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 By THOMAS J, LEE, Esq. 
 
 HALLO WELL; 
 GLAZIER, MASTERS & CO. 
 
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 Entered according to the act of Congress, in 
 the year 1831, by Thomas J. Lee, in the Clerk's 
 Office, of the District Court of Maine. 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 Nothing is attempted in this manual but a careful 
 selection from the mass of materials already before 
 the public, and such an arrangement of them, as it is 
 hoped will facilitate the progress of the learner. 
 
 The vowels are arranged in such a manner as best 
 to answer the purpose of instruction. The number 
 of simple vowel sounds, as given by Murray, has 
 been chosen as containing* the regular sounds of the 
 vowels. The most common of the irregularly sounded 
 vowels, and improper diphthongs, and such consonants 
 and double consonants as have more than one sound, 
 are inserted in the table of sounds. 
 
 The multitude of characters used in some Spelling- 
 Books to designate squnds, is unnecessary and per- 
 plexing to the learner. Of what use is it, that sylla- 
 bles, which alwa3's have the same sound, should have 
 characters placed over them whenever they occur ? 
 A judicious arrangement, and natural division of 
 words, with directions for placing the accent, are 
 generally sufficient to convey the sounds of the let- 
 ters. The Compiler has endeavoured, in this book, 
 to class the rnu no syllables and dissyllables (except a 
 few easy words in the former part of the book) so as 
 to convey the sounds accurately. But it is thought, 
 that in words of three or more syllables, if the accent* 
 ed syllables be pointed out, the learner will usually 
 pronounce the others correctly. 
 
 In the division of words into syllables, it is best to 
 " divide them as they are naturally divided in a right 
 pronunciation," and as is most agreeable to the ear. 
 If, in addition to this, it is observed, that compound 
 words should be resolved into their primitive, and 
 grammatical terminations carefully separated in spel- 
 ling", no further direction seems necessary. 
 
* PREFACE. 
 
 It has not been the intention of the Compiler to 
 collect complete lists of the various classes of words, 
 which would introduce many words seldom used, and 
 only in learned works ; nor did he intend to insert 
 uncommon words in the spelling- lessons, but to col- 
 lect a sufficient number of those in common use, 
 which ought to be learned first. Such words will af- 
 ford abundant exercise for the learner, and sufficient 
 examples of the various sounds of the letters ; and 
 recourse may always be had to dictionaries to ascer- 
 tain the pronunciation of uncommon and technical 
 terms. 
 
 The orthography of Johnson has been followed ex- 
 cept in the omission of k in words ending* with ic, as 
 public. And the pronunciation of Walker has been 
 followed except in the words, clerk, clerkship, cucum* 
 ber, deaf, lieutenant, pour, raisin, and sergeant. Good 
 usage in this country seems to have decided in favour 
 of a more analogical pronunciation for these words 
 than he has given them. Where Walker has given 
 more than one method of pronunciation, the Com- 
 piler has made his election. 
 
 Children should be made to distinguish the various 
 sounds of the vowels and consonants, by which they 
 are much assisted in reading and spelling. In using 
 this book, let them be taught the table of sounds, and 
 also be taught to pronounce the several vowel sounds, 
 detached from the key words in which they stand. 
 When they become thorough and ready in this exer- 
 cise, they may be directed to analyze the words in 
 the following manner. 
 
 Catastrophe j c hard, a* short, a short, s sharp, long, pk like 
 /, and e long. 
 
 Anonymous; a short, short, y like e long, silent, u short, 
 and s sharp. 
 
 Chandelier ; ch like sh, a short, d proper, t long, i silent, and 
 e long, or ie like e long- 
 
 * When a ends an unaccented syllable, its sound is difficult t« 
 appreciate. It seems best to consider it short, as Walker has 
 done. The final a should be sounded nearly like ah. 
 
PREFACE. O 
 
 Parson ; a middle, a sharp, and silent. 
 
 Parent ; a long, e short, and t proper. 
 
 Improve 3 i short, middle, and e silent. 
 
 Legible j e short, g soft, i like e long, and e silent. 
 
 Nation ; a long, t like aft, i silent, like « short. 
 
 Decrease ; e. long, c hard, ea like e long, a sharp, and e silent. 
 
 Soldier 3 a sharp, o long, d like /, ie like e long. 
 
 In selecting the Reading Lessons, simplicity and 
 purity have been sought, both in style and sentiment ; 
 and a few selections from the Bible have been intro- 
 duced. The arrangement, it is hoped, is such, as 
 will advance the learner by easy gradations. 
 
 Common names of persons, and names of distin* 
 g-uished places, are inserted. It is apparent that 
 youth should early be made acquainted with their or- 
 thography and pronunciation. 
 
 In the 24th chapter, the first word of each couplet, 
 may be considered as a key to the sound of the suc- 
 ceeding word. 
 
 The Compiler has endeavoured to put the elemen- 
 tary lessons into such a form as to be easily commit- 
 ted to memory and retained. In preparing- them, he 
 has made use of the language of other persons, when- 
 ever it met his own views. 
 
 Perhaps there is no way to express the Abbrevia- 
 tions so clearly as to supersede the necessity of expla- 
 nation from the teacher. Children should be taught 
 that the same initial or abbreviation sometimes stands 
 for different words, and the same words are repre- 
 sented by different abbreviations. They should also 
 be taught where they are used. 
 
 Questions on some of the chapters for the exami- 
 nation of the pupils, are annexed, which it is hoped 
 will contribute to the ease of the instructer, and the 
 advancement of the scholar. 
 
 A select collection of words with brief definitions 
 is annexed to exercise the more advanced pupils in 
 spelling- and defining. A few of these words in which 
 the pronunciation differs from the orthography, have 
 the sounds pointed out bv a different spelling. This 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 list will be found to contain the principal words used 
 in the elementary and reading- lessons, and thus in a 
 measure answer the purpose of a dictionary for the 
 pupil. 
 Moyalston, Mass. 1821. 
 
 Note to the Improved Edition. 
 
 The kind reception of this Book by a generous 
 public, has induced the Compiler to prepare this edi- 
 tion to meet the laudable spirit of improvement, ex- 
 isting" at the present day. 
 
 The general plan of the book is not altered. The 
 Orthography, Pronunciation, and Elementary Les- 
 sons, are the same with the former editions. But the 
 Spelling" Tables are enlarged, and the Reading Les- 
 sons altered and differently arranged. 
 
 November, 1831. 
 
THE ALPHABET. 
 
 Roman. 
 
 Italic, 
 
 Old English. 
 
 A a 
 
 A 
 
 a 
 
 & u 
 
 B b 
 
 B 
 
 b 
 
 2$ t> 
 
 C c 
 
 C 
 
 c 
 
 e t 
 
 D d 
 
 D 
 
 d 
 
 m tr 
 
 E e 
 
 E 
 
 e 
 
 m e 
 
 F f 
 
 F 
 
 f 
 
 iF t 
 
 G g 
 
 G 
 
 g 
 
 a* a 
 
 H h 
 
 H 
 
 h 
 
 m ft 
 
 I i 
 
 I 
 
 i 
 
 * i 
 
 J j 
 
 J 
 
 J 
 
 3 \ 
 
 K k 
 
 K 
 
 k 
 
 St It 
 
 L 1 
 
 L 
 
 I 
 
 & I 1 
 
 M m 
 
 M 
 
 m 
 
 J&m 
 
 N n 
 
 JY 
 
 n 
 
 $L tt 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 
 
 <& 
 
 P P 
 
 P 
 
 P 
 
 » J> 
 
 <3 q 
 
 Q 
 
 9 
 
 fa ti 
 
 R r 
 
 R 
 
 r 
 
 i& V 
 
 S s 
 
 S 
 
 8 
 
 Ss U 
 
 T t 
 
 T 
 
 t 
 
 K t 
 
 U u 
 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 U tt 
 
 V v 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 W ii 
 
 W w 
 
 W 
 
 w 
 
 w® to 
 
 X x 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X V 
 
 Y y 
 
 Y 
 
 y 
 
 m n 
 
 Z z 
 
 Z 
 
 z 
 
 % ? 
 
 Names. 
 
 a 
 
 bee 
 
 cee 
 
 dee 
 
 e 
 
 ef 
 
 je 
 aitch 
 
 i or eye 
 
 J a y 
 
 ka 
 
 el 
 
 em 
 
 en 
 
 o 
 
 pee 
 
 cue 
 
 ar 
 
 ess 
 
 tee 
 
 you 
 
 vee 
 
 double u 
 
 eks 
 
 wy 
 
 zee 
 
8 
 
 ALPHABETS 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 Capital Letters. 
 
 
 H Q 
 
 G Z 
 
 N 
 
 A 
 
 R F 
 
 PCS 
 
 M 
 
 E 
 
 J X 
 
 Y D U 
 
 K 
 
 V 
 
 B 
 
 W L T 
 
 Small Letters. 
 
 I 
 
 
 m k 
 
 j o q i 
 
 p r 
 
 n 
 
 1 § 
 
 e d a f 
 
 b h 
 
 c 
 
 s w 
 
 u v z y 
 
 V0W9fo m 
 
 t X 
 
 & 
 
 a e i o i 
 
 i, and sometimes 
 Consonants. 
 
 w and 
 
 y- 
 
 b c d f g h 
 
 j k 1 m n p -q r 
 
 s t V x z. 
 
 Double and Triple Letters. 
 
 
 jE CE 
 
 se ce ff fi ffi 
 Figures. 
 
 fl ffl. 
 
 
 12 3 
 
 4 5 6 7 
 
 8 9 
 
 0. 
 
Table of Sounds, 
 
 CHAPTER L 
 
 Table of Sounds. 
 
 REGULAR VOWELS. 
 
 a long, as heard in hate, 
 
 a short, - hat. 
 
 a middle, - - part, 
 
 a broad, tap^A - - hall. 
 
 e long, - - mete. 
 
 e short, - met. 
 
 i long, - - pine, 
 
 i short, - - pin. 
 
 o long, - - note. 
 
 o short, N ■ - - not. 
 
 o middle, - - prove. 
 
 u long, - duke, 
 
 u short, - - duck, 
 
 u middle, - . - - bush. 
 
 IRREGULAR VOWELS. 
 
 a like o short, as heard in wash. 
 
 a like u short, - - liar. 
 
 e like u short, - her. 
 
 e like a long, - - there. 
 
 i like u short, - shirt. 
 
 i like e long, - - caprice. 
 
 o like u short, - done. 
 
 o like a broad, r - nor. 
 
 y like i long, - by. 
 
 y like e long, - - beauty, 
 
10 Sounds of the Diphthongs. 
 
 PROPER DIPHTHONGS. 
 
 01 7 have the combine 
 
 d sound ol 
 
 broad \ oil, 
 
 oy ) a, and long e, 
 
 as heard in 
 
 (boy 
 
 ou > have the combined sound of broad ^ our, 
 
 ovv ) a, and middle 
 
 u, as heard 
 
 in I now 
 
 IMPROPER 
 
 DIPHTHONGS 
 
 
 ai like a long, as heard in 
 
 ail. 
 
 au like a broad, 
 
 - 
 
 fault. 
 
 au like a middle, 
 
 - 
 
 aunt. 
 
 aw like a broad, 
 
 - 
 
 awl. 
 
 ay like a long, 
 
 - 
 
 day. 
 
 ea like a long, 
 
 - 
 
 great. 
 
 ea like e long, 
 
 - 
 
 lean. 
 
 ea like e short, 
 
 - 
 
 head. 
 
 ee like e long, 
 
 - 
 
 deed. 
 
 ei like a long, 
 
 . 
 
 vein. 
 
 ei like e long, 
 
 - 
 
 seize, 
 
 ewlike u long, 
 
 - 
 
 blew. 
 
 ey like a long, 
 
 - 
 
 whey. 
 
 ie like e long, 
 
 - 
 
 bier. 
 
 ie like i long, 
 
 - 
 
 pie. 
 
 oa like o long, 
 
 - 
 
 load. 
 
 oe like o long, 
 
 - 
 
 hoe. 
 
 oo like o middle, 
 
 . 
 
 cool. 
 
 oo like u middle, 
 
 - 
 
 good. 
 
 ou like o long, 
 
 - 
 
 four. 
 
 .ow like o long, 
 
 - 
 
 blow. 
 
Sounds of the Consonants. 
 
 II 
 
 CONSONANTS. 
 
 c hard like k, as heard in 
 
 c soft like s, - - 
 c like sh, 
 
 c like z, - 
 
 ch hard, - 
 
 Ch Soft, **'! :y - 
 
 ch like tch, - 
 
 d proper, - 
 
 d soft like j, - 
 
 g hard, - 
 
 g soft, 
 
 gh like f, - 
 
 ph like f, 
 
 s sharp, - 
 s soft, - 
 
 t proper, - 
 
 t like tsh, - 
 
 t like sh, - - 
 
 th hard, - 
 th soft, - 
 
 x flat, like gz, 
 x sharp like ks, 
 
 cash. 
 
 cellar. 
 
 ocean, speciaL 
 
 suffice. 
 
 CHord. 
 cAaise. 
 cheese. 
 
 death, 
 soldier. 
 
 gone, 
 gem. 
 
 laugh. 
 
 phlegm- 
 
 saint, 
 rose. 
 
 take. 
 
 nature. 
 
 nation. 
 
 thin. 
 THine. 
 
 exalt, 
 extreme. 
 
 Some of the consooant sounds are denoted by small capitals 
 and Italics ; all other Italic letters are silent. So many of thfr 
 silent vowels are printed in Italics, as seemed necessary to con- 
 vey the sounds or the syllables. The final e preceded by /and a: 
 mute is always silent. Where e final lengthens the syllable, it is- 
 printed in Roman letters. G is soft before e, i, and t/, — and i and 
 ij, ending an unaccented syllable; sound like e long, unless other- 
 wise noted. 
 
12 
 
 Words of 
 
 Two Letters. 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 
 Syllables and Words of Two Letters 
 
 ab 
 
 eb 
 
 
 ib 
 
 
 ob 
 
 ub 
 
 ac 
 
 ec 
 
 
 ic 
 
 
 oc 
 
 uc 
 
 ad 
 
 ed 
 
 
 id 
 
 
 od 
 
 ud 
 
 af 
 
 ef 
 
 
 if 
 
 
 of 
 
 uf 
 
 ag 
 
 e g 
 
 
 ig 
 
 
 og 
 
 ug 
 
 ak 
 
 ek 
 
 
 ik 
 
 
 ok 
 
 uk 
 
 al 
 
 el 
 
 
 il 
 
 
 ol 
 
 ul 
 
 am 
 
 em 
 
 
 im 
 
 
 om 
 
 um 
 
 an 
 
 en 
 
 
 in 
 
 
 on 
 
 un 
 
 ap 
 
 ep 
 
 
 ip 
 
 
 op 
 
 up 
 
 ar 
 
 er 
 
 
 ir 
 
 
 or 
 
 ur 
 
 as 
 
 es 
 
 
 is 
 
 
 OS 
 
 us 
 
 at 
 
 et 
 
 
 it 
 
 
 ot 
 
 ut 
 
 
 
 
 wvwxw> 
 
 
 
 ba 
 
 be 
 
 bi 
 
 
 bo 
 
 bu 
 
 by 
 
 ca 
 
 ce 
 
 ci 
 
 
 CO 
 
 cu 
 
 c y 
 
 da 
 
 de 
 
 di 
 
 
 do 
 
 du 
 
 dy 
 
 fa 
 
 fe 
 
 fi 
 
 
 fo 
 
 fu 
 
 fy 
 
 ga 
 
 g e 
 
 gi 
 
 
 g° 
 
 gu 
 
 gy 
 
 ha 
 
 he 
 
 hi 
 
 
 ho 
 
 hu 
 
 hy 
 
 ja 
 
 je 
 
 ji 
 
 
 j° 
 
 J u 
 
 jy 
 
 ka 
 
 ke 
 
 ki 
 
 
 ko 
 
 ku 
 
 ky 
 
 la 
 
 le 
 
 li 
 
 
 lo 
 
 lu 
 
 iy 
 
 ma 
 
 me 
 
 mi 
 
 
 mo 
 
 mu 
 
 my 
 
 na 
 
 ne 
 
 ni 
 
 
 no 
 
 nu 
 
 n y 
 
Words of Two Letters. 13 
 
 pa 
 
 pe 
 
 P 1 
 
 po 
 
 p u py 
 
 ra 
 
 re 
 
 ri 
 
 ro 
 
 ru ry 
 
 sa 
 
 se 
 
 si 
 
 so 
 
 su sy 
 
 ta 
 
 te 
 
 ti 
 
 to 
 
 tu ty 
 
 
 
 Wv^. vwvvw 
 
 fy 
 
 by 
 
 go 
 
 to 
 
 he be 
 
 ho 
 
 my 
 
 lo 
 
 wo 
 
 me ye 
 
 ha 
 
 do 
 
 so 
 
 ho 
 
 we no 
 
 
 
 %*%**» wwvww 
 
 ah 
 
 am 
 
 an 
 
 
 at as 
 
 is 
 
 it 
 
 if 
 
 
 in on 
 
 ox 
 
 of 
 
 or 
 
 
 up us 
 
 
 
 LESSON 
 
 1. 
 
 
 ye. 
 
 
 
 Go up. 
 
 
 Be ye. 
 
 
 
 I go by. 
 
 
 By me. 
 
 
 
 So we go. 
 
 
 Go ye. 
 
 
 
 We go up. 
 
 
 On us. 
 
 
 
 I am he 
 
 
 My ox. 
 
 
 
 It is up. 
 
 
 
 LESSON 2. 
 
 
 I go up 
 
 • 
 
 
 So it is. 
 
 
 Is it up 
 
 (J 
 
 
 It is he. 
 
 
 Is it so 
 
 1 
 
 
 If it be. 
 
 
 So be ye. 
 
 
 If I do. 
 
 
 If I do. 
 
 
 
 If I be. 
 
 
 It is so. 
 
 
 
 Is it up ? 
 
14 
 
 Words of Three Letters 
 
 
 
 
 Vowels Short. 
 
 
 Bad 
 
 man 
 
 den 
 
 wen 
 
 kid 
 
 bag 
 
 map 
 
 fed 
 
 yet 
 
 kin 
 
 ban 
 
 mat 
 
 fen 
 
 Bib 
 
 lid- 
 
 bat 
 
 nag 
 
 gem 
 
 bid 
 
 lip 
 
 cag 
 
 nap 
 
 hem 
 
 big 
 
 mid 
 
 can 
 
 pad 
 
 hen 
 
 bin 
 
 mix 
 
 cap 
 
 pan 
 
 jet 
 
 bit 
 
 nib 
 
 cat 
 
 pat 
 
 keg 
 
 tit 
 
 nip 
 
 dab 
 
 rag 
 
 ken 
 
 did 
 
 nit 
 
 fag 
 
 ran 
 
 led 
 
 dig 
 
 Pg 
 
 fan 
 
 rap 
 
 leg 
 
 dim 
 
 pin 
 
 fat 
 
 rat 
 
 let 
 
 din 
 
 pit 
 
 gad 
 
 sad 
 
 men 
 
 dip 
 
 rib 
 
 gag 
 
 sag 
 
 met 
 
 fib 
 
 rid 
 
 gap 
 
 sap 
 
 neb 
 
 fid 
 
 rig 
 
 gat 
 
 sat 
 
 net 
 
 % 
 
 rim 
 
 had 
 
 tag 
 
 P e g 
 
 fin 
 
 rip 
 
 hag 
 
 tan 
 
 pen 
 
 fit 
 
 sin 
 
 ham 
 
 tap 
 
 pet 
 
 fix 
 
 sip 
 
 hap 
 
 tax 
 
 red 
 
 gin 
 
 sit 
 
 has 
 
 van 
 
 set 
 
 hid 
 
 six 
 
 hat 
 
 vat 
 
 sex 
 
 him 
 
 tin 
 
 lad 
 
 wag 
 
 ten 
 
 hin 
 
 tip 
 
 lag 
 
 wax 
 
 vex 
 
 hip 
 
 wig 
 
 lap 
 
 Bed 
 
 web 
 
 his 
 
 win 
 
 lax 
 
 beg 
 
 wed 
 
 hit 
 
 wit 
 
 mad 
 
 bet 
 
 wet 
 
 jig 
 
 Bog 
 

 Words of Three Letters. 
 
 
 box 
 
 lot 
 
 bun 
 
 mud 
 
 aft 
 
 cob 
 
 mob 
 
 bur 
 
 mug 
 
 and 
 
 cog 
 
 mop 
 
 but 
 
 nun 
 
 ant 
 
 con 
 
 nod 
 
 cub 
 
 nut 
 
 apt 
 
 cot 
 
 not 
 
 cud 
 
 P u g 
 
 ash 
 
 dog 
 
 pod 
 
 cup 
 
 pun 
 
 ask 
 
 dot 
 
 pop 
 
 cur 
 
 pus 
 
 asp 
 
 fob 
 
 pot 
 
 cut 
 
 rub 
 
 axe 
 
 fog 
 
 rob 
 
 dug 
 
 rug 
 
 ebb 
 
 fop 
 
 rod 
 
 dun 
 
 rum 
 
 egg 
 
 fox 
 
 rot 
 
 fun 
 
 run 
 
 elf 
 
 got 
 
 sob 
 
 fur 
 
 rut 
 
 elk 
 
 hod 
 
 sod 
 
 gum 
 
 sum 
 
 ell 
 
 hog- 
 
 sog 
 
 gun 
 
 sun 
 
 elm 
 
 hop 
 
 sop 
 
 hub 
 
 sup 
 
 end 
 
 hot 
 
 sot 
 
 hug 
 
 tub 
 
 err 
 
 job 
 
 top 
 
 hum 
 
 tug 
 
 ill 
 
 j°g 
 
 wot 
 
 hut 
 
 tun 
 
 imp 
 
 jot 
 
 yon 
 
 jug 
 
 urn 
 
 ink 
 
 log 
 
 Bud 
 
 jut 
 
 Act 
 
 inn 
 
 lop 
 
 bug 
 
 lug 
 
 Vowels loi 
 
 add 
 
 odd 
 
 Ace 
 
 ice 
 
 use 
 
 ply 
 
 spy 
 
 age 
 
 ile 
 
 THe 
 
 pry 
 
 sty 
 
 ale 
 
 ire 
 
 she 
 
 rye 
 
 THy 
 
 ape 
 
 ode 
 
 Cry 
 
 shy 
 
 try 
 
 ate 
 
 old 
 
 dry 
 
 sky 
 
 why 
 
 eve 
 
 ore 
 
 % 
 
 sly 
 
 wry 
 
 15 
 
10 Easy Reading Lessons. 
 
 LESSON 3. 
 
