 
 
 age, at, iit, all, b^ie, Mi ; m^, end, err; ice, in; old, 6n, d6. 
 
 the subject of much obloquy. My porringer is not ponderous. A 
 polyjilot bible is a bible in many languages. A polygon is a figure 
 of many ^-ides. A pt)lypus is soinetliing 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 
 ]iopulous land. His silence with regard to the opera is ominous. 
 If it be possible to engage the i)oi)ular orator, it will be politic. A 
 knowledge of the origin of that obsolete saying would not obviate 
 tlie obstacle. What can occupy the time of the opulent occupant 
 of the house opposite? 
 
 4. The progeny of that i)rodigal, if propi.'rly taught, will not be 
 l)rofligate. That prominent and jM-omising man is noted for his 
 probity and promptitude in business. When the protestant became 
 a proselyte, he desired to propagate the soj)liistry. Tiiat provident 
 young man will prosecute his guardian, to secure his property 
 Did the prophetess prophesy that the prophecy would prove false ? 
 If the V(jluble sopliomore understand syntax and prosody, he will 
 not use a solecism. By his j)n)videncc, while in that tropical coun- 
 try, he will maintain Ijis solvency. The tomahawk was the prox- 
 imate cause of tiie 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 im])romptu acrostic, she will 
 astonish me. If the apostle demonstrate to the ajiostate 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. Tlie impostor undci'stands the symbolic lan- 
 guage of the mascmic order. Do not cinliody in a book those im- 
 modest and immoral sayings. Tlie speecii of the respondent, in 
 favor of his remonstrance, was laconic ami unconnnon. That un- 
 godly and inconstant man obtained the morocco and exotics b}* 
 improj)cr means. 
 
 6. We found a large quantity of halibut on the quarantine ground. 
 If you (juadrui)le your offer, you may take the (puulruped. A quad- 
 rangle is a figure li.aving four equal angles. The quarrelsome lad is 
 quarreling with a man who is quarrying stone. 
 
 TlilRYLLAl'.LES O IN DO, 
 
 1. Mov'ubld, inov'ably. Iiii prove' ment, improv'* 
 ing, remov'al, remov'er, i-cmov'ing. Mis im prove''.
 
 TUISYIXABI.KS U IN MUTE. 117 
 
 m 
 
 htc. up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of 6. 
 
 2. Foorery, foul'luirdy, scAooF-fel low?, scAool'- 
 master. Cru' ci blt% cru'cifix, cru' ci fj, pru'dently, 
 pru' der y, prun' iiig-Ajiilfe', prii' ri ence, prii' ri ent, ru': 
 bican, ru'bicuud, ru'diiuent, ru'in^us, rn'ininant, 
 ru' ini ixkte, scru' pu Ions, scru' ti ny, tru' en lenc^, tru'- 
 eu lent. In tru sion (in tro' zun), ob tru' siou, pro tru'- 
 sion. Un fruit' ful. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The remover is removing the movable property. If you mis- 
 improve j-our time, you will inukc no improvement. 
 
 2.. The schoolmaster will reprove the foolery of my foolhardy 
 tichool-fellow. He prudently concealed his crucilix. The lady witli 
 xubicund hair is noted for her prudei-y. That ruminant beast cost 
 a ruinous price. Can you endure the scrutiny and truculcnce oi 
 that scrupulous general ? Use the pruning-kuife ou that unfruitful 
 tree. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES U IX MUTE. 
 
 1. Cu' cumber, cu'pola, cu'racy, cu'rativ<?, cu'- 
 rious, cu'ticle, du'bious, diir'abk, flu' en cy, fu'gi- 
 tiv<', fu' mi gat^, fn' ner al, fu' ri ous, fu' si bk, glu' ti- 
 natc, glu'tinous, liu'morist, liu'mor^^us, liu'morsom^, 
 ju'bile<,', jii'venil^, lu'crativ^, lu' di crmis, lu' mi nous, 
 lu'nacy, lu'natic, lu'tulciit, mu'cilagt', mu' table, 
 mu' ti lattf, mu' ti nous, mu' li ny, niut u al (mut' yu al), 
 nu'meral, nu'merat^, nu'merous, nu' tri ment, nn'- 
 tri tiv<?, pu' er ik, pu' pil age, pu' ri fy, pu' ri tan, pii- 
 rity, pu'trefy, spu'rions, stu' di ous, stu'pefy, su'i- 
 cide, u ni corn (yu' ni karn), u'niform, unison (}'u'ne- 
 sun), u' ni ty, u' ni verse, u su al (_vu' zu al), u su rer (jxV- 
 2u rer), u su ry (\-u' zu re).
 
 118 NATIONAL FKONOLNCING SPELLliR. 
 
 ige, &t, ^it, mi, bare, fek ; mo, Siul, err ; Ice, fn ; old, fin, d6. 
 
 2. Ablution (ab 111' slmn), abiis'iv^, accu'sant, a- 
 cu' men, al lure' nient, al hi sion (al lu' ziin), al lu' sive, 
 a 1UUS6' nient, amus'ing, amu'siv^, Li tu' men, collu- 
 sive, collusion (kollu'zun), communion (kommun'- 
 yun), con clu sion (kon kill' zun), con clii' sivt", condu- 
 cive, con fu sion (kon f u' zun), con tu sion (kon tu' zun), 
 do hi sion (de lu' zun), de hi' sive, dif fn sion (dif fu' zun), 
 diffu'sive, dihi'tion, effusion (effii'zun), endur'- 
 ance, exclusion (eksklu' zun), exclu'sive, illu'miur, 
 il lu sion (il 111' zun), illu'sive, inchi'sive, induc^'ment, 
 in fu sion (in fu' zun), in liu' man, pe cul iar (pe kul' yar), 
 pollu'tion, pro fu sion (pro fu' zun), ])ursu'ant, refu'- 
 sal, scorbu'tic, seclusion (seklu'zun), solu'tion, suf- 
 fusion (siiffu' zun), sulpliii' ric, tri bu' nal. 
 
 3. Immature', importune', insecure', opportune'. 
 
 Alphabetic Ecpiivalents of ii. 
 
 4. Beau'teous, beau'tiful, beau'tify, eucharist(yu'- 
 karist), eu'logist, eu'logize, eu'logy, eu' phony, 
 ])kni'risy, r/zeum' a tism, amateur', renew'al, suit'- 
 a ble. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. I s.aw a ciiciiiiilior at the ciinicy. Tlio juvenile fiitritive is in 
 t}ie cupola. Tlie cuticle of tlic hand is not very dunible. Fumi- 
 gate her room and buy a curative plant. Is that glutinous substance 
 fusible? 'The .success of that furious man is dubious. The curious 
 liuinorist is noted for his fluency. I heard many humorous and 
 ludicrous tales, during the juliilee. The want of luitiiiuent in the 
 ship caused mutiny and Iuiku'V. r)iil ihe hiiiaiic mutilate the book ? 
 'The poems that were written dm'iiig ids pupilage, though numerous, 
 were puerile. Do you question the juirity of tlie puritan? Kum 
 will stupefy and cause suicide. The studious lad refused to take 
 spurious money. That luminous argument is in unison with in\ 
 views. The usurer t<Hik more tlian his usual usury, for the use of 
 that money. 
 
 2. Frequent ablution is conducive to health. The acciufiiut, io
 
 TKISYLLABLES U IN UP. 110 
 
 mute, up, full.--c as k : g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fhis ; azure. 
 
 his allusion to tlie refusal of the accused, used abusive language. 
 He has too much acumen to be deceived by sucli allurements. In- 
 nocent amusements are conducive to health. The illusions of his 
 youth were amusing. We arrived at the conclusion that the confu- 
 sion Avas the result of collusion. His essay for the diffusion of use- 
 liil knowledge will long illumine the page of history. That inhu- 
 man act tried his endurance. Tliat peculiar inducement is delusive. 
 'J'hc tribunal met pursuant to adjournment. 
 
 S. 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 ? Tlie 
 eulogist will prepare a suitable eulogy for the amateur. He has 
 the rheumatism and the pleurisy. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES tJ IN UP. 
 
 1. Bldn'derbus^, buflalo, but'tereup, btit' ter flj, 
 but' ter milk, but' ter nut, but' ter j, cul'pabk', ciil'ti- 
 Viit^, cur'rency, ciis' to dy, cut'lery, dnir/g'erj, dul'- 
 ci nier, ful' irii nkte, ghit' ton ons, glut' tr^u y, guu' uer y, 
 gut' tur al, hiun' niiug-bird, just' i fy, lux u ry (liik' slui- 
 re), inul' berry, uuil'tifonn, luul'tipl^, uuiltiplex, 
 mill' ti ply, uuirtitud(^% unun'mery, uuis'cular, musk'- 
 melou, uul'lify, uul'lity, nuu'ucry, piil>'lican, pnl'- 
 veriz^, puuctual (puugkf yu al), puiict'uat^, puu'- 
 geucy, puu'isliuieut, scur' ril mis, sub'jugat^^, sub'se- 
 (pieut, sub' sidy, sub'stan tivt', sub' sti tut<?, sub' ter- 
 i'txge, suc'cotasli, sue' cu leuce, sue' cu lent, suf focjW, 
 sum'mary, sum' nierset, sumpt'uous, sup' pie ment, 
 Blip' pliant, sup' pli cant, sup' pli eat^, sup'purat.?, sur'- 
 rogat^, ul' cerate, ul' ti mate, ut'terance. 
 
 2. Abund'ance, a bund' ant, accus'toin, asun'der, hi- 
 tum'nal, com pul sion (kom pul' shun), compul'sive, con- 
 cur' rence, con cur' rent, con cus sion (kon kdsli' un), cou- 
 junction (kon junk' shun), conjunct' ure, cou strue' tion,
 
 120 NATIONAL rK0NOU^'CING SI'ELLKK. 
 
 Aj^e, -kt, Alt, ill, bare, hk ; mb, hnd, err ; ice. In ; old, on, d5. 
 
 coil struct' iv^, con sump'' tion, con sump' tiv^, co niin'> 
 drum, convul'sion, convul'sivc, de struc' lion, de- 
 struct' iv6^, discus'sion, et'furgeucf', effurgent, e mul'- 
 geut, c mul' sion, en cum' ber, en cum' bruncc, e rup'- 
 tion, es cu^cli' 6^on, excui'pat<?, expul'sion, expul'siv^t, 
 tor^rmi'ner, illus' trut^', impul'sion, impul'sivc. 
 
 3. In cul' catc, in cul' patt^, in cum' bent, in cum' ber, 
 in cum' branc<?, indul'genc^, indul'gent, injus'ticc, in- 
 struction (in struk' shim), in struct' iv(?, inun'datc^, ob- 
 struc'tion, obstruct'iv^, occur'rcncc', pcnum'bra, per- 
 cussion (perkusli' nn), pre sum})' tion, ])resum])' tivf, 
 pro due' tion, pro due' tiw, pro mul' gatt', pro pul sion 
 (pro pul' shun), re cum' bent, re cur' renc6% re cur' rent, 
 re due' tion, re dun' danc^, re dun' dant, re t'ul' gence, 
 re ful' gent, re luc' tancc, re luc' tant, re luc' tat(?, re- 
 l)ug' nanc^, re pug' nant, re pul' sion, re pul' siv^, re- 
 vul'sion, rotun'da, triumph' al, trinmjdi' ant, un- 
 just' ly, nnluc'k'y. lnterru])t', reconstruct. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of u. 
 
 4. Col'ander, com' fort er, c(^)m' fort less, com'pany, 
 com' pas5 es, con'jurer, con'stabl<', cov'enant, eov' 
 crlet, cov'etous, gov' ci-n mcnt, hon'e// comJ, hon'ey- 
 moon, some;' body, som'erset, sov'erclyn, won' der- 
 ful. Dis col' or, dis com' fit, en com' pass, re cov' er, 
 an love' ly. Blood'-ves sel. Nour' ish ing, nour' ish meut. 
 
 Dictation £xercises. 
 
 1. If the gluttonous inun understand gunnery, lie will shoot a 
 bulliilo \vitli his hlunderliuss. A buttortly is on the buttercup. I 
 saw Bonie bntteriiiilk juid butternuts in the buttery. If he be oul- 
 piible, take him into custody. It is drudtrery to scour the cutlery. 
 The music of tlie dulcimer is sweeter tlian tiiose guttural sounds. 
 A hummi'ig-liird is on the mulberry. The pupils at the nunnery are 
 piii:rr'.i:!l. Thu- publican will furnish a multitude of guests with sue-
 
 TKISVLLAULKS U IN I-LLI. V>\ 
 
   cotash and muskmelons. The pungency of ti.ese .cun-ilcis remark, 
 moved the uu.scular teacher, on a subsequent day, to inliict punish- 
 ment and subjugate the lad. If the supplement to the will be ob- 
 tained by subtortuge, the surrogate will nullify it. If the '^uitnli 
 cant assume a suppliant posture and supplicate aid, his utterance 
 will be weak. 
 
 2. The fields give promise of autumnal abundance. Abun.lant 
 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 tie. 
 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 etfulgence. 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, lie j.lace 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 i-e- 
 uctantto vote for a reduction of that recumbent officers redun- 
 <lant salary. At that moment, the refulgent beams of the morn in., 
 sun played upon the rotunda. If you try to reconstruct the order 
 ot 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 noun.-hinent, I fear that you will not recover. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES U IN FULL. 
 
 BulZ'-ba^'t iiig, bulZ'etin, busli'ines^. bu^fch'erly. 
 hutch' ei-y. Cook'ery, rook'ery. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 Did the butclierly butcher encourage bull-baiting at the butchery" 
 Their cookery is bad. A woodbine encircles the rookery 
 
 G
 
 122 NATIONAL 1'RONOUNCING SPKLLKK. 
 
 Ago, it, ?ut, s\il. I4if, ask: niu, oiul, err; Ice, in; 6ld, on, dS. 
 
 TRISYLLABLES — OV IN OUR. 
 
 1. Bound' a ly, coun' te naucf, coun'terfdt, couu'' 
 
 terinaiid, coun'terpan^^, couu' ter plot, coun' ter poisj, 
 C'oun' ter sign, fouud' cr y , mount' e bank. A cous' tics, 
 ca reus' al, en coun' ter, cs pons' al , ren' coun ter. 
 
 Alpliabetic Ecpiivalent of ou. 
 
 2. Fowring-pi'ec^, pow'der-horn, pow' der-mil^. Al- 
 low' anc^, a vow' al, em pow' er, en dow' meut. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. "What is the boundary of your State on tlie sontli? f was 
 pre.-ent at tlie espousals and savy tlie bluslies on lier countenance. 
 1 luid a rencounter with tlie mountebank, at the foundery. It' you 
 wish your c()unteri>lot to succeed, send a counterniaud tt) your men 
 and order tlieni to counterfeit a fliglit before they encounter the 
 enemy. The otHeer at the carousal cloes not know the countersign. 
 
 2. 1 saw a [)owder-horn and tuwiing-piece at the powdtT-mill. If 
 my faiiier empower you to name the endowment for the school, 
 iviiicndicr my avowal a!\d make <luc allowance. 
 
 TRISYLLABLKS OI (i\l) IN OIL. 
 
 1 Bois'termis, loi'terer, loi'tering, moi'ety, poi'- 
 s/>n'mg. Adjoin' ing, anoint'er, anoint'ing, appoint'- 
 nient, avoid'anc^, a void' les<f, embroid'cr, em broil'- 
 ing, enjoin' ment, recoil'ing, rejoic'iug, rejoin' der, 
 tub join' ing. 
 
 Alpliabetic E<piivalent of oi. 
 2. Aiinoy'anc/'. em ploy' ment, enjoy' ment. Loy' 
 al tv, rov'al tv. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The conduct of the loiterer was boisterous. While loitering 
 111 nil adjoining Held, I saw a boy poisoning a dog. He was rejoicin.B
 
 I'ULYSYLLABLES A IN AGP:. 123 
 
 uiuto, uj), full. — c as k ; g as j ; u as ng ; s as z ; di as sn ; fiils ; aseuie 
 
 because he had received an ap|)uintiiient and secured a moiety uf 
 liis father's estate. The auoiater was anointing tlie king. To se- 
 cure an avoidance of tlie decree, tlie lawyer was sulijoining a re- 
 joinder to the document. 
 
 2. The employment will promote your enjoymeut and remove 
 -•our annoyance. Royalty is fond of loyalty. 
 
 III. Polysyllables. 
 
 POLYSYLLABLES A IN AGE. 
 
 1. A' mi a bk, fa' vor a bl^, plii' gi a rism, plu' gi a nsr, 
 va' ri a bk, va' ri e giitc. 
 
 2. Abat'abl^j agra'rian, barba'rian, calcareous, 
 dhi can' er j, com pla' cen cy, cu ta' lie ous, ex tra' lie c>us, 
 gram ma' ri an, grega'rious, in ca' pa bk^, irra'diatf, 
 libra'rian, lie fa' ri mis, palla'dium, preca'rions, re- 
 ga' li a, sec ta' ri an, spoil ta' iie ous, ter ra' que ous, nn- 
 cliangc' a h\e, iin fa' vor a bid, vi ca' ri ous. 
 
 3. Acclamation (ale kla ma' shun), ad mi ra'tion, ad- 
 ora'tion, adula'tion, ad van ta'gt'ous, aftida'vit, ag- 
 gra va' tion, al ge bra' ic, al le ga' tion, al li ga' toi', ap- 
 para'tus, ap plica' tion, ap pro ba' tion, aspi I'a' tion, 
 av oca' tion, baslina'do, calcu la'tion, eel e bra' tion, 
 cir cum ja' cent, cog ita' tion, com bi na' tion, com niend- 
 a'tion, com pi la' tion, com plica' tion, coniirm a'tion, 
 con lia gra' tion, con grcga' tion, con sterna' tion, con- 
 sum ma' tion, con tem pla' tion, con versa' tion, con vo- 
 ca'tion, cul ti va'tion. 
 
 4. Dec la ma lion (dek la ma' slum), dec la ra' tion, def- 
 a ma' tion, degrada'tion, demonstra' tion, dep re da'- 
 tion, desola'tion, despera'do, despe ra'tion, detes- 
 ta'tion, devi a'tion, disloca'tion, dissi pa'tion, divi 
 aa'tion, educa'tion, emu la' tion, ex cla' ma tion, ex 
 pec ta' tion, ex por ta' tion, fer men ta' tion, gen er a' tion
 
 124 NATIONAL I'liONOUNCING SI'KLLKK. 
 
 Age, at, s\it, all, b^re, &sk ; mh, iml. err ; Ice, In ; 6ld, on, do. 
 
 gravi ta'tion, liab i ta'tiou, ignora'mus, illus tra'tion, 
 iniijorta'tion, im preca'tion, iiiclina'tion, iiitiamina'- 
 tion, iiilbrina'tiun, in spi ra'-tion, in stiga'tioii, iuti- 
 ma' tion, in iin da' tion, in vo ca' tion, 
 
 5. Lam entatioii (lanien ta'shnn), leg is la' tion, lib- 
 er a' tion, liter a' ti, modi a' tion, niedi ta'tion, mod- 
 era' tion, modula'tion, naviga'tion, nomina'tinn, 
 nnmera'tion, obliga'tion, oc en pa' tion, oj) era' tion, 
 OS ten ta' tion, pallia' tion, pliarisa'ic, prep a ra' tion, 
 pres er va' tion, proc la ma' tion, prof a na' tion, prot es- 
 ta'tion, prov o ca' tion, pub li ca' tion, i)nnrt n a'tiim, 
 recrea'tion, ref orma'tion, ret'u ta'tion, regula'tion, 
 re lax a' tion, rep u ta'tion, res er va' tion, res pi ra' tion, 
 res to ra' tion, rev e la' tion, sal u ta'tion, sop a rai' tion, 
 sit n a' tion, specula' tion, stipula'tion, sup pli ca' tion, 
 sup pura' tion, tribula'tion, tol era' tion, trepi da'tion, 
 un dn la' tion, val u a' tion, va ri a' tion, ven er a' tion, vi- 
 
 la' tion. 
 
