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 THE 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING BOOK, 
 
 MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION 
 
 IN THE RUDIMENTS OP 
 
 THE ENGLISH TONGUE, 
 
 CHARLES JAMES CANNON, 
 
 AUTHOR OF " BOOK FIRST OF LESSONS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS ■" " BOOK 
 SECOND OF LESSONS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS," ETC. 
 
 
 NEW YORK: 
 EDWARD DUNIGAN AND BROTHER, 
 
 151 FULTON-STREET, NEAR BROADWAY. 
 
 1852. 
 

 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852, 
 
 By Edward Dunigan & Brother, 
 
 In the Clerk's Office of the District Conrt of the United States for the Southern 
 District of New York. 
 
PREFACE 
 
 To prepare a work for the instruction of the young — 
 however pleasant it may be — is by no means an easy task ; 
 for, while great care and labour are necessary to the proper 
 performance of it, an imperfection in his plan, or a mistake 
 in the execution of a plan of admitted excellence, will ren- 
 der the greatest care and labour of an author most sadly 
 misapplied. And yet, in an undertaking in which failure is 
 fso easy, and success so problematical, we find many engaged 
 who, though persons of acknowledged talent and education, 
 seem wholly wanting in the experience that every one who 
 comes before the public as a teacher should possess. Hence 
 it is, that among the great number of Spelling-Books every- 
 where to be found, so very few have any value for the pur- 
 poses for which they were intended ; — one writer professing 
 to teach those to read at sight who are ignorant of even the 
 first principles of a word, and another, who has mistaken 
 silliness for simplicity, devoting whole pages to an unmean- 
 ing repetition of a few pet words and phrases. A little 
 experience would have taught both these system-mongers 
 that they were equally wrong in their estimate of the mental 
 capacity of childhood. It is less comprehensive than the 
 former would have us suppose, but far more than we should 
 be led to think from the verbiage of the latter. 
 
 Now, although he knows he has the authority of more 
 than one Dogberry against him, the Compiler of the follow- 
 ing pages does not believe that " to write and read comes by 
 
6 PREFACE. 
 
 nature ;" neither does he believe that one can ever read well 
 who has not some previous idea of the elementary sounds 
 of which words are composed ; and he has therefore endeav- 
 oured — imperfectly it may be — to render a needful service 
 to the young of to-day, by the lessons in this book, in which 
 particular pains have been taken, to impart to the learner 
 that knowledge of the vowel and diphthongal sounds of the 
 language, which every speaker of English should be master 
 of. He has not, however, except in some of the early 
 lessons, thought it necessary to make much use of the 
 figures by which the sounds of the vowels are marked, nor 
 has he had recourse to any other signs ; but, to render the 
 lessons easy to beginners, that division of the words into 
 syllables which seems most natural has been preferred to 
 what is more strictly etymological, and all silent letters, and 
 the servile e> when the preceding vowel is short, have been 
 printed in the Italic character. Yet all letters printed in 
 Italics are not silent ; for when s has the sound of z ; ck the 
 sound of sh ; and c and g, where they would naturally be 
 hard, the sounds of s andy, they are so printed. To mark 
 the hard sound of ck, small capitals have been used ; and 
 also the hard sound of g before e and i, and the flat sound 
 of th, are marked in the same manner. With these few 
 words of explanation, the Compiler commits his Practical 
 Spelling-Book, which has cost him some labour, both 
 mental and manual, to the care of that Public to whom he 
 is already indebted for many kindnesses. 
 
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON ORTHOGRAPHY. 
 
 Orthography teaches the nature and powers of letters, 
 and the just method of spelling words. It defines a letter 
 to be the first principle, or least part of a word. The letters 
 of the English language, called the English Alphabet, are 
 twenty-six in number, and are the representatives of certain 
 articulate sounds, the elements of the language. 
 
 An articulate sound is the sound of the human voice, 
 formed by the organs of speech. 
 
 Letters are divided into Vowels and Consonants. 
 
 A vowel is an articulate sound that can be perfectly 
 uttered by itself, as a, e, o, which are formed without the 
 help of any other sound. 
 
 A consonant is an articulate sound that cannot be perfectly 
 uttered without the help of a vowel ; as 6, d, f I, which 
 require vowels to express them fully. 
 
 The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. {W 
 and Y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable, 
 but in every other situation they are vowels.) 
 
 A has properly four sounds. That of the long slender 
 English a, as in fate ; the long Italian a, as in far ; the broad 
 German a, as in fall ; and the short Italian a, as mfat. 
 
 E has two sounds. The long e t as in me ; and the short e, 
 as in met. 
 
 I has also two sounds. The long diphthongal i, as in pine ; 
 and the short i f as in pin. 
 
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 has four sounds. The long open o, as in no ; the long 
 close o, as move ; the long broad o, as in nor ; and the short 
 broad o, as in not. 
 
 U has three sounds. The long diphthongal u, as in tube ; 
 the short simple u, as in tub ; and the middle, or obtuse u, 
 as in bull. 
 
 W, when a vowel, has always the sound of long u, as in 
 new : and 
 
 Y, as a vowel, has two sounds. Long y, as in dry ; and 
 short y, as in hymn. 
 
 Besides these, which have been called the proper, or 
 simple sounds of the vowels, they have, in certain combina- 
 tions, others very different. For example : 
 
 A, when preceded by to, ivh, or qu, takes the sound of o 
 in not, as in wan, what, quality, pronounced won, whot, 
 quolity ; when followed by r, has frequently the sound of u 
 short, as in cedar ; and in the numerous terminations of age, 
 when the accent is not upon it, has in many instances that of 
 short i, as in cabbage. 
 
 E has sometimes the sound of u short before r, as in her; 
 in there and where, &c, it has the sound of the long slender 
 English a; and in clerk and sergeant that of the long 
 Italian a. ■ 
 
 / has in some words the sound of e short, as in birth ; of 
 e long, as in divine ; of ee, as in caprice ; and in others of u 
 short, as in bird. 
 
 0, in such words as son and dove, takes the sound of u 
 short. 
 
 U in bury has the sound of e short ; and in busy that of 
 short i : and 
 
 Y has sometimes the sound of short e, as in myrrh; and, at 
 the end of an unaccented syllable, that of long weak e, as in 
 holy. 
 
 The vowels may therefore be thus marked : 
 
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 1 a, as in fate. 
 
 2 a, " far. 
 
 3 a, " falL 
 
 4 a, " fat. 
 
 5 a, " wan, o short. 
 
 6 a, " cedar, w short. 
 
 7 a, " cabbage, £ short. 
 
 1 e, " me. 
 
 2 e, " met 
 
 3 e, " her, u short. 
 ,4 ( long slender 
 
 Te > 1 English a. 
 
 \ 
 
 5 i, as in caprice, double e. 
 
 6 i, " bird, u short. 
 
 1 6, " no. 
 
 2 6, " m6ve. 
 
 3 6, " ndr. 
 
 4 6, " n6t. 
 
 5 o, " son, u short. 
 
 1 li, rt tiibe. 
 
 2 u, " tub. 
 
 3 u, " bull. 
 
 4 u, " bury, e short. 
 
 5 u, " busy, i short. 
 
 1 y, " dry. 
 
 2 y, " hymn. 
 
 3 y, " myrrh, e short. 
 
 4 y, " holy, long weak e. 
 
 ie, 
 
 5 e, " clerk, long Italian cu 
 
 1 i, " pine. 
 
 2 !, " pin. 
 
 3 i, " birth, e short 
 
 4 i, * divine, e long. 
 
 Of vowels are formed diphthongs and triphthongs. A 
 diphthong is the union of two vowels pronounced by a single 
 impulse of the voice, as ea in beat, ou in sound ; and a triph- 
 thong the union of three vowels pronounced in like manner, 
 as ea u in beau, lew in view. 
 
 A proper diphthong is that in which both the vowels are 
 sounded, as oi in voice, ou in ounce. 
 
 An improper diphthong has but one of the vowels sounded, 
 as ea in eagle, oa in boat. 
 
 The consonants are b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, I, m, n, p, q, r, s, 
 t, v, x, z, and w and y when they begin a word or syllable. 
 
 Consonants are divided into mutes and semi-vowels. 
 
 The mutes cannot be sounded at all without the aid of a 
 vowel. They are b, p, t, d, k, and c and g hard. 
 
 The semi-vowels have an imperfect sound of themselves. 
 They are /, I, m, n, r, v, s, z, x, and c and g soft ; four of 
 which, namely, I, m, n, r, are also distinguished by the name 
 of liquids, from their readily uniting with other consonants, 
 and flowing, as it were, into their sounds. 
 
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 The sounds of the consonants are nearly as follows : 
 
 B has one sound, as in bind. 
 
 C has three sounds. One of k, as in cap ; another of s, as 
 in cent ; and a third of z, as in sacrifice. 
 
 D has two sounds. Its own proper one in did, and that 
 of t, when preceded by silent e, as in vexed. 
 
 F has uniformly one sound, as in fin, except in the preposi- 
 tion of, when it has the sound of v. 
 
 G has two sounds. One hard, as in gave, go, gun ; and 
 the other soft, as in gem. 
 
 H has one sound, as in hear. 
 
 J" has one sound, as mjet. 
 
 K has one sound, as in keep. 
 
 L has one sound, as in let. 
 
 M has one sound, as in man. 
 
 N has one sound, as in net ; but flowing readily into that 
 of Jc, before k, q, x, or c hard, in the same syllable, it forms a 
 compound nasal sound, as in ink, cinque, lynx, puncture, &c. 
 
 P has one sound, as in pin. 
 
 Q has the sound of k ; but, except in words derived from 
 the French, generally gives to the u, by which it is always 
 followed, the sound of w, as in quote, which is pronounced 
 as if spelled kwote. 
 
 B, has two sounds. A rough one before a vowel, as in 
 rap, and a smooth one before a consonant, as in bark. 
 
 S has four sounds. A sharp hissing sound, as in sin ; a 
 flat buzzing one, like z, as in is ; that of s h when followed 
 by u, as in sure, and of zh when followed by u and preceded 
 by another vowel, as in pleasure. 
 
 T has one sound, as in tin. 
 
 V has one sound, as in vile. 
 
 W, when a consonant, has one sound, as in well. 
 
 X has three sounds. The sound of ks, as in mix, of gz, as 
 in exact, and of z in Greek names, as Xerxes, Xenophon, &c. 
 
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 Y, as a consonant, has one sound, as in yes ; and 
 
 Z has two sounds. Its own proper one, as in zeal, and 
 that of zh, as in azure. 
 
 The consonants, however, are not always sounded. 
 
 B is silent before t and after m in the same syllable, as in 
 debt, dumb, &c. 
 
 C is silent in such words as indict, czar, &c. 
 
 D is silent in the first syllable of Wednesday. 
 
 G is always silent before m and n in the same syllable, as 
 in phlegm and sign. 
 
 H is silent after r, as in rhyme, and before o and u in such 
 words as hour, humble, &c. 
 
 J, though never silent, takes the sound of y in hallelujah. 
 
 K is silent before n in the same syllable, as in knit, knock. 
 
 L is sometimes silent before d,f, k, m and v, as in could, 
 calf, walk, balm, salve. 
 
 M is silent before n in mnemonics. 
 
 N is silent at the end of words when preceded by I or m, 
 as in kiln, hymn. 
 
 P is always silent before n, as in pneumatics, and some- 
 times before s and t in the same syllable, as in psalm, 
 receipt. 
 
 S is sometimes silent, as in isle. 
 
 T is generally silent after s and before le and en, as in 
 gristle, fasten, apostle : and 
 
 Wis always silent before r in the same syllable, as in 
 write, wrong, wring. 
 
 A consonant and vowel are sometimes combined to form a 
 certain sound. There are six of these combinations : — ce, 
 zi, si, sci, ti, and zi. 
 
 Ce and ci have both the sound of sh before a vowel in the 
 same syllable, when the accent precedes them, as in ocean, 
 Q ocial. Si and sci have the sound of sh before a vowel, pre- 
 ceded by an accented syllable ending with I, n, r, or s, as in 
 
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 compulsion, transient, version, cassia, conscience ; and ci of zh 
 before a vowel when the accented syllable precedes and ends 
 with a vowel, as in fusion. Ti has the sound of sh before a 
 vowel when preceded by the accent, as in nation ; and that 
 of tsh or tch before a vowel when following an accented 
 syllable ending with s or x, as in question, mixtion : and zi has 
 the sound of zh before a vowel, when the accented syllable 
 preceding it ends with a vowel, as in glazier. 
 
 Sometimes, also, two consonants are combined so as to 
 make a simple sound, or the sound of some other letter or 
 letters. There are seven of these united or double con- 
 sonants : — ch, sh, th, ng, gh, ph, sc. The double consonant 
 ch has three sounds. A proper sound, as in church ; the 
 sound of k, as in chord, and of sh, as in chaise. It is silent 
 in schism, and, according to common use, in schedule. Sh 
 has its proper sound in ship. Th has two sounds. A sharp 
 one, as in thin, and a flat one, as in this. The h in this 
 combination is sometimes silent, as in isthmus, thyme, &e. 
 
 Ng has two sounds. A nasal one, as in sing ; and that 
 of nj w^hen followed by e in the same syllable, as in strange. 
 The sound of the g is doubled in some words, as in angry, 
 hungry. Gh has also two sounds. One of /, as in laugh, 
 cough ; and the other of k, as in hough. The h is some- 
 times silent, as in ghost, and in many words such as light, 
 bough, dough, the g and h are both silent. 
 
 Ph has always the sound of /, as in philosophy, except 
 in Stephen, nephew, where it has the sound of v. In diph- 
 thong and triphthong the first h is silent, and the p and h, as 
 well as the h after t, are silent in phthisic : and sc has the 
 sound of sk before a, o, u, I, and r, and that of s before e, i, 
 and y, except in sceptic and scirrhus, where it has the sound 
 of sk, the former of which, however, is now generally written 
 as it is pronounced, skeptic. 
 
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 ALPHABET. 
 
 SOMAN CAPITAL LETTERS. 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 CDEFGHIJK 
 
 
 L 
 
 MNOPQRST 
 
 c 
 
 
 U V W X Y Z . 
 
 j 
 
 
 ROMAN SMALL LETTERS. 
 
 a 
 
 b 
 
 cdefghijkl 
 
 ! 
 
 m 
 
 nopqrstu 
 v w x y z . 
 
 ITALIC CAPITAL LETTERS. 
 
 A 
 
 B 
 
 CDEFGHIJK 
 
 
 L 
 
 MJYOPQRST 
 
 ' 
 
 
 U V W X Y Z . 
 
 
 
 ITALIC SMALL LETTERS. 
 
 a 
 
 I 
 
 b 
 
 cdefghijkl 
 
 1 
 
 ' m 
 
 nopqrstu 
 v w x y z . 
 
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 ALPHABET 
 
 
 
 
 DIFFERENTLY ARRANGED. 
 
 
 
 
 ROMAN CAPITAL LETTERS. 
 
 
 
 B 
 
 R 
 
 C G D P H K E 
 
 F 
 
 A 
 
 
 V 
 
 I J L T O Q M 
 U W S Z X Y. 
 
 ROMAN SMALL LETTERS. 
 
 N 
 
 
 b 
 
 d 
 
 p q a c e f j 
 
 i 
 
 1 
 
 
 h 
 
 k g y o m n u 
 t z s w V x . 
 
 ITALIC CAPITAL LETTERS. 
 
 r 
 
 
 Z. 
 
 YXWVUTSR 
 
 Q 
 
 P 
 
 
 OJYMLKJIHG 
 
 
 
 
 F E D C B A. 
 
 
 
 
 
 ITALIC SMALL LETTERS. 
 
 
 
 a 
 
 e 
 
 i o u w y b c 
 
 d 
 
 f 
 
 
 g 
 
 h j k I m n p 
 
 r s t v x ■ z . 
 
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 VOWELS AND CONSONANTS IN THEIR SIMPLEST 
 
 
 
 COMBINATIONS 
 
 
 
 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 
 
 
 Words and syllables of 
 
 two letters. 
 
 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 
 Ab 
 
 eb 
 
 ib 
 
 ob 
 
 ub 
 
 ac 
 
 ec 
 
 ic 
 
 oc 
 
 uc 
 
 ad 
 
 ed 
 
 id 
 
 od 
 
 lid 
 
 af 
 
 ef 
 
 if 
 
 of 
 
 uf 
 
 ag 
 
 eg 
 
 lesson n. 
 
 og 
 
 ug 
 
 Al 
 
 el 
 
 il 
 
 ol 
 
 111 
 
 am 
 
 em 
 
 im 
 
 om 
 
 urn 
 
 au 
 
 en 
 
 in 
 
 on 
 
 un 
 
 ap 
 
 ep 
 
 !P 
 
 op 
 
 up 
 
 ar 
 
 1 
 
 er 
 
 ir 
 
 lesson m. 
 
 or 
 
 ur 
 
 As 
 
 es 
 
 is 
 
 OS 
 
 us 
 
 at 
 
 et 
 
 it 
 
 ot 
 
 ut 
 
 av 
 
 ev 
 
 iv 
 
 ov 
 
 uv 
 
 ax 
 
 ex 
 
 ix 
 
 ox 
 
 ux 
 
 az 
 
 * 
 
 ez 
 
 iz 
 
 oz 
 
 uz 
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 
 
 LESSOH 
 
 IV. 
 
 
 
 Ba 
 
 be 
 
 bi 
 
 bo 
 
 bu 
 
 by 
 
 da 
 
 de 
 
 di 
 
 do 
 
 du 
 
 dy 
 
 fa 
 
 fe 
 
 fi 
 
 fo 
 
 fu 
 
 fy 1 
 
 ga 
 ha 
 
 he 
 
 hi 
 
 go 
 ho 
 
 gu 
 hu 
 
 hy 
 
 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 
 
 Ja 
 
 J e 
 
 ji 
 
 j° 
 
 j u 
 
 jy 
 
 ka 
 
 ge 
 ke 
 
 ki 
 
 ko 
 
 ku 
 
 gy 
 k y 
 
 ca 
 
 
 
 CO 
 
 cu 
 
 
 la 
 
 le 
 
 li 
 
 LESSON 
 
 lo 
 
 VI. 
 
 lu 
 
 iy 
 
 Ma 
 
 me 
 
 mi 
 
 mo 
 
 mu 
 
 my 
 
 na 
 
 ne 
 
 ni 
 
 no 
 
 nu 
 
 ny 
 
 pa 
 
 pe 
 
 P. 1 
 
 po 
 
 pu 
 
 py 
 
 ra 
 
 re 
 
 ri 
 
 ro 
 
 ru 
 
 r y 
 
 sa 
 
 se 
 
 si 
 
 so 
 
 su 
 
 s y 
 
 
 ce 
 
 ci 
 
 LESSON 
 
 vn. 
 
 
 cy , 
 
 Ta 
 
 te 
 
 ti 
 
 to 
 
 tu 
 
 ty ; 
 
 va 
 
 ve 
 
 vi 
 
 vo 
 
 vu 
 
 v y 
 
 wa 
 
 we 
 
 wi 
 
 wo 
 
 
 wy 
 
 y a 
 
 y e 
 
 yj 
 
 y° 
 
 y u 
 
 
 za 
 
 ze 
 
 zi 
 
 zo 
 
 zu 
 
 z y 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
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 SECTION II. 
 
 
 i 
 
 Words and 
 
 syllables of \ 
 
 three letters 
 
 • 
 
 
 
 LESSON I. • 
 
 
 
 Bad 
 
 cad 
 
 dad 
 
 gad 
 
 had 
 
 lad 
 
 mad 
 
 pad 
 
 sad 
 
 rad 
 
 bag 
 
 cag 
 
 dag 
 
 fag 
 
 gag- 
 
 hag 
 
 J a g 
 
 lag 
 
 mag 
 
 nag 
 
 rag 
 
 sag 
 
 tag 
 
 lesson n. 
 
 wag 
 
 zag 
 
 Ban 
 
 can 
 
 dan 
 
 fan 
 
 gan 
 
 han 
 
 Ian 
 
 man 
 
 nan 
 
 pan 
 
 ran 
 
 san 
 
 tan 
 
 van 
 
 bap 
 
 cap 
 
 dap 
 
 gap 
 
 hap 
 
 lap 
 
 map 
 
 nap 
 
 pap 
 
 lesson m. 
 
 rap 
 
 sap 
 
 Tap 
 
 bat 
 
 cat 
 
 fat 
 
 hat 
 
 lat 
 
 mat 
 
 nat 
 
 pat 
 
 rat 
 
 sat 
 
 tat 
 
 vat 
 
 lax 
 
 max 
 
 pax 
 
 1 
 
 tax 
 
 wax 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 
 
 Bar 
 
 car 
 
 dar 
 
 far 
 
 gar 
 
 har 
 
 jar 
 
 lar 
 
 mar 
 
 nar 
 
 par 
 
 tar 
 
 var 
 
 baw 
 
 caw 
 
 daw 
 
 gaw 
 
 haw 
 
 jaw 
 
 law 
 
 maw 
 
 paw 
 
 raw 
 
 saw 
 
 taw 
 
 1 
 
 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 
 • 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 
 
 Bed 
 
 fed 
 
 led 
 
 red 
 
 wed 
 
 beg 
 
 leg 
 
 peg 
 
 ben 
 
 den 
 
 fen 
 
 hen 
 
 . men 
 
 pen 
 
 ten 
 
 wen 
 
 bet 
 
 Get 
 
 jet 
 
 let 
 
 met 
 
 net 
 
 pet 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 set 
 
 wet 
 
 Bid 
 
 did 
 
 hid 
 
 lid 
 
 mid 
 
 rid 
 
 big 
 
 dig 
 
 fig 
 
 Gig 
 
 Pig 
 
 rig 
 
 wig 
 
 bin 
 
 fin 
 
 gin 
 
 pin 
 
 sin 
 
 tin 
 
 win 
 
 dip 
 
 hip 
 
 lip 
 
 nip 
 
 pip 
 
 
 
 LESSON vn. 
 
 
 Rip 
 
 sip 
 
 tip 
 
 bit 
 
 fit 
 
 hit 
 
 lit 
 
 pit 
 
 sit 
 
 wit 
 
 fix 
 
 pix 
 
 six 
 
 bob 
 
 cob 
 
 fob 
 
 hob 
 
 lob 
 
 mob 
 
 rob 
 
 sob 
 
 bod 
 
 cod 
 
 lesson vni. 
 
 dod 
 
 fod j 
 
 God 
 
 hod 
 
 nod 
 
 pod 
 
 rod 
 
 l sod 
 
 tod 
 
 bog 
 
 cog 
 
 dog 
 
 fog 
 
 g°g 
 
 hog 
 
 j°g 
 
 log 
 
 nog 
 
 sog 
 
 con 
 
 don 
 
 cop 
 
 fop 
 
 hop 
 
 lop 
 
 mop 
 
 P°P 
 
 j i 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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 LESSON IX. 
 
 
 
 Sop 
 got 
 
 top 
 hot 
 
 bot 
 jot 
 
 cot 
 lot 
 
 dot 
 mot 
 
 not 
 
 pot 
 
 rot 
 
 sot 
 
 tot 
 
 box 
 
 fox 
 
 bub 
 
 cub 
 
 hub 
 
 nub 
 
 pub 
 
 rub 
 
 LESSON X. 
 
 sub 
 
 tub 
 
 Bud 
 
 cud 
 
 dud 
 
 fud 
 
 gud 
 
 hud 
 
 jud 
 
 mud 
 
 rud 
 
 sud 
 
 bug 
 
 mug 
 
 cun 
 
 dug 
 pug 
 dun 
 
 hug 
 rug 
 fun 
 
 LESSON XL 
 
 jug 
 tug 
 
 hun 
 
 lug 
 
 bun 
 
 gun 
 
 Nun 
 
 pun 
 
 run 
 
 sun 
 
 tun 
 
 cup 
 
 ; fur 
 
 pup 
 hur 
 
 sup 
 but 
 
 bur 
 cut 
 
 cur 
 hut 
 
 jut 
 
 nut 
 
 put 
 
 LESSON XII. 
 
 sut 
 
 rut 
 
 Cry 
 
 pry 
 
 sty 
 dew 
 
 dry 
 shy 
 THy 
 few 
 
 fly 
 sky 
 try 
 Gew 
 
 fry 
 sly 
 why 
 hew 
 
 s py 
 
 wry 
 jew 
 
 lew 
 
 mew 
 
 new 
 
 pew 
 
 sew 
 
 • 
 
 i 
 
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 THE PBACTTCAL 
 
 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 ; 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 xin. 
 
 
 
 Ace 
 
 eke 
 
 age 
 eve 
 
 ale 
 ice 
 
 ape 
 ile 
 
 ate 
 ire 
 
 ode 
 
 ope 
 
 ore 
 
 ure 
 
 use 
 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 XIV. 
 
 
 
 Bla 
 
 ble 
 
 bli 
 
 blo 
 
 blu 
 
 bly 
 
 cla 
 
 cle 
 
 cli 
 
 clo 
 
 clu 
 
 cly 
 
 fla 
 
 fle 
 
 fli 
 
 flo 
 
 flu 
 
 fly 
 
 gla 
 
 gle 
 
 gli 
 
 LESSOR 
 
 glo 
 
 r xy. 
 
 glu 
 
 g!y 
 
 Pla 
 sla 
 
 pie 
 sle 
 
 pli 
 sli 
 
 plo 
 slo 
 
 plu 
 slu 
 
 ply 
 
 sly 
 
 bra 
 
 bre 
 
 bri 
 
 bro 
 
 bru 
 
 bry 
 
 era 
 
 ere 
 
 en 
 
 LESSOR 
 
 cro 
 
 ' XVI. 
 
 cru 
 
 cry 
 
 Dra 
 
 dre 
 
 dri 
 
 dro 
 
 dru 
 
 dry 
 
 fra 
 
 fre 
 
 fri 
 
 fro 
 
 fru 
 
 fry 
 
 gra 
 
 gre 
 
 gn 
 
 gro 
 
 gru 
 
 g r y 
 
 pra 
 tra 
 
 pre 
 tre 
 
 pn 
 tri 
 
 pro 
 tro 
 
 pru 
 tru 
 
 pry 
 
 try 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 SECTION III. 
 
 
 
 Won 
 
 is of four 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 letters. 
 
 
 
 The first sound of a, as 
 
 in Fate. 
 
 
 Babe 
 
 bake 
 
 bane 
 
 base 
 
 bate 
 
 cake 
 dace 
 face 
 
 came 
 
 dale 
 
 fade 
 
 cane 
 
 dame 
 
 fame 
 
 cape 
 dare 
 fare 
 
 case 
 date 
 fate 
 
 gale 
 
 game 
 
 gate 
 
 lesson n. 
 
 gave 
 
 gaze 
 
 Lace 
 mace 
 
 lade 
 made 
 
 lame 
 male 
 
 'lane 
 mate 
 
 late 
 maze 
 
 pace 
 race 
 safe 
 
 pale 
 rake 
 sage 
 
 pane 
 
 rate 
 
 sake 
 
 lesson m. 
 
 pare 
 rave 
 sale 
 
 pate 
 raze 
 same 
 
 
 The second sound of a, 
 
 as in Far. 
 
 
 Barb 
 
 carp 
 garb 
 mark 
 
 bard 
 cart 
 hard 
 marl 
 
 bark 
 dark 
 harp 
 park 
 
 barn 
 darn 
 lard 
 part 
 
 card 
 dart 
 lark 
 tart 
 
 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 
 
 
 The third sound of a y as in Fall. 
 
 
 | Bald 
 S : fall 
 taZk 
 
 baZk 
 
 gall 
 
 tall 
 
 ball 
 kail 
 walk 
 
 ca£k 
 pall 
 wall 
 
 call 
 salt 
 ward 
 
 warm 
 
 warn 
 
 warp 
 
 wart 
 
 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 
 
 
 The fourth sound of a, as in Fat. 
 
 
 Band 
 
 dank 
 
 hang 
 
 lamb 
 
 rant 
 
 bank 
 damp 
 hank 
 lamp 
 sang 
 
 bant 
 
 fang 
 
 jarnj 
 
 pang 
 
 sank 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 camp 
 
 gang 
 
 land 
 
 rang 
 
 tank 
 
 cant 
 
 hand 
 
 lank 
 
 rank 
 
 vamp 
 
 
 The first sound of e, as in Me. 
 
 
 Bead 
 deed 
 feel 
 jeer 
 
 beak 
 deal 
 fear 
 keel 
 
 beam 
 deem 
 feet 
 keep 
 
 lesson yn. 
 
 bean 
 deep 
 Gear 
 leaf 
 
 beat 
 deer 
 heap 
 lean 
 
 i 
 
 Leap 
 meat 
 peal 
 seed 
 
 leer 
 need 
 peep 
 seek 
 
 mead 
 near 
 peer 
 seal 
 
 lesson vm. 
 
 meal 
 neat 
 read 
 team 
 
 mean 
 peak 
 reef 
 tear 
 
 
 2 
 
 The second sound of e, as in Met. 
 
 
 Bend 
 
 delf 
 
 felt 
 
 next 
 
 self 
 
 bell 
 
 desk 
 
 help 
 
 pelf 
 
 send 
 
 belt 
 
 dell 
 
 hemp 
 
 pest 
 
 tent 
 
 LESSON IX. 
 
 cell 
 
 debt 
 
 mend 
 
 rent 
 
 vest 
 
 celt 
 
 fell 
 
 melt 
 
 rest 
 
 west 
 
 
 The first sound of i, as in Pine. 
 
 
 Bide 
 file 
 
 bind 
 find 
 
 bite 
 fire 
 
 dine 
 hind 
 
 fife 
 hire 
 
 

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 like 
 
 lime line mile 
 
 mine 
 
 mire 
 
 mite nigh nine 
 
 pike 
 
 pine 
 
 pipe rind ripe 
 
 rise 
 
 side 
 
 sigh sign size 
 
 tide 
 
 time 
 
 vile vine wipe 
 
 LESSON X. 
 The second sound of i, as in Pin. 
 
 wise 
 
 Bill 
 
 dish disk fill 
 
 fish 
 
 gill 
 
 Gimp hill hint 
 
 jimp 
 
 km 
 
 king kiss limb 
 
 limp 
 
 lint 
 
 mill mint mist 
 
 pink 
 
 pill 
 
 risk rill sink 
 
 sin 
 
 tm 
 
 tint wing wink 
 
 LESSON XI. 
 
 The first sound of o, as in No. 
 
 will 
 
 Bold 
 
 fooll bone bolt 
 
 cold 
 
 comb 
 
 cone cope core 
 
 doge 
 
 dome 
 
 dose dolt dote 
 
 doze 
 
 fold 
 
 gold home hone 
 
 hope 
 
 hose 
 
 host lone mole 
 
 mote 
 
 noil 
 
 nose note pole 
 
 Pope 
 
 pore 
 
 t ! 
 
 toll tone wove 
 
 LESSON xn. 
 
 The second sound of o, as in Move. 
 
 zone 
 
 Book 
 
 boon boot cool 
 
 coon 
 
 coop 
 
 coot doom fool 
 
 hook 
 
 look 
 
 loom loon loop 
 
 moon 
 
 moor 
 
 moot move noon 
 
 pool 
 
 poor 
 
 room root soon 
 
 tool 
 
 i 
 
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 THE PEACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 Born 
 fork 
 
 Bond 
 gong 
 lost 
 
 lesson xin. 
 
 The third sound of o, as in Noe. 
 
 cord cork 
 
 corn 
 
 dorn 
 
 horn lord 
 
 lorn 
 
 morn 
 
 The fourth sound of 0, 
 
 as in Not. 
 
 
 boss dock 
 
 doll 
 
 fond 
 
 hock lock 
 
 long 
 
 loss 
 
 mock moss 
 
 rock 
 
 toss 
 
 LESSON XIV. 
 The first sound of w, as in Tube.* 
 
 Cube 
 
 cute 
 
 duke 
 
 dupe 
 
 fume 
 
 fuse 
 
 June 
 
 luke 
 
 lute 
 
 mule 
 
 muse 
 
 mute 
 
 nude 
 
 pule 
 
 tube 
 
 tune 
 
 rude 
 
 rule 
 
 LESSON XT. 
 
 run% 
 
 ruse 
 
 
 The second sound of u, 
 
 2 
 
 as in Tub. 
 
 
 Bulk 
 
 burn 
 
 bust 
 
 burr 
 
 buzz 
 
 curb 
 
 curd 
 
 curl 
 
 dusk 
 
 dull 
 
 dum5 
 
 hush 
 
 husk 
 
 hull 
 
 hump 
 
 hurt 
 
 lung 
 
 lump 
 
 mush 
 
 musk 
 
 numb 
 
 pump 
 
 purr 
 
 rush 
 
 rust 
 
 The third sound of it, as in Bull. 
 
 Bush bull full push pull 
 
 Strictly speaking, u long after r has the sound of 00. 
 

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 SPELLING-BOOK. 25 
 
 
 SECTION IV. 
 
 
 
 Words of jwe letters. 
 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 Blade 
 
 bride 
 
 crape 
 
 crude 
 
 blame 
 
 brine 
 
 crate 
 
 flame 
 
 blaze 
 
 broke 
 
 crave 
 
 flare 
 
 brace 
 
 brute 
 
 clime 
 
 frame 
 
 brave 
 
 clave 
 
 crime 
 
 froze 
 
 breve 
 
 crane 
 
 close 
 
 flute 
 
 
 lesson n. 
 
 
 Glade 
 
 glebe 
 
 grove 
 
 prize 
 
 glare 
 
 glide 
 
 place 
 
 probe 
 
 glaze 
 
 gripe 
 
 prate 
 
 prude 
 
 grace 
 
 gloze 
 
 price 
 
 slate 
 
 grape 
 
 grope 
 
 pride 
 
 space 
 
 grave 
 
 gross 
 
 prime 
 
 spade 
 
 
 lesson m. 
 
 
 State 
 
 spile 
 
 spoke 
 
 trade 
 
 stave 
 
 spine 
 
 stole 
 
 tribe 
 
 slice 
 
 spire 
 
 store 
 
 tripe 
 
 slide 
 
 spite 
 
 stove 
 
 trite 
 
 slime 
 
 stile 
 
 spume 
 
 troll 
 
 spike 
 
 slope 
 
 trace 
 
 trope 
 
 
 LESSON rv. 
 
 
 Black 
 
 brand 
 
 bring 
 
 clack 
 
 bland 
 
 blend 
 
 brink 
 
 clang 
 
 blank 
 
 1 
 
 blink 
 
 block 
 
 clamp 
 
 3 . 
 

 
 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL 
 
 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 cramp 
 
 click 
 
 clump 
 
 flank | 
 
 crank 
 
 cling 
 
 dress 
 
 frank 
 
 crash 
 
 clock 
 
 drink 
 
 flesh 
 
 cleft 
 
 cluck 
 
 dross 
 
 flush 
 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 
 Fling 
 
 grass 
 
 prong 
 
 stung 
 
 flock 
 
 plant 
 
 slant 
 
 stump 
 
 frock 
 
 plash 
 
 slash. 
 
 tramp 
 
 frost 
 
 pluck 
 
 stamp 
 
 trash 
 
 gland 
 
 plump 
 
 stand 
 
 tress 
 
 glass 
 
 plush 
 
 sling 
 
 trick 
 
 grand 
 
 press 
 
 sting 
 
 troth 
 
 grasp 
 
 print 
 
 stick 
 
 trump 
 
 
 CHAPTEE IT. 
 
 
 EXERCISES ON 
 
 THE VOWELS. 
 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 * 
 
 Words 
 
 of two syllables. 
 
 accented on 
 
 the first 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 
 A in the accented syllable as in Fate 
 
 
 Ba' by 
 
 ca' per 
 
 ha' ter 
 
 na' tal 
 
 ba con 
 
 da^ ly 
 
 la dy 
 
 pa per 
 
 ba ker 
 
 d&i $y 
 
 lazy 
 
 qua ker 
 
 ba sin 
 
 fa tal 
 
 ma ker 
 
 ra zor 
 
 ca bltf 
 
 ga bk 
 
 ma tron 
 
 wa fer 
 

 
 
 
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 SPELLING-BOOK 
 
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 i 
 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 
 
 A in the accented 
 
 syllable as in Fae. 
 
 
 Bar' ber 
 
 faTH' er 
 
 hard' er 
 
 mar' tin 
 
 bar ter 
 
 far mer 
 
 harp er 
 
 mar tyr 
 
 car pet 
 
 gar den 
 
 jar gon 
 
 par don 
 
 car ter 
 
 gar ter 
 
 lar der 
 
 part ner 
 
 dar ling 
 
 gar ment 
 
 mar ket 
 
 sar del 
 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 
 
 A in the accented syllable as in Fall. 
 
 
 Bald' ness 
 
 fa? con 
 
 salt' er 
 
 talk' er 
 
 bald ric 
 
 fall ing 
 
 salt ish 
 
 walk er 
 
 ball play 
 
 fal ter 
 
 pal sj 
 
 wal nut 
 
 cal dron 
 
 lial ter 
 
 pal ter 
 
 war bl<? 
 
 calk er 
 
 malt ster 
 
 pal try 
 
 wa ter 
 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 
 
 A in the accented 
 
 syllable as in Fat. 
 
 
 An' gle 
 
 dan 7 die 
 
 hap' py 
 
 pad' dl<? 
 
 ap iple 
 
 fan cy 
 
 Ian tern 
 
 rab bit 
 
 bad ly 
 
 faTH om 
 
 man ly 
 
 rap id 
 
 can dy 
 
 gaTH er 
 
 man ner 
 
 sad die 
 
 can ter 
 
 hail elk 
 
 nar row 
 
 tan ner 
 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 
 
 Em the accented 
 
 syllable as in Me. 
 
 
 E' ven 
 
 cere' ment 
 
 ge' nus 
 
 pea' cock 
 
 e vil 
 
 dea con 
 
 hea THen 
 
 -peo pl# 
 
 hea ver 
 
 de cent 
 
 le gal 
 
 queen ly 
 
 be -5'om 
 
 fe male 
 
 mean ing 
 
 re al 
 
 ce rate 
 
 A 
 
 fe ver 
 
 near ly 
 
 se cret 
 >n. 
 
 11 things hav 
 
 e THeir sea-sc 
 
 
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 rHE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOE 
 
 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 
 
 is 7 in the accented syllable as in Met. 
 