 Is he up ? It is to be. 
 
 He is up. Am I to go ? 
 
 Do as I do. It is my ox. 
 
 Do so to us. We do go on. 
 
 It is on me. As we go in. 
 
 LESSON 4. 
 
 It is an ox. Ah ! is it so ? 
 
 As I go by. Ha ! it is he. 
 
 So am I. He is to go. 
 
 Lo ! I am he. I am to go. 
 
 If he be in. So we go in. 
 
 LESSON 5. 
 
 My ox is in. As I am in. 
 
 It is by me. Do ye as I do. 
 
 Go on by us. Is it so, or no ? 
 
 I am by it. I am as he is. 
 
 If I be in. Do ye as I do. 
 
 LESSON 6. 
 
 Am I to do it ? Do we go to bed ? 
 
 Is he to do it ? Ann is to go. 
 
 I am to do it. My hat is by me. 
 
 It is my top. Put it on. 
 
 See me hop. Let me try. 
 
Words of Four Letters, 17 
 
 
 Vowels short. 
 
 
 Band 
 
 glad 
 
 best 
 
 rest 
 
 bank 
 
 hack 
 
 cent 
 
 self 
 
 bang 
 
 hand 
 
 desk 
 
 sell 
 
 blab 
 
 hang 
 
 fell 
 
 send 
 
 brad 
 
 hank 
 
 felt 
 
 sent 
 
 t>rag 
 
 hast 
 
 fend 
 
 shed 
 
 bran 
 
 land 
 
 fret 
 
 sled 
 
 brat 
 
 lank 
 
 gem 
 
 sped 
 
 cash 
 
 mask 
 
 glen 
 
 stem 
 
 cask 
 
 mass 
 
 held 
 
 step 
 
 cast 
 
 pang 
 
 help 
 
 tell 
 
 chap 
 
 plan 
 
 kelp 
 
 welt 
 
 chat 
 
 plat 
 
 jest 
 
 Brig 
 
 clad 
 
 rack 
 
 lend 
 
 brim 
 
 clam 
 
 rang 
 
 lent 
 
 chin 
 
 clan 
 
 sack 
 
 lest 
 
 chip 
 
 crab 
 
 sand 
 
 melt 
 
 chit 
 
 crag 
 
 sank 
 
 mend 
 
 clip 
 
 cram 
 
 sang 
 
 neck 
 
 crib 
 
 dash 
 
 sash 
 
 nest 
 
 dint 
 
 drab 
 
 shad 
 
 next 
 
 dish 
 
 drag 
 
 <stab 
 
 peck 
 
 disk 
 
 dram 
 
 Beck 
 
 pelf 
 
 drip 
 
 fact 
 
 bell 
 
 pelt 
 
 fill 
 
 fang 
 
 belt 
 
 pent 
 
 fish 
 
 flag 
 
 bend 
 2* 
 
 pest 
 
 fist 
 
13 
 
 Words of Four Letters. 
 
 gilt 
 
 risk 
 
 flog 
 
 spot 
 
 glib 
 
 shin 
 
 flop 
 
 stop 
 
 grim 
 
 ship 
 
 fond 
 
 trod 
 
 grin 
 
 sick 
 
 font 
 
 trot 
 
 grit 
 
 sift 
 
 frog 
 
 Buck 
 
 hill 
 
 sing 
 
 from 
 
 buff 
 
 hilt 
 
 sink 
 
 lock 
 
 bulk 
 
 hint 
 
 skim 
 
 loft 
 
 bung 
 
 kill 
 
 skip 
 
 toll 
 
 club 
 
 king 
 
 slid 
 
 long 
 
 crum 
 
 lick 
 
 slim 
 
 loss 
 
 cull 
 
 lift 
 
 slip 
 
 lost 
 
 curb 
 
 link 
 
 slit 
 
 mob 
 
 curd 
 
 lisp 
 
 smit 
 
 mock 
 
 curl 
 
 list 
 
 spit 
 
 moss 
 
 drug 
 
 live 
 
 tick 
 
 moth 
 
 duck 
 
 mill 
 
 till 
 
 plod 
 
 dull 
 
 milt 
 
 tint 
 
 plot 
 
 dusk 
 
 mint 
 
 trim 
 
 pomp 
 
 dust 
 
 miss 
 
 wing 
 
 pond 
 
 grum 
 
 mist 
 
 Blot 
 
 prop 
 
 gush 
 
 pill 
 
 bond 
 
 rock 
 
 gust 
 
 pink 
 
 chop 
 
 scot 
 
 hush 
 
 pith 
 
 clod 
 
 shod 
 
 luck 
 
 prim 
 
 clot 
 
 shop 
 
 must 
 
 rich 
 
 crop 
 
 shot 
 
 plum 
 
 rift 
 
 doll 
 
 slop 
 
 rung 
 
 m 
 
Words of Four Letters. 
 
 19 
 
 
 Vowels long-. 
 
 
 Babe 
 
 hale 
 
 race 
 
 bind 
 
 bale 
 bane 
 
 hate 
 haze 
 
 rage 
 rake 
 
 bite 
 cite 
 
 base 
 bate 
 
 jade 
 lace 
 
 rate 
 rave 
 
 dice 
 dike 
 
 cage 
 cake 
 
 lade 
 lake 
 
 raze 
 safe 
 
 dine 
 dire 
 
 came 
 
 lame 
 
 sage 
 
 dive 
 
 cane 
 
 lane 
 
 sake 
 
 fife 
 
 cape 
 case 
 
 late 
 lave 
 
 sale 
 same 
 
 file 
 find 
 
 cave 
 
 mace 
 
 sane 
 
 fine 
 
 dale 
 
 made 
 
 save 
 
 fire 
 
 date 
 
 make 
 
 take 
 
 five 
 
 dame 
 
 male 
 
 tale 
 
 hide 
 
 face 
 
 mane 
 
 tame 
 
 hind 
 
 fade 
 
 mate 
 
 tape 
 
 hire 
 
 fame 
 
 maze 
 
 vale 
 
 hive 
 
 fane 
 
 name 
 
 vane 
 
 kine 
 
 fate 
 gage 
 
 nape 
 nave 
 
 vase 
 wade 
 
 kite 
 lice 
 
 gale 
 
 game 
 
 gate 
 
 pace 
 page 
 pale 
 
 wage 
 wake 
 wale 
 
 like 
 
 life 
 
 lime 
 
 gave 
 hake 
 
 pane 
 pave 
 
 wane 
 Bile 
 
 line 
 mild 
 
20 
 
 Words 
 
 
 
 of Four Letters, 
 
 mile 
 
 vine 
 
 hone 
 
 roll 
 
 mind 
 
 Bold 
 
 hope 
 
 rope 
 
 mine 
 
 boll 
 
 hose 
 
 rose 
 
 mire 
 
 bolt 
 
 host 
 
 rove 
 
 mite 
 
 bone 
 
 hove 
 
 sold 
 
 nice 
 
 bore 
 
 joke 
 
 sole 
 
 nine 
 
 code 
 
 jole 
 
 sore 
 
 pike 
 
 cold 
 
 jolt 
 
 told 
 
 pile 
 
 colt 
 
 lobe 
 
 tole 
 
 pine 
 
 cone 
 
 lone 
 
 tone 
 
 pint 
 
 cope 
 
 lore 
 
 tore 
 
 pipe 
 
 core 
 
 mode 
 
 vote 
 
 ride 
 
 cove 
 
 mole 
 
 wore 
 
 rice 
 
 dolt 
 
 mope 
 
 wove 
 
 rind 
 
 dome 
 
 more 
 
 yoke 
 
 ripe 
 
 dote 
 
 most 
 
 yore 
 
 rise 
 
 dose 
 
 mote 
 
 zone 
 
 rite 
 
 doze 
 
 node 
 
 Cube 
 
 rive 
 
 fold 
 
 nose 
 
 cure 
 
 side 
 
 ford 
 
 note 
 
 duke 
 
 size 
 
 fore 
 
 pole 
 
 dupe 
 
 tide 
 
 fort 
 
 pope 
 
 fume 
 
 time 
 
 gold 
 
 pore 
 
 fuse 
 
 tile 
 
 gore 
 
 pork 
 
 lute 
 
 tire 
 
 hold 
 
 port 
 
 lure 
 
 vice 
 
 hole 
 
 post 
 
 mute 
 
Easy Reading Lessons. 21 
 
 LESSON 7. 
 
 A fat hog. A fat pig. A bad man. 
 
 A red hat. A hot bit for me. Cut it 
 
 up. Cut it for me. I try to do it. — 
 
 Did Ann go 1 Get his hat. A big man. 
 
 LESSON 8. 
 
 A mad dog. He can dig. I can 
 hop. We can run. A red bud. A 
 dry fig. Get my hat. Let us go in. 
 Get a cup of tea. Let me see you hop. 
 Go to Ann. Is she up ? She is not. 
 LESSON 9. 
 
 It can not be. He is not in bed. He 
 let us go. We can do it. My hat is 
 not on. The fox is sly. His top is in 
 a box. Let me get it. She put on her 
 cap. He has put on his hat. He is in 
 a gig. I ran up to him. 
 LESSON 10. 
 
 Why did he sob so? He did it to vex 
 me. It is a sly art. Is she to fry the 
 egg ? The sod is wet. Why do you 
 cry so? The dog bit my toe. Did 
 you see the key of my box ? Get me 
 a pen and ink. It is not far off. The 
 sun is set. The old man had on a wig. 
 
22 Easij Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 Easy Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 
 Accent on 
 
 the first syllable. 
 
 Al um 
 
 gos lin 
 
 nap kin 
 
 dit ty 
 
 an vil 
 
 gos pel 
 
 nos tril 
 
 diz zy 
 
 bil let 
 
 gos sip 
 
 nov el 
 
 dus ky 
 
 bod kin 
 
 hab it 
 
 nut meg 
 
 en try 
 
 buf fet 
 
 ham let 
 
 op tic 
 
 ed dy 
 
 cab in 
 
 in dex 
 
 on set 
 
 en vy 
 
 cam el 
 
 ken nel 
 
 pan el 
 
 fan cy 
 
 can eel 
 
 kid nap 
 
 pan ic 
 
 fer ry 
 
 can did 
 
 Ian cet 
 
 par ish 
 
 folly 
 
 can not 
 
 lap pet 
 
 pen man 
 
 gipsy 
 
 civ il 
 
 lav ish 
 
 rad ish 
 
 han dy 
 
 col ic 
 
 lev el 
 
 ras cal 
 
 hap py 
 
 com ic 
 
 lim pid 
 
 rev el 
 
 jelly 
 
 con sul 
 
 lin en 
 
 rob in 
 
 jetty 
 
 dam ask 
 
 lin net 
 
 sat in 
 
 jolly 
 
 dam sel 
 
 lin tel 
 
 sig nal 
 
 levy 
 
 den tal 
 
 liv id 
 
 sol id 
 
 lily 
 
 des pot 
 
 med al 
 
 son net 
 
 lob by 
 
 dis mal 
 
 men tal 
 
 tal ent 
 
 mer ry 
 
 em met 
 
 mer it 
 
 val id 
 
 pan try 
 
 ep ic 
 
 mil let 
 
 Alley 
 
 par ry 
 
 ex it 
 
 mit ten 
 
 an gry 
 
 pet ty 
 
 fillet 
 
 mod el 
 
 ber ry 
 
 pig my 
 
 fin ish 
 
 mod est 
 
 can dy 
 
 pity 
 
 fis cal 
 
 mor al 
 
 car ry 
 
 sil ly 
 
 fun nel 
 
 mus ket 
 
 cur ry 
 
 six ty 
 
Easy Words of Two Syllables. 23 
 
 sul ky va ry en ter du el 
 
 sul try Bri er ev er du cal 
 
 sur ly fe ver gan der fa tal 
 
 tab by gro cer gen der fi nal 
 
 tal ly jo ker gin ger fo cus 
 
 tar ry li on hin der fu el 
 
 tip sy ma jor hop per gru el 
 
 ug ly mi nor lad der le gal 
 
 Bo ny old er lat ter li bel 
 
 cro ny o ver lep er na sal 
 
 du ly own er let ter o ral 
 
 du ty pa per liv er pa gan 
 
 fu ry pi per nev er pi lot 
 
 glo ry po lar of fer po et 
 
 ho ly por ter ot ter re al 
 
 i vy so ber pep per ri ot 
 
 ju ry ta per pot ter ro ses 
 
 la dy to per riv er ru in 
 
 la zy wa fer sil ver ru ral 
 
 na vy Ad der sis ter to tal 
 
 no bly am ber Be ing tri al 
 
 po ny ban ner bi as ve nal 
 
 po sy bat ter co gent vi al 
 
 ro sy bet ter cru el vi tal 
 
 sto ry bit ter de cent u nit 
 
 Accent on the second syllable. 
 
 Ab surd af fix as sess at tack 
 
 ac cept al lot as sist at tent 
 
 ac cess ar rest at tend a wake 
 
 ad mit as sent at test be fit 
 
24 Easy Words of Tico Syllables^ 
 
 con cur 
 
 in dent 
 
 de base 
 
 pro cure 
 
 con fess 
 
 in sert 
 
 de bate 
 
 pro duce 
 
 con sent 
 
 in sist 
 
 de cide 
 
 pro pose 
 
 con tend 
 
 in tend 
 
 de cry 
 
 pro vide 
 
 con tent 
 
 it self 
 
 de face 
 
 pro voke 
 
 cor rect 
 
 in vent 
 
 de file 
 
 re cite 
 
 dis band 
 
 oc cur 
 
 de lay 
 
 re deem 
 
 dis miss 
 
 sub mit 
 
 de pose 
 
 re duce 
 
 dis til 
 
 sue cess 
 
 de sire 
 
 re fine 
 
 ex act 
 
 un bid 
 
 de pute 
 
 re gale 
 
 ex eel 
 
 un fit 
 
 de ride 
 
 re late 
 
 ex cess 
 
 un less 
 
 de vise 
 
 re mind 
 
 ex pect 
 
 un til 
 
 de vote 
 
 re mote 
 
 ex pel 
 
 Be have 
 
 e late 
 
 re pose 
 
 for get* 
 
 be hold 
 
 mo rose 
 
 re rile 
 
 in cur 
 
 be hind 
 
 pre side 
 
 sa lute 
 
 LESSON 11. 
 
 My boy, do ill to no one. Act not as bad 
 men do. I see a man who has a dog by him. 
 I saw a rat, and the sly old cat saw him too ; 
 and pop she had him. You may go to-day 
 and buy you a peg top. I can hop as far as 
 you can. 
 
 LESSON 12. 
 
 It is a dry day, and we may now go out. 
 Do not run in the wet mud. See the dog 
 Let me pat him. Now he is by me. See 
 how he can run. I see a red cow T , and a hog, 
 and a pig. I see a bee fly in the air. 
 * g hard. 
 
Easy Reading Lessons. 25 
 
 LESSON 13. 
 
 The snow is cold. The sun is warm. The 
 fire is hot. Do not put out the lamp. The 
 pigs eat corn. They are fat. That fox does 
 not see us. His fur is red. The dog will 
 find him. John has lost his ball. 
 
 LESSON 14. 
 Jane is a good girl. She went to walk. 
 The sun was up, and the day was fine. It was 
 a good time to walk out. She was neat and 
 trim. She saw men at work, and boys at play. 
 In due time she came home, and went to her 
 book. She loves to read and to spell, and to 
 be at the head of her class. 
 
 LESSON 15. 
 
 A man has two hands and two feet. He 
 works with his hands, and walks on his feet. 
 A cat has four feet. She runs fast, and can 
 catch rats and mice. She can see them in the 
 dark, and has sharp claws to hold them. Her 
 hair is soft, and she will purr when you feed her. 
 
 LESSON 16. 
 
 A cow has two horns, and four feet. She 
 gives milk. A hog will root in the dirt. A 
 hen has two legs, and two wings and lays eggs. 
 A rat will eat corn. A fox will catch hens. 
 A bird can sing. Dogs will bark and bite. 
 A goat will give milk. 
 3 
 
26 Easy Words of Three Syllables. 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 Easy Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 Accent on the first syllable. 
 
 Ac tu al 
 
 fel o ny 
 
 par i ty 
 
 ag o ny 
 
 her e sy 
 
 pen u ry 
 
 am i ty 
 
 her e tic 
 
 pol i cy 
 
 an 1 mal 
 
 his to ry 
 
 rar i fy* 
 
 an nu al 
 
 id i ot 
 
 rar i ty 
 
 bat te ry 
 
 im i tate 
 
 rat i fy* 
 
 big ot ry 
 
 in di go 
 
 sal a ry 
 
 bod i ly 
 
 in fa my 
 
 sat is fy* 
 
 bot a ny 
 
 in fi del 
 
 sim i le 
 
 cal i co 
 
 in ju ry 
 
 ter ri fy* 
 
 can o py 
 
 leg a cy 
 
 van i ty 
 
 cas u al 
 
 len i ty 
 
 vil i fy* 
 
 cav i ty 
 
 lev i ty 
 
 Ab di cate 
 
 cen tu ry 
 
 lib er al 
 
 ac ci dent 
 
 cit a del 
 
 lib er ty 
 
 ac cu rate 
 
 col o ny 
 
 lin e al 
 
 ad mi ral 
 
 com e dy 
 
 lit a ny 
 
 ad vo cate 
 
 dep u ty 
 
 lit er al 
 
 an ces tor 
 
 eb o ny 
 
 lot te ry 
 
 ap pe tite 
 
 ed i fy* 
 
 lux u ry 
 
 ben e fit 
 
 ed it or 
 
 mel o dy 
 
 but ter fly* 
 
 elegy 
 
 mem o ry 
 
 cal en dar 
 
 en e my 
 
 min u et 
 
 cal o mel 
 
 en mi ty 
 
 mon o dy 
 
 cal um ny 
 
 en er gy 
 
 mor ti fy* 
 
 can is ter 
 
 ev e ry 
 
 nur se ry 
 * y like i lon^. 
 
 cat a ract 
 
Easy Words of Three Syllables. 27 
 
 char i ot 
 char i ty 
 chas ti ty 
 cin na mon 
 com ic al 
 com pe tent 
 con fi dent 
 con ju gal 
 con so nant 
 con tra ry 
 con ver sant 
 cur ren cy 
 daf fo dil 
 det ri ment 
 dif fi dent 
 dis so lute 
 dis so nant 
 em er aid 
 em pe rour 
 es cu lent 
 ex eel lent 
 fab ri cate 
 flat te ry 
 gal le ry 
 gen tie man 
 glob u Jar 
 grad u ate 
 im mi nent 
 im pu dent 
 
 in fan cy 
 in no cent 
 in ter val 
 lat i tude 
 lav en der 
 lex i con 
 lig a ment 
 man ful ly 
 man i fest 
 med i cal 
 men di cant 
 mil i tant 
 mil li ner 
 min is ter 
 mis ere ant 
 mod er ate 
 mod est ly 
 mon u ment 
 mus cu lar 
 nov el ty 
 ob du rate 
 ob li gate 
 ob so lete 
 op po site 
 par a dox 
 pen du lum 
 pov er ty 
 rid i cule 
 sen si ble 
 
 * y like i long, 
 
 tarn a rind 
 ter mi nate 
 ul ti mate 
 ven er ate 
 vie to ry 
 vin di cate 
 A pri cot 
 ca pa ble 
 cru ci ble 
 cru ci fy* 
 cru el ty 
 cu po la 
 de cen cy 
 de vi ate 
 du pli cate 
 du ra ble 
 fru gal ly 
 fu mi gate 
 fu ner al 
 ju ni per 
 la zi ness 
 le gal ly 
 li bra ry 
 li on ess 
 lo cal ly 
 me di ate 
 mu ta ble 
 mu ti late 
 no bod y 
 
28 Easy Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 o pi ate 
 o pi urn 
 o ver plus 
 pe ri od 
 pli a ble 
 pli an cy 
 pri ma ly 
 
 pu tre fy* 
 ra di ant 
 ru di ment 
 ru mi nate 
 se ere cy 
 stu pi fy* 
 the o ry 
 
 Accent on the second 
 
 A ban don 
 a bol ish 
 ac cus torn 
 ad mon ish 
 an gel ic 
 ap pen dix 
 as sem bly 
 a sun der 
 bo tan ic 
 co hab it 
 cos met ic 
 do mes tic 
 e las tic 
 
 e lev en 
 e lix ir 
 e met ic 
 e nig ma 
 ex act ly 
 ex ot ic 
 in trin sic 
 mag net ic 
 re mem ber 
 re sem ble 
 to bac co 
 ad he rent 
 ap pa rent 
 
 u m son 
 va can cy 
 va ri ance 
 va ri ant 
 ve ni al 
 vi o lence 
 vi o lent 
 
 syllable. 
 bra va do 
 ere a tor* 
 de co rum 
 de ni al 
 i de alf 
 il le gal 
 in de cent 
 in hu man 
 po ta to 
 se du cer 
 tes ta tor 
 tri bu naif 
 un ti dyf 
 
 LESSON 17. 
 