 6. Abeceda'rian, ad min is tra'torshi]), disciplinA- 
 
 1 i an, ex tern po ra' ne ous, pre dcs ti ua' ri an, sex a ge- 
 na'rian. An ti trini ta'ri an, val e tudina'rian. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Mary is not amitible, for lier temper is variable. One who 
 is guilty of ])lai,narisiii, or .stealing from the writings of others, is 
 called a i)Iagiarist. If the light be favorable, variegate the paper 
 with blue and white. 
 
 2. The writ is abatable. The agrarian was guilty of chicanery. 
 If the barbarian subsist only on spontaneous i)roductions, his living 
 will be precarious. Sheep are gregarious animals. That extrane- 
 ous matter is calcareous. The grannnarian declares with compla- 
 cency, that he has recovered from the cutaneous disease. The 
 librarian was incapalde of so nefarious an act. That sectarian is a 
 vicarious agent. Tiie earth is called terracpieous because it is com- 
 peted of land and water. 
 
 3. Having; gained tlie aduiiration of the congregation, ho was
 
 I'()LY8YLLABLKS A IN AOF.. 125 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 elected by acclamation. His adoration was sincere. The affidavit 
 and allegation are false. That advantageous measure will secure 
 their afiprobation. 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. His commendation of the 
 compilation is a sufficient confirmation of its value. The confla- 
 gration caused much consternation in the convocation. A due cul- 
 tivation of the head and the lieart will lead to a glorious consum- 
 mation. 
 
 4. Emulation and the expectation of a reward moved him to 
 make a declamation. I rely on liis declaration. Defamation and 
 dissipation caused his degradation. Demonstrations of joy 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 imprecatio!i. 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 has no inclination for information. Her 
 intimation enabled ine 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. If he encourage 
 the violation of just stipulations and accept a false valuation of the 
 goods, I can have no veneration for the man. 
 
 6. The abecedarian says that his teacher is a good disciplinarian. 
 His speech was extemj)oraneous. The y)redestinarian is a sexage- 
 laarian. Will the valetudinarian accept t'-ie administratorship?
 
 r2C) NATION AJ^ rKON'OUNCING SPKI.LEU. 
 
 ige, kt, Srt, Sll, bdre, dsk ; n\b, Jnd, err ; ice, lu ; old, on. do. 
 
 POLYSYLLABLES A IN AT. 
 
 1. Ac/ CCS 80 rj, ac' curacy, Ac'rimoiiy, id' mi ra- 
 bl(', ad' mi rait J, ad'versarj, ag'grandiz<3ment, ag' 
 r'l cult ure (ag' ri kult y ur), al' a bas ter, al' i mo ny, al - 
 legory, am'atory, am' i ca blc, an' ciliary, an'timo- 
 Tij, an'tiquary, an' ti qua ted, ap'oplexy, ap'pli ca- 
 ble, cap'illary, cat' er pillar, cliar'i ta bk^, fash' /on- 
 able, glad'iator, liab'itabk, jan'izary, Jau'uary, 
 lam'entablt'j lap'idary, mag'istracy, iiuir'n'ag^^ablc, 
 mat'rimony, max'illary, uav'i gable, pal'liativr, 
 ])at'nmony, plaii'otary, prac'ti cablr% saramandei", 
 wii'utary, ganct'nary, stat'uary, tab'cr nacle-, val'- 
 u a bit', van quisli a bid (vaiig'kwish abl). 
 
 2. Abau'don ment, a cad' e my, alac'rity, amal'- 
 gamat<?, anarogf>iis, aual'ogy, anal'ysis, anatli'- 
 c ma, anat'omiz6, anat'omy, antag'onist, aspar'a- 
 gus, as sas' sin ate, Au dac' i ty , b^r bar' i ty, be at' i fy, 
 beat'itudd, brutal'lty, calam'i t(^nis, calam'ity, ca- 
 pac' i tkte, ca ])ac' i ty, ca tas' tro plic, co ad' j u tant, co- 
 ag' u lat<?, col lat' er al, com pai-' a t i ve, com par' i son, 
 com pat' ibid, con cat' e natc, concav'ity, congrat'u- 
 latd, con tam'i natd. 
 
 3. De cap' i tatd, dc clar' a tivd, de prav' i ty, di ag'- 
 onal, di am'e ter,, dila[)'i datd, dispar'agdmcnt, dog- 
 mat'ical, cjac'ulatd, elab'oratd, eman'cipatd, em- 
 bar' ras.<f mont, cm bas' sa dor, cm pliat' ir al, c rad' i catd, 
 estab'lisli )nont, cvac/uatd, e vac' u ant, cvan'gclism, 
 e van' gel ist, c van' gel izd, e vap' o ratd, ex ag' ger atd, 
 ex an' i mi\\r\ ex trav' a gancd, ex trav' a gant, fa nat' i- 
 cism, fa tal' i ty, f »r mal' i ty, fru gal' i ty, gram inat'- 
 ical, hilar'ity, Iniuian'i ty. 
 
 4. InAd'cqnatd, infAl'libld, in fant'i cidd, in fat' u-
 
 ror.VSVLLABLKS — A IN AT. ]2T 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; h as njj ; s a.i z ; dh as sh ; fliis ; a?.urc 
 
 kte, in flam' ma bit', iiigrat'i tudf, inhab'itant, iiitran'- 
 si tivt', in val' i datt% i ras' ci bl<?, ir ra tioii al (ir rash'iin 
 al), i tar i cizt^, le gal' i ty, lo cal' i ty, lu quae' i ty, mag 
 nan'imous, men dac'i ty, mirac'ulous, mis an' thro jiy, 
 mo nas'ticism, mo ral' i ty, mortal' ity, oll'ae'toiy. 
 opac'ity, orac'ular, phi lan'tliropist, phi Ian' thro py, 
 plu ral' i ty, po lar' i ty, pre par' a ti w, pre var' i eat*', pro- 
 eras' ti natt^, rapac'ity, raseal'ity, real' ity, refraet'- 
 ory, re fran' gi blc, re gal' ity, retal'iatf, sagac'ity, 
 somnam'bulism, som nam' bu list, tenac'ity, theat'- 
 rieal, to bad' eo nist, tyran'nieal, u min'i iiK;as, iin- 
 nat' u ral, ur ban' i ty, ve rae' i ty, ver nae' u lar, vi vae'- 
 i ty, vo rac' i ty, vnl gar' i ty. 
 
 5. Declam'atory, deelar'atory, defam'atory, ex- 
 elam'atory, imag'inary, inhab'itahk, prepar'atory, 
 
 (). Ben e f ac' tor, co ri an' der, dem o crat' ic, dip lo- 
 mat^ iO, em blem at' ic, mal e fac' tor, man u fact ure (maii- 
 yufakt'yur), math e mat' ies, memo ran' dum, mu ri- 
 al' ie, sys tem at' ie. 
 
 7. lii o graph' ic al, car a van' sa ry, cor di al' i ty, eos- 
 mo graph' ie al, erim i nal'i ty, cquilat'cral, gencal- 
 o gy, gen er al' i ty, ge o graph' ic al, hos pi tal' i ty, in- 
 com pat' i blc, lib er al' i ty, man n fac' to ry , math e nuxt'- 
 ical, miner al'ogy, personal' ity, pertinac'i ty, pop- 
 u lar' i ty, prin ci pal' i ty, pi-od i gal' i ty , pnnct u al' i ty, 
 pnsillan'immis, regular' ity, sat is fac' to ry, secular'- 
 ity, sen suali ty (senshual'i te), similar'ity, su per- 
 an'nuatt-, top o graph' ical, ty po graph' ic al, indefat'- 
 igabl^-. 
 
 8. Ar is to crat' ic, ec cle si as' tic, en thu si ast' ic, con 
 ge ni al' i ty, con vi v i al' i ty, in stru men tal' i ty, ma te- 
 rial' ity, munic ipal'i ty, uni versal'i ty. Immate* 
 ri al' i ty. in di vid u al' i ty, per pen die u lar' i ty.
 
 128 NATIONAL TKONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, it, art, ill, biie, Isk ; mh, ^nd, ^rr ; ice, in ; old, on, d6. 
 
 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 liis acrimony. His ideas of agricul- 
 aire are antiquated. He Avishes to secure the magistracy for his 
 own 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 chariKble lapidary has a"i attack of 
 apoplexy. The river is navigable, jn January, when she is mar- 
 riageable, she will enjoy her patrimony. Is tlie foe at the sanctu- 
 ivry vanquishable ? 
 
 2. After the abandonment of the academy, he labored with alac- 
 rity. Solve the problem by analysis. Tlie anatomist has prepared 
 a Manual of Anatomy. If he take my asparagus, 1 will i)unish his 
 audacity. Ilis barbarity, or brutality, caused this catastrophe. Ilia 
 want of capacity led to this calamitt)us treaty. Acid will coagulate 
 or thicken milk. He enjoys comparative ease. That comparison 
 is not compatible with justice. Congratulate your friend on his 
 success. Vice contaminates character. 
 
 3. Decapitate is to cut off the head. Tlie tenor of his letter is 
 declarative of Ins depravity. In his embarrassment, he could not 
 tell tlie meaning of diameter. Will they evacuate the fort and di- 
 lapidate the walls? To practice frugality is no disparagement to 
 an embassador. Tiic evangelist will elaborate that dogmatical ser- 
 mon. Emancipate the serf. The sentence is empliatical and gram- 
 matical. Tiiat extravagant speecii 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 sujiport, the church, if not 
 unanimous, will increase it by a plurality of votes. He is noted 
 for his rapacity and ingratitude. The ])rii)ter 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- 
 lible. Flax is iiitiannnal)le. 7\jat dog is noted for his sagacity and 
 Toracity. Do not let misanthropy, t>r hatred of mankind, move 
 you to infatuate the yc^'i,n and cause him to pursue that erratic 
 course. His hxpiacit'' and inondacity are di-;gusting. Tliat refract- 
 ory servant is noted ior liis rascality, vulgarity, and rapacity. If he 
 [)rocrastinate, prevaricate, and retaliate, I shall (juestion liis morality. 
 That law is unnatural and tyrannical. Tlie tobacconist is a soni-
 
 POLYSYLLABLES E IN ME. 129 
 
 mute, dp, fall. — c as k ; g as j ; fi as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 nambulist. The inhabitants of that locality often speak of the ur- 
 banity and veracity of tliat magnanimous pliilanthropist. 
 
 5. His speech -vvas declamatory. This letter is declaratory of 
 your father's wishes. His trouble is imaginary. His words are 
 defamatory, or false and injurious. That island is not inhabitable. 
 Attend to your preparatory studies. 
 
 6. My benefactor is a democratic leader and a di[)lomatic agent. 
 Tlie malefactor stole coriander seed. If you manufacture those 
 goods, keep a memoi-andum of them. Mathematics should be pur- 
 sued in a systematic manner. 
 
 7. The popularity of tlie biographical, geographical, and mathe- 
 matical works is satisfoctory to tlie publishers. Without question- 
 ing my criminality, they received me with coi'diality at the car- 
 avansary. Thongli the generality of mankind commend liberality, 
 they condemn prodigality. If his manufactory wa^re burned, liis 
 ])unctuality, regularity, and pertinacity Avould 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 tj-pographical error in 
 that topographical work. That indefatigable student will study 
 mineralogy. 
 
 8. Tlie aristocratic ecclesiastic addressed the people of that mu- 
 nicipality in entliusiastic strains. I enjoy conviviality. I question 
 the perpeudicularity of that post. The universality of that law is 
 not doubted. The immateriality of the spirit is not understood. 
 
 POLYSYLLABLES E IN ME. 
 
 1. Abbre'viate, abste'mious, a c' rial, alle'viat.g, 
 aine'iiabk, ante'rior, cAame'leon, colle'gian, col- 
 le' gi ate, co me' di an, con ge' ni al, con ven lent \y (kon- 
 ven'yentle), crite'rion, e tlie' real, expe'dient, ex- 
 pe' ri encg, ex te' ri or, f ii ne' re al, im pe' ri al, irn pe '- 
 rimis, in e' bri ate?, infe'rior, ingre'dient, inte'rior, 
 ma te' ri al, mys te' ri oub, o be' di enc<?, o be' di cnt, ob- 
 se' qui ous, si de' re al, su pe' ri or, tra ge' di an, vic^ ge'- 
 ren cy. 
 
 2, In CO her' enc^, in co lier' ent, in con ven lent (in- 
 kon ven' vent), in sin cere' ly, in ter fer' ence, pan a ce' a,
 
 130 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELL1:R. 
 
 Age, it, Srt, 411, bAre, Ask ; mh, Jnd, ^rv ; Ice, In ; old, &n, d5. 
 
 sac ri le' g/mis, spermace' tl. Del c te' ri ous, liomogc'- 
 iieal, im mate' rial, internic' Jiat^, magisto'rial, min- 
 is te' rial, pros by te' ri an, pri mo ge' ni al, un con ge'- 
 ni al, irreme'di abl^, epicure' an, encjcloj)^' di a^ 
 Let ero go' neons. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalents of e. 
 
 8. Con eeal' a 1)1(3, con geal' a bk, im peach' a bl^, nn- 
 rea' son a bh', un sea' son a bit?, in con ceal' a bk, in con- 
 geal' a ble, in de fea' si bl^', iin im peach' a bl^. A grec'- 
 abl<?, re deem' a bit', disagree'ment, disagree' a bk, 
 ir re deem' a h\e. Con ceit' ed ly, con ceiv' a bk, re ceiv'- 
 abk, re triev' a bb', in con ceiv' a bb:', irre triev'abk, 
 iv re triev' a bly. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Since the collegian is amenable to the college laws, he may 
 deem it expedient to abbreviate liis essay. Hear tlie aerial song- 
 sters. That obedient and abstemious son will alleviate the care ot 
 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 tlie exterior as a criterion of character. Tlmt tra- 
 gedian has few superiors. The ingredients were prepared from 
 materials found in the interior of tiio country. That ob.-jequious 
 man secured tlie vicegerency in a mysterious way. 
 
 2. Owing t(» its incoliereMce, that lecture will not prove delete- 
 rious. If it be inconvenient, we will not require your interference. 
 That sacrilegious Presbyterian used tlic ministerial fund for magis- 
 terial purposes. It is immaterial wlu-ther they buy tallow or .sper- 
 iriafc'ti. A clay soil is uncrtugeiiial to that jilant. The cpicureairs 
 trouble is irremediable. Much may he learned from an encyc]o])e- 
 dia. That heterogeneous mixture was called a panacea, or remedy 
 for nil diseases. 
 
 a. Is Ills ])roperty concealable, or iriconcealalde? Water is con- 
 pealable. At this unseasonable hour, it is unreasonable to visit our 
 friend. Ilis conduct is unimpeachable, and Ids lille indefeasible. 
 Wii.-ii could cause tlio disagreement between those agreeable people 
 is inconceivalile. Time once past is irredeemable. His credit is 
 irretrievably lost.
 
 t 
 POLYSYLLABLES E IN END. 131 
 
 mute, up, fulL— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fbis ; azuin. 
 
 POLYSYLLABLES E IN END. 
 
 1. CtiV e bra ted, eel' i ba cy, ceiii' e ter y, cer' e mo n y, 
 cred'itabk, dericacy, del'icately, des'pi eabl<?, des'- 
 ul to ly, ct" fi ca cy, el' i gi bid, em' is sa ry, eu' vi a bl<', 
 ep' i eu rism, ep' i cii vize, ep' i cy cl^, ep' i lep sy, eq iii ta- 
 ble (ek' we ta bl), es' ti ma h\e, est' u a ry, ex' eel len cy, 
 ex' ere to ry, ex' e era bid, ex' em pla ry, ex' i gen cy, ex'- 
 o rabid, ex' plica bid, Feb'ruary, jes'uitism, legisla- 
 tor (led'jislatiir), legislature (led'jislatyiir), mem'o- 
 ra bid, men' di can cy. 
 
 2. Nec'essary, nee' ro man cy, i)en'e trabld, pen'e- 
 trati Yd, per'emptory, jjer'isliabld, preb'endary, pred'- 
 atory, prefatory, prefer a bid, pres'bytery, presi- 
 dency, rep'ertory, rep' u tabid, rev' oca bid, sec'onda- 
 ry, sed'entary, sem'inary, sep'arabld, spec'ulativd, 
 spec' u la tor, tem'per ament, tern' per a turd, tem'pora- 
 ry, ter'ritory, test'imony, veg'etabld, ven'erabld. 
 
 3. Accel'eratd, accept' a bid, acces/ibld, angel'ical, 
 ap pel' la ti Yd, ascend' en cy, asper'ity, assev'er atd, at- 
 tcn'uatd, awster'ity, aw then' tic atd, beel'zebub, benef- 
 icencd, beneficent, benev'olencd, bencY'olent, bien'- 
 ni al, ce leb' ri ty, ce ler' i ty, c-Ai mer' ic al, com mend' a- 
 bld, commem'oratd, commen'suratd, com pet' i tor, com- 
 plex'! ty, com pres^' i bid, coni'ed'er atd, con sec' u tivd, 
 con teni' pla tivd, con tempt' i bid,' con tempt' u mis, con- 
 vent'! eld, convex'ily, de crep'itudd, degen'eratd, de- 
 lect' a bid, depend' en cy, detest' a bid, dcxtcr'ity, di- 
 rect' o ry, dis pen' sa ry, do mes' ti catd. 
 
 4. Ef feet' u al, ef fem' i natd, e lect' or al, e lee' iri ty, 
 embel'lishment, embez'zldment, eques'trian, exec'u- 
 tivd, exec'utor, exec'utrix, exem'plify, ex pec' to r^itd, 
 cxper'iment, extern' pore, ex ten' u atd, extrem'ity.
 
 132 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SI'ELLEK. 
 
 age, it, &rt, dll, bare, ask ; mh, 6nd, Irr ; ice, in ; 6ld, 6n, do. 
 
 lidel'ity, heret'ical, iden'lical, iden'tify, immen"- 
 si t J, imped' imcnt, im pen' i tent, ini pet' nous, im- 
 press' ibl^, in crcd' i bl<?, in cred' u lous, indefinite, in- 
 dcl'icat^, indeni'nify, ingen'uons, inlier'itance, in 
 teg'ritj, integ'ument, in tel'ligenc^?, intel'ligent, in 
 tern' per anc<?, intem'pcr at^", in ten' a bk, inter^'rogat^;^ 
 in vest'i gat<?, in vet'erat^j, ir res' o b'ltg. 
 
 5. Longev'ity, nia lov'o lencc, ma lev' o lent, nul- 
 len'ninni, ne ees'sitat<3, neces'si tons, neces'sitj, non- 
 en' tity, niimer'ical, ob strep' er ous, paren'thesis, pe- 
 des' tri an, i)cr cep' ti bl(3, per en' ni al, per j)et' u al, per- 
 plex' i ty, poet/ical, poster'ity, pre sent' a big, pre- 
 sen' ti nient, pro gen' i t(n', ])ro pen' si ty, pro phet' ic al, 
 pros per' ity, re cep' ta clc, re fee' to ry, re gen' er at^, re^ 
 spect' a ble, re spcct' ive ly, se ren' i ty, se ver'i ty, sin- 
 cer'ity, solem'nity, suprem'acy, suscep'tible, syni 
 liiet'rical, synec'doc/<e, tenier'ily, tenipest'uons, ter- 
 res' tri al, tri en' ni al, nn gen' er 6'us. 
 
 6. Com mem' o ra ti ve', co tem' po ra ry, de gen er a cy, 
 cf feni' i na cy, ex tem'porary, liered'i tary, in cen' di- 
 ary, ines'timabk, inlier'itabk, iuvet'eracy, irrev'- 
 o ca bk, sti pend' i a ry, nn en' vi a bid, un nee' es sa ry . 
 
 7. Ac a dem' ic, ac ci dent' al, ac qni es cence (ak kwc- 
 es'scns), ac qni es' cent, ad o les' cenc<?, adoles'cent, al- 
 i ment'al, al })habet' ic, /ap o plec'tic, ap pre lien' si v<?, 
 at niosplier'ic, cir enms])ec'tion, circumspect'ive, cir- 
 cnmven'tion, coales' cenc<?, com pi'e lien' sion, compre- 
 hen'siv^, com pli ment'al, icon tinent'al, con vales' cence, 
 con vales' cent, detri ment'al, ef ferves'cent, efflores'- 
 cenc^, el e ment'al, energet'ic, epidem'ic, epilep'tic, 
 evanes'cent, l"im da ment'al. 
 