 
 Bet' ter 
 bel fry 
 cer tain 
 dec ade 
 del uge 
 
 en' ter hec' tor 
 ev er jel ly 
 fet ter ket tl# 
 gen tl# let ter 
 heav y mer ry 
 
 LESSON VII. 
 
 / in the accented syllable as in Pine. 
 
 net' tl# 
 pep per 
 reb el 
 sex ton 
 tern per 
 
 Bi' as 
 
 bi bl<? 
 ci der 
 di et 
 fire man 
 
 gi' ant li' on 
 hi^A land mi ser 
 i die nine ty 
 kind ness pi lot 
 li ar qui et 
 
 LESSON VIII. 
 
 I in the accented syllable as in Pin. 
 
 ri' ot 
 si lent 
 tidy 
 vi and 
 wise ly 
 
 Big' ot 
 
 bil low 
 cin der 
 civ il 
 dif fer 
 
 fin' ish lim' ber 
 Gim let mil ler 
 hin der mit ten 
 jin gle nin ny 
 kin die pick axe 
 
 LESSON 15. 
 
 O in the accented syllable as in No. 
 
 quin' sy 
 rid dig 
 sin ner 
 tin der 
 win ter 
 
 Bold' ness 
 boat man 
 co gent 
 dole ful 
 fore man 
 
 go' ry lo' cal 
 ho ly mole hill 
 hope ful no hie, 
 jo k.er no ted 
 load stone o pen 
 
 po' et 
 po lar 
 ro guish 
 so ber 
 to tal 
 
 God shall judge both, the just and the un-just. 
 

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 SPELLING-BOOK 
 
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 LESSON X, 
 
 
 
 O in the accented * 
 
 syllable as in Move. 
 
 
 Bo' som 
 
 hoot/ ing 
 
 moon 7 light 
 
 noon 7 tide 
 
 coo ing 
 
 loop hole 
 
 mov er 
 
 poor ly 
 
 do er 
 
 loos en 
 
 mov ing 
 
 roo my 
 
 do ings 
 
 lo ser 
 
 move ment 
 
 sooth er 
 
 fool ish 
 
 moo dy 
 
 noo die 
 
 soo ty 
 
 
 LESSON XI. 
 
 
 
 in the accented 
 
 syllable as in Nok. 
 
 
 Bor' der 
 
 gor 7 gon 
 
 mor' sel 
 
 or' der 
 
 cor ner 
 
 hor net 
 
 mor tal 
 
 sor did 
 
 dor mant 
 
 lord ly 
 
 mor tar 
 
 sort ment 
 
 for mal 
 
 lord ship 
 
 or bit 
 
 tor ment 
 
 for mer 
 
 morn ino; 
 
 orch ard 
 
 tor rid 
 
 
 LESSON XII. 
 
 
 
 in the accented 
 
 syllable as in Not. 
 
 
 Bob' bin 
 
 fon 7 die 
 
 job' ber 
 
 pock 7 et 
 
 bon fire 
 
 {ore head 
 
 lob ster 
 
 rob ber 
 
 cob web 
 
 gob let 
 
 mod el 
 
 sod den 
 
 coffin 
 
 gos pel 
 
 nod dl# 
 
 sol id 
 
 dol lar 
 
 hob by 
 
 odd ly 
 
 top &not 
 
 
 LESSON XIII. 
 
 
 
 C^in the accented 
 
 syllable as in Tube. 
 
 
 Bu 7 rin^ 
 
 du' cal 
 
 fu'el 
 
 hu 7 man 
 
 en bic 
 
 dnly 
 
 fu ry 
 
 jm cy 
 
 en rate 
 Not 
 
 dn ty 
 
 huge ly 
 
 jury 
 
 Lew. 
 
 ;h-ing nn-der the sun is r 
 
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 lu 7 cid 
 mu sic 
 
 nu' bib pure 7 ly 
 pu pil sure ly 
 
 LESSON XIV. 
 
 tu 7 lip 
 tu mult 
 
 IT in the accented syllable as in Tub. 
 
 
 Bub' \>\e 
 buck et 
 but ter 
 cul prit 
 cun ning 
 
 dun' geon hud' die 
 dus ty jug gle 
 fur row lub ber 
 gul let mus lin 
 gun ner nuin ber 
 
 pud 7 dig 
 rud der 
 sud den 
 turn bk 
 vul gar 
 
 LESSON XV. 
 
 U in the accented syllable as in Bull. 
 
 
 Buir dog 
 bull finch 
 bul lace 
 bul let 
 
 bull 7 ion full 7 age 
 bul lock full er 
 bul ly ful ly 
 bul rush ful ness 
 
 pul' let 
 pul ley 
 pul pit 
 su gar* 
 
 W: 
 
 LESSON XVI. 
 
 n the accented syllable like u in Tube. 
 
 Dew' drop 
 dew lap 
 dew y 
 ew er 
 
 few 7 ness jews 7 harp 
 Gew gaw lewd ness 
 hew ing mew ing 
 jew el new el 
 LESSON XVII. 
 
 new 7 ly 
 new ness 
 pew ter 
 
 sew er 
 
 T 
 
 in the accented syllable like i in Pini 
 
 
 Cy 7 cl* 
 cy press 
 dy ing 
 eye ball 
 
 eye 7 brow hy 7 dra 
 eye glass hy men 
 eye lash ly ing 
 eye lid ly rist 
 
 vhj' mer 
 sy phonf 
 ty rant 
 tyro 
 
 Wis-dom ex-eeeds fol-ly as much as light 
 ex-ceeds dark-ness. 
 
 * S like sh. t PI like /. | 
 
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 LESSON XVIII. 
 
 Y in the accented syllable like i in Pin. 
 
 Cyn/ ic hys' sop nymph' like* syn' die 
 
 cys tis lyr ic syl van syn od 
 
 gym nic mys tic sym bol tyrn pan 
 
 hym nic nymph ish* syrn^ torn typ ic 
 
 SECTION II. 
 Words of two syllables, accented on the second. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 A in the accented syllable as in Fate, Far, Fall, Fat. 
 
 A base' 
 
 nar rate' 
 
 re gard' 
 
 ad vance' 
 
 a bate 
 
 par take 
 
 re mark 
 
 at tach 
 
 be late 
 
 re pair 
 
 re tard 
 
 at tract 
 
 de lay 
 
 sns tain 
 
 se gar 
 
 de cant 
 
 dis may 
 
 a far 
 
 ap pal 
 
 e lance 
 
 dis place 
 
 a larm 
 
 be fall 
 
 en trance 
 
 e rase 
 
 de bar 
 
 in thral 
 
 mis hap 
 
 mis name 
 
 de part 
 
 mis call 
 
 mis chance 
 
 mis take 
 
 hus sar 
 
 re call 
 
 per haps 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 E and i in the accented syllable as in Me, Met, Pine, Pin. 
 
 A gree' con cede 7 mis lead' se vere' 
 be reave de ceit per ceive re deem 
 
 Speak not a-ny thing rash-ly. 
 
 * Ph like /. 
 
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 SPELLING-BOOB 
 
 1 
 
 ve neer' 
 
 pro tect' 
 
 mis time' 
 
 con vine*?' 
 
 amend 
 
 re sent 
 
 o blige 
 
 de sist 
 
 be head 
 
 sus pect 
 
 per spire 
 
 for give 
 
 con fess 
 
 a like 
 
 re side 
 
 in stil 
 
 de fend 
 
 be tide 
 
 sub lime 
 
 mis print 1 
 
 in tend 
 
 con fine 
 
 ad mit 
 
 o mit 
 
 mo lest 
 
 de sire 
 
 be fit 
 
 re sist 
 
 
 LESSON I'll. 
 
 
 O in the accented syllable as in No, Move, Nok, Not. 
 
 A dore' 
 
 a loof ' 
 
 ab hor' 
 
 al lot 7 
 
 com pose 
 
 be fool 
 
 a dorn 
 
 a long 
 
 de plore 
 
 be lioof 
 
 a loft 
 
 be sot 
 
 en force 
 
 ca no£ 
 
 ex hort 
 
 con front 
 
 en rol 
 
 im prove 
 
 for lorn 
 
 de coct 
 
 im port 
 
 lam poon 
 
 in form 
 
 ex tol 
 
 pro mote 
 
 mon soon 
 
 per form 
 
 in volve 
 
 re pose 
 
 pol troon 
 
 re morse 
 
 re solv^ 
 
 sup port 
 
 re move 
 
 re sort 
 
 re spond 
 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 
 U in the accented syll 
 
 able as in Tube, Tub. 
 
 A buse' 
 
 con sume' 
 
 se cure' 
 
 de mur' 
 
 ac cuse 
 
 de duce 
 
 tra duce 
 
 dis cuss 
 
 al lure 
 
 de mure 
 
 au gust 
 
 dis turb 
 
 a muse 
 
 il lume 
 
 be num5 
 
 ex ult 
 
 as sure 
 
 im pute 
 
 be stud 
 
 in cur 
 
 at tune 
 
 in trude 
 
 be thump 
 
 in dulge 
 
 con elude 
 
 je June 
 
 con cur 
 
 in suit 
 
 ' con duce 
 
 pe ruse 
 
 con struct 
 
 in urn 
 
 con fuse 
 
 THe eyes 
 
 re sume 
 
 de duct 
 
 re turn 
 
 i 
 liis head, |l 
 
 * of a wise 
 
 man are in 
 
 but the fool wa?ks in 
 
 dark-ness. 
 
 
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 LESSON T. 
 
 
 
 T in the accented syllable like i in Pine. 
 
 A dry 7 
 
 a wry' de ny' 
 
 im ply' 
 
 ally 
 
 de cry de scry 
 
 reply 
 
 ap ply 
 
 de fy e spy 
 
 sup ply 
 
 
 SECTION III. 
 
 
 Words in 
 
 which the regular sounds 
 are heard. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 Words of one syllable. 
 
 of the vowels 
 
 Change 
 
 sward quench 
 
 whine 
 
 grange 
 
 swarm wrench 
 
 prince 
 
 strange 
 
 chance verge 
 
 qumce 
 
 barge 
 
 glance verse 
 
 since 
 
 charge 
 
 prance shrine 
 
 wince 
 
 large 
 
 scHeme swine 
 
 borne 
 
 starch 
 
 theme THine 
 
 both 
 
 squall 
 
 THese twine 
 
 bronze 
 
 stall 
 
 drench while 
 
 cloTHe 
 
 i 
 
 yet the sea 
 
 All riv-ers run in-to the sea, 
 
 Aoes not 
 
 o-ver-flow. 
 
 be-ing poor; 
 
 Let us 
 
 be lit-tle, and re-joice in 
 
 with-out this we will not be per-fect dis-ci-ples 
 
 i of Je-sus 
 
 Cmist. 
 
 I 
 
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 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 quoth 
 do 
 
 north 
 
 sure* 
 
 trudge li 
 
 broth 
 
 bulge 
 
 put 
 rAyme 
 
 lose 
 
 cloth 
 
 curse 
 
 gorge 
 
 shon^ 
 
 drudge 
 
 tAyme 
 hynm 
 
 horse 
 
 tongs 
 
 surge 
 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 
 Words of two syll 
 
 ables, accented on the first. Vowels in the accented 
 
 
 syllables long. 
 
 
 A' corn 
 
 pa' pal 
 
 bi' son 
 
 o' ver 
 
 a ged 
 
 pra ting 
 
 cli mate 
 
 bro ken 
 
 a gent 
 
 qua ver 
 
 cri sis 
 
 do tage 
 
 an gel 
 
 ra kish 
 
 di al 
 
 fo rum 
 
 A pril 
 
 stran ger 
 
 fi nal 
 
 flo rist 
 
 bast ing 
 
 tra der 
 
 fri ar 
 
 fro zen 
 
 era db 
 
 e diet 
 
 mi nor 
 
 gro cer 
 
 era ter 
 
 e ther 
 
 mi tre 
 
 mo dish 
 
 dan ger 
 
 be ing 
 
 ni ire 
 
 mo tivtf 
 
 dra per 
 
 de ist 
 
 pi tfus 1 
 
 no tictf 
 
 fla grant 
 
 he ro 
 
 pi rate 
 
 quo ta 
 
 gra ter 
 
 le ver 
 
 pli ant 
 
 sto ry 
 
 ha tred 
 
 pe nal 
 
 pri vate 
 
 u sage 
 
 ha ven 
 
 pe tal 
 
 ri der 
 
 du al 
 
 la tent 
 
 que rist 
 
 tith? 
 
 gru el 
 
 la ver 
 
 se quel 
 
 tri tie 
 
 hu mid 
 
 ma son 
 
 the ist 
 
 vi al 
 
 mu sic 
 
 na sal 
 
 ve nal 
 
 wi ry 
 
 ru in 
 
 na val 
 Af-fa-bil- 
 
 i dol 
 
 o val 
 
 stu pid 
 e very pow- 
 
 i-ty and meek-ness ar 
 
 er-ful vir-tues in gain-ing souls to God. 
 
 i 
 
 * S like sh. 
 
 
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 LESSON III. 
 
 Words of two syllables, accented on the first. Vowels in the accented 
 syllables short. 
 
 Ab' bess 
 ab hey 
 ab bot 
 ab sent 
 ac cent- 
 al id 
 act or 
 after 
 an swev 
 an them 
 an vil 
 ar my 
 bab \>\e 
 bad ness 
 bal ance 
 ban dy 
 ban ish 
 ban ter 
 bap tism 
 bash ful 
 
 bas' ket 
 bat t\e 
 el der 
 em hers 
 ep ic 
 beg gar 
 bel lows 
 ber ry 
 bless ed 
 ill ness 
 ink stand 
 bib ber 
 big ness 
 bish op 
 bit ter 
 blis ter 
 ob ject 
 odd ness 
 of fer 
 oft en 
 
 ox' en 
 bod ice 
 bod kin 
 bod y 
 bog gle 
 bon net 
 bor row 
 boTH er 
 bot torn 
 box er 
 bios som 
 
 ugly 
 
 ul cer 
 ur chin 
 buc kk 
 bud get 
 bump kin 
 bun die 
 bur dock 
 bur THen 
 
 bus' kin 
 bus tard 
 bus tie 
 blub ber 
 blun der 
 blus ter 
 cab in 
 cam let 
 cam el 
 can die 
 dag Ger 
 dam sel 
 das tard 
 daz zl# 
 dib hie 
 dim ness 
 din ner 
 dis tanc£ 
 diz zy 
 doc tor 
 
 The max-ims of the gos-pel are en-tire-ly 
 op-postfd to those of the world. 
 
 We should do ev-e-ry thing for God's sake, 
 without seek-ing the es-teem of men, or cal- 
 , cu-la-ting on their ap-plause. 
 
36 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 Words of two syllables, accented on the second. 
 
 A bide' ce ment' de serf en rage' 
 
 a bove col lect de si^n en rich 
 
 ac cept com mand de tect en rol 
 
 ac cord com mit dis charge for bid 
 
 ad dress com pare dis grace fore go 
 
 ad mit com pact dis gust fore know 
 
 a go com pel dis miss fore see 
 
 be fore com plete dis pnte fore tell 
 
 be have con cern ef face him self 
 
 be hind con cise ef feet im part 
 
 be hold con elude e lapse im plant 
 
 be reft con demn e late im pose 
 
 be set con sent e lect im prove 
 
 be stir de face e lude in cite 
 
 be stride de file em bark in elude 
 
 be times de form en chant in form 
 
 be ware de grade en close in sist 
 
 be witch de ject en dorse in spire 
 
 cajole de %At en dure in struct 
 
 ca nal de mand en fold in vent 
 
 ca ress de part en force in vite 
 
 cas cade de prive en gage in volve 
 
 Du-pli<?-i-ty can-not be pleas-ing to God, 
 and to be tru-ly sim-ple, we should pro-pose 
 to our-selves no oth-er end but to please 
 God a-lone. 
 

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 SPELLDsG-BOOK. 
 
 37 
 
 
 CHAPTEE III. 
 
 
 
 REGULAR DIPHTHONGS. 
 
 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 
 
 Words of one syllable. 
 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 
 Oi and oy, as in Boil, Boy. 
 
 
 Oil 
 
 doit 
 
 joist 
 
 quoin 
 
 boil 
 
 foil 
 
 j°y 
 
 quoit 
 
 boy 
 
 foin 
 
 loin 
 
 roin 
 
 broil 
 
 foist 
 
 moil 
 
 soil 
 
 choice 
 
 groin 
 
 moist 
 
 spoil 
 
 coil 
 
 hoy 
 
 noise 
 
 toil 
 
 coin 
 
 hoist 
 
 point 
 
 toy 
 
 coy . 
 
 join 
 
 poise 
 
 voice 
 
 cloy 
 
 joint 
 
 quoif 
 
 void 
 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 
 
 Ou and ow, as in Bound, Now. 
 
 
 Ounce 
 
 brow 
 
 cow 
 
 drou^At 
 
 out 
 
 brown 
 
 cowl 
 
 flounce 
 
 owl 
 
 browse 
 
 crouch 
 
 flout 
 
 bou^ 
 
 cloud 
 
 crowd 
 
 found 
 
 bounce 
 
 clout 
 
 crown 
 
 frown 
 
 bound 
 
 clown 
 
 down 
 
 gown 
 
 bout 
 
 couch 
 
 douse 
 
 ground 
 
 bow 
 If thou 
 
 count 
 
 drown 
 
 growl 
 God, de- 
 
 l hast vow<?d 
 
 a-ny-thing tc 
 
 I ? er not to 
 
 pay it. 
 
 
 
 j 
 
 i 
 
 I 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 38 THE PRACTICAL 
 
 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 , 
 
 
 grouse 
 hound 
 house 
 
 mound 
 mouth 
 mouse 
 
 pout 
 
 proud 
 
 prowl 
 
 souse 
 
 THOU 
 
 town 
 
 
 howl 
 
 mount 
 
 round 
 
 trounce 
 
 
 loud 
 
 noun 
 
 rouse 
 
 trout 
 
 
 lounge 
 
 lour 
 
 lout 
 
 now 
 
 pounce 
 
 pound 
 
 rout 
 
 sound 
 
 sour 
 
 vow 
 
 vouch 
 
 wound 
 
 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 
 
 
 Ai, like a in Fate. 
 
 
 
 Aid 
 ami. 
 bait 
 baize 
 
 day 
 fail 
 flail 
 frail 
 
 kail 
 laid 
 lair 
 
 pray 
 quail 
 quaint 
 rail 
 
 
 bay 
 braid 
 
 fay 
 flay 
 
 lay 
 
 maid 
 
 rain 
 raise 
 
 
 hredls 
 
 brain 
 
 fray 
 gain 
 
 maim 
 main 
 
 ray 
 ■stain 
 
 
 bray 
 chain 
 chair 
 claim 
 
 grain 
 
 gay 
 
 gray 
 hail 
 
 may 
 nail 
 nay 
 plain 
 
 saint 
 say 
 stay 
 taint 
 
 
 clay 
 
 daint 
 
 dram 
 
 hair 
 hay 
 jail 
 
 praise 
 
 paint 
 
 pay 
 
 trail 
 vain 
 waif 
 
 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 Au and aw, like a in Fall. 
 
 
 c 
 
 Au<7^t 
 awe 
 
 What-ev-( 
 
 awl 
 awn 
 
 bawl 
 bawn 
 
 brawl 
 brawn 
 
 do, do it 
 
 ( 
 
 j 
 
 3r thy hand is a-ble to 
 
 i 
 
 ear-nest-ly. 
 
 
 
 
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 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 39 
 
 cau^At 
 
 daw 
 
 haw 
 
 paw 
 
 caul 
 
 dawn 
 
 hawk 
 
 pawn 
 
 cause 
 
 drawl 
 
 jaw 
 
 raw 
 
 caw 
 
 fault 
 
 laud 
 
 sauce 
 
 clause 
 
 fawn 
 
 law 
 
 saw 
 
 claw 
 
 gaud 
 
 lawn 
 
 shawl 
 
 craw 
 
 gauze 
 
 maw 
 
 tau^At 
 
 crawl 
 
 gawk 
 
 nau^At 
 
 taw 
 
 daub 
 
 haul 
 
 pause 
 
 vault 
 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 
 
 JEfc, like 
 
 e in Me. 
 
 
 Beard 
 
 each 
 
 &nead 
 
 reach 
 
 beast 
 
 ear 
 
 lea 
 
 ream 
 
 bleach 
 
 east 
 
 leag^ 
 
 scream 
 
 bleak 
 
 eat 
 
 leak 
 
 seam 
 
 blear 
 
 eaves 
 
 lease 
 
 sear 
 
 bleat 
 
 feast 
 
 leash 
 
 sheaf 
 
 breach 
 
 fear 
 
 least 
 
 shears 
 
 bream 
 
 fleak 
 
 leave 
 
 sheath 
 
 breaTHe 
 
 fleam 
 
 neap 
 
 sheaTHe 
 
 cease 
 
 freak 
 
 pea 
 
 sheaves 
 
 cheap 
 
 Gear 
 
 peactf 
 
 sneak 
 
 cheat 
 
 gleam 
 
 peach 
 
 speak 
 
 clean 
 
 glean 
 
 pease 
 
 spear 
 
 clear 
 
 grease 
 
 plea 
 
 squeal 
 
 cream 
 
 greaves 
 
 plead 
 
 steam 
 
 crease 
 
 heath 
 
 pleach 
 
 streak 
 
 dream 
 
 hear 
 
 please 
 
 stream 
 
 drear 
 We must 
 
 heave 
 
 preach 
 
 tea 
 tie gift of 
 
 pray in-ces-sant-ly for t 
 
 per-se-ve-rance. 
 
 
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40 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 teach 
 
 treat 
 
 veal 
 
 wreath 1 
 
 tease 
 
 tweak 
 
 wreak 
 
 yeast 
 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 
 
 M and ey, like 
 
 a in Eate. 
 
 
 Bey 
 
 deign 
 
 dey 
 
 ei^A 
 
 ei^At 
 
 ei^Ath 
 
 eyre 
 
 fein 
 
 feint 
 
 frei^At 
 
 grey 
 
 Aeir 
 
 hey 
 
 neigh 
 
 prey 
 
 reign 
 
 reins 
 
 skein 
 
 slei^A 
 
 THeir 
 
 THeira 
 
 THey 
 
 trey 
 
 veil 
 
 vein 
 
 weigh 
 
 wei^At 
 
 whey 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 ¥11. 
 
 
 Eu and 
 
 eiv, like u in Tube — 
 
 and ie, like ee in Meet. 
 
 Femd 
 
 chief 
 
 kef 
 
 siege 
 
 d^uce 
 
 Kef 
 
 liege 
 
 shield 
 
 mewl 
 
 field 
 
 niece 
 
 thief 
 
 news 
 
 fiend 
 
 piece 
 
 thieve 
 
 newt 
 Brief 
 
 fierce 
 grief 
 
 pierce 
 priest 
 
 wield 
 yield 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 VIII. 
 
 
 Oa, like o in No— and ue and vi, like 
 before w, when they hav< 
 
 u in Tube, except when r conies 
 j the sound of oo. 
 
 Board 
 
 moat 
 
 CU0 
 
 trutf 
 
 boast 
 
 oaf 
 
 clu<? 
 
 bruise 
 
 broach 
 
 oath 
 
 due 
 
 bruit 
 
 coach 
 
 oats 
 
 flutf 
 
 cruise | 
 
 coast 
 hoard 
 
 poach 
 roach 
 
 glue 
 hue 
 
 fruit 
 juice 
 
 loath 
 
 roast 
 
 ru^ 
 
 sluice 
 
 loaTHE 
 A man w 
 
 \Aue 
 
 sue 
 3r is an an-i 
 
 suit 
 -mal with- 
 
 ith-out pray-( 
 
 out the use 
 
 of reason. 
 
 
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 SECTION II. 
 
 
 Words 
 
 of two and more syllables. 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 
 Oi and oy, as in Boil, Boy 
 
 
 Oi' ly 
 
 join' er 
 
 poi' son 
 
 oys ter 
 
 joy ance 
 
 rois ter 
 
 oint ment 
 
 joy ful 
 
 roy al 
 
 boil er 
 
 joy ous 
 
 toil er 
 
 boy ish 
 
 loi ter 
 
 toi let 
 
 boy hood 
 
 loy al 
 
 toil some 
 
 coin age 
 
 mois^ en 
 
 toy ish 
 
 coin er 
 
 mois ture 
 
 toy man 
 
 coy ness 
 
 noi some 
 
 toy shop 
 
 foil er 
 
 noi sj 
 
 void anc6 
 
 fois ter 
 
 poin ter 
 
 void ness 
 
 hoi den 
 
 point less 
 LESSON II. 
 
 voy age 
 
 A noint' 
 
 as soil' 
 
 dis joint' 
 
 a droit 
 
 con join 
 
 em broil 
 
 a roynt 
 
 con voy 
 
 em ploy 
 
 a void 
 
 de coy 
 
 en join 
 
 al loy 
 
 de ploy 
 
 en joy ^ 
 
 an noy 
 
 de stroy 
 
 me moir* 
 
 ap point 
 
 de void 
 
 pur loin 
 pre"-ci#us oint- 
 
 A good name is bet-ter than 
 
 ment. 
 
 
 
 * An effort has been made to change the pronunciation of this word, 
 
 ' by placing the accent 
 
 on the first syllable, and calling it mem'-war. but 
 
 with very little success. 
 
 
 
 4* 
 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 
 On and ow, as in Bound, Now. 
 
 Out' break 
 
 dow'er 
 
 mount' ing 
 
 out cast 
 
 dow las 
 
 mous er 
 
 out cry 
 
 foul ly 
 
 mouse trap 
 
 out let 
 
 foul ness 
 
 mouth ful 
 
 out rage 
 
 found er 
 
 mouth p/ece 
 
 owl ish 
 
 found ling 
 
 pound age 
 
 bound en 
 
 found ress 
 
 pound er 
 
 bound less 
 
 fowl er 
 
 pow er 
 
 boun ty 
 
 fowl ing 
 
 pow der 
 
 count er 
 
 gouty 
 
 round ly 
 
 count ess 
 
 gown man 
 
 round ness 
 
 count less 
 
 hour glass 
 
 row el 
 
 coun ty 
 
 hour hand 
 
 sound ing 
 
 cow er 
 
 hour ly 
 
 sound ly 
 
 cow slip 
 
 house dog 
 
 sound ness 
 
 dou&t er 
 
 house less 
 
 tow el 
 
 doubt ful 
 
 loud ly 
 
 tow er 
 
 dou&t ing 
 
 loud ness 
 
 town ish 
 
 dou^t less 
 
 loun ger 
 
 town like 
 
 dough ty 
 
 •lout ish 
 
 vouch er 
 
 clow dy 
 
 mount er 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 vow el 
 
 A bound' 
 
 a mount' 
 
 a vow 7 
 
 a bout 
 
 a round 
 
 ac count 
 
 a ground 
 
 a rouse 
 
 al low 
 
 a loud 
 
 A cov-et-6>u 
 
 a vouch 
 
 an nounce 
 )t be sat-is-fie?d 
 
 3 man shall nc 
 
 with mon-ey. 
 
 
 

 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 43 
 
 as tound' 
 
 dis mount' 
 
 re douit' 
 
 be foul 
 
 e nounce 
 
 re dound 
 
 ca rouse 
 
 e now 
 
 re mount 
 
 com pound 
 con found 
 
 e spouse 
 pro found 
 
 re nounce 
 re nown 
 
 de nounce 
 
 pro nounctf 
 
 sur mount 
 
 de vour 
 de vout 
 dis count 
 
 pro pound 
 re bound 
 re count 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 Ax and ay, like a in Fati 
 
 sur round 
 throu^A out 
 un sound 
 
 Air' ing 
 air less 
 
 faint' ly 
 faint ness 
 
 pain' ful 
 paint er 
 
 air y 
 bai liff 
 
 fair ly 
 fair ness 
 
 paint ing 
 pay ment 
 
 brain less 
 
 fai ry 
 
 plain ness 
 
 cai tiff 
 chair man 
 
 gai ly 
 gain ful 
 
 play ful 
 rail er 
 
 claim ant 
 
 hail stone 
 
 rai ment 
 
 clay ey 
 dain ty 
 day light 
 day star 
 
 hai ry 
 jail er 
 lay man 
 maid en 
 
 rain bow 
 sail or 
 say ing 
 tail or 
 
 fail ing 
 fail ure 
 
 may or 
 nail er 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 vain ly 
 wait er 
 
 Ab stain' 
 
 as sail' 
 
 at taint' 
 
 ac claim 
 al lay 
 
 Sleep is 
 
 as say 
 at tain 
 
 be lay 
 be tray 
 
 r-ing man. 
 
 sweet to a la-bou 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 com plain' 
 
 im pair' 
 
 re gain' 
 
 con strain 
 
 mis laid 
 
 re lay 
 
 con tain 
 
 mis lay 
 
 re main 
 
 de claim 
 
 ob tain 
 
 re pair 
 
 de fray 
 
 or dain 
 
 re pay 
 
 de lay 
 
 per tain 
 
 re strain 
 
 dis play 
 
 por tray 
 
 re tail 
 
 ex plain 
 
 pro claim 
 
 re tain 
 
 gain say 
 
 re frain 
 
 sus tain 
 
 
 SECTION III. 
 
 
 Words 
 
 of two syllables continued. 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 
 Au and aw, like a in Fall. 
 
 Au' burn 
 
 dau$$/ ter 
 
 mawk' ish 
 
 au dit 
 
 daw dl# 
 
 maw worm 
 
 Au gust 
 
 dawn ing 
 
 nau^A ty 
 
 au thor 
 
 fault y 
 
 pau per 
 
 au tunm 
 
 fawn ing 
 
 raw bone 
 
 aw ful 
 
 gau dy 
 
 raw ly 
 
 awn ing 
 
 gaw ky 
 
 raw ness 
 
 bau bl# 
 
 hough ty 
 
 sau cy 
 
 cau dl<s 
 
 haw thorn 
 
 sau sage 
 
 caus tic 
 
 laud er 
 
 saw dust 
 
 cau#e way 
 
 law ful 
 
 taw dry 
 
 daub er 
 
 law yer 
 
 taw ny 
 
 dau phin 
 The so^ls of i 
 
 maud lin 
 
 vault ed 
 b hands of God. 
 
 he just are in tL. 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 45 
 
 vault' er 
 
 ap plause' 
 
 de bauch' 
 
 yawn ing 
 
 as sault 
 
 de fault 
 
 i 
 
 be cause 
 be daub 
 
 f]p fraud 
 
 ap plaud' 
 
 VAV5 -LX Gil Lt-VA. 
 
 ex haust 
 
 l 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 
 
 J?a, like e in Me. 
 
 
 Bea con 
 
 east' ern 
 
 trea' cl# 
 
 bea dl<? 
 
 ea sy 
 
 trea son 
 
 bea gle 
 
 eat en 
 
 trea tis<? 
 
 beak er 
 
 fear ful 
 
 treat ment 
 
 beard ed 
 
 fea ture 
 
 trea ty 
 
 beat en 
 
 leas ing 
 
 weak en 
 
 bea ver 
 
 mea gre 
 
 wea ry 
 
 clear ance 
 
 mea sles 
 
 wea sand 
 
 cleav er 
 
 rea son 
 
 wea sel 
 
 dream y 
 
 seam y 
 
 wheat en 
 
 drear y 
 
 sea son 
 
 year ling 
 
 East er 
 
 stream er 
 LESSON III. 
 
 year ly 
 
 A feard' 
 
 be reave 7 
 
 en treat' 
 
 af fear 
 
 be smear 
 
 en dear 
 
 an neal 
 
 be speak 
 
 es cheat j 
 
 ap peal 
 
 con ceal 
 
 im peach 
 
 ap pear 
 
 con geal 
 
 in crease 
 
 ap pease 
 
 de cease 
 
 in seam 
 
 ar rear 
 
 de feat 
 
 re lease 
 
 be neaTH 
 
 de mean 
 
 re peal 
 
 be queaTH 
 
 de crease 
 
 re peat 
 h#d ac-cord-ing 
 
 The wick-ed shall be pun-is 
 
 i to their own 
 
 de-vi-ces. 
 
 
 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 re -treat' 
 
 sur cease' 
 
 up heave' 
 
 re veal 
 
 un reave 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 up rear 
 
 
 Ei and ey, like a in Fate. 
 
 Dei^n' ing 
 
 grey' hound 
 
 rein' deer 
 
 eiffh teen 
 
 hem 6>us 
 
 wei^A ty 
 
 eight fold 
 
 Aeir dom 
 
 whey ish 
 
 eight score 
 
 Aeir ess 
 
 
 eigh ty 
 
 Aeir less 
 
 con vey' 
 
 ey ry 
 
 Aeir loom 
 
 in vei^ 
 
 fei</n er 
 
 Aeir ship 
 
 o bey 
 
 fei^n ing 
 
 hey day 
 
 pur vey 
 
 frei^t er 
 
 prey er 
 
 LESSON V, 
 
 sur vey 
 
 
 Mi and ew, like u in Tube. 
 
 Feu 7 dal 
 
 mewl' er 
 
 stew' pan 
 
 feu dist 
 
 mewl ing 
 
 feu dal isin 
 
 feu ter 
 
 new ing 
 
 feu da ry 
 
 hew er 
 
 new ish 
 
 feu ter er 
 
 jew el 
 
 news- man 
 
 jew el ler 
 
 jew isli 
 
 sew er 
 
 pew ter er 
 
 mew ing 
 
 stew ard 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 Ie, like c in Me. 
 
 stew ard ship i 
 
 Brief ly 
 
 chief ly 
 
 fiend' ish 
 
 brief ness 
 
 chief tain 
 
 fiend like 
 
 chief dom 
 
 field mouse 
 
 fierce ly 
 
 chief less 
 The ear of 
 
 field piece 
 
 fierce ness 
 th all things. 
 
 jeal-ous-y hear-e 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 47 
 
 grief less 
 
 pierc' ing 
 
 chief tain ship 
 
 griev anc£ 
 
 priest hood 
 
 griev <9us ly 
 
 griev ing 
 
 thiev ish 
 
 griev (9us ness 
 
 griev oils 
 
 wiel dy 
 
 thiev e ly 
 
 liege man 
 
 yield ing 
 
 thiev ish ly 
 
 lie jev 
 
 be lief 
 
 thiev ish ness 
 
 piece ineal 
 
 be lieve 
 
 be liev' er 
 
 
 LESSON VII 
 
 , 
 
 • 
 
 Oa, like o in JSo. 
 
 
 Board' er 
 
 hoard 7 er 
 
 oat' meal 
 
 boast er 
 
 hoar hound 
 
 poach er 
 
 boast ful 
 
 load star 
 
 road stead 
 
 boast ing 
 
 load stone 
 
 roam ing 
 
 boat man 
 
 loam y 
 
 roar er 
 
 boat swain* 
 
 loaTH ing 
 
 soar ing 
 
 coach man 
 
 loaTH SOIO0 
 
 boast 7 ing ly 
 
 coast er 
 
 moan ful 
 
 coach man ship 
 
 coax er 
 
 oaf ish 
 
 foam ing ly 
 
 foam ing 
 
 oak en 
 
 loaTH ing ly 
 
 foam y 
 
 oak um 
 
 oaf ish ness 
 
 goat herd 
 
 oat cake 
 
 oak ap vie 
 
 goat ish 
 God sends 
 
 oat en 
 
 soap boil er 
 af-flic-tion to ex- 
 
 us tr6>ub-k and 
 
 1 er-cke our pa 
 
 -tience, and to teach us sym-pa- 
 
 I thy for the m 
 There is no 
 
 is-for-tunes of o 1 
 
 bh-ers. 
 
 -er proof of the 
 
 su-rer or clear 
 
 | love of God than ad-ver-si-ty. 
 
 
 i 
 
 Technically pronounced 
 
 Bo'sn. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 LESSON Till. 
 
 Words in which i in the diphthong ia has the sound of y consonant— 
 and u, in the diphthongs ua, ue 1 ui, and uo, has the sound of w. 
 
 Cnrist' ian 
 bill iards 
 brill iant 
 filial 
 gall iard 
 hall iards 
 pon iard 
 clirist 7 ian ize 
 christ ian like 
 christ ian ly 
 aux ir iar 
 con cil iar 
 con cil iate 
 aux ir ia ry 
 an' guish 
 con quest 
 
 e' qual 
 Ian guage 
 Ian guid 
 Ian guish 
 pen guin 
 ques tion 
 qui et 
 quo ta 
 quo rum 
 quon dam 
 san guintf 
 van quish 
 as suage' 
 be queaTHe 
 be quest 
 dis suade 
 
 an' ti quate 
 e qual ize 
 qui et ude 
 van quish er 
 dis sua' sive 
 dis tin guish 
 ex tin guish 
 per sua sion 
 per sua sive 
 quo ta tion 
 re lin quish 
 an' ti qua ry 
 con quer a Kb 
 ques tion a bb 
 san guin a ry 
 quo tid' i an 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 IRREGULAR SOUNDS OF THE VERBS. 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 The fifth sound of #, like o in Not. 
 
 Quart squab squat 
 
 quash squash swamp 
 
 There is no state in the world that has not 
 
 its bit-ter-ness and cross-es. 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 49 
 
 swan 
 
 swain' py 
 
 quaP i fy 
 
 swap 
 
 swan skin 
 
 qual i ty 
 
 swash 
 
 wal let 
 
 quan ti ty 
 
 wan 
 
 wal lop 
 
 quar rel ler 
 
 wand 
 
 wal low 
 
 quar rel ling 
 
 want 
 
 wan der * 
 
 quar rel somg 
 
 was 
 
 wan ness 
 
 quar ry man 
 
 wash 
 
 wan nish 
 
 quar ter day 
 
 wasp 
 
 wan ton 
 
 quar ter deck 
 
 watch 
 
 want less 
 
 quar ter ly 
 
 wharf 
 
 wash ball 
 
 quar ter staff 
 
 what 
 
 wasp ish 
 
 squan der er 
 
 quar' rel 
 
 was sail 
 
 wan der er 
 
 ; quarry 
 
 watch man 
 
 wan ton ly 
 
 quar tan 
 
 watch word 
 
 wan ton ness 
 
 quar ter 
 
 whap per 
 
 wasp ish ly 
 
 quar tern 
 
 wharf age 
 
 wasp ish ness 
 
 quar to 
 
 what so 
 
 was sail er 
 
 squab bish 
 
 quad' ran gig 
 
 watch ful ly 
 
 squab big 
 
 quad ra ture 
 
 watch ful ness 
 
 squal id 
 
 quad ru ped 
 
 watch ma ker 
 
 squan der 
 
 quad ru pk 
 LESSOIV II. 
 
 wharf in ger 
 
 The sixth sound of a, like u in Tub,* heard 
 
 in the second syllable. 
 