 The left hand, 
 pin. Do 
 
 A red spot. A pink sash. 
 A dish of milk. Give me a pm. JJo not 
 hurt me. A long pole. Here is a bee. A 
 ripe plum. A kind man. It is a fine day. — 
 A rat is in the trap. Puss will kill it. 
 
 * y like i long. 
 
 t Hong, 
 
Easy Reading Lessons. 29 
 
 LESSON 18. 
 
 A bird can both walk and fly. 
 
 Boys must not hurt the birds. 
 
 Some bad boys rob them of their eggs. 
 
 I saw a boy shut up a bird in a cage. 
 
 Do birds like to be shut up ? 
 
 No ! they like to fly about. 
 
 LESSON 19. 
 
 I will give you my top for y6ur ball. 
 Here is a bee on this fine rose. 
 Can you tell me how old you are ? 
 When this day is gone it will come no more. 
 Let us go to bed and take our rest. 
 
 LESSON 20. 
 
 Ann, play with the babe. Take him in 
 your lap. Do not hurt him. Catch the cat 
 for him. Dress your doll. What is its name ? 
 Here is a sharp axe. Do not cut you. See 
 the lambs play. See that frog hop. 
 
 LESSON 21. 
 
 Tell no lies. Use no bad w r ords. Pick 
 some plums. Shake the tree. Crack this 
 nut. Turn the crank. Ring the bell. Bake 
 me a cake. Buy me a top. All the boys are 
 here. Let us play ball. Choose sides. See 
 the ball hop. I am not well. Let us go home. 
 Put up your book. 
 
30 
 
 Words of One Syllable. 
 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 
 
 
 Vowel a. 
 
 
 
 
 a long. 
 
 
 AcHe 
 
 fare 
 
 phrase 
 
 slave 
 
 bake 
 
 flake 
 
 place 
 
 snake 
 
 bare 
 
 flame 
 
 plague 
 
 snare 
 
 baTHe 
 
 blade 
 
 blame 
 
 blaze 
 
 brace 
 
 brave 
 
 flare 
 
 frame 
 
 glade 
 
 glare 
 
 glaze 
 
 grace 
 
 plane 
 
 plate 
 
 prate 
 
 range 
 
 rare 
 
 scale 
 
 space 
 
 spade 
 
 spake 
 
 spare 
 
 stage 
 
 stake 
 
 braze 
 
 grade 
 
 scape 
 
 stale 
 
 care 
 
 grape 
 
 scare 
 
 stare 
 
 chafe 
 
 grate 
 
 scarce 
 
 state 
 
 change 
 
 grave 
 
 scate 
 
 stave 
 
 chase 
 chaste 
 
 graze 
 hare 
 
 scrape 
 shade 
 
 strange 
 taste 
 
 crane 
 
 haste 
 
 shake 
 
 tare 
 
 crape 
 
 yfcnave 
 
 shame 
 
 trace 
 
 crate 
 
 laTHe 
 
 shape 
 
 trade 
 
 crave 
 
 mange 
 
 share 
 
 vague 
 
 craze 
 
 mare 
 
 shave 
 
 ware 
 
 dare 
 
 pare 
 
 slake 
 
 waste 
 
 drake 
 
 paste 
 
 slate 
 a short. 
 
 whale 
 
 Adze 
 
 bran 
 
 flam 
 
 gnat 
 
 back 
 bade 
 
 camp 
 cant 
 
 flat 
 flax 
 
 haft 
 have 
 
 bask 
 
 damp 
 
 gang 
 
 jam6 
 
Iam6 
 
 THan 
 
 crack 
 
 prank 
 
 lamp 
 
 THat 
 
 craft 
 
 scalp 
 
 lash 
 
 trap 
 
 cramp 
 
 scant 
 
 lass 
 
 vamp 
 
 crank 
 
 scrag 
 
 last 
 
 vast 
 
 crash 
 
 scrap 
 
 lath 
 
 waft 
 
 dance 
 
 scratch 
 
 mast 
 
 wrap 
 
 drank 
 
 shaft 
 
 pack 
 
 Badge 
 
 flank 
 
 shall 
 
 pant 
 
 batch 
 
 flask 
 
 shalt 
 
 pass 
 
 black 
 
 flash 
 
 shank 
 
 past 
 
 bland 
 
 frank 
 
 slack 
 
 path 
 
 plank 
 
 glance 
 
 slang 
 
 raft 
 
 blast 
 
 gland 
 
 slant 
 
 rank 
 
 brack 
 
 glass 
 
 slash 
 
 rant 
 
 branch 
 
 gnash 
 
 smack 
 
 rash 
 
 brand 
 
 graft 
 
 snatch 
 
 rasp 
 
 brass 
 
 grand 
 
 spasm 
 
 scan 
 
 calx 
 
 grant 
 
 splash 
 
 shag 
 
 catch 
 
 grasp 
 
 sprang 
 
 sham 
 
 chaff 
 
 grass 
 
 sprat 
 
 slab 
 
 champ 
 
 hatch 
 
 stack 
 
 slam 
 
 chance 
 
 &nack 
 
 staff 
 
 slap 
 
 chant 
 
 Anag 
 
 stamp 
 
 snag 
 
 CHasm 
 
 lance 
 
 stand 
 
 snap 
 
 clack 
 
 lapse 
 
 strand 
 
 span 
 
 clamp 
 
 latch 
 
 thank 
 
 spat 
 
 clang 
 
 match 
 
 track 
 
 stag 
 
 clank 
 
 patch 
 
 tract 
 
 swam 
 
 clash 
 
 plank 
 
 trash 
 
 tack 
 
 clasp 
 
 plant 
 
 wrack 
 
 bl 
 
m 
 
 Words of One Syllable. 
 
 
 
 a middle 
 
 
 Arc 
 
 carp 
 
 lard 
 
 charge 
 
 arch 
 
 cart 
 
 lark 
 
 charm 
 
 aZms 
 
 dark 
 
 mar 
 
 chart 
 
 are 
 
 darn 
 
 mark 
 
 larch 
 
 ark 
 
 dart 
 
 marl 
 
 large 
 
 arm 
 
 far 
 
 mart 
 
 march 
 
 arms 
 
 farce 
 
 paZm 
 
 marsh 
 
 art 
 
 farm 
 
 par 
 
 parch 
 
 baZm 
 
 gape 
 
 park 
 
 psdm 
 
 bar 
 
 garb 
 
 part 
 
 salve 
 
 barb 
 
 ha 
 
 scar 
 
 scarf 
 
 bard 
 
 haZf 
 
 spar 
 
 shark 
 
 bark 
 
 haZve 
 
 star 
 
 sharp 
 
 barm 
 
 hard 
 
 tar 
 
 smart 
 
 bam 
 
 hark 
 
 tart 
 
 snarl 
 
 bath 
 
 harm 
 
 yard 
 
 spark 
 
 caZf 
 
 harsh 
 
 yarn 
 
 starch 
 
 caZm 
 
 harp 
 
 Barge 
 
 stark 
 
 car 
 
 hart 
 
 caZve 
 
 start 
 
 card 
 
 jar 
 
 carve 
 a broad. 
 
 starve 
 
 All 
 
 hall 
 
 sward 
 
 warm 
 
 ball 
 
 halt 
 
 swarm 
 
 warmth 
 
 bald 
 
 malt 
 
 swarth 
 
 warn 
 
 baZk 
 
 pall 
 
 tall 
 
 warp 
 
 call 
 
 salt 
 
 ta/k 
 
 wart 
 
 chaZk 
 
 scald 
 
 wall 
 
 wharf 
 
 fall 
 
 small 
 
 waZk 
 
 thrall 
 
 false 
 
 stall 
 
 war 
 
 thwart . 
 
Easy Reading Lessons, 33 
 
 LESSON 22. 
 
 Ann, will you sing me a song ? 
 
 Will you make me a pen of this quill ? 
 
 Here is a fine ripe plum. 
 
 Do not blot your new book. 
 
 Lay up the book, it is time to dine. 
 
 LESSON 23. 
 
 The Lord will love them that fear him. 
 He minds all that we say and do. 
 We must love all men, if they do not love us. 
 And we must pray for them that hate us. 
 We must make the best use of our time. 
 Do not read too fast, nor with a tone. 
 
 LESSON 24. 
 
 Do you ask if you are to die ? 
 
 You and I and all men must die. 
 
 If I see a boy do ill, I will try not to do so. 
 
 I will make the best use of my time. 
 
 Did you see the boys ride in the cart ? 
 
 We must do as we like to be done to. 
 
 LESSON 25. 
 
 Be sure to tell no lies. Tell no tales. Be 
 kind to all men. Do all the good you can. 
 You must not hurt a boy if he hurts you. Do 
 not dirt your hands or your book. Wipe your 
 feet, and do not dirt the floor. I thank you 
 for this book. I will try to read it well. You 
 have read quite well. 
 
34 
 
 Words 
 
 of One Syllable* 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER VI, 
 
 
 
 
 
 Vowel e, 
 
 
 
 
 
 e long-. 
 
 
 
 Cede 
 
 liere 
 
 sere 
 
 sphere 
 
 
 cere 
 
 mere 
 
 scene 
 
 theme 
 
 
 glebe 
 
 reve 
 
 scHeme 
 
 e short. 
 
 THese 
 
 
 Bred 
 
 THem 
 
 dwell 
 
 Erst 
 
 
 de&t 
 
 THen 
 
 fence 
 
 fern 
 
 
 dress 
 
 vend 
 
 fetch 
 
 germ 
 
 
 edge 
 
 vest 
 
 hedge 
 
 Aerb 
 
 
 egg 
 
 weld- 
 
 helve 
 
 herse 1 
 
 
 else 
 
 well 
 
 hence 
 
 jerk 
 
 
 flesh 
 
 went 
 
 ledge 
 
 nerve 
 
 
 fresh 
 
 wept 
 
 pence 
 
 perch 
 
 
 helm 
 
 west 
 
 pledge 
 
 pert 
 
 
 kept 
 
 wrest 
 
 shelf 
 
 serve 
 
 
 &nell 
 
 wren 
 
 shred 
 
 sperm 
 
 
 left 
 
 BelcA 
 
 sketch 
 
 stern 
 
 
 mesh 
 
 henck 
 
 smell 
 
 swerve 
 
 
 mess* 
 
 blend 
 
 smelt 
 
 term 
 
 
 prest 
 
 bless 
 
 speck 
 
 terse 
 
 
 press 
 
 check 
 
 spell 
 
 verb 
 
 
 rend 
 
 chess 
 
 spend 
 
 verse 
 
 
 sect 
 
 chest 
 
 swell 
 
 verge 
 
 
 slept 
 
 cleft 
 
 swept 
 
 were 
 
 
 tell 
 
 crept 
 
 tempi 
 
 wert 
 
 
 tend 
 
 crest 
 
 tenth 
 
 yelk 
 
 
 tent 
 
 dense 
 
 twelve 
 
 yell 
 
 
 test 
 
 depth 
 
 whelm 
 
 yelp 
 
 
Words of One Syllabic. 
 
 35 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER VII. 
 
 
 
 
 Vowel L 
 
 
 
 
 i long". 
 
 
 Blight 
 
 grind 
 
 shrine 
 
 strife 
 
 bliTHe 
 
 gripe 
 
 sigh 
 
 stripe 
 
 blind 
 
 high 
 
 sight 
 
 strive 
 
 bribe 
 
 kind 
 
 sign 
 
 swine 
 
 bride 
 
 knife 
 
 slice 
 
 tight 
 
 bright 
 
 light 
 
 slide 
 
 tribe 
 
 brine 
 
 might 
 
 slight 
 
 trice 
 
 chide 
 
 nigh 
 
 smile 
 
 trite 
 
 child 
 
 night 
 
 smite 
 
 twice 
 
 chine 
 
 ninth 
 
 snipe 
 
 twine 
 
 climi 
 
 plight 
 
 spice 
 
 tl%A 
 
 clime 
 
 price 
 
 spike 
 
 THine 
 
 crime 
 
 pride 
 
 spine 
 
 while 
 
 drive 
 
 prime 
 
 spite 
 
 whilst 
 
 Aight 
 
 prize 
 
 splice 
 
 whine 
 
 fight 
 
 right 
 
 snright 
 
 white 
 
 tright 
 
 scribe 
 
 stride 
 
 wild 
 
 glide 
 
 shine 
 
 strike 
 i short 
 
 write 
 
 Bill 
 
 chick 
 
 ditch 
 
 fringe 
 
 blink 
 
 clinch 
 
 drill 
 
 frisk 
 
 bliss 
 
 cling 
 
 drink 
 
 frith 
 
 brik 
 
 clink 
 
 filth 
 
 give 
 
 bring 
 
 crick 
 
 film 
 
 grist 
 
 brink 
 
 crimp 
 
 fifth 
 
 hinge 
 
 brisk 
 
 cringe 
 
 flincA 
 
 hiss 
 
 chill 
 
 crisp 
 
 fling 
 
 hitch 
 
36 
 
 Words of 
 
 One Syllable, 
 
 kilft 
 
 rinse 
 
 stick twig 
 
 kiss 
 
 scrip 
 
 stiff twin 
 
 &nit 
 
 shrill 
 
 still twinge 
 
 lim& 
 
 shrink 
 
 sting twist 
 
 limp 
 
 silk 
 
 string twit 
 
 live 
 
 since 
 
 strip whist 
 
 midst 
 
 singe 
 
 swift whim 
 
 milcA 
 
 sixth 
 
 swim whip 
 
 milk 
 
 skiff 
 
 swing wick 
 
 mince 
 
 skill 
 
 thick width 
 
 pick 
 
 sling 
 
 thin wink 
 
 ip'mch 
 
 smith 
 
 think wish 
 
 pitch 
 
 spill 
 
 THis witch 
 
 prince 
 
 split 
 
 tinge wrist 
 
 prism 
 
 sprig 
 
 trick writ 
 
 ridge 
 
 spring 
 
 trill zinc 
 
 
 LESSON 26. 
 
 John, now you have read your book well, 
 you may go and play with Charles. Will you 
 have a top, or a ball, or a kite ? If you will 
 be a good boy, you may have one of them, 
 I like a kite the best of all, said Charles. 
 
 The wind blew, and the two boys were 
 glad to see the kite fly so high in the air ; but 
 it soon fell down, and a hole was torn in it. 
 This they knew how to mend. The next day 
 it flew once more, but with more ill luck, for 
 snap went the cord, and the kite flew a long 
 way off. Yet they did not sit down and cry, 
 but went to play with such toys as they had. 
 
Easy Reading Lessons. 37 
 
 LESSON 27. 
 
 The sun shines. It is time to get up. Jane, 
 come and dress Charles. Now, Charles, we 
 will go down stairs. 
 
 Fetch that chair. Sit down. Here is some 
 bread and milk. Do not spill the milk. Hold 
 the spoon in your right hand. The crust is 
 hard : but the milk will soak it. Do not throw 
 the bread on the floor. We should eat 
 bread, and not waste it. 
 
 LESSON 28. 
 There is a poor fly in the milk. Take it 
 out. Put it on this dry cloth. Poor thing ! 
 it is not quite dead. It moves ; it shakes its 
 wings ; it wants to dry them ; see how it wipes 
 them with its feet. Put it on the floor where 
 the sun shines. Then it will be dry and warm. 
 Poor fly ! I am glad it was not dead. I hope 
 it will soon be well. 
 
 LESSON 29. 
 
 Where is puss ? There she is. Do not pull 
 her by the tail ; that will hurt her. Charles 
 does not like to be hurt ; and puss does not 
 like to be hurt. I saw a boy hurt a poor cat : 
 he took hold of her tail ; so she put out her 
 sharp claws, and made his hand bleed. 
 
 Give puss some milk. She likes milk. Now 
 that Charles is so kind to her, she will not 
 scratch him nor bite him. She purrs and looks 
 glad. 
 
 3 
 
38 
 
 Words of One Syllable, 
 
 
 CHAPTER VIII 
 
 
 
 
 Towel o. 
 
 
 Borne 
 
 forge 
 
 o long. 
 
 scold 
 
 stor& 
 
 both 
 
 forth 
 
 scope 
 
 stove 
 
 brogwe 
 
 gAost 
 
 score" 
 
 stroll 
 
 broke 
 
 globe 
 
 scroll 
 
 sword 
 
 choke 
 
 grope 
 
 shore 
 
 swore 
 
 chose 
 
 gross 
 
 shorn 
 
 sworn 
 
 close 
 
 grove 
 
 slope 
 
 told 
 
 clove 
 
 home 
 
 sloth 
 
 torn* 
 
 comi 
 
 Anoll 
 
 smoke 
 
 trope 
 
 droll 
 
 poll 
 
 smote 
 
 THoser 
 
 drone 
 
 porch 
 
 snore 
 
 throne 
 
 drove 
 
 probe 
 
 spoke 
 
 vog^e 
 
 fold 
 
 prone 
 
 sport 
 
 worn 
 
 force 
 
 prose 
 
 stole 
 
 itfrote 
 
 fore 
 
 rogwe 
 
 stone 
 o short. 
 
 yoke 
 
 Block 
 
 dross 
 
 moss 
 
 song 
 solve 
 
 clock 
 
 flock 
 
 notch 
 
 clog 
 
 frock 
 
 prompt 
 
 stock 
 
 cloth 
 
 gloss 
 
 prong 
 
 tongs 
 
 copse 
 cross 
 
 gone 
 Anock 
 
 romp 
 scoff 
 
 thong 
 throb 
 
 dock 
 
 Zrnot 
 
 shock 
 
 throng 
 
 dodge 
 
 lodge 
 
 soft 
 o middle. 
 
 wrong 
 
 Do 
 
 prove 
 
 whom 
 
 h-?<z 
 
 tom6 
 
 worn 6 
 
Words of One Syllabi:. 
 
 
 CHAPTER IX, 
 
 
 
 
 Vowel u. 
 
 
 
 
 u long". 
 