 8. Inattention (in at ten' slum), in at ten'tive,- in ci- 
 dent' a], in de j)end'cnc«, in de pend'ent, in fin ei'/za.
 
 POLYSYLLABLES K TS END. 1,'W 
 
 mute. up. fall.— (1- as k ; g as j ; n as ni,' ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fliis ; rzro. 
 
 in nil en' do, in of fen' si v^-,/ instrument' al, interces'sor, 
 interreg'num, manifes'to, moniiment'al, omnip-es'- 
 ence, om ni pres' ent, o ri ent' al, pred e ces' sor, leg i- 
 ment' al, rep re hen' siv^, ret ro spec' lion, ret ro spect' ive, 
 sacrament'al, sen tinient'al, supplement'al, sympa- 
 thet'ic, nn affect' ed, nnexpect'ed, nn sue ces^'fnl. 
 
 9. Ac a deni' ic al, al plia bet' ic al, ar gu nient' a \ ixe, 
 asafet'ida, catec/^et'ical, di aniet'ric al, diametric- 
 al ly, el e ment' a rj, e van gel' i cal, ex e get' ic al,| ge o- 
 met'rical, in com pres,?' i bk, indigest'ibl^, indispen'- 
 sa bk, in ef feet' u al, ir re pres*' i ble, rep re lien' si hh, 
 rep re sent' a tiv^', sup pie ment' a 17, sym pa thet' ic al, i 
 un ac cept' a bl<?, un re gen' er at*?. A man u en' sis, a pol- 
 o get' ic, ex per i ment' al. 
 
 Dictation iL'xercises. 
 
 1. Tliat estimable youth, wlio is so exemplary in his life, is justly 
 celebrated for his efficacy in an exigency. A man Avho 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, w^ho is employed on tliat 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 wrote 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. Tliough her character be not reputable, 
 she is i>enetrable 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
 
 loi NATIo:SAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER, 
 
 ige, kt, art, ill, bare, ask ; m6, knd, 6rr ; ico, Sn ; old, 6n, do 
 
 acceptable. Man is the appellative, or coiiiinoti name, of tbe whole 
 liuniaa race. It' lie gain the ascendency in tlie conventicle, or 
 Kecret assembly, his asperity and austerity will disgnst his confed- 
 erates. Beneficent means doing good; benevolent, merely having 
 a desire to do good; but both arc commendable terms. His bien- 
 nial fast, for two consecutive days, is designed to commemorate tlie 
 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 decre[)itude and dependency, Cuds nothing 
 in tills life commensurate with his desires. 
 
 4. Effectual means were taken to secure the electoral vote fur 
 that irresolute, intemperate, and effeminate candidate. It is in- 
 credililo tliat that impetuous speecli, witli its many embellishments, 
 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 precejits. After the impedi- 
 ments were removed, that incredulous teacher deferred making the 
 experiment for an indefinite time. If tliut ingenuous man lose his 
 inheritance, he will retjuest you, in his extremity, to investigate his 
 affairs. If you interrogate that intelligent lad, and he ct)nfess that 
 lie used an indelicate expression, his frankness will extenuate iiis 
 offense. That inveterate drinker, who has suflered so much from 
 intemperance, is impenitent. 
 
 5. The progenitor of that family and his posterity were noted 
 for their longevity. His malevolence is jierceptible. 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 
 ungenei'ous man's peri)lexity. T(^ 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 liis severity. 
 
 6. That commemorative act is unnecessary. A cotemporary 
 writer speaks of that poet's effeminacy, and the degeneracy of the 
 jieople. That song was extemporary. Do not deprive your sti- 
 pendiary of liis iidieritable estate and inestimable rights. Those 
 incendiary remarks, hi> hereditary pride, and the inveteracy of his 
 hate, liave rendered that mail's character unenviable. 
 
 7. If that energetic b<>y, iu his ad(>lescence, recdve academic
 
 POLYSYLLABLES E IN EER. 135 
 
 mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 honors, I am ai>prelicnsive that they will prove detriineutal. That 
 l)]ant is aliinental. Ilis convalescence, after suffering from an epi- 
 leptic attack, an apo])lectic fit, and an epidemic, was not accidental. 
 If I secure your acquiescence, my circumspection will enable mo to 
 avoid his circumvention. He uses many comi)limental plirast~. 
 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. Tlie inattentive youth did not understand 
 your incidental remark. Can you read tliat 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 
 omni[)resent Jehovali. 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 
 supi)lementary part of his argumentative speech. If that remedy 
 be ineffectual, asafetida will be indisi)ensable. The evangelical 
 i)reacher is diametrically opposed to that rei)rehensible measure. 
 Is that exegetical or explanatory remark designed to be apologetic? 
 The rebellion was iri-epressible. Experimental knowledge is not 
 unacceptable to unregenerate persons. 
 
 POLYSYLLAJJLES — E IN ERR. 
 
 1. Fer'tilizer, iiier'cenarj, mer'ci fully, mer'ciles^lv, 
 per' nia neu cji per' me a Lld,\per' pe tra tor, per' se cu tor. 
 per' soil ally, per' son a tor, anvv' ice ahle, terni'inabU'. 
 
 2. Ad vers' i ty, ad ver' X\he ineiit, al tern' ate \y,] al- 
 tern'ativc, euii cei'n'edly, con term' in<?us, con vert' i bl^, 
 deserv'edly, de term'in at^', diver' si fy, diver' si ty, 
 e mer' gen cy, e ter' ni ty,, ex ter' niiii at<r, fra ter' nal ly, 
 tVater'nity, ini per' feet ly, iniper'manencc, imper'ti- 
 nenc<?, ini per' ti nent, im per' son al, im per' vi ous, pre- 
 serv' a live, pro verb' i al, sub serv' i ent, su per'fiu ous, 
 su per' la live, un ccr' twin ty, u ni ver ' sal.
 
 136 NATIONAL I'KONOUNCING Sl'KLLKK. 
 
 ige, it, art, ill, bare, ask ; mi, ciul, 6rr ; ice, In ; Aid, on, do. 
 
 3. Cou serv' a to ry, de term' in a ble, determ'in ately 
 impcr']neabl6% iniper'vi misneSt<?, in term' in a bk, in- 
 tcrm' in a bl j, pre serv' a to ry, pro verb' i al ism, sub' 
 scrv'iency. . Anni vers'ary, uiii ver'sal ism, iiniver' 
 sal ist, n ni ver' si ty, mi re serv' ed ly, mi re serv' ed ue&s. 
 
 Alpliabetic Equivalent of e. 
 
 4. Bur' d^n some nes"?, ("■ur' so ri ly, mur' dcr o\\& ly, 
 pur'gatory. Absurd'ity, re turn'abl<:'. Tac i turn' i ty. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Tliat fertilizer will be serviceable in the garden. lie depends 
 on nic rconary troops for the pernianoncy of his ride. Is that leather 
 l)ernieable to water? The pcri)etrator of that deed niereifnlly 
 spared my child. Personally, 1 wdl not object if the personator of 
 that persecutor be beaten mercilessly. 
 
 2. lie concernedly declared that, in his adversit}', he conld not 
 j)ay for an advertisement. In an emergency, they would watch 
 alternately. Owing to tiie [jroverbial impertinence of the frater- 
 nity Avho were conterminous with the estate, and having no other 
 alternative, the ])rince 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 tliat, in his uncertainty, he did not know 
 an impersonal veib. Diversify the colors of the robe. A univer- 
 sal preservative would not be sui)erfluous. 
 
 3. The jdaiits are in the conservatory. The (incstion is determ- 
 inable. They fought determinat'jly. India-rubber is impermeable 
 to water. The imperviousness of the forest, and the unrcserved- 
 ne.ss of the coniinander, caused their subserviency to his will. Dur- 
 ing the anniversary week, they unreservedly condemned uiiiver- 
 salism, and exi)elled a universalist from the university. 
 
 4. He spoke cursorily of the burdensomeness of the tax. Tliey 
 fought murderously. Tiie writ is returmible to-morrow. The 
 preaclier enjoined taciturnity on the subject of purgatory, though 
 he questions its absurdity. i
 
 POLYSYLLABLES 1 LN IN. 137 
 
 mute, up, fi'ill. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; rfh as sh ; fbis ; azure. 
 
 POLYSYLLABLES 1 IN ICE. 
 
 1. Ad vis' a l)l6,j ad vi' so ry, an iii' lii lat<?, anx i e ty 
 (ang zi' e te), as si^u' a bk, de sir' a ble, de spis' a h\e, 
 -ebri'etj, iinpi'ety, in cli' na bl<?, inqni'e tud^?, invi'o- 
 !at^, ])ro pri' e tor, pro pri' e ty, re li' a blf , re spir' a bk, 
 sa ti' e ty, so bri' e ty, so ci' e ty, un si^At' li nes5, im siz'- 
 a h\e,) va ri' e ty. Ad ver tis' er, im po lit<?' ue&s, sn per- 
 vi'sor, nndecid'ed. Contrari'ety, notori'ety, rec- 
 ou cil' a bit?, un de si^n' ed ly, un de sir' a ble. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The act to promote sobriety, and to prevent ebriety, is botli 
 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, iuii)oliteness, and impiety make tlie 
 advertiser despisable. Ills mind is inclinalde 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 
 tlie parties is reconcilable. A contrariety of opinions with regard 
 to the notoriety of that crime is undesirable. 
 
 POLYSYLLABLES 1 IN IN. 
 
 1. Difficulty, dig'nitary, dil'atory, dis'putabk, 
 lig'urativg, ig'noniiny, iin'itabl<?, im'i tativ^', ini'i- 
 ta tor, in' ti ma cy, ^ in' tri ca cy, in' v^en to ry, lit' er a ry, 
 lit' er a tur^, mil' i ta ry, mil' li ner y , mis' eel la ny , mis'- 
 erabk, pit'iabk, trib'utary. 
 
 1 2. Abil'ity, accliv'ity, acid'ity, activ'ity, admin'- 
 ister, ad mis' si bk, affin'ity, agil'ity, ambig'uous, 
 am pliib' i ous, j an 1 ic' i putt', an tiq ni ty (an tik' we te), 
 an titli' e sis, a ritli' me tic, ar tic' u late, ar tif i cer, ar til'- 
 lery, assim'i late, avid'ity, bellig'er ent, benig'ni ty,
 
 138 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPIXLEK. 
 
 igc, it, drt, ill, bare, Isk ; ni^, &ncl, Irr ; ice, In ; 6ld, fin, do. 
 
 ca pit' u lat^, cap ti v' i ty, ear niv' o rows, ccn til' o q\\\, 
 cen trif u gal, cen trip'e tal, cer tif i cat^, ci vil' i ty, co iii'- 
 ci denc^", com mis'er ate, con sid'er att', con sist'en cy, con- 
 spic' u ous, con spir' a cy, con tig' u ous, con tin' gen cy, 
 con tin' n al, con tin' u ance, con vi v' i al,^ en pid' i ty. 
 
 3. De bil' i tat<', debll'ity, deeliv'ity, dcf!n'itiv'(^ 
 deist' ical, de lib' er att", delin'eat<3, delin'qnency, de- 
 li^ i ousl de lir' i urn, de li v' er anct^, de liv' er er, de liv'- 
 ^■y, de riv' a tiv<?, diniin'ntiyt', diserim'i natt', distrib'- 
 nliw, divin'ity, di vis'ibk,! docil'i ty, dnctil'ity, du- 
 plic'ity, el lip' tic al, epis'cojSal, epit'ome, epit'omize, 
 equivalent (ekwiv'alent), equiv'ocal, eqniv'ocat^ 
 fa cil' i tkte, fa cil' i ty, fas tid' i ous, fe lie' i tai^, fe lie' i ty, 
 fer til'i ty, fes tiv' i ty, fin id' i ty, fri gid' i ty, fu til' i ty. / 
 
 4. Gen tfl' i ty, ges tic' u latt^, ha blT i ment, ha bit' n al, 
 ha bit' u kte, hos til' i ty, hu mid' i ty, hu mil' i ty, ini piis'- 
 onment, incip'ieut,[ indig'enoiis, indig'nity, in fin' i- 
 tive, infin'i tudt', intin'ity, in im' ical, iniquitous (in- 
 ik' we tus), in iq' ui ty, in quis' i tivt , in sid' i oiisA in sin'- 
 u ate, in tim'i dat^', in vid'i ous, in vig'or kte, in vin'ci- 
 ble, itin'erant, itiu'erate, jurid'ical, legit'imiW, 
 magnificent,' malig'nity, medic'inal, me rid' i an, 
 mu nic'i pal, inu nif'i cent, na tiv'i ty, no bil'i ty. 
 
 T). Ob liq ui ty (ob lik' we te), ob lit' er ate, ob li v' i on,/ 
 oinnip'o tence, om nip'o tout, om niv'o rous, orig'inal, 
 o rig' i nate, par tic' i pant, ])aiMTC^i })ate, ])er cip' i ent, 
 periid'i(?us, pc ripli'c ry,)perspic'uc>us, jxtlit'ical, pon- 
 tit" i ral, })<)ii tif i cate, pre cip' i tant, pre cip' i tate, pre- 
 cip'iloiis, ]>re dic'a nu'iit, ])f<> lix'i ty, j»i-(> mis' (mi ous, ! 
 proxim'ity, public'ity, raj)id'ity, re cii)'r<)("-;il, re- 
 (•il)'rocate, re cip' i ent, reiVig'cr ant, re frig' crate, re^ 
 It'erate, relin'(]uishment,i residual, resist'abb', ro' 
 trib' u ti\(' I'i dir'u l(»us, ririd'itv, rustic'itv.
 
 POLYSYLLABLES — ^I L\ IN. 1^9 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 6. Sa tir' ic al, scur ril' i ty, ser vil' i ty, sig nif i eanc^', 
 significant, simiritud^, simplic'i ty, so lie' i tor, so- 
 lie' it <?us, so lie' i tuck, so lid' i ty, so lil' o qny , so pliist'- 
 ical, stabil'ityj statist' ical, stcril'ity, stupid' ity, 
 sub lini'i ty, ti mid' i ty, tran quil'li ty, u til'i ty, ven tiil' 
 oquism, ven tril'o quist, vi cin'i tyl vi cis'si tud^?, vo eif- 
 er ous. 
 
 7. Con sid' er a bit', delib'crativf, discrlm'i native, 
 epis'copacy, e pis' to la r}-, in dis'pu tabk', inim'ita- 
 ble, le git' i nia cy, pre cip' i tan cy, pre lim' i na ry, un in'- 
 ter est ing, 
 
 8. Beatific, benediction (bene dik' shun), calorif- 
 ic, cal vin ist'ie, con tradic'tion, hy[) ocrit'ic, inauspi- 
 cion^ (in a splsh' us), in ter die' tioii, in ter mis sion (in ter- 
 mish'un), in ter mit' tent, ir religion (irrelid'jun), ju- 
 ris dic'tion, mal e die' tion, pyramid'ic, recogni'tion, 
 rem i nis' cence, sd en tif icJ su dor if ic, su per fi cial (>^u- 
 perfisli'al), unforgiv'ing, ) 
 
 9. Affabil'ity, capabil'ity, consanguin'i ty, con- 
 tra diet' o ry, cred i bil' i ty, du ra bif i ty, ec cen trie' i tyJ 
 electric'! ty, equanim'ity, erysip'elas, falli bil'i ty, 
 feasibil'i ty, flex i bil' i ty, igno],nin'if>us, imbecil'ity, 
 in con sid' er att?, in con sist' en cy.)in dis crim' i nate, in di- 
 vid' u al, in di vis i bk, in sig nif i canct', in sig nif i cant, 
 in si pid'i ty, in tre pid' i ty, ir re sist' i 1)1^% mag na nim''!' 
 ty, null tiplic'i ty,i mutabil'ity, odoriferous, per pen- 
 die' u lar, pltWs i bil' i ty, pos si bil' i ty, prob a bil' i ty^ 
 rec ti lin' e al, sen si bil' i ty, sol u bil' i ty, ii na nim' i ly,' 
 un con di' lion al, val e die' to ry, versa til'i ty, visi bil'i- 
 ty, vol a til' i ty. In con sid' er a bl*?, in con sid' er ate ly. 
 
 10. Ac count a b!l' ity, appli cabil'ity, compatibil'- 
 ity,\ cumpres.s'ibil'i ty, di vis i bil'i ty, el i gi bil'i ty, 
 gen eralis'gi mo, ])en e trabil'i)^ prac ti cabil' i ty, 
 
 y / 
 
 r
 
 140 NATIONAL rRONOUNCING SPELLER, 
 
 ige, at, art, All, b&re, Ink; mb, Snd. 6rr ; Ice, in; 6ld, 6a, d5. 
 
 pu sil la niin' i ty, re spect a bil' i ty, re spon si bil' i ty, sar- 
 sa pa rir la, sus cep ti bil' i t j. 
 
 11. Inipenetrabirity, iinperceptibiri ty, imprac- 
 ti ca bil' i ty, in com bus ti bil' i ty, in com pat i bil' i ty, 
 in com press i bil' i ty, in de striic ti bil' i ty, in di vis i bil'- 
 ny. inel i gibil'i ty/ ir resist i bil'i ty. In (■•om muni- 
 ca bil' i ty, in com pre hen si bil' i ty, un in tel li gi bil' i ty. 
 
 Alphabetic Equivalent of i. 
 
 1 2. Dys' en ter y, dis syl' la ble, em pyr' e al, po lyg' a- 
 my, trisyl'labk, an alyt'ic,) analyt'lcal, metaphys'- 
 ics, metapliys'ical, nion o syl' la big, panegyr'ic, hie- 
 ro glyph' ic. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The literary dignitary has great difficulty in conquering his 
 dilatory habits. Tiiat intimacy witii 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 i)rovince was tributary to Rome. 
 
 2. Ilis 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 mj' movement. Crocodiles arc ampliib- 
 lous and carnivorous animals. The centrifugal and centripetal 
 forces are called central forces. His continual avidity for food, the 
 restraint his captivity jilaced upon his convivial habits, and his cu- 
 pidity, which Avas tempted by property contiguous to ids estate, led 
 the prince to become a conspicuous member of the conspiracy. 
 
 3. 11' fever debilitate that diminutive man's system, and produce 
 delirium, I will (.-xcuse his ddiii(|uency. If that deistical writer de- 
 liberate, lie will understand that definitive sentence. Will lie de- 
 lineate the dui)licity of that fastidious lady? There was a divinity 
 that moved our deliverer to come to our deliverance. Can he dia*
 
 1'()Lysvixai;les — i in in. 141 
 
 niiite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; Qiis ; azure. 
 
 criminate primitive from derivative words? Tii.^t elliptical phrase 
 i.s eciuivucal. Docility and ductility are not equivalent words. An 
 epitome of that hook would facilitate his study. Tlie 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 tiie 
 iniquitous municipal officers, during our imprisonment, attempted 
 to intimidate our counselor, and hahituate us to indignities, they 
 found us invincihle. 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 
 iudge, 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 j)roves his moral obliquity. Ob- 
 livion alone can obliterate his reproach. The Being that can orig- 
 inate worlds must be omnipotent. J participate in your sorrow. 
 Notwithstanding the prolixity of his ])romiscuous remarks, their 
 meaning is perspicuous. His precipitous relinquishment of the 
 pontifical robes, the publicity of his ofi"ense, the rai)idity 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 solilociU}-, speaks of the vicissitudes of 
 life, and his similitude to his bi-other. 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- 
 ])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 assemldy used considerable discriminative 
 ability at the preliminary meeting is iiidisputable. That epistolary 
 communication concerning the ejiiscopacy 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. The 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 a? a 
 sudorific. Af\er an intermission of an hour, the time will be in- 
 auspicious. Your recognition of the child awakens many a remi-
 
 142 KATIOA'AL riiOJN'OUJNClJSG Sl'ELLEK. 
 
 iiyc, at, art, All, bare, ask ; m^, 6nd, err ; Ice, iii ; old, on, do. 
 
 iiiscence. Tliat scliolar is snperficiiil. The liypocritio and the irre- 
 ligious were included in his unforirivini:: malediction. 
 