 Back 7 ward bul' wark 
 
 ce' dar 
 
 bal sani 
 
 burg lar 
 
 eel lar 
 
 beg gar 
 We should 
 
 bur sar 
 
 col lar 
 sre-ment, and not 
 
 read for im-pro 
 
 mere-ly to grat-i-fy cu-ri-os-i-tj 
 
 r 
 
 * Though the sixth and seventh sounds of this letter may have the j 
 
 sanction of custom, 
 
 they certainly have nothing else to recommend 
 be no reason why we should say backward and for- 
 
 them, for there can 
 
 ] ward, or baggage and adage. 
 
 
 
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50 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 cow' ard 
 
 beg' gar man 
 
 col' lar bone 
 
 dol lar 
 
 beg gar ly 
 
 cow ard ice 
 
 nig gard 
 
 beg gar y 
 
 cow ard like 
 
 back' ward ly 
 
 bur sar ship 
 
 cow ard ly 
 
 back ward ness 
 
 ce dar like 
 LESSON III. 
 
 nig gard ly 
 
 The seventh sound of 
 
 a, like i in Pin,* heard 
 
 in the second syllable. 
 
 Bag' gage 
 
 fruit' age 
 
 sav' age 
 
 band age 
 
 gar bage 
 
 sel vage 
 
 cab bage 
 
 sal vage 
 
 til lage 
 
 car nage 
 
 lug gage 
 
 ton nage 
 
 cour age 
 
 man age 
 
 um brage 
 
 crib bage 
 
 pil lage 
 
 vent age 
 
 dam age 
 
 rav age 
 
 vil lage 
 
 dim nage 
 
 rum mage 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 vint age 
 
 The third sound of e, like u in Tub ;f the fourth like a in Fate ; and 
 
 
 the fifth like a in Ear. 
 
 
 Her 
 
 Ere 
 
 hers 
 
 her self 
 there' by 
 
 where' so 
 
 there 
 
 ere long 
 
 there from 
 
 where 
 
 ere now 
 
 there in 
 
 where 7 fore 
 
 ere while 
 
 there of 
 
 where ness 
 We should a' 
 
 there at 
 
 there on 
 3 much time in 
 
 b least spend a 
 
 thank-ing God 
 
 for His fa-vours, as we have 
 
 spent in ask-ing 
 
 for them. 
 
 
 * Besides the sounds already named, a has another sound, that of e 
 
 in Met, which is heard ] 
 
 n any, many, &c, pronounced enny, menny, <fec. 
 
 t This sound of e is 
 
 also heard in the unaccented terminations of 
 
 words ending in r ; and 
 
 in words ending in d, t 
 
 &c, e frequently takes 
 
 the sound of short i, as 
 
 j in naked, market, &c. 
 
 
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 there' out 
 there to 
 there while 
 there with 
 where as 
 where at 
 where by 
 where in 
 where of 
 
 Clerk 
 clerk' ale 
 clerk less 
 
 where' on there in to' 
 
 where to there nn to 
 
 where through there up on 
 
 where with 
 there' a bout 
 where a bout 
 there af ter 
 there un der 
 wher ev er 
 
 there with al 
 where in to 
 where un to 
 where so ev' er 
 
 clerk' like 
 clerk ly 
 clerk ship 
 
 where with al 
 
 ser' ggant 
 ser ggant cy 
 ser ggant ship 
 
 SECTION II. 
 LESSON I. 
 
 The third sound of % like e in Met, heard in the first syllable. 
 
 Birth 
 
 fir 
 
 firm 
 
 Gird 
 
 Girl 
 
 Girt 
 
 Girth 
 
 kirk 
 
 mirth fir' kin 
 
 quirk Gird er 
 
 whirl Gir dig 
 
 birth' day Girl ish 
 
 birth right kir tig 
 
 cir cle mirth ful 
 
 cir clet mirth less 
 
 cir cus vir gin 
 
 vir' tug 
 whirl bat 
 whirl pool 
 whirl wind 
 whir ring 
 vir' gin al 
 vir tu al 
 vir tu 0us 
 
 God proves and cor-rects those He loves by 
 chas-tise-ments. 
 
52 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 
 The fourth sound of i, 
 
 nearly like e in Me, heard only in unaccented 
 syllables. 
 
 Di gest' 
 
 di vorce' 
 
 di ver 7 tiv<? 
 
 di gress 
 di late 
 
 di vulge 
 bi tu' men 
 
 di ves ture 
 di vi der 
 
 di lute 
 
 ci cu ta 
 
 di vine ly 
 
 di rect 
 
 di ges tiv<? 
 
 di vine ness 
 
 di verge 
 
 di la tor 
 
 di vi sor 
 
 di vert 
 
 di min ish 
 
 di vul ger 
 
 di vest 
 
 di plo ma 
 
 mi met ic 
 
 di vide 
 
 di rec tor 
 
 mi nute ly 
 
 di vine 
 
 di ver gent 
 LESSON III. 
 
 mi nute ness 
 
 The fifth sound of % 
 
 ike ee in Bee ; and the sixth like u in Tub. 
 Qu, like h. 
 
 An tique' 
 
 ver' di gris 
 
 mag a zine' 
 
 ca price 
 ma clime 
 ma rine 
 
 an tique 7 ness 
 ma chi ning 
 ma chi nist 
 
 man da rin 
 pal an quin 
 tarn hou. rine 
 
 ra vine 
 
 bom ba sin' 
 
 ma chi' ne ry 
 
 am' ber gris 
 Bird flirt 
 
 gab er dine 
 
 mag a zi 7 ner 
 thirs' ty 
 
 bird' er 
 
 dirge sir 
 
 bird lime thir teen 
 
 dirk third 
 
 dir ty 
 
 thir ty 
 
 dirt thirst first ling 
 
 dir' ti ly 
 
 first bird' 
 The per-fec-tion 
 
 bolt third ly 
 
 dir ti ness 
 ists in char-i-ty. 
 
 of pray-er con-s 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 53 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 IV, 
 
 The fifth sound of o, like u in Tub. 
 
 Comtf 
 
 con' jur^ 
 
 som^ what 
 
 don<? 
 
 don jon 
 
 some where 
 
 dov<? 
 
 dove cot 
 
 som^ while 
 
 i lov# 
 
 dove like 
 
 son ship 
 
 monk 
 
 dove tail 
 
 thor ougJb 
 
 month 
 
 gov ern 
 
 won der 
 
 non<? 
 
 hon ey 
 
 won dr<9us 
 
 sorn^ 
 
 love &not 
 
 wont ed 
 
 son 
 
 love less 
 
 wont less 
 
 ton 
 
 love ly 
 
 world ly 
 
 won 
 
 lov ing 
 
 worm wood 
 
 wont 
 
 mon ey 
 
 worm y 
 
 work 
 
 mon Ger 
 
 wor ship 
 
 world 
 
 mon grel 
 
 worth less 
 
 worm 
 
 mon key 
 
 wor THy 
 
 worstf 
 
 month ly 
 
 com 7 fort er 
 
 worth 
 
 none such 
 
 con jur er 
 
 bor' ougk 
 
 noth ins; 
 
 gov ern ment 
 
 com bat 
 
 pom mel 
 
 mon ey less 
 
 com er 
 
 sonitf how 
 
 won der ful 
 
 com fort 
 
 som^ thing 
 
 wor ship per 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 V. 
 
 The fourth sound of u, 
 
 like e in Met. 
 
 Bur' 
 
 y 
 
 Bur' i al 
 
 The fifth sound of u, like i in Pin. 
 
 Bus'y 
 
 bus 7 i less 
 
 bus' y bod 7 y 
 
 bnsi ness 
 The grace of } 
 
 bus i ly 
 
 e crowns all gra-ces. 
 
 )er-se-ve-ranc 
 
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 The third sound of y like <?, in Met. 
 
 Myrrh myr' rhin# rnyr' t\e myr' mid on 
 
 The fourth sound of £/, like long weak e. 
 
 Bad' ly 
 
 good' ly 
 
 live' ly 
 
 read' y 
 
 can dy 
 
 happy 
 
 mar ry 
 
 stead y 
 
 dri ly 
 
 ink y 
 
 nice ly 
 
 tidy 
 
 crop ty 
 
 j^ty 
 
 only 
 
 vain ly 
 
 fun ny 
 
 kingly 
 
 pret ty 
 
 wind y 
 
 SECTION III. 
 Exercises on the Vowels and Diphthongs. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 An' i mal car' ri er en e my 
 
 ap pe tite cath o lie en er gy 
 
 bach e lor dec a logue fan ci ful 
 
 ben e &ce dem o crat far ri er 
 
 ben e fit des e crate faTH er ly 
 
 bois ter <?us des pe rate foil a hie 
 
 boy ish ness des ti tute foin ing ly 
 
 can di date el e gant fois ti ness 
 
 can die stick el e ment gen e ral 
 
 car pen ter em bas sy gen er ous 
 
 The most pow-er-ful weap-on to con-quer the 
 dev-il is hu-mil-i-ty. 
 
 Note. — It is respectfully recommended to teachers, frequently to 
 question their pupils upon the vowel and diphthongal sounds, heard 
 in all lessons in which they are not particularly marked, as an excellent 
 means of ascertaining the progress and testing the capacity of the 
 learner. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 55 
 
 gen 7 tie man 
 
 in' fi del 
 
 lac' er ate 
 
 hap pi ness 
 
 joe u lar 
 
 lat i tude 
 
 har di hood 
 
 join e ry 
 
 lev el ler 
 
 hoi den ish 
 
 jol li ty 
 
 loi ter er 
 
 Aon es ty 
 
 joy ful ness 
 
 low li ness 
 
 im i tate 
 
 joy ous ly 
 
 loy al ist 
 
 in dus try 
 
 joy 6>us ness 
 LESSON II. 
 
 loy al ty 
 
 Man' i fest 
 
 par' al lei 
 
 sep' a rate 
 
 man i fold 
 
 pas sen ger 
 
 sur ro gate 
 
 man li ness 
 
 pat ron age 
 
 ter ma gant 
 
 man ner ly 
 
 ped i gree 
 
 ter ri hie 
 
 mer ci ful 
 
 pil fer er 
 
 toil somtf ness 
 
 mer ri ment 
 
 poi son er 
 
 tol er ate 
 
 mod es ty 
 
 poi son ous 
 
 ug li ness 
 
 moi e ty 
 
 quer u k>us 
 
 ul cer ate 
 
 mois£ en er 
 
 rat i fy 
 
 vac ci nate 
 
 nav i gate 
 
 rav en ous 
 
 van i ty 
 
 nerv ous ly 
 
 reg n lar 
 
 vil i fy 
 
 noi si ness 
 
 rib aid ry 
 
 vil lain <9us 
 
 noi some ly 
 
 roy al ist 
 
 vin e gar 
 
 nov el ty 
 
 roy al ty 
 
 void a bl# 
 
 oi li ness 
 
 sac ra ment 
 
 voy a ger 
 
 | oys ter man 
 
 sac ri lege 
 
 wil der ness 
 
 par a dise 
 
 sane ti fy 
 
 yes ter day 
 
 par a gon 
 
 sec ta ry 
 LESSON III. 
 
 zeal oils ly 
 
 An' cHor age 
 
 a' pri cot 
 
 ar' ti choke 
 
 an gu lar 
 
 ar row root 
 
 bar ri er 
 strength. 
 
 Wis-dom is bet-ter than 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 bed' lam ite 
 bish op ric 
 bor row er 
 bound less ness 
 boim te 6>us 
 boun ti ful 
 bur gla ry 
 cas ti gate 
 clias ti^ ment 
 clean li ness 
 cloud i ly 
 cloud i ness 
 clout er ly 
 clown ish ly 
 clown ish ness 
 com fort er 
 
 Game' some ness 
 Gib ber ish 
 Girl ish ness 
 glut to ny 
 hon ey com5 
 hu£ band man 
 irk som£ ly 
 i ro ny 
 jour nal ist 
 
 corn^' li ness 
 con sta bl<? 
 con tra band 
 con tra ry 
 coun ter mine 
 coun ter part 
 coun ter sign 
 cov er let 
 cov et 6>us 
 coz en age 
 dec i mate 
 dir ti ness 
 doc trin al 
 dou£t ful ly 
 doubt ing ly 
 dou^t less ness 
 
 LESSON if. 
 
 ju' bi lee 
 kin*? wo nian* 
 &na ve ry 
 lex i con 
 lie or ic<? 
 liv e ry 
 lout ish ly 
 lov^ li ness 
 man age ment 
 
 dow' er less 
 dul ci mer 
 ed it or 
 em bry o 
 ev er green 
 ex eel lent 
 ex e crate 
 fab ri cate 
 feb ri fuge 
 fel o ny 
 fis ti cuffs 
 fowl ing p^ece 
 flout ing ly 
 flow er ing 
 flow er less 
 flow e ry 
 
 man a ger 
 mas ter dom 
 mas ti cate 
 mes sen ger 
 mir a cle 
 mon ey less 
 moTH er ly 
 moun te bank 
 mourn ful ness 
 
 The young should be ver-y care-ful to a-void| 
 i-dle-ness. 
 
 * In woman, o has the sound of u in Bull, and a that of u in Tub j 
 and in women, o and e have the sound of i in Pin. 
 
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 57 > 
 
 neTH' er most 
 night in gale 
 noth ing ness 
 nuni ber less 
 oth er wise 
 o ver plus 
 part ner ship 
 per son al 
 
 Ab rupt' ly 
 ac cu ser 
 acl lie sive 
 ad he rent 
 a droit ly 
 a droit ness 
 al lu ring 
 a ma zing 
 an noy anc<? 
 an noy er 
 a noint er 
 a noint ing 
 a noint ment 
 ap point er 
 ap point ment 
 a void ance 
 a void er 
 
 He ro' ic 
 hi a tus 
 
 pil- la ger 
 pon der 6>us 
 round a bout 
 roun de lay 
 schoI ar ship 
 scoun drel ism 
 sim i lar 
 sin gu lar 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 a void' less 
 be hold er 
 be to ken 
 be tray al 
 ca jo ler 
 con clu sive 
 con joint ly 
 ere a tor 
 cru sa der 
 de light ful 
 de ni al 
 de range ment 
 de stroy er 
 die ta tor 
 dis joint ly 
 em bar go 
 em bar rass 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 hu mane' ly 
 il le gal 
 
 sin is ter 
 tan ta mount 
 tes ta melit 
 thun der bolt 
 u ni corn 
 vie ar age 
 vil la ger 
 whirl i Gig 
 
 em ber lish 
 em ploy er 
 em ploy ment 
 en camp ment 
 en fee hie 
 en gage ment 
 en join er 
 en join ment 
 en joy er 
 en joy ment 
 en light en 
 en rol ment 
 e va sive 
 fore bo ding 
 fore clo sure 
 fore show ing 
 gram mat ic 
 
 il lu' min£ 
 il lu sivtf 
 
 There is noth-ing the dev-il so much fears, or 
 so much tries to hin-der, as pray-er. 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 im poi' son 
 
 po ma' turn 
 
 sa li' va 
 
 in de cent 
 
 pri me val 
 
 sa tan ic 
 
 in fla ted 
 
 pro po sal 
 
 se ce der 
 
 in lie rent 
 
 pur loin er 
 
 so no rous 
 
 jo cose ly 
 
 pur loin ing 
 
 stu pen dons 
 
 ma lig nant 
 
 re ceiv er 
 
 tes ta tor 
 
 ma li^n er 
 
 re deem er 
 
 tor ment er 
 
 me men to 
 
 re fine ment 
 
 tran scri ber 
 
 me thod ic 
 
 re fu sal 
 
 trans la tor 
 
 mis no mer 
 
 re li ance 
 
 tri bu nal 
 
 mo rose ness re mit tanc^ 
 
 ty ran nic 
 
 nar cot ic 
 
 re pri sal 
 
 un cer tain 
 
 non ju ror 
 
 re qui tal 
 
 u ni ted 
 
 o bli ging 
 
 re tain er 
 
 un ti ring 
 
 pe ru sal 
 
 re vi val 
 LESSON VII. 
 
 un w^'el dy 
 
 A ban' don 
 
 ap pen' dix 
 
 con tent' ed 
 
 a bound ing 
 
 ap pro val 
 
 con trac tor 
 
 ac count ant 
 
 a voucli ment 
 
 de lin quent 
 
 a cous tics 
 
 a vow al 
 
 de ter min^ 
 
 ac cred it 
 
 a vow er 
 
 de vour er 
 
 ac cus torn 
 
 be ain ning 
 
 de vout ly 
 
 ad vow son 
 
 be bold er 
 
 de vout ness 
 
 af feet ed 
 
 be tray er • 
 
 di min ish 
 
 ag gres sor 
 
 be witch ing 
 
 dis taste ful 
 
 al low anc^ 
 
 ca rous al 
 
 ef ful gent 
 
 al lu ring 
 
 ca rous er 
 
 em bez zk 
 
 a mu sing 
 
 col lee tor 
 
 em pow er 
 
 ap pel lant 
 Bet-ter is a 
 
 com mand ment 
 
 en coun ter 
 • and wise, than 
 
 child that is pool 
 
 a king that is 
 
 old and fool-ish. 
 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 59 
 
 en dow' ment 
 
 ex tir' pate 
 
 gal van' ic 
 
 e ter nal 
 
 fo ren sic 
 
 gi gan tic 
 
 ex pound er 
 1 ex ten siv<? 
 
 fra ter nal 
 ful fil ment 
 
 gre na do 
 grim al kin 
 
 
 LESSON VIIIo 
 
 Har mon' ic 
 
 mo nas' tic 
 
 re fresh 7 ment 
 
 lie raid ic 
 
 noc tur nal 
 
 re mem ber 
 
 his tor ic 
 
 nu mer ic 
 
 re mon strate 
 
 hor rif ic 
 
 ob ject ive 
 
 ren coun ter 
 
 i de al 
 
 of fend er 
 
 re volv er 
 
 ig no bl# 
 
 out rage ous 
 
 ro man tic 
 
 im bit ter 
 
 pa cif ic 
 
 sa van na 
 
 iin per feet 
 
 pa ren tal 
 
 scAis mat ic* 
 
 ; im pos tor 
 
 pa thet ic 
 
 scho las tic 
 
 in dig nant 
 
 per form anc# 
 
 Sep tern ber 
 
 in jus tic# 
 in ter nal 
 ja pan ner 
 la bur num 
 la con ic 
 
 pos sess ive 
 pro found ly 
 pro pound er 
 qui e tus 
 re cov er 
 
 se raph ic 
 sus pend er 
 thanks aiv ing 
 tri umph ant 
 um brel la 
 
 mag net ic 
 
 re cur rence 
 
 un ti dy 
 
 me cHan ic 
 
 re dou^t ed 
 LESSON IX, 
 
 va nil la 
 
 Ai' ri ly 
 
 dain' ti ly 
 
 faith' less ness 
 
 ai ri ness 
 
 dai ly maid 
 
 gain ful ly 
 
 bai li wick 
 
 faith ful ly 
 
 gain ful ness 
 
 claim a bl# 
 To bear sic 
 
 faith ful ness 
 
 gai rish ness 
 •pa-tiencef is to 
 
 k-ness with im- 
 
 fall in-to a ver-y great de-fect. 
 
 * Oh silent. 
 
 
 t Ti like sh. 
 
 
 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 gay' e ty 
 hai ri ness 
 mai den ly 
 may or ess 
 pain ful ly 
 pain ful ness 
 pay a big 
 pay mas ter 
 rai ni ness 
 way fa rer 
 way ward ness 
 a bey 7 ance 
 
 ab tor' rence 
 at tain der 
 at tain ment 
 a vail ment 
 be tray al 
 be wail ing 
 be i#ray er 
 com plain ant 
 com plain er 
 con tain ing 
 de cay ing 
 de ci pher 
 
 dis claim' er 
 di<? dain ful 
 ex plain ing 
 gain say er 
 ob tain ing 
 or dain er 
 pre vail ing 
 pre vail ment 
 pro claim er 
 re main der 
 re pair er 
 re tail er 
 
 Au' di big 
 au di tor 
 au gu ry 
 au thor ship 
 aw ful ly 
 aw ful ness 
 brawl ing ly 
 braw ni ness 
 cau <?a bb 
 caus tic al 
 daugh ter ly 
 fault i ly 
 fault i ness 
 fault less ness 
 fawn ing ly 
 gau di ly 
 
 LESSON 5. 
 gau' di ness 
 haugh ti ly 
 hau^A ti ness 
 laud a big 
 laud a tivg 
 lau re ate 
 law ful ness 
 law less ly 
 mawk ish ness 
 n&ugh ti ly 
 nau^A ti ness 
 nau ti cal 
 nau ti lus 
 pau ci ty 
 pau per ism 
 sau ci ly 
 
 sau ci ness 
 taw dri ly 
 taw dri ness 
 
 Au' di big ness 
 aug ment' a tive 
 au ric u lar 
 au then tic al 
 au then tic ate 
 au thor i ty 
 au torn a ton 
 au top tic al 
 cau lifer 6>us 
 cau sal i ty 
 tau tol o gy 
 mau so le' urn 
 
 Death, life, sick-ness, health, all come to us 
 by the or-der of Prov-i-dence. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLINGHBOOK. 61 
 
 
 LESSON XI. 
 
 
 Ab sen tee' 
 ac qui esce 
 ad ver tise 
 
 cir cum vent 7 
 co a lesce 
 col on nade 
 
 dis ap prove' 
 dis ar ray 
 dis em bark 
 
 af ter noon 
 
 com pre liend 
 
 dis en gage 
 
 am bus cade 
 
 con de scend 
 
 dis en thral 
 
 ! ap per tain 
 
 con tra diet 
 
 dis es teem 
 
 ap pre liend 
 
 con tra vene 
 
 dis con cert 
 
 bag a telle 
 ban do leer 
 
 cor re spond 
 coun ter act 
 
 dis o bey 
 dis pos sess 
 
 bar ri cade 
 
 coun ter mand dom i neer 
 
 buc ca neer 
 
 coun ter vail 
 
 ef fer vesce 
 
 can non ade 
 
 deb o nair 
 
 em bra sure 
 
 can non eer 
 
 dis a buse 
 
 en ter tain 
 
 car a van 
 
 dis al low 
 
 er u dite 
 
 cav a Her 
 cir cum scribe 
 
 dis ap pear 
 dis ap point 
 
 LESSON XII. 
 
 es ca lade 
 es ca pade 
 
 Fore ad vise' 
 
 in dis creet' 
 
 in ter mit' 
 
 fore al leg^ 
 
 in ter cede 
 
 in ter mix 
 
 fore de sign 
 1 fore or dain 
 
 in ter cept 
 in ter change 
 
 in ter pose 
 in ter rupt . 
 
 1 fric as see 
 
 in ter fere 
 
 in ter scribe 
 
 1 fu 6i leer 
 
 in ter lace 
 
 in ter sect 
 
 ; gas con ade 
 
 in ter lard 
 
 in ter sert 
 
 1 gren a d^'er 
 im ma ture 
 
 in ter leave 
 in ter line 
 
 in ter sperse 
 in ter twine 
 
 ; im por tune 
 Let us al-wa 
 
 in ter link 
 
 in ter vene 
 re have God be- 
 
 ys think that ^ 
 
 -Sore our eyes. 
 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 in tro duce' 
 
 o ver take' rec ol lect' 
 
 leni on ade 
 
 o ver throw rec om mend 
 
 mis ap ply 
 
 o ver turn rep re sent 
 
 op por tune 
 
 pal i sade un der stand 
 
 o ver charge 
 
 pan ta loon un der take 
 
 o ver come 
 
 per se vere vol un teer 
 
 
 CHAPTEE V. 
 
 IRREGULAR 
 
 SOUNDS OF THE DIPHTHONGS. 
 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 Irregular sounds of ai and ay : — like a in Eat ; e in Me ; e in Met ; i in 
 
 
 Pine ; and i in Pin. 
 
 a in Fat. 
 
 Fri' day main tain' er 
 
 Plaz'd 
 
 Sat' ur day main tain a big 
 
 rail' le ry 
 
 com plai sance' main' te nance 
 
 e in Me. 
 
 com plai sant i m Pine. 
 
 qu&y* 
 
 coruplaisant'ly a\s\e% 
 
 rai' sin 
 
 e in Met. i in Pin. 
 
 Sun' day 
 
 said bar' gam 
 
 Mon day 
 
 sai^A cap tain. 
 
 Tues day 
 
 a gain' cur tain 
 
 Wednes day 
 
 a gainst foun tain 
 
 Thurs day 
 Man is ne^s 
 
 main tainf moun tain 
 
 r-er so rich as when he is like 
 
 Je-sus Christ. 
 
 * Qu like h. f 
 
 Ai in the first syllable like e short. % S silent. 
 
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 plan' tain 
 
 cap' tain cy 
 
 cer' tain ty 
 
 vil lain 
 
 cap tain ship 
 
 moun tain ous 
 
 bar' gain er 
 
 cer tain ly 
 LESSON II. 
 
 moun tain eer' 
 
 Irregular sound of au, like t 
 
 i in Far. 
 
 Aunt 
 
 paimch 
 
 tawit' er 
 
 da^nt 
 
 ta^nt 
 
 va^nt er 
 
 flaunt 
 
 Y&wat* 
 
 va^nt ing 
 
 ga^nt 
 
 da?mt' less 
 
 a va^nt' 
 
 haunch 
 
 gaunt ly 
 
 da^nt' less ness 
 
 ha^nt 
 
 ga^nt let 
 
 ja^n ti ness 
 
 ja^nt 
 
 ha^nt ed 
 
 saim ter er 
 
 launch. 
 
 ma^n der 
 
 ta^nt ing ly 
 
 ma^nd 
 
 sa^n ter 
 
 va^nt ing ly 
 
 
 LESSON III 
 
 • 
 
 Irregul* 
 
 ir sounds of ea. Ea like e in Met. 
 
 Bread 
 
 earn 
 
 read 
 
 breadth. 
 
 earth 
 
 realm 
 
 breast 
 
 head 
 
 search 
 
 breath 
 
 health 
 
 spread 
 
 cleans 
 
 heard 
 
 stead 
 
 ! dead 
 
 hearse 
 
 stealth 
 
 deaf 
 
 lead 
 
 sweat 
 
 dearth 
 
 learn 
 
 thread 
 
 death 
 
 meant 
 
 threat 
 
 earl 
 
 We must a] 
 
 pearl 
 
 tread 
 tv that God does 
 
 -ways re-mem-b( 
 
 iv-e-ry-thing " 
 
 well, al-thousrh ■ 
 
 we may not see 
 
 he rea-son of what He does. 
 
 
 * Commonly, but improperly, pronounced vawnt. 
 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 wealth. 
 
 leara 7 er 
 
 a head' 
 
 yearn 
 
 leav en 
 
 be head 
 
 bed' stead 
 
 mead ow 
 
 be spread 
 
 break fast 
 
 peas ant 
 
 be stead 
 
 clean ly 
 
 pheas ant 
 
 im pearl 
 
 dead ly 
 
 "pleas ant 
 
 in stead 
 
 deaf en 
 
 read y 
 
 re hearse 
 
 earl dom 
 
 seam stress 
 
 re search 
 
 ear ly 
 
 stead fast 
 
 clean' li ly 
 
 ear nest 
 
 stead y 
 
 clean li ness 
 
 earth en 
 
 stealth y 
 
 ear nest ly 
 
 earth ly 
 
 threat en 
 
 pleas ant ly 
 
 feaTH er 
 
 tread le 
 
 read i ly 
 
 head y 
 
 wealth y 
 
 read i ness 
 
 heav en 
 
 weap on 
 
 treach er y 
 
 heav y 
 
 weaTH er 
 
 zeal 6>us ly 
 
 jeal 6>us 
 
 zeal ot 
 
 al read 7 y 
 
 lead en 
 
 zeal 0us 
 
 re hears al 
 
 learn ing 
 
 a breast' 
 
 un clean ly 
 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 
 Ed like a in Baei 
 
 3. 
 
 B^ar 
 
 w#ar 
 
 break' ing 
 
 break 
 
 b<?ar' er 
 
 great ly 
 
 great 
 
 b#ar ing 
 
 great ness 
 
 p<?ar 
 
 b^ar ish 
 
 sw^ar er 
 
 steak 
 
 b^ar like 
 
 sw<?ar ing 
 
 swe&r 
 
 beef steak 
 
 tear er 
 
 tear 
 Per-fec-tion 
 
 break er 
 
 tear ing 
 -sist in such out- 
 
 does not con 
 
 ward things i 
 
 is shed-ding tears, and the like, 
 
 but in true, sol-id vir-tues. 
 
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 65 
 
 wear' er 
 w#ar ing 
 
 H^art 
 hearth 
 h<?ark' en 
 h<?art break 
 h^art burn 
 
 for b<mr' 
 for sw^ar 
 
 Ea like a in Fathek. 
 
 h<?art' ed 
 h^art en 
 h<?art less 
 h<?art sick 
 h^art sore 
 
 break' a h\e 
 break wa ter 
 
 h<?art' y 
 h<?ark' en er 
 h^art i ly 
 h^art i ness 
 h<mrt less ness 
 
 SECTION II. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 Irregular sounds of ei. M like e in Heke. 
 
 Ceil con ceit' con ceit' ed 
 
 seize con ceive con ceiv ing 
 
 seine de ceit de ceit ful 
 
 ceil r ing de ceive de ceiv er 
 
 ei THer per ceive per ceiv ing 
 
 nei THer re cei^t pie bei an 
 
 sei^n ior re ceive re ceiv er 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 M like e in Met, i in Pine, and 
 
 e in Met. sltfi^At 
 
 Heif er heigh' ho 
 
 non pa reil' height en 
 
 i in Pine. sleight ful 
 
 height sleight y 
 
 in Pin. 
 
 height' en er 
 sleight i ly 
 
 i in Pin. 
 
 for eign 
 for ieit 
 
 O-be-di-ence is the true hol-o-caust which we 
 i-ri-fice to God on the al-tar of our hearts. 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 sur' feit 
 
 for' feit ure 
 
 for' feit a hie 
 
 coun' ter fat 
 
 sov er eigvi 
 
 sov er e\gn ly 
 
 for eign er 
 
 sur foit er 
 
 sov er e\gn ty 
 
 
 LESSON III 
 
 • 
 
 Irregular sounds of eo : — like e in Me ; e in Met ; u in Tub ; i in Pin ; 
 
 
 o in No ; and oo in Moon. 
 
 e in Me. 
 
 jeop' ard er 
 
 cur mud' g^on 
 
 Peo' pLs 
 
 jeop ard ous 
 
 i in Pin. 
 
 peo plish 
 
 jeop ar dy 
 
 scutch 7 eon 
 
 en feoff' 
 
 u in Tub. 
 
 pig eon 
 
 en feoff ment 
 
 bind g^on 
 
 wid geon * 
 
 e in Met. 
 
 bour g^on 
 
 es cutch' eon 
 
 feoff 
 
 dud g<?on 
 
 o in No. 
 
 feoff ee 
 
 dun g<?on 
 
 y^o' man 
 
 feoff er 
 
 gud geon 
 
 y<?o man ly 
 
 feoff ment 
 
 lunch eon 
 
 y#o man ry 
 
 jeop ard 
 
 punch eon 
 
 oo in Moon. 
 
 leop ard 
 
 stur g^on 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 gal ltfon' 
 
 Irregular sounds of eu and ew, like oo in Eoom. 
 
 Brew 
 
 brew' age 
 
 shrewd' ly 
 
 crew- 
 
 brew er 
 
 shrewd ness 
 
 drew 
 
 brew house 
 
 ac crue' 
 
 grew 
 
 brew ing 
 
 es chew 
 
 rAeum 
 
 brew is 
 
 be shrew 
 
 shrew 
 
 crew el 
 
 brew' e ry 
 
 shrewd 
 
 rAeu my 
 
 rAeu ma tism 
 
 threw 
 
 If God be t 
 
 shrew ish 
 
 rAeu mat' ic 
 
 no one else lef , , 
 i 
 
 rith us there is 
 
 ! to fear. 
 
 
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 67 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 Irregular sound of oa, like a in Awe. 
 
 Broad 
 groat 
 broad' axe 
 broad cast 
 broad cloth 
 
 broad' en 
 broad ish 
 broad ly 
 broad ness 
 broad seal 
 
 broad' side 
 broad sword 
 broad wise 
 groats worth 
 a broad' 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 Irregular sounds of oo. Oo like 
 
 Foot foot' ing 
 
 good foot man 
 
 hood foot path 
 
 stood foot step 
 
 wood foot stool 
 
 wool good ly 
 
 foot' ball good ness 
 
 foot boy hood wink 
 
 foot hold wood bine 
 
 u in Bull. 
 
 wood' cock 
 wood en 
 wood land 
 wood man 
 wool len 
 wool ly 
 with stood' 
 un' der wood 
 un der stood' 
 
 u in Tub. 
 
 Blood 
 flood 
 
 blood' hound 
 blood less 
 blood shed 
 
 LESSON VII. 
 
 Oo like u in Tub and o in No. 
 
 blood' shot 
 blood y 
 flood gate 
 flood mark 
 blood' suck er 
 blood thirs ty 
 
 o in No. 
 
 door 
 floor 
 
 door' nail 
 door post 
 floor ing 
 
 He who wish-es to be per-fect-ly o-beyed, 
 hould give but few or-ders. 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 SECTION 
 
 III. 
 
 
 
 LESSOH 
 
 [ I 
 
 
 Irregu 
 
 ar sounds of ou, < 
 
 Ou like u in Bud. 
 
 Chough* 
 
 cous 7 in 
 
 
 young 7 ster 
 
 jOUSt 
 
 doub le 
 
 
 ad journ 7 
 
 mounch 
 
 flour ish 
 
 
 e nough 
 
 rough 
 
 gour net 
 
 
 cour 7 te ousf 
 
 scourge 
 
 house wife 
 
 
 cour te sy 
 
 slough 
 
 jour nal 
 
 
 house wife ry 
 
 touch 
 
 jour ney 
 
 
 jour nal ism 
 
 tough 
 
 nour ish 
 
 
 jour ney man 
 
 young 
 
 so journ 
 
 
 so journ er 
 
 coun' try- 
 
 south ern 
 
 
 south er ly 
 
 coup \e 
 
 touch y 
 
 
 ac coup 7 le 
 
 cour age 
 
 troub le 
 
 
 en cour age 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 ii. 
 
 
 
 Ou like oo in 
 
 Coo. 
 
 
 Bouse 
 
 your 
 
 
 car touch' 
 
 croup 
 
 youth 
 
 
 con tour 
 
 gou£ 
 
 bou' sj 
 
 
 ra gout 
 
 group 
 
 throu^A ly 
 
 
 rou tme 
 
 route 
 
 tour ist 
 
 
 sur tout 
 
 soup 
 
 tour ney 
 
 
 un couth 
 
 sousj 
 
 youth ful 
 
 
 tour 7 na ment 
 
 through 
 
 ag group 7 
 
 
 youth ful ly 
 
 tour 
 
 a mour 
 
 
 ac cou 7 tr# 
 
 you 
 
 ca pouch 
 
 
 ren 7 dez vous 
 
 God has no need of men. 
 
 * GJi in this lesson 
 
 like/. 
 
 
 
 t Commonly pronounced hur-tsJie-us. but not by the best speakers. 
 
 % Soo. 
 
 
 
 
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 LESSON III. 
 
 
 
 Ou like long open o in No. 
 
 
 Bo^rn 
 
 mo^rn cowrt' ly 
 
 poid' tictf 
 
 ! course 
 
 po^lt co^rt ship powl try 
 
 court 
 
 soul dough y 
 
 showl der 
 
 dough 
 
 source tour fold 
 
 smowl der 
 
 foilY 
 
 TRough four teen 
 
 ac cowrt' 
 
 fourth 
 
 trowl fur lough 
 
 al TKough 
 
 gowrd 
 
 con' course mould er 
 
 dis cowrstf 
 
 mowld 
 
 cowl ter rnowL dy 
 
 re cowrstf 
 
 mo^lt 
 
 cowrt ier - mowLd ing re sowrctf 
 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 
 
 
 u like a in Awe ; u in Bull ; and o in Not. 
 
 a in Awe. thought 
 
 COIlfil 
 
 Ought 
 
 wrought 
 
 should 
 
 hought 
 
 be sought' 
 
 would 
 
 hroughi 
 
 ; be thought 
 
 o in Not. 
 
 nought 
 
 me thought 
 
 cowgh* 
 
 sought 
 
 u in Bull. 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 trough 
 
 
 The second sound of ow, like o in 
 
 No. 
 
 Blow 
 
 glow owe 
 
 tow 
 
 blown 
 
 grow own 
 
 trow 
 
 bowl 
 
 grown row 
 
 bar' row 
 
 crow 
 
 low stow 
 
 bel low 
 
 j flow 
 
 mow strow 
 
 bil low 
 
 flown 
 We nm 
 
 mown strown 
 
 bor row 
 l do-ing good, 
 
 st not be be-hind time ir 
 
 3r Death will not be be-hind his time. 
 
 ■ — 
 
 * flfclike/. 
 
 
 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 bur' row 
 cal low 
 crow bar 
 fal low 
 fel low 
 fol low 
 fur row 
 glow worm 
 hal low 
 low er 
 
 Irregular 
 
 Car' Yiage 
 mar viage 
 min' \a ture 
 par Yia ment 
 cush' ion 
 mar chibn ess 
 g?/ard* 
 g^ar' di an 
 guar an tee' 
 a' gue 
 ar gu£ 
 con strutf 
 
 low' ly 
 mal lows 
 mor row 
 mow er 
 mow ing 
 ow ing 
 own er 
 pil low 
 row er 
 roiv ing 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 sounds of ia ) io, ua, ue, 
 
 is ; sue 
 stat ue 
 tis sue 
 val ue 
 vir tue 
 ac ciW 
 en du# 
 im bu£ 
 pur sue 
 sub du£ 
 g^ide 
 g^ile 
 
 shad' ow 
 stow age 
 stow er 
 bed' fel low 
 bel low ing 
 fol low er 
 glow ing ly 
 hal low ing 
 own er ship 
 shad ow less 
 
 and ui. 
 
 guise 
 be g^ile' 
 dis guise 
 bmld 
 g^ild 
 gmlt 
 bidld' er 
 bis c^it 
 con d^it 
 cir c^it 
 gum ea 
 guit ar' 
 
 It is to be feared that ad-vice giv-en light-ly, 
 and with-out re-flec-tion, comes rath-er from 
 our-selves than from the spirit of God. 
 