 
 Flute 
 
 June 
 
 puke 
 
 tube 
 
 huge 
 
 plume 
 
 pure 
 %t short. 
 
 tune 
 
 Bluff 
 
 cuff 
 
 huncA 
 
 pluck 
 
 blunt 
 
 curse 
 
 hung 
 
 plug 
 
 blur 
 
 curve 
 
 hunt 
 
 plumi 
 
 blush 
 
 drub 
 
 hurl 
 
 plump 
 
 brunt 
 
 drug 
 
 hurt 
 
 plush 
 
 brush 
 
 drum 
 
 husk 
 
 puff 
 
 bulb 
 
 drunk 
 
 judge 
 
 pulse 
 
 bulge 
 
 duct 
 
 jump 
 
 pulp 
 
 buff 
 
 dumi 
 
 junk 
 
 punch 
 
 buncA 
 
 dunce 
 
 just 
 
 pump 
 
 bunt 
 
 durst 
 
 luff 
 
 purge 
 
 burn 
 
 dusk 
 
 lull 
 
 purse 
 
 burnt 
 
 flung 
 
 lump 
 
 runt 
 
 burst 
 
 flush 
 
 lungs 
 
 rush 
 
 chub 
 
 flux 
 
 lurch 
 
 scud 
 
 chuck 
 
 fund 
 
 lurk 
 
 scull 
 
 churl 
 
 glut 
 
 much 
 
 scum 
 
 churn 
 
 grub 
 
 muff 
 
 scurf 
 
 cluck 
 
 grunt 
 
 mull 
 
 scrub 
 
 clump 
 
 gulf 
 
 mulct 
 
 shrub 
 
 clung 
 
 gull 
 
 mumps 
 
 shrug 
 
 crumi 
 
 huff 
 
 musk 
 
 shun 
 
 crump 
 
 hulk 
 
 null 
 
 shut 
 
 crush 
 
 hull 
 
 numft 
 
 skulk 
 
40 
 
 Words of One Syllable. 
 
 slung 
 
 stuff 
 
 thum& 
 
 wrung 
 
 slur 
 
 stump 
 
 thump 
 
 Church 
 
 slut 
 
 stun 
 
 THUS 
 
 crutch 
 
 smut 
 
 stung 
 
 truck 
 
 drudge 
 
 snuff 
 
 strut 
 
 trump 
 
 grudge 
 
 snug 
 
 such 
 
 trunk 
 
 plunge 
 
 spun 
 
 suds 
 
 truss 
 
 shrunk 
 
 spunk 
 
 sunk 
 
 trust 
 
 sprung 
 
 spur 
 
 sung 
 
 tuft 
 
 struck 
 
 spurn 
 
 surf 
 
 turf 
 
 strung 
 
 spurt 
 
 surge 
 
 turn 
 
 thrush 
 
 stub 
 
 swum 
 
 tusk 
 %t middle. 
 
 thrust 
 
 Bull 
 
 full 
 
 push 
 
 put 
 
 bush 
 
 pull 
 
 puss 
 
 
 
 LESSON 30. 
 
 
 There is a poor blind man at the door. — 
 He is quite blind. He does not see the sky, 
 nor the ground, nor the trees, nor men. He 
 does not see us though we are so near to him. 
 A boy leads him from door to door. 
 
 O, it is a sad thing to be blind. We will 
 give the blind man some bread and cheese. 
 Now he is gone. He is a great way off. 
 Poor blind man. Come in, Charles. Shut 
 the door. 
 
 I wish the poor blind man had a warm house 
 to live in, and kind friends to take care of him, 
 and teach him to work. — Then he would not 
 beg from door to door. 
 
Words of One Syllable. 
 
 41 
 
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 
 
 Irregular Sounds of the Vowels 
 
 
 i 
 
 % like o short. 
 
 
 Swamp 
 
 wad 
 
 was 
 
 wast 
 
 swan 
 
 wan 
 
 wash 
 
 watch 
 
 swap 
 
 want 
 
 wasp 
 
 what 
 
 
 1 
 
 I like e short. 
 
 
 Birth 
 
 gird* 
 
 girt* 
 
 skirt 
 
 firm 
 
 girl* 
 
 mirth 
 
 whirl 
 
 
 e, i, and o, like u short 
 
 
 Clerk 
 
 sir 
 
 love 
 
 ton 
 
 her 
 
 spirt 
 
 monk 
 
 tongue 
 
 her* 
 
 stir 
 
 month 
 
 won 
 
 Bird 
 
 Bomi 
 
 none 
 
 wont 
 
 birch 
 
 come 
 
 one 
 
 word 
 
 dirge 
 
 done 
 
 once 
 
 work 
 
 dirk 
 
 dost 
 
 rAomb 
 
 world 
 
 dirt 
 
 doth 
 
 shove 
 
 worm 
 
 first 
 
 dove 
 
 some 
 
 worse 
 
 flirt 
 
 front 
 
 son 
 
 wort 
 
 
 
 
 like a broad. 
 
 
 Born 
 
 fork 
 
 lord 
 
 short 
 
 CHord 
 
 for 
 
 morn 
 
 snort 
 
 cord 
 
 form 
 
 nor 
 
 sort 
 
 cork 
 
 horn 
 
 scorch 
 
 storm 
 
 corn 
 
 horse 
 
 scorn 
 
 torch 
 
 
 u 
 
 like o middle. 
 
 
 Brute 
 
 prude 
 
 rule 
 
 truce 
 
 crude 
 
 rude 
 4* 
 
 spruce 
 * g hard. 
 
 truth 
 
42 
 
 Words of One Syllable. 
 
 
 CHAPTER XL 
 
 
 Proper Diphthongs, 
 
 
 oi and oy. 
 
 Boil 
 
 hoist oil voice 
 
 broil 
 
 join oint void 
 
 choice 
 
 joint point Boy 
 
 coil 
 
 joist poise cloy 
 
 coin 
 
 loin soil joy 
 
 foil 
 
 moist spoil toy 
 
 groin 
 
 noise toil troy 
 
 
 ou and ow. 
 
 BougA 
 
 lout scout COW 
 
 bound 
 
 mound shout cowl 
 
 cloud 
 
 mount shroud crowd 
 
 couch 
 
 count 
 
 crouch 
 
 dou6t 
 
 flour 
 
 flout 
 
 foul 
 
 found 
 
 fount 
 
 gout 
 
 ground 
 
 hound 
 
 hour 
 
 house 
 
 loud 
 
 lounge 
 
 mouse 
 
 mouth 
 
 noun 
 
 ounce 
 
 hour 
 
 oust 
 
 out 
 
 plough 
 
 pouch 
 
 pounce 
 
 pound 
 
 pout 
 
 proud 
 
 round 
 
 rouse 
 
 rout 
 
 snout 
 
 sound 
 
 sour 
 
 south 
 
 spouse 
 
 spout 
 
 sprout 
 
 stout 
 
 THOU 
 
 trounce 
 
 trout 
 
 vouch 
 
 wound 
 
 Bow 
 
 brow 
 
 brown 
 
 crown 
 
 down 
 
 drown 
 
 fowl 
 
 frown 
 
 gown 
 
 growl 
 
 how 
 
 howl 
 
 mow 
 
 now 
 
 owl 
 
 prow 
 
 prowl 
 
 scowl 
 
 town 
 
Words of One Syllable. 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 
 43 
 
 Improper Diphthongs and Triphthongs. 
 
 ai, au, ay, ea, ei, ey y ua, and wat, like long a. 
 
 Aid 
 
 lair 
 
 train 
 
 ray 
 
 ail 
 
 maid 
 
 trait 
 
 say 
 
 aim 
 
 mail 
 
 vail 
 
 slay 
 
 air 
 
 maim 
 
 vain 
 
 spray 
 
 bail 
 
 main 
 
 wail 
 
 stay 
 
 bait 
 
 maize 
 
 waist 
 
 stray 
 
 baize 
 
 nail 
 
 wait 
 
 sway 
 
 blain 
 
 paid 
 
 Gauge 
 
 tray 
 
 braid 
 
 pain 
 
 Bay 
 
 way 
 
 brain 
 
 paint 
 
 bray- 
 
 Bear 
 
 cAaise 
 
 pair 
 
 clay 
 
 break 
 
 chain 
 
 plain 
 
 day 
 
 great 
 
 claim 
 
 plait 
 
 dray 
 
 pear 
 
 chair 
 
 praise 
 
 fay 
 
 steak 
 
 drain 
 
 rail 
 
 flay 
 
 swear 
 
 fail 
 
 rain 
 
 fray 
 
 tear 
 
 fair 
 
 raise 
 
 g a y 
 
 wear 
 
 faint 
 
 sail 
 
 gray 
 
 Deign 
 
 faith 
 
 saint 
 
 nay 
 
 feign 
 
 flail 
 
 slain 
 
 J a y 
 
 eight 
 
 frail 
 
 snail 
 
 lay 
 
 feint 
 
 gain 
 
 sprain 
 
 may 
 
 freight 
 
 gait 
 
 stain 
 
 nay 
 
 Aeir 
 
 grain 
 
 stair 
 
 pay 
 
 neigh 
 
 hail 
 
 swain 
 
 play 
 
 rein 
 
44 
 
 Words of One Syllable. 
 
 THeir 
 
 weigAt 
 
 sley 
 
 Quake 
 
 veil 
 
 Grey 
 
 THey 
 
 square 
 
 vein 
 
 hey 
 
 trey 
 
 Quaint 
 
 weig7* 
 
 prey 
 
 whey 
 
 quail 
 
 au 
 
 , aw, oa, ou, 
 
 and ua> like broad a. 
 
 Aught 
 
 vault 
 
 flaw 
 
 thaw 
 
 caught 
 
 vaunt 
 
 gnaw 
 
 yawl 
 
 cause 
 
 Awe 
 
 haw 
 
 yawn 
 
 clause 
 
 awl 
 
 hawk 
 
 Broad 
 
 daub 
 
 bawd 
 
 jaw 
 
 groat 
 
 fault 
 
 bawl 
 
 law 
 
 BougAt 
 
 fraud 
 
 brawl 
 
 lawn 
 
 brougAt 
 
 fraugAt 
 
 caw 
 
 maw 
 
 foug-At 
 
 gauze 
 
 claw 
 
 paw 
 
 noug*At 
 
 laud 
 
 crawl 
 
 pawn 
 
 ougAt 
 
 haul 
 
 daw 
 
 jpshaw 
 
 sougAt 
 
 maul 
 
 dawn 
 
 raw 
 
 thoug-At 
 
 naug-At 
 
 draw 
 
 saw 
 
 wrought 
 
 pause 
 
 drawl 
 
 scrawl 
 
 QuaZm 
 
 sauce 
 
 drawn 
 
 spawn 
 
 quart 
 
 taug-At 
 
 lawn 
 
 straw 
 
 squall 
 
 
 au, ea t and 
 
 ua, like middl 
 
 e a. 
 
 Aunt 
 
 gaunt 
 
 jaunt 
 
 Heart 
 
 daunt 
 
 haunch 
 
 laugh 
 
 hearth 
 
 flaunt 
 
 haunt 
 
 launch 
 
 Guard 
 
 ea, ee, ei, ey, ie, uea, uee, like long* e. 
 Beach bean bleach cease 
 
 bead beard bleak cheap 
 
 beak beast blear cheat 
 
Words of One Syllable. 
 
 45 
 
 clear 
 
 leak 
 
 seat 
 
 beer 
 
 cleave 
 
 lean 
 
 sheaf 
 
 beet 
 
 cream 
 
 least 
 
 shear 
 
 bleed 
 
 deaf 
 
 lease 
 
 sheath 
 
 breed 
 
 deal 
 
 leap 
 
 smear 
 
 breeze 
 
 dean 
 
 leave 
 
 speak 
 
 cheek 
 
 dear 
 
 mead 
 
 spear 
 
 cheer 
 
 dream 
 
 meal 
 
 steal 
 
 cheese 
 
 drear 
 
 mean 
 
 steam 
 
 creed 
 
 ear 
 
 meat 
 
 streak 
 
 creek 
 
 ease 
 
 neap 
 
 stream 
 
 creep 
 
 east 
 
 near 
 
 tea 
 
 deed 
 
 eat 
 
 neat 
 
 teach 
 
 deem 
 
 eaves 
 
 pea 
 
 team 
 
 deep 
 
 fear 
 
 peace 
 
 tear 
 
 deer 
 
 feast 
 
 peach 
 
 tease 
 
 eek 
 
 feat 
 
 peak 
 
 treat 
 
 eel 
 
 flea 
 
 peal 
 
 veal 
 
 fee 
 
 freak 
 
 peat 
 
 weal 
 
 feed 
 
 gleam 
 
 plea 
 
 weak 
 
 feel 
 
 glean 
 
 plead 
 
 wean 
 
 feet 
 
 grease 
 
 please 
 
 weave 
 
 flee 
 
 heal 
 
 preach 
 
 wheat 
 
 fleece 
 
 heap 
 
 reach 
 
 wreak 
 
 fleet 
 
 hear 
 
 read 
 
 yea 
 
 free 
 
 heat 
 
 ream 
 
 yean 
 
 freeze 
 
 heath 
 
 reap 
 
 year 
 
 glee 
 
 &nead 
 
 rear 
 
 zeal 
 
 green 
 
 lead 
 
 sea 
 
 Bee 
 
 greet 
 
 leaf 
 
 seal 
 
 beech 
 
 heed 
 

 46 - 
 
 Words of 
 
 One Syllable. 
 
 jeer 
 
 screen 
 
 teeth 
 
 grieve 
 
 keel 
 
 sheep 
 
 THee 
 
 lief 
 
 keen 
 
 sheet 
 
 tree 
 
 liege 
 
 keep 
 
 sheer 
 
 veer 
 
 lieve 
 
 A'nee 
 
 sleek 
 
 weed 
 
 mien 
 
 &neel 
 
 sleep 
 
 week 
 
 niece 
 
 leek 
 
 sleet 
 
 weep 
 
 pier 
 
 leech 
 
 sleeve 
 
 wheel 
 
 pierce 
 
 meek 
 
 speech 
 
 Ceil 
 
 piece 
 
 meet 
 
 speed 
 
 seine 
 
 priest 
 
 need 
 
 spleen 
 
 seize 
 
 siege 
 
 peel 
 
 sneer 
 
 Key 
 
 shield 
 
 peep 
 
 sneeze 
 
 Bier 
 
 shriek 
 
 peer 
 
 steed 
 
 brief 
 
 tier 
 
 reed 
 
 steel 
 
 chief 
 
 thief 
 
 reef 
 
 steep 
 
 fief 
 
 wield 
 
 reel 
 
 steer 
 
 field 
 
 yield 
 
 seed 
 
 street 
 
 fiend 
 
 Queen 
 
 seek 
 
 sweep 
 
 fierce 
 
 queer 
 
 seem 
 
 sweet 
 
 frieze 
 
 Squeal 
 
 seen 
 
 teens 
 
 grief 
 
 squeak 
 
 ea, 
 
 aiy ay, ie, eo, 
 
 and ue, like short e. 
 
 Bread 
 
 earn 
 
 spread 
 
 Says 
 
 breast 
 
 head 
 
 stead 
 
 Friend 
 
 cleanse 
 
 health 
 
 thread 
 
 Feoff 
 
 dead 
 
 learn 
 
 threat 
 
 Guess 
 
 death 
 
 meant 
 
 tread 
 
 guest 
 
 dread 
 
 pearl 
 
 wealth 
 
 quell 
 
 earth 
 
 realm 
 
 yearn 
 
 quench 
 
 earl 
 
 search 
 
 Said 
 
 quest 
 
Words of One Syllable. 
 
 47 
 
 Die 
 
 fie 
 lie 
 pie 
 
 Been 
 Sieve 
 
 Build 
 
 oa, 06, 
 
 Boat 
 
 boar 
 
 board 
 
 boast 
 
 bloat 
 
 broach 
 
 cloak 
 
 coach 
 
 coal 
 
 coarse 
 
 coast 
 
 coat 
 
 coax 
 
 croak 
 
 foal 
 
 foam 
 
 goad 
 
 go* 
 
 goat 
 
 groan 
 
 ie, eye, uif uy, and ei, like long i. 
 tie Guide quite 
 
 vie guile squire 
 
 Eye guise Height 
 
 Buy quire sleigAt 
 
 ee, ie, and ui, like short z. 
 built quick quince 
 
 guild quill quit 
 
 guilt quilt squib 
 
 oo y ou, ow, ew, uo, and eau, like long o. 
 
 hoard 
 
 soak 
 
 fourth 
 
 hoarse 
 
 soap 
 
 gourd 
 
 load 
 
 soar 
 
 mould 
 
 loaf 
 
 throat 
 
 moult 
 
 loam 
 
 toad 
 
 mourn 
 
 loan 
 
 toast 
 
 poult 
 
 loath 
 
 woad 
 
 pour 
 
 moan 
 
 Doe 
 
 source 
 
 moat 
 
 foe 
 
 soul 
 
 oak 
 
 hoe 
 
 though 
 
 oar 
 
 roe 
 
 Bowl 
 
 oath 
 
 sloe 
 
 blow 
 
 poach 
 
 toe 
 
 crow 
 
 roach 
 
 throe 
 
 flow 
 
 road 
 
 Door 
 
 flown 
 
 roam 
 
 floor 
 
 glow 
 
 roan 
 
 Bourn 
 
 grow 
 
 roar 
 
 course 
 
 grown 
 
 roast 
 
 court 
 
 growth 
 
 shoal 
 
 four 
 
 &now 
 
48 
 
 Words 
 
 of 
 
 One Syllable. 
 
 low 
 
 slow 
 
 
 strow 
 
 shew 
 
 owe 
 own 
 row 
 show 
 
 snow 
 sow 
 sown 
 stow 
 
 
 tow 
 throw 
 thrown 
 Sew 
 
 strew 
 Quote 
 quoth 
 Beau 
 
 ow, and wer, like short o. 
 Cough trough Squash squat 
 
 00, 
 
 ou, oe, ew, ew, 
 
 we, and wi, like middle o. 
 
 Bloom 
 
 groove 
 
 roof 
 
 Croup 
 
 book 
 
 hoof 
 
 rook 
 
 group 
 
 boom 
 
 hook 
 
 roost 
 
 soup 
 
 boon 
 
 hoop 
 
 soot 
 
 tour 
 
 boor 
 
 hoot 
 
 schooI 
 
 throug-A 
 
 boot 
 
 loof 
 
 scoop 
 
 you 
 
 booTH 
 
 look 
 
 shook 
 
 your 
 
 brood 
 
 loom 
 
 shoot 
 
 youth 
 
 brook 
 
 loon 
 
 sloop 
 
 Shoe 
 
 broom 
 
 loop 
 
 smooTH 
 
 RAeum 
 
 choose 
 
 loose 
 
 soon 
 
 Brew 
 
 cook 
 
 mood 
 
 soot 
 
 chew 
 
 cool 
 
 moon 
 
 SOOTH 
 
 crew 
 
 coop 
 
 moor 
 
 spool 
 
 screw 
 
 coot 
 
 moose 
 
 spoon 
 
 shrew 
 
 crook 
 
 nook 
 
 stoop 
 
 shrewd 
 
 doom 
 
 noon 
 
 stool 
 
 Rue 
 
 droop 
 
 noose 
 
 swoon 
 
 true 
 
 food 
 
 ooze 
 
 too 
 
 Bruise 
 
 fool 
 
 pool 
 
 took 
 
 cruise 
 
 gloom 
 
 poor 
 
 tool 
 
 fruit 
 
Words of One Syllable. 
 
 49 
 
 eu, ew-> tie, ui, ewe, ieu, and iew, like long" w. 
 
 Deuce 
 
 grew 
 
 stew hue 
 
 feud 
 
 faiew 
 
 lewd sue 
 
 Blew 
 
 hew 
 
 Blue Juice 
 
 clew 
 
 new 
 
 cue sluice 
 
 dew 
 
 pew 
 
 due Ewe 
 
 flew 
 
 slew 
 
 flue Lieu 
 
 few 
 
 spew 
 
 glue view 
 
 
 oe, oo, and ou, like short u. 
 
 Does 
 
 flood 
 
 scourge touch 
 
 Blood 
 
 Rough 
 
 tough young 
 
 
 oo, and ou, 
 
 like middle u. 
 
 Foot 
 
 stood 
 
 Couta 
 
 good 
 
 wood 
 
 wouW 
 
 hood 
 
 wool 
 
 shouZd 
 
 
 LESSON 31. 
 
 Come to me, Charles. Come and read. 
 Here is a new book. Take care not to tear it* 
 Good boys do not spoil their books. — Speak 
 plain. Take pains and try to read well. 
 
 Do not read so fast. — Mind the stops. — 
 Charles has read a page now. This is a page. 
 This is a leaf. A page is one side of a leaf. 
 Shut the book. By and by you may read more. 
 
 Shall we walk ? No ; not now. I think it 
 will rain soon. See how black the sky is. 
 Now it rains. How fast it rains. Rain comes 
 from the clouds. The ducks love rain. Ducks, 
 swim, and geese swim. 
 4 
 
50 Easy Reading Lessons. 
 
 Can Charles swim ? No, Charles is not a 
 duck, nor a goose ; so he must take care not to 
 go too near the pond, lest he should fall in. I 
 do not know that we could get him out ; if we 
 could not, he would die. When Charles is as 
 large as James, he shall learn to swim. 
 
 LESSON 32. 
 
 It does not rain now. The sky is blue.* 
 Let us take a walk in the fields ; and see th@ 
 sheep and the lambs, the cows and trees, and 
 birds. Call Tray. He shall go. He wags his 
 tail. He is glad to see us, and to go with us. 
 