 9. The testimony is contradictory ■with regard to his capability, 
 aflubility, credibility, and consanguinity. The president's want of 
 equanimity, and his eccentricity, inconsistency, in^iglli^u■ance, and 
 i.Tibecility will prevent the durability of the club. Much electri 
 City is in the air. That individual has erysipelas. Remember tha 
 man's fallibility, Avhen judging of the feasibility of his measure. 
 After that indiscriminate slauglitei', the inconsiderate youth suffered 
 an ignominious deatii. The insipidity of the valedictory oration is 
 attributable to the multiplicity of his duties. He is Avanting in sen- 
 sibili'.y. The magnanimity and intrepidity of the general rendered 
 his army indivisil)le and irresistible. Ilis plausibility led theiii 
 to regard tlie possibility rather than the probability of success. 
 Though the enemy's loss was inconsiderable, the general incon- 
 sideratc^ly demanded the unconditional surrender of the fort. 
 
 10. Tlie generalissimo (juestions 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 nuitter. The imperceplibilitv Cx a i;badow 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. TIi3 uiconnnunicability and incomprehensibility 
 of the way3 of Providence are no obstacles to ths eyo of faith. 
 The uniutelligibility of that sentence is evident. 
 
 12. Ho has the dysentery. Define a dissyllable, n, trisyllable, 
 c:,nd a monosyllable. His enjoyment was emj)yreal, or lioavenly. 
 Polygamy is forl)idden by Christian nations. Tho e::perimcnt was 
 analytical. Does ho like metaphysics? Di:l you read the pane- 
 gyric? Have yon seen hisroirlyphic writing? 
 
 POLYSVLI^BLKS O IN OLD. 
 
 1. Ador'abk, ap pro' pri iit<?, ccns6'n<3us, collo'qui- 
 al,j conniio'difus, con troFlal)!^, denio'niac, deplor'- 
 ah\e, (li jilo'macy, di plo'inatist, om })o'ri inn, cnco'- 
 mi mil, er ro'ne ons, eu lo gi um {y\i lo'ji uiu), fe lo'ni-
 
 rOLYSVLLAHLKS (» IN ON. 14!] 
 
 uiutc, lip, fiill. — c as k : g as j ; u as ng ; s as z ; di as ^;h ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 mis, liarmo'iiious, liero'ical, his to' ri an, melo'dious, 
 nie mo' ri al, no to' ri ous, op pro' bri cus, op pro' bri nni, 
 re stor' a h\ej re stor' a ti vt^, iix o' ri <?us, vie to' ri ous. Ap- 
 proach' a bl^. In de co'rOTis, in de co'rum, re in forc^'- 
 uient, virtuo'so. 
 
 2. Ac ri nio' ni mis, ceremo'iiious,) edi to'ri al, e qna^ 
 to' ri al, ini me mo' ri al, in con sol' a ol^', in con sol' a biy, 
 in cor po' re al, mat ri mo' ni al, mer i to' ri ous, or a to' ri o, 
 parsimo'nionsj patri mo'ni al, terri to'rial, testimo'- 
 nl al, nil con trol' la blf . Ir re proacli' a bk. Gu. ber na- 
 lo' ri al, me di a to' ri al. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Praise liis adorable name in liarinoniuus and melodious strains. 
 Be not censorious in colloquial intercourse, but use appropriate 
 words. The demoniac i)hreu.sy and indecorum of this notorious 
 man cast opprobrium upon liis name. The conduct of that inde- 
 corous and uxorious man i « deplorable. Tlie 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. Tlie matrimonial rites were ceremonious. 
 The editorials with i-egard 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. 
 
 polysyllai;li:s — o in on. 
 
 1. Com'mentaiy, coin'missary, com'monalty, com'- 
 pe ten cv, con (pier a ble (kong' ker a bl), con' tro ver sy, 
 con' tn ma cy, cop' n la tive, cor' ol la ry. -^on' or a bl^, 
 //o:i' or a ry, hos' pi ta bl<?, mon' as ter y, ' mon' i to ry,
 
 144- NATIONAL PliONOUNCING SPELLDK. 
 
 iigc, at. ait, a I. I 4 e. k<k; iiie, end, err; ice, in; old, on, d6. 
 
 iioin' i lui tiT<?^. ob' dn ra cj, ob' sti na cy, oc' cu pan cj, 
 op' er a li \e^r' a to ly, prof it a h\e, prof li ga cy , prom'- 
 issoryj i;rom'ontory, pros' elyt ism, sol'itary, toFer- 
 a ble, vol'a til \ze, vol' un ta ry. i 
 
 2. Abdom'inal, a bom' in at^, ac com'mo dati?, ac- 
 com'i)lisli nient,| ac hiowV edg mcnt, a nom'a Imis, a- 
 nom'aly, anon'yni^us, apoc'rypha, ai)oroglz<', apol'- 
 ogy, apo&'rasy, ajjos'trophc, approx'i nuit<^,! aston'- 
 ishment, astrol'ogy, as iron' o my, atroc'ity, Aiothor'- 
 ity, barom'eter, biog'rai)liy, canon' ical, cAronol'o- 
 gy, c/iro nom' e tcr, com mod' i ty, com pos' i tor, con- 
 com' i tant, con glom' er at^, con sol' i dat^, co op' er hte, 
 corrob'oratf, cos mop' o lite. ■. 
 
 3. Democ'racy, de mon' stra ble, de mon' strati v€, 
 de nom' in h,te, de po^)' n late, de spond' en cy, dox ol' o gy, 
 econ'omlze, econ'omy, emol'ument, ex pos' i tor, ex- 
 post' ulat^,/feroc' i ty, geog'rapliy, geol'ogist, geol'- 
 o gy, ge om e' try, his tor' ic al, hy poc' ri sy, hy pot' c- 
 nuse, liypoth'esis, i dol'ater,M dol'a trous, idol' a try, 
 im pol' i tie, im pov' er ish, in oc' u latf, in tox' i cat^;, li- 
 tliog' ra pby. \ 
 
 4. Ma hog' any, major' ity, metrop'olisJ minor'ity, 
 monop'oliz*?, monop'oly, inonot'o iir>ns, monot'ony, 
 or thog' ra phy, person'ify, plienom'ona, plienom'e- 
 non, phi l()rogy,lpliilos'o])hy, phlebot'omy, })redom'- 
 i nanc^, pre dom''i nant, pre dom' i nat<?, pre pon' der at<?, 
 pre rog' a tiv^', pri or' i ty, pr<\g nos' tic 5it6', re sol v' a bl<?,\ 
 re spoil' si bl<?, r/iinoc'eros, stenog'raphy, symbol' ical, 
 py non'y mmis, the oc' racy, the od'olit^", theol'ogy, 
 thcrmom'e ter, topog'raphy, veloc'ity, ver bos' ity, 
 zool'ogy. 
 
 5. Con sol' a to ry , de rog' a to ry, in cor' ri gi h\e, ro 
 j)os'itory, un c6n'querabl<?, nn])rof itablc. 
 
 1
 
 POLYSYLLABLE*— O IN ON. 145 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fliis ; azi ro, 
 
 G. Allegor'ic,) apos tol'ic, cor re spond' ence, corie- 
 spond'ent, econom'ic, hor i zon' tal, paregor'ic, pbil- 
 soph' ic. 
 
 7. Anatom'ical, animos'ity, aristoc'racy, aslro- 
 Iog'ical, cat e gor' ic al, cAronolog'ical, curios'ity, 
 den ter on' o my, e qui pon' der ant, et y mol' o gy, gen cr- 
 os' i ty, hyp o cAon' dri a, in ter rog' a t'we, lex i cog' ra- 
 pher, medioc'rity, metaphor'ical, paradox'ical, pe- 
 ri od' ic al, phil o log' ic al, pliil o soph' ic al, phys i og' no- 
 my, phys i ol' o gy, rec i proc' i ty, trig o noni' e try. 
 
 8. Im pet u os' i ty , in fe ri or' i ty, me te or 61' o gy , sn- 
 pe ri or' i ty. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. The competency of the commissary to abridge the I'ights ot 
 the commonalty was the subject of a commentary. Tiie contro- 
 versy at the monastery with regard to the profligacy of the clergy 
 encouraged proselyti^m. That man, though honorable and hospi- 
 table, is noted for his contumacy, or obstinacy. And is a copula- 
 live 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. 1 abominate 
 an anomalous pronunciation. The accoaiplishnients of the cosmop- 
 olite enable him to apologize gracefully, make due acknowledgment 
 when in a fault, and accommodr^te himself to circumstances. An 
 anonymous author of a late biography tries to prove, by astrouo- 
 my and astrology, the Apocrypha canonical. Is tlie chronometer 
 one of the fruits of clironology? If atrocity be n concomitant of 
 your authority, 1 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 yoa intoxicate the offic'r and seize his 
 t-molument-s, he will sufl^er from despundenoy. My ex|)06itor un- 
 derstands geography, geology, geometry, and lithogra[)hy. 
 
 7
 
 140 NATIONAI- PRONOUMCIXG SPKI.I.KK. 
 
 iije, sit, ^rt, all, liHre, ask ; ni^, fend, hr ; ice, !n ; bid, on, d8. 
 
 4. I l)oiiglit tlio iiiiilMiir;uiy liurean in the metropolis. If the ma- 
 jority favor a monopoly, tlio minority must submit. At sea, such 
 a plienomenon breaks tiie monotony of the surrounding expanse. 
 This learned man understands orthogra{)liy, jjhilology, philosopliy, 
 stenograph}-, zoology, and theology. Knowing the predominance 
 of verbosity in his style, you alone -will be responsible, if you give 
 liiui ])riority in the discussion. If it be your prerogative to govern 
 a child, I trust that the law of love will jirt'doininate in your mind. 
 Buy 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 cliaracter. 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 tlie philosophic mind. Paregoric is an economic 
 anodyne. 
 
 7. Are there anatomical plates in yonr Avork on physiology? 
 Restrain your animosity toward tl)e aristocracy. That astrological 
 work is a curiosity. Tiiat interrogative sentence requires a cate- 
 gorical answer. Copy the cliroiiological table. Deuteronomy- 
 means the second law. That It-xicograplier understands etymol- 
 ogy, ))l»ysiogiiomy, physiology, and trigonometry. Tiiis 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 IX JIUTK. 
 
 1. CLi'linary, du'bionsncs*, juMi eatiiiv, lu' mi na- 
 ry, mi'gatory, nu'merabk, mi'meraiy, 8u'perabl«\ 
 
 2. A(-t-iVimilatc, accu'sabl^, accii'sativ<?, udjiVdi- 
 cat^, ag gin' tin ate, al In' vi al, al hi' vi on, al hi' vi uin, 
 an nu'i ty, bi lu'inin oiis, cen tu'ri on, com mu'ni cant, 
 com mu'ni cat^, coin mu'ni ty, con cu'pis cene<', con fu'' 
 tabic, (-on nu'bi al,'crcclu'li ty, dedu'ci bb, di hi' vi al, 
 cftiu' vi uiii, (Ml tliu'si asm, on tlni'si ast, ex u'ber ant, la- 
 in' i ty, I'll tu' ri ly, gar ru' li ty, gra tu' i tons, gra tu'i ty.
 
 l>OLYSYLLABLI':S U IN MUTK. 14-7 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 3. II 111' mi nat^, iinmii'nity, impu'nity, impiVrity, 
 imput'abk, in cur' a bk, in f u' ri at^, inju'ricus, intu'- 
 itiv6, indii'bitabl(?, in nii' mer a bk, hi gii' bri mis, hix- 
 iiriance (lug zu' re ans), luxu'ricus, matu'rity, mer- 
 C'l' ri al, ob scii'ri ty, i)e nu' ri ows, pro tu' ber ancc, ro- 
 du' ci bit', re du' pli date, re mu' nor at.?, re pu' di at^, sa 
 lii'brimis, salu'brity, secu'rity, sul plm'remis, im du'- 
 tiful, unusual (unyu'zual), vacu'ity, yitu'perat^, 
 YO hi' mi nous. 
 
 4. Co ad j u' tor, con sti tu tion (kon sti tu' shun), con- 
 tribu'tion, des ti tu'tion, dim inu' tion, disso lu'tion, 
 dis tri bu' tion, el o cu' tion, ey o hi' tion, in se cure' ly, in- 
 sti tu' tion, per se cu' tion, res o hi' tion, res ti tu' tion, rev- 
 o hi' tion, sub sti tu' tion. 
 
 5. Am bi gii' i ty, as si du' i ty, con ti gu' i ty, con ti nu'- 
 i ty, ex com nni'ni catc, im por tu'ni ty, incommut'a- 
 bifc', in ere du'li ty, in ge nu'i ty. Ion gi tu'di nal, mul ti- 
 tii' di nous, o]) por tu' ni ty, per pe tu' i ty, per spi cu' i ty , 
 sn per flu' i ty. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. She understands tlie culinary art. Owing to the dubiousness 
 of The act, the judicature dechired it nugatory. The sun is a hinii- 
 nary. Things that may be numbered are called numerable. The 
 ditTiculty is superable. 
 
 2. Thongli public evils accumulate, the judge will not be accu- 
 sable. If proof be deducible from these facts, he will adjudicate 
 jour claim and grant an annuity. That alluvial soil will yield an 
 
 'exuberant crop. The effluvium of the rose is ]ileasing. The on- 
 tliusiast received fi gratuity. Tlie garrulity and enthusiasm of that 
 communicant enabled him to impose on the credulity of the com- 
 munitj-. 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 
 liim from obscurity, his ])enurious father will not remunerate you. 
 The almost innumerable immunities of the clergy, tl'e salubrious 
 cliinate, and the security insured by just laws, led the clergyman to
 
 I4r8 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, it, art, all, bdre, "isle ; mi, §nd, ^rr ; ice. In ; Aid, on, d6. 
 
 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 undutit'ul 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 jirepared 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. Ilis resolution and elocution enabled him to stay 
 (he 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, he 
 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 
 ()[)|)ortunity being given, he replied — "Perspicuity rejects a super- 
 Cuity of words." 
 
 POLYSYLLABLES U IN UP. 
 
 1. Cus'tomary, purmonary, pun' isli a bk, sArier- 
 abl^, snmpt'uary, suinpt'umisness, iit'terabk, vul'- 
 nerabk. 
 
 2. Adurterat^', cah\ni'iiiat(?, cabnn'in^us, combus''- 
 tibl^', com purgative, compul'soiy, cor nipt' i b]<% il- 
 lus'trious, incur pa bl<?, in cum' ben cy, indus'trimis, 
 pcnult'i mate', prol'und'ity, redun'dancy, rcfurgeiicy, 
 re luc' tan cy, re sus' ci tat^, ro tund' i ty, tri um' yi rate, 
 tnmult'uous, un ut' ter a blt^, vohii)t'u ary, volupt'u- 
 0U&, vo hipt' u ous noss. Incombus'tib^ in corrupt' i- 
 h\e, in de struc' ti bl<?. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. Customary vices should be punishable. Sumptuary laws are 
 not sufferable. The rich man's sumptuousness renders him none 
 ihe less vulnerable to pulmonary attacks.
 
 WORDS PKONOUNCIib ALIKE. 141) 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; flils ; azure. 
 
 2. If lie ailulterate food, tlie voluptuary will not hold him incul- 
 I)ab]e. Tliough you calumniate that industrious and illustrious 
 man, I -w-ill regard liim as incorruptible. I noticed tlie reluctancy 
 with wliich he resorted to com])ulsory measures. The profundity 
 of the j)resident's mind was discovered during his incumbency. 
 Accent the penultimate. Wliat yon deem a redundancy would not 
 support his vo]ui)tuousness. The rotundity of his figure and liis 
 rmutterable humor insure a tumultuous applause. Asbestus is in- 
 combustible. The soul is indestructible. 
 
 IV. Miscellaneous Exercises. 
 
 WORDS PRONOUNCED ALIKK, BUT DIFFERING IN SPELLING- 
 AND SIGNIFICATION. 
 
 1. Ale, ail; hie, eight: adz, adds; aiik'er, an'clior: 
 ark, arc:) all, awl; al'tar, al'ter; 'Xught, ought; aw^ger, 
 au'gur: a/r, ere, heir, e'er: assent', ascent': aislcy 
 isle. 
 
 2. Bhh, bail; hhize, bays; bay, bey; hkse, bass; 
 hrkid, brayed ; brak^, break : bad, bade : bald, bawled ; 
 hall, bawl: bard, bear: be, bee; beat, beett beach, 
 beech; be(?r, bier; breach, breech: belZ, belle; bred, 
 bread; ber'ry, bu'ry. 
 
 3. Berth, birth: bite, bight; by, buy: bin, been; 
 bold, bowled; bold'er, bowl'der; bor^, boar; board, 
 bored ; bole, boll, bowl ; b6rn(?, bourn ; how, beau ; 
 broach, brooch: bruise (broz), brews; brute (brof), 
 bruit : blue, blew : but, butt : bou^A, bow. 
 
 4. Chaste, chased: cal'endar, cal'ender; can'non, 
 can' on; can'vas, can'vass: call, caul; clause, claws; 
 cord, chord : cask, casque ; cdst, caste : cede, seed ; ce^l, 
 seal, seel; ce^l'ing, seal'ing; cere, sear, seer; creak, 
 creek. 
 
 5. Cell, sell; cSl'lar, sell'er; cent, scent, sent;
 
 150 NATION AJ. rilONOUNCING SI'KLT.KK. 
 
 ige, it, ht, ill, Lire, Ssk ; m^, 4nd, Sit ; ice, !n ; old, on, (16. 
 
 cession (sesh 'nil), session: cite, sight, site; clime, climb: 
 Big' net, cyg'net : coarse, course ; coir, corps ; cote, coat : 
 com'plement, com'pliment: cruise (kroz), crews ; cruel 
 (kro'el), crew' el: clue, clew: C(?us'in, cozen. 
 
 6. Dane, deign ; day, dey : dnini, draclim : draft, 
 draught: decn*, deer: e«rn, urn : I, eye; die, dye ; dire, 
 dy'er: doe, dough : due, dew; you, ewe: dun, done; 
 dust, dost. ' 
 
 7. Fane, fain, feign ;| faznt, feint; fate, fete; frays, 
 pln'ase: fare, fair: feat, feet; fle«, flee; freeze, frieze: 
 iir (fer), fur ; furs, furze : find, fined : fil'ter, phil'ter; 
 fir lip, Pliirip: fort, forte; fore, four; forth, fourth: 
 fliie, flew : flour, flower ; foul, fowl. 
 
 8. Gage, gauge; gate, gait; grate, great; grat'cr, 
 great' er: galZ, Gaul: grease, Greece: g?«est, guessed: 
 gild, guild; gilt, guilt: gloze, glows ; groan, grown. 
 
 0. Hale, hail ; hay, liey : hart, heart : hal/, haul : 
 hare, hair: heal, heel; hear, here: herd, heard: hide, 
 hied; hie, higli ; hire, higlier: hini, hynm: horde, 
 lioard; ho, hoe ; hose, hoes; hole, whole: hoop, whoop: 
 hue, hew, Hugh : /ioiir, vnw. 
 
 10. Invade', inveighed': indite', indict': in, inn: 
 j;\ni, jamb: just, joust: Z'nave, nave: key, quay; ^-iiead, 
 
 _need, kneed: hug/it, nigiit: kil/, kihi: Jluow's, nose:/ 
 ^•not, not : knew (nu), new. 
 
 11. Lade, laid; la'ie, lain: la]ise, laps; ineks, lax: 
 i^e, lea; leech, leacli ; leaf, lief; leak, leek: led, lead; 
 l^s'san, les'sen ; Ir.v'ee, lev'y: lie, lye; ll'ar, lyre: 
 liniJ, limn ; links, lynx : load, lode, lowed ; lone, loan ; 
 16, low : lock, loch. 
 
 12. Miide, maid; nu'de, imiil ; mane, main; maze, 
 maize: man'ner, man'or; man'tel, man' tie: mfirk, 
 inarque; mar'shal, mar'tial: mead, meed; mean, mien;
 
 WORDJ PEONOUNCEl) ALIKE, 151 
 
 nn\te, up. full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as n.;^ ; .^ as z ; di as sli ; fliis : azure. 
 
 meat, meet, mete : mite, might; mi'ner, mi' nor: mist, 
 missed: moan, mown; m6d(?', mowed; mot^', moat: 
 muse, mews ; mu'cus, mu'cous, 
 
 13. N%, neigli: nice, gneiss: nit, knit: nun, none: 
 (), oil, owe ; bar, o'er, ore ; ode, owed : one (wun), won. 
 pal/?, pail ; pane, pain ; plane, plain ; plate, plait ; pray, 
 prey : palZ, Paul ; pa?^se, pa^vs : pare, pair, peai\\ 
 
 14. Peace, piece; peak, piqne ; peal, peel; peer, 
 pier: peii'cil, pen'sile: pearl, purl: pole, poll; pore, 
 pour; port, porte : plum, plumb; pum'ice, pomace: 
 quire, choir: ra^n, rein, reign; raze, rays, raise. 
 