 * In guard, guide, &c, the sound of y consonant is slightly heard after 
 <?, and the words are pronounced nearly as if written gyard, gyide, &c, 
 with g hard. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 71 
 
 NOTE, 
 
 TRIPHTHONGS. 
 
 It has not been thought necessary to present for exercise 
 
 extended lessons on the triphthongs, as has been done 
 
 ■on the diphthongs. The only regular triphthong in the 
 
 language is uoy, in which the sounds of the united vowels 
 
 are heard, as in 
 
 Buoy buoy' ant buoy' an cy buoy' ant ly. 
 
 The other triphthongs, though they may seem such to the 
 eye, because three vowels are brought together, are nothing 
 more to the ear than simple vowel, or, at the most, diph- 
 thongal sounds, which any one can pronounce with ease, 
 who will be careful to sink the sounds of all vowels printed 
 in Italic. What child, for instance, would find any difficulty 
 in pronouncing the word Beauty correctly, when he should 
 
 ! see it printed Beau-ty ? The following, however, in which 
 the triphthong has the sound of long open o, are among the 
 few words of this class, in the pronunciation of which the 
 
 i eye can afford the ear no assistance : 
 
 Beau bu reau' flani' beau port man' teau. 
 
 Lieutenant, pronounced levtenant, is an anomaly which is 
 likely to be corrected by the uneducated, who have brought 
 it to its regular sound — lew tenant. 
 

 
 
 72 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. |j 
 
 • 
 
 CHAPTER 
 
 VI. 
 
 
 CONSONANTS. ■ 
 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 
 Consonants that have more 
 
 than one sound. 
 
 
 LESSON I 
 
 • 
 
 before tf, 0, u, I, and r, has the sound of h. 
 
 Ca' ged 
 
 crev' ic£ 
 
 com 7 ic al 
 
 ca ter 
 
 clip per 
 
 cor ner 
 
 co Ion 
 
 crick et 
 
 cul ve rin 
 
 cu bit 
 
 coc He 
 
 cur ren cy 
 
 ere ole 
 
 cof fee 
 
 clar i fy 
 
 clo ven 
 
 col lege 
 
 clas sic al 
 
 clo ver 
 
 com ma 
 
 clem en cy 
 
 cru el 
 
 cor al 
 
 cler gy man 
 
 cru et 
 
 clo£ et 
 
 cler ic al 
 
 can non 
 
 cup board" 5 "' 
 
 clev er ly 
 
 clam my 
 
 cus tard 
 
 clod pa ted 
 
 clan nish 
 
 clum $y 
 
 clois ter al 
 
 crab bed 
 
 clus ter 
 
 clum si ness 
 
 crac kl# 
 
 cal ; i co 
 
 crab bed ness 
 
 craf ty 
 
 cal um ny 
 
 craft i ly 
 
 crag gj 
 
 Can dig mas 
 
 cred it or 
 
 clem ent 
 
 can is ter 
 
 crim in al 
 
 clev er 
 
 cof fee pot 
 
 crock e ry 
 
 cres cent 
 
 cock a trice 
 
 croc dile 
 
 cres set 
 We should 
 
 cock er el 
 
 crus ti ness 
 id-ly of those who 
 
 nev-er speak hi 
 
 are op-posed 
 
 to us. 
 
 
 
 * Oubburd. 
 
 '1 
 
 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 73 
 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 
 "before e, i, and y, has the sound s.* 
 
 Celt' ic 
 
 civ' ic 
 
 eel' lar age 
 
 cem ent 
 
 civ il 
 
 cen o taph 
 
 cen ser 
 
 cyg net 
 
 cen sor ship 
 
 cen sus 
 
 cym bal 
 
 cen tu pb 
 
 cent age 
 
 cere cloth. 
 
 cen tu ry 
 
 cen taur 
 
 cere ment 
 
 ces si big 
 
 cen to 
 
 ce rule 
 
 cim e ter 
 
 cen tral 
 
 ce ruse 
 
 cir cu lar 
 
 cen tr£ 
 
 ci on 
 
 cir cu late 
 
 cess ment 
 
 ci pher 
 
 cir cum cise 
 
 ces sor 
 
 ci tal 
 
 cir cum flex 
 
 ces tus 
 
 ci ter 
 
 cir cum spect 
 
 cin der 
 
 cy cb 
 
 cir cum stance 
 
 cir cling 
 
 cy cloid 
 
 cit a del 
 
 cis tern 
 
 eel' an dine 
 
 civ il ize 
 
 cis tus 
 
 eel e brate 
 
 civ il ly 
 
 cit ron 
 
 eel e ry 
 
 cyl in der 
 
 city 
 
 eel lar ist 
 
 cyn ic al 
 
 civ et 
 
 eel lu lar 
 LESSON III, 
 
 cyn o sure 
 
 C, at the end of a word, has the sound of Ic ; but at the end of an accented 
 
 syllable, when followed immediately by e or i } it has the sound of s. 
 
 Fslc' et 
 
 tac' it 
 
 ao' id ness 
 
 fac He 
 
 Aoc He 
 
 mac er ate 
 
 plae id 
 
 If we de-sire 
 
 foe il 
 
 pac i fy 
 thing from God, 
 
 to ob-tain a-ny 
 
 | let us ask his 
 
 * Spir-it: be-cause this Di-vine 
 
 i Spir-it is the life of our souls. 
 
 
 * In suffice, sacrifice, and sacrificer, c 
 
 i . 
 
 has the sound z. 
 
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 1 
 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 plae' id ness 
 tae it ly 
 tae i turn 
 cee i ty 
 dec? i dence 
 dee i mal 
 dee i mate 
 pree e dent 
 pree i pice 
 ree i pe 
 spee i fy 
 spec i men 
 vie in age 
 vie in al 
 doe i ble 
 e lie' it 
 ex plie it 
 
 il lie' it 
 im pli<9 it 
 so lie it 
 an dae' i ty 
 ca pae i tate 
 ca pae i ty 
 di lae er ate 
 fa gae i ty 
 men dae i ty 
 o pae i ty 
 pug nae i ty 
 ra pae i ty 
 sa gae i ty 
 ve rae i ty 
 an tie i pate 
 du plie i ty 
 fe lie i tate 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 fe lie' it ous 
 fe lie i ty 
 im plie it ly 
 lu brie i ty 
 men die i ty 
 mu nie i pal 
 par tie i pate 
 pub lie i ty 
 rus tie i ty 
 sim plie i ty 
 so lie it or 
 so lie i tude 
 a troe i ty 
 fe roe i ty 
 pre coe i ty 
 rhi noe e ros 
 ve loe i ty 
 
 When a verb ends with a sharp consonant, the d 1 in the termination ed, 
 assumed by the preterit and participle, has the sound of t. 
 
 Arched tasked flashed classed 
 
 marched chanced gashed passed 
 
 parched danced hashed matched 
 
 starched glanced lashed patched 
 
 marked pranced mashed snatched 
 
 asked clashed plashed thatched 
 
 basked crashed thrashed taxed 
 
 masked dashed slashed waxed 
 
 None are fit for the works of God, but those 
 who have pro-found hu-mil-i-ty and a sin-cere 
 con-tempt for them-selves. 
 
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 braced 
 
 chaced 
 
 faced 
 
 graced 
 
 laced 
 
 paced 
 
 traced 
 
 etched 
 
 fetched 
 
 sketched 
 
 blessed 
 
 dressed 
 
 pressed 
 
 vexed 
 
 wrecked 
 
 ceased 
 
 creased 
 
 fleeced 
 
 bleached 
 
 leeched 
 
 preached 
 
 screeched 
 
 inked 
 
 blinked 
 
 linked 
 
 pinked 
 
 winked 
 
 chipped 
 
 clipped 
 
 dipped 
 
 nipped 
 
 ripped 
 
 sipped 
 
 shipped 
 
 whipped 
 
 botched 
 
 blotched 
 
 notched 
 
 watched 
 
 coped 
 
 hoped 
 
 moped 
 
 yoked 
 
 cuffed 
 
 buffed 
 
 luffed 
 
 puffed 
 
 snuffed 
 
 stuffed 
 
 trussed 
 
 laughed 
 
 co^^ghed 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 G before a, o, and u, is always hard, except in gaol and gaoler, and is 
 frequently hard before e and i. 
 
 Gaff 
 
 Gear 
 
 Geese 
 
 Get 
 
 Gib 
 
 Gift 
 
 Gild 
 
 Gilt 
 Give 
 gorse 
 gouge 
 
 goz^rd 
 gout 
 gulf 
 gulp 
 gal 7 lant 
 gal Ion 
 gal lop 
 gam brel 
 gang way 
 gant let 
 gan za 
 
 gas' kins 
 gaTH er 
 Geld ing 
 Get ting 
 Gib bed 
 oib btfus 
 Gid dy 
 Gift ed 
 Gig gle 
 Gig lot 
 Gild er 
 
 Gild' ing 
 Gim mer 
 Giv ing 
 giz zard 
 gob ble 
 gob let 
 gob lin 
 god head 
 god less 
 gog gle 
 g°<? ling 
 
 Self-love, cov-ered with the veil of char-i-ty, 
 makes us oft-en be-lieve we are serv-ing God, 
 when in re-al-i-ty we are seek-ing our own grat- 
 >fi-ca-tion. 
 
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 gos' sip gar' den ing gon' fa Ion 
 
 gun shot gar ni ture gor geous ly 
 
 gns set gau di ly gor man dize 
 
 gut tb aid di ly guar di an 
 
 guz zLe Gid di ness guile ful ness 
 
 gap ax y Gift ed ness gul li b\e 
 
 gal li cism Girl ish ly gun ne ry 
 
 gal lop er god li ness gust a bl<? 
 
 gaTH er er gon do la gut tu ral 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 G is generally soft before e and i, and always before ^, except in a very i 
 few words now obsolete. 
 
 Gem gi' ant gem' me 6>us 
 
 germ gi ber gen er ant 
 
 gibe gib bet gen er ate 
 
 gel' id gib lets gen i tiv# 
 
 gem my gim crack gen i tor 
 
 gen der gin ger gen i ture 
 
 gen et gin gle gen til ism 
 
 gen tian* gin seng gen u in<? 
 
 gen tile gip sy ger man ism 
 
 gen tl# gyp sum ger min ate 
 
 gent ly gel' a bl# ge ni al 
 
 gen try gel a tine ge ni us 
 
 ger und gel id ness gi ant ess 
 
 ges ture gem i ni gi ant like 
 
 The per-fec-tion of Di-vine love does not con- 
 sist in ex-ta-cies ; it con-sists in do-ing the will 
 of God. 
 
 * Ti like sTi. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 77 
 
 gi' bing ly gi gan' tic ge lat' in 011s 
 
 gil li an gym nas tic gem mos i ty 
 gin ger bread gen' er al ly gen til i ty 
 
 gin ger ly gen er ous ly ge og ra plier 
 
 gip sy ism gen tig man ly ge og ra phy 
 
 gir an dole gen u me ly ge ol o gy 
 
 ge ner' ic gen u me ness ge om e ter 
 
 ge ot ic ge ni al ly ge om e try 
 
 ger man der ge o man cer ge ra ni uni 
 
 ger man ic ge o man cy gym na si urn* 
 
 LESSON VII. 
 
 G, like e, is hard at the end of a word, but at the end of a syllable, when 
 followed immediately by e or i, it becomes soft, and has the sound of dj. 
 
 Ag' He tr&g' e dy im ag' me 
 
 mag ic le^ er line re li^ ion 
 
 pa/7 gant le<7 i big re li<7 ions 
 
 trag ic le<7 is late li tig ions 
 
 leg er xeg i men pro di<7 ions 
 
 dig it re^ i ment leg' en da ry 
 
 rig id ri^ id ly bel iig f er ent 
 
 sig il veg e tate il leg i big 
 
 \ig il yig i lancg in cli<7 e n<9us 
 
 log ic yig i lant o rig in al 
 
 a<7 i tate cog it ate re fri^ er ate 
 
 pa<7 gant ry lo^ ic al le<7 is la' tor 
 
 ipag in al pro^ e ny leg er de main' 
 
 There is noth-ing more in-ju-ri-ous to the 
 suc-cess of af-fairs than pre-cip-i-ta-tion ; de- 
 lays are gen-er-al-ly more ad-van-ta-geous than 
 oth-er-wise. 
 
 * Si like zhe. 
 

 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 LESSON VIII. 
 
 ; 
 
 JV, in an accented syllable, when followed by ifc, 
 
 £, a;, or c or g hard, has 
 
 
 the sound of ng. 
 
 
 Cmque 
 
 lar' ynx 
 
 sin' gle 
 
 lynx 
 
 man gle 
 
 swin gle 
 
 minx 
 
 man gler 
 
 tine ture 
 
 tinct 
 
 man go 
 
 tin gle 
 
 an' Ger 
 
 phal anx 
 
 twin kk 
 
 an gler 
 
 span gle 
 
 con course 
 
 an gry 
 
 stran gle 
 
 con gress 
 
 an kltf 
 
 tan gle 
 
 con quer 
 
 1 bank er 
 
 tank ard 
 
 lonG er 
 
 ! bank rupt 
 
 twan gle 
 
 stronG er 
 
 | ban quet 
 
 wran gle 
 
 younk er 
 
 dan gl# 
 
 cine ture 
 
 bun gle 
 
 dan gler 
 
 din gle 
 
 drunk ard 
 
 fan gle 
 
 drink er 
 
 junc ture 
 
 fan gbd 
 
 fin Ger 
 
 jun gl* 
 
 frank ness 
 
 in stinct 
 
 punc ture 
 
 lian ker 
 
 lin Ger 
 
 dis tinct 7 
 
 jan gle 
 
 lin guist 
 
 ex tinct 
 
 Ian guor 
 
 min gl# 
 
 sue cinct 
 
 lank ness 
 
 shin gle 
 LESSON IX. 
 
 de funct 
 
 Q has always the sound of £, and gives to u, by which it is followed, the 
 
 sound of w, except 
 
 ; in a few words adopted from the French, sueh as 
 
 quadrille (ka-dril'), 
 
 quelqueclwse (kek'-shoze), quayfee), and quint (kint). 
 
 Quack 
 
 quail 
 
 quake 
 
 quaff 
 
 quaint 
 
 queach 
 
 Do not ex- 
 
 pect great things 
 
 from a-ny one 
 
 wlio does not know how to en-1 
 
 :er-tain him-self 
 
 with God. 
 
 
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 PEACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 79) 
 
 queen 
 
 quack' ish 
 
 quib' bb 
 
 queer 
 
 quaff er 
 
 quib bier 
 
 quell 
 
 quag mire 
 
 quick en 
 
 quench 
 
 qua drant 
 
 quick lime 
 
 quern 
 
 qua drate 
 
 quick ly 
 
 quest 
 
 qua^l pipe 
 
 quick ness 
 
 quib 
 
 quaint ly 
 
 quick sand 
 
 quick 
 
 quaint ness 
 
 quick set 
 
 quid 
 
 qua king 
 
 quil let 
 
 quill 
 
 quea chy 
 
 quin sy 
 
 quilt 
 
 que# sy 
 
 quin tal 
 
 quince 
 
 queen ly 
 
 quit tance 
 
 quip 
 
 queer ness 
 
 quit rent 
 
 quirk 
 
 que ry 
 
 quo rum 
 
 quit 
 
 quell er 
 
 quack' sal ver 
 
 quob 
 
 quench less 
 
 qua ker ism 
 
 quod 
 
 quest ant 
 
 quea si ness 
 
 quote 
 
 quest man 
 
 quer u lous 
 
 quoth 
 
 quest or 
 
 quick sil ver 
 
 
 LESSON X. 
 
 S, besides its common, or hissing, sound 
 
 as heard in sm y has three 
 
 other sounds, those of z, 
 
 sh, and zh. 
 
 S like z. 
 
 fu' sil 
 
 jas' min^ 
 
 Bas' il 
 
 grea sy 
 
 jews harp 
 
 bis muth 
 
 gris ly 
 
 ker sey 
 
 case ment 
 
 hous ing 
 
 lea sing 
 
 crim son 
 
 hus band 
 
 16 ser 
 
 des ert 
 How beau- 
 
 hus sy 
 
 meas ly 
 be-hold the poor, 
 
 fci-ful it is to 
 
 when one cod 
 
 L-sid-ers them 
 
 in God, and in the 
 
 light which Je-sus Christ es- 
 
 teemed them! 
 
80 THE 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 mu' sic 
 
 is' su£ less 
 
 trees' ure 
 
 na sal 
 
 is su ing 
 
 cas u al 
 
 nose gay 
 
 sen su al 
 
 cas u ist 
 
 pis mire 
 
 sen su ous 
 
 lei sure ly 
 
 ris en 
 
 as su' ranc£ 
 
 meas ur^ less 
 
 ro sy 
 
 com pres sure 
 
 meas ur<s ment 
 
 tea sel 
 
 in su ranee 
 
 treas ur er 
 
 ves pers 
 
 in su rer 
 
 treas u ry 
 
 vis it 
 
 een 7 su ra bl<3 
 
 u su al 
 
 S like sh. 
 
 in su la ted 
 
 u su rer 
 
 Sure 
 
 in su la ry 
 
 u su ry 
 
 sure 7 ly 
 
 sen su al ist 
 
 vis u al 
 
 sure ness 
 
 sen su al ize 
 
 dis clo' sure 
 
 sure ty 
 
 sen su al ly 
 
 en clo sure 
 
 een sure 
 
 pen in' su la 
 
 e ra sure 
 
 fis sure 
 
 i 
 
 S like zr. 
 
 cas' u al ly 
 
 IS SU0 
 
 Clo' sure 
 
 cas u al ness 
 
 pres sure 
 
 le^ sure 
 
 cas u al ty 
 
 tis sue 
 
 ra sure 
 
 cas u is try 
 
 cen' su rer 
 
 meas ure 
 
 meas ur a big 
 
 in su lar 
 
 pleas ure 
 LESSON XI. 
 
 pleas ur a hie 
 
 The common sound oJ 
 
 ' x is like hs, but frequently, when followed by an 
 
 accented syllable beginning with a vowel or ar 
 
 l h, it has the sound of gz. 
 
 Ex act' 
 
 ex eft' 
 
 ex borfc' 
 
 ex alt 
 
 ex bale 
 
 ex ile 
 
 ex empt 
 Sick-ness is i 
 
 ex baust 
 
 ex ist 
 b we sbould fear, 
 
 lot an e-vil wbic 
 
 but a most ef-fi-ca-cious means 
 
 of sanc-ti-fy-in^ 
 
 our souls. To 
 
 mur-mur wben God sends it, is 
 
 to corn-plain of His bav-ing done us good. 
 
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 PKACTTCAL SPELLING-BOOK. 81 
 
 ex ult' 
 
 ex hale' ment 
 
 ex as' pe rate 
 
 ex act' er 
 
 ex haust er 
 
 ex ec u tiv£ 
 
 ex act ly 
 
 ex haust less 
 
 ex ec u tor 
 
 ex act ness 
 
 ex ile ment 
 
 ex ec u trix 
 
 ex a men 
 
 ex is tence 
 
 ex em pli fy 
 
 ex am in# 
 
 ex liib it 
 
 ex hil ar ate 
 
 ex am iple 
 
 ex ot ic 
 
 ex on er ate 
 
 ex em plar 
 
 ex ag' ger ate 
 
 ex or bit ant 
 
 ex emp tion 
 
 ex an im ate 
 
 ex or di um 
 
 ex er cent 
 
 ex an im ous 
 
 ex ult a' tion ' 
 
 
 SECTION II. 
 
 
 
 Silent Consonants. 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 B 
 
 Jdeir ium 
 
 lam£' like 
 
 Bomb 
 
 bomJ chest 
 
 lamfo wool 
 
 climJ 
 
 bom5 ketch 
 
 numJ ness 
 
 clomS 
 
 climJ er 
 
 plumj er 
 
 comb 
 
 clim£ ing 
 
 thumj ring 
 
 crumb 
 
 comb er 
 
 thum£ stall 
 
 dumb 
 
 comb less 
 
 clim£' a hie 
 
 numb 
 
 debt or 
 
 homb ves sel 
 
 plumj 
 
 dumJ ly 
 
 numb ed ness 
 
 thum5 
 
 dumb ness 
 
 plumZ> e ry 
 
 limb 
 
 He who wis 
 
 lamJ kin 
 
 in debt ed 
 with-out the true 
 
 h-es to be wise 
 
 Wis-dom, or saved with-out the Sav-iour, is not 
 
 well, but sick- 
 
 —is not wise, but a fool. 
 
82 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 LESSON II 
 
 • 
 
 C 
 
 gnarl' ed 
 
 ap' o theg^m 
 
 <7zar 
 
 5 
 
 gnash ing 
 
 di a phragni 
 
 eza n' na 
 
 gnaw ing 
 
 gnos ti cism 
 
 in diet' 
 
 gno mon 
 
 as sign' ment 
 
 in diet' ment 
 
 gnos tic 
 
 be nign ly 
 
 in did/ a bte 
 
 as sign' 
 
 con digrn ly 
 
 G 
 
 be nign 
 
 de sign er 
 
 6rnarl 
 
 con digm. 
 
 de sign ing 
 
 gnash 
 
 con sign 
 
 ma lign er 
 
 gnat 
 
 de sign 
 
 ma lign ly 
 
 gnaw 
 
 ma lign 
 
 im pugn er 
 
 gnoine 
 
 re sign 
 
 gno mon ics 
 
 phlegm 
 
 im pugn 
 
 as sign ee' 
 
 sign 
 
 op pugn 
 
 con sign ee 
 
 
 LESSON III 
 
 • 
 
 H 
 
 K 
 
 hnfe 
 
 iTbur 
 
 _ffhab 
 
 knight 
 
 Aour' ly 
 
 knag 
 
 kmt 
 
 hum bltf 
 
 &nap 
 &nar 
 
 knob 
 
 hum bier 
 
 knock. 
 
 km bly 
 
 knkve 
 
 &noll 
 
 /mm' bl# ness 
 
 knead 
 
 &not 
 
 hu mor al 
 
 &nee 
 
 know 
 
 hu mor ist 
 
 &neel 
 
 &nap' sack 
 
 hu mor ous 
 
 yfcnell 
 
 &na vish 
 
 An mor sortie 
 We should o 
 
 kew 
 
 &nick &nack ! 
 
 | 
 
 >ur good res-o-lu-' 
 
 ft-en re-new c 
 
 tions, and not 
 
 lose heart 
 
 be-cause we are 
 
 tempt-ed a-gainst them. 
 
 1 
 
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 PKACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 83 j 
 
 height' hood &nock' er 
 
 Jcnow' ing 
 
 knight ly 
 
 Jcnot ted 
 
 Jcnowl edge 
 
 &nob by 
 
 ^not ty 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 Jcxmc Me 
 
 L 
 
 shaZm 
 
 pa7m' y 
 calk er 
 
 Balm 
 
 sta?k 
 
 alms 
 
 f&k 
 
 chaZk y 
 
 calf 
 
 yolk 
 
 hols er 
 
 calm. 
 
 alms' deed 
 
 ma£k in 
 
 calve 
 
 alms house 
 
 qua^m ish 
 
 half 
 
 aim ond 
 
 sta?k er 
 
 halve 
 
 halm j 
 
 talk er 
 
 ipalm 
 
 calm ly 
 
 waZk er 
 
 salve 
 
 calm ness 
 
 saZm on 
 
 auln 
 
 cha?d von 
 
 falc' on er 
 
 chafk 
 
 malm sej 
 
 fafc on ry 
 
 qualm 
 
 pa?m er 
 LESSON V. 
 
 talk a tiv^ 
 
 M 
 
 lime' kil^ 
 
 ptis an' 
 
 Mne mon' ics 
 
 $ con denW 
 
 jpsal' mo dist 
 
 mne mon' ic al p 
 
 psal mo dy 
 
 N 
 
 ^Psalm 
 
 j^sal te ry 
 
 Damn 
 
 ^>shaw 
 psaY mist 
 
 ^>tar mi gan 
 
 kil^ 
 
 ptj al ism 
 
 kiln' dry 
 
 ^?sal ter 
 
 pneu mat' ics 
 
 brick kU^ 
 When trib- 
 
 pseu do 
 
 j^n^u mon ics 
 -i-ties, and con- 
 
 u-la-tions, in-firm 
 
 tra-dic-tions come, we must not run a- way in a 
 
 fright, but van-quish them like 
 
 men. 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 pnen mat' ic al pseu dol' o gy ptol e ma' ic 
 ^sal mod ic al psy choI o gy pnew. ma tol' o gy 
 ^>sal mog raphy psj CHom a CHy p$y cho 1o<7 ic al 
 
 s 
 Corps 
 isle 
 
 isY and 
 isl et 
 puis ne* 
 vis count 
 de mesne'f 
 
 T 
 
 Cas' tie 
 fast en 
 glis£ en 
 gris tie 
 grist ly 
 has£ en 
 1ms tie 
 jos tie 
 list en 
 nes tie 
 oft en 
 
 Clieer-ful-ness strength-ens the heart, and 
 makes us per-se-vere in a good life ; where-fore 
 the ser-vant of God ought al-ways to be in 
 good spir-its. 
 
 * Generally written as pronounced, puny. 
 t Now commonly written demain or demean. 
 
 LESSON VI 
 
 • 
 
 whis' tie 
 
 wretch 
 
 wres tie 
 
 wri^At 
 
 mis' tie to£ 
 
 wring 
 
 a pos' tie 
 
 wrist 
 
 w 
 
 writ 
 
 Sword 
 
 write 
 
 who 
 
 wriTHe 
 
 whom 
 
 wrong 
 
 whose 
 
 wroth 
 
 whole 
 
 wrought 
 
 whoop 
 
 wrung 
 
 wrack 
 
 an' swer 
 
 wrap 
 
 whole sale 
 
 wrath 
 
 whole som<? 
 
 wreak 
 
 whol ly 
 
 wreath 
 
 wran gle 
 
 wreck 
 
 wrap per 
 
 wren 
 
 wrath ful 
 
 wrench 
 
 wres£ ler 
 
 wrest 
 
 wrist band 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 85 
 
 
 SECTION I] 
 
 i 
 
 Consonants combined with Vowels to form other 
 
 
 sounds. 
 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 i. 
 
 Words in which ce, 
 
 ci. si, sci, and ti. have 
 
 the sound of sli. in the 
 
 unaccented syllables has it's fifth sound, 
 
 like u in Tub. The double 
 
 accent ( ;/ ) shows that the sound of the combination properly belongs 
 
 to the syllable so marked ; thus spe"-cial 
 
 is pronounced as it written 
 
 spesh-al. 
 
 
 
 Ac' tion 
 
 man 7 sion 
 
 quo' tient 
 
 an cient 
 
 mar tial 
 
 ra tion 
 
 auc tion 
 
 men tion 
 
 sane tion 
 
 cap tion 
 
 mer sion 
 
 sec tion 
 
 cap tious 
 
 mis sion 
 
 ses sion 
 
 cau tion 
 
 mo tion 
 
 spa ci<9us 
 
 cau ti<9us 
 
 na tion 
 
 spe" cial 
 
 con science 
 
 no tion 
 
 spe cie 
 
 con scious 
 
 nup tial 
 
 spe cies 
 
 die tion 
 
 o cean 
 
 spe cious 
 
 fac tion 
 
 op tion 
 
 sta tion 
 
 fie tion 
 
 pac tion 
 
 sue tion 
 
 frac tion 
 
 par tial 
 
 ten sion 
 
 frac tious 
 
 pas sion 
 
 ter tian 
 
 fric tion 
 
 pa tienc^ 
 
 trac tion 
 
 func tion 
 
 pa tient 
 
 unc tion 
 
 gra cious 
 
 pen sion 
 
 ul tion 
 
 junc tion 
 
 por tion 
 
 vec tion 
 
 lo tion 
 
 po tion 
 
 ver sion 
 
 lus cious 
 Be-gin-ners 
 
 pre" citfus 
 
 vi" citfus 
 night to ex-er-cise 
 
 in re-li"-gion < 
 
 them-selves prin-ci-pal-ly immed-i-ta-tion on the 
 
 Four Last Things: — Death, Judg-ment, Heav- 
 
 en, Hell. 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
86 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 Ab strac' tion 
 ac ces sion 
 a dap tion 
 ad di" tion 
 a dop tion 
 af fee tion 
 af flic tion 
 as per sion 
 at ten tion 
 at trac tion 
 au spi" eious 
 ca pa ciaus 
 ca pri" cious 
 ces sa tion 
 col la tion 
 col lee tion 
 com pas sion 
 com pul sion 
 com punc tion 
 
 Ex pul' sion 
 ex ten sion 
 ex tor tion 
 ex trac tion 
 fal la citfus 
 fe ro cious 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 con cep' tion 
 con fes sion 
 con ces sion 
 con junc tion 
 con struc tion 
 con ten tion 
 con ten ti<?us 
 con trac tion 
 con tri" tion 
 con ven tion 
 con ver sion 
 con vie tion 
 con vul sion 
 cor rec tion 
 cor rup tion 
 ere a tion 
 de coc tion 
 de fee tion 
 de fi" cient 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 foun da' tion 
 im mer sion 
 im par tial 
 im pa tienctf 
 im pa tient 
 im pres sion 
 
 de jec' tion 
 de struc tion 
 de trac tion 
 de vo tion 
 di gres sion 
 dis cus sion 
 dis sen sion 
 dis tine tion 
 dis tor tion 
 do na tion 
 du ra tion 
 e jec tion 
 e lee tion 
 e rec tion 
 e rup tion 
 es sen tial 
 ex ac tion 
 ex pan sion 
 ex pres sion 
 
 in cau' titfus 
 in due tion 
 in frac tion 
 in junc tion 
 in scrip tion 
 in struc tion 
 
 The sweet-ness winch some ex-pe-ri-ence in 
 pray-er, is milk which our Lord gives as a rel-ish 
 to those who are just be-gin-ning to serve Him. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 87 
 
 in ven' tion 
 in ver sion 
 lac ta tion 
 le ga tion 
 ma gi" cian 
 mu si" cian 
 nar ra tion 
 no ta tion 
 ob jec tion 
 ob la tion 
 ob struc tion 
 op pres sion 
 op ti" cian 
 
 Words in which si 
 
 Bra' sier 
 cro sier 
 fu sion 
 gla zier 
 gra zier 
 ho sier 
 o sier 
 sua sion 
 vi" sion 
 ho' sier y 
 ad he' sion 
 
 o ra' tion 
 per di" tion 
 per fee tion 
 pol lu tion 
 pre die tion 
 pre scrip tion 
 pro ba tion 
 pro mo tion 
 pro por tion 
 pro scrip tion 
 pro vin cial 
 re jec tion 
 re la tion 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 and zi have the sound of i 
 tsh or tcli, 
 
 co he' sion 
 col lu sion 
 con fu sion 
 con tu sion 
 cor ro sion 
 de lu sion 
 de tru sion 
 dif fu sion 
 dis sua sion 
 ef fu sion 
 e ro sion 
 
 re ten' tion 
 sal va tion 
 sub jec tion 
 sub stan tial 
 sub trac tion 
 sub ver sion 
 sue ces sion 
 suf fi" cient 
 sus pi" ci<9us 
 tem^> ta tion 
 trans la tion 
 va ca tion 
 vo li" tion 
 
 h, and ti the sound of 
 
 ex clu' sion 
 ex plo sion 
 in fu sion 
 oc ca sion 
 pre clu sion 
 pro fu sion 
 pro tru sion 
 ab s<?is sion 
 al li" sion 
 col li" sion 
 con ci" sion 
 
 An ex-cel-lent meth-od of pre-serv-ing our- 
 selves from re-laps-ing in-to se-ri-ous faults, is to 
 jisay ev-e-ry e-ven-ing, u To-mor-row I may be 
 
 iidead!" 
 
 !L_ 
 
88 THE 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 de ci" sion 
 
 in ci" sion 
 
 oc ca' sion al 
 
 de ri" sion 
 
 re vi" sion 
 
 cir cum ci" sion 
 
 di vi" sion 
 Bas' tion 
 
 vi" sion a ry 
 
 sub di vi" sion 
 com bus' tion 
 
 mix' tion 
 
 bes tial 
 
 ques tion 
 
 di ges tion 
 
 fus tian 
 
 ce les' tial 
 
 sug ges tion 
 
 j 
 
 SECTION III 
 
 
 
 Double Consonants. 
 
 
 LESSON I 
 
 • 
 
 The proper English 
 
 sound of ch is heard in church ; but generally in 
 
 words derived from the learned languages, these letters have the 
 
 sound of fc, and in 
 sound of sfi. 
 
 those that have been adopted from the French the 
 
 
 
 
 Proper sound of cl 
 
 /. 
 
 Arcli 
 
 charm 
 
 churn 
 
 larch 
 
 chart 
 
 chaste 
 
 march 
 
 check 
 
 cheek 
 
 parch 
 
 chess 
 
 cheer 
 
 starch 
 
 chest 
 
 cheese 
 
 perch 
 
 chick 
 
 chide 
 
 search 
 
 chill 
 
 chime 
 
 birch 
 
 chip 
 
 choose 
 
 scorch 
 
 chops 
 
 arch' er 
 
 church 
 
 chuff 
 
 char ger 
 
 lurch 
 Let a man 
 
 chum 
 
 parch ment 
 e first place take 
 
 who de-sires th 
 
 the last. 
 
 i 
 
 
 I 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 89 
 
 chaf' fer 
 chal ic£ 
 clian ter 
 chan try 
 chap let 
 chap man 
 chat ter 
 check er 
 cher ish 
 cher ub 
 chick en 
 chil blam 
 chil ly 
 church yard 
 cham ber 
 chan ger 
 change ling 
 chast en 
 chaste ly 
 
 Ache 
 
 chain 
 
 chasm 
 
 chord 
 
 chrism 
 
 chyle 
 
 school 
 
 cheer' ful 
 cheer less 
 cheer ly 
 cheese cake 
 chi ding 
 child hood 
 child ish 
 cho sen 
 arch' e ry 
 chaf fer er 
 chal len ger 
 cham pi on 
 chan ce ry 
 chap el ry 
 chap lain ship 
 char i ot 
 char i ty 
 charm ing ly 
 char nel house 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 Ch like h. 
 
 an' chor 
 brach ial 
 cha os 
 chem ist 
 chol er 
 cho ral 
 cho rus 
 
 chas' ti ty 
 cher u bim 
 chev er il 
 chick en pox 
 chil li ness 
 chit ter ling 
 choc o late 
 churl ish ness 
 cha fing dish 
 cham ber er 
 cham ber lain 
 change a bl# 
 change ful ness 
 cha ri ly 
 cha ri ness 
 cheer ful ly 
 cheer ful ness 
 cheese mong er 
 child ish ness 
 
 chris£ en 
 Christ mas 
 chron ic 
 chy lous 
 dis tich 
 ech o 
 e poch 
 
 Nev-er say "What great things the saints 
 do," but " What great things God does in His 
 saints." 
 
90 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 i' chor 
 mas tich 
 mon arch, 
 o chr<2 
 pas clial 
 sche iner 
 schol ar 
 schoon er 
 stom ach 
 te trarch 
 al' che my 
 al clie mist 
 an ar cliy 
 an cho* ret 
 ar clie type 
 arch i tect 
 bac chan al 
 
 Chaise 
 cham' ois 
 (sham'-oe) 
 chan ere 
 (shang'-Jcu? 1 ) 
 chan crous 
 cha grin' 
 (shag-reen') 
 cha made 
 
 bron' chi al 
 cat e chise 
 cat e chism 
 char ac ter 
 chem ic al 
 chem is try 
 chil i ad 
 chil i arcH 
 chil i ast 
 chol e ra 
 chol er ic 
 chris£ en dom 
 chron i cb 
 chron i cler 
 chrys a lis 
 chrys o lite 
 eu cha rist 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 Oh like s7i. 
 
 (sham-ade r ) 
 chap eau 
 (shap-o') 
 chat eau 
 (shat-o') 
 cha rade 
 che mise 
 (sJie-meze 1 ) 
 chi cane 
 
 hi' e rarch 
 lach ry mal 
 mach in ate 
 mon arch ism. 
 mon arch ist 
 mon ar chy 
 pa tri arch 
 pen ta t^uch 
 schol ar ly 
 scho li ast 
 tech nic al 
 arch an' gel 
 cha ot ic 
 chi me ra 
 chro mat ic 
 ich n^u mon 
 me chan ic 
 
 (she-Jcane') 
 chi mere 
 (she-mere') 
 ga loche 
 chap' er on 
 (sTiap '-ur-oon) 
 charl a tan 
 chas se las 
 chat e let 
 
 In the war-fare of the flesh on-ly cow-ards 
 gain the vic-to-ry ; that is to say, those who fly. 
 
THE PRACTICAI 
 
 , SPELLING-BOOK. 91 
 
 chiv' al ric 
 
 chi ca' ner 
 
 (sho-mon-tel'^) 
 
 chiv al rous cap u chin' 
 
 che mi tfette 
 
 chiv al ry 
 
 (Jkap-u-6'heen') 
 
 chev a Her 
 
 cliam pi^n' 
 
 on chan de k'er 
 
 deb au chee 
 
 {sham-pin -yun) chau 
 
 mon telle 
 
 (deb-o-sJiee'} 
 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 
 Th has two sounds ;— 
 
 •a flat and a sharp sound. 
 
 
 The sharp 
 
 sound of th. 
 