 Tray likes those who feed him and are kind 
 to him. Do not walk on the grass now. It is 
 too high, and quite wet. Walk in this dry 
 path. There is a worm. Do not tread on it. 
 
 Can Charles climb that wall ? O what a 
 large field. This is not grass. No ; it is corn. 
 It will be ripe soon. Bread is made of corn. 
 I dare say Charles does not know how bread 
 is made. Well, some time I will tell him. 
 
 The clock strikes. It is time to dine. Is 
 the cloth laid ? Where are the knives, and 
 forks, and plates ? Call Ann. Are your hands 
 clean? Sit down. The soup is hot; wait till 
 it is cool. Will you have some lamb, and 
 some pease ? Do not make a noise w 7 ith your 
 lips when you eat. Take some bread. Now 
 let us go and play with George. 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 51 
 
 Dissyllables accented on the first syllable. 
 
 Both syllables short. 
 
 .Ab ject 
 
 brick bat 
 
 con tract 
 
 fam ine 
 
 ab scess 
 
 buck ram 
 
 con vent 
 
 fam ish 
 
 .ab sence 
 
 can vass 
 
 con vert 
 
 fer ret 
 
 ac cent 
 
 cap stan 
 
 con vex 
 
 fer vent 
 
 ac tive 
 
 car at 
 
 cred it 
 
 fer vid 
 
 ad vent 
 
 cask et 
 
 cres cent 
 
 flan nel 
 
 ad verb 
 
 cav il 
 
 crick et 
 
 flip pant 
 
 an nak 
 
 cen tral 
 
 crit ic 
 
 for eign 
 
 an them 
 
 chan nel 
 
 cun ning 
 
 for est 
 
 an vil 
 
 chap el 
 
 cur ran£ 
 
 fos sil 
 
 as pect 
 
 chap let 
 
 cur rent 
 
 frag ment 
 
 at las 
 
 cher ish 
 
 cut lass 
 
 fran tic 
 
 ax is 
 
 cher ub 
 
 des ert 
 
 friend ship 
 
 bal ance 
 
 chis el 
 
 dipA thong 
 
 , fun nel 
 
 ;bal last 
 
 clar et 
 
 dis tance 
 
 fur nish 
 
 ban ish 
 
 clas sic 
 
 dis tant 
 
 gam ut 
 
 ;ban qiiet 
 
 clem ent 
 
 dis trict 
 
 gant let 
 
 bar rack 
 
 clos et 
 
 dock et 
 
 gib bet 
 
 :bar rel 
 
 cob web 
 
 doc trine 
 
 gim let* 
 
 bar ren 
 
 cof fin 
 
 dul cet 
 
 gran dam 
 
 has ket 
 
 col um/i 
 
 dul ness 
 
 grand eur 
 
 bed stead 
 
 com bat 
 
 ear nest 
 
 grav el 
 
 blem ish 
 
 com ment 
 
 em blem 
 
 gul let 
 
 bon net 
 
 com plex 
 
 er rand 
 
 gus set 
 
 bran dish 
 
 con duct 
 
 ex tant 
 
 har ass 
 
 break fast 
 
 con gress 
 
 ex tract 
 
 hap less 
 
 * g hard. 
 
52 
 
 Words of 
 
 Tivo Syllables. 
 
 hedg es 
 
 learn ing 
 
 pol lock 
 
 shep herd 
 
 hel met 
 
 lev el 
 
 pres ent 
 
 sher iff 
 
 help less 
 
 log ic 
 
 prob lem 
 
 shil ling 
 
 hem lock 
 
 liq uid 
 
 proc ess 
 
 skit tish 
 
 herds man 
 
 mag ic 
 
 prof it 
 
 sig net 
 
 her mit 
 
 mag net 
 
 prog ress 
 
 sud den 
 
 her ring 
 
 mal ice 
 
 pub lie 
 
 sul tan 
 
 hick up 
 
 mas tiff 
 
 pub lish 
 
 sul len 
 
 Aon est 
 
 max im 
 
 pun ish 
 
 sul phur 
 
 hor rid 
 
 mer chant 
 
 quin tal 
 
 tac it 
 
 him dred 
 
 mim ic 
 
 rab bit 
 
 tac tic 
 
 hunts man 
 
 min strel 
 
 rack et 
 
 tan gent 
 
 hus band 
 
 mis chief 
 
 rad ish 
 
 tariff 
 
 im pulse 
 
 mis tress 
 
 rap ine 
 
 tem pest 
 
 in cense 
 
 nos trum 
 
 ran cid 
 
 ten ant 
 
 in cest 
 
 ob ject 
 
 rem nant 
 
 ten dril 
 
 in gress 
 
 ob long 
 
 rep tile 
 
 ten et 
 
 in quest 
 
 of fice 
 
 rig id 
 
 tim brel 
 
 in stant 
 
 op tics 
 
 ring let 
 
 tim id 
 
 in step 
 
 pack et 
 
 rub bish 
 
 tran qiiil 
 
 in stinct 
 
 pal lid 
 
 rug ged 
 
 tran script 
 
 in suit 
 
 pam phlet 
 
 run net 
 
 tripA thong 
 
 jack et 
 
 pen cil 
 
 rus tic 
 
 van ish 
 
 judg ment 
 
 per feet 
 
 sab bath 
 
 vas sal 
 
 jus tice 
 
 per ish 
 
 satch el 
 
 vel lum 
 
 ker nel 
 
 pil grim 
 
 sal ad 
 
 viv id 
 
 kin dred 
 
 plac id 
 
 san guine 
 
 vom it 
 
 kitch en 
 
 plan et 
 
 san dal 
 
 wed lock 
 
 knowl edg< 
 
 > plas ter 
 
 scan dal 
 
 wel kin 
 
 Ian guid 
 
 plum met 
 
 sen tence 
 
 wick ed 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 53 
 
 Both syllables long. 
 
 A gue fea ture mo hair seiz ure 
 
 a zure fi nite na ture so lo 
 
 cli mate fore sight ne gro te nure 
 
 clo sure fowr score por trait tri une 
 
 co coa four teen pri mate twi lig-At 
 
 crea ture fu ture pseu do ty ro 
 
 cu rate lei sure ra sure va cate 
 
 ie male li brate sa go vi brate 
 
 The first syllable long* 
 
 Beau ty gree dy 
 
 clear ly grea sy 
 
 dear ly high ly 
 
 dai ly home ly 
 
 dam ty kind ly 
 
 dai ry late ly 
 
 dai sy leak y 
 
 fee bly like ly 
 
 fri day live ly 
 
 The first short, y in 
 
 Bel fry emp ty 
 
 ber ry fan cy 
 
 cher ry fil thy 
 
 chim ney fur ry 
 
 cit y gal ley 
 
 cler gy gen try 
 
 cop y glos sy 
 
 coun try gwil ty 
 
 drop sy heav y 
 
 ed dy hur ry 
 5* 
 
 y in the second like e long-, 
 
 low ly rain y 
 
 meal y safe ly 
 
 migA ty slow ly 
 
 most ly smo ky 
 
 neat ly spi cy 
 
 need y sweet ly 
 
 new ly tro phy 
 
 pas try tues day 
 
 pure ly wea ry 
 the second like e long-, 
 
 jour ney rud dy 
 
 mer cy scur vy 
 
 pen ny six ty 
 
 plen ty stud y 
 
 pop py sul ky 
 
 prox y tan sy 
 
 pup py thurs day 
 
 quick ly twen ty 
 
 quin sy val ley 
 
 read y wednes day 
 
54 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 The first long", the second like u short. 
 
 BliTHe some fla vour neu ter smo ker 
 
 bea ver grind er ni tre so ber 
 
 bol ster hoi ster oa kum stran ger 
 
 ce dar Au mour o cHre tai lor 
 
 cham ber i dol o dour ta per 
 
 ci der la bour pa tron teach er 
 
 ci pher lu ere pray er tire some 
 
 clo ver ma jor qua ker thriv er 
 
 cowl ter man ger qua ver tra der 
 
 cri er ma tron read er trai tor 
 
 dan ger may or reap er tre mour 
 
 dra per mea ger ru mour ti ger 
 
 ea ger* me tre sa bre tu mour 
 
 ei THer mi nor sa vour tu tor 
 
 e ther mi ser sci on vi per 
 
 fa mous mi tre sera per vi nous 
 
 fa vour nei THer se rous wa fer 
 
 The first short, the second like u short. 
 
 After 
 amber 
 an CHor 
 an ger* 
 an swer 
 at om 
 bab bier 
 bal lot 
 ban ner 
 beg gar 
 
 blis ter 
 bios som 
 blun der 
 blus ter 
 bot torn 
 buck ler 
 buck ram 
 bux om 
 cam phor 
 can non 
 
 cen ser 
 cen tre 
 chap ter 
 chat ter 
 ches£ nut 
 cin der 
 clap per 
 clam our 
 clan gour 
 cob bier 
 
 con quer 
 cus torn 
 dag ger 
 de6t or 
 dif fer 
 din ner 
 doc tor 
 dol lar 
 drag on 
 earl dom 
 
 * g hard. 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 em bers 
 
 Aon our 
 
 pam per 
 
 sel dom 
 
 er rour 
 
 hor rour 
 
 pan ther 
 
 ser mon 
 
 fac tor 
 
 huck ster 
 
 par rot 
 
 sex ton 
 
 faTH om 
 
 hun gerl 
 
 pas tor 
 
 shiv er 
 
 fel on 
 
 hunt er 
 
 plas ter 
 
 skim mer 
 
 fer your 
 
 in ner 
 
 phan torn 
 
 slan der 
 
 fet ter 
 
 jeal ous 
 
 phil ter 
 
 slip per 
 
 fin ger 
 
 king dom 
 
 pil grim 
 
 snuf fers 
 
 flag on 
 
 lad der 
 
 pitch er 
 
 spec tre 
 
 flat ter 
 
 Ian tern 
 
 plat ter 
 
 splen dour 
 
 flut ter 
 
 lem on 
 
 pon der 
 
 sun der 
 
 fod der 
 
 lim ber 
 
 pop lar 
 
 sup per 
 
 fos ter 
 
 lim ner 
 
 prim er 
 
 tern per 
 
 ful some 
 
 lit ter 
 
 prop er 
 
 ten don 
 
 fur THer 
 
 lob ster 
 
 puck er 
 
 ten our 
 
 gal Ion 
 
 lum ber 
 
 quiv er 
 
 ter rour 
 
 gal lop 
 
 lus tre 
 
 ran cour 
 
 trench er 
 
 gam bol 
 
 man ner 
 
 ran dom 
 
 thun der 
 
 gam mon 
 
 mat ter 
 
 ran som 
 
 van qaish 
 
 gaTH er 
 
 mat tock 
 
 ren der 
 
 ven om 
 
 glim mer 
 
 mel on 
 
 rec tor 
 
 ver dant 
 
 glit ter 
 
 mem ber 
 
 rob ber 
 
 vie tor 
 
 glut ton 
 
 meth od 
 
 rud der 
 
 vig our 
 
 gut ter 
 
 mir rour 
 
 scat ter 
 
 vul gar 
 
 ham mer 
 
 mon ster 
 
 seep tre 
 
 wis dom 
 
 ham mock 
 
 mor tar 
 
 schoI ar 
 
 wrest ler 
 
 hand some mur der 
 
 scol lop 
 
 yon der 
 
 hav ock 
 
 mus ter 
 
 scis sors 
 
 zeal ot 
 
 hec tor 
 
 nee tar 
 
 sec ond 
 
 
56 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 The first long", the second short, 
 
 A gent 
 an gel 
 bail iff 
 ba sis 
 blind ness 
 blue ness 
 bright ness 
 bri dal 
 oa dence 
 cam brie 
 <ia ret 
 ceil ing 
 CHa os 
 <^hild ish 
 cli max 
 creep ing 
 cri sis 
 cu bic 
 cu bit 
 de cent 
 de mon 
 di et 
 dur ance 
 dur ing 
 e diet 
 e qiial 
 fla grant 
 flo ral 
 Hu ent 
 
 fluid 
 fi nal 
 fra grant 
 fre quent 
 fru gal 
 fu tile 
 glean ing 
 gi ant 
 gra tis 
 ha tred 
 heal ing 
 hear ing 
 hire ling 
 host ess 
 hoarse ness 
 huge ness 
 hu man 
 hu mid 
 i tern 
 keen ness 
 kind ness 
 &na vish 
 la bel 
 la tent 
 li cense 
 li ken 
 light ning 
 lo cal 
 lo cust 
 
 lu pine 
 mean ing 
 meek ness 
 mo dish 
 mo ment 
 mu sic 
 na ked 
 name less 
 na tal 
 na tivc 
 na val 
 no tice 
 o ral 
 
 pamt ing 
 pa pist 
 pa rent 
 pa thos 
 peel ing 
 peev ish 
 phi al 
 p/erc ing 
 pi am ness 
 pi am tive 
 pli ant 
 plu ral 
 po tent 
 pre cept 
 pre cinct 
 pu pil 
 
 qui et 
 ra£ ment 
 ra zor 
 re cent 
 re gent 
 sa cred 
 sci ence 
 se quel 
 se cret 
 shape less 
 si lence 
 si lent 
 stu dent 
 stu pid 
 thzev ish 
 ti dings 
 trea tise 
 tri dent 
 tri umph 
 tu mult 
 tu nic 
 va cant 
 va grant 
 ve nal 
 wazl ing 
 writ ing 
 year ling 
 yeo man 
 ze nith 
 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 57 
 
 The fiist short, the second long. 
 
 Bar row 
 
 bel low 
 bil low 
 birth right 
 birth place 
 bor row 
 brim stone 
 bug bear 
 bur row 
 cof fee 
 chil bla?'n 
 con clave 
 con strue 
 con trite 
 cup board 
 cut throat 
 del uge 
 die tate 
 ecH o 
 
 ef fort 
 el bow 
 em pire 
 fal low 
 frus trate 
 fur lough 
 gan grene 
 ges ture 
 gain ea 
 har row 
 hoi low 
 im port 
 im post 
 junc ture 
 man date 
 man go 
 meets ure 
 mem brane 
 mid wife 
 
 The first middle 
 
 Arch ing 
 ar dent 
 art less 
 bar gain 
 bloom ing 
 bul let 
 bush el 
 card ing 
 car nal 
 
 charm ing 
 cush ion 
 dark ness 
 dar ling 
 far Tning 
 fool ish 
 gar land 
 gar lie 
 gar ment 
 
 mix ture 
 mor row 
 mun dane 
 nar row 
 non smt 
 per jure 
 pic ture 
 pil low 
 press ure 
 pleas ure 
 pos ture 
 pur blind 
 pur chase 
 scrip ture 
 spar row 
 stat ue 
 stat ure 
 stat ute 
 stric ture 
 
 , the second 
 har ness 
 jawn dice 
 har vest 
 look ing 
 mar gin 
 mar ket 
 mar quis 
 mar shal 
 mar vel 
 
 tal low 
 tell tale 
 thresh old 
 tine ture 
 tis sue 
 treas ure 
 turn pike 
 um pire 
 up roar 
 ut most 
 ven ture 
 ver dure 
 vest ure 
 vol ume 
 wel fare 
 wind lass 
 win dow 
 win now 
 yel low 
 
 short, 
 pars nip 
 par tridge 
 ^?sal mist 
 pud ding 
 sar casm 
 scar let 
 spark ling 
 tar get 
 tar nish 
 
58 
 
 Words of 
 
 Two Syllabi 
 
 f es. 
 
 The first middle, 
 
 the second like u short. 
 
 Ar bour 
 
 car per 
 
 faTH er 
 
 lar der 
 
 arch er 
 
 car ter 
 
 far THer 
 
 lar ger 
 
 ar dour 
 
 car ver 
 
 ful ler 
 
 lawgh ter 
 
 ar mour 
 
 charg er 
 
 gar ner 
 
 mar tyr 
 
 bar ber 
 
 charm er 
 
 gar ter 
 
 mas ter 
 
 bar ter 
 
 char ter 
 
 Ear bour 
 
 par lour 
 
 bo som 
 
 cool er 
 
 har lot 
 
 part ner 
 
 bul wark 
 
 coop er 
 
 hawnt er 
 
 sharp er 
 
 butch er 
 
 far mer 
 
 jar gon 
 
 worn an 
 
 The first broad, the second like 
 
 u short. 
 
 Al der 
 
 draw er 
 
 ^sal ter 
 
 thral dom 
 
 al ter 
 
 fal ter 
 
 quar ter 
 
 war bier 
 
 aw ger 
 
 hal ter 
 
 sau cer 
 
 ward er 
 
 aw thor 
 
 hawk er 
 
 saw yer 
 
 warm er 
 
 awk ward 
 
 law yer 
 
 slawgA ter 
 
 warr iour 
 
 daugh ter 
 
 paw per 
 
 squad ron 
 
 wa ter 
 
 The first broad, the second short. 
 
 Aw burn 
 
 bal sam 
 
 plaw dit 
 
 wal nut 
 
 aw dit 
 
 call ing 
 
 quad rant 
 
 warm ing 
 
 aw gust 
 
 dawn ing 
 
 salt ish 
 
 warm ness 
 
 au tumn 
 
 fault less 
 
 taZk ing 
 
 warn ing 
 
 awn ing 
 
 halt ed 
 
 wa/k ing 
 
 yawn ing 
 
 The 
 
 first like o short, the secon 
 
 d short. 
 
 Qftar rel 
 
 wan ness 
 
 war rant 
 
 wasp ish 
 
 wad ding 
 
 want ing 
 
 war ren 
 
 watch ing 
 
 wal let 
 
 wan ton 
 
 wash ing 
 
 watch man 
 
Easy Reading Lessons* 59 
 
 LESSON 33. 
 
 There is a bird's nest on that bush. It is 
 made of sticks and straws. Let us look into 
 it — but stop ! the bird is on the nest. Now 
 she is gone. She saw us and flew. 
 
 We will go and see the eggs. O ! what 
 small eggs. — They are as white as snow. 
 The nest is made soft and warm, with down 
 and fine wool. 
 
 There the bird sits now on that stump. — 
 She looks sad. She wants us to go from the 
 nest. We must leave it. Let her sit on the 
 eggs, and hatch young birds. She will feed 
 them. 
 
 They will grow T fast ; and when they have 
 wings, they will fly and sing like the old ones, 
 Birds do no harm. We must not drive them 
 from their nests. Bad boys will break their 
 eggs, and kill the young birds. 
 
 LESSON 34. 
 
 How cold it is. How the wind blows. — 
 The sun does not shine. There is ice in the 
 pond. It hails. It snows. Here is snow\ — 
 How white it is, and how soft. See, I have 
 made a snow ball. Shall I throw it at you ? 
 
 Bring some snow to the fire. See how it 
 melts. Ah ! it is all gone, drop by drop. — 
 Look at it. What do you call it now ? 
 
60 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 Dissyllables accented on the second syl- 
 lable. 
 
 Ab rupt 
 ab scond 
 ab solve 
 a bvss 
 ac cost 
 ac q^it 
 a dapt 
 ad dress 
 ad ept 
 ad journ 
 ad judge 
 ad just 
 a dopt 
 ad vance 
 ad vert 
 af feet 
 af fix 
 af flict 
 a gAast 
 al lege 
 as cend 
 as sent 
 as sess 
 at tack 
 at tempt 
 bur lesqwe 
 
 Both syllables short, 
 
 ca bal dis gust 
 
 ca nal dis miss 
 
 ca ress dis pel 
 
 ce merit dis pense 
 
 com mend dis sect 
 
 com pact dis sent 
 
 com pel dis tend . 
 
 con cern dis tract 
 
 con cur dis tress 
 
 con denm dis turb 
 
 con dense en act 
 
 con duct en camp 
 
 con fer en chant 
 
 con fess ex cept 
 
 con nect ex cess 
 
 con sist ex empt 
 
 con struct ex pand 
 
 con suit ex pend 
 
 con temn ex press 
 
 con tempt ex tinct 
 
 con tract ex tract 
 
 con verse har angwe 
 
 con vert him self 
 
 con vict im mense 
 
 cor rupt im pel 
 
 des cant in dulge 
 
 in spect 
 in stil 
 in struct 
 in suit 
 in trust 
 in vent 
 neg lect 
 ob serve 
 ob struct 
 of fence 
 op press 
 per mit 
 pos sess 
 sub mit 
 sub sist 
 sub tract 
 sue cess j 
 sug gest 
 sup plant 
 sur pass 
 sus pect 
 sus pend 
 trans act 
 trans mit 
 trans plant 
 un til 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 Both syllables long-. 
 