 15. Kaek, wrack ; rap, wrap^ read, reed; reek, wreak: 
 red, read; reek, wreck ; rest, wrest ; resell, 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 : vuff, rough ; 
 rung, wrung. 
 
 16. Sale, sail ; &\hy, sleigh ; stake, steak ; stra/t, 
 straight; strazt' en, straighten : stare, stair: seen, scene, 
 seine ; sea, see ; seam, seem ; seas, sees, seize ; shear, 
 sheer; shears, sheers; sleave, sleeve ; steal, steel; sweet, 
 suite: step, steppe: serf, surf ; serge, surge. 
 
 17. Side, sighed; sine, sign; sWght, sleight; stile, 
 style!: slo?/;, sloe; sole| soul; so, sew, sow; sore, soar: 
 stoop, stoup : slue, slew : skul^, scull ; siim, some ; sun, 
 son ; sue' c(:)r, suck' cr. 
 
 18. Tale, tail ; tray, trey : tacks, tax ; tract, tracked; 
 tare, tear; their, there: \caui, teem; tear, tier: tide, 
 tied; time, thyme: throe, tlirow; throes, throws; throne, 
 thrown ; t6ad, towed ; toe, tow ; told, toled, tolled ; tole, 
 toll : to, too, two ; threw (thro), through : tun, ton. 
 
 19. Yale, vail, veil ; vane, vain, vein ; wade, weighed | 
 wale, wail ; wane, wain ; wait, Aveight ; waste, waist ;
 
 loiJ 
 
 NATIONAL riUhNOUXCLNO Sl'lXLKll. 
 
 iir<', 
 
 it, hi, all, biic, ask ; m^, ind, 6rr ; Ice, hi , 6ld, 6n, dA, 
 
 whve, waive; wjiy, weigh: war<3, wear: weak, U'eek; 
 wemi, weeu : wefli' er. weafli' er : wou/d, wood. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. "What ails tlie heir of that estate? He drank all the ale. 1 
 have an adz, awl, anger, and anchor on the ark, or boat. Ue adck 
 eight figures at once. Ought we to pay aught, if they fili the anker 
 witli wine? An arc is part of a circle. Alter the i)lace of the 
 altar. Tlie augur noted the omens He took the air ere he ate 
 his breakfast. Ever is sometimes written e'er. If you give your 
 assent, 1 will make the ascent. The church on that isle has a wide 
 aisle. 
 
 2. Tlold my hale while I bail the boat. The spread is baize, 
 riie hero is proud of liis hays. The Bey of Tunis bade the bad 
 man leave his tent. The boat in the bay is near the beach. TIio 
 base lad who sings bass Avill break the flax with a brake. The 
 man who sells bread, beer, beets, berries, braids, balls, and hells, is 
 bald. Tlie donkey brayed. The lad bawled when a bee stung hi.--, 
 hare arm. 15eat the ]>ear with my beech-stick. He made a breach 
 in tlie 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 bertli on this boat. Do the fish 
 bite in that bight? Though this bold lad bow'led well, a bolder 
 one bowled out, in cricket. lie i)ut tlie boll of a plant in my bowl 
 of milk. I found some bole, or fine claj', near a bowlder. A boar 
 bore the bough of a tree on liis tusk. He bored a hole in a board. 
 He was borne to that land from whose bourn no traveler returns. 
 I will break 3'our bow and bruise your arrow. The beau knows 
 how to bow, but lie 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 churcli 
 are printed in a calendar. Fire the cannon. The calender will 
 make tlie canvas smcoth and glossy. "Will he canvass the subject? 
 If the king call to his son, I will take the castpie from his head and 
 cast it on the ground. She has a caul for her liair. Ciiange the 
 last clause in the letter before you send it. The cat put her claws 
 into tlie 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 
 i» to yield or give up. Birds eat seeds. He ceiled the room with 
 
 cards The ceiling of the room is white. "While sealinu; my letter.
 
 WORDS PRONOL'NOED ALIKE. 153 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; fi as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; ftiis ; azure. 
 
 I saw a seal in the creek. Tlie wheels creak. To cere is to cover 
 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. Tlie monk is in his celL 
 I found tlie core of an apple in the cellar. lie 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. 1 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. He lias his complement of sheep in 
 the cote. After the cruise, the cruel commodore i)aid 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 
 Avill buy a dun cow and an urn. If lie die, I will close his eyes. 
 The dyer will dye the cloth. Bake the dough. The dire deed is 
 done. Dost thou see the dun. 
 
 7. I would f;un know why you feign illness in the fane or tem- 
 ple. After employing a feint to get off, his faint heart led him to 
 flee as fast as his feet would carry him. "Wliat was his fate at the 
 fete? The words, "A fur-cap on a tir-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 fi-ieze, ot 
 nap, on it. The lady wears furs. Furze is a shrub. The judge 
 fined Pliilip. 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 tho 
 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 scmie grease. Read 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. 
 Thi:> 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 liair 
 and a brave heart. I saw a hare and a hart in the herd. If she 
 heal the rvouiid on my heel, and mend the hole in my hose, I will
 
 154 NATION Al. riiONOUNCING SI'KLLKit. 
 
 igc, 4t, ait, all, bare, ask ; ni6, end, err ; ice, in ; old, en, d6. 
 
 hire lier for a whole month. Here you may liear liini sing a liyinn. 
 That hour, the horde liied to liighcr ground, lie paid ii liigli price 
 for the hide. IIo, he hoes the corn witii a hoe. lie has a hoop 
 in Ids hoard. If you hew tlie log, lie will raise a great hue and 
 cry. I heard the man whoop, at our house. 
 
 H). If that knave invade the riglits of the just king, the men will 
 kill him. I knew, if he inveighed against the vices of the king- 
 that tlie jury would indict him. "Will you indite a letter in this 
 inn? Did he jam his finger on the jamb? That kniglit was not 
 present at the jt?ust. 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 tire in the kiln. The sled is 
 kneed. The shij) is ai 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 wore laid on the girls' laps. Not 
 noting tiie lapse of time, lie 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 Avould 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 tlie enemy. She will play on her 
 lyre at your levee. Limn or paint the limb of a tree on pajjer. 
 ''"be 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 ])cn. The male passenger 
 missed 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 ineed to the mean. Drink mead. AVIio 
 will '.^et metes and bounds to tlieii miglit? I saw a mite on tlic 
 meat. "We will meet again. Tiie miner found a rich lode, or vein, 
 in the mine. A minor can not vole. Ho mi.ssed his way in the 
 mist, and fell into a moat. When a mote was in liis eye, I hoard 
 him moan. Tlie 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. Tliat substance is mucous or slimy. 
 
 13. He owed mc money; nay, ho stole it. None said that the 
 horses neigh. The nun knit tliat nice glove. TIio rock is gneiss. 
 I saw nils on the calf. O, did you owe liim ? Oli, despair! wo 
 can not go oVr the lake, for my oar is broken. He wrote one 
 ode. He won some gold ore. That ))ale girl has a i)ail of milk. 
 My teeth pain me. The pane of glass is plane. Pause, I jiray
 
 WOKDS TKONOUNCKD ALIKK. 155 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; fi as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; this ; azurf>. 
 
 you, and hear my plain story. Plait my hnir. Tiiis plate of fruit 
 Avill not pall. The cat holds her prey with hor paws. Pare a pair 
 of pears. 
 
 14. To secure peace, the peer gave a piece of money to tho beg- 
 gar. If you pique tlic lady, she will jump from the peak. Frouj 
 the port, I saw the i)eel of a jdum on the jiier. The choir hear th(^ 
 peal of the organ. JJuy a pencil an<l a quire of paper. I found a 
 pearl in the pensile or hanging garden. The brook i)urls along in 
 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 pomice- 
 stone. Is there much juice in the pomace ? If it rain, I will loose 
 tlie rein, and ride fast. The king will not raze the city, if it re- 
 spect his reign. 
 
 15. A load of ryo is on the rack. Wrack is a sea-plant. If he 
 wrap my cloak about liim, I will rap his hands with a reed. I will 
 read the book. He read the jtaper. 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 riglit 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 rnlF your 
 dress. He rung the bell. She wrung her hands. On our wav, 
 we will rout the enemy. 
 
 IG. I saw a sleigh at the sale. See 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 witii sheers. 1 like sheer wit. The sleeve did seem to 
 be without seam. Sleave the silk. Give the sweet lady a good 
 suite of rooms. Ste]) on. The stcjtpes of Asia are vast unculti- 
 vated i)lains. The serf swam in the surf. The coat is made of 
 serge. Tiie surges roll on the rock<. 
 
 17. The Luly by your side sighed. Some say the sign was good. 
 Sine is a term used in fjeometry. If he slight yon, be not slow to 
 f(;rgive. Sleigjjt i.s an artful trick. His style of writing ia tersf.
 
 156 NATIONAL rKONOUNCING SrKLLKK. 
 
 ige, kt, ait, all, b^re, ask ; mh, end, hr ; ice. In ; old, on, d6. 
 
 Climb the stile. Eat a sloe. Sew the sole of your shoe. As you 
 are the sole owner of this land, so prepare and sow it tliat you may 
 have bread for those who are in sore want. Tlie 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 
 sucker in tiie water. 
 
 18. Is the tale true? The cat's tail was in the tray. The trey 
 fn cards has three spots. Did she tear her dress tliere on the 
 tiicks ? Pay the tax. For a time, tares and thyme grew on that 
 tract of land. They tracked tlie team through the snow. The 
 brooks teem with fish. AVlien I tied the child, its tears moved 
 me. The boxes were j)laced in tiers, near the tide. A throe of 
 pain threw him into a fit. They throw stones. The king on liis 
 throne told a servant to toll the bell at two o'clock. A toad was 
 thrown into the room, lie towed the boat, lie, too, hurt his toe 
 on the load of tow. Tole the slicep with salt. lie gave a ton of 
 hay for a tun of wine. 
 
 10. Tlic vale is shady. She wears a green veil. The vail of the 
 temjilc was rent. The vane on the steeple is made of wood. 
 "Would the vain man o])en a vein in his arm ? Boys wade in the 
 brook. lie Avcigliod tlie wether, and told its weight. Wait till a 
 wale is woven in the cloth. l)o not weep and wail. Moons wane 
 or waste. A Avain, or wagon, is in the way. I saw his waist 
 above the wave. Waive the question. Weigh the wares. Wear 
 a black hat. Tlie weak woman will not Avean her child this week. 
 The weather will be wet, 1 ween. 
 
 WORDS IMPROPERLY USED FOR EACH OTHER. 
 
 1. Accept', except'; addi'tion, cdrtion; air, hve; 
 S7ms, ai-ms; aloud', allowed'; aiit, A?nit; up' posits, 
 op' po sit<3 ; ap pra/se', ap prist'' ; ar' rant, er' rand*^; Ax, 
 acts; ba'c<?n, h^a'con; LAr'on, LAr'ren; br4n, brand; 
 brid'al, bri'dk; burst (b§i-st), bilst. 
 
 2. Ct\/lc, cork; rap'ital, ct\p'itol; car' at, car' rot 
 eel' cry, sal'ary ; cen'sor, c^ns'er; chii/r, clie<?r; cAol'- 
 er, col'lar; c/<6'ral, cor'al; coun'cil, coun'sel; coun'- 
 cilor, coun'selor; cow'rier, ciir'ricr; cur' rant, cur'- 
 rent; cyin'bal, sym'bol.
 
 WORDS IMPROPERLY USED. 157 
 
 niiite, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 3. Desert', des sSrtT, da'al, du'el; emerge', iin 
 niergt^'; em' i neat, im'minent; expect', suspect'; f^r, 
 fur (fer); form' ally, for'merlj; gam'bk, gam'bol; 
 gen'ius, ge'mis; grfs'ly, gris2!'ly; hut/", hoof; i'dl^, 
 V dol ; in gen ions (in jen' yus), in gen' u ous. 
 
 4. Jest, just; laz^d, lord; lean, lien (le'en); lest, le«st; 
 li^, lay; Iin' e anient, lin'iment; loose, 16s<3 ; Ibio'er, 
 \br^ mM'al, med'dk; met'al, met'tk; mik, mild; 
 mis sal, mis'silc; of (6v), off; ot'tar, ot'ter. 
 
 5. Ped'al, ped'dk; pend'ant, pend'ent; pres'ident, 
 prec'edent; pil'lar, jDil'loiw; pint, point; pis' til, pis'- 
 tol; pit' led, pit' ted; prin'cipal, prin'cipk; profit, 
 l^ropli' et ; propli' e sy, propli' e cy ; rid' isli, red' disli ; 
 re ceipt', rec'i pe ; roar, roto' er. 
 
 6. Set, sit ; sects, sex ; sensd, since ; sought (sat), sort ; 
 st/i' tion a ry, sta'tionery; stat'ue, stat'ure, stat'ut<?,j 
 tuTents, tal'ons; trav'el, trav'ail; vi'al, vi'ol; wick, 
 week; wea&'er, wheflier; with'er, whifli'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. H he appraise the 
 goods, I will apprise you. Send that arrant lad on an errand. IIo 
 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 
 a 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 c&r'it. If he receive 
 his salary, he will buy some carrots and some celery. The censor 
 was swinging a censer. When he 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 ippoioted a councilor. The couriei
 
 158 NATION AI, rilONOUNCINO SPF.I.LKli. 
 
 ige, At, ait, all, biirc, a.sk ; 1116, 6uii, err ; ice, in ; old, on, d5. 
 
 lost a letter. The cnrrier "will color the leather. The curraRt-bush 
 was Lome away hy the current. Play on tlie cymbal. The lion in 
 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. 1 expect that 
 she will suspect the truth of my story. I said tar, not /<//•. For- 
 merly his business was done formally. Lambs gambol. Men 
 should not gamble. His genius enabled him to determine to what 
 genus the j)lant belongs. I .saw his grisly face wlien he was eating 
 the gristly meat. Tlie bread hulls. Beware of the colt's lioof. 
 That idle man worships an idol. My friend is ingenious and in- 
 genuous. 
 
 4. li 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 le;ust 
 thing, lest you otTend. Tliey lie, not A///, on the bed. Mark the 
 lincanients of liis body. Buy some liniment. Did he lose the loose 
 t^hects of the book? Lower the price of books, that I may indulge 
 my love of lore. I)o not meddle with my medal. Gold is a metal. 
 Tliat horse has true mettle. The mild girl walked a mile. She 
 read the missal. lie threw a missile. The otter bore off a fi-^h. 
 Buy otiar of roses. 
 
 5. Peddle fruit. The organist has broken the i)edal. She has 
 pendants in her ears. The rock is pendent. The president quotes 
 u precedent. Place a pillow against the pillar. The point of my 
 knife is broken. lie drank a pint of milk. Describe the pistil of 
 the flower. Fire the pi,>tol. I pitied her, she was so ]>itted hy the 
 small-pox. The ])rincipal of the scliool maintained this principle 
 of law. Tlie jjrophet did not la'nor for lunlit. I proi)hesy that 
 iier prophecy will fail. The radi>li had a letldish hue. He ac- 
 knowledged tiie receipt of the recipe. Tlie rower heard the roar 
 of the wind. 
 
 ('). Tlie sun set, not sdt. The male sex only can become mem- 
 bers of those sects. Since he learned that tliat sort of ])eoi)le are 
 wanting in sense, he has sought otlrers. IJuy stationery for the 
 stati(uiary court. Owing to the mighty stature of the man, his 
 statue could not ])e jilaced in the niche. All must observe tlie 
 statutes of the state. Will his talents ])rotect him from the eagle's 
 t.'dons? Ilcr tiavail is past. Buy a vial of ink and a bass viol. 
 If the weather be good, declare wlntbcr yon will go or not. If 
 the plants wither, whither will you bear them?
 
 ACCKNT i:f CKKTAIX WOKDS. 159 
 
 iui\te, up, full.— 6 as k ; g as j ; h as ng ; s as z ; dli as sh ; fliis ; azuFO. 
 
 ACCENT IN CERTAIN WORDS. 
 
 Dissyllables, when used as nouns or adjectives, having the accent on 
 the first syllable ; and when used as verbs, on the second. 
 
 1. Ab'sent, absent'; tib'stract, abstract'; ^c'ccnt, 
 accent'; affix, affix'; a?^g'ment, augment'; ceni'ent, 
 cement'; coV league, colleague'; col'lcct, collect'; 
 com' pound, compound'; con' cert, concert'. 
 
 2. CoiVcret^, concrete'; con' duct, conduct'; con'- 
 l\ne, confine'; con'flict, conflict'; con' serve, conserve'; 
 con' sort, consort'; con' test, contest'; con' tract, con- 
 tract'; con'trjist, con trast'; con' verse, con verse' ; con'- 
 vert, convert'; con'vict, convict'; con'voj, convoy'. 
 
 3. Des'ert, desert'; des'cant, descant'; di'gest, di- 
 gest'; es'cort, escort'; es'say, essay'; ex' port, export'; 
 d'x' tract, extract'; fer'ment, ferment'; fre'quont, fre- 
 quent'; gal'knt, gallant'; im'port, import'; im'press, 
 im pres.s'; in' cense, incense'; in' crease, increase'; in''- 
 sult, in suit'; fn'tcrdJct, interdict'. 
 
 4. Ob'jcct, object'; per' fume, perfume'; pre' fix, 
 prefix'; prenn'ise, ])vemise'; pres'ent, present'; prod'- 
 uce, produce'; prog'ress, progress'; proj'ect, project'; 
 pr6'te?t, protest'. 
 
 5. Keb'el, rebel'; rec'ord, record'; refuse, refuse'-, 
 sub'ject, subject'; sur'name, surname'; sur ve j (ser'va), 
 survey'; tor'ment, torment'; trans'fer, transfer'; trans'- 
 port, transport'; lap' start, upstart'. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. "Why does your absent friend absent himself? Did he ab- 
 stract an abstract of your speecli from tlie desl< ? Note tlie mark 
 of accent, and accent tlie right syllable. Affix an affix to that 
 word. Secure an augment to tiio army. Pciin augments the 
 stream. Buy some ccm'ent, and cement the glass. My colleague
 
 IGU NATIONAL I'UONOUNCING SPKLLEK. 
 
 Age, dt, ait, All, b;\re, isk ; mh, ^nd, ^ir ; Ice, in ; old, ftii, d5. 
 
 is speaking. Read the collect. Collect the taxes. Compound the 
 drugs. Man is a compound of liesli and spirit. Attend the con- 
 cert. Concert measures. 
 
 2. Gold is a porous concrete. Blood concretes in a bo"vvl. llis 
 conduct was good. Conduct your affairs with i)rudence. The 
 army will not pass the confines of tlie state. Confine the criminal. 
 Tiie conflict was bloody. The laws conflict. The conserve is 
 good. Conserve the fruit. Will your consort consi)rt 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. Tlie 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 lie essay to write an 
 essay? They will export our exports. Read an extract. Extract 
 a tooth. Beer will ferment, if you put a forment into it. lie made 
 frequent visits to the fort. ]le IVciiuents dram-shops. The gallant 
 youth will gallant the lady. Do you understand the import of his 
 words? We imjiort teas. Impress that fact on his mind. The 
 age bears his impress. Earnest prayer is an inccns<! tliat can never 
 incense Deity. My increase is taken to increase your wealth. His 
 insult did not move mo. Do not insult my frioiid. That interdict 
 is just. Our laws should interdict the sale of rum. 
 
 4. If you remove that object, 1 will not object to the place. Per- 
 fume the room with rich perfume. Prefix a pretis to that word. 
 One j)remise is false. I premise these remarks that you may know 
 why I jire^ent tiiis subject on the ])restMit occasion. Tlie farmer 
 will jinxluce produce enough for his family. If that project fail, 
 lie will project another. Tiic ships progress. lie is commended 
 for Ills progress in learning, lie protests against your vote. The 
 l)rotest 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 i)ai)ers? That subject 
 of di>cu>ision would subject you to annf)yancc. If he desire a sur- 
 name, 1 will surname him Simple. He took a survey of the har- 
 bor. Survey the land. Avoid the ])lace of torment. Torment 
 me not. Transfer your right to the land. Is the transfer legal? 
 Transj)ort that upstart in the first transport that sails.
 