 
 Bath 
 
 swath 
 
 throb 
 
 pa' thos 
 
 lath 
 
 troth 
 
 throng 
 
 eth ics 
 
 path 
 
 truth 
 
 thrum 
 
 meth od 
 
 i snath 
 
 youth 
 
 thrust 
 
 sev enth 
 
 \ wrath 
 
 drouth 
 
 thump 
 
 spend thrift 
 
 depth 
 
 mouth 
 
 thane 
 
 dipA thong 
 
 length 
 
 south 
 
 theme 
 
 pith y 
 
 strength 
 
 thank 
 
 thrice 
 
 goth ic 
 
 tenth 
 
 thatch 
 
 thrive 
 
 thank ful 
 
 twelfth 
 
 thrash 
 
 thole 
 
 thank less 
 
 fifth 
 
 thwack 
 
 throat 
 
 thresh old 
 
 1 filth 
 
 thick 
 
 throne 
 
 thick en 
 
 fnth 
 
 think 
 
 throve 
 
 thick et 
 
 pith 
 
 thill 
 
 thew 
 
 thick skull 
 
 sixth 
 
 thin 
 
 threw 
 
 thim ble 
 
 1 smith 
 
 thing 
 
 thaw 
 
 think er 
 
 width 
 
 thong 
 
 thwart 
 
 thin ly 
 
 withtf 
 
 thorn 
 
 an' them 
 
 thin ness 
 
 j broth 
 
 thorp 
 
 ba thos 
 
 this tie 
 
 cloth 
 
 thrid 
 
 path less 
 
 thrif ty 
 
 moth 
 
 thrift 
 
 path way 
 
 thrift less 
 
 north 
 \We must a- 
 
 thrill 
 
 pan ther 
 
 thor ny 
 a pes-ti-lence. 
 
 void lies as 
 
 i we would 
 
 
 
 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 thros' tie 
 thump er 
 thun der 
 the ism 
 the ist 
 thou sand 
 thou sandth 
 am' a ranth 
 am e thyst 
 eth ic al 
 leth ar gj 
 meth od ist 
 twen ti eth 
 
 fif ti eth 
 filth i ly 
 filth i ness 
 six ti eth 
 sym pa thy 
 syn the sis 
 for ti eth 
 or tho dox 
 thank ful ness 
 thanks giv ing 
 thren o dy 
 thrift i ly 
 thorn ap pie 
 
 thun' der bolt 
 thun der er 
 the o rem 
 the o rist 
 the o ry 
 thief catch er 
 th^ev ish ness 
 thirst i ness 
 thir ti eth 
 thor ougli fare 
 thor ough ly 
 thought ful ness 
 thu ri ble 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 Bathe 
 
 lathe 
 
 swathe 
 
 breathe 
 
 seethe 
 
 wreath 
 
 blithe 
 
 lithe 
 
 scythe 
 
 tithe 
 
 writhe 
 
 with 
 
 clothe 
 
 oaths 
 
 The 
 
 moths 
 
 cloths 
 
 booth 
 
 smooth 
 
 than 
 
 that 
 
 thee 
 
 them 
 
 then 
 
 thence 
 
 these 
 
 they 
 
 this 
 
 those 
 
 flat sound of th. 
 
 thou 
 thus 
 fath' om 
 gath er 
 lath er 
 rath er 
 fath er 
 far thing 
 bath ing 
 breth ren 
 thence forth 
 thence from 
 there fore 
 wheth er 
 
 breath' ing 
 wreath ing 
 hith er 
 thith er 
 whith er 
 with er 
 with ers 
 blithe ful 
 blithe ly 
 blithe some 
 lithe ness 
 lithe some 
 wri thing 
 both er 
 
 The true way to ad-vance in ho-ly vir-tues. 
 is to per-se-vere in a ho-ly cheer-ful-ness. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLIXG-BOOK. 
 
 93 
 
 foth 7 er 
 poth er 
 nortli ern 
 broth er 
 moth er 
 oth er 
 sinoth er 
 smooth ly 
 smooth ness 
 far ther 
 there at 7 
 there by 
 with al 
 with draw 
 with hold 
 
 with held 7 
 with in 
 with out 
 with stand 
 fath 7 er land 
 fath er hood 
 fath er less 
 far thin gale 
 fath om less 
 gath er ing 
 hith er most 
 hith er to 
 hith er ward 
 thith er to 
 thith er ward 
 
 blithe 7 some ness 
 north er ly 
 broth er ly 
 broth er hood 
 moth er less 
 moth er ly 
 moth er wort 
 oth er guise 
 oth er wise 
 wor thi ly 
 wor thi ness 
 fur ther anc^ 
 fur ther more 
 south er ly 
 south ern wood 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 Gh has three sounds ; — the sound of g hard, of/, and of k. It is, how- 
 ever, generally silent at the end of a word or syllable, when the pre- 
 ceding vowel or diphthong is consequently long, and, except in 
 draught, and its compounds, is always silent in the termination ght. 
 
 Gh like a hard. 
 
 Ghast' ful 
 ghast ly 
 ghost 
 ghost 7 ly 
 ghost like 
 
 cough! ing 
 e nough' 
 
 la/^gh 7 a hie 
 la?igh ing ly 
 laugh ing stock 
 
 Gh like k. 
 
 burgh/ er 
 burgh er ship 
 
 Gh like f. 
 
 Draught 
 
 laugh 
 
 co^gh 
 ghast 7 ful ly draughts' man Ho^gh 
 ghast li ness laugh er lcragfi* 
 
 ghost li ness laugh ter though. 
 
 burgh co^gh er 
 
 Av-a-rice is the pest of the soul. 
 
 * The sound of this word in our dictionaries is that which is here 
 given, lok; hut by the Irish, to whom it properly belongs, it is pro- 
 nounced lob, with a strong aspiration of the h. 
 
 I 
 
94 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 LESSON VII 
 
 • 
 
 P7i has the sounc 
 
 of/, except in Stephen and nephew , where it has 
 
 
 that of v. 
 
 
 Al' pha 
 
 al' pha bet 
 
 phys' ic al 
 
 ca liph 
 
 an tiph on 
 
 em phat ; ic 
 
 cam phire 
 
 aph o ny 
 
 phil lip pic 
 
 e pha 
 
 aph o rism 
 
 phlo gis ton 
 
 eph od 
 
 aph ro dite 
 
 bi og' ra pher ! 
 
 hy phen 
 
 au to graph 
 
 bi og ra phy ! 
 
 lymph 
 
 cal i phate 
 
 ca lig ra phy 
 
 phiz 
 
 cam pho rate 
 
 ca tas tro phe 
 
 phrase 
 
 em pha sis 
 
 e phem e ra 
 
 phan' tasm 
 
 ep i graph 
 
 e phem e ral 
 
 phan torn 
 
 ep i taph 
 
 e piph a ny 
 
 pha sis 
 
 lym phe duct 
 
 hi er o phant 
 
 phe nix 
 
 phan ta sy 
 
 li thog ra phy 
 
 phi al 
 
 phar i see 
 
 phi los o pher 
 
 phil ter 
 
 phar ma cy 
 
 phi los o phist 
 
 phos phor 
 
 phleg ma tic 
 
 phi los o phy 
 
 phys ic 
 Ex-cess-ive 
 
 phos pho rus 
 
 to pog ra phy 
 springs from a-ny 
 
 sad-ness sel-dom 
 
 oth-er source 
 Char-i-ty i 
 
 than pride. 
 
 , or char-i-ty and 
 
 tnd cheer-ful-ness 
 
 hu-mil-i-ty, si 
 It is ver-y " 
 
 lould be our mot- 
 
 ■to. 
 
 cheer-ful, but we 
 
 Qe"-ces-sa-ry to be 
 
 must not on 
 
 that ac-count give in to a buf-foon- 
 
 ing spir-it. 
 
 
 
 1 
 

 
 
 
 THE PRACTICAL 
 
 SPELLING-BOOK. 95 
 
 
 CHAPTEE VII. 
 
 
 LESSONS FOE 
 
 . EXERCISE. 
 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 
 Words 
 
 of one, two, 
 
 and tliree syllables. 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 Batch 
 
 swell 
 
 troll 
 
 shelf 
 
 catch 
 
 tell 
 
 goal 
 
 whelp 
 
 latch 
 
 yell 
 
 bung 
 
 yelp 
 
 match 
 
 chiU 
 
 clung 
 
 breeze 
 
 patch 
 
 frill 
 
 flung 
 
 sneeze 
 
 snatch 
 
 grill 
 
 hung 
 
 squeeze 
 
 thatch 
 
 quill 
 
 strung 
 
 ea^e 
 
 blanch 
 
 shrill 
 
 swung 
 
 string 
 
 branch 
 
 spill 
 
 drake 
 
 swing 
 
 cra'&nch 
 
 swill 
 
 flake 
 
 thing 
 
 staunch 
 
 trill 
 
 lake 
 
 wing 
 
 small 
 
 chide 
 
 make 
 
 song 
 
 stall 
 
 hide 
 
 rake 
 
 strong 
 
 maul 
 
 pride 
 
 shake 
 
 thong 
 
 shawl 
 
 stride 
 
 slake 
 
 throng 
 
 squall 
 
 wide 
 
 snake 
 
 surf 
 
 dwell 
 
 boU 
 
 stake 
 
 scurf 
 
 quell 
 
 droll 
 
 champ 
 
 turf 
 
 shell 
 
 poll 
 
 scamp 
 
 lurk 
 
 smell 
 
 roll 
 
 pelt 
 
 work 
 
 spell 
 • 
 The true 
 
 stroll 
 
 welt 
 
 churl 
 pride, is to 
 
 med-i-cine tc 
 
 > cure us of 
 
 keep down and thwart touch-i-ness 
 
 of mind. 
 
 l. 
 

 
 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL 
 
 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 hurl 
 
 skirt 
 
 froth 
 
 quilt 
 
 twirl 
 
 spirt 
 
 filch 
 
 tilt 
 
 shirt 
 
 broth 
 
 milch 
 
 wilt 
 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 i 
 
 Bump 
 
 form 
 
 li^At 
 
 clock 
 
 dump 
 
 storm 
 
 mi^At 
 
 flock 
 
 jump 
 
 warm 
 
 night 
 
 frock 
 
 mump 
 
 swarm 
 
 pli^At 
 
 sock 
 
 stump 
 
 clasp 
 
 right 
 
 shock 
 
 trump 
 
 gasp 
 
 sight 
 
 smock 
 
 chink 
 
 grasp 
 
 tight 
 
 stock 
 
 clink 
 
 hasp 
 
 wight 
 
 nigh 
 
 link 
 
 barm 
 
 most 
 
 sigh 
 
 slink 
 
 charm 
 
 post 
 
 thigh 
 
 think 
 
 farm 
 
 prisrn 
 
 eye 
 
 wink 
 
 spurn 
 
 schism. 
 
 rje 
 
 crimp 
 
 turn* 
 
 clinch 
 
 TH y 
 
 shrimp 
 
 fern 
 
 flinch 
 
 mail 
 
 clank 
 
 fort 
 
 pinch 
 
 pail 
 
 drank 
 
 port 
 
 bunch 
 
 sail 
 
 flank 
 
 sport 
 
 lunch 
 
 gaol 
 
 plank 
 
 crisp 
 
 munch 
 
 short 
 
 prank 
 
 lisp 
 
 punch 
 
 snort 
 
 shank 
 
 wisp 
 
 bench 
 
 chuck 
 
 blunt 
 
 blight 
 
 stench 
 
 cluck 
 
 grunt 
 
 briglit 
 
 trench 
 
 duck 
 
 hunt 
 
 dight 
 
 weilch 
 
 luck 
 
 runt 
 
 fight 
 
 crick 
 
 muck 
 
 stunt 
 
 f&ghk 
 
 wick 
 
 pluck • 
 
 front 
 
 fvight 
 
 block 
 
 stuck , 
 
 The love of God makes us do great things. 
 
 i 
 
 i 
 

 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 97 
 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 
 A'ble 
 
 game' som^ 
 
 ne' gro 
 
 a cr# 
 
 game ster 
 
 nice ness 
 
 ail ment 
 a pron 
 a zure* 
 
 gloo my 
 grace ful 
 gra tis 
 
 ni^At cap 
 n^u ter 
 plu ral 
 
 bale ful 
 bane ful 
 bare foot 
 
 gra vy 
 gree dy 
 greet ing 
 
 ply ing 
 po ker 
 po tent 
 
 heau ty 
 boo by 
 * boor ish 
 
 ha zel 
 ha zy 
 hire ling 
 
 puny 
 ra cer 
 ro ver 
 
 boo ty 
 
 home less 
 
 sa Kb 
 
 brace let 
 
 home ly 
 
 sa bra 
 
 bra zen 
 bro ker 
 
 hope ful 
 hood wink 
 
 safe ly 
 safe ty 
 
 bru tal 
 
 la bel 
 
 sd. ence 
 
 cool er 
 
 lea ky 
 
 seed less 
 
 cool ness 
 
 li cens# 
 
 see mg 
 
 coop er 
 dri ver 
 dro nisli 
 du ranc# 
 
 life less 
 light en 
 light ning 
 live ly 
 
 seem ly 
 se quel 
 se^ zure 
 shame ful 
 
 e gress 
 
 lo cust 
 
 shape less 
 
 e qual 
 
 fee bl<? 
 
 lone ly 
 lone some 
 
 shear ing 
 si^At less 
 
 feel ing 
 
 mo ment 
 
 si ren 
 
 fu ture 
 
 A-void ev-e- 
 hot-bed of pri 
 
 na tivtf 
 
 sloth ful 
 
 -i-ty,foritisthe 
 r-it-u-al pride. 
 
 ry kind of sin-gu-lar 
 de, es-pe"-cial-ly spi 
 
 * Z, in azure and seizure, has the sound of zh. 
 
 
 9 
 
 

 
 
 98 THE 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 speech' less 
 
 sto' rage 
 
 tu' tor 
 
 ) spite ful 
 
 stu dent 
 
 twi li^At 
 
 sport ing 
 sta bl# 
 
 ta per 
 to per 
 
 use ful 
 va grant 
 
 stee pte 
 
 trifle 
 
 wa ger 
 
 steer age 
 sti He 
 
 tri umph 
 tro phy 
 
 wa ge<9 
 wake ful 
 
 sto ny 
 
 tu mid 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 waste ful 
 
 Fab' ric 
 
 flan' nel 
 
 j 
 
 hand' ful 
 
 fac tor 
 
 flor id 
 
 hand maid j 
 
 fal low 
 
 flus ter 
 
 hant? somtf 
 
 fam me 
 fam ish 
 
 flut ter 
 folly 
 
 hap pen 
 
 har ass 
 
 fan ey 
 
 for est 
 
 har ness 
 
 far row 
 
 fort ni^At 
 
 har row 
 
 fel low 
 
 for tune 
 
 har vest 
 
 fel on 
 
 frig ate 
 
 haz ard 
 
 fen cer 
 
 fros ty 
 
 help er 
 
 fen der 
 
 fun nel 
 
 help less 
 
 fer tile 
 
 fun ny 
 
 hem lock 
 
 fer vent 
 
 fur nac# 
 
 Aerb age 
 
 fes ter 
 
 hab it 
 
 herd<9 man j 
 
 fid Ale 
 
 hack ney 
 
 her mit 
 
 fig ure 
 
 had dock 
 
 her ring 
 
 fil thy 
 firm ness 
 
 hag gard 
 ham let 
 
 hie cup 
 
 hig gler 
 
 flag on 
 
 ham per 
 
 hil lock 
 
 Noth-ing is more dan-ger-ous 
 
 for be-gin-ners 
 
 in the spir-it-u-al life, than to wish to play the 1 
 mas-ter and con- vert oth-ers. 
 
 i 
 
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 THE 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 99 
 
 hob' big 
 
 in' fant 
 
 ken' nel 
 
 hogs head. 
 
 in sect 
 
 ker nel 
 
 hoi low 
 
 in suit 
 
 kid nap 
 
 bom age 
 
 in si^At 
 
 kid ney 
 
 Aon est 
 
 in stant 
 
 king dom 
 
 bor rid 
 
 in step 
 
 kins man 
 
 hos tage 
 
 in to 
 
 kitch en 
 
 bos tilg 
 
 jab ber 
 
 lad der 
 
 bot bouse 
 
 jag ged 
 
 Ian cet 
 
 bunt er 
 
 jas per 
 
 land lord 
 
 bur ry 
 
 jest er 
 
 land mark 
 
 burt ful 
 
 jolly 
 
 land scape 
 
 hjs sop 
 
 joy less 
 
 lap pet 
 
 im age 
 
 judg ment 
 
 lep er 
 
 in censg 
 
 jum big 
 
 lim it 
 
 in coing 
 
 just icg 
 
 liv er 
 
 in dex 
 
 just ly 
 LESSON V. 
 
 liz ard 
 
 Lodg' ment 
 
 mar' row 
 
 met' al 
 
 lodg er 
 
 mar quis 
 
 metb od 
 
 log wood 
 
 mar shal 
 
 mil dew 
 
 lov er 
 
 mas ter 
 
 mill stone 
 
 luni ber 
 
 max im 
 
 mim ic 
 
 luc ky 
 
 mel low 
 
 mis chief 
 
 rnal let 
 
 mem ber 
 
 mod ern 
 
 mam mon 
 
 men ace 
 
 mod est 
 
 man drake 
 
 mer cer 
 
 mon ster 
 
 mar big 
 
 mer it 
 
 mor tar 
 
 i marks man 
 We ought tc 
 
 mes sage 
 
 mud dig 
 ve the glo-ry of 
 
 > hope for and lo 
 
 j God by means 
 
 of a good life. 
 
 
 
100 THE 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 nium' bl<3 
 
 or' ange 
 
 pick' lock 
 
 mum my 
 
 or gan 
 
 pic ture 
 
 mur der 
 
 or phan 
 
 pig my 
 
 mur mur 
 
 pad dock 
 
 pil grim 
 
 mush room 
 
 pad lock 
 
 pill box 
 
 mus ket 
 
 pal ace 
 
 pirn pb 
 
 mut ton 
 
 pal &te 
 
 pin cers 
 
 muz zte 
 
 pam phlet 
 
 pinch ing 
 
 myr tl^ 
 
 pan cake 
 
 pip pin 
 
 nap kin 
 
 pan ic 
 
 pity 
 
 nar row 
 
 par boil 
 
 piv ot 
 
 nas ty 
 
 parch ment 
 
 plan et 
 
 neph ew 
 
 pass port 
 
 plan ter 
 
 ner vous 
 
 pas ture 
 
 plat ter 
 
 nog Gin 
 
 ped ant 
 
 plot ter 
 
 non senstf 
 
 ped lar 
 
 plum met 
 
 non suit 
 
 pen man 
 
 plump ness 
 
 nos tril 
 
 pen siv<? 
 
 plun der 
 
 nos trum 
 
 per feet 
 
 pol ish 
 
 nov el 
 
 per ish 
 
 pomp <9U3 
 
 nov ice 
 
 per jure 
 
 poppy 
 
 nur ture 
 
 per ry 
 
 pos set 
 
 nut meg 
 
 per son 
 
 pos ture 
 
 ol 'we 
 
 pes tig 
 
 pot ter 
 
 on set 
 
 petty 
 
 prac tict? 
 
 op tic 
 
 pic Me 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 prat tier 
 
 Preb' end 
 
 pres' age 
 
 prim' er 
 
 pref ace 
 
 pres enctf 
 
 prin cess 
 
 prel ate 
 With-out mor 
 
 pric k\e 
 
 prod uce 
 mg can be done. 
 
 -ti-fi-ca-tion noth- 1 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 101 
 
 prod' uct 
 profit 
 prog ress 
 pro'' ject 
 prol ogue 
 prom ise 
 proph et 
 pros per 
 pub lie 
 puck er 
 pun gent 
 pun ish 
 puppy 
 rab bb 
 rack et 
 rad ish 
 rag Ged 
 ram part 
 ran dom 
 rap id 
 rap in# 
 rap ture 
 rav age 
 rec tor 
 rent al 
 rev el 
 rid danc<3 
 rip pb 
 riv er 
 
 riv' et 
 rock et 
 rot ten 
 rub ber 
 rub bish 
 ruf fl<? 
 rug Ged 
 rum pl# 
 run let 
 rus tic 
 rus ty 
 sab bath 
 sack cloth 
 sad den 
 saf fron 
 sal vage 
 sal ver 
 sam pb 
 san dal 
 sap ling 
 satch el 
 sat in 
 sav age 
 scab bard 
 scaf fold 
 scam per 
 scan dal 
 scar let 
 scat ter 
 
 scoff er 
 scol lop 
 scorn ful 
 scrib bl# 
 scrip ture 
 sculp ture 
 scur vy 
 sen ate 
 sense less 
 sen tenc<? 
 ser mon 
 ser pent 
 ser vant 
 ser vic£ 
 shad ow 
 shag Gy 
 shal low 
 sharp en 
 shat ter 
 shep Aerd 
 sher iff 
 shil ling 
 ship wreck 
 shock ing 
 short en 
 shut ter 
 shut tie 
 sick ness 
 sim per 
 
 The ser-vant of God ought to seek knowl- 
 edge, but nev-er to show it, or make a par-ade 
 of it. 
 
102 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 sim' pb 
 
 sur' name 
 
 van 7 isb. 
 
 sin ew 
 
 syn tax 
 
 ven om 
 
 sis ter 
 
 sys tem 
 
 vie ar 
 
 sol ace 
 
 tal ent 
 
 vis age 
 
 sol emn 
 
 trib une 
 
 vi,9 it 
 
 spir it 
 
 trig aer 
 
 wick ed 
 
 stat ure 
 
 val id 
 LESSON VII. 
 
 wid ovj 
 
 Ab' di cate 
 
 cal ; cu late 
 
 cor' o ner 
 
 ab ro gate 
 
 cap i tal 
 
 ded i cate 
 
 ab so lute 
 
 car di nal 
 
 dep u ty 
 
 ac ci dent 
 
 car mel ite 
 
 des o late 
 
 ac cu rate 
 
 eel e brate 
 
 des pe rate 
 
 ae tu ate 
 
 cen tu ry 
 
 des ti ny 
 
 ad mi ral 
 
 cm na mon 
 
 det ri ment 
 
 ad vo cate 
 
 cir cu late 
 
 dil i gence 
 
 ag o ny 
 
 cir cum flex 
 
 dis ci plin<s 
 
 an ces tor 
 
 cir cum spect 
 
 doc u ment 
 
 an nu al 
 
 cir cum stance 
 
 el e vate 
 
 ar a bl# 
 
 clam or ous 
 
 em u late 
 
 ar gu ment 
 
 clar i fy 
 
 ev i dent 
 
 ban isli ment 
 
 col o ny 
 
 ex e cute 
 
 bar ba r#us 
 
 com pe tent 
 
 ex er cise 
 
 basli fill ness 
 
 com pro mi^e 
 
 fir ma ment 
 
 heau ti ful 
 
 con fer ence 
 
 fisli e ry 
 
 big ot ry 
 
 con fi clench 
 
 frank in cens<? 
 
 bias phe my 
 
 con flu ence 
 
 free hold er 
 
 bhm der buss 
 
 con ju gal 
 
 friv ol ous 
 
 cab i net 
 We have no ti 
 
 con ti nenc# 
 
 fur ni ture 
 >, for Par-a-dise 
 
 Lme to sleep her€ 
 
 was not made for slug-gardk 
 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 103 
 
 gar' ri son 
 god li ness 
 grad u ate 
 grat i fy 
 Ear mo ny 
 
 Lar' ce ny 
 leg a cy 
 lep ro sy 
 leth ar gy 
 lib er al 
 lig a ment 
 lof ti ness 
 mag ni fy 
 man u al 
 man u script 
 mar i ner 
 mem o ry 
 mer can tile 
 mer ci ful 
 min er al 
 min is ter 
 mir a c\e 
 mon u ment 
 mys te ry 
 nat u ral 
 tlout ish ment 
 ob du rate 
 of fer ing 
 
 heav' i ness 
 her e sy 
 her e tic 
 his to ry 
 hyp o crite 
 
 LESSON VIII. 
 
 op' er ate 
 op po site 
 or a cl<s 
 or i gin 
 or tho dox 
 par a dox 
 par a graph 
 par a phrase 
 ped a gogue 
 pen al ty 
 pen i tenctf 
 pen n ry 
 pop u lar 
 pos si bk 
 pres i dent 
 pris on er 
 prov i denctf 
 pun ish ment 
 pyr a mid 
 rad i cal 
 rec om penc^ 
 rem e dy 
 rep ro bate 
 
 im' po tenctf 
 in fa my 
 in fi nite 
 in ter co^rs^ 
 in tri cate 
 
 rev' er end 
 rAet o ric 
 sat is fy 
 scap u lar 
 scrip tu ral 
 soph is try 
 spec ta cl# 
 strat a gem 
 sum ma ry 
 sus te nance 
 syc o phant 
 syl lo gisrn 
 syn a gogue 
 ten den cy 
 ten der ness 
 tit u lar 
 trac ta hie 
 treach er <?us 
 tur bu lent 
 tur pen tine 
 tyr an ny 
 ut ter ly 
 ut ter most 
 
 The true ser-vants of God en-dure life and 
 i de-sire death. 
 
1 104: THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 vag' a bond 
 
 ver' i ly 
 
 wick' ed ness 
 
 ve he rnent 
 
 vet e ran 
 
 wil ful ness 
 
 ven er ate 
 
 vie to ry 
 
 won der ful 
 
 yen om ous 
 
 vil la ny 
 LESSON IX. 
 
 wor THi ness 
 
 A base' ment 
 
 de crep' it 
 
 es tab' lish 
 
 a bol ish 
 
 de li" cious 
 
 fa nat ic 
 
 a bor tion 
 
 de liv er 
 
 fan tas tic 
 
 a bor live 
 
 de scrip tion 
 
 fla gi" tious 
 
 ad mon ish 
 
 die ta tion 
 
 flir ta tion 
 
 ad ven ture 
 
 die ta tor 
 
 for bear ance 
 
 ag ni" tion 
 
 di la tion 
 
 gra da tion 
 
 an gel ic 
 
 di lee tion 
 
 gy ra tion 
 
 as ton ish. 
 
 di lu tion 
 
 here af ter 
 
 ath let ic 
 
 di men sion 
 
 her met ic 
 
 at trib ute 
 
 dis cov er 
 
 hu mane ly 
 
 at tri" tion 
 
 dis couv age 
 
 ig ni" tion 
 
 bap tis mal 
 
 dis fig nre 
 
 il Ins trate 
 
 be ni^n ly 
 
 dis par age 
 
 im mod est 
 
 bias phe mer 
 
 dis tin guish 
 
 im pris on 
 
 ca the dral 
 
 do ta tion 
 
 in cen tive 
 
 clan des tine 
 
 dra mat ic 
 
 in hab it 
 
 com mis sion 
 
 ef feet ive 
 
 in sip id 
 
 con cus sion 
 
 ef fi" cient 
 
 in stinc tive 
 
 con di" tion 
 
 ef ful gent 
 
 in ter ment 
 
 con fee tion 
 
 e la tion 
 
 in ter nal 
 
 con nee tion 
 
 e lev en 
 
 in trin sic 
 
 ere a tor 
 
 en vel ope 
 
 ju di" cial 
 
 de clen sion 
 Men are gen-e 
 
 er rat ic 
 
 ju di" cious 
 3en-ters of their 
 
 ,r-al-ly the car- 1 
 
 1 own cross-es. 
 
 
 
THE PKACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 105 
 
 la con' ic 
 mag nif ic 
 mis con duct 
 
 Al a mode' 
 an ti pope 
 bal us trade 
 cav al cade 
 co in cide 
 con tro vert 
 dis a gree 
 dis an nul 
 dis be k'eve 
 dis com pose 
 dis con tent 
 dis en chant 
 gaz et teer 
 here up on 
 in com mode 
 in com plete 
 in cor rect 
 in ter lope 
 mis be have 
 o ver done 
 o ver flow 
 o ver head 
 o ver lay 
 o ver look 
 o ver spread 
 
 mo nas' tic 
 pa cif ic 
 pa thet ic 
 
 LESSON X. 
 
 o ver whelm' 
 pam phlet eer 
 par a mount 
 pic tu resque 
 pre dis pose 
 pre e lect 
 pre ex ist 
 pre- or dain 
 pre pos sess 
 pre ter mit 
 re en force 
 ref er ee 
 ref u gee 
 rep ar tee 
 rep re hend 
 rep ri mand 
 ser e nade 
 su per scribe 
 su per sede 
 un a bashed 
 un ad railed 
 un a dored 
 un ad vised 
 un a larmed 
 un al layed 
 
 quin tes' sence 
 re plen ish 
 ro ga tion 
 
 un al lied' 
 un ap palled 
 un ap peased 
 un ap plied 
 un approached 
 un ap proved 
 un as sailed 
 un a ware 
 un be kef 
 un con sumed 
 un con vinced 
 un de cayed 
 un de ceive 
 un der bid 
 un der b^y 
 un der do 
 un der go 
 un der ground 
 un der hand 
 un der lay 
 un der line 
 un der mine 
 un der ne#TH 
 un der pin 
 un der prize 
 
 We must not give up pray-ing and ask-ing, 
 be-cause we do not get what we ask all at once. 
 
106 THE PRACTICAL 
 
 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 un der prop' un 
 
 de served' un dis turbid' 
 
 un der sell un 
 
 de <?ir<?d un em ployed 
 
 un der took un 
 
 de vout un fore seen 
 
 SECTION II. 
 
 Words 
 
 of four syllables. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 Ab' so lute ly 
 
 
 Jan'' u a ry 
 
 ac cu rate ly 
 
 
 joe u lar ly 
 
 ad mi ra h\e 
 
 
 lib er al ly 
 
 bur go mas ter 
 
 
 lit e ra ry 
 
 com mis sa ry 
 
 
 mat ri mo ny 
 
 con tu me ly 
 
 
 mem or a h\e 
 
 die tion a ry 
 
 
 nav i ga \Ae 
 
 drom e da ry 
 
 
 nee ro man cer 
 
 em is sa ry 
 
 
 oc u lar ly 
 
 es ti ma bb 
 
 
 or di na ry 
 
 fan ci ful ly 
 fash, ion a bb 
 
 
 per son al ly 
 plan et a ry 
 
 Feb ru a ry 
 gen er al ly 
 gen tig man ly 
 hor ri fy ing 
 hos pi ta b\e 
 
 
 ques tion a big 
 rad ic al ly 
 sec on da ry 
 stat u a ry 
 tol er a b\e 
 
 ig no rant ly 
 in ti mate ly 
 
 
 trib u ta ry 
 vol un ta ry 
 
 in ven to ry 
 To con-form ohe's 
 
 
 vul ner a \>\e 
 
 self 
 
 in all things to the will 
 
 of God, is to lead the life of an an-gel. 
 
1 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 107 
 
 LESSOR 
 
 [ II. 
 
 A' mi a hie 
 
 
 lu' mi na ry 
 
 a vi a ry 
 bru tal i zing 
 
 
 mi gra to ry 
 mo ment ary 
 
 cu mn la tive 
 
 
 mu sic al ly 
 
 cu li na ry 
 
 
 mu ti la tor 
 
 dan ger ously 
 
 
 mu tu al ly 
 
 du ti ful ly 
 du ti ful ness 
 
 
 nu ga to ry 
 nu mer a ry 
 
 fe ver ish ness 
 
 
 o di ous ly 
 
 fe ver ous ly 
 fo li a ture 
 
 
 pa per cred it 
 pu ri fi er 
 
 ga le a ted 
 
 
 ra di an cy 
 
 ge ni al ly 
 
 
 vea son a bl<2 
 
 hea THen ish ly 
 
 
 ro ta to ry 
 
 hea THen ish ness 
 
 
 ru mi na tor 
 
 jo vi al ly 
 
 
 so ci a big* 
 
 jo vi al ness 
 
 
 trai tor <?us ly 
 
 ju di ca tiv£ 
 
 
 tu na bl<3 ness 
 
 ju di ca ture 
 
 
 va ri 6>us ly 
 
 li a bl# ness 
 
 
 wa ver ing ness 
 
 LESSON 
 
 III. 
 
 Ab bre / vi ate 
 
 
 al le 7 gi ance 
 
 ac cu mu late 
 
 
 al lu vi al 
 
 ac cu sa tivtf 
 To pray well re-c 
 
 
 bar ba ri an 
 s the whole man. 
 
 [uire 
 
 * Ci and ti, when forming a syllable, and followed by #, have the 
 1 sound of she — so-sJie-a-bl. Webster, indeed, unites these letters, par- 
 ticularly ti, with the following vowel, thus shortening by a syllable 
 the words in which they occur, but in this he is not followed by the 
 j best speakers. 
 
 
108 THE PRACTICAL 
 
 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 ba ro' ni al 
 
 gar ra'li ty 
 
 cen tu ri on 
 
 gram ma ri an 
 
 col le gi ate 
 
 his to ri an 
 
 com muni cant 
 
 im me di ate 
 
 com rnu ni ty 
 
 im pi e ty 
 
 con ge ni al 
 
 in vi o late 
 
 ere clu li ty 
 
 la bo ri ous 
 
 de mo ni ac 
 
 lux u ri <?us 
 
 de vo tion al 
 
 ma te ri al 
 
 di plo ma cy 
 
 mer cu ri al 
 
 e lu ci date 
 
 ne fa ri <9us 
 
 e le gi ac 
 
 o be di ent 
 
 em po ri urn 
 
 pro pri e tor 
 
 e nu mer ate 
 
 re mu ner ate 
 
 fa tu i ty 
 
 sec ta ri an 
 
 fe ro cious ness 
 
 so ci e ty 
 
 fu tu ri ty 
 
 va cu i ty 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 A bom' in ate 
 
 de gen/ er ate 
 
 a cad e my 
 
 di am e ter 
 
 ar tic u late 
 
 do cil i ty 
 
 bar bar i ty 
 
 e man ci pate 
 
 be at i tude 
 
 e pis co pal 
 
 be nev o lent 
 
 e ter ni ty 
 
 ce ler i ty 
 
 fa tal i ty 
 
 col lat er al 
 
 fes ti.v i ty 
 
 con fes sion al 
 
 fru gal i ty 
 
 We must oft-en re-mem-ber what Christ said, 
 
 that not he who be-gins, 
 
 but he that per-se-veres 
 
 to the end, shall be saved. 
 
 ! 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 109 
 
 hu man' i ty na tiv' i ty 
 
 liu mil i ty ne ces si ty 
 
 im ped i ment om nip o tent 
 
 in grat i tude pen in su la 
 
 in teg ri ty po et ic al 
 
 ju rid ic al po lit ic al 
 
 le git i mate re frac to ry 
 
 Ion gev i ty re gen er ate 
 mag nan im #us " sin cer i ty 
 
 mo ral i ty tu mul tu ous 
 
 mu nif i cent va lid i ty 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 Ab di ca' tion in ter flu' ent 
 
 ac cu sa, tion in ter ja cent 
 
 af fi da vit lin e a tion 
 
 al ge bra ic lit er a ti 
 
 bas ti na do me di a tor 
 
 cir cum ja cent mod er a tor 
 
 co ad ju tor nav i ga tion 
 
 des pe ra do nom i na tion 
 
 dis a gree ment op er a tion 
 
 en ter pri sing or di na tion 
 
 en ter tain ment pan a ce a 
 
 fed er a tion pen e tra tion 
 
 fla<7 el la tion re al i zing 
 
 gas con a der rel a ga tion 
 
 glad i a tor ren e ga do 
 
 his tri on ic ren o va tion 
 
 in ter fe rence sal u ta tion 
 
 As much, love as we give to crea-tures, just 
 so much we steal from the Cre-a-tor. 
 
 10 
 
• 
 
 110 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 
 scru ti ni' zing 
 
 
 tol er a' tion 
 
 
 
 sit u a tion 
 
 
 vac ci na tion 
 
 
 
 ter mi na tion 
 
 
 val u a tor 
 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 VI. 
 
 
 
 Ac a dem' ic 
 
 
 laz aret' to 
 
 
 
 ac ci dent al 
 
 
 man i fes to 
 
 1 
 
 
 ar o mat ic 
 
 
 mon u ment al 
 
 1 
 
 
 ben e fac tor 
 
 
 mu ri at ic 
 
 
 
 com pli ment al 
 
 
 non con form ist 
 
 
 
 com pre hen sive 
 
 
 non ex ist ence 
 
 
 
 con ti nent al 
 
 
 oc ci dent al 
 
 
 
 dem o crat ic 
 
 
 op e rat ic 
 
 
 
 dem on stra tor 
 
 
 o ri ent al 
 
 
 
 el e ment al 
 
 
 or na ment al 
 
 
 
 en er get ic 
 
 
 pan e gyr ic 
 
 
 
 fir ma ment al 
 
 
 par a lyt ic 
 
 
 
 fun da ment al 
 
 
 rec ol lee tion 
 
 
 ge o graph ic 
 
 
 rep re hen sive 
 
 
 
 hy po thet ic 
 
 
 sac ra ment al 
 
 
 
 in ad ver tent 
 
 
 sen ti ment al 
 
 
 
 in ci dent al 
 
 
 the o crat ic 
 
 
 
 in de pend ent 
 
 
 trans cen dent al 
 
 
 
 in stru ment al 
 
 
 un af feet ed 
 
 
 
 in ter mit tent 
 
 
 u ni ver sal 
 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 VII. 
 
 
 
 Ab er ra' tion 
 
 
 ab o IP' tion 
 
 
 
 ab ne ga tion 
 
 
 ab so lu tion 
 
 the world to please 
 
 
 
 If we find noth-ing 
 
 in 
 
 
 
 us, we ought to be pleased by this ver-y not 
 
 
 
 find-ing a-ny-thing to 
 
 please us. 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. Ill 
 
 ac cep ta' tion 
 
 com po si" tion 
 
 ac cla ma tion 
 
 com pu ta tion 
 
 ad mi ra tion 
 
 con fla gra tion 
 
 ad u la tion 
 
 con gre ga tion 
 
 af fee ta tion 
 
 con stel la tion 
 
 al ter ca tion 
 
 con ster na tion 
 
 am mu ni" tion 
 
 con sti tu tion 
 
 ap pa ri" tion 
 
 con tern pla tion 
 
 ap pel la tion 
 
 cor o na tion 
 
 ap pre lien sion 
 
 cor us ca tion 
 
 ap pro ba tion 
 
 dec la ma tion 
 
 ben e die tion 
 
 dec la ra tion 
 
 ben e fac tion 
 
 ded i ca tion 
 
 cal cu la tion 
 
 def i ni" tion 
 
 cap i ta tion 
 
 del e ga tion 
 
 cas ti ga tion 
 
 dep re da tion 
 
 cat e na tion 
 
 des pe ra tion 
 
 cir cum ven tion 
 
 des ti na tion 
 
 co a li" tion 
 
 dev as ta tion 
 
 com mu ta tion 
 
 dim i nu tion 
 
 com pen sa tion 
 
 dis lo ca tion 
 
 com pe ti" tion 
 
 dis pen sa tion 
 
 com pi la tion 
 
 dis po si" tion 
 
 LESSON 
 
 VIII. 
 