 61 
 
 Be gwile 
 
 de feat 
 
 hu mane 
 
 re cite 
 
 be hind 
 
 de file 
 
 jo cose 
 
 re claim 
 
 be hold 
 
 de fine 
 
 mo rose 
 
 re cline 
 
 be Kef 
 
 de fray 
 
 o blige 
 
 re cluse 
 
 be long 
 
 de grade 
 
 o paqwe 
 
 re cowrse 
 
 be neaTH 
 
 de gree 
 
 pe ruse 
 
 re deem 
 
 be nign 
 
 de lay 
 
 po lite 
 
 re duce 
 
 be queaTH 
 
 de Y\ghi 
 
 post pone 
 
 re frain 
 
 be reave 
 
 de lude 
 
 pre cede 
 
 re fuse 
 
 be seech 
 
 de mise 
 
 pre elude 
 
 re lease 
 
 be siege 
 
 de mure 
 
 pre mise 
 
 re lief 
 
 be stow; 
 
 de note 
 
 pre pare 
 
 re lieve 
 
 be tray 
 
 de plore 
 
 pre sage 
 
 re main 
 
 be tween 
 
 de pose 
 
 pre scribe 
 
 re pair 
 
 be wail 
 
 de prave 
 
 pre side 
 
 re peal 
 
 be ware 
 
 de prive 
 
 pre sume 
 
 re peat 
 
 ere ate 
 
 de pute 
 
 pre vail 
 
 re pine 
 
 de base 
 
 de range 
 
 pro ceed 
 
 re plete 
 
 de bate 
 
 de ride 
 
 pro claim 
 
 re port 
 
 de cay 
 
 de scribe 
 
 pro cure 
 
 re prieve 
 
 de cease 
 
 de spatr 
 
 pro duce 
 
 re proach 
 
 de ceit 
 
 de spise 
 
 pro fane 
 
 re qfiire 
 
 de ceive 
 
 de sign 
 
 pro fuse 
 
 re quite 
 
 de claim 
 
 de vise 
 
 pro mote 
 
 re sign 
 
 de clare 
 
 e scape 
 
 pro rogwe 
 
 re sowrce 
 
 de crease 
 
 e squire- 
 
 pro scribe 
 
 re strain 
 
 de cree 
 
 e vade 
 
 pro vide 
 
 re trieve 
 
 de duce 
 
 fore go 
 
 pro voke 
 
 re veal 
 
 de face 
 
 fore know 
 6 
 
 re ceipt 
 
 se cure 
 
G2 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 The first short, 
 
 the second long-. 
 
 A base 
 
 al lure 
 
 a wake 
 
 con ceil 
 
 a bate 
 
 a lone 
 
 a ware 
 
 con ceive 
 
 a bide 
 
 a maze 
 
 bap tize 
 
 con cise 
 
 ab jure 
 
 a muse 
 
 bias pheme con elude 
 
 a bode 
 
 an neal 
 
 block ade 
 
 con duce 
 
 ab stain 
 
 ap peal 
 
 brig ade 
 
 con fide 
 
 ab struse 
 
 ap pear 
 
 ca jole 
 
 con fine 
 
 a buse 
 
 ap pease 
 
 cam paig-n 
 
 con fuse 
 
 ae cede 
 
 ap prize 
 
 cal cine 
 
 con fute 
 
 ac crue 
 
 ap proach 
 
 cas cade 
 
 con dign 
 
 ae cuse 
 
 a rise 
 
 cAam paigri 
 
 con geal 
 
 ac quaint 
 
 a rose 
 
 ca reer 
 
 con nive 
 
 ac qi'ire 
 
 ar raig-n 
 
 cash ier 
 
 con sign 
 
 a cute 
 
 ar range 
 
 chas tise 
 
 con sole 
 
 ad duce 
 
 ar ray 
 
 col late 
 
 con spire 
 
 ad jure 
 
 ar rear 
 
 com bine 
 
 con strain 
 
 ad here 
 
 ar rive 
 
 com mime 
 
 con sume 
 
 ad mire 
 
 as cribe 
 
 com mute 
 
 con tain 
 
 a dore 
 
 a side 
 
 com pare 
 
 con trive 
 
 ad vice 
 
 a sleep 
 
 com plain 
 
 con trol 
 
 ad vise 
 
 as sail 
 
 com plaint 
 
 con vene 
 
 af ford 
 
 as sign 
 
 com pile 
 
 cor rode 
 
 af fright 
 
 as size 
 
 com plete 
 
 cur tail 
 
 a fraid 
 
 as su age 
 
 com ply 
 
 dif fuse 
 
 ag grieve 
 
 as sume 
 
 com port 
 
 dis claim. 
 
 a gree 
 
 as sure 
 
 com pose 
 
 dis close 
 
 a like 
 
 a tone 
 
 com prise 
 
 dis. course 
 
 a live 
 
 at tain 
 
 com pute 
 
 dis creet 
 
 al lies 
 
 at tire 
 
 con ceal 
 
 dis dain 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 63 
 
 <dis grace 
 
 en throne 
 
 in elude 
 
 per suade 
 
 dis gwise 
 dis may 
 dis place 
 
 en treat 
 ex change 
 ex claim 
 
 in crease 
 in duce 
 in flame 
 
 per spire 
 per tain 
 per vade 
 
 dis please 
 
 ex elude 
 
 in flate 
 
 pur sue 
 
 dis pose 
 dis suade 
 
 ex cite 
 ex hale 
 
 in quire 
 in sane 
 
 pur suit 
 sub lime 
 
 dis tram 
 
 ex pire 
 
 in scribe 
 
 sub scribe 
 
 do main 
 ef face 
 
 ex port 
 ex treme- 
 
 in spire 
 in vade 
 
 sup port 
 sus tain 
 
 em brace 
 
 gen teel 
 
 in vite 
 
 trans port 
 
 en close 
 
 im bibe 
 
 in voke 
 
 trus tee 
 
 en croach 
 
 im brue 
 
 mis name 
 
 up braid 
 
 en dure 
 
 im pair 
 
 mis take 
 
 up hold 
 
 en force 
 
 im peach 
 
 mis use 
 
 un chaste 
 
 en gage 
 en grave 
 en gross 
 
 im pede 
 im plore 
 im port 
 
 ob Yique 
 ob scene 
 ob scure 
 
 un close 
 un fold 
 un &nown 
 
 en rage 
 
 im pose 
 
 ob tain 
 
 un safe 
 
 en rol 
 en tice 
 
 im pute 
 . im pure 
 
 op pose 
 pa trol 
 
 un tie 
 un twine 
 
 en tire 
 
 in cline 
 
 per ceive 
 
 un yoke 
 
 
 Hie first long, the second short. 
 
 Be head 
 be gin 
 
 de duct 
 de feet 
 
 de pict 
 de press 
 
 e ject 
 e lect 
 
 be quest 
 
 de fence 
 
 de scend 
 
 e mjt 
 
 be twixt 
 
 de fend 
 
 de scent 
 
 e qoip 
 
 be witch 
 
 de fer 
 
 de tect 
 
 e rect 
 
 be yond 
 de camp 
 
 de ject 
 de mur 
 
 de test 
 
 de tract 
 
 e vent 
 e vinee 
 
64 
 
 Words of Two Syllables, 
 
 gro tesqiie 
 
 pro fess 
 
 mo lest 
 
 pro ject 
 
 mo rass 
 
 pro lix 
 
 pre diet 
 
 pro long 
 
 pre fer 
 
 pro pel 
 
 pre fix 
 
 pro tect 
 
 pre judge 
 
 pro test 
 
 pre sent 
 
 pro tract 
 
 pre serve 
 
 re bel 
 
 pre tence 
 
 re buff 
 
 pre tend 
 
 re cant 
 
 pre text 
 
 re cess 
 
 pre vent 
 
 re cur 
 
 re dress 
 re fer 
 re fleet 
 re fract 
 re fresh 
 re fund 
 re gret 
 re hearse 
 re ject 
 re lapse 
 re lax 
 re lent 
 re mit 
 
 re past 
 re pel 
 re pent 
 re press 
 re print 
 re pulse 
 re qeust 
 re sist 
 re solve 
 re turn 
 ro bust 
 tre pan 
 u surp 
 
 The first short, 
 
 A larm em bark 
 
 a far en large 
 
 a part gwit ar 
 
 ca tarrA im part 
 
 com mand mam ma 
 
 dis arm pa pa 
 
 dis card un arm 
 
 dis charge un bar 
 
 em baZm a do 
 
 the second middle. 
 
 a loof 
 ap prove 
 bab oon 
 bal loon 
 bas soon 
 buf foon 
 dis prove 
 drag oon 
 gal loon 
 
 im prove 
 mon soon 
 rack oon 
 shal loon 
 un coiuh 
 un do 
 un hook 
 ca noe 
 a mour 
 
 The first short ; in the second a broad, and o like a broad. 
 
 Ap pal 
 ap plaud 
 as sault 
 ex alt 
 ex haust 
 
 in thral 
 mis cal 
 un taugAt 
 wiTH al 
 
 a broad 
 ab hor 
 a dorn 
 ex hort 
 
 with draw ex tort 
 
 dis tort 
 in form 
 per form 
 sub orn 
 trans form 
 
Easy Reading Lessons. 6S 
 
 The first long-, the second broad. 
 
 Be cause de bawch de faw/t re call 
 be fal de frawd fore warn re ward 
 
 The first long-, the second middle, 
 
 Be caZm re gard re tarcl re move 
 de mand re mark be hoove re proof 
 de part re mand be fool re prove 
 
 LESSON 35. 
 
 None is God, but the Lord. He is wise, 
 and just, and good, and kind. He made the 
 sun, and the moon, and the sky. 
 
 The sea is his, and he made it ; and the 
 dry land is his also. He made the east and 
 the west ; the high hill and the low vale. He 
 made each tree and herb : the tall oak and 
 the tiny bush are both his work. 
 
 God bids the sun to rise, and he bids it set. 
 He gives the rain and the dew to wet the soil : 
 and at his will it is made dry. The heat and 
 the cold come from him. 
 
 He sends the snow, and the ice, and the 
 hail ; and at his word they melt away. He 
 now bids the tree to put on its leaf, but ere 
 long he will bid the leaf to fade, and make the 
 tree to be bare. 
 
 He bids the wind to blow, and it is he who 
 -bids it to be calm. He sets a door as it were 
 G* 
 
66 Easy Reading Lessons. 
 
 on the sea ; and says to it, Thus far only 
 must thou come. 
 
 All that live get life from God. He made 
 the poor man, as well as the rich man : he 
 made the dark man, as well as the fair man : 
 he made the fool, as well as the wise man. 
 
 All that move on the land are his ; and so 
 are all that fly in the air, and all that swim 
 in the sea. The lion and the worm are both 
 the work of his hand. In him they live and 
 move. He it is that doth give food to them 
 all, and, when he says the word, they all die 
 and turn to dust. 
 
 Bear ever in mind, that it was God who 
 made you ; and who gave you all that you 
 have, and all that you hope for. He gave 
 you life, and food, and a home to live in. 
 
 All who take care of you, and help you, were 
 sent you by him. He sent you his own Son, to 
 show you his will, and to die for your sake. He 
 gave you his word, to let you know what he 
 hath done for you, and "what he bids you do. 
 
 Be sure that he ever sees you, in the dark, 
 as w^ell as in the day. He can tell all that 
 you do, and all that you say, all that is in your 
 mind. Oh ! ever seek this God. 
 
 Pray to him when you rise, and when you 
 lie down. Keep his day ; hear and read his 
 word ; and do his will ; and he will love you, 
 and will be your God for ever. 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 07 
 
 CHAPTER, XV. 
 Accent on the first syllable. 
 
 The first short, the vowel in the second silent. 
 
 An kle gen tie mut ton rav el 
 
 ap pie glut ton muz zle reck on 
 
 baf fle grap pie net tie rid die 
 
 bot tie hap pen nim ble sad die 
 
 bram ble han die oft en scrib ble 
 
 buc kle heav en pad die scuf fle 
 bun die hum ble peb ble scut tie 
 can die hus tie ped die sev en 
 cas tie ket tie per son sick le 
 
 cot ton kin die pes tie sim pie 
 coup le kit ten pick le sin gle 
 crum ble les son pirn pie smug gle 
 dam son list en prat tie stran gle 
 daz zle lit tie pris on strug gle 
 dim' pie man gle pur pie stub ble 
 
 doub le man tie puz zle . su&t le 
 doz en rned die qaib ble thim ble 
 fas£ en mid die rab ble troub le 
 fid die min gle ram ble wecr-p on 
 
 The first long", tbe vowel in the second silent. 
 A ble ea gle mea sles sea son 
 
 ba con e ven no ble sta ble 
 
 ba sin e vil o pen stee pie 
 
 bi ble fa ble peo pie ta ble 
 
 bro ken fro zen ra ven ta ken 
 
 chosen hea THen rat sin treason 
 
68 
 
 Woi*ds of Tioo Syllables. 
 
 A proper diphthong* in the accented syllable. 
 
 Boil ed 
 
 boil er 
 
 bound ed floun der 
 
 bound less flow er 
 
 down ward loy al 
 drow sj loun ger 
 
 boun ty 
 
 bow er 
 
 clois ter 
 
 clou dy 
 
 clown ish 
 
 coin age 
 
 coin ing 
 
 count ed 
 
 count er 
 
 coun ty 
 
 cow ard 
 
 cow slip 
 
 dou&t ful 
 
 dou&t ing 
 
 dower 
 
 down cast loi ter 
 
 foi ble 
 foun der 
 foun dry 
 foun tain 
 fow ler 
 gou ty 
 
 ground less out cast 
 grow ler out let 
 Aour ly out rage 
 house hold out ward 
 oys ter 
 
 vnoist en 
 moist ure 
 moun tain 
 noiseiess 
 noi some 
 noi sy 
 oil y 
 oint ment 
 
 join er 
 join ter 
 joint ure 
 joy ful 
 joy ous 
 
 poig nant 
 point ed 
 point er 
 point ing 
 poi son 
 
 pound ed 
 pow der 
 pow er 
 prow ess 
 row el 
 roy al 
 shout ed 
 show er 
 sour ly 
 sour ness 
 thorn and 
 toi let 
 toil ing 
 tow el 
 tow er 
 town ship 
 trow el 
 trou sers 
 vow el 
 voy age 
 
 Compound words — Both syllables long-. 
 
 Bee hive 
 blind fold 
 bride maid 
 day break 
 day light 
 eye sight 
 field piece 
 grind stone 
 
 hazl stone 
 key hole 
 leap year 
 life time 
 like wise 
 nose gay 
 night mare 
 paste board 
 
 rain bow 
 scare crow 
 sea coal 
 side board 
 side long 
 side ways 
 sky light 
 way lay 
 
Words of Tico Syllables. 
 TERMINATIONAL SOUNDS. 
 
 69 
 
 cient and {lent, •■■-••■- 
 
 cial and tial, 
 
 lion* cion, and sion^ - 
 
 tious, cious, ceous, and scions, ■ 
 
 geon, and g^'ow, 
 
 science and tience, - 
 
 sier and zie?*, . 
 
 An cient 
 pa tient 
 quo tient 
 pa tience 
 so cial 
 
 The first syllable long-. 
 
 lo tion 
 mo tion 
 
 por tion 
 gra cious 
 na tion spa cious 
 no tion spe cious 
 po tion le gion 
 
 The first syllable short. 
 
 unc tion 
 dun geon 
 gud geon 
 stur geon 
 sur geon 
 cap tious 
 con scious 
 fac tious 
 
 Ac tion op tion 
 
 cap tion pas sion 
 
 die tion pen sion 
 
 fac tion rup tion 
 
 fie tion sane tion 
 
 frac tion sec tion 
 
 man sion ses sion 
 
 men tion sue tion 
 
 Words in which i in the final syllable sounds li 
 
 Bill iards flex ion on ion 
 
 bill ion flux ion 
 
 bil ious fil ial 
 
 clar ion mill ion 
 
 coll ier min ion 
 
 pill ion 
 pin ion 
 pon iard 
 scull ion 
 
 like shent ; 
 
 - shal ; 
 shun ; 
 
 - shus ; 
 jun ; 
 
 - shense ; 
 zhur. 
 
 re gion 
 bra sier 
 gla zier 
 ho sier 
 o sier 
 
 con science 
 frac tious 
 lus cious 
 pre cious 
 ver sion 
 vi cious 
 nup tial 
 spe cial 
 
 ke y consonant 
 
 trill ion 
 triv ial 
 trunn ion 
 val iant 
 vis ion 
 
ro 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 Words in which o and ou sound like u short ;— ey like 
 e long-;— a in the termination age, az, ia and y I 
 i short ; — and ew like u long". 
 
 BroTH er 
 
 won der 
 
 wharf age 
 
 crys tal 
 
 col our 
 
 wont ed 
 
 car riage 
 
 cyg net 
 
 con jure 
 
 wor ry 
 
 mar riage 
 
 cym bal 
 
 gov ern 
 
 wor ship 
 
 brew er 
 
 cyn ic 
 
 hon ey 
 
 wor THy 
 
 few er 
 
 la rynx 
 
 jour ney 
 
 tur key 
 
 jew el 
 
 lyr ic 
 
 mon day 
 
 bag gage 
 
 pew ter 
 
 mys tic 
 
 mon ey 
 
 cab bage 
 
 skew er 
 
 phys ic 
 
 mon key 
 
 car nage 
 
 bar gain 
 
 syl van 
 
 moTH er 
 
 cour age 
 
 cap tain 
 
 sym bol 
 
 Both ing 
 
 dam age 
 
 cer tain 
 
 symp torn 
 
 oth er 
 
 Aerb age 
 
 chap lain 
 
 syn od 
 
 shov el 
 
 lug gage 
 
 cur tain 
 
 syn tax 
 
 slov en 
 
 man age 
 
 en trails 
 
 syr inge 
 
 smoTH er 
 
 til lage 
 
 plan tain 
 
 sys tern 
 
 stom acH 
 
 ton nage 
 
 ber yl 
 
 tym bal 
 
 t 
 
 Accent on the second syllable. 
 
 A proper diphthong* in the accented syllable. 
 
 A bound 
 
 a loud 
 
 a void 
 
 de coy 
 
 a bout 
 
 a mount 
 
 a vouch 
 
 de nounce 
 
 ac count 
 
 a noint 
 
 a vow 
 
 de stroy 
 
 ad join 
 
 an nounce 
 
 ca rouse 
 
 de void 
 
 a droit 
 a ground 
 al low 
 
 an noy 
 ap point 
 a round 
 
 com pounc 
 con found 
 con join 
 
 de vour 
 de vout 
 dis count 
 
 al loy 
 
 a rouse 
 
 con voy 
 
 dis mount 
 
Wards of Two Syllables. 
 
 71 
 
 dis join 
 
 ex ploit re coil 
 
 re nown 
 
 dis joint 
 
 ex pound re count 
 
 re sound 
 
 em broil 
 
 me moir re dou&t 
 
 sub join 
 
 em ploy- 
 
 mis count re dound 
 
 sur mount 
 
 en d ow- 
 
 pro found re joice 
 
 sur round 
 
 en join 
 
 pro nounce re join 
 
 un bound 
 
 enjoy 
 
 pro pound re mount 
 
 un coil 
 
 e spouse 
 
 pur loin re nounce 
 
 with out 
 
 o like u she 
 
 rt, i in the second syllable like e long", and 
 
 
 ei and ey like a long*. 
 
 
 Af front 
 
 a bove fas cine 
 
 ma fine 
 
 a mong 
 
 an tiqwe fa tig^e 
 
 pur vey 
 
 a mongst 
 
 ca price in trigwe 
 
 sur vey 
 
 be come 
 
 c/ia grin ma chine 
 LESSON 36. 
 
 in veigh 
 
 THE LORD'S DAY. 
 
 Keep the Lord's day as it ought to be kept, 
 and as you will wish you had kept it when you 
 come to die. On that day do not idly play on 
 the roads, or in the fields, as you see bad boys 
 and girls do, but go to the house of the Lord. 
 
 And when there fix your eye on him who 
 speaks to you, and give good heed to what he 
 says. Pray in your heart when he prays. 
 
 And when you go home think of what you 
 have heard, and speak of it to those who take 
 care of you. If you spend the day right you 
 will be more apt to do well on the other days 
 of the week. And if you do well at all times 
 God will bless you in all you do. 
 
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 LESSON 37. 
 
 ADVICE TO CHILDREN. 
 
 Listen to the tender counsels of your parents. 
 Love them, for they love you, and have taken 
 care of you ever since you were born. They 
 loved you and took care of you when you were 
 little helpless infants, that could not talk, nor 
 walk about, nor do any thing but cry, and give 
 a great deal of trouble. 
 
 Obey your parents. They know better what 
 is proper for you than you do ; and they wish 
 you to be good, and wise, and happy. 
 
 Love your brothers and sisters. Do not tease 
 nor vex them, nor call them names ; and never 
 let your little hands be raised to strike them. 
 