 KULES FOR SPELLING. 101 
 
 mute, up, fulL— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; d h as sh ; ffais ; azure. 
 
 KULES FOR SPELLING. 
 
 1. Words of one syllable ending in/, Z, or s, preceded 
 bv a single vowel, double the final consonant ; as, staff, 
 mill, nuiff. 
 
 Exceptions. — As, gas, has, was, clef, yes, his, if, is, this, of, us, 
 pus, til us. 
 
 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. 
 
 ExcEiTiONS. — 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 ; connnit, committee. 
 
 Exceptions. — When the derivative retains not the accent of the 
 root, the final consonant is not always doubled; as, jjrefer', pref- 
 erence; infer', inference. X^ 2, and k are never doubled in Eng- 
 lisii words. Words derived from gas have only one s; as, gas, 
 ga.s'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 c, but take ck for double ; as, rock, attack : but, 
 in general, words derived from the learned languages 
 need not the k, 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 
 
 11
 
 1G2 NATIONAL I'UOXOUXCIXG SPELLER, 
 
 ige, 4t, lit, Sll, bare, 4sk ; m6, I'nd, ^rr ; ice, In ; old, on, do. 
 
 witli the same letter; as, see, seeing; hill, hilly; skill, 
 skil It'll 1. 
 
 7. Words ending with any double letter, preserve it 
 double in all words formed from them by means of pre- 
 fixes; as, sec, foresee ; spell, misspell ; roll, unroll. 
 
 8. Words of more than one syllable that end in L ex- 
 copt those that are formed from monosyllables ending 
 in //, terminate witli a single / ; as, excel, control. 
 
 9. Primitive words ending in a silent <?, omit e before 
 an additional syllable beginning with a vowel ; as, re- 
 move, removal ; idle, idling. 
 
 ExcEi'TioNs. — Word-s ending in ce or ge^ retain the e before ahle 
 or ous\ as, trace, traceable ; outrage, outrageous. Tlie e is retained 
 in verbs ending in oe and ee; as, shoe, shoeing; see, seeing. Singe, 
 swingp, and tinge retain the e when foHowed by ing\ as, singe, 
 singei.i>g. 
 
 10. Primitive words ending in silent e usually retain 
 e 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/, ])receded by a con- 
 sonant, change the y into i before any termination but 
 '*, or one commencing with / ; as, merry, merrier ; pity, 
 ])itiless. 
 
 Exceptions. — The y is retained in words derived from dry and 
 shy ; as, dry, dryly ; shy, shyness. 
 
 12. Primitive words ending in ?/, ])receded by a 
 vowel, do not change y into i before additional termina- 
 tions ; as, day, days; joy, joyful. AVhen vV/y is jidded to 
 words ending in ?/, llie y is retained ; as, (h-fy, defying, 
 
 ExcKPTioNS. — Daily, laid, lain, paid, said, saitli. 
 
 13. Coin]>ound woi-ds usually retain the spelling of 
 tlie snn])le words which compose them; as, horse-man, 
 &hell-Hsh.
 
 RULES FOR SPELLIXG. 163 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dli as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 E.KCEPTiONS. — In permanent compounds, or in derivative words 
 of which tliey are not the roots^ tiie words/ «ZZ and all drop one l.\ 
 as, handful, fultill, alway.s, withal: in temporary compounds they 
 retain botli ; as, fidl-eyed, cliock-fuli, all-wise, save-all. When 
 used as a prefi.x, mias drops ones; as, misspell. In the luxmes of 
 days, the word mass drojKS one s; 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 iu which the words are spelled in the following 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1. If his stiff staff and tlie 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 owned that he committed the crime. 
 
 4. I visited the toiling mechanic. The violist made a perilous 
 descent. Equalize tJie 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. 
 
 6. The wooer passed many blissful moments. Ihe pasture is 
 hilly, and almost grassless. lie 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 rei)ass that house, that he will forestall your 
 purchase, and undersell you. 
 
 8. The consul says that the leader f)f that cabal' is a rebel. I 
 will control the damsel until you arrange the contract. That k)g- 
 ical argument will dispel her fear, and render her mind trani]uil. 
 
 9. Though the conduct of that admirable and adorable girl be 
 blamable, 1 do not deem it advisable to censure her. The scene is 
 imaginable, describable, and com'parable. The question is debata- 
 ble, and the decision reversible. TJie fire is singeing that valual)le 
 dress. That agreeable and peaceable smith is slioeing a manage- 
 able and serviceable horse. 
 
 10. The life of that nameless man was peaceful. That careless 
 and graceless girl acted rudely. What incitement, or encourage- 
 ment, has he to submit tamely to her management? That lad'a
 
 IGt NATI<»XAL 1•K0^'0L"^'UING SI'iiLLKK. 
 
 ige, kt, art, Sll, blre, 4sk ; mi, Snd, ^rr ; Ice, fn ; 6ld, 6u, d6. 
 
 idleness and rtuleiiess are wholly chargeable to his parents. Your 
 acknowledjrmeiit was duly receivetl. An aliridgineut of his argu- 
 ment will enable yon to I'orin a correct judgment. To ine, the ap- 
 proach of death is truly awful. 
 
 11. His pitiful ambition hajipily 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. ^Yllat lie said, wlien verifying tlie state- 
 ment, was edifying. He paid his debts daily. While occupying 
 iny house, he is multiplying luy troubles. 
 
 I'J. Tiie horseman found the snow knee-deep. The innkeeper 
 will buy sliell-fish. I found six handfuls of plums under tlie plum- 
 tree. Always fultill the laws of the all-wise Lawgiver. Do not 
 misspell the following w^rds: Christmas, pastime, shepherd, wher- 
 ever, whosever, wherefore, therefore. 
 
 CAPITAL LETTERS. 
 
 1. Tlie iirst word of eveiy piece of writing slioiild 
 begin with a ca})it{il letter. 
 
 2. The first M'ord of every sentence should begin 
 with a capital letter; as, The rose is beantiful. Is the 
 lily beautifid i 
 
 3. Tiie 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 we owe. 
 
 4. Names of the Deitv and of Jesus Christ shoidd 
 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 hoTior and resj)ect, either addressed t(> 
 persons in exalted stations or (lescri])tive of them, usu- 
 ally begin with capital letters; as. My Lord, my Lady, 
 dear Sir, respected Friend ; Her Majesty, Tlis Honor, 
 Vour Grace, the President of the United States,
 
 CAl'ITAL LETfEKS. 105 
 
 mute, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ; n as ng; s as z ; dh as sh ; fhis ; azure. 
 
 6. All proper names and adjectives derived from 
 them should begin with a capital letter ; as, James and 
 Ilenrj are English boys. WiUiam bought his French 
 boots in Kew York. 
 
 7. The pronoun /, and interjection 6>, should always 
 bo capitals. 
 
 8. Tlie names of the months and the days of the week 
 should always begin with a capital letter ; as, January, 
 Monday. 
 
 9. Tlie 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 liis tongue to-day : 
 The son of the stormy Autumn, lie 
 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 
 reirard to the Proceedinire of the Senate and House ot' 
 llepresentatives. 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 1, 2. November comes. The flowers are all dead. The grass is 
 pale and white. Tlie wind has blown the dry leaves into heap-^. 
 Tlie crow calls from the higli tree-top. The sound of dropping 
 huts is heard in the woods. 
 3, 4. To God the Father's throne 
 
 Your hiirhest honors raise; 
 Glory to God the Son ; 
 To God tlie Si)irit, ))raise; 
 "With all our powers. Eternal King, 
 Thy name we siiiiT, wliile faith adores.
 
 IGG NATIONAL I'KONOL'NCING SI'ELLKU. 
 
 ige, &t, art, Cill. bare, ask ; mh, ind, err ; icc, !n ; «)lil, on, (15. 
 
 If in tlie darksome AviUl I stray, 
 Be Tliou uiy Light, be TLou my Way; 
 No foes, uo violence, I fear. 
 No harm, wliile Thou, my God, art near. 
 5-8. Professor Longfellow and His Excellency the Governor of 
 Massachusetts will address the meeting. Brother James and Uncle 
 •Henry will dine with us at the American IJotel on Tuesday, the 
 11th of February. 0, that I could merit, dear Sir, your friend- 
 ship! A gentleman from the East visited the city of London. 
 Did he vi;,it New York City? Will a Christian labor on New 
 Year's Day ? 
 
 0, 10. The fiun walks upon the blue sea-waters. Science and 
 Art, and Learning pale, all crown my thoughts with tiowers. 
 Winter weds with Spring. The tyrant Tempest is coming. Arise, 
 and shake otf your tears, Ashes and Oaks of a thousand years. 
 Thunder and Tempest and Lightning pale, leap from your caverns, 
 and cry, "Ai.i. ILvii.." An author beautifully writes, "Storms 
 shall sob themselves to sleep. Silence shall lind a voice. Death 
 shall live. Life shall rejoice, Winter shall break forth and blossom 
 into Spring, Spring shall i)Ut on her glorious apparel, and be called 
 Sunnner." The words, literally translated, were these: "The 
 winds roared, and the i-aius IVII, wiieu the iioor 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 
 llie kind in the English or any other language. His speech was 
 with regard to the Effects of the Ileformation. 
 
 >fAPKS rSED IX WRITTEN LANGUAGE. 
 
 1. TiiK Comma [,] marks the smallest division of a 
 Bcntciico, and usually rc[)resents the shortest i)ause. 
 
 2. Tmh Skmicolon [;] separates such i)arts of a sen- 
 tence as are somewhat less clost'ly coniu'cted than those 
 divided hy a coinnia, and jepresents a Ioniser pause. 
 
 .'>. Tmk Colon [:] sci)arates i)arts of a sentence less 
 coimected than those which are divided by a semicolon, 
 and rcpivsents a lon<i;ei' ])ause. 
 
 ■L 1'nr: Pkuiod ['.] is ])laced at ihc close of a declara- 
 tive sentence, and usually represents a full stop. It
 
 MAKKS USKD IN "WKITTKN LANGUAGE. 167 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure. 
 
 must be used after every abbreviated word ; as, Geo. 
 Stevens, Esq, 
 
 5. The Interrogation Point [?] shows tbat 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 sliouldst die !" 
 
 7. The Dash [ — ] is used when a sentence breaks of? 
 abruptly ; when there is an unexpected turn -in senti- 
 ment ; and wlien a long or signiticant pause is required. 
 
 8. Marks of Parenthesis ( ) are used when an ex- 
 pression which interrupts the progress of a sentence is 
 introduced; as, I liave seen charity (if cliarity it may 
 be called) insult with an air of pity. 
 
 9. Brackets [] are chiefly used to inclose w^ords that 
 serve to explain one or more words of a sentence, or to 
 point out a reference ; as, Washington [tlie Father of his 
 Country] made this remark. You will And an account 
 of the creation in the Bible. [See Genesis, chap, i.] 
 
 10. Marks of Quotation [" '^] are used to sliow 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 [2:^^], points out a pas- 
 sage for special attention ; as, '' '^^^ All orders will be 
 promptly and cai-efully 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 ; M-ho'd, 
 for who woukl. It is also used before s in the sino-ular 
 number, and after s in the plural, to indicate possession ; 
 as, Cora's rose, bovs' hats.
 
 IGS NATIONAL PKONOUKCING SPKLLfclli. 
 
 ige, it, ht, ill, bi\re, isk ; m^, 6nd, err ; Ice, in ; 6ld, 6n, do. 
 
 13. The Caret [,\] is used only in writing, to point 
 to letters or words above it that were accidentally omit- 
 
 t bis 
 
 ted : as, Let me scr achieves 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. 
 
 "Tliou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, 
 and witli'all thy soul, .... and thy neighbor as thyself." 
 " Charity suffereth long, and is kind ; * * * * Bearetli 
 all things, believeth all things, endureth 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'censc-breath'ing morn. It is placed after a 
 syllable ending a line, to show that the remainder of the 
 word begins the next line. 
 
 10. The Section [§] is sometimes used to divide books 
 or chapters into smaller ])ortions. 
 
 17. The Paragraph [^[] is sometimes used to indi- 
 cate a paragraph, or subdivision, in writing. 
 
 18. Marks of E.efp:rknce. — The Asterisk, or Star [*], 
 the Obelisk, or Dagger [f], the Double Dagger [:}:], the 
 Section [§], Parallel Lines [f], and the Paragraph [^], 
 are used, in the order here presented, wlien references 
 are made to remarks or notes in the margin, at the bot- 
 tom of the page, or some other })art of the book. Let- 
 ters and figures, however, arc now more generally used 
 for marks of reference. 
 
 1[). The Mackuon, or Lono ['], is ])laced over a 
 vowel to indicate its iirst or alj)hal)etic sound ; as, 
 Jlage, nu", Ohl. 
 
 2(). The Breve, or Short ["], is placed over a vowel 
 U) indicate its second or short sound; as, llat, end, on.
 
 MARKS USED IN \V KITTEN LANGUAGE. IGD 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; ii as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 21. The Di^.resis ["] 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 atFections. 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 ricii, 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 
 princi[)les. 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, ray 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 iove the beautiful, to desire what is 
 good, and to do the best. 
 
 2— i. 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 
 propliets 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 diff"erently spelled in 
 Engli.?h; 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, thev would be no Ioniser bis opinions : bu»
 
 170 NATIONAL PIIONOIJNCING Sl'KLLEll. 
 
 Age, it, irt, ill, b^re, Isk ; mh, ind, err ; ke, In ; ild, 6n, dS. 
 
 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 
 «)f exercise ; in the second, the advantages that would result from it. 
 J. Wm. Webb, jun., Esq., at length became M. D., A. M., A. A. S. 
 
 5-7. Are there not seasons of sj)ring in the moral world? and is 
 nt»t the present age one of them ? You say you will repent to-mor- 
 row : but are you sure of to-morrow? Have you one hour in your 
 liand? 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. 
 1 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 upliold 
 what there is of truth in tiie 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 — w'hen passion is 
 dumb, and purest love reigns. I see iu this world two heaps — one 
 of hapi)iness, and the other of misery. 
 
 8-11. Whether writing prose or verse (for a portion of the book 
 IS in prose), tlie author knows both what to blot, and when to 
 stop. C'onsider (and may tlie consideration sink deep into your 
 iieart \) the fatal conse(iueiices of a wicked life. The captain had 
 several men died |\vho died] in the sliip. You must be careful 
 (nothing can be well done without care) not to mistake the proper 
 use of brackets. [See Pai'kcr and Fox's Grammar. J '' Know th\- 
 selt" is a useful precept. To one who said, *■' I do not believe tliat 
 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 
 l>()ssible tliat one may know himself." In the New Testament we 
 iiave the loiiowing words: ".Jesus unswere<l the Jew-*, 'Is it not 
 •written in your law, — I said, Ye are gods?' " " |-^^ No swear- 
 ing will be permitted in this school." 
 
 12-14. It Td a tlirone, 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, 'iriidst forests vast 1 seem to be, A man's manners often in- 
 vlieate 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 
 tiit-nd. Mother's wag, (.retty boy, father's sorrow, father's j«)y. 
 
 Tlio ox's hide is not good for ladies' gloves. Frit-nd P- s lias 
 
 arrived. I am the Lord thy God. . . . I'liuu slinlt hav«> ao r Uier
 
 NAMES OF PERSONS. 171 
 
 mite, up, f&ll. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fbis ; azure. 
 
 gods before me. Remember tlie sabbath-day, to keep it lioly. 
 * * * * For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, .... 
 and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the sab- 
 6ath-day, and hallowed it. 
 
 15- 21. O sailor-boy, sailor-boy! peace to thy sOul! 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 co-6val with 
 Shakspeare. If, to-day or to-morrow, 1 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 day-bookt 
 under an apple-tree.t The Creator formed aerial songsters. That 
 learned! and beloved child loves every winged thing. 
 
 NAMES OF PERSONS. 
 
 MALES. 
 
 Aft'rou, A'bel, Abi'el, Abi'jah, Ab'ner, Ad' am, 
 A' bra liain, A dol' plius, Al' bert, xVl ex au'der, Al' fred.- 
 Alphe'us, Alon'zo, Al'vin, A'mos, Am'asa, Am'- 
 brose', An'drew, An'tAony, ApoFlos, Ar'chibaid, Ar'- 
 te mas, Ar'thur, A'sa, A'saph, Asli'er, Angus' tus. 
 
 Bald' win, Bar'nabas, Be'la, Ben'ja niin, Ben' edict, 
 Beno'ni., Beri'ah, Be thu'el, Ca'ieb, Cal'vin, Ce'plias, 
 Charles, CAris'topher, Clar'enee, Clem'ent, Con'rad, 
 Cy' rus, Dan' i el, Da ri' us, Da' vid. 
 
 Ebene'zer, Ed' gar, Ed'mund, Ed' ward, Ed' win. 
 Eg' bert, Elea'zar, Eli'ab, Eli' as, Eli'hu, Eli'jah, 
 
 <^ When the first word of a compound ends, and the second begins, 
 with the same letter, they are united by a hyphen ; as, Book-keeping, 
 ear-ring. 
 
 t The hjrphen is used in all compounds ending with the word tree or 
 book; as, Beech true, shop-book. 
 
 X The Grave Accent [^J is a better mark to indicate that a single 
 vowel ought not to be merged into a preceding syllable ; as, That 
 Itiaru^d and beloved child loves every winged thing.
 
 172 ^-ATIONAL PKONOUNCING SPELLER, 
 
 ige. At, iit, ill, bare, ask ; m^, 6nd, eir ; ice, in ; Aid, 6n, do. 
 
 Eli'sha, Elipli'alet, E'nocA, E'nos, E'phraim, Eras'- 
 tus, E'tlian, Eu gen^^', Eze'kiel, Ez'ra. 
 
 Fer'dinand, Frau'cis, Frank' lin, Fred' or ic, George, 
 Gid'eon, GiTLert, God'frey, Greg'orj, Gusta'vus, 
 Ilan'ni bal, Hen'ry, Ilez e lei' ah, Hi' ram, Hor'ace, Ho' 
 ta'tio, Kose'a, Her' man, Hu'bert, Hu(/h, Hiim'phre}^, 
 IcA' a bod, Ig na' tins, I' ra, I' sa«e, Is' ra el. 
 
 Ja'bez, Ja'cob, Jai'rns, James, Ja'red, Ja'son, Jas'- 
 l^er, Jededi'ah, Jeremi'ah, Jer'emy, Jer'ome, Jes'sc, 
 Je'lliro, Jo' el, JoAii, Jo'nah, Jo'nas, Jon'a than, Jo'- 
 seph, Josh'u a, Jo si' ah, Jo'tham, Ju'li ns. 
 
 Laz'arns, Lem'u el, Leon' ard, Le'vi, Lew' is, Lo am'- 
 mi, Loren'zo, Lu'cius, Luke, Lu'ther, Mar'cus, Mark, 
 Mar' tin, Ma' son, Mai5'thew, Ma^Jthi'as, Mi'cah, Mi'- 
 e/ia el, Mo'ses, Isa'hnm, Xa'dian, Na than' i el, Ne he- 
 mi' ah, NicA'olas, Ko'ah, Nor' man. 
 
 Obadi'ah, O'bed, Octa'vius, Ol'iver, O'tis, Pat- 
 rick, Panl, Pe'leg, Pe'rez, Pe'ter, Philan'der, Phil'ip, 
 Phi'lo, Phin'e as, Phile'mon, Ralph, Kfni'ben, Pich'- 
 ard, Pob'ert, Pn'fus, Sam' son, Sam' u el, Sanl, Seth, 
 Si' las, Si'mon, Sim' con, Sol'omon, Ste'phen, Syd'ney, 
 Syl va' nns, Syl ves' ter. 
 
 Tliad' de ns, Tlie' o dore, Tlie oph' i Ins, TAom' as, Tim'- 
 othy, Ti'tns, Uri'ah, Val'entine, Yin' cent, Yiv'ian, 
 W^ai'ter, Will'iam, Win'fred, Zab'dicl, ZacAari'ah, 
 Zae cAe' us, ZacA' a rv. 
 