 Dis qui si" tion 
 
 eb ul li" tion 
 
 dis ser ta tion 
 
 ed u ca tion 
 
 dis si pa tion 
 
 el o cu tion 
 
 dis so lu tion 
 
 em u la tion 
 
 div i na tion 
 
 e rue ta tion 
 >m one cross, will meet 
 
 He wlio runs a-way frc 
 
 a big-ger one on his roac 
 
 [. 
 

 
 
 112 THE PR ACTIO AI 
 
 , SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 er u di" tion 
 
 in un da' tion 
 
 
 es ti ma tion 
 
 ju ris die tion 
 
 
 ex pi ra tion 
 
 leg is la tion 
 
 
 ex po si" tion 
 
 lo co mo tion 
 
 
 ex ul ta tion 
 
 man u mis sion 
 
 
 fab ri ca tion 
 
 ob li ga tion 
 
 
 flue tu a tion 
 
 os ten ta tion 
 
 
 ful mi na tion 
 
 per mu ta tion 
 
 
 gen er a tion 
 
 per o ra tion 
 
 
 ge nu flee tion 
 
 per tur ba tion 
 
 
 grav i ta tion 
 
 pol i ti" cian 
 
 
 hab i ta tion 
 
 pred i lee tion 
 
 
 lies i ta tion 
 
 pub li ca tion 
 
 
 im i ta tion 
 
 rep a ra tion 
 
 
 in can ta tion 
 
 rep u ta tion 
 
 
 in dig na tion 
 
 res ti tu tion 
 
 
 in sti tu tion 
 
 res to ra tion 
 
 
 in sur rec tion 
 
 res ur rec tion 
 
 
 in ti ma tion 
 
 rev e la tion 
 
 
 in vi ta tion 
 
 rev o lu tion 
 
 , He 
 
 God loves the poor, 
 
 and, con-se-quent-lv 
 
 loves those who have an af-fec-tion for the poor. 
 
 For, when we love a-ny 
 
 one ver-y much, we 
 
 al-so 
 
 love his friends and sei 
 
 --vants. 
 
 imes 
 
 A char-it-a-ble word 
 
 is all that is some-t 
 
 ne"-ces-sa-ry to con- vert 
 
 an ob-du-rate heart 
 
 In 
 
 like man-ner, one bit-ter word is ca-pa-ble of j 
 
 af-flict-ing a soul, and 
 
 plung-ing it in-to a 
 
 sad- 
 
 ness that may be most 
 
 in-ju-ri-ous. 
 
 j 
 
 
 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 113 
 
 SECTION III. 
 Words of five and more syllables. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 Ac' cept a hie ness 
 ac ces sa ri ly 
 ad u la to ry 
 a er o man cy 
 a mi a hie ness 
 ar bi tra ri ly 
 cen su ra hie ness 
 cir cu la to ry 
 com fort a hie ness 
 com mis sa ri ship 
 crim i na to ry 
 des pi ca'bk ness 
 dil a to ri ly 
 dil a to ri ness 
 fash ^on a hie ness 
 fig u ra tiv<? ly 
 ful mi na to ry 
 gen tl<? man li ness 
 hab er dash e ry 
 hab it a hie ness 
 het er o dox y 
 hos pi ta bl<s ness 
 
 joe' u la to ry 
 jus ti fi a Kb 
 lacH ry ma to ry 
 nieas ur a hie ness 
 mon o syl la hie 
 nav i ga hie ness 
 ne" ces sa ri ly 
 ob li ga to ry 
 or di na ri ly 
 par don a hie ness 
 pen e tra tiv# ness 
 per emp to ri ly 
 vea son a bl# ness 
 rev o ca hie ness 
 sal u ta ri ness 
 sea son a ble ness 
 sec ond a ri ly 
 sec re ta ry ship 
 ser victf a ble ness 
 sol i ta ri ly 
 tern po ra ri ness 
 ter mi na tiv^ ly 
 
 Per-fec-tion can-not be at-tained with-out the 
 ! great-est toil. 
 
 10* 
 
114 THE PRACTICAL 
 
 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 Ab bre' vi a ture 
 
 con sid' er ate ly 
 
 a bora in a bly 
 
 con sol a to ry 
 
 ab sol u to ry 
 
 con stit u en cy 
 
 ac quis i tivd ly 
 
 cor po re al ly 
 
 ad min is tra tivd 
 
 de clar a to ry 
 
 ad ver bi al ly 
 
 de clin a to ry 
 
 af fee tion ate ly 
 
 de lir i ous ness 
 
 a gree a ble ness 
 
 de si ra bid ness 
 
 a nom a Ions ly 
 
 di<? rep u ta bid 
 
 ap pro pri ate ly 
 
 em pir ic al ly 
 
 as sid u <9us ly 
 
 e quiv o cal ly 
 
 bo tan ic al ly 
 
 ex clam a to ry 
 
 ca non ic al ly 
 
 ex em pli fi er 
 
 cir cu it 6>us ly 
 
 ex traor di na ry 
 
 co ag u la tivd 
 
 ex trav a gant ly 
 
 co ag u la tor 
 
 fan tas tic al ly 
 
 com mu ni ca bid 
 
 har mo ni <?us ly 
 
 com mu ni ca tivd 
 
 in com pa ra bid 
 
 com par a tivd ly 
 
 in es ti ma bid 
 
 com pas sion ate ly 
 
 in ex o ra bid 
 
 com pul sa tivd ly 
 
 • in glo ri 6>us ly 
 
 com pul sa to ry 
 
 in hos pi ta bid 
 
 con fed er a cy 
 
 in qui<? i tivd ly 
 
 con firm a to ry 
 
 in sa ti a bid 
 
 con sec u tivd ly 
 
 in suf fer a bid 
 
 con ser va to ry 
 
 in su per a bid 
 
 In giv-ing alms to the poor we must act as 
 
 good min-is-ters of the Prov-i-dence of God. ^ 
 
 
 ' 5 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 115 ! 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 In tel' li gi" bb 
 in tel li gent ly 
 in teni per ate ly 
 in trin sic al ly 
 in vid i 6>us ly 
 in vin ci bl<s ness 
 in vi o la bl# 
 in vol un ta ry 
 ir ref ra ga bl<3 
 ir rel e vant ly 
 ir res o lute ly 
 ir rev er ent ly 
 la bo ri ous ly 
 le vit i cal ly 
 mag nif i cent ly 
 ma jes tic al ly 
 ma te ri al ist 
 ma te ri a ted 
 me CHan ic al ly 
 me die in a bk 
 me tliod ic al ly 
 nar cot ic al ly 
 ob jec tion a bLs 
 oc ca sion al ly 
 o nei to man cy 
 or bic u la ted 
 
 o rac' u lar ly 
 par tic i pa tiv$ 
 par tic u lar ly 
 pe cu li ar ly 
 pe cu ni a ry 
 per am bu la tor 
 po lit ic al ly 
 pre ca ri ous ly 
 pre cip i tan cy 
 pre des ti na tor 
 pro ba tion a ry 
 pro pi" ti a tor 
 pro por tion a bL? 
 re cu per a tiv# 
 re me di a bb 
 re mu ner a tiv^ 
 re spec ta bk ness 
 ri die u bus ly 
 ro man tic al ly 
 sig nif i cant ly 
 so crat ic al ly 
 tern pest u 6>us ly 
 un du ti ful ness 
 vi ca ri ous ly 
 vo cab u la ry 
 vo lu min ous ly 
 
 E-ven in tlie midst of the crowd we can be 
 jo-ing on to per-fec-tion. 
 
116 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 Ab o li" tion i^m 
 ab o li" tion ist 
 ab o ri<7 i nes 
 ac ci den tal ly 
 ac ri mo ni ems 
 af fa bil i ty 
 ap o the o sis 
 av a ri" ciems ly 
 ben e fi" cial ly 
 bi o graph ic al 
 cab a lis tic al 
 car a van sa ry 
 cath o lie? i ty 
 chris' ti an' i ty 
 cir cum nav i gate 
 cir cum stan ti ate 
 com pli men ta ry 
 con tu ma ciems ly 
 con tu me li ems 
 con va les cen cy 
 dem o crat ic al 
 dem o ni ac al 
 dis a bil i ty 
 dis o be di ence 
 ef fi ca ciems ly 
 e lee trie? i ty 
 
 en ig mat 7 ic al 
 en ter tain ing ly 
 e qua bil i ty 
 flam ma bil i ty 
 ge o graph ic al 
 ge o met ric al 
 her e dit a ment 
 hor i zon tal ly 
 *hos pi tal i ty 
 hyp o CHon dri ac 
 il le git i mate 
 im ma te ri al 
 in con ve ni ence 
 in dis crim in ate 
 in ex pe di ent 
 in for mal i ty 
 in sig nif i cant 
 in stan ta ne ous 
 in ter rup ted ly 
 in tro due to ry 
 mar tyr ol o gy 
 mat ri mo ni al 
 mo ment ar i ly 
 mul ti fa ri <ms 
 op por tu ni ty 
 per pen die u lar 
 
 Not ev-e-ry-thing that is good in it-self is 
 good for each man in par-tic-u-lar. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 117 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 Dem o nol' o gj 
 
 na" tion al' i ty 
 
 gen er os i ty 
 
 oc to syl la \Ae 
 
 gul li bil i ty 
 
 or a tor ic al 
 
 hi e rar cm cal 
 
 or a to ri o 
 
 im pro pri e ty 
 
 pan e gyr ic al 
 
 in ar tic u late 
 
 par a bol ic al 
 
 ! in ca pa<? i ty 
 
 par a dox ic al 
 
 , in co he rent ly 
 
 par en thet ic al 
 
 in com mo di ous 
 
 par si mo ni 0113 
 
 1 in com pat i h\e 
 
 par ti al i ty 
 
 in con gru i ty 
 
 pat ri mo ni al 
 
 in cor po re al 
 
 per ti na<? i ty 
 
 in cor rup ti h\e -, 
 
 pla ca bil i ty 
 
 in ere du li ty 
 
 pop u lar i ty 
 
 in de fen si big 
 
 pos si bil i ty 
 
 j in dis crim in ate 
 
 pre ter nat u ral 
 
 1 in ef fee tu al 
 
 pri mo gen i tor 
 
 in ex pe ri enc^ 
 
 prob lem at ic al 
 
 j in ge nu i ty 
 
 rec om mend a h\e 
 
 in tel lect u al 
 
 rep re hen si bl<? 
 
 in ter rog a tiv# 
 
 rep re <sent a tiv# 
 
 ir re li" giowB ly 
 
 rev er en tial ly 
 
 ! ir re mo va \Ae 
 
 sac ra ment al ly 
 
 \ | ir re <$ist i \>\e 
 
 su per an nu ate 
 
 1 ir re spon si \>\e 
 
 su per cil ious ness 
 
 I iir re tviev a bk 
 
 su per flu i ty 
 
 1 Ir re ver si bl# 
 
 un der stand ing ly 
 
 i in or-der to en-ter Par-a-dise we must be 
 
 | 111 jus-ti-fied and well 
 
 pu-ri-fied. 
 
118 THE PRACTICAL 
 
 SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 Ab bre vi a' tion 
 
 choI' e ra mor' bus 
 
 ab bre vi a tor 
 
 cir cum fe ren' tial 
 
 ab ju di ca tion 
 
 cir cum fe ren tor 
 
 ab la" que a tion 
 
 cir cum lo cu tion 
 
 a bom i na tion 
 
 cir cum val la tion 
 
 ac a de mi" cian 
 
 cir cum vo lu tion 
 
 ac eel er a tion 
 
 civ i li <sa tion 
 
 ac cent u a tion 
 
 co ag u la tion 
 
 ac com mo da tion 
 
 col o ni za tion 
 
 j ac cu mu la tion 
 
 com mem o ra tion 
 
 j ad ju di ca tion 
 
 com men su ra tion 
 
 j ad men su ra tion 
 
 com mu ni ca tion 
 
 ad min is tra tion 
 
 con cil i a tion 
 
 ad' min is tra' tor 
 
 con glom er a tion 
 
 ad' min is tra' trix 
 
 de gen er a tion 
 
 al lit er a' tion 
 
 de lib er a tion 
 
 a mal ga ma tion 
 
 de nom in a tion 
 
 an a ca tliar tic 
 
 de nom in a tor 
 de nun ci a tion 
 
 an nun ci a tion 
 
 an tic i pa tion 
 
 dn nun ci a tor 
 
 an ti pa tliet ic 
 
 ed i li ca tion 
 
 a poc a lyp tic 
 
 e lim in a tion 
 
 as sim u la tion 
 
 en cy clo pe dist 
 
 as so ci a tion 
 
 e nun ci a tion 
 
 as so ci a tor 
 
 ep i gram mat ic 
 
 cas tram e ta tion 
 
 ex as. per a tion 
 
 1 
 
 "Where there is no 
 
 great mor-ti-fi-ca-tioii 
 
 there is no great sane- 
 
 ti-ty. 
 
 ; 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 119 
 
 LESSON VII. 
 
 A bom'' in a bl# ness mag is te' ri al ly 
 
 au thor i ta tiv# ly mer i to ri ous ly 
 
 con cil i a to ry rec om men da to ry 
 
 con grat u la to ry su per an nu a ted 
 
 con sid er a bl<? ness su per nu me ra ry 
 
 de clar a to ri ly an te di lu' vi an 
 
 e jac u la to ry an ti mo nar cm cal 
 
 ex pos tu la to ry ar cm e pis co pal 
 
 in tol er a bk ness ar is to crat ic al 
 
 in vol un ta ri ly dis sat is fac to ry 
 
 un par don a bl# ness et y mo lo<7 ic al 
 
 un prof it a bl# ness fa mil i ar i ty 
 
 un rea son a ble ness gen e a log ic al 
 
 a pos tol' ic al ly gen er al is si mo 
 
 be a tif ic al ly het e ro ge ne mis 
 
 cer e mo ni #us ly his to ri og ra plier 
 
 cir cum am bi ent ly im mu ta bil i ty 
 
 con sen ta ne ous ly in fal li bil i ty 
 
 con tu me li ous ly pe cu li ar i ty 
 
 di a bol ic al ly pre des ti na ri an 
 
 di a met ric al ly su per in ten den cy 
 
 dis o be di ent ly u ni ver sal i ty 
 
 em blem at ic al ly un phil o soph ic al 
 
 in con sid er ate ly an ti trin i ta' ri an 
 
 in con ve ni ent ly com men su ra bil i ty 
 
 in ter rog a to ry ex tra or di na ri ly 
 
 We must have con-fi-dence in God, who is 
 
 what He al-ways has been, and not be dis- 
 heartened when things turn out con-tra-ry to 
 3 our wish-es. 
 
120 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 im ma te ri al' i ty in cor rupt i biT i ty 
 
 iro. pen e tra bil i ty in di vis i bil i ty 
 
 in com pat i bil i ty lat i tu di na ri an 
 
 in con sid er a bl<2 ness val e tu di na ri an 
 
 CHAPTEE VIII. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS LESSONS. 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 Beasts, hirds, fishes, insects, and reptiles. 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 Ape 
 
 elk 
 
 inoostf 
 
 stag 
 
 ass 
 
 fox 
 
 mous<3 
 
 wolf 
 
 bat 
 
 goat 
 
 mule 
 
 auk 
 
 b<mr 
 
 liare 
 
 ox 
 
 clape 
 
 bull 
 
 hog 
 
 rat 
 
 coot 
 
 cat 
 
 horstf 
 
 seal 
 
 ctrane 
 
 cow- 
 
 lynx 
 
 sheep 
 
 crow 
 
 deer 
 
 mink 
 
 skunk 
 
 daw 
 
 dog 
 
 mole 
 
 sloth 
 
 dovtf 
 
 We must not be too read-y to trust young 
 men who have great de-vo-tion. Let us wait 
 un-til their wings have grown, and then see 
 what sort of a flight they make. 
 
 The king-dom of God is in peace, and the 
 Ho~ly Ghost reigns in the heart of him who is 
 at peace. 
 
THE PKACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 121 
 
 duck 
 
 swan 
 
 snail 
 
 hedge' hog 
 
 goosg 
 
 tern 
 
 trout 
 
 jack al 
 
 grouse 
 
 thrush 
 
 ant 
 
 letfp ard 
 
 gull 
 
 wren 
 
 bee 
 
 li on 
 
 hawk 
 
 carp 
 
 bug 
 
 Ifa ma 
 
 lierii 
 
 clam 
 
 fle# 
 
 mam moth 
 
 J a J 
 
 cod 
 
 fly 
 
 mar ten 
 
 kite 
 
 crab 
 
 roach 
 
 mon key 
 
 lark 
 
 eel 
 
 wasp 
 
 musk rat 
 
 loon 
 
 perch 
 
 frog 
 
 ot ter 
 
 owl 
 
 pike 
 
 snake 
 
 pan ther 
 
 quail 
 
 plaice 
 
 toad 
 
 pole cat 
 
 rail 
 
 prawn 
 
 bad' ger 
 
 rab bit 
 
 rook 
 
 ray 
 
 hea ver 
 
 squir rel 
 
 ruff 
 
 shad 
 
 bi son 
 
 ti aer 
 
 snipe 
 
 shark 
 
 cam el 
 
 wea <?el 
 
 stilt 
 
 shrimp 
 
 civ et 
 
 wood chuck 
 
 stork 
 
 slug 
 
 glut ton 
 
 ze bra 
 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 
 Bar' bet 
 
 cur 
 
 lew 
 
 gra' klg 
 
 boo by 
 
 dart er 
 
 her on 
 
 bunt ing 
 
 dip 
 
 per 
 
 i bis 
 
 bus tard 
 
 di ver 
 
 lap wing 
 
 buz zard 
 
 ea 
 
 %le 
 
 mag pi<? 
 
 con dor 
 
 U 
 
 con 
 
 mal lard 
 
 creep er 
 
 gold finch 
 
 mar tin 
 
 cuck oo 
 
 gos 
 
 hawk 
 
 nod dy 
 
 Let ev-e-ry one stay at home, that is, with 
 him-self, and sit in judg-ment on his own ac-+* 
 and not go a-broad to in-ves-ti-gate an^ 
 cise the ac-tions of oth-ers. 
 
 11 
 

 
 
 
 
 122 mm 
 
 ) PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 os' prey- 
 
 swal' low 
 
 crick' et 
 
 
 os trich 
 
 tit moustf 
 
 ear wig 
 
 
 par rot 
 
 ton can 
 
 hor net 
 
 
 par tridgtf 
 
 tur key 
 
 lo cust 
 
 
 pe# cock 
 
 turn stone 
 
 spi der 
 
 
 -pea hen 
 
 vul ture 
 
 ad der 
 
 
 pen guin 
 
 war bier 
 
 bo a 
 
 
 pe trel 
 
 wood cock 
 
 drag on 
 
 
 pliers ant 
 
 wry neck 
 
 liz ard 
 
 
 pi<7 #on 
 
 gur nard 
 
 tor toise 
 
 
 plo ver 
 
 her ring 
 
 tur t\e 
 
 
 puffin 
 
 lam prey 
 
 vi per 
 
 
 rob in 
 
 lob ster 
 
 bab oon' 
 
 
 skim mer 
 
 mul let 
 
 ga zelle 
 
 
 sky lark 
 
 mus sel 
 
 gi vaffe 
 
 
 spar row 
 
 safrn on 
 
 mar mot 
 
 
 star ling 
 
 tun ny 
 
 rac coon 
 
 
 
 LESSON III 
 
 • 
 
 
 An' te lope 
 
 cor' mo rant 
 
 fla min' go 
 
 
 buf fa lo 
 
 gmn ea hen 
 
 bob o 3 link' 
 
 
 cat a mount 
 
 hum ming bird 
 
 whip' poor will' 
 
 
 el e phant 
 
 king fish er 
 
 hal' i but 
 
 1 
 
 por cu pine 
 
 man a kin 
 
 mack er el 
 
 
 al pac' a 
 
 o ri ole 
 
 pick er el 
 
 
 o pos sum 
 
 pel i can 
 
 scor pi on 
 
 
 kan ga roo' 
 
 troo pi al 
 
 but ter fly 
 
 
 al' ba tross 
 
 wood peck er 
 
 grass hop per 
 
 
 One of the most ex-cel-lent 
 
 means of ob-tain- 
 
 
 ing per-se-ve-rance is dis-cre 
 
 -tion. We must 
 
 
 not ex-pect to do ev-e-ry thing at once, or ex- 
 
 
 pect to be-come saints in four 
 
 days. 
 
 JK 
 
 
 
 X 
 

 
 
 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 123 
 
 ka' ty did 
 
 ca mel' o pard ar ma dil' lo 
 
 la dy bug 
 
 CHa me le on sa 
 
 . a man der 
 
 croc o dile rhi : 
 
 noc e ros hippopotamus 
 
 
 SECTION II. 
 
 
 Trees, fruits, flowers, 
 
 and other productions of the 
 earth. 
 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 
 Ash 
 bay 
 beech 
 
 peach 
 
 p#ar 
 
 pine 
 
 as' pen 
 buck eye 
 cher ry 
 
 lau' rel 
 lem on 
 li lac 
 
 birch 
 
 pink 
 
 chest nut 
 
 lily 
 
 box 
 
 plum 
 
 cit ron 
 
 lin den 
 
 broom 
 date 
 
 quince 
 reed 
 
 cow slip 
 cur rant 
 
 lo cust 
 mal lotos 
 
 dock 
 
 rose 
 
 dai sy 
 
 man drake 
 
 elm 
 
 sage 
 
 dog wood 
 
 ma jAe 
 
 fern 
 
 slo<? 
 
 el der 
 
 may star 
 
 fig 
 
 spruce 
 thorn 
 
 fen nel 
 filbert 
 
 mel on 
 myr tl<? 
 
 furze 
 
 vine 
 
 haw thorn 
 
 net tl<? 
 
 grape 
 larch 
 
 yew 
 al' oe 
 
 ha zel 
 hem lock 
 
 night shade 
 ol ive 
 
 lime 
 
 aim. ond 
 
 holly 
 
 or sange 
 
 moss al der 
 oak ap pb 
 
 The skin of self-L 
 
 ivy 
 jas min<? 
 
 pan sj 
 plan tain 
 
 1 strong-ly on 
 
 3ve is fast-enec 
 
 | our hearts 
 
 >, and it hurts us to re-move it. 
 
124 the : 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 
 Pop 7 lar 
 pop py 
 prim rose 
 
 bir ber ry 
 black ber ry 
 but ter nut 
 
 pi 7 o ny 
 rasjp ber ry 
 ro^e ma ry - 
 
 saf fron 
 
 eel an dine 
 
 sas sa fras 
 
 sor rel 
 
 cran ber ry 
 
 straw ber ry 
 
 star wort 
 
 daf fo dil 
 
 sun flow er 
 
 su macH 
 
 hick o ry 
 
 syc a more 
 
 this tie 
 
 hoi ly hock 
 
 vi o let 
 
 tu lip 
 
 hy a cinth 
 
 win ter green 
 
 wal nut 
 wil low 
 
 ju ni per 
 lav en der 
 
 per sim' on 
 pom<? gran ate 
 
 wood bine 
 
 mar i gold 
 
 dan' de li on 
 
 worm wood 
 
 mis tie toe 
 
 hon ey sue klg 
 
 a 7 pri cot 
 
 mul ber ry 
 
 ge ra' ni um 
 
 bar ber ry 
 
 nee ta rin# 
 
 mag no li a 
 
 
 LESSON III 
 
 ■ 
 
 Bafon leek bar' ley 
 bean mint bas il 
 
 egg' plant 
 srar lie 
 
 beet oats 
 
 buck wheat hore hound 
 
 chives pea 
 corn rice 
 
 bur net 
 cab bage 
 
 hys sop 
 let tuc£ 
 
 cress me 
 
 car rot 
 
 mush room 
 
 dill vje 
 
 cher vil 
 
 mus tard 
 
 flax sqm 
 hemp whe 
 
 When a mar 
 
 ish cla ry 
 at cot ton 
 
 on ion 
 pars ley 
 
 > break down his 
 
 1 knows how tc 
 
 own will, and to de-ny his soul what it de-sires, 
 
 he has pro-ceed-ed far in vir-tue. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 125 
 
 pars 7 nep ar' ti choke su' gar cane 
 
 pep per car a way po ta' to 
 
 pump kin* eel e ry to bac co 
 
 rad ish CHam o mile to mat o 
 
 rAu barb cu cum berf cau' li flow er 
 
 sal ad goose ber ry as par 7 a gus 
 
 spin age mar jor am co ri an' der 
 
 tur nip oys ter plant pen ny roy al 
 
 car doon' pep per mint el e cam pane' 
 
 SECTION III. 
 
 Names of natural objects, with geographical and 
 astronomical terras, and the names of certain 
 minerals and precious stones. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 Arc lead star ax' is 
 
 bay moon strait clian nel 
 
 cape plaMi sun cir cle 
 
 creek pole tide com et 
 
 globe quartz zinc cop per 
 
 gold salt zone des ert 
 
 gulf sea a? uni lia ven 
 
 hill sound an gle i ronj 
 
 lake sphere arc tic isl and 
 
 What we know of the vir-tues of the saints 
 is the least part of them. 
 
 * A corruption of pumpion, and commonly pronounced punkin. 
 t Commonly pronounced cowcumber. % hum. 
 
 — 
 
126 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 isth' rnus 
 hiouii tain 
 na dir 
 o cean 
 or bit 
 plan et 
 riv er 
 ru by 
 s&p iphire 
 sil ver 
 sol stictf 
 sul plmr 
 tor rid 
 
 trop' ics 
 val ley 
 ze nith 
 am' e thyst 
 con ti nent 
 cop per as 
 di a mond 
 em e raid 
 hem i sphere 
 lat i tude 
 ion gi tude 
 min er al 
 par al lei 
 
 vit' ri ol 
 zo di ac 
 ant arc' tic 
 e clip tic 
 e qua tor 
 bo ri zon 
 o a sis 
 
 prom' on to ry 
 an tip' o des 
 di am e ter 
 me rid i an 
 pen in su la 
 arcH i pel' a go 
 
 SECTION IV. 
 Some words of disputed Orthography. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 The spelling of Walker, generally preferred by English writers. 
 
 Ar' bour 
 
 fa' vour 
 
 par' lour 
 
 ar dour 
 
 fer vour 
 
 ran cour 
 
 ar mour 
 
 fla vour 
 
 ru mour 
 
 can dour 
 
 bar bour 
 
 Sav iour 
 
 clam our 
 
 Aon our. 
 
 sue cour 
 
 col our 
 
 hor rour 
 
 ta bour 
 
 do lour 
 
 Au mour 
 
 ter rour 
 
 er rour 
 
 la bour 
 
 tre mour 
 
 The small-est feel-ing of en-vy for the good 
 done by oth-ers, is a sin di-rect-ly op-posed to 
 pure and gen-u-ine zeal. 
 
THE 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 127 j 
 
 tu' mour 
 
 gov' ern our 
 
 dis Aon' our 
 
 val our 
 
 liar hour age 
 
 en deav our 
 
 vig our 
 
 liar bour less 
 
 fa' vour a h\e 
 
 col' our er 
 
 Aon our er 
 
 fa vour a bly 
 
 col our ing 
 
 Aon our less 
 
 Aon our a h\e 
 
 col our ist 
 
 la hour er 
 
 Aon our a bly 
 
 col our less 
 
 la hour som^ 
 
 en deav' our er 
 
 em per our 
 
 war ri our 
 
 ex te ri our 
 
 fa vour er 
 
 be hav' iour 
 
 in fe ri our 
 
 fa v<9ur ite 
 
 dis col our 
 
 in te ri our 
 
 fa vour less 
 
 dis fa vour 
 LESSON II. 
 
 su pe ri our 
 
 The spelling of "Webster, generally adopted in America. 
 
 Ar' bor 
 
 la' bor 
 
 col' or less 
 
 ar dor 
 
 par lor 
 
 em per or 
 
 ar mor 
 
 ran cor 
 
 fa vor er 
 
 can dor 
 
 ru mor 
 
 fa vor \te 
 
 clam or 
 
 Sav 'ior 
 
 fa vor less 
 
 col or 
 
 sue cor 
 
 gov ern or 
 
 do lor 
 
 ta bor 
 
 Ear bor age 
 
 er ror 
 
 ter ror 
 
 liar bor less 
 
 fa vor 
 
 tre mor 
 
 Aon or er 
 
 fer vor 
 
 tu mor 
 
 ton or less 
 
 fla vor 
 
 val or 
 
 la bor er 
 
 liar bor 
 
 vig or 
 
 la bor somtf 
 
 Aon or 
 
 col 7 or er 
 
 war ri or 
 
 lior ror 
 
 col or ing 
 
 be hav' ior 
 
 Au mor 
 
 col or ist 
 
 dis col or 
 
 (VTKTd r\lTT» TlY»CS"f />0 
 
 ion, and our own per-fec-tion, in im-i-ta-tion of 
 he Son of God, who be-gan by do-ing good. 
 
128 THE 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 dis fa' vor 
 
 fa' vor a bly 
 
 ex te' ri or 
 
 dis Aon or 
 
 Aon or a \>\e 
 
 in fe ri or 
 
 en deav or 
 
 Aon or a bly 
 
 in te ri or 
 
 fa vor a bl# 
 
 en deav' or er 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 nouns. 
 
 su pe ri or 
 
 (A noun is the name 
 
 of any thing that exists, or 
 notion.) 
 
 of which we have an}l 
 
 Ag' ate 
 
 cheese' cake 
 
 green' horn 
 
 all spice 
 
 class mate 
 
 green hous^ 
 
 alms houstf 
 
 clothes press 
 
 grid dl<? 
 
 an Me 
 
 das tard 
 
 ham mock 
 
 an vil 
 
 doub let 
 
 hand spike 
 
 ar drives 
 
 dray cart 
 
 hunts man 
 
 ar son 
 
 drum mer 
 
 im post 
 
 astA ma 
 
 en gin# 
 
 im pulstf 
 
 ax \e 
 
 en try 
 
 in com.0 
 
 bant ling 
 
 er rand 
 
 in got 
 
 bar rack 
 
 es senc<? 
 
 in mate 
 
 base ment 
 
 eth ics 
 
 in quest 
 
 bed room 
 
 fat ling 
 
 jack et 
 
 bee hive 
 
 fet lock 
 
 jal ap 
 
 block head 
 
 filch er 
 
 key stone 
 
 breast pin 
 
 fire arms 
 
 kins folk 
 
 bug b<?ar 
 
 Giz zard 
 
 &nap sack 
 
 can to 
 
 glob ule 
 
 knee pan 
 
 car cass 
 
 god child 
 
 ko ran 
 
 cas sock 
 The prac-ti( 
 
 gold smith 
 
 lap dog 
 ne-ces-sa-ry fo: 
 
 le of pray-er is as 
 
 1 the min-is-ter 
 
 at the al-tar as his arms are to t 
 
 sol-dier. 
 
 i 
 
 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 129 
 
 lar' board 
 
 off ing 
 
 sys' tern 
 
 lard er 
 
 o gre 
 
 tar Get 
 
 las so 
 
 out let 
 
 tern pest 
 
 leg ate 
 
 pan try 
 
 thim bb 
 
 lirn bo 
 
 parch ment 
 
 toe sin 
 
 linch pin 
 
 pas time 
 
 trench er 
 
 lin tel 
 
 peb hie 
 
 trib ute 
 
 loaf er 
 
 pen anc£ 
 
 trink et 
 
 lunch eon 
 
 pic nic 
 
 trip let 
 
 mad am 
 
 pick thank 
 
 tur ban 
 
 mag net 
 
 pirn pk 
 
 ul cer 
 
 man date 
 
 pin nac£ 
 
 um brage 
 
 man na 
 
 plat form 
 
 um pire 
 
 mat ins 
 
 por vidge 
 
 up roar 
 
 min strel 
 
 pres enc# 
 
 vas sal 
 
 mint age 
 
 quick lime 
 
 vel lum 
 
 min hte 
 
 quick sand 
 
 ves pers 
 
 mit ten 
 
 quo rum 
 
 vest ment 
 
 mole hill 
 
 quo ta 
 
 vie tim 
 
 mor sel 
 
 ras cal 
 
 waf He 
 
 name sake 
 
 rel ic 
 
 whis ker 
 
 na ture 
 
 rud der 
 
 wick et 
 
 nee tar 
 
 sa chem 
 
 wind lass 
 
 nest ling 
 
 sand wich 
 
 young ster 
 
 nine pins 
 
 sculp tor 
 
 zeph yr 
 
 of fal 
 
 j 
 
 spon sor 
 
 ze ro 
 
 Char-i-ty should be pre-ferred to all the 
 
 /ich-es of the 
 
 world ; it is 
 
 in-fi-nite-ly more 
 
 jre-cious than our lives. It was char-i-ty that j 
 
 :ln-duced the Son of God to lead a life of mis- 
 
 -iy and to die 
 
 on a cross. 
 
 It is the vir-tue 
 
 ,vhich li-kens us 
 
 most to this : 
 
 re-deem-ing God. 
 
 
 
 
130 THE 
 
 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 a bode' 
 
 cham pa^ne' 
 
 of fence' 
 
 a byss 
 
 cock ade 
 
 pla" toon 
 
 ad vice 
 
 de fence 
 
 po lice 
 
 af fair 
 
 de po£ 
 
 pon toon 
 
 af fray 
 
 des sert 
 
 por tent 
 
 al cove 
 
 de vice 
 
 pre tence 
 
 ap plause 
 
 e cW 
 
 pur sm't 
 
 ar cade 
 
 es tate 
 
 ra" tan 
 
 a vails 
 
 e vent 
 
 re morse 
 
 bro cade 
 
 ex cess 
 
 re past 
 
 bro gans 
 
 fi nance 
 
 re proof 
 
 buf foon 
 
 fi nesse 
 
 re sponse 
 
 ca boose 
 
 gran dee 
 
 ro sette 
 
 ca det 
 
 la pel 
 
 sue cess 
 
 ca lash 
 
 man kind 
 
 sus pense 
 
 cam pai^n 
 
 mis hap 
 
 ti rade 
 
 cam phene 
 
 mis rule 
 
 trus tee 
 
 car tel 
 
 mon soon 
 
 tu" reen 
 
 car toon 
 
 mo rass 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 ADJECTIVES. 
 
 ven due 
 
 (An adjective is a 
 
 word added to a noun to express its quality.) 
 
 Ac' tive 
 
 ar' gent 
 
 boot' less 
 
 ad verse 
 
 ar rant 
 
 brit tie 
 
 am pie 
 
 art less 
 
 bux om 
 
 a pish 
 
 bash ful 
 
 can did 
 
 ar dent 
 Has not Je 
 
 best ial 
 
 car nal 
 land-ed us to 
 
 -sus Christ com-n 
 
 im-i-tate his meek-ness a-bove all things? It 
 
 is, there-fore, 
 
 with this vir-tue 
 
 we must ap- 
 
 proach him, and con-duct oth-ers 
 
 i 
 
 i to him. , 
 
 
 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 131 
 
 cen' tral 
 
 gas' trie 
 
 mun' dane 
 
 chil ly 
 clam my 
 clum sj 
 com ic 
 
 aid dy 
 graph ic 
 hap less 
 hair brained 
 
 nim hie 
 noi soin# 
 nor mal 
 nox i<9us 
 
 com plex 
 
 hate ful 
 
 o ral 
 
 con stant 
 
 head strong 
 
 o vert 
 
 con trite 
 
 health y 
 
 pal lid 
 
 cost ly 
 crook ed 
 de cent 
 
 hfl ly 
 
 home spun 
 hu man 
 
 par tial 
 pas sive 
 pec cant 
 
 dingy 
 
 irk som# 
 
 pee vish 
 
 dire ful 
 
 joe und 
 
 pe nal 
 
 dis tant 
 dole ful 
 
 kim bo 
 lam bent 
 
 pla g^y 
 plam tiv# 
 
 dor mant 
 
 learn ed 
 
 pli ant 
 
 dor sal 
 due tile 
 
 lep r<9us 
 lim ber 
 
 port ly 
 pris tin^ 
 
 dusk y 
 
 loaTH somtf 
 
 prol ix 
 
 fa nious 
 
 lov<? lorn 
 
 prop er 
 
 fer tile 
 
 lus trous 
 
 pur blind 
 
 fer vent 
 
 man ful 
 
 ran cid 
 
 fes tal 
 
 mas siv# 
 
 reck less 
 
 fis cal 
 
 mea Ger 
 
 res tiff 
 
 Aim sj 
 
 men tal 
 
 ro bust 
 
 flip pant 
 for mal 
 
 mod est 
 mon strous 
 
 ro guish , 
 scan ty 
 
 ful gent 
 
 mor bid 
 
 scrag Ged 
 
 ful somtf 
 He that has 
 
 mu ctfus 
 
 ser vik 
 du-ring his life, 
 
 loved the poor 
 
 vill be-hold the 
 
 ap-proach of death with-out fear. 
 
 
 
 
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 132 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 shab' by 
 
 sur' ly 
 
 ug' ly 
 
 silk en 
 
 ten sib 
 
 val iant 
 
 silly 
 
 tepid 
 
 vap id 
 
 sin ful 
 
 tes ty 
 
 veng<s ful 
 
 slen der 
 
 thread bare 
 
 wist ful 
 
 slug Gish 
 
 tick lish 
 
 wit ty 
 
 sport ive 
 Ab rupt' 
 
 tipsy 
 
 wretch ed 
 
 1 
 
 o paque' 
 
 en tire' 
 
 ab struse 
 
 ex pert 
 
 per vers<? 
 
 ab surd 
 
 ex tinct 
 
 po lite 
 
 a cute 
 
 for lorn 
 
 pre cise 
 
 a kin 
 
 hu mane 
 
 pre pensg 
 
 a lert 
 
 im menstf 
 
 pro fuse 
 
 all wise 
 
 im pure 
 
 re miss 
 
 a lone 
 
 in ert 
 
 re mote 
 
 a verstf 
 
 in firm 
 
 re plete 
 
 a ware 
 
 in nate 
 
 ro tund 
 
 be ni^n 
 
 in sane 
 
 sa line 
 
 ca nine 
 
 in tens^ 
 
 se date 
 
 con cise 
 
 in vers# 
 
 se vere 
 
 con di^n 
 
 jo cose 
 
 sin cere 
 
 de funct 
 
 mo rose 
 
 su perb 
 
 de mure 
 
 ob lique 
 
 su preme 
 
 de void 
 
 ob scene 
 
 ter rene 
 
 de vout 
 
 ob tuse 
 
 trans vers^ 
 
 dis tinct 
 We can-n< 
 
 oc cult 
 
 un couth 
 ss in true hope, 
 
 )t be guil-ty of ex-ces 
 
 which can nev-er be too great, 
 
 be-cause it isj ar 
 
 found-ed on 
 
 the good-ness of God and the mer-|t 
 
 its of Je-sus 
 
 Christ. 
 
 l| 
 
 
 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 133 
 
 un cW 
 
 
 un like' 
 
 un told' 
 
 un fair 
 
 
 un ripe 
 
 ur bane 
 
 u nique 
 
 
 un sound 
 LESSON V. 
 