 If they have any thing which you would like 
 to have, do not be angry with them, nor try to 
 get it from them. If you have any thing they 
 like, share it with them. 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 73 
 
 CHAPTER XVI. 
 Trisyllables accented on the first. 
 
 The accented syllable short 
 Ab sti nence at mo sphere choI er ic 
 
 ac tu ate 
 ad a mant 
 ad e quate 
 ad jec tive 
 ad ju tant 
 af flu ence 
 af ter ward 
 ag gran dize 
 ag gra vate 
 ag gre gate 
 ag i tate 
 al i ment 
 al pha bet 
 am nes ty 
 an a lyze 
 an ec dote 
 an o dyne 
 an ti dote 
 an ar cHy 
 an ti type 
 ap a thy 
 ap er ture 
 aph o rism 
 ar ro gant 
 as pe rate 
 
 at ti tude 
 at tri bute 
 av a rice 
 av e nue 
 av er age 
 bach e lor 
 bash ful ness 
 ben e fice 
 bev er age 
 bias phe my 
 blun der er 
 bur gla ry 
 cab i net 
 cal cu late 
 cap ti vate 
 can di date 
 cat a logwe 
 cat e cmsm 
 cath o lie 
 cuam o mile 
 chain pi on 
 CHar ac ter 
 CHem is try 
 <^hiv al ry 
 choc o late 
 
 CHor is ter 
 cit i zen 
 civ il ize 
 clam or ous 
 clem en cy 
 cler gy man 
 col lo quy 
 com pli cate 
 com pro mise 
 con fer ence 
 con se crate 
 con se quent 
 con stan cy 
 €on ti nence 
 cour te ous 
 cour te sy 
 cred i ble 
 cred u lous 
 crit i cism 
 crit ic al 
 croc o dile 
 cul pa ble 
 cul ti vate 
 cur so ry 
 dal li an.ee 
 
74 
 
 Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 dec a logwe 
 dec o rate 
 ded i cate 
 def er ence 
 def i nite 
 del e gate 
 del i cate 
 dem a gogwe 
 den si ty 
 des ig nate 
 des o late 
 des po tism 
 des ti ny 
 des ti tute 
 dif fer ence 
 dif fi cult 
 dil i gence 
 dig ni ty 
 dis ci pline 
 dis lo cate 
 dis si pate 
 dis so lute 
 div i dend 
 doc u ment 
 ec sta cy 
 ed i fice 
 ed u cate 
 el e gance 
 el e ment 
 el e phant 
 
 el o quent 
 el e vate 
 em bas sy 
 em bry o 
 em i grate 
 em i nence 
 em pha sis 
 em u late 
 em u lous 
 en ter prise 
 en vi ous 
 ep i cure 
 ep i gram 
 ep i taph 
 e qui page 
 e qui ty 
 es ti mate 
 ev er green 
 ev i dence 
 ev i dent 
 ex eel lent 
 ex e cute 
 ex er cise 
 ex pe dite 
 ex pi ate 
 ex qui site 
 ex tri cate 
 fac ul ty 
 fab u lous 
 fas ci nate 
 
 fern i nine 
 fer ven cy 
 fes ti val 
 fish er man 
 flex i ble 
 flue tu ate 
 friv o lous 
 ful mi nate 
 fur ni ture 
 gar ri son 
 gen er al 
 gen er ate 
 gen er ous 
 gen u ine 
 ger mi nate 
 glos sa ry 
 grad u al 
 grat i tude 
 grav i tate 
 grav i ty 
 hand ker chief 
 haz ard ous 
 her it age 
 hes i tate 
 hid e ous 
 Aon e^ty 
 hos pi tal 
 hur ri cane 
 ig no ranee 
 ig no rant 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 75 
 
 im i tate lep ro sy mul ti ply 
 
 im pi ous leth ar gy mul ti tude 
 
 im pie ment lib er tine nar ra tive 
 
 im pli cate lib er ty na tion al 
 
 im pre cate lit i gate nat u ral 
 
 in di cate lit ur gy nav i gate 
 
 in di gence Ion gi tude nee ta rine 
 
 In di gent mack er el neg a tive 
 
 in do lence mag is trate neg li gence 
 
 in do lent mag ni fy* nom in al 
 
 in fa mous mag ni tude ob e lisk 
 
 in fan try maj es ty ob lo quy 
 
 in fin ite man u script ob sta cle 
 
 in flu ence mas cu line ob sti nate 
 
 in no cenee mas sa ere ob vi ate 
 
 in so lence mecH an ism oc cu py 
 
 in so lent med i cine oc u lar 
 
 in sti gate med i tate om in ous 
 
 in stru ment mer can tile op po site 
 
 in ter est mer chan dize op u lence 
 
 in ter im mer cu ry op u lent 
 
 in ter view mes sen ger or an ges 
 
 in ti mate met a phor or a tor 
 
 ir ri tate min er al pac i fy* 
 
 jead ous y min ia ture pag ean try 
 
 jes sa mine mis chiev ous pal li ate 
 
 jus ti fy* mis e ry pal pi tate 
 
 lab y rinth mock e ry par a dise 
 
 leg a cy mol li ent par a graph 
 
 * 1/ like i long". 
 
76 
 
 Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 par a lyze 
 par a phrase 
 par ox ysm 
 pas sen ger 
 pas sion ate 
 ped a gog^e 
 ped es tal 
 ped i gree 
 ped i ment 
 pen al ty 
 pen e trate 
 pen i tence 
 pen i tent 
 per quis ite 
 per ti nent 
 pes ti lence 
 pet u lance 
 phleg ma tic 
 pleas an try 
 pol i tic 
 pop u lar 
 por cu pine 
 por rin ger 
 prac tic al 
 prec i pice 
 pred i cate 
 pref er ence 
 pre ju dice 
 pres ent ly 
 
 prev a lence 
 prev a lent 
 prim i tive 
 prin ci pie 
 pris on er 
 priv i lege 
 prob a ble 
 prob i ty 
 prof li gate 
 prom i nent 
 promp ti tude 
 prop a gate 
 prop er ty 
 pros e cute 
 pros e lyte 
 pros o dy 
 pros per ous 
 pros ti tute 
 prov en der 
 prov i dence 
 pul ver ize 
 punc tu al 
 pun ish ment 
 pur ga tive 
 rad ic al 
 rail le ry 
 rap tur ous 
 rasp ber ry 
 rat i fy * 
 
 ra tion al 
 rav en ous 
 rec i pe 
 rec om pence 
 rec on cile 
 rec ti fy * 
 rec ti tude 
 ref er ence 
 reg i ment 
 reg is ter 
 reg u lar 
 reg u late 
 rel a tive 
 ren o vate 
 rep ro bate 
 res i dence 
 res o lute 
 ret ro spect 
 rev er end 
 rAet o ric 
 riv u let 
 sac cHa rine 
 sac ra ment 
 sac ri fice \ 
 sac ri lege 
 sane ti fy * 
 sec u lar 
 sed i ment 
 sep ul CHre 
 
 c y like i long. f c in last syllable like *. 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 77 
 
 sen ti nel 
 sev er al 
 sig ni fy* 
 sim i lar 
 sin gu lar 
 sol e cism 
 spec i fy * 
 spec i men 
 spec la c\es 
 strat a gem 
 sub al tern 
 sub ju gate 
 sub li mate 
 sub se quent 
 sub stan tive 
 sum ma ry 
 sup pie ment 
 
 The 
 De i ty 
 de vi ate 
 di a dem 
 di a lect 
 di a per 
 di a ry 
 foli o 
 ge ni al 
 ge ni us 
 i ro ny 
 i vo Y Y 
 
 7* 
 
 treach er ous 
 treach e ry 
 trem u lous 
 tur bu lent 
 tur pen tine 
 ul cer ous 
 ut ter ance 
 vag a bond 
 ven om ous 
 vet er an 
 vict ual er 
 vig il ance 
 vig il ant 
 vin e gar 
 vir u lent 
 vit ri ol 
 yes ter day 
 
 accented syllable long-. 
 
 sup pli cant 
 sup pli cate 
 sup pu rate 
 sur ge ry 
 sus te nance 
 tan ta mount 
 tecH nic al 
 tel e graph 
 tel e scope 
 tern pe ranee 
 tern pe rate 
 tern po ral 
 tes ta ment 
 tes ti fy* 
 tim or ous 
 trag e dy 
 tran si tive 
 
 jo vi al 
 ju ni or 
 le ni ent 
 lu na cy 
 me di um 
 me ni al 
 me te or 
 mu ti ny 
 mu tu al 
 no ta ry 
 no ti fy 
 * y like i long. 
 
 o ri ent 
 pa pa cy 
 pi e ty 
 pi ra cy 
 po et ry 
 po pe ry 
 pu ri fy* 
 pu ri ty 
 ra di us 
 ro sb. ry 
 sa vo ry 
 
78 Easy Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 ti m on 
 u ni ty 
 u s\i al 
 Vo ta ry 
 A gen cy 
 al ien ate§ 
 a que ous 
 a the ism. 
 bay o net 
 beau te ous 
 beau ti ful 
 bra ve ry 
 bri be ry 
 ca pa ble 
 care less ly 
 change a ble 
 co gen cy 
 co pi ous 
 cu bic al 
 cu cum ber 
 cu ra ble 
 cu ri ous 
 cu ti cle 
 dan ger ous 
 de vi ate 
 de vi ous 
 di a gram 
 di a logwe 
 di a mond 
 
 di al ist 
 di a gram 
 di o cess 
 droll e ry 
 du bi ous 
 du el ling 
 du pli cate 
 du te ous 
 ea ger lyf 
 ea si ly 
 east er ly 
 eat a ble 
 e go tism 
 e qua ble 
 e qui nox 
 eu CHar ist 
 eu lo gy 
 e ven ing 
 fa tal ist 
 fa vour its 
 fla gran cy 
 flu en cy 
 fi nal ly 
 fo li age 
 for ci ble 
 for ge ry 
 free hoi der 
 fre quen cy 
 fu gi tive 
 
 fu mi gate 
 fu ri ous 
 glo ri fy # 
 glo ri ous 
 glu tin ous 
 grate ful ly 
 gree di ness 
 gro ce ry 
 hea THen ism 
 hope ful iy 
 hu mor ist 
 /tu mor ous 
 hy a cinth 
 i die ness 
 i dol ize 
 ju bi lee 
 ju gil lar 
 ju* ci ness 
 ju ve nile 
 &na ve ry 
 la bour er 
 la zi ness 
 le gal ly 
 lei s are ly 
 li a ble 
 lu era tive 
 lu cu brate 
 lu di crous 
 lu mi nous 
 
 1 1* like 3/. 
 
 | g hard. 
 
 * y like i Jong. 
 
Easy Words of Three Syllables. 79 
 
 lu na tic 
 ma ni ac 
 ma son ry 
 mi cro scope 
 mu ci lage 
 mu sic al 
 mu tin ous 
 mu tu al 
 no ble man 
 nu mer ous 
 nu tri ment 
 nu tri tive 
 o di ous 
 o dor ous 
 o ver plus 
 o ver ture 
 pa gan ism 
 pa tri arcH 
 pa tri ot 
 pa tron ess 
 pay a ble 
 peace a ble 
 pha e ton 
 
 The 
 Cyl in der 
 hyp d crite 
 myr i ad 
 mys te ry 
 phys ic al 
 
 * y like 
 
 pla gia rism 
 
 pku ri sy 
 
 port a ble 
 
 po ten cy 
 
 po ten tate 
 
 pre am ble 
 
 pre mi um 
 
 pre vi ous 
 
 pu er He 
 
 pu tre fy* 
 
 ra di ance 
 
 re al ize 
 
 re gen cy 
 
 rheu ma tismf u ni verse 
 
 rose ma ry va gran cy 
 
 ru mi natef va ri ous 
 
 sale a ble ve he mence 
 
 sa pi ence ve he ment 
 
 see ne ry ve he cle 
 
 scru pu lousf vi o late 
 
 scru tin yf wea ri some 
 
 se ri ous yeo man ry 
 
 sla ve ry zo di ac 
 
 first syllable like i short. 
 pyr a mid sym me try 
 
 sleep i ness 
 so journ er 
 spu ri ous 
 state li ness 
 stu di ous 
 suit a ble 
 teach a ble 
 te di ous 
 the a tre 
 the o rem 
 thiev ish ness 
 trat tor ous 
 u ni form 
 
 syc a more 
 syc o phant 
 syl la ble 
 syl lo gism 
 
 i long-. 
 
 sym pa thy 
 syn a gogwe 
 typ ic al 
 tyr an ny 
 
 f u like o middle. 
 
80 
 
 Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 The accented syllable middle. 
 
 Ar bi ter 
 ar bi trate 
 ar CHe type 
 ar CHi tect 
 ar CHi trave 
 ar den cy 
 ar du ous 
 ar gu merit 
 ar ma ment 
 ar mis tice 
 ar mo ry 
 ar se nal 
 ar te ry 
 ar ti choke 
 ar ti cle 
 ar ti fice 
 ar ti san 
 
 bar ba mm 
 bar ba rous 
 bar na cle 
 car di nal 
 car pen ter 
 car ti lage 
 charge a ble 
 faTH er less 
 gar den er 
 gar ni ture 
 guar di an 
 har bin ger 
 hard i hood 
 hard i ness 
 har le quin 
 harm less ly 
 har mo nize 
 
 har mo ny 
 harp si cHord 
 lar ce ny 
 laugh a ble 
 mar chion ess 
 mar gin al 
 mar tyr dom 
 mar vel lous 
 par don ing 
 par Ha ment 
 par son age 
 par ti cle 
 par ti san 
 part ner ship 
 phar ma cy 
 jpsal mo dy 
 tar di ness 
 
 A proper diphthong* in the accented syllable. 
 
 Bois ter ous 
 boun da ry 
 boun te ous 
 boun ti ful 
 bow er y 
 broid e ry 
 cloud i ness 
 coun sel lor 
 coun te nance 
 eoun ter feit 
 
 coun ter pane 
 coun ter part 
 coun ter sign 
 cow ard ice 
 dou&t ful ness 
 dow a ger 
 drow s\ ness 
 flow e ry 
 house hold er 
 joy ful ly 
 
 lous i ness 
 loi ter er 
 moi e ty 
 moun tain ous 
 moun te bank 
 poig- nan cy 
 poi son ous 
 pow er ful 
 roy al ist 
 roy al ty 
 
Reading Lcssdiis. 81 
 
 LESSON 38. 
 
 THE SUN. 
 
 The sun rises in the east ; and when he rises 
 it is day. He shines upon the trees, and the 
 houses, and upon the water ; and every thing 
 looks sparkling and beautiful when he shines 
 upon it. He gives us light and heat ; it is he 
 that makes it warm. He makes the fruit and 
 the corn ripen. 
 
 Sometimes he takes off his crown of bright 
 rays, and wraps up his head in thin silver 
 clouds, and then we may look at him': but 
 when there are no clouds, and he shines with 
 all his brightness at noon day, we cannot look 
 at him, for he would dazzle our eyes, and make 
 us blind. Only the eagle can look at him then ; 
 the eagle with his strong piercing eye can look 
 at him always. 
 
 When the sun is about to rise in the morning, 
 and make it day, the lark flies up in the sky to 
 meet him, and sings sweetly in the air ; and the 
 cock crows loud to tell every body that he is 
 coming. But the owl and the bat fly away 
 when they see him, and hide themselves in old 
 walls and hollow trees ; and the lion and the 
 tiger go into their dens and caves, where they 
 sleep all day. 
 
 He shines in all countries, all over the earth. 
 He is the most beautiful and glorious object 
 that can be seen in the world. 
 
 
82 Reading Lessons. 
 
 LESSON 39. 
 
 LYING. 
 
 Lying is ever a mark of a weak and base 
 soul. I need not tell you of the shame, which 
 the name of liar never fails to bring along with 
 it. Let the liar be boy or girl, man or woman, 
 rich or poor, it is quite the same. All who 
 know him look down upon him with scorn, and 
 they can put no trust in any thing which he 
 says, even if it be true. If at any time he 
 stand in need of their help, he may call to them 
 in vain, for they will think his story false, or 
 doubt the truth of it. 
 
 All lies of every kind are bad. There is no 
 such thing as a white lie : every lie is black. If 
 you hurt any one by your lies, this, to be sure, 
 makes the thing w T orse, because it is cruel, 
 as well as mean. But, even if your lies 
 do no harm to others, they are still very wrong. 
 If you boast of doing any good thing, which 
 you have not done, this is cheating, and taking 
 a merit, that is not due to you. If you lie, to 
 hide any fault which you have done, this adds 
 fault to fault. 
 
 But you may think that it is no evil to tell a 
 lie, in order to hide a fault done by some one 
 else. If you do think so, you are very wrong. 
 The lie is still a lie, be the end, for which you 
 have told it, what it may ; and your Bible tells 
 you, that you must never do evil that good may 
 
Reading Lessons. S3 
 
 come. I do not say, that you ought to be glad 
 to tell every fault, which any one has done. 
 Very far from it. This would in fact be very 
 mean. But, when any one asks you what 
 some one else has done, speak out the plain 
 truth, or else hold your peace : but never lie. 
 
 It is right also for you to know, that you can 
 lie by nods or signs as well as by words. And 
 you can lie, even when your words are true, if 
 you use them in such a way as to make him 
 who hears them take them up in a wrong sense. 
 Thus, if I ask you if you have done a thing, 
 which I bade you do ; and if you then tell me 
 " Oh it was done an hour ago," and thus make 
 me think that it was you who did it, while in 
 truth it was done by some one else — this is 
 quite as bad as any other lie. 
 
 Take heed, then, of every false way, and 
 ever keep in mind, what the word of God hath 
 said, upon this point. You have heard of the 
 man and woman, who told a lie to the apostle 
 Peter, and died with the lie upon their lips. 
 Let this warn you to think much of what God 
 has said of the awful fate of liars in the next 
 world. Lord, who shall dwell in thy holy hill ? 
 He, that speaketh the truth in his heart. Ly- 
 ing lips doth the Lord abhor, but those who 
 deal truly doth he love. But all liars shall have 
 their part in the lake which burns with fire. 
 Lie not, then, but speak every man truth with 
 each other. 
 
84 Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 CHAPTER XVII. 
 Accent on the second syllable. 
 
 The 
 A bun dance 
 ac com plish 
 ac knowl edge 
 ad di tion 
 ad mis sion 
 ad van tage 
 ad vance ment 
 ad ven ture 
 af fee tion 
 al read y 
 al ter nate 
 am bi tion 
 a pos tate 
 a pos tie 
 ap pren tice 
 arch bish op 
 as cen sion 
 as per sion 
 as sas sin 
 as ser tion 
 as sist ance 
 astA mat ic 
 as ton ish 
 as trin gent 
 at trac tion 
 at trac tive 
 
 accented S3'llable 
 au then tic 
 au turn nal 
 a ver sion 
 bat tal ion 
 be gin ning 
 be long ing 
 bis sex tile 
 bom bas tic 
 ca pri cious 
 ce les tial 
 CHa ot ic 
 ci vil ian 
 co er cion 
 col lee tion 
 col \is ion 
 com mis sion 
 com mit tee 
 com pan ion 
 com pas sion 
 com pen sate 
 com plex ion 
 com pos ite 
 con cen trie 
 con cil iate 
 con di tion 
 con due tor 
 
 short. 
 
 con fes sion 
 con junc tion 
 con sid er 
 con sump tion 
 con tern plate 
 con ten tion 
 con trib ute 
 con ven tion 
 con ver sion 
 cor rec tion 
 cor rec tive 
 ere den tial 
 de cep tion 
 de clen sion 
 de fee tive 
 de fend ant 
 de li cious 
 de lin quent 
 de liv er 
 de mol ish 
 de pos ite 
 de scrip tive 
 de ser tion 
 de tec tion 
 de trac tion 
 de vel ope 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 85 
 
 di dac tic 
 di men sion 
 di min ish 
 dis as ter 
 dis cour age 
 dis cred it 
 dis ere tion 
 dis Aon est 
 dis Aon our 
 dis mis sion 
 dis par age 
 dis rel ish 
 dis sem ble 
 dis sent er 
 dis tinct ly 
 dis tin guish 
 dis trib lite 
 di ur nal* 
 di ver sion 
 do min ion 
 dra mat ic 
 ec cen trie 
 e clip tic 
 e di tion 
 e fi cient 
 e lee tive 
 n© lev enth 
 em bar rass 
 
 em pan nel 
 
 en am our 
 en deav our 
 en ven om 
 e pis tie 
 e spe cial 
 e stab lish 
 es sen tial 
 e ter nal 
 ex am pie 
 ex ces sive 
 ex hib it 
 ex pan sion 
 ex pan sive 
 ex pert ly 
 ex pli cit 
 ex ter nal 
 ex tine tion 
 ex trac tion 
 fa mil iar 
 fa nat ic 
 fan tas tic 
 fla gi tious 
 fra ter nal 
 gi gan tic 
 gym nas tic 
 here af ter 
 ho san na 
 hys ter ic 
 il lus trate 
 
 im ag ine 
 im mod est 
 im pli cit 
 im pris on 
 in con stant 
 in cul cate 
 in cum bent 
 in de&t ed 
 in dent ure 
 in dig nant 
 in dul gence 
 in hab it 
 in her it 
 in i tial 
 in jus tice 
 in ten tion 
 in ser tion 
 in sip id 
 in spec tion 
 in spec tor 
 in ter nal 
 in ter pret 
 in tes tate 
 in tes tine 
 ju di cial 
 la con ic 
 li cen tious* 
 lieu ten ant 
 lo gi cian 
 
 8 
 
 ' i in first salable long. 
 