 FEMALES. 
 
 Ab'i gail, Ad'a line, A de'lia, Ag'nes, Al'iec, A man'da, 
 Ame'lia, An ge li'na, An'na, Amu', Ar a bel'la, Ar'ri a, 
 Angus' ta, Belin'da, Bet'sy, Blandhg, Car' o line, Cath'- 
 a rine. Char lotte (shar'lot), CAris ti'na, Clar is'sa, Clem- 
 en ti'na, Co'ra, Cor de'lia, Corno'lia, Cyn'thi a.
 
 PREFIXES. 173 
 
 iriite, up. full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; this ; azure. 
 
 Deb'orah, Do'ra, Dor'cas, Dor'o thy, E'ditli, Ereanor, 
 Eli'za, Eliz'abetb, El'la, El'len, Ein'ily, Em'iua, 
 Em' c line, Es'tAer, Eu' genie, Eu'nice, Fan'ny, Flo'ra, 
 Fran'ces, Grace, Han'nah, Hai-'ri et, Hel'en, lien ri et'ta, 
 Hes'ter, I'da, Inez, I'rene, Is a bel'la, Jane, Jo sepli ine 
 (Jo'zef en), Ju'ditb, Ju'lia. 
 
 Lau' ra, La vin' ia, Lou i' sa, Lu cin' da, Lii ere' tia, 
 Lu'cv, Lyd'i a, Mad' e line, Mar' ga ret, Mari'a, Ma'ry, 
 Mar'tha, Ma til'da, Maud, Melis'sa, Min'na, Mi ran'da, 
 JSTan'cy, No'ra, Ol'ive, Priscil'la, Ea'cliel, Eebec'ca, 
 EAo'da, Eutb, Sal'ly, Sa'rah, So phi' a, Stel'la, Su'san, 
 Vie to' ri a, Yi o'la. 
 
 PREFIXES.' 
 
 A Peefix is a word, or part of a word, placed before 
 another to form with it a new M^ord. 
 
 A Prefix usually changes or Increases the meaning of a word before 
 ■which it is placed ; as un, not, in wnholy, which means not holy ; though 
 it is sometimes used to make a word more euphoniom, or agreeable in 
 sound, without changing the meaning ; as un in M?iloose — loose and 
 unloose meaning the same thing. 
 
 I. SAXON OR ENGLISH PEEFISES. 
 
 A means at, in, or on; as, afar, at a far or great distance; abed, 
 
 in bed ; ashore, on the shore. 
 Be, to male, he/ore ; as bedim, to make dim ; Jespeak, to speak (for) 
 
 hefo7'e. 
 En or EM, i7i, into, on; also, to make ; as, encamp, to form into a 
 
 camp ; enroll, to place on a roll ; enable, to make able. Em 
 
 is another form of en ; as, embrace. 
 
 ' Pupils should he required to thoroughly master the following Pre- 
 fixes and Affixes ; the Teacher carefully explaining hoiv 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.
 
 J 74: NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPKLLEK. 
 
 ige, 4t, art, ^11, l)4ie, isk ; mk, Jad, ^rr ; ice. Iq ; old, 6u, do. 
 
 For., not ; as Jbrh'u], to bid 7wt to do. 
 
 Fore, before; ns^foretcW, to tt-ll at a time before. 
 
 I>r, IX, to nuilce ; i/«.l>ittei-, to viahe bitter; i/is^ure, to malce sure. 
 
 Mis, 5afZ, defective., wi'ong ; misconduct, had or tff/«?c^icc conduct ; 
 
 «?/«call, to call by a xcrong name. 
 Oi'T, hc7/ond, more, out ; as, out\\ve, to live beyond another's time; 
 
 outbid, to bid more than another ; outspread, to spread oiitj 
 
 or open. 
 Over, above., beyond ; as, or^rcharge, to charge or fill above the 
 
 proper quantity ; orf/reacli, to roacli beyond. 
 Un, not., to loose, to undo ; as ■unlucky, not lucky ; •unhand, to 
 
 loose from the hand. 
 Up, vprrard ; as, ?/^>heavc, to throw upward. 
 "With, against, from ; as, tc/t/tstand, to stand against; withhohl, 
 
 to hold from. 
 
 II. I-ATIN PREFIXES. 
 
 A, AR, ABS, away from; as, abstract, to draw away ; avert, to turn 
 from. 
 
 Ad, to ; as, advert, to turn to. An becomes ac, ag, al, ap, &c., 
 .iccording as the word to Avhich it is prefixed begins with c, 
 g, I, &c. 
 
 Ante, before; as, a/ifedatc, to date before. 
 
 Anti, against ; as, ««tislavery, against slavery. 
 
 CiRCUM, ciRCU, about, round ; as, ci>cu?nvolve, to roll round ; cir- 
 cuit, going about. 
 
 Cis, 0)1 this side ; as, c/salpine, on this .tide of llie Alps. 
 
 Cox, together, with; as, conjoin, to join together ; conform, to com- 
 ply with. Cox sometimes becomes co, cog, col, com, and 
 
 COR. 
 
 CoxTRA, against; as, contradict, to speak against. Coxtko and. 
 
 couxTEK are other forms of coxtra ; as, controvert, to turn 
 
 against; counteract, to act against. 
 De, down, from; as, ^/^prc'is, to press down ; rZcduce, to drawjO-om. 
 Di, uiF, Dis, away, deprive of, asunder, not; as, r7/vcrt, to turn 
 
 away ; rfmrm, to deprive of arms; disjoin, to i)art asunder; 
 
 rZisplease, not to jdease. 
 E, ex, out; as, eject, to cast out; c.rpel, to drive out. Ec, ef, and 
 
 EI, are otiicr forms of ex. 
 Extra, beyond ; as, crtraordinary, beyond the ordinary. 
 In io, il, im, ir, before verbs, signify, in, into ; but before adjeC' 
 
 tives, not; as inhale, to hieatlie iri ; Vwimure, to wall in; 
 
 tViducc, to lead into; incorrect, ?iot correct; t71cgal, 7iot legal.
 
 PREFIX KS. 175 
 
 mite, up, full.— c as k ; g as j ^ n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sli ; fliis ; azure. 
 
 Inter, between ; as, m^ervene, to come between; in-^erpose, to place 
 
 between. 
 Intro, in, into ; as, introduce, to lead into, to bring in. 
 JuxTA, nigh to ; as, jwa;teposition, a position nigh to some thing. 
 Ob, with its forms oc, of, op, means against, in the way of; as, 
 
 oStrude, to thrust against ; oppose, to place against ; occv. 
 
 to come in the way of, 
 Per, through ; as, joervade, to go through. 
 Post, after; as, J90«<.scnpt, written after. 
 Pre, Pr^, before; as, ^jr^judge, to judge before. 
 Preter, beyond, past ; as, preternatural, beyond what is natural. 
 Vno, forth, forward, for ; as, joroduce, bringyor^A; j^rogress, to go 
 
 forward; ^jronoun,,/br a noun. 
 Re, again, bach ; as, reload, to load again ; recede, to go baclc. 
 Retro, bacTcward ; as, retrograde, going backward. 
 Se, aside, apart ; as, seduce, to lead aside or a.stray; «eclude, to 
 
 confine apart froui others. 
 Sine, without ; as, sirtecure, without care. 
 Sub, Subtek, under ; as, swSscribe, to Avrite under ; subterfuge, a 
 
 flj'ing under. Sub is changed, to sue, suf, sva, sup, sur, 
 
 and sus. . 
 Super, above, over; as, sw^ernatural, above nature; «M^eradd, to 
 
 add over and above. 
 Tr.vns, across, beyond ; as, transport, to carry across the sea ; 
 
 transatlantic, beyond the Atlantic. 
 Ultra, beyond ; as, -wZ^ramarine, beyond the sea. 
 
 III. greek prefixes. 
 
 A, AN, without; as, apatliy, without feeling; anarchy, without 
 government. 
 
 Amphi, both, on both sides ; as, amphihwus, living both on land and 
 in water. 
 
 Ana, again, through ; as, a7J«baptist, one who baptizes again ; 
 
 . anatomy, a cutting through. 
 
 4Anti, against, opposite to; as, an^/christ, against Christ; anti- 
 podes, having feet opposite ours ; living on the other side of 
 the eartli. 
 
 Apo, from ; as, crprtstate, one who has gone away from his re- 
 ligion. 
 
 Auto, self ; as, autos:rii\>\\, written by one's self. 
 
 DiA, through; as, fZ/ametcr, a straight line passing thro^igh tlie 
 center of a circle.
 
 170 NATIONAL rRONOUNCINO SPKLLEK. 
 
 ige, At, art, ill, biie, isk ; mh, fend, ^ir ; Ice, in ; 6ld, &n, do. 
 
 Ex, EM, in, on; as, endemic, in the people; cwphasis, a stress of 
 
 voice on a ]);irticiilar •word in a sentence. 
 Ei'i, npon ; as, f/jJLapli, an inscription upon a tomb; epidemic, a 
 
 disease upon the people. 
 TIypkr, beyond, over ; as, ^?/^c?-bolical, exnggerating or diminishing 
 
 hcyond tlie fact ; ^yy^^^rcritical, o?;f rorilical. 
 Hypo, under ; as Jiypocvite, one who keeps under or hides his trpc- 
 
 character. 
 Meta, beyond ; as, ?»efaphor, a word carried beyond its meaning. 
 Paka, against, lile, by the side of; as, paradox, againKt common 
 
 opinion; parody, an ode lilce another; ^^arallel, hy the side 
 
 of another. 
 Peri, near to, round; as, perih.et\\ox\, near to or around the sn:> ; 
 
 perimeter, a line passing round a figure. 
 Stx, sun, STL, SYM, together, with ; as, synod, a coming together; 
 
 ay^able, letters pronounced together ; sympathy, feeling with 
 
 or for another. 
 
 AFFIXES. 
 
 An Affix is a -word, or part of a -word, placed after 
 anotlier 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 meanimj (jf the primitive word, of the AD5x, and of both in 
 combination. It should be remembered, however, that Affixes are 
 sometimes onh' used for the sake of euphony, or to lengthen a word, 
 without modifying the meaning. 
 
 Able, ibi.e, bi-E, ile, that may be ; as, readaZ>Z<?, that may be read; 
 
 defensi7>/c, that may be defended. 
 AcEOUS, consisting of, resembling ; as, herbaceous, consisting rf 
 
 herbs; nvanaceous, consisting of sand. 
 AcY, being, state, office; as, fallacy, any tiling false, being false; 
 
 prelacy, the office of a ])relate. 
 AoK, state of, a collection, the act of; as, dotage, in a state of 
 
 doting; foliayc, a collection ''_/ leaves; CAviage, tlio act of 
 
 carting. 
 An, ai^ ory', 10, ID, IXE, ii.e, belonging to, pertaining to ; Amer- 
 ican, belonging to America; nasaZ, belonging to the nose; 
 
 rustic, pertaining to the country; feminmc, pertaining to 
 
 females; j)euri76', belonging to a boy.
 
 AFFIXES. 177 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fhis ; azure. 
 
 Ana, the sayings of; as, Johnsouia/ia, the sayings of Johnson. 
 
 Ard, state^ character^ one who ; as, dota/'tZ, one in a state of do- 
 tage; wizartZ, one having the character of wisdom of a 
 peculiar kind ; drunkard, one who drinks. 
 
 A.R, one who ; also, j^^rtaining to ; as, begga?-, one who begs ; vulgar, 
 pertaining to the common people. 
 
 A.RT, relating to^ one irho is; as, military, relating to soldiers; 
 adversary, one irho is adverse. 
 
 Art, ert, ory, a place for^ a collection of; as, herbary, a place 
 for herbs; rookery, a collection of rooks; dormito?'y, a 
 place for sleeping. 
 
 Ate, to make ; as, terminate, to make an end; renovafe, to make 
 new. 
 
 DoM, possessions of state ; as, duke^Zo^n, the possessions of a dnke; 
 freedo7n, state of being free; wisdom, state or quality of be- 
 ing wise. 
 
 Ee. one icho is, also the ohject of an action ; as, absentee, one who 
 is absent ; lessee, one to whom a lease is given. 
 
 Er, or, one who, the agent in action ; as, accuser, one tcho accuses ; 
 contribute?', tlie 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, woodero, made of wood ; 
 golde?j, made of gold, or resembling what is made of gold; 
 straighten,, to make straight ; brighte/i, to make bright. 
 
 Ence, state of being ; also denotes continuance of action ; ns, tur- 
 bulence, state of leing turbulent; confidence, confiding in, 
 the act of confiding in ; cadence, falling, or the action of 
 falling. 
 
 Ent, one icho ; also, 7/eing, state of icing ; as, agen^, one who acts; 
 confide?) #, having confidence, heing sure; fluent. Icing in a 
 flowing state, flowing. 
 
 EsoEXT, growing ; essence, state of growing ; as, convale^ccTi^, 
 growing well ; convalescerice, state of growiiig, having 
 grown well. 
 
 Et, let, little; as, casket, a little cask; leaflet, a little leaf. 
 
 Ety, ty, state of heing ; as, satiety, state of heing full or satisfied; 
 poverty, state of heing poor. 
 
 Ess, denotes the feminine gender; as, lioness, princess. 
 
 YvL,fullof; as, hope/wZ,,/'^^^^ ^/hope; health/?/Z,./«ZZ oyhealtli. 
 
 Fy, to make ; puri/y, to make pure ; forti/y, to make strong. 
 
 Hood, state of office ; as, priestAootZ, the office or state of a priest; 
 hoyhood, state (?/ being a boy.
 
 ITS KATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPPXLER. 
 
 ige, it. ait, all, bare, ask ; mh, fend, lir ; ice, !n ; old, on, do. 
 
 Ici.E, CLE, little ; as, i>article, a little part ; tnhercle, a little tumor. 
 
 Ics, the science^ the art; as, acoustics, the science of sound; 
 matheinatjcs, the science of measurement. 
 
 IzE, SIZE, to mal-e, to give; as, fertil/ze, to make fertile; magnetise, 
 to give the property of a magnet. 
 
 Isn, a little^ like ; as, blackwA, a little black ; churl/sA, like a 
 churl; round /sA, a little round. Also, to make, to supply* 
 as, fnvnish, to supply furniture; cherish, to make cheer- 
 ful. 
 
 Ism, doctrine, idiom, ^^ar^j'i J^eculiarity, sect ; as, Calvinism, the 
 pnrtjj or doctrine of Calvin ; Latinj^m, an idiom of the Latin 
 language; vulgarism, \he 2Jeculiariti/ of the vulg.ir. 
 
 TsT, one skilled in; as linguist, one il:illed in languages; florist, 
 one who cultivates flowers. 
 
 Ite, a descendant, a follower ; as, Israili7(7, a descendant of Israel; 
 Jacobi7^, a foUoicer of (Jacobus) Jaines. Also, having and 
 one icho ; us, dcfinf ^ having an end ; favorite, one who is in 
 favor. 
 
 IvE, denotes an active quality ; as, \x\oiivc, moving; pcrsuasitie, 
 having the quality of persuading. It also denotes state or 
 condition ; as, Cii\iiive, one in a state of captivity. 
 
 Kin, little ; as, \x\a,\\\kin, a little man; lambi'iw, a little lamb. 
 
 Less, loithout ; as, thoughtless, withozit thought. 
 
 Like, resembling, like ; as, goillike, resembling a god. 
 
 LixG, little ; as, davling, little dear. Its signification is similar to 
 that of CLE, EL, ET, LET, ocK ; as, satchcZ, a little sack ; pocke^ 
 a little poke. 
 
 Lt, like, manner ; as, manly, like a man ; braveZy, in a brave man- 
 ner ; happi??/, in a happy manner. 
 
 Mext, the act of doing, state ; as, banish7nr«^, tlie ocf rj/* banishing; 
 contentmew/., the state of being contented. 
 
 MoNY, state of being, the thing done ; as, acrimony, state of being 
 sharp; testimon?/, the thing testified. 
 
 Kes.s, state of being, quality ; as blessed?iess, state of being blessed; 
 whiteness, quality of being Avhite. 
 
 Ou3, osE, full of; as, dangerous, full of danger; xcrhose, full of 
 words. 
 
 TacK, jurisdiction ; as, bishopr/c/L, i]io jurisdiction of a bishop. 
 
 iSuii', office, state; as, clerksAjjo, office of a clerk; fellows/iip, the 
 office of a fellow, the state of being on equal or friendly 
 terms. 
 
 HouK, full of ; as, troublesome, /a^^ <!/" trouble. 
 
 Tide, time; as, noontule, noontime.
 
 USE OF PKEPOSITIOXS. 
 
 1:0 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; fi as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; (his ; azure. 
 
 TrDE, state^ quality ; ^vaWtude^ state of being grateful; jironipti- 
 
 tude^ quality of promptness. 
 Ule, small; as, glob'iZc, a swiaZZ globe. 
 Ward, toward ; as, westward, toward the west ; 1 leaven tcarr?, 
 
 toward heaven. 
 Uke, that which does, the thing done; as, legislatwrf, that which 
 
 makes the laws; itivestitt;?'e, the thing invested; capture^ 
 
 the thing taken, or manner of taking. 
 Y, consisting of, full of ; as, sand^/, consisting of sand ; bloody, 
 
 full of blood. 
 
 USE OF PREPOSITIONS. 
 
 The idioms of the English language require particu- 
 lar prepositions after certain \vords and ])hrases; as, 
 
 Abhorrence of 
 Abound in. 
 Abstain ^roni. 
 Accede to. 
 Accompanied with 
 
 or ty. 
 Accord with. 
 Accordance with. 
 According to. 
 Accuse of or ly. 
 Acquaint with. 
 Acquiesce in. 
 Acquit of. 
 Adapt to. 
 Adequate to. 
 Adhere to. 
 Adherence to. 
 Admiration <?/. 
 Admonish of. 
 Affinity to. 
 Agree with or to. 
 Agreeable to. 
 Alienate/ro)??. 
 Allude to. 
 Alteration in. 
 
 Ambitious of. 
 Analogy hetxccen. 
 Antipatiiy to. 
 Arrived at or in. 
 Astonished at. 
 Attended with or ly. 
 Aversion to. 
 Bestow on or upon. 
 Boast of 
 Call on or upon. 
 Capacity yor.- 
 Charge 011 ot 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 ov from. 
 Correspond to or 
 with. 
 
 Deficient in. 
 Dependent on. 
 Derogate yro??i. 
 Devolve on. 
 Die of or ly. 
 DifferjO'om. 
 Differenty?'<J7?i. 
 Difficult in. 
 Diminution of. 
 Discouragement to. 
 DissentjO'om. 
 Distinguish^/"row. 
 Eager hi. 
 Enamored of. 
 Endeared to. 
 Endowed with. 
 Engage in. 
 Entrance into. 
 Exclusive of. 
 Expert at or in. 
 Fawn on or v^on. 
 Followed hy. 
 Foreign to. 
 Frown on or uporu 
 Ignorant qf.
 
 ISO 
 
 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPKLLER. 
 
 kze, ht, art, 411, l>4re, Sik ; mi, km], Irr ; Ice, !n ; 6ld, on, do. 
 
 Inculcate on. 
 Inrlependeut of. 
 Indifferent to. 
 Inform of. 
 Initiate in or into. 
 Insist on. 
 Intent on. 
 ]iinred to. 
 Inveigli against. 
 Militate against. 
 Mistrustful of. 
 
 Need of. 
 Observance of. 
 Partake of. 
 Prejudice against. 
 Prejadicial to. 
 Protit %. 
 Proud of. 
 Pursuance of. 
 Pursuant to. 
 Reconcile to or icith. 
 Recreant from. 
 