 VERBS. 
 
 ver bose 
 
 (A verb is a 
 
 word which signifies to he, 
 
 to do, or to suffer.) 
 
 . Back' bite 
 
 
 dal' ly 
 
 loos' en 
 
 baffle 
 
 
 des tin# 
 
 low er 
 
 ban ish. 
 
 
 dif fer 
 
 man age 
 
 bick er 
 
 
 drab h\e 
 
 mar ry ' 
 
 bor row 
 
 
 dwin die 
 
 mois£ en 
 
 bran dish 
 
 
 ed it 
 
 mo^ld er 
 
 broi der 
 
 
 fal ter 
 
 n<9ur ish 
 
 brow beat 
 
 
 fat ten 
 
 o pen 
 
 bur nish 
 
 
 frus trate 
 
 pam per 
 
 can eel 
 
 
 fum bl# 
 
 par ry 
 
 car ry 
 
 
 gam h\e 
 
 ped die 
 
 clam ber 
 
 
 gar bl# 
 
 pes ter 
 
 cob bb 
 
 
 gar g\e 
 
 pil fer 
 
 con quer 
 
 
 grum bl<s 
 
 pon der 
 
 cov et 
 
 
 gur gle 
 
 pub lish 
 
 cow er 
 
 
 har ass 
 
 quick en 
 
 crum bltf 
 
 
 joggb 
 
 ran ]de 
 
 crum pl# 
 
 
 kid nap 
 
 ran sack 
 
 cur die 
 
 
 kin die 
 
 rav el 
 
 ( cur ry 
 
 
 lin Ger 
 
 reck on 
 
 dab h\e 
 
 Zeal for the c< 
 
 loi ter 
 
 ren der 
 souls is on-ly an 
 
 :>n-ver-sion of 
 
 }ir-dent char-i- 
 
 ■ty, 
 
 an in-flamed de-sire of ma-king 
 
 •;hem ar-rive 
 
 at 
 
 e-ter-nal bliss 
 
 by fi-del-i-ty in 
 
 he ser-vice of God. 
 
 
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 PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 rus' tie 
 
 swin' dk 
 
 van' quish 
 
 I set tie 
 
 tarn per 
 
 vi brate 
 
 sev er 
 
 tar nish 
 
 wag gle 
 
 shriv el 
 
 tar ry 
 
 wal low 
 
 si ditf 
 
 thick en 
 
 wan der 
 
 sim mer 
 
 tic He 
 
 way lay 
 
 smug gl# 
 
 ti^At en 
 
 wel ter 
 
 snick er 
 
 tin gle 
 
 whee die 
 
 stag aer 
 
 tip iple 
 
 whif fl<? 
 
 stic kb 
 
 tram pl^ 
 
 whim per 
 
 stip pig 
 
 trem bl^ 
 
 whi ten 
 
 strai^At en 
 
 trie tie 
 
 whit tl# 
 
 strength en 
 
 true kltf 
 
 win now 
 
 stut ter 
 
 twin klg 
 
 worry 
 
 swel ter 
 
 i 
 
 i 
 
 A bash' 
 
 va cate 
 
 wrig gle 
 con coct' 
 
 a merce' 
 
 a bet 
 
 as pers<s 
 
 con denm 
 
 ab hor 
 
 as sert 
 
 con si^n 
 
 ab solvtf 
 
 as sess 
 
 con strings 
 
 i ab sorb 
 
 bap tize 
 
 con stru<3 
 
 a but 
 
 be calm 
 
 con vergtf 
 
 ac curstf 
 
 be grudge 
 
 con vuls^ 
 
 ad judgtf 
 
 cap size 
 
 de nude 
 
 ad jure 
 
 co erctf 
 
 de pict 
 
 ag gress 
 
 co here 
 
 de prave 
 
 ag grieve 
 It would be 
 
 col late 
 
 de range 
 
 ( 
 
 3ast in-to the fire 
 
 bet-ter to be < 
 
 with our hands and feet tied, 
 
 than to per-form 
 
 our good ac-tions with the de 
 
 -sign of pleas-ing ( 
 
 men. 
 
 
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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 135 
 
 de scribe' 
 dis suade 
 em ba?m 
 em broil 
 en cro&ch 
 e" strange 
 fore stall 
 ig nite 
 im butf 
 im niergtf 
 im merstf 
 in duct 
 in dulg£ 
 in fringe 
 ma ra^d 
 
 misjudge 
 out run 
 out wafk 
 out w#ar 
 out weigh 
 out wit 
 per suade 
 pro mulg£ 
 pro nounctf 
 pro vogue 
 re scind 
 re sign 
 re spire 
 se crete 
 sub merg<? 
 
 sub orn' 
 sub serv<? 
 sub tract 
 sub vert 
 sue cumb 
 tran scribe 
 trans fuse 
 trans gress 
 trans pire 
 trans ude 
 un hinge 
 un nerve 
 un ti^ 
 vouch safe 
 with draw 
 
 Char-i-ty is a love su-pe-ri-or to the sens-es, 
 and to rea-son it-self, by which we love men, 
 our breth-ren, for the same mo-tives that Je-sus 
 Christ had in lov-ing them ; that is, to sanc-ti-fy 
 them in this world, and to pro-cure them e-ter- 
 nal bliss in the next. 
 
 One of the great-est e-vils that can af-flict a 
 com-mu-ni-ty, is a mem-ber who will mur-mur 
 at ev-e-ry thing, corn-plain at ev-e-ry thing, and 
 con-tra-dict ev-e-ry thing. 
 
 When we give up a good work God a-ban- 
 dons us, and rais-es up oth-er per-sons to do the 
 good which he at first wished to do by our 
 means. 
 
136 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 CHAPTEE IX. 
 
 EXERCISES FOR THE MEMORY. 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 Words alike in sound, out unlike in spelling and in 
 
 sense. 
 
 Ail, 
 
 to pain, to trouble, 
 to feel pain. 
 
 ale, 
 
 a malt liquor. 
 
 air, 
 
 the element that sur- 
 rounds the earth. 
 
 ere, 
 
 before. 
 
 Aeir, 
 
 one who inherits. 
 
 ate, 
 
 did eat. 
 
 ait, 
 
 a small island in a 
 river. 
 
 ei^At, 
 
 twice four ; a figure. 
 
 bail, 
 
 surety. 
 
 bale, 
 
 a pack of goods; 
 misery. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 bait, 
 
 a temptation. 
 
 bate, 
 
 strife ; to lessen. 
 
 baize, 
 
 coarse open cloth 
 stuff. 
 
 ba^s, 
 
 an honorary crown. 
 
 bare, 
 
 naked, poor ; to strip. 
 
 b^ar, 
 
 an animal ; to carry ; 
 to suffer. 
 
 bay, 
 
 an opening into the 
 land ; a colour ; to 
 bark at. 
 
 bey, 
 
 a Turkish governor. 
 
 be, 
 
 to exist. 
 
 bee, 
 
 an insect. 
 
 beer, 
 
 a malt liquor. 
 
 bier, 
 
 a carriage for the 
 dead. 
 
 be^ch, 
 
 the shore ; strand. 
 
 beech, 
 
 a tree. 
 
 be#t, 
 
 to strike ; to over- 
 come. 
 
 beet, 
 
 the name of a plant. 
 
 bow, 
 
 an instrument to 
 shoot with. 
 
 beau, 
 
 a man of dress ; a 
 gallant. 
 
 bi^At, 
 
 the circumference of 
 a coil of rope. 
 
 Con-de-scen-sion in e-vil, or dan-ger-ous mat- 
 ters, is not a vir-tue ; it is a weak-ness and a 
 dis-or-der. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 137 
 
 bite, 
 
 to seize with the 
 teeth. 
 
 blew, 
 
 did blow. 
 bhl£, 
 
 a colour. 
 
 bloat, 
 
 to swell ; to puff up. 
 
 blote, 
 
 to dry by smoke. 
 
 bore, 
 
 to make a hole ; the 
 size of a hole ; to 
 annoy ; a tiresome 
 person. 
 
 boar, 
 
 :he male of swine. 
 
 bole, 
 
 ;he body of a trunk 
 of a tree ; a kind 
 of earth. 
 
 boll, 
 
 i round stalk or 
 stem. 
 
 bowl, 
 
 i vessel ; to roll. 
 
 brake, 
 
 i thicket of bram- 
 bles ; an instru- 
 ment for dressing 
 hemp. 
 
 br<?ak, 
 
 o part by violence ; 
 to fail. 
 
 near; through. 
 
 huj, 
 
 to purchase. 
 
 cede, 
 
 to yield ; to give up. 
 
 seed, 
 
 principle of produc- 
 tion. 
 
 ce^l, 
 
 to cover the inner 
 roof of a building. 
 
 seal, 
 
 the sea-calf; a stamp. 
 
 seel, 
 
 to close the eyes. 
 
 cere, 
 
 to wax. 
 
 sear, 
 
 dry; no longer green ; 
 to burn. 
 
 seer, 
 
 one who foretells. 
 
 chaste, 
 
 pure ; undefiled. 
 
 chased, 
 
 pursued; engraved. 
 
 cite, 
 
 to summon ; to quote. 
 
 si^At, 
 
 perception by the 
 eye. 
 
 site, 
 
 situation. 
 
 clime, 
 
 climate ; region. 
 
 clim5, 
 
 to ascend. 
 
 cane, 
 
 a walking-stick. 
 
 Cain, 
 
 the first murderer. 
 
 coarse, 
 
 rude ; rough ; not 
 fine. 
 
 course, 
 
 order; direction. 
 
 core, 
 
 the heart ; the inner 
 part of any thing. 
 
 corps, 
 
 a body of soldiers. 
 
 coat, 
 
 a garment ; a cover- 
 ing ; to cover. 
 
 cote, 
 
 a fold ; to leave be- 
 hind. 
 
 day, 
 
 a portion of time. 
 
 dey, 
 
 the supreme gover- 
 nor of Algiers. 
 
 dear, 
 
 beloved ; of a high 
 price. 
 
 He who de-sires to sub-mit hini-self to God 
 i all things, may be cer-tain that ev-e-ry thing 
 T hich men can do or say a-gainst him, will turn 
 lit al-ways to his ad-van-tage. 
 
 12* 
 
138 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 deer, 
 
 an animal. 
 
 dew, 
 
 moisture. 
 
 du<2, 
 
 owing; custom; right. 
 
 di#, 
 
 to cease to live, 
 a colour ; to colour. 
 
 do£, 
 
 a female deer. 
 
 dough, 
 
 bread unbaked. 
 
 fain, 
 
 gladly. 
 
 fane, 
 
 a temple. 
 
 fei^n, 
 
 to pretend. 
 
 faint, 
 
 weak; languid. 
 
 feint, 
 
 a false show. 
 
 fair, 
 
 clear ; handsome ; 
 honest. 
 
 fare, 
 
 price of passage ; 
 food. 
 
 feat, 
 
 act; deed; action. 
 
 feet, 
 
 the plural of foot. 
 
 flea, 
 
 an insect. 
 
 flee, 
 
 to run. 
 
 flew, 
 
 did fly. 
 
 flutf, 
 
 a passage for smoke. 
 
 fore, 
 
 before. 
 
 ftmr, 
 
 twice two ; a figure. 
 
 forth, 
 
 forward; abroad. 
 
 fourth, 
 
 the ordinal of four ; 
 the first after the 
 third. 
 
 frays, 
 
 quarrels. 
 
 phrase, 
 
 an idiom ; style. 
 
 freeze, 
 
 to congeal. 
 
 frieze, 
 
 a coarse, warm cloth. 
 
 gage, 
 
 a pledge; a pawn; 
 a fruit; to wager. 
 
 ga^ge, 
 
 a measure ; a stand- 
 ard ; to measure. 
 
 gait, 
 
 manner and air of 
 walking. 
 
 gate, 
 
 a way; a 
 a road. 
 
 glair, 
 
 the white of an egg. 
 
 glare, 
 
 overpowering lustre; 
 to shine so as to 
 dazzle the eyes. 
 
 groan, 
 
 an expression of pain. 
 
 grown, 
 
 advanced in growth. 
 
 hai], 
 
 frozen rain ; a salu- 
 tation. 
 
 hale, 
 
 sound ; healthy 
 whole. 
 
 hair, 
 
 a tegument of the ! 
 head or body. 
 
 hare, 
 
 an animal. 
 
 hay, 
 
 dried grass. 
 
 an expression of joy, 
 or mutual exhor- 
 tation. 
 
 heal, 
 
 to cure. 
 
 The spir-it of Je-sus Christ is one of up-right J 
 ness and sin-cer-i-ty. He that is called to glo- 
 ri-fy this lov-ing God, ought to act ac-cord-ing 
 to his spir-it. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 139 
 
 heel, 
 
 part of the foot. 
 
 hear, 
 
 to perceive by the 
 ear ■ to listen ; to 
 hearken to. 
 
 here, 
 
 in this place. 
 
 hew, 
 
 to cut. 
 
 hu<2, 
 
 colour ; clamour. 
 to hasten. 
 
 high, 
 
 elevated; lofty. 
 
 hoard, 
 
 \ secret store ; to lay 
 up treasure in se- 
 cret. 
 
 horde, 
 
 a tribe ; a migratory 
 crew of people. 
 
 hotf, 
 
 i farming tool; to 
 cut or dig with a 
 hoe. 
 
 ho, 
 
 a call; an exclama- 
 tion. 
 
 hole, 
 
 a cavity ; a perfora- 
 tion ; a rent. 
 
 whole, 
 
 all; total. 
 
 I, 
 
 myself. 
 
 eye, 
 
 the organ of sight. 
 
 isle, 
 
 land surrounded by 
 water. 
 
 aisle, 
 
 a walk in a church. 
 
 key, 
 
 an instrument used 
 in locking and un- 
 locking. 
 
 quay, 
 
 a mole or wharf. 
 
 yfcnave, 
 
 a dishonest person. 
 
 nave, 
 
 the centre of a 
 wheel ; the middle 
 part of a church. 
 
 jfcnead, 
 
 to beat or mingle any 
 stuff or substance. 
 
 need, 
 
 want; necessity; to 
 want. 
 
 /kneel, 
 
 to bend the knee. 
 
 neal, 
 
 to temper by heat. 
 
 &new, 
 
 did know. 
 
 new, 
 
 fresh ; recent ; not 
 old. ^ 
 
 Jcnight, 
 
 a title. 
 
 ni^At, 
 
 the time of darkness. 
 
 &now, 
 
 to understand. 
 
 no, 
 
 a word of denial; 
 not any ; none. 
 
 Fam-i-lies, as well as in-di-vid-u-als, should 
 )ok up-on it as a mis-for-tune to be al-ways 
 ran-quil, to see ev-e-ry thing suc-ceed-ing to 
 heir wish-es, and to have noth-ing to suf-fer for 
 ae love of God. 
 
 The most glo-ri-ous and de-si-ra-ble death, is 
 lat which sur-pri-ses us with arms in our hands 
 >r the ser-vice of the Lord. 
 
1140 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 Lade, 
 
 to load; to draw 
 water. 
 
 laid, 
 
 placed. 
 
 lam, 
 
 did lie. 
 
 lane, 
 
 a narrow passage. 
 
 lea, 
 
 an extensive plain. 
 
 lee, 
 
 side opposite to the 
 wind ; to lie. 
 
 leaf, 
 
 part of a plant, flow- 
 er, or book. 
 
 Kef, 
 
 willingly. 
 
 leak, 
 
 to run out. 
 
 leek, 
 
 a plant. 
 
 leach, 
 
 to drain water 
 through ashes. 
 
 leech, 
 
 a small water ser- 
 pent ; a physician. 
 
 litf, 
 
 a falsehood. 
 
 water drained 
 through ashes. 
 
 LESSON II. 
 loan, 
 
 a thing lent ; to lend. 
 
 lone, 
 
 single; solitary. 
 
 lo, 
 
 look ; see ; behold. » 
 
 low, 
 
 humble ; not high ; 
 mean. 
 
 made, 
 
 finished. 
 
 maid, 
 
 an unmarried wom- 
 an. 
 
 . mail, 
 
 a bag for letters ; a 
 conveyance for 
 letters; armour. 
 
 male, 
 
 the he of any species. 
 
 main, 
 
 chief; the ocean. 
 
 mane, 
 
 the long hah on the 
 neck of a horse or 
 any other animal. 
 
 maize, 
 
 Indian corn. 
 
 maz<e, 
 
 a labyrinth; to be- 
 wilder. 
 
 mead, 
 
 a meadow; a kind 
 of drink. 
 
 meed, 
 
 reward; recompense. 
 
 mean, 
 
 low ; middle ; to 
 have in the mind. 
 
 mien, 
 
 air; look; manner. 
 
 meat, 
 
 flesh for food. 
 
 meet, 
 
 to come together. 
 
 mete, 
 
 to measure. 
 
 mewl, 
 
 to cry like a child. 
 
 mule, 
 
 a mongrel animal. 
 
 mews, 
 
 cages. 
 
 muse, 
 
 deep thought ; to 
 ponder. 
 
 might. 
 
 power; strength. 
 
 mite, 
 
 an insect ; any thing 
 proverbially small. 
 
 moan, 
 
 lamentation ; to 
 grieve. 
 
 mown, 
 
 cut down. 
 
 The darts of en-vy and de-trac-tion can pierc 
 the heart of our neigh-bour, on-ly af-ter the; 
 have pierced that of Je-sus Christ. 
 
 ! 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 141 
 
 moat, 
 
 a ditch for defence. 
 
 mote, 
 
 a small particle of 
 matter. 
 
 nay, 
 
 no. 
 
 nei^A, 
 
 the voice of a horse. 
 
 OOT, 
 a thing to row with. 
 
 o'er, 
 
 ore, 
 
 metal unrefined. 
 
 oh, 
 
 an exclamation of 
 pain, sorrow, or 
 surprise. 
 
 owe, 
 
 , to be indebted. 
 
 pail, 
 
 a wooden vessel. 
 
 pale, 
 
 wanting colour; an 
 enclosure. 
 
 pain, 
 
 distress ; penalty. 
 
 pane, 
 
 a square of glass. 
 
 pair, 
 
 i couple ; a brace ; 
 to couple. 
 
 pare, 
 
 .o cut off or cut down. 
 
 p<?ar, 
 
 a fruit. 
 
 peace, 
 
 rest ; quiet ; content ; 
 silence. 
 
 piece, 
 
 a part. 
 
 peak, 
 
 the top of a hill ; a 
 point. 
 
 pique, 
 
 ill-will ; offence. 
 
 peal, 
 
 a succession of loud 
 sounds, as of bells, 
 thunder, or can- 
 non. 
 
 peel, 
 
 the rind ; to take off 
 the rind. 
 
 peer, 
 
 a nobleman ; an 
 equal ; to peep. 
 
 pier, 
 
 the support of an 
 arch; a mole, or 
 wharf. 
 
 place, 
 
 situation. 
 
 plaice, 
 
 a fish. 
 
 plain, 
 
 smooth ; level ; flat ; 
 to make level. 
 
 plane, 
 
 a carpenter's tool; 
 to make smooth. 
 
 plait, 
 
 a fold ; to fold. 
 
 plate, 
 
 a piece of metal ; a 
 broad shallow 
 vessel 
 
 pleas, 
 
 pleadings. 
 
 please, 
 
 to delight; to sat- 
 isfy. 
 
 pole, 
 
 a long staff; a rod 
 or perch. 
 
 poll, 
 
 the back part of the 
 head; a list of per- 
 sons ; election. 
 
 pore, 
 
 passage of perspira- 
 tion; to examine 
 with care. 
 
 po^r, 
 
 to emit ; to give vent 
 to ; to let out ; to 
 stream. 
 
 port, 
 
 a harbour ; a kind of 
 wine. 
 
 Porte, 
 
 the Ottoman court. 
 
 pra^ 
 
 to beseech. 
 
 God be-stows more con-sid-er-a-tion on the 
 u-ri-ty of in-ten-tion with which our ac-tions 
 re per-formed, than on the ac-tions them-selves. 
 
142 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 prey, 
 
 spoil ; booty. 
 
 quean, 
 
 a worthless woman. 
 
 queen, 
 
 a female sovereign ; 
 the wife of a kiog. 
 
 quire, 
 
 part of a church; 
 twenty-four sheets 
 of paper. 
 
 CHoir, 
 
 a body of singers. 
 
 ram, 
 
 water from the 
 clouds. 
 
 rei^n, 
 
 royal authority; to 
 enjoy or exercise 
 sovereign author- 
 
 ity. m 
 rem, 
 
 part of a bridle ; to 
 govern by a bri- 
 dle ; to restrain. 
 
 ra^e, 
 
 to lift ; to set up. 
 
 raze, 
 
 to overthrow; toruin. 
 
 read, 
 
 to peruse. 
 
 reed, 
 
 a hollow knotted 
 stalk ; part of a 
 loom. 
 
 reek, 
 
 smoke ; steam ; to 
 smoke; to steam. 
 
 wreak, 
 
 to inflict. 
 
 rAyme, 
 
 an harmonical suc- 
 cession of sounds ; 
 poetry. 
 
 rime, 
 
 hoar or white frost. 
 
 right, 
 
 not wrong ; justice ; 
 to do justice. 
 
 rite, 
 
 an act of religion. 
 
 wri^At, 
 
 a workman ; an arti- 
 ficer. 
 
 write, 
 
 to form letters with 
 a pen. 
 
 road, 
 
 a highway. 
 
 rode, 
 
 did ride. 
 
 ro<2, 
 
 a species of deer. 
 
 row, 
 
 rank or file ; a num- 
 ber of things in a 
 line ; to propel by 
 oars. 
 
 rote, 
 
 words uttered by 
 memory without 
 meaning. 
 
 wrote, 
 
 did write. 
 
 a kind of grain. 
 
 wry, 
 
 crooked ; distorted. 
 
 sa^'l, 
 
 the sheet that 
 catches the wind 
 by which a vessel 
 is moved on the 
 water ; to move 
 on water. 
 
 sale, 
 
 act of selling. 
 
 scene, 
 
 an exhibition ; a dis- 
 play; part of a 
 play. 
 
 seen, 
 
 perceived; beheld. 
 
 seme, 
 
 a fishing net. 
 
 sea, 
 
 a large body of 
 water. 
 
 see, 
 
 to perceive by the 
 eye. 
 
 When God de-prives a-ny one of his bod-i-ly 
 strength, He gives him to un-der-stand that He 
 has cho-sen oth-er in-stru-ments for the ex-e-cu- 
 tion of his de-signs. 
 
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 143 
 
 seam, 
 
 two edges joined to- 
 gether by sewing ; 
 to join together 
 by sewing. 
 
 seem, 
 
 to appear. 
 
 sea,?, 
 
 the plural of sea. 
 
 se^ze, 
 
 to take hold of; to 
 gripe ; to grasp. 
 
 so. 
 
 in like manner. 
 
 sew, 
 
 to join by thread 
 drawn with a 
 needle. 
 
 SOW, 
 
 to scatter seed. 
 
 soar, 
 
 to mount up. 
 
 sore, 
 
 a wound ; an ulcer ; 
 painful. 
 
 shone, 
 
 did. shine. 
 
 shown, 
 
 exhibited. 
 
 shear, 
 
 to cut with shears or 
 a sickle. 
 
 sheer, 
 
 pure ; clear ; un- 
 
 mingled; to steal 
 away ; to deviate 
 from a course. 
 
 shire, 
 
 a county. 
 
 size, 
 
 bulk ; bigness. 
 
 sice, 
 
 the number of six 
 at dice. 
 
 a token ; a mark. 
 
 sine, 
 
 a geometrical line. 
 
 slay, 
 
 to kill. 
 
 sleigh, 
 
 a vehicle on runners 
 used in the winter. 
 
 sley, 
 
 a weaver's reed ; to 
 separate. 
 
 sleave, 
 
 to separate into 
 threads. 
 
 sleeve, 
 
 that part of a gar- 
 ment which covers 
 the arm. 
 
 sleight, 
 
 dexterity ; a trick. 
 
 sli^At, 
 
 small ; worthless ; 
 
 neglect; contempt; 
 to neglect. 
 
 slew, 
 
 did slay. 
 
 slutf, 
 
 to turn about its 
 axis. 
 
 slo<2, 
 
 the fruit of the black 
 thorn ; a small, 
 wild plum. 
 
 slow, 
 
 not swift ; not quick ; 
 dull. 
 
 sole, 
 
 the bottom of the 
 foot or shoe ; 
 single ; only. 
 
 SOwl, 
 
 the immortal part 
 of man. 
 
 sta^r, 
 
 a step for ascending 
 or descending. 
 
 stare, 
 
 to gaze earnestly or 
 boldly ; a fixed 
 look. 
 
 stake, 
 
 a small post ; a 
 wager ; to wager. 
 
 steak, 
 
 a slice of flesh 
 broiled or fried ; 
 a collop. 
 
 To dwell in a house where fra-ter-nal char-i- 
 ty reigns, is to live in heav-en, for there is noth- 
 ing more de-si-ra-ble, or more de-light-ful, than 
 to live with those whom you love, and by whom 
 7ou are loved in re-turn. 
 
JIM 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 steal, 
 
 to take without lib- 
 erty ; to withdraw 
 without notice. 
 
 steel, 
 
 iron purified and 
 hardened. 
 
 stile, 
 
 steps over a fence. 
 
 style, 
 
 manner of writing ; 
 title. 
 
 straight, 
 
 not crooked ; right ; 
 immediately. 
 
 strait, 
 
 narrow ; close ; dif- 
 ficult ; distress. 
 
 tail, 
 
 the end. 
 
 tale, 
 
 a story. 
 
 tare, 
 
 a weed that grows 
 among corn ; al- 
 lowance in weight. 
 
 tear, 
 
 to pull to pieces ; to 
 rend ; to rave. 
 
 team, 
 
 two or more horses 
 or oxen drawing 
 the same vehicle. 
 
 teem, 
 
 to bring forth. 
 
 tear, 
 
 water from the eye. 
 
 tier, 
 
 a row ; a rank. 
 
 THe, 
 the definite article. 
 
 THee, 
 
 the objective singu- 
 lar of thou. 
 
 throe, 
 
 extreme pain; the 
 mortal struggle. 
 
 throw, 
 
 to fling ; to cast ; to 
 hurl. 
 
 throne, 
 
 a royal seat ; the 
 seat of a bishop. 
 
 thrown, 
 
 flung; cast; hurled. 
 
 tide, 
 
 ebb and flow of the 
 sea. 
 
 titfd, 
 bound ; fastened. 
 
 tO£, 
 part of the foot. 
 
 tow, 
 
 the coarse part of 
 flax or hemp; to 
 draw. 
 
 told, 
 
 related ; said ; did 
 tell. 
 
 tokd, 
 
 trained ; drawn by 
 degrees ; decoyed. 
 
 tole, 
 
 to allure ; to train. 
 
 toll, 
 
 a certain sound of a 
 bell ; a tax. 
 
 tray, 
 
 a trough ; a shallow 
 vessel. 
 
 trey, 
 
 the three at cards or 
 dice. 
 
 vale, 
 
 a valley. 
 
 veil, 
 
 a covering; a dis- 
 guise ; to cover. 
 
 vain, 
 
 conceited ; empty ; 
 unreal. 
 
 vane, 
 
 a weathercock. 
 
 vein, 
 
 a blood vessel. 
 
 vice, 
 
 a fault ; an offence ; 
 wickedness. 
 
 vise, 
 
 an instrument for 
 holding things 
 firmly. 
 
 Rep-u-ta-tion is but an empt-y bub-ble when 
 it is not found-ed on truth ; and when estab- 
 lished on this ba-sis it has noth-ing to fear. 
 
 :. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 145 
 
 wade, 
 
 to walk in water. 
 
 weighed, 
 
 examined by scales. 
 
 wail, 
 
 to lament. 
 
 wale, 
 
 a rising part in the 
 surface of cloth. 
 
 wain, 
 
 a wagon. 
 
 w T ane, 
 
 to grow less ; a de- 
 crease. 
 
 waist, 
 
 the part of the body 
 below the ribs. 
 
 waste, 
 
 desolate ; to spend. 
 
 wait, 
 
 to stay ; to attend. 
 
 Ant, 
 
 in insect. 
 
 a?mt, 
 
 i parent's sister, or 
 an uncle's wife. 
 
 arc, 
 
 i part of a circle. 
 
 ark, 
 
 \ vessel to swim up- 
 
 wei^At, 
 
 quantity measured 
 by the balance ; 
 heaviness. 
 
 waive, 
 
 to put off ; to quit ; 
 to relinquish. 
 
 wave, 
 
 a moving swell of 
 water. 
 
 ware, 
 
 something to be sold; 
 cautious : wary. 
 
 we^ar, 
 
 to waste with use or 
 time. 
 
 way, 
 
 road ; passage ; 
 means; manner. 
 
 wei^, 
 
 to examine by the 
 balance. 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 on the water; a 
 chest, a coffer, or 
 bia 
 
 barb, 
 
 any thing that grows 
 in place of a beard. 
 
 barbtf, 
 
 leather armour for 
 horses ; to fire 
 over the parapet. 
 
 weak, 
 
 feeble ; infirm. 
 
 week, 
 
 seven days. 
 
 weal, 
 
 happiness ; prosper- 
 
 weel, 
 
 a whirlpool ; a snare 
 for fish. 
 
 wean, 
 
 to detach ; to alien- 
 ate. 
 
 ween 
 
 to think ; to imagine; 
 to fancy. 
 
 wheal, 
 
 a pustule. 
 
 wheel, 
 
 a circular body. 
 
 draft, 
 
 to draw ; to select. 
 
 draught, 
 
 the act of drinking; 
 sketch ; outline ; 
 delineation. 
 
 hart, 
 
 a male deer. 
 
 Hum-ble souls are calm un-der con-tra-dic- 
 ion ; they suf-fer cal-um-ny with pa-tience. If 
 iiey are de-spised, or neg-lect-ed, or for-got-ten, 
 ley con-sid-er that they are treat-ed as they 
 e-serve. If they are o-ver-pow-ered by du-ty, 
 ley per-form it with pleas-ure. 
 
 HZ 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 h<?art, 
 
 the seat of life. 
 
 all, 
 
 the whole. 
 
 awl, 
 
 a shoemaker's in- 
 strument to pierce 
 holes. 
 
 aught, 
 
 any thing. 
 
 ought, 
 
 owed ; had a right 
 to ; to be fit. 
 
 auZn, 
 
 a French ell. 
 
 awn 
 
 the beard of corn or 
 grass. 
 
 ball, 
 
 a round substance. 
 
 bawl, 
 
 to cry aloud. 
 
 braul, 
 
 an Indian cloth with 
 blue and white 
 stripes. 
 
 brawl, 
 
 a quarrel. 
 
 ca/k, 
 
 to stop the seams of 
 a vessel. 
 
 cauk, 
 
 a kind of spar. 
 
 call, 
 
 to name ; to sum- 
 mon; vocation. 
 
 caul, 
 
 a small net ; a mem- 
 brane. 
 
 cord, 
 
 a small rope. 
 
 CHord, 
 
 the string of a mu- 
 sical instrument. 
 
 cauf, 
 
 a box to keep fish 
 alive in the water. 
 
 CO^gll, 
 a convulsion of the 
 lungs. 
 
 clause, 
 
 a sentence ; part of 
 a sentence. 
 
 claw#, 
 
 the foot of a beast 
 or bird, armed 
 with sharp nails. 
 
 faun, 
 
 a sort of heathen 
 deity of the 
 
 woods. 
 
 fawn, 
 
 a young deer ; to 
 flatter. 
 
 hall, 
 
 a court of justice ; 
 an entrance to a 
 house. 
 
 haul, 
 
 to draw with force. 
 
 haugh, 
 
 a little meadow. 
 
 haw, 
 
 the berry and seed 
 of the hawthorn. 
 
 pall, 
 
 a cloak of state ; the 
 mantle of an arch- 
 bishop; covering 
 for the dead. 
 
 pawl, 
 
 a short bar. 
 
 pause, 
 
 a stop ; to stop ; to j 
 cease. 
 
 paws, 
 
 the feet of beasts. 
 
 wall, 
 
 a brick or stone 
 fence ; the side of 
 a building ; forti- 
 fication. 
 
 waul, 
 
 to cry as a cat. 
 
 ab, 
 
 the name of a Jew- 
 ish month. 
 
 abb, 
 
 the yarn on a weav- 
 er's warp. 
 
 bin, 
 
 a box ; a chest. 
 
 Un-der-ta-kings which are be-gun in the sim 
 pie and or-di-na-ry ways, are more fa-voured bj 
 God, than those in which we use ex-traor-dis 
 na-ry and re-mark-a-ble means. 
 
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 147 
 
 been, 
 
 participle of be. 
 
 bell, 
 
 a cast metal sound- 
 ing vessel. 
 
 belte, 
 
 a gay young lady. 
 
 berth, 
 
 a place to sleep in 
 on board of a ves- 
 sel. 
 
 birth, 
 
 the act of coming in- 
 to life ; extraction. 
 
 bread, 
 
 I food made of ground 
 corn ; fopd in gen- 
 eral. 
 
 bred, 
 
 produced ; occa- 
 sioned ; brought 
 up. 
 
 bur, 
 
 the rough head of a 
 plant. 
 
 burr, 
 
 ;he lobe of the ear. 
 
 but, 
 
 ixcept; unless; with- 
 out ; no more than. 
 
 butt, 
 
 he object of aim ; a 
 large barrel ; to 
 strike with the 
 head. 
 
 cell, 
 
 a small room in a 
 religious house, or 
 a prison. 
 
 sell, 
 
 to dispose of. 
 
 cens<?, 
 
 public rate ; to per- 
 fume. 
 
 senstf, 
 
 faculty of perceiv- 
 ing. 
 
 cent, 
 
 a copper coin ; a 
 hundred. 
 
 s<?ent, 
 
 the power of smell- 
 ing ; smell ; to 
 perfume. 
 
 sent, 
 
 the participle pas- 
 sive'of send. 
 
 chuff. 
 
 blunt 
 
 a coarse, 
 clown. 
 
 chough, 
 
 a kind of bird. 
 
 dam, 
 
 the mother of beasts; 
 a mole or bank to 
 confine water ; to 
 confine. 
 
 dam^, 
 
 to condemn. 
 
 dun, 
 
 a colour ; to claim a 
 debt. 
 
 don<?, 
 
 finished. 
 
 dust, 
 
 fine particles of 
 earth; to free from 
 dust. 
 
 dost, 
 
 the second person of 
 do. 
 
 fur, 
 
 fine soft hair. 
 
 fir, 
 
 a kind of tree. 
 
 gest, 
 
 a deed ; an action. 
 
 jest, 
 
 a joke ; to divert by 
 words or actions. 
 
 gzald, 
 
 a society ; a corpo- 
 ration ; a frater- 
 nity. 
 
 gild, 
 
 to overlay with gold. 
 
 guilt, 
 
 a crime ; an offence. 
 
 gilt, . 
 
 overlaid with gold. 
 a visitor. 
 
 When the max-ims of hu-man rea-son are fol- 
 
 I )wed in-stead of those of faith, lit-tle prog-ress 
 
 ■ill made in vir-tue, and lit-tle suc-cess is ob-tained 
 
 1 mat-ters where the glo-ry of God is con-cerned. 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLESTG-BOOK. 
 
 g^ess^d, 
 
 conjectured. 
 
 him, 
 
 objective case of he. 
 
 hynm, 
 
 a sacred song, 
 joint of the thigh. 
 
 hyp, 
 
 to make melancholy. 
 
 . in '. 
 
 within ; into. 
 
 inn, 
 
 a tavern. 
 
 jam, 
 
 a conserve of fruits ; 
 to press closely. 
 
 jam J, 
 
 the post of a door. 
 
 kill, 
 
 to slay. 
 
 kil^, 
 
 an oven or stove to 
 bake bricks, burn 
 lime, and dry 
 malt. 
 
 &nag, 
 
 a hard knot in wood. 
 
 nag, 
 
 a small horse. 
 
 &nap, 
 
 a protuberance ; to 
 bite; to make a 
 sharp sound. 
 
 nap, 
 
 a short sleep ; down. 
 
 &nit, 
 
 to weave with nee- 
 dles. 
 
 nit, 
 
 the egg of an insect, 
 or of vermin. 
 
 le$d, 
 
 a soft, heavy metal. 
 
 led, 
 
 did lead. 
 
 limi, 
 
 an arm ; a leg ; a 
 member ; a bough. 
 
 liirm, 
 
 to draw ; to paint. 
 
 links, 
 
 parts of a chain. 
 
 lynx, 
 
 an animal. 
 
 mist, . 
 
 a low, thin cloud; 
 a small, thin rain. 
 
 missed, 
 
 to fail ; to mistake. 
 
 plum, 
 
 a fruit. 
 
 plumJ, 
 
 a plummet ; perpen- 
 dicular ; to sound. 
 
 rack, 
 
 an engine of torture ; 
 to torture. 
 
 wrack, 
 
 ruin ; destruction ; 
 sea-weed. 
 
 rap, 
 
 a quick, smart blow ; 
 to knock. 
 
 wrap, 
 
 to roll together ; to 
 fold around. 
 
 re^d, 
 
 perused. 
 
 red, 
 
 a colour. 
 
 rest, 
 
 sleep; repOse; peace; 
 a pause ; others ; 
 to cease from la- 
 bour. 
 
 wrest, 
 
 to distort ; to writhe ; 
 to twist ; distor- 
 tion. 
 
 ring, 
 
 a circle ; to sound. 
 
 wring, 
 
 to twist. 
 
 ruff, 
 
 a plaited or puck- 
 ered article for 
 the neck. 
 
 r#ugh, 
 
 not smooth; rugged; 
 rude. 
 
 rung, 
 
 did ring. 
 
 We should con-sid-er but God a-lone in all 
 men, and we should hon-our His di-vine perfec- 
 tions in them ; this thought will fill our hearts 
 with love and re-spect for all our breth-ren. 
 
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 149 
 
 ^rung, 
 
 twisted. 
 
 sink, 
 
 to go down ; fall ; 
 decline ; a drain. 
 
 cinque, 
 
 five. 
 
 sun, 
 
 the orb of light and 
 heat. 
 
 son, 
 
 a male child. 
 
 tax, 
 
 a rate. 
 
 tacks, 
 
 small nails. 
 
 cot, 
 
 a small house ; a 
 cottage. 
 
 cott, 
 
 a small bed ; a ham- 
 mock. 
 
 &not, 
 
 a tie ; a bunch ; to 
 tie ; to entangle. 
 
 A' bel, 
 
 a man's name. 
 
 a bk, 
 
 having power suf- 
 ficient ; fit ; prop- 
 er. 
 
 a cr#, 
 
 a certain quantity 
 of land. 
 
 not, 
 
 a word of negation 
 or refusal. 
 
 shock, 
 
 conflict; concussion; 
 to shake by vio- 
 lence. 
 
 showgh, 
 
 a species of shaggy 
 dog. 
 
 to, 
 
 unto; toward. 
 
 too, 
 
 likewise ; also ; over 
 and above. 
 
 two, 
 
 twice one ; a couple. 
 
 wood, 
 
 a collection of trees ; 
 the substance of 
 trees ; timber. 
 
 would, 
 
 the preterit of will. 
 
 won, 
 
 did win. 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 a' cHor, 
 
 a disease. 
 
 bait ing, 
 
 feeding on a jour- 
 ney. 
 
 ba ting, 
 
 abating ; except. 
 
 ce^l ing, 
 
 the inner roof. 
 
 one, 
 
 the number less than 
 two ; single. 
 
 their, 
 
 belonging to them. 
 
 there, 
 
 in that place. 
 
 hough, 
 
 an arm or large 
 shoot of a tree. 
 
 bow, 
 
 an act of reverence 
 or submission; to 
 bend. 
 
 foul, 
 
 not clean ; filthy ; 
 impure. 
 
 fowl, 
 
 a winged animal ; a 
 bird. 
 
 our, 
 
 belonging to us. 
 
 7iour, 
 
 sixty minutes. 
 
 seal' ing, 
 
 affixing a seal. 
 
 crew -el, 
 
 a ball of worsted. 
 
 cru el, 
 
 inhuman ; hard- 
 hearted. 
 
 gra ter, 
 
 a kind of coarse file. 
 
 When God be-gins to pour out His bless-ings 
 >n a crea-ture, He nev-er stops un-til it ren-ders 
 t-self un-wor-thy of His fa-vours. 
 
 131. 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 gr^at' er, 
 
 larger; higher ; more 
 important. 
 
 mi ner, 
 
 one who works in 
 mines. 
 
 mi nor, 
 
 one under age ; pet- 
 ty ; less ; smaller. 
 
 1M C6>US, 
 slimy ; viscous. 
 
 mu cus, 
 
 any viscous matter. 
 
 pri er, 
 
 one who pries. 
 
 pri or, 
 
 former ; going be- 
 fore ; head of a 
 convent of monks. 
 
 rai? ing, 
 
 lifting. 
 
 ra zing, 
 
 destroying ; over- 
 throwing. 
 
 TSiis er, 
 
 one who lifts or 
 raises. 
 
 ra zor, 
 
 an instrument to 
 shave with. 
 
 sa ver, 
 
 one who saves. 
 
 sa vour, 
 
 scent; taste. 
 
 se^n' ior, 
 
 a lord. 
 
 sen ior, 
 
 one older in age. 
 
 sbrsiight en, 
 
 to make straight. 
 
 strait en, 
 
 to make narrow or 
 tight ; to distress. 
 
 treat ie$, 
 
 negotiations. 
 
 treat ise, 
 
 a written discourse. 
 
 vi al, 
 
 a small bottle. 
 
 vi ol, 
 
 a musical instru- 
 ment. 
 
 weak ly, 
 
 infirm. 
 
 week ly, 
 
 once a week. 
 
 cast er, 
 
 one who throws ; one 
 who models. 
 
 cas tor, 
 
 a beaver. 
 
 mar shal, 
 
 an officer of arms; 
 one who regulates 
 rank or order ; to 
 arrange. 
 
 mar tial, 
 
 warlike. 
 
 al' tar, 
 
 a place for sacrifice, 
 or offerings. 
 
 al ter, 
 
 to change ; to vary. 
 
 au Ger, 
 
 an instrument to 
 bore with. 
 
 au gur, 
 
 a soothsayer ; to 
 guess; to conjec- 
 ture. 
 
 an ker, 
 
 a liquid measure. 
 
 an CHor, 
 
 an iron to hold a 
 ship ; to cast an- 
 chor. 
 
 ber ry, 
 
 a small fruit. 
 
 bur y, 
 
 to inter ; conceal ; 
 hide. 
 
 bet ter, 
 
 the comparative of 
 good; to improve. 
 
 bet tor, 
 
 one that lays bets. 
 
 bur row, 
 
 a rabbit hole ; to 
 mine as rabbits. 
 
 bor ough, 
 
 a corporation town. 
 
 A man of pray-er is ca-pa-ble of ev-e-ry 
 thing. He may con-fi-dent-ly say with the 
 a-pos-tle, — " I can do ev-e-ry thing in Him who 
 strength-ens me." 
 
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 151 
 
 can' non, 
 
 a large gun. 
 
 can on, 
 
 a rule, a law. 
 
 can vas, 
 
 a coarse cloth. 
 
 can vass, 
 
 to examine. 
 
 eel lar, 
 
 a room under ground. 
 
 sell er, 
 
 one who sells. 
 
 cens er, 
 
 the vessel in which 
 incense is burned. 
 
 cen sor, 
 
 a Roman magistrate; 
 a reformer. 
 
 ces sion, 
 
 resignation ; the aci# 
 of yielding. 
 
 ses sion, 
 
 the act of sitting. 
 
 cou-s in, 
 
 a relation. 
 
 coz en, 
 
 to cheat. 
 
 cud dk, 
 
 to lie close ; to squat. 
 
 cud \e, 
 
 a small sea-fish. 
 
 cyg net, 
 
 a voung swan. 
 
 sig' net, 
 
 a seal. 
 
 cym bal, 
 
 a musical instru- 
 ment. 
 
 sym bol, 
 
 an emblem ; a type. 
 
 gal ley, 
 
 a vessel impelled by 
 oars. 
 
 g al ly, 
 
 a printer's frame, up- 
 on which types 
 from the com- 
 posing-stick are 
 placed. 
 
 guild er, 
 
 a Dutch coin. 
 
 gilcl er, 
 
 one who gilds. 
 
 gns ly, 
 
 dreadful ; hideous. 
 
 griz zly, 
 
 a mixture of white 
 and black. 
 
 less en, p eS s. 
 
 to diminish ; to grow 
 
 les son, 
 
 a task to learn or to 
 read. 
 
 lev ee, 
 
 the time of rising; 
 concourse of vis- 
 itors at court ; a 
 bank or causeway. 
 
 lev' y, 
 
 to raise men or 
 money ; to collect. 
 
 man ner, 
 
 form ; method ; hab- 
 it; mien. 
 
 man or, 
 
 a lord's estate or 
 jurisdiction. 
 
 pan el, 
 
 a jury roll. 
 
 pan nel, 
 
 a kind of rustic sad- 
 dle. 
 
 pen cil, 
 
 a tool for drawing 
 and writing ; to 
 paint. 
 
 pen sib, 
 
 hanging. 
 
 trav ail, 
 
 toil ; fatigue ; labour. 
 
 trav el, 
 
 to journey. 
 
 weath er, 
 
 state of the air; to 
 pass with difficulty. 
 
 weth er, 
 
 a sheep. 
 
 col lar, 
 
 something for the 
 neck. 
 
 choI er, 
 
 anger; bile. 
 
 Con-forni-i-ty to the will of God, is the 
 su-rest and al-so the most ea-sy means of 
 •ob-tain-ing a great treas-ure of gra-ces in 
 this life. 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 J9sar ter, 
 
 a book of psalms; 
 a form of devo- 
 tion. 
 
 salt er 
 
 one who salts, 
 sells salt. 
 
 prof it, 
 
 gain ; advantage ; 
 benefit. 
 
 to 
 
 propli et, 
 
 one who foretells. 
 
 <?Aam pa^ne', 
 
 a kind of wine. 
 
 cham pa^n, 
 
 a flat, open coun- 
 try. 
 
 clis creet, 
 
 prudent ; cautious. 
 
 clis crete, 
 
 distinct ; * disjunc- 
 tive. 
 
 un lade, 
 
 to unload. 
 
 un laid', 
 
 not placed ; not pa- 
 cified. 
 
 as cent, 
 
 rise ; act of rising. 
 
 as sent, 
 
 act of agreeing ; to 
 yield. 
 
 con cent, 
 
 concert of voices. 
 
 con sent, 
 
 agreement ; to agree 
 to. 
 
 SECTION II. 
 
 Abbreviations used in writing qgid printing . 
 
 A. Answer. 
 
 A. A. S. Fellow of 
 the American 
 Academy. 
 
 A. B. or B. A. Ba- 
 chelor of Arts. 
 
 Abp. Archbishop. 
 
 Acct. Account. 
 
 A. D. In the year 
 of our Lord. 
 
 Adm. Administra- 
 tor. 
 
 Ala. Alabama. 
 
 A. M. Master of 
 Arts. Before noon. 
 In the year of the 
 world. 
 
 Apr. April. 
 
 Ark. Arkansas. 
 
 Atty. Attorney. 
 
 A. U. C. In the year 
 of Rome. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 Aug. August. 
 
 Bart. Baronet. 
 
 B.C. Before Christ. 
 
 B. D. Bachelor of 
 Divinity. 
 
 B. M. Bachelor of 
 Medicine. 
 
 B. V. Blessed Vir- 
 gin. 
 
 C A hundred. 
 
 Ca. or Cal. Califor- 
 nia. 
 
 Capt. Captain. 
 
 Chas. Charles. 
 
 Chap. Chapter. 
 
 Co. Company, or 
 County. 
 
 Col. Colonel, or 
 Collector. 
 
 Coll. College. 
 
 Com. Commodore, 
 or Commissioner. 
 
 Con. Congress. 
 
 Conn, or Ct. Con- 
 necticut. 
 
 Const. Constable. 
 
 C.P. Common Pleas. 
 
 Cr. Credit, or Cre- 
 ditor. 
 
 Cts. Cents. 
 
 Cwt. A hundred 
 weight. 
 
 D. C. District of 
 Columbia. 
 
 D. D. Doctor of 
 Divinity. 
 
 Dea. Deacon. 
 
 Dec. December. 
 
 Deg. Degree. 
 
 Del. Delaware. 
 
 Dept. Deputy. 
 
 Do., or Ditto. The 
 same. [or. 
 
 Dr. Doctor, or Debt- 
 
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 153 
 
 E. East. 
 Ed. Edition. 
 
 e. g. For example. 
 Eng. England, or 
 
 English. 
 Ep. Epistle. 
 Esq. Esquire. 
 Etc. or &c. And so 
 
 forth. 
 Ex. Example. 
 Exr. Executor. 
 
 F. A. S. Fellow of 
 the Antiquarian 
 Society. 
 
 Feb. February. 
 
 Fig. Figure. 
 
 Fl. Florida. 
 
 Fol. Folio. 
 
 Fr, France, or 
 
 French. » 
 Frs. Francis. 
 F. R. S. Fellow of 
 
 the Roval Society. 
 F. S. A. • Fellow of 
 
 the Society of 
 
 Arts. 
 Ga. Georgia. 
 Gen. General. 
 Gent. Gentleman. 
 Geo. George. 
 Gov. Governor. 
 Hhd. Hogshead. 
 Hon. Honourable. 
 H. B. M. His or 
 
 Her Britannic Ma- 
 jesty. 
 ] lb. or Ibid. In the 
 
 same place, 
 i. e. That is. 
 Id. The same. 
 HI. Illinois. 
 Ind. Indiana. 
 Inst. Instant, or Of 
 
 this Month. 
 Int. Interest. 
 Io. Iowa. 
 Jac. Jacob. 
 Jan. January. 
 Jas. James. 
 
 Jno. John. 
 
 Jun. Junior. 
 
 K. King. 
 
 K.R Knight of the 
 Bath. 
 
 K. G. Knight of the 
 Garter. 
 
 Km. Kingdom. 
 
 Knt. Knight. 
 
 Ky. Kentucky. 
 
 L. Lord, or Lady. 
 
 La. Louisiana. 
 
 Lat. Latitude. 
 
 Lieut. Lieutenant. 
 
 LL. I>. Doctor of 
 Laws. 
 
 Lond. London. 
 
 Lon. Longitude. 
 
 L. S. Place of the 
 Seal. 
 
 M. One thousand. 
 
 Maj. Major. 
 
 Mass. Massachu- 
 setts. 
 
 Math. Mathema- 
 tics. 
 
 Matt. Matthew. 
 
 M. B. Bachelor of 
 Medicine. 
 
 M. C. Member of 
 Congress. 
 
 M. D. Doctor of 
 Medicine. 
 
 Md. Maryland. 
 
 Mem. Remember. 
 
 Messrs. Gentlemen, 
 Sirs, Messieurs, or 
 Misters. 
 
 Mich. Michigan. 
 
 Miss. Mississippi. 
 
 Mo. Missouri. 
 
 M. P. Member of 
 Parliament. 
 
 Mr. Master, or Mis- 
 ter. 
 
 Mrs. Mistress. 
 
 M S. Manuscript. 
 
 MSS. Manuscripts. 
 
 N. North. 
 
 N. A. North Amer- 
 ica. 
 
 N. B. Take notice. 
 
 N. C. North Caro- 
 lina. 
 
 N. E. North East. 
 
 Nem. con., or Nern. 
 diss. Unanimous- 
 
 iy. 
 
 N. H. New Hamp- 
 shire. 
 
 N. J. New Jersey. 
 
 No. Number. 
 
 Nov. November. 
 
 N. S. New Style. 
 Nova Scotia. 
 
 N. T. New Testa- 
 ment. 
 
 N.W. NorthWest, 
 
 N. W. T. North 
 Western Terri- 
 tory. 
 
 N. Y. New York 
 
 O. Ohio. 
 
 Obj. Objection. 
 
 Obt. Obedient. 
 
 Oct. October. 
 
 0. S. Old Stvle. 
 
 0. T. Old Testa- 
 ment. Oregon 
 Territory. 
 
 P. Page. Priest. 
 
 Pa. or Penn. Penn- 
 sylvania. 
 
 Pari. Parliament. 
 
 Per cent. By the 
 hundred. 
 
 Philom. Lover of 
 Learning. 
 
 P. M. Afternoon. 
 Post Master. 
 
 P. 0. Post Office. 
 
 Pop. Population. 
 
 Pres. President. 
 
 Prob. Problem. 
 
 Prof. Professor. 
 
 P. S. Postscript. 
 
 Q. Question, or 
 Queen. 
 
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 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 q. d. As if he should I S. A. 
 say. 
 
 Q. L. As much as 
 you please. 
 
 Qr. Quarter. 
 
 Q. S. Sufficient 
 quantity. 
 
 Reed. Received. 
 
 Regr. Register. 
 
 Rep. Representa- 
 tive. 
 
 R. I. Rhode Island. 
 
 RtHon. Right Hon- 
 ourable. 
 
 S. South. Shilling. 
 
 South Amer- 
 ica, [lina. 
 
 S. C. South Caro- 
 
 St. Saint. Street. 
 
 Sec. Section. Sec- 
 retary, [nior. 
 
 Sen. Senator. Se- 
 
 Sept. September. 
 
 Servt. Servant. 
 
 Serg. Sergeant. 
 
 Sol. Solomon. 
 
 S. T. D. Doctor of 
 Divinity. 
 
 S. T. P. Professor 
 of Theology. 
 
 ss. and viz. To wit ; 
 namely. 
 
 Tenn. Tennessee. 
 
 U. C. Upper Can- 
 ada 
 
 Ult. Last, or Of last 
 Month. 
 
 U. S. A. United 
 States of America. 
 
 W. West. 
 
 W. I. West Indies. 
 
 Wis. Wisconsin. 
 
 Wm. William. 
 
 Wp. Worship. 
 
 Wt. Weight. 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 Latin words and phrases in common use. 
 
 Ab in-i"-ti-o. From the beginning. 
 
 Ad ar-bit'-ri-um. At pleasure. 
 
 Ad cap-tan'-dum. To attract. 
 
 Ad in-fin'-i-tum. To infinity. 
 
 Ad lib'-it-um. At pleasure. 
 
 Ad ref-er-end'-um. For consider- 
 ation. 
 
 Ad va-lo'-rem. According to value. 
 
 A for-ti-o'-ri. With stronger rea- 
 son. 
 
 A'-li-as. Otherwise. 
 
 Al'-ib-i. Elseivheiy, or Proof of 
 having been elseivhere. 
 
 Al'-ma "ma-ter. Kind mother ; 
 University. 
 
 Ang'-li-ce. In English. 
 
 A pos-te-ri-o'-ri. From a latter 
 reason, or Behind. 
 
 A pri-o'-ri. From a prior reason. 
 
 Ar-ca'-na. Secrets. 
 
 Ar- ca'-num. Secret. 
 
 Ar-ffu-men'-tum ad hom'-in-em. 
 Personal argument. 
 
 Au'-di al'-ter-am par'-tem. Sear 
 both sides. 
 
 Bo'-na fi'-de. In reality. 
 
 Cac-o-e'-thes scri-beri-di. Pas- 
 sion for writing. 
 
 Com'-pos men'-tis. In one^s senses. 
 
 Cor-nu-co-pi'-aB. The horn of 
 plenty. 
 
 Cum mul'-tis a'-li-is. With many 
 others. 
 
 Cum priv-i-le'-gi-o. With privi- 
 lege. 
 
 Da'-tum, or Da'-ta. Point or 
 points settled or determined. 
 
 De fac'-to. In fact. 
 
 De'-i gra'-ti-a. By the grace of 
 God. 
 
 De ju'-re. By right. 
 
 Dom'-in-e di'-ri-ge nos. lord, 
 direct us. 
 
 Dram'-a-tis per-so-nse. Charac- 
 ters represented. 
 
 Du-ran'-te be'-ne pla"-ci-to. Dur- 
 ing pleasure. 
 
 Du-ran'-te vi'-ta. During life. 
 
 E plu'-ri-bus u'-num. One formed 
 of many. 
 
 Er'-go. Therefore. 
 
 Er-ra'-ta. Errors. 
 
 Est'-to per-pet'-u-a. May it last 
 for ever. 
 
 Ex. LaU. As, the ex-President 
 means the late President. 
 
 Ex-cel'-si-or. More lofty. 
 
 Ex of-fi"-ci-o. Officially. 
 
 Ex par'-te. On the part of or 
 One side. 
 
 Fac sim'-i-le. Exact copy or re- 
 semblance. 
 
 Fe'-lo de se. Self-murderer. 
 
 Fi'-at. Let it be done, or made. 
 
 Fi'-nis. End. 
 
 Gra'-tis. For nothing. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 155 
 
 Ha'-be-as cor'-pus. Have, or may 
 
 have, the body. 
 Hicja'-cet. Here lies. 
 Ib-i'-dem. In the same place. 
 I'-dem. The same. 
 Id est. That is. 
 Im-pri'-rnis. In the first place. 
 In coe'-lo qui'-es. There is rest 
 
 in heaven. 
 In com-men'-dam. For a time. 
 In pro'-pri-a per-so'-na. In per- 
 son. 
 In-stan'-ter. Instantly. 
 In sta'-tu quo. In the former 
 
 state. 
 In ter-ro'-rem. As a warning. 
 In to'-to. Altogether. 
 Ip'-se dix'-it. Mere assertion. 
 Ip'-so fac'-to. By the mere fact. 
 I'-tem. Also, or Article. 
 Ju'-re di-vi'-no. By divine right. 
 Lap'-sus lin'-gu83. A slip of the 
 
 tongue. 
 Lo'-cum te'nens. Deputy. 
 Mag'-na char'-ta (kar'ta). The 
 
 great Charter of England. 
 Max'-i-mum. The largest. 
 Me-men'-to ino'-ri. Bemember 
 
 that thou must die. 
 Me'-um et tu'-um. Mine and 
 
 thine. 
 Mm'-i-mum. The smallest. 
 Mul- turn in par'-vo. Much in a 
 
 small space. 
 Ne plus ul'-tra. No farther, or 
 
 Greatest extent. 
 No' -lens vo'-lens. Willing or not. 
 Noa com'-pos, or Non compos 
 
 men'-tis. Out of one's senses. 
 tem'-po-ra, mo'-res. the 
 
 times, the manners. 
 Om-nes. All. 
 O'-nus. Burden.. 
 Pas'-sim. Fveryivhere. 
 
 the 
 
 Pa'-ter Pa-tri'-se. Father of 
 
 Country. 
 Per an'-num. By the year. 
 Per se. Alone, or By itself. 
 Post mort'-em. After death. 
 Pro bo'-no pub'-li-co. For 
 
 public benefit. 
 Pro and con. For and against. 
 Pro for'-ma. For form's sake. 
 Pro hac vi'-ce. For this time. 
 Pro re na'-ta. For the occasion. 
 Pro tem'-po-re. For the time, or 
 
 For a time. 
 Quo an'-i-mo. Intention. 
 Quo-ad. As to. 
 Quon'-dam. Former. 
 Ke-qui-es'-cat in pa'ce. May lie 
 
 rest in peace. 
 Ke-sur'-gam. I shall rise again. 
 Kex. King. 
 Sem'-per e-a'-dem, or Sem'-per 
 
 i'-dem. Always Hie same. 
 Se-ri-a'-tim. In regular order. 
 Si'-ne di'-e. Without mentioning 
 
 any particular day. 
 Si'-ne qua non. Indispensable 
 
 requisite, or condition. 
 Su'-i gen'-e-ris. /Singular, of its 
 
 own hind. 
 Sum'-muin bo'-nuin. Greatest 
 
 Ter'-ra iir'-ma. Solid earth. 
 ,Tri'-a junc'-ta in u'-no. Three 
 
 joined in one. 
 U'-na vo'-ce. dvaninwusly. 
 U'-ti-le dul'-ci. Utility with 
 
 pleasure. [panion. 
 
 Va-de me'- cum. Constant com- 
 Ver'-sus. Against. 
 Vi-a. By the way of. 
 Vice. In the room of. 
 Vi'-ce ver'-sa. The reverse. 
 Vi'-de. See. 
 Vul-go. Commonly. 
 
 It is not the stud-ied and re-fined el-o-quence 
 of a dis-course that con-trib-utes to the sal-va- 
 tion of souls. Sim-pli-ci-ty and hu-mil-i-ty a-lone 
 dis-pose and o-pen hearts for the op-er-a-tions of 
 
 grace. 
 
156 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 READING LESSONS. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 THE GOOD SAMARITAN. 
 
 A cer-tain man went down from Je-ru-sa- 
 lem to Jer-i-CHo, and fell a-mong rob-bers, wlio 
 al-so stripped "him, and hav-ing wound-ed him, 
 went a- way, leav-ing him half dead. 
 
 And it hap-pened that a certain priest went 
 down the same way: and see-ing him, he 
 passed by. In like man-ner, al-so, a Le-vite, 
 when he was near the place, and saw him, 
 passed by. 
 
 But a certain Sa-niar-i-tan, be-ing on his 
 jour-ney, came near him, and seeing him, was 
 moved with com-pas-sion ; and going up to 
 him, bound up his wounds, pour-ing in oili 
 and wine; and set-ting him up-on his own 
 beast, brought him to an inn, and took care 
 of him. 
 
 And the next day he took out two pence, 
 and gave them to the host, and said : Take* 
 care of him ; and what-so-ev-er thou shalt 
 spend o-ver and a-bove, I at my re-turn will 
 re-pay thee. 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 157 
 
 Which of these three was neigh-bour to him 
 .hat fell among the robbers ? He that showed 
 
 V1ER-CY TO HIM. 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 THE PRODIGAL SON. 
 
 A certain man had two sons : and the 
 
 /oung-er of them said to hisfath-er: Father, 
 
 <rive me the por-tion of sub-stance that fall-eth 
 
 | o me. And he di-vi-ded un-to them his sub- 
 
 tance. 
 
 i And not ma-ny days af-ter, the younger son 
 ^;ath-er-ing all to-geth-er, went a-broad in-to a 
 ar coun-try, and there wast-ed his substance 
 >y liv-ing ri-ot-ous-ly. 
 
 And after he had spent all, there came a 
 aigh-ty fam-ine in that country, and he be-gan 
 { o be in want. And he went, and joined him- 
 elf to one of the cit-i-zens of that country, 
 -nd he sent him into his farm, to feed swine, 
 ^nd he would fain have filled his bel-ly with 
 he husks the swine did eat: and no man gave 
 nto him. 
 
 And re-turn-ing to himself, he said : How 
 
 aany hired ser-vants in my father's house have 
 
 len-ty of bread, and I here per-ish with hun- 
 
 er ? I will a-rise, and will go to my father, 
 
 ad say to him : Father, I have sinned a-gainst i 
 
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158 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 heav-en, and be-fore thee : I am not now wor- 
 thy to be called thy son : make me as one of 
 thy hi-red servants. 
 
 And ri-sing up, he went to his father. And 
 when he was yet a great way off, his father 
 saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, 
 run-ning to him, fell upon his neck, and kissed 
 him. 
 
 And the son said to him : Father, I have 
 sinned against heaven, and before thee : I am 
 not now worthy to be called thy son. But the 
 father said to his servants : Bring forth quick-ly 
 the first robe, and put it on him, and put a ring 
 on his hand, and shoes on his feet : And bring 
 hith-er the fat-ted calf, and kill it, and let us 
 eat and make mer-ry : be-cause this my son was 
 dead, and is come to life again : he was lost, 
 and is found. 
 
 1 
 
 LESSON III. 
 
 THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN. 
 
 Two men went up into the tem-ple to pray: s 
 the one a Phar-i-see, and the oth-er a Pub-li- 
 can. 
 
 The Pharisee stand-ing, prayed thus with 
 himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am 
 not as the rest of men, ex-tor-tion-ers, un-just, 
 a-dul-ter-ers, nor such as this publican. I fast 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLESiG-BOOK. 159 
 
 wice in the week : I give tithes of all that I 
 l>os-sess. 
 
 And the publican, standing a-far off, would 
 ot so much as lift his eyes to-wards heaven : 
 >ut struck his breast, say-ing : O God, be mer- 
 i-ful to me a sin-ner. 
 
 I say to you, this man went down to his 
 
 ouse jus-ti-fied rath-er than the other : because 
 
 ev-e-ry one that ex-alt-eth himself shall be 
 
 um-bled ; and he that humbleth himself shall 
 
 e exalted. 
 
 LESSON IV. 
 
 THE RICH MAN AJSTD THE BEGGAR. 
 
 There was a certain rich man, who was 
 iothed in pur-ple and fine lin-en, and feast-ed 
 limp-tu-ous-ly every day. And there was a 
 3rtain beg-gar, by name Laz-a-rus, who lay at 
 is gate, full of sores, de-si-ring to be filled with 
 le crumbs that fell from the rich man's ta-ble ; 
 ad no one did give him: more-o-ver the dogs 
 : ime and licked his sores. 
 
 And it came to pass that the beggar died, 
 id he was car-ried by the an-gels into A-bra- 
 am's bo-som. And the rich man also died : 
 id he was bur-ied in hell. 
 
 And, lift-ing up his eyes, when he was in 
 >r-ments, he saw Abraham afar off, and Laza- 
 
160 
 
 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 rus in his bosom: and, lie cried, and said: 
 Father Abraham, have mer-cy on me, and send 
 Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his fin-gei 
 in wa-ter, to cool my tongue, for I am tor! 
 ment-ed in this flame. 
 
 And Abraham said to him : Son, re-mem-bei 
 that thou didst re-ceive good things in thy life 
 time, and like-wise Lazarus e-vil things: but 
 now he is com-fort-ed, and thou art tormented, 
 And, besides all this, be-tween us and youj 
 there is fixed a great cHa-os : so that they whoj 
 would pass from hence to you, can-not, nor from 
 thence come hith-er. 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 3STO FORGIVENESS TO THEM THAT WILL 3STOT 
 FORGIVE. 
 
 The king-dom of heaven is li-kened to a! 
 king, who would take an ac-count of his ser- 
 vants. And when he had be-gun to take the 
 account, one was brought to hifli that owed 
 him ten thou-sand tal-ents. And as he had 
 not where-with to pay it, his lord com-mand-ed 
 that he should be sold, and his wife and chil- 
 dren, and all that he had, and pay-ment to be 
 made. 
 
 But that servant fall-ing down, be-sought 
 him, saying: Have pa-tience with me, and I 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 161 
 
 all pay thee all. And the lord of that ser- 
 ant, being moved with compassion, let him 
 r o, and for-gave him the debt. 
 
 But when that servant was gone out, he 
 >und one of his fel-low-servants that owed 
 im a hun-dred pence, and lay-ing hold of him, 
 e throt-tled him, saying : Pay what thou ow- 
 si. And his fellow-servant, falling down, be- 
 >ught him, saying: Have patience with me, 
 id I will pay thee all. And he would not : 
 ut went and cast him into prison, till he should 
 ay the debt. 
 
 Now his fellow-servants seeing what was 
 )ne, were very much grieved : and they came 
 id told their lord all that was done. Then 
 s lord called him, and said to him: Thou 
 ick-ed servant, I forgave thee all the debt, 
 3cause thou be-sought-est me. Siiould-est not 
 ou then have had compassion also on thy 
 jilow-servant, even as I had compassion on 
 ee? And his lord being angry, de-liv-ered 
 m to the tor-tur-ers, until he should pay all 
 \e debt. 
 
 r 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 THE SLOTHFUL SEKVANT. 
 
 * A man going into a far country, called his 
 jrvants, and delivered to them his goods. 
 
 34* 
 
162 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 And to one lie gave five tal-ents, and to a-notli 
 er two, and to another one, to every one ac 
 cord-ing to his prop-er a-bil-i-ty: and im-me 
 di-ate-ly he took his journey. 
 
 And he that had re-ceived the five talents 
 went his way, and tra-ded with the same, anc 
 gained other five. And in like man-ner he 
 that had received the two, gained other two 
 But he that had received the one, going his 
 way, digged in the earth, and hid his lord 7 ; 
 mon-ey. 
 
 But af-ter a long time the lord of those ser 
 vants came, and reck-oned with them, Anc 
 he that had received the five talents, com-ing 
 brought other five talents, saying : Lord, thoi' 
 de-liv-er-edst to me five talents : behold, I have 
 gained other five over and above. 
 
 His lord said to him : Well done, thou gooc 
 and faith-ful servant : because thou hast beei 
 faithful over a few things, I will set thee ove: 
 many things: enter thou into the joy of thj 
 lord. 
 
 And he also that had received the two tal 
 ents, came and said: Lord, thou deli vereds 
 two talents to me : behold, I have gained othe: 
 two. His lord said to him : Well done, gooc 
 and faithful servant : because thou hast beei 
 faithful over a few things, I will set thee ove: 
 
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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 163 
 
 many things : enter thou into the joy of thy 
 lord. 
 
 But he that had received the one talent, 
 came and said : Lord, I know that thou art a 
 hard man ; thou reap-est where thou hast not 
 sown, and gath-er-est where thou hast not 
 strewed. And being a-fraid, I went and hid 
 thy talent in the earth : behold, here thou hast 
 that which is thine. 
 
 And his lord, an-swer-ing, said to him : Thou 
 evil and sloth-ful servant, thou knewest that I 
 reap where I sow not, and gather where I have 
 not strewed. Thou ought-est, there-fore, to 
 have com-mit-ted my money to the bank-ers : 
 and at my coming I should have received my 
 own with u-su-ry. 
 
 Take ye away, therefore, the talent from 
 him, and give it him that hath ten talents. 
 For to every one that hath shall be given ; and 
 he shall a-bouncl ; but from him that hath not, 
 that also which he seem-eth to have shall be 
 taken away. And the un-prof-it-a-ble servant 
 cast ye out into ex-te-ri-or dark-ness. There 
 shall be weep-ing and gnash-ing of teeth. 
 
164 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 LESSON VII. 
 
 THE SEPARATION OF THE GOOD AND THE BAD 
 AT THE LAST DAY. 
 
 When the Son of Man shall come in his 
 ma"-jes-ty, and all the an-gels with him, then 
 shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty. And 
 all na-tions shall be gathered together before 
 him: and he shall sep-ar-ate them one from 
 another, as the shep-herd sep-ar-a-teth the sheep 
 from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on 
 his right hand; but the goats on the left. 
 
 Then shall the King say to them -that shall 
 be on his right hand : Come, ye bless-ed of my 
 Father, possess the kingdom pre-pared for you 
 from the found-a-tion of the world. For I was 
 hungry, and you gave me to eat : I was thirs-ty, 
 and you gave me to drink : I was a stran-ger, 
 and you took me in ; na-ked, and you clothed 
 me ; sick, and you vis-it-ed me : I was in prison, 
 and you came to me. 
 
 Then shall the just answer him, saying : Lord, 
 when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee; 
 thirsty, and gave thee drink ? And when did 
 we see thee a stranger, and took thee in, or 
 naked, and clothed thee ? Or when did we see 
 thee sick or in prison, and came to thee ? 
 
 And the King answering, shall say to them : 
 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 165 
 
 Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to 
 one of these iny least breth-ren, you did it 
 to me. 
 
 Then shall he say to them also that shall be 
 on his left hand : De-part from me, ye curs-ed, 
 into ev-er-last-ing fire, which was prepared for 
 the dev-il and his angels. For I was hungry 
 and you gave me not to eat : I was thirsty, 
 and you gave me not to drink. I was a stran- 
 ger, and you took me not in ; naked, and you 
 clothed me not ; sick, and in prison, and you 
 did not visit me. 
 
 Then shall they also answer him, saying: 
 Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, 
 or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, 
 and did not min-is-ter to thee ? 
 
 Then, he shall answer them, saying : Amen 
 I say to you, as long as you did it not to one 
 of these least ones, nei-ther did you do it 
 to me. And these shall go into everlasting 
 pun-ish-ment ; but the just, into life ever- 
 lasting. 
 
 We can-not make a bet-ter use of earth-ly 
 goods, than to em-ploy them in works of char- 
 i-ty. By this means we make them re-turn to 
 Grod, who is their source, and who is al-so the last 
 end to which ev-e-ry thing should be re-ferred. 
 
166 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 CONCLUSION. 
 
 RULES FOR SPELLING. 
 
 RULE I. 
 Monosyllables ending with/, I, or s, preceded by a single 
 vowel, double the final consonant: as staff, mill, pass, &c. 
 The only exceptions are — of, if, as, is, has, was, yes, his, 
 this, us, and thus. 
 
 RULE II. 
 
 Monosyllables ending with any consonant but /, I, or s, 
 and preceded by a single vowel, never double the final 
 consonant ; excepting add, ebb, butt, egg, odd, err, inn, bunn, 
 purr, and buzz. 
 
 RULE III. 
 
 Words ending with y, preceded by a consonant, form the 
 plurals of nouns, the persons of verbs, verbal nouns, past 
 participles, comparatives, and superlatives, by changing y 
 into i : as, spy, spies ; I carry, thou earnest ; he carrieth, or 
 carries ; carrier, carried ; happy, happier, happiest. 
 
 The present participle in ing, retains the y, that i may not 
 be doubled; as, carry, carrying ; bury, burying, &c. 
 
 But y, preceded by a vowel, in such instances as the 
 above, is not changed ; as, boy, boys ;■ I cloy, he cloys, 
 cloyed, &c. ; except in lay, pay, and say ; from which are 
 formed, laid, paid, and said ; and their compounds, unlaid, 
 unpaid, unsaid, &c. 
 
 RULE IY. 
 
 Words ending with y, preceded by a consonant, upon 
 assuming an additional syllable beginning with a consonant, 
 
THE PE ACTIO AL SPELLING-BOOK. 167 
 
 commonly change y into i ; as, happy, happily, happiness. 
 But when y is preceded by a vowel, it is very rarely changed 
 in the additional syllable ; as, coy, coyly ; boy, boyish, boy- 
 hood ; annoy, annoy er, annoyance ; joy, joyless, joyful. 
 
 rule v. 
 
 Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, 
 ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, 
 double that consonant, when they take another syllable 
 beginning with a vowel : as, wit, witty ; thin, thinnish ; to 
 abet, an abettor ; to begin, a beginner. 
 
 But if a diphthong precedes, or the accent is on the pre- 
 ceding syllable, the consonant remains single : as, to toil, 
 toiling ; to offer, an offering ; maid, maiden, &c. 
 
 rule VI. 
 Words ending with any double letter but I, and taking 
 %ess, less, ly, or ful, after them, preserve the letter double : 
 is, harmlessness, carelessness, carelessly, stiffly, successful, 
 listressful, &c. But those words which end with double I, 
 ind take ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, generally omit 
 me I: as, fulness, skilless, fully, skilful, &c. 
 
 rule vn. 
 Ness, less, ly, and ful, added to words ending with silent 
 , do not cut it off: as, paleness, guileless, closely, peaceful : 
 xcept in a few words : as, duly, truly, awful. 
 
 RULE VIII. 
 
 Merit, added to words ending with silent e, generally pre- 
 Brves the e from elision : as, abatement, chastisement, incite- 
 ment, &c. The words, judgment, abridgment, acknowledg- 
 ment, are deviations from the rule. 
 
168 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 
 
 Like other terminations, merit changes y into i, when 
 preceded by a consonant : as, accompany, accompaniment ; 
 merry, merriment. 
 
 RULE IX. 
 
 Able and ible, when incorporated into words ending with 
 silent e, almost always cut it off: as, blame, blamable ; 
 cure, curable ; sense, sensible, &c. : but if c or g soft comes 
 before e in the original word, the e is then preserved in 
 words compounded with able : as, change, changeable ; peace, 
 peaceable, &c. 
 
 rule X. 
 When ing or ish is added to words ending with silent e, 
 the e is almost universally omitted : as, place, placing ; 
 lodge, lodging ; slave, slavish ; prude, prudish. 
 
 RULE XI. 
 
 Words taken into composition, often drop those letters 
 which were superfluous in the simple words : as, handful, 
 withal, chilblain. 
 
 
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