 Regard to. 
 Relevant to. 
 Replete with. 
 Restore to. 
 Swerve from. 
 Sympathy with. 
 True to. 
 Trust in. 
 Versed 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 
 Kignitication of words is weighed and attended to, the more clearly and 
 forcibly shall pupils learn to speak or write. They should he required 
 to construct sentences, embracing all the words in the preceding list, 
 in which both the correct and tlie incorrect use of prepositions shall be 
 given. To illustrate the manner in whicli sentences may thus be con- 
 structed, we introduce the following 
 
 I>ictation I£xeircl&es. 
 
 lie Ava3 averse to [not from'] sweh. an imdertaking. His abhor- 
 rence of [not withi that deed, moved }iim to accede to her request. 
 Abstain from the use of rum. He was accused of a crime dy his 
 cousin. Those streams abotind in fish. Agree to what lie lias done. 
 Actions should correspond with words. Tiiis thing corresponds to 
 that. Initiate my son in spelling. Initiate him into our club. 
 She vi'ill die of a disease ; but he, hy the sword. I will tritst 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. 1). JJaclielor of Arts. 
 Abbr. Abbreviated. 
 Abj). Arcbbi.-^liDp. 
 A. C. IJcfore Christ. 
 Acct. 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 EXPLAINKD. 
 
 181 
 
 mute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; fhis ; azuro. 
 
 Am. American. 
 
 A int. Amount. 
 
 An. (Anno.) In the year, 
 
 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. 
 Bbl. Barrel. 
 B. C. Before Christ. 
 B. I). 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. 
 
 CI. Clerk. 
 
 C. J. Chief-Justice. 
 
 Co. Company; County. 
 
 Col. Colonel; Colossians. 
 
 Coll. College. 
 
 Com. Commissioner; Commo- 
 dore: Committee; Commerce. 
 
 0(mg. Congress. 
 
 Oonn. 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. W. Canada West. 
 Cwt. A hundred weiglit. 
 
 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. 
 
 Deut. Deuteronomy. 
 
 Diet. Dictionary ; Dictator. 
 
 Dist. District. 
 
 Do. Ditto ; tbe same. 
 
 Dolls. Dollars. 
 
 Doz. Dozen. 
 
 Dr. Debtor; Doctor. 
 
 E. East; Earl. 
 Eccl. Ecclesiastes. 
 Eccles. Ecclesiasticns. 
 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.
 
 1S2 
 
 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPKIJ.KK. 
 
 igc, it, Sit. all, bare. a,;k ; mh, Bnd. err ; Ice, !n ; 6lcl, 6u, diV 
 
 Fem. yeminine. 
 Fig. Figure. 
 F]i)r. or F:i. Florida. 
 Fo. Folio. 
 
 Fr. France; Francis; French. 
 F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal So- 
 ciety. 
 
 F. S. A. Fellow of the Society 
 of Arts. 
 
 Pt. 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. 
 
 II. or llr. Hour. 
 
 II. I). M. Ills or Her Britannic 
 Majesty. 
 
 Heb. Hebrews. 
 
 HIiil. Hog>head. 
 
 Hist. History. 
 
 Hon. H-onorable. 
 
 H. R. House of Representatives. 
 
 H. S. S. Fellow of the Historical 
 
 Society. 
 Hund. Hundred. 
 
 l.or Isl. Island. 
 Indiana. 
 lb. or Ibid. In the same place. 
 Id. The same. 
 I. e. That is. 
 
 I. H. S. (Jexus Honiinvm Salva- 
 tor), Jesus the Saviour of men. 
 
 III. IJhnois. 
 Incog. Unknown. 
 In. Inch. 
 
 Ind. Indiana. 
 
 Inst. Instant — the present month. 
 
 Int. Interest. 
 
 lo. Iowa. 
 
 Isa. Isaiah. 
 
 It. Italian ; Italy. 
 
 J. Judge. 
 
 Jac. Jacob. 
 
 Jan. January. 
 
 J. H. S. (Jesus Hominum Salvtu 
 
 tor), Jesus the Saviour of Man 
 
 kind. 
 Jno. John. 
 Jona. Jonathan. 
 Jos. Joseph. 
 Josh. Joshua. 
 J. P. Justice of the Peace. 
 Jr. or Jnn. Junior. 
 Jul. Julv. 
 
 K. King. 
 Kan. Kanzas, 
 
 Ky. Kentuck}". 
 Kt. ^" 
 
 Lord 
 
 Knight. 
 
 L. Lady; Latin: Lord. 
 
 L. lb. A pound in weight. 
 
 L. I. or £. A pound sterling 
 
 La. Louisiana. 
 
 Lat. Latin ; Latitude. 
 
 L. C. Lower Canada ; 
 
 Chancellor. 
 Ld. Lord. 
 Ldp. Lordship. 
 Legis. Legislature. 
 Lev. Leviticus. 
 Lieut. Lieutenant. 
 LL. B. Bachelor of Laws. 
 LL. J). Doctor of Laws. 
 Lon. Longitude. 
 Loud. London. 
 Lou. or La. Louisiana. 
 L. S. PIac'^> of the Seal. 
 
 M. Marquis; Meridian; Mile; 
 Monsieur; Morning; Thou- 
 sand. 
 
 M. A. Master of Arts ; MHitary 
 Academy.
 
 ABBREVIATIONS EXPLAINED. 
 
 183 
 
 mite, 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. Mattliew. 
 
 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. 
 
 Micii. Michigan. 
 
 Min. Mineralogy. 
 
 Minn. Minnesota. 
 
 Miss, or Mi. Mississippi. 
 
 Mo. Missouri ; Month. 
 
 M. p. Member of Parliament. 
 
 Mr. Master or Mister. 
 
 ^IS. Manu:;cript. 
 
 MSS. Manuscripts. 
 
 Mr. 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 ; Nptt Style. 
 Num. Numbers. 
 N. T. New Testamer' 
 N. W. Nortliweit. 
 N. Y. New York. 
 
 O. Ohio. 
 
 Ob. {Ohiit) Died. 
 
 Obj. Objective; Objection. 
 
 Obt. Obedient. 
 
 Oct. October. 
 
 Ord. Ordnance. 
 
 O. S. Old Style. 
 
 O. T. Old Testament. 
 
 Oz. Ounces. 
 
 P. Page; Pint; Pipe. 
 
 Pa. or Punn. Pennsylvania. 
 
 Pari. Parliament. 
 
 Pay't. Payment. 
 
 Pd. Paid. 
 
 Per or pr. By the ; as, fer yard. 
 
 Per ct. By the hundred. 
 
 Pet. Peter. 
 
 Phil. Philip; Pliilippians. 
 
 Phila. Philadelphia. 
 
 Pk. Peck. 
 
 PI. or Plur. Plural. 
 
 P. M. Post-Master ; Afternoon. 
 
 P. 0. Post-Office. 
 
 Pop. Population. 
 
 PP. or pp. Pages. 
 
 Prep. Preposition. 
 
 Pres. President. 
 
 Prob. Problem. 
 
 Prof. Professor. 
 
 Pron. Pronoun ; Pronunciation. 
 
 Prop. Proposition. 
 
 Prot. Protestant. 
 
 Pro tem. For the time being. 
 
 Prov. Proverbs. 
 
 P. S. Postscript. 
 
 Pub. Public; Published. 
 
 Pwt. Pennyweight. 
 
 Q. Question ; Queen. 
 Q. L. As nmch 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. 
 Kec'd. Received.
 
 184 
 
 NATIONAL PKONOUNCING SPELLER. 
 
 ige, &t, 4rt, ill, b&re, ask ; m^, iiid, Srr ; ice, fn ; old, on, dS. 
 
 Rec. Sec. Recording Secretary. 
 
 Rect. Rector; Receipt. 
 
 Ref. Retbriiied. 
 
 Reg. Register ; Regular. 
 
 Regt. Regiment. 
 
 Rep. Representative; Republic. 
 
 Rev. Revelations ; Reverend. 
 
 Rliet. Riietoric. 
 
 R. I. Riiode Island. 
 
 Robt. Robert. 
 
 Rom. Romans. 
 
 R. R. Railroad. 
 
 Rt. Riglit. 
 
 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. Si)ain ; Spanish. 
 Sfj. 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. Town ; Territory. 
 Tenn, Tennessee. 
 Theo. Theodore. 
 Tlieol. Theology. 
 Thess. Tlie^saiouiana. 
 Tim. Timothy. 
 
 Transpose ; 
 
 Tit. Titus; Title. 
 Tr. Translation ; 
 
 Treasurer. 
 Turk. Turkey. 
 Typ. Typographer. 
 
 U. C. Upper Canada. 
 
 Ult. Last, or the last month. 
 
 U. S. United States. 
 
 U. S. A. United States of Ameri 
 
 ca ; United States x\nny. 
 U. S. M. A. United States Mil] 
 
 tary Academy. 
 U. S.'N. United States Navy. 
 U. S. S. United States Senate. 
 
 V. ( Vldc^ See ; Yerse. 
 
 Va. Virginia. 
 
 Vis. Viscount. 
 
 Viz, Namely ; To wit. 
 
 Vol. Volume. 
 
 Vols. Volume?. 
 
 V, P. Vice President. 
 
 Vt. Vermont. 
 
 W. West. 
 
 Wed, Wednesday, 
 
 Wk. Week. 
 
 AV. I. West Indies. 
 
 Wis. Wisconsin. 
 
 W. Lon. West Longitude. 
 
 W. N. W. West-Northwest. 
 
 W. S. W. West-Southwest. 
 
 W[). Worship. 
 
 Wis. Wisconsin. 
 
 Wt. Weight. 
 
 Xmas. Christmas. 
 Xt. Christ. 
 
 Y. Year. 
 Yd. Yard. 
 Yds. Yards. 
 Yr. Your. 
 Yrs. YcuTS. 
 
 Zool. Zo(ilog7. 
 
 &c. And so form.
 
 FORKIGN "WORDS AND, PHRASES. 
 
 185 
 
 iiiute, up, full. — c as k ; g as j ; u as ng ; s as z ; dh as sh ; tbis ; aEure. 
 
 After pupils have learned the preceding list, they should be required 
 to construct sentences, appropriately introducing all the abbreviations, 
 as illustrated by the following 
 
 Dictation Exercises. 
 
 J. M. "Webb, jun., Esq., at length became M. D., A. M., A. A. S. 
 To II. B. M. Victoria, I am greatly indebted. On the 8d inst. I 
 saw Gov. Wise, of Va. Rev. Henry Jones, of Bridgeport, Conn., 
 directed a letter to Et. Rev. Alonzo Potter, D. D., of Penn. Gen. 
 Jackson was Pres. of the U. S., a. d. 1830. The society met at 
 Washington, D. C, on the 30th ult. N. B. I shall depart at 9 
 o'clock, A. M. Prof. Good became LL.D., H. S. S., F. S. A., 
 F. R. S., &c. 
 
 FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES. 
 
 Abbkeviations. — Ij. Latin ; Y.Frencli; S. Spanish ,• 1. Italian. 
 
 Ab initio (inish'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'rera, L. According to the 
 
 value. 
 Alias, L. Otherwise. 
 Alibi, L. Elsewhere ; proof of havr 
 
 ing been elsewhere. 
 Alma mater, L. A benign motoer ; 
 
 a university. 
 Anno mundi, L. In the year of 
 
 the world. 
 Anglice (4ng'glise), L. In English. 
 Apropos (&p'ro p6), F. To the pur- 
 pose. 
 Au fait (o fi), F. Skillful ; expert. 
 Beau monde (bo mond'), F. The 
 
 gay world. 
 Belles lettres (bel \Ht'), F. Polite 
 
 lit^r.ature. 
 Bijou (be j6'), F. A jewel. 
 
 Billet doux (bil la d3'), F. A love 
 
 letter. 
 Bon jour (bong j6r'), F. Good-day. 
 Bon mot (bong mo'), F. A witty 
 
 remark. 
 Bon ton, F. The height of fiishion. 
 Bon vivant (bong ve v^ng), F. A 
 
 good liver ; a jovial companion. 
 Bo'na fl'de, L. In good faith. 
 Boudoir (b6 dwir'), F. A small 
 
 room. 
 Ci'pias, L. A law term; you may 
 
 take. 
 Casus belli, L. An occasion for war. 
 Chef d'oeuvre (sha dovr'), F. A 
 
 masterpiece. 
 Cicerone (ch^ cha r6'ne), I. A guide 
 
 showing works of art. 
 Clique (klik), F. A party. 
 Comme il faut (kom'M fo'), 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.
 
 136 
 
 NATIONAL PRONOUNCING SPELLKK. 
 
 ige, it, ftit, all, birc, ask ; mi, ind, hr ; ice, in ; old, on, do. 
 
 Cortege (kor tiz), F. An escort. 
 
 Cornucopite, L. Horn of plenty. 
 
 Coup d'etat (U6 d;i ta'), F. A mas- 
 ter-stroke in politics. 
 
 Conp de grace (k6 de gr.^s'), F. The 
 finishing blow. 
 
 Coup de main (ko deh ming), F. 
 A taking by surprise. 
 
 Coup dffill (ko dal'), F. A glance 
 of the eye ; a hasty view. 
 
 Debris (deb ri'), I'- Broken rem- 
 nants. 
 
 Denouement (dSn 6 m Jng'). F. The 
 unraveling of a plot. 
 
 De f;icto, L. From the fact. 
 
 D6 1 gri ti a, L. By the grace of 
 God. 
 
 De novo, L. Anew. 
 
 Devoirs (dev wirz'), F. Duties ; 
 acts of civility. 
 
 Dishabille (dis a hhV), F. An un- 
 dress. 
 
 Donna, I. A lady of rank. 
 
 Double entendre (do'bl-an tan'dr), 
 F. Double meaning. 
 
 Dramatis person;r, L. Persons of 
 the drama. 
 
 Eclaircissement (a kl&r sis m&ng'), 
 F. A clearing up, or explanation. 
 
 6clat (ikiao. F- Splendor, ap- 
 plause. 
 
 6lite (ilit), F. Choice, select so- 
 ciety. 
 
 Encore (ing kor'), F. Again ; a 
 word used to call for a repetition. 
 
 En masse (ang m^s'), F. In a mass. 
 
 Ennui (&ng wi'), F. "Weariness. 
 
 Entr(<e (dug tri'), F. Entrance. 
 
 Entre nous (intr n6'), F. Between 
 us ; confidentially. 
 
 Entr.'p6t (dng tr pi'), F. Depot 
 for goods. 
 
 E pluribua unum, L. One formed 
 of many. The motto of the 
 United Slates. 
 
 Ergo, L. Therefore. 
 
 Esprit de corps (es pre de k(Sr'), F. 
 
 The spirit of a body of men. 
 Et cietera, L. And so forth. 
 Exit, L. He goes off. 
 Ex'eunt omnes, L. All go off. 
 Exempli gratia, L. For the saka 
 
 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 zk'), F. A laying 
 
 open ; a formal statement of rea- 
 sons, facts, &c. 
 Ex tem'po re, L. On the spur of 
 
 the moment. 
 Fac sim' i le, L. An exact copy. 
 Fete champetre (fit'shdm pitr'), 
 
 F. A rural festival. 
 Felo de se, L. Self-murder. 
 Fiat, Ij. 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. 
 Hi'bcas corpus, L. You may have 
 
 the body. A writ for delivering 
 
 a person from unprisonment. 
 Hauteur (ho tSr'), F. Haughtiness ; 
 
 pride. 
 Hicjacet, L. Here lies. 
 Ilors de combat (hir' dc k&m bi'), 
 
 F. Disabled ; out of condition 
 
 to fight. 
 Ibidem, L. In the same place. 
 Idem, L. The siime. 
 M est, L Tliat is. 
 Impromptu, L. On the spur of the 
 
 moment. 
 Impri'mis, L. ,In the first place. 
 Im prov i sa t6're, L. An impromi> 
 
 tu poet. 
 In extcn'so, L. In ful". 
 In medias res, L. Into the midst 
 
 of affairs.
 
 FOREIGN WORDS AND I'll U ASKS. 
 
 187 
 
 mute, up, fiiii. — o as k ; g as j ; n as ng ; s as z ; di as sh ; fliis , azure. 
 
 Ill per pet'u um, L. Forever. 
 In pet'to, I. la reserve or secrecy. 
 In pro'pri a per so'na, L. In person. 
 In statu quo, L. In its former 
 state. 
 
 In toto, L. Whollj', entirely. 
 
 In trdn'situ, L. On the passage. 
 
 Incog'nito, L. In disguise. 
 
 Instanter, L. Quiclily, 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 pro'j, F- Play 
 of wit. 
 
 Jet d'eau (za do'). Play of water ; 
 an ornamental water-spout. 
 
 Labor omnia viucit, L. Labor con- 
 quers every thing. 
 
 Lapsus linguas, L. A slip of the 
 tongue. 
 
 Laus Deo, L. Praise to God. 
 
 Lex talionis, L. Tlie law of re- 
 taliation. 
 
 Licet, L. It is allowed. 
 
 Mademoiselle (ma dem wh zhV), F. 
 A young unmarried lady. 
 
 Magna Charta (k^r'taj, 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 (mossfer), F. Sir; Mr. 
 
 Multum in parvo, L. Much in a 
 little. 
 
 Naivete' (nSevti'), F. Simplicity. 
 
 K ' plus ultra, L. Tire farthest limit 
 or point ; perfection. 
 
 Nolens volens, L. Willing or un- 
 willing. 
 
 Nom de guerre, F. ) An assumed 
 
 Norn de plume, F. I name. 
 
 N.jtH be'ne, L. Mark well. 
 
 Omnibus, L. For all. 
 On dit (6u' de), F. People say. 
 Ora pro nobis, L. Pray for us. 
 Outre (6 iri'), !'• Exaggerated. 
 Pecca'vl, L. I have sinned. 
 Penchant (pin shang'), F. Incli 
 
 nation. 
 Pinxit, L. He or she painted it. ' 
 Plateau (plat to), F. Table-land. 
 Porte-monnaie (port mon i'), F. A 
 
 flat money-purse. 
 Po.s'se comitatus, L. The power of 
 
 the count)' ; 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 pul> 
 
 lie 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 (rago'), F. Stewed meat. 
 Kara avis, L. A rare bird ; a 
 
 prodigy. 
 Rendezvous (ran di v6),' F. The 
 
 place of meeting. 
 Re'veilld (revil'ya), F. An alarm. 
 Sin.s, F. Without. 
 Sang froid (sang frwor), F. Cold- 
 bloodedness. 
 Sculjwit, L. He or ,she engraved it. 
 Sic semper tyrannis, L. Sc aiay it 
 
 always be with tyrants. 
 Si'ne di'e, L. Without day. 
 Si'ue q\ia non, L. Indispensable 
 
 condition. 
 Sobriquet (so bre ki'), F. Nick- 
 name. 
 Soiree (swor ri'), F. Evening party.
 
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 NATIONAL I'JtoNOLNCIiSG Sl'iXUrU. 
 
 Age, it, iV.t, all. liiiif, ask ; 1116, tnd, err ; Ice, In ; old, un, do. 
 
 Status quo, L. The same state as 
 before. 
 
 Sub ro'sa, L. Under the rose ; pri- 
 vately. 
 
 Summum bonum, L. The chief 
 good. 
 
 Tableau (tub 16'), F. A picture. 
 
 Tapis (tap e'j, F- A carpet. 
 
 'Jerra finna, L. Finn earth. 
 
 Tete-a-tete (tiU' a tiU'), F. Head 
 to head ; a private conversa- 
 tion. 
 
 Ton pet (to pi'), F. An artificial 
 lock of hair ; a curl. 
 
 Tout ensemble (tot' ang sam'bl), y 
 
 The whole taken together. 
 Va'de me'cum, L. Go with lue ; 
 
 a constant companion. 
 Valet de chambre (viVle de shili.i 
 
 br'), F. A footman. 
 Verbatim et literatim, L. "Word 
 
 for word, and letter for letter. 
 Via, L. Ey way of. 
 Vice versa, L. The opposite way. 
 Vis-a-vis (viz d \h). L. Opposite 
 Viva vo'ce, L. By tlie living voice. 
 Vox populi vox De'i, L. The voice 
 
 of the people is the voice of God. 
 
 Require pupils to coastruct sentences, appropriately introducing foreign 
 words and phrases, as illustrated by the following 
 
 Dictation JiJxercises. 
 
 Ho 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 jiainting a chef-<T autre. Your 
 valet de chamhre disturbed our tete-a-tete. Report tlie speecli 
 verbatim et. literatim. A.s a quid pro qxio, lie exclaimed, "-Sjc 
 semper tyrannis.'''' Return via Rome. Pay ad valorem duties. 
 Ten of the gens d'armes were left hors dc conihat. His exclama- 
 tion, " Vox populi vox Dei!''' was not a lapsus lingu4iB. 
 
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