86 
 
 Words of Three Syllables, 
 
 ma gi cmn 
 me CHan ic 
 me tal lie 
 me theg lin 
 mis car ritfge 
 mo las ses 
 mu si cian 
 nu tri tion 
 ob nox ious 
 oc cur rence 
 of fen sive 
 of fi cious 
 o pin ion 
 op pres sor 
 op ti cian 
 pa cif ic 
 pa ter nal 
 pa thet ic 
 pa vil ion 
 pe dan tic 
 per fee tion 
 pe ti tion 
 
 The 
 A bate ment 
 ab lu tion 
 a chieve ment 
 ad he rence 
 ad ja cent 
 a gree ment 
 ag griev ance 
 
 phv si cian 
 po si tion 
 pos ses sion 
 pos ses sor 
 po ten rial 
 pre die tion 
 pre serv er 
 pre ten sion 
 pro due tion 
 pro gres sion 
 pro hib it 
 pro jec tion 
 pro jec tor 
 pro phet ic 
 pro mul gate 
 pro vin cial 
 pro vis ion 
 pru den tial 
 re due tion 
 re flee tion 
 re frac tion 
 re li gion 
 
 re luc tance 
 re mit tance 
 re plen ish 
 re pub lie 
 re sent ment 
 re sist ance 
 re trac tion 
 rAeu mat ic 
 re venge ful 
 se di tion 
 so lie it 
 spe cif ic 
 sub mis sion 
 sub sist ence 
 sub trac tion 
 sus pi cion 
 tra di tion 
 trans ac tion 
 trans scend ent 
 tu i tion 
 um brel la 
 un pleas ant 
 
 accented syllable long". 
 
 al le giance as su ranee 
 
 al li ance 
 a muse ment 
 a mu sive 
 arcH an gel 
 
 a tro cious 
 au da cious 
 a wa ken 
 be hav iour 
 
 ar range ment be Kev er 
 as sail ant be tray er 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 87 
 
 ca pa cious 
 car na tion 
 ca the dral 
 ces sa tion 
 CHi me ra 
 ci ta tion* 
 co e qual 
 co he sion 
 co he sive 
 col la tion 
 com mun ion 
 com pla cence 
 complete ly 
 con\po nant 
 con ced. ment 
 con ceit ed 
 con ere tion 
 con du cive 
 con sign ment 
 con tri vance 
 cor ro sive 
 ere a tion 
 de ci pher 
 de ceit ful 
 de ceiv er 
 de co rous 
 de \\ghx ful 
 de lu sive 
 de mean our 
 
 de po nent 
 de vo tion 
 dip lo ma 
 dis a ble 
 dis ci pie 
 dis creet ly 
 dis grace ful 
 dis po sal 
 do na tion 
 e mo tion 
 en dan ger 
 en dur ance 
 en fee ble 
 en no ble 
 en rol ment 
 en trea ty 
 e qua tor 
 ex clu sive 
 ex pos ure 
 fa ce tious 
 fal la cious 
 fe ro cious 
 foun da tion 
 gra da tion 
 gen teel ly 
 he ro ic 
 hu mane ly 
 ig no ble 
 il lu mine 
 
 irn pure ly 
 im pru dent 
 in cite ment 
 in he rent 
 in qui ry 
 le ga tion 
 lo qua cious 
 more o ver 
 nar ra tion 
 ob la tion 
 o blig ing 
 oc ca sion 
 oc ta vo 
 op po nent 
 out ra geous 
 pe ru sal 
 plan ta tion 
 pie be ianf 
 pol lu tion 
 po lite ly 
 po ma turn 
 pri me val 
 pro ced ure 
 quo ta tion 
 ra pa cious 
 re ceiv er 
 re ci tal 
 re deem er 
 re fu sal 
 
 * i in first syllable long-. 
 
 \ i like y. 
 
88 
 
 Wards of Three Syllables. 
 
 re li ance se vere ly te na cious 
 
 re mam der sin cere ly tes ta trix 
 
 re qui tal so lu tion trans pa rent 
 
 re new al so no rous un seem ly 
 
 re vi sal spec ta tor un wa ry 
 
 sa ga cious stag na tion va ca tion 
 
 sal va tion sub scri ber vex a tious 
 
 sen sa tion tax a tion vo ca tion 
 
 se rene ly temp ta tion vol ca no 
 
 Accent on the last syllable. 
 
 The accented syllable short. 
 
 Ac qui esce con tra diet pic tu resqwe 
 
 ap pre hend cor res spond rec ol lect 
 
 cir cum spect dis con tent rec om mend 
 
 co a lesce in di rect rep re hend 
 
 com plai sance in cor rect rep re sent 
 
 com pre hend in ter mix un der stand 
 
 con de scend in ter sect vi o lin* 
 
 Ad ver tise 
 ap per tain 
 as cer tarn 
 as sign ee 
 auc tion eer 
 brig a dier 
 cAan de Her 
 co in cide 
 con tra vene 
 deb au chee 
 
 The accented syllable lon£ 
 
 dis be lief 
 
 dis o blige 
 dis u nite 
 dom i neer 
 en gin eer 
 en ter tarn 
 gaz et teer 
 gren a dier 
 in ter cede 
 
 mis be have 
 o ver flow 
 o ver hear 
 o ver take 
 pri va teer* 
 ser e nade 
 su per fine 
 su per scribe 
 un der go 
 
 mas quer ade vol un teer 
 
 * i in first syllable. 
 
Jane and Charles reading the Bible. 
 LESSON 40. 
 
 We must love to read the Bible. It is the 
 most excellent of all books. God himself 
 commanded good men to write it. There we 
 read of all the great and good things he has 
 done for us, and for all people ; how good, and 
 wise, and powerful he is, and what we must 
 do to please him. There we read that we are 
 sinners, and have all broken God's holy law. 
 There too we read of Christ, who came into 
 the world to save us from our sins. He loved 
 us, and gave his life for us. When we have 
 read or heard about Christ, and who he was, 
 and what great things he has done for us, we 
 must love him and be thankful to him, and try 
 to imitate him. There is much in the Bible 
 which you cannot now understand ; but as 
 fou grow older, you will understand it better ; 
 id, as you grow wiser, you will love it more, 
 S* 
 
90 
 
 Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 CHAPTER XVIII. 
 Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 Accent on the first syllable. The accented syllable sh©r&. 
 
 Ac cu ra cy 
 
 ac n mo ny 
 ad mi ra ble 
 ad ver sa ry 
 ag ri cult ure 
 al le go ry 
 an nu al ly 
 an sw?er a ble 
 an ti mo ny 
 an ti qua ry 
 ca5 u al ty 
 cat ter pil lar 
 eel i ba cy 
 cen su ra ble 
 cer e mo ny 
 char it a ble 
 com pa ra ble 
 del i ca cy 
 des ul to ry 
 die tion a ry 
 dig ni ta ry 
 dil a to ry 
 dil i gent ly 
 dys en te ry 
 em is sa ry 
 e qui ta ble 
 ex o ra ble 
 ex pi a ble 
 
 fash ion a ble 
 fee u len cy 
 feb ru a ry 
 fig u ra tive 
 hab it a ble 
 7*on our a ble 
 ig no min y 
 im ag e ry 
 in ter est ing 
 in ti ma cy 
 in ven to ry 
 ir ri ta ble 
 lap i da ry 
 lam ent a ble 
 lit er al ly 
 lit er a ry 
 lit er a ture 
 mat ri mo ny 
 meas ur a ble 
 mel an choI y 
 mem or a ble 
 mer ce na ry 
 mil i ta ry 
 mis eel la ny 
 mis sion a ry 
 mon as te ry 
 nee es sa ry 
 
 neg a tive ly 
 nom i na tive 
 ob du ra cy 
 ob sti na cy 
 or a to ry 
 or tho dox y 
 pal a ta ble 
 pat ri mo ny 
 pen e tra ble 
 pen sion a ry 
 per ish a ble 
 per^emp to ry 
 pres by te ry 
 per se cu tor 
 prof it a ble 
 prom is so ry 
 pul mo na ry 
 rep a ra ble 
 sal a man der 
 sal u ta ry 
 sane tu a ry 
 sec re ta ry 
 sed en ta ry 
 sem i na ry 
 tes ti mo ny 
 tran si to ry 
 trib u ta ry 
 
 nee ro man cy vac il Ian cy 
 
Words of Four Syllable?. 
 
 91 
 
 A mi a ble 
 co pi ous ly 
 •cu li na ry 
 dan ger ous ly 
 du ti ful ly 
 fa vtfur a ble 
 ge ni al ly 
 glo ri ous ly 
 h\x mor ous ly 
 
 The accented syllable long. 
 
 ju di ca ture pu ri fi er 
 
 Iu mi na ry 
 
 me li o rate 
 
 mo men ta ry 
 
 mu sic al ly 
 
 mu tu al ly 
 
 nu ga to ry 
 
 nu mer ous ly 
 
 pa tri ot ism 
 
 rea son a bly 
 spu ri ous ly 
 sta tion a ry 
 tu te la ry 
 va ri a ble 
 va ri e gate 
 ve he ment ly 
 vi bra to ry 
 
 Accent on the second syllable. The accented syllable short. 
 
 A bil i ty 
 a bom i nate 
 ab surd i ty 
 a cad e my 
 ac cen tu ate 
 ac com pa ny 
 ad min is ter 
 .ad ver si ty 
 
 a pos tro phe 
 ar ith me tic 
 ar tic u late 
 ar tif i cer 
 asjpar a gus 
 as tron o mer 
 bar bar i ty 
 be nev o lent 
 
 ad ver tise ment bi og ra phy* 
 
 af fin i ty 
 a gil i ty 
 a lac ri ty 
 al ter na tive 
 am bas sa dor 
 am phib i ous 
 a nal o gy 
 a nal y sis 
 a nat o my 
 a non y mous 
 ^poc a lypsc 
 
 ca lam i ty 
 ca pac i ty 
 ca tas tro phe 
 ci vil i ty 
 
 con tin u al 
 co op er ate 
 cor rob o rate 
 cor rup ti ble 
 cu pid i ty 
 de bil i tate 
 de fin i tive 
 de gen er ate 
 de liv er ance 
 de nom i nate 
 de pop u late 
 de prav i ty 
 de riv a tive 
 
 com men da ble di ag o nal* 
 com mis er ate di am e ter 
 com mod i ty 
 
 con sid er ate 
 com par i son 
 com pat i ble 
 con cav i ty 
 * i long-. 
 
 di min u tive 
 di rec to ry 
 dis con so late 
 dis par i ty 
 dis sem i nate 
 
92 
 
 Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 dis sim i lar in ten si ty po et i cal 
 
 dog mat ic al in ten tion al po lit ic al 
 
 do raes ti cate in ter pre ter po lyg a my 
 
 du plic i ty in ter ro gate pos ter i ty 
 
 e con o my in val i date pre par a tive 
 
 em phat ic al in vig o rate pre serv a tive 
 
 ef fee tu al ir reg u lar pro ver bi al 
 
 e pis co pal Ion gev i ty ra pac i ty 
 
 e pi to me lo quae i ty ra pid i ty 
 
 e rad i cate ma hog a ny re al i ty 
 
 e van ge list ma jor i ty re cep ta cle 
 
 e vent u ate ma lig ni ty re cip ro cal 
 
 ex ec u tive me cHan ic al re gen er ate 
 
 ex per i ment me rid i an re mark a ble 
 
 ex pos i tor mi nor i ty ri die u lous 
 
 ex trav a gant mo not o ny r/*e tor ic al 
 
 fa cil i ty mor tal i ty re tal i ate 
 
 fe lie i ty my thol o gy sa gac i ty 
 
 fe roc i ty ne ces si ty sim plic i ty 
 
 fer til i ty no bil i ty sin cer i ty 
 
 fi del i ty nu mer i cal so lie it ous 
 
 fra ter ni ty ob liv i on so lid i ty 
 
 gen til i ty om nip o tence tu mult u ous 
 
 ge og ra phy om nis ci ence ty ran nic al 
 
 ge om e try o rig in al un gen er ous 
 
 ha bit u al or thog ra phy un man ner ly 
 
 hy poth e sis pa ren the sis un nat ur al 
 
 i dol a tor* par tic u lar un pop u lar 
 
 im pris on ment pen in su la va lid i ty 
 
 in def i nite per pet u al ve loc i ty 
 
 in dus tri ous per son i fy vi cis si tude 
 
 in hab i tant phi los o phy vo lup tu ous 
 * i lon<r. 
 
Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 93 
 
 The accented syllable long. 
 
 Ab bre vi ate e lu ci date in de cen cy 
 
 ab ste mi ous e ma ci ate in fe ri our 
 
 a bu sive ly en co ni urn la bo ri ous 
 
 al lur ing ly e nu me rate ma te ri al 
 
 a gree a ble er ro ne ous mys te ri ous 
 
 a me na ble e the re al ob scu ri ty 
 
 as sign a ble ex ceed ing ly pe cu li ar 
 
 cen so ri ous ex cu 5a ble pos te ri or 
 
 com mo di ous cu lo gi um pre ca ri ous 
 
 com mu ni cant fe lo ni ous re tnev a ble 
 
 eon ce^r a ble gram ma ri an sa lu bri ty 
 
 con cu pi scence li bra ri an* schis mat i calf 
 
 con ge ni al his to ri an se cu ri ty 
 
 il le gal ly so ci e ty 
 
 il lu mi nate so bri e ty 
 
 im pa tient ly spon ta ne ous 
 
 in ca pa ble su pe ri our 
 
 in cur a ble va ri e ty 
 
 con ve ni ent 
 cri te ri on* 
 de plo ra ble 
 de si ra ble 
 dis u ni on 
 
 Accent on the third syllable. — The accented syllable short. 
 
 Ad a man tine cru ci fix ion man u fac ture 
 
 ac a dem ic det ri ment al math e mat ics 
 
 ac ci dent al dis ad van tage om ni pres ence 
 
 ac qui es cence dis con tin ue op po si tion 
 
 ap pa ri tion dis qui si tion pen i ten tial 
 
 ap pre hen sive e qui noc tial pre ju di cial 
 
 av a ri cious hor i zon tal pre pos ses sion 
 
 co ex ist ence im per fee tion re qui si tion 
 
 com pre hen sivc in aus pi cious r/tet o ri cian 
 
 con de seen sion in con sist ent sci en tif ic* 
 
 con sci en tious in tel lee tive su per sti tion 
 
 £or res pon dence in suf fi cient un der val ue 
 
 * J in the first syllable long-. f ch silent. 
 
94 Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 The aceented syllable long*. 
 
 Ad di ca tion dis a gree ment in vi ta tion 
 
 ab so lu tion dis com pos ure leg is la tion 
 
 ad mi ra tion dis pen sa tion me di a tor 
 
 ac cu 5a tion ed u ca tion mod er a tor 
 
 af fi da vit ef fi ca cious ob ser va tion 
 
 an no ta tor em u la tion os ten ta tion 
 
 ap pli ca tion Eu ro pe an prep a ra tion 
 
 ap pro ba tion ig no ra mus pro vo ca tion 
 
 bar ri ca do im ma ture ly res ig na tion 
 
 bas ti na do in ca pa cious res o lu tion 
 
 com pi la tion in cli na tion sem i co ion 
 
 con ver sa tion in co he rent vis it a tion 
 
 cul ti va tion in ter fe rence val u a tion 
 
 Accent on the last syllable. — The accented syllable short. 
 
 An i mad vert mis un der stand 
 
 an te pe nult mul ti pli cand 
 
 mis ap pre hend nev er the less 
 
 mis rep re sent su per in tend 
 
 LESSON 41. 
 
 OUR DUTY TO OUR CREATOR. 
 
 Our parents are very good to us ; but God 
 is better than our parents, and has done more 
 for us. He gave us every thing we have. 
 He is not a man ; but he is better than any 
 man ever was or can be. 
 
 He created the Heavens and the earth, 
 and every thing upon the earth. He has 
 made us more excellent than the beasts, for 
 he has given us a soul that may know God ; 
 
Reading Lessons. 95 
 
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 and know he is good, and wise, and great. 
 Our bodies will die and be laid in the grave. 
 But our souls are immortal ; they will never 
 die. God orders every thing ; he knows every 
 thing ; and can do every thing. He sees us 
 w r herever we are, by night as well as by day ; 
 and knows all that we say, and do, and think. 
 
 We must love God. Good people love him 
 more than they do any person or thing in 
 the world. They never rise in the morning, 
 nor lie down at night, without thinking of 
 him, and of the good he has done for them. 
 Often in the day they think of him; and 
 love to talk, and hear, and read of him. 
 
 We must praise God, and pray to him to 
 forgive us when we do wrong ; to put good 
 thoughts into our minds, and help us to grow 
 wiser and better ; to bless our parents, and 
 all our friends ; and give us every thing 
 proper for us. 
 
 We must do to all persons what God re- 
 quires us to do. The things that he requires 
 of us will make us good and happy. If we 
 do them not, he will be displeased with us, 
 and punish us. He can take away our 
 friends, and every thing he has given us. 
 But if we try to be good, and do what he 
 requires of us, he will help us to love him 
 and do his will ; he will make us happy in our 
 minds, and when we die he will take us to 
 heaven. 
 
96 Words of Five Syllables. 
 
 CHAPTER XIX. 
 Words of Five Syllables. 
 
 
 Accent on the first syllable,- 
 
 Ap pli ca to ry 
 cus torn a ri ly 
 ded i ca to ry 
 ex pi a to ry 
 fig u ra tive ly 
 lab o ra to ry 
 mon o syl la ble 
 nee es sa ri ly 
 
 Accent on the second syllable 
 
 A bom in a ble 
 a poth e ca ry 
 be nev o lent ly 
 con fee tion a ry 
 con sid er a ble 
 con tin u al ly 
 de pos i to ry 
 de clam a to ry 
 dis Aon our a ble 
 dis in ter est ed 
 em phat ic al ly 
 ex plan a to ry 
 ex tem po ra ry 
 fan tas tic al ly 
 gram mat ic al ly 
 ha bit u al ly 
 
 -The accented syllable short. 
 
 ob li ga to ry 
 or di na ri ly 
 pol y syl la ble 
 sec ond a ri ly 
 spir it u al ly 
 sup pli ca to ry 
 un du la to ry 
 vol un ta ri ly 
 
 
 — The accented syllable shorU. 
 
 im ag in a ry 
 im prac ti ca ble 
 im pen i tent ly 
 im pet u ous ly 
 in com pa ra ble 
 in del i ca cy 
 in es ti ma ble 
 in ex o ra ble 
 ob serv a to ry 
 pre par a to ry 
 re pos i to ry 
 rhe tor ic al ly 
 tra di tion a ry 
 un char it a ble 
 un Km it a ble 
 un ne ces sa ry 
 
Words of FivcSyllablcs. 
 
 97 
 
 The accented 
 
 Ab ste mi ous ness 
 ac cu sa to ry 
 cen so ri ous ness 
 com mu ni ca tive 
 ex pe ri en ced 
 fe lo ni ous ly 
 gra tu i tous ly 
 har mo ni ous ly 
 he ro i cal ly 
 im me di ate ly 
 in du bi ta ble 
 in nu mer a ble 
 
 f Accent on the third syllable.- 
 
 Ag a dem ic al 
 ac ci dent al ly 
 al pha bet ic al 
 enristiani ty* 
 con tra die to ry 
 cu ri os i ty 
 dis a bil i ty 
 ge o graph i cal 
 hor i zon tal ly 
 hyp o CHon dri ack 
 hyp o crit ic al 
 ig no min i ous 
 im per cep ti ble 
 in ci vil i ty 
 in dis pen sa ble 
 
 syllable long. 
 
 in va ri a ble 
 in vi o la ble 
 la bo ri ous ly 
 lux u ri ant ly 
 ma te ri al ly 
 rays te ri ous ly 
 no to ri ous ly 
 ob se qui ous ly 
 pe cu ni a ry 
 re mu ner a tive 
 spon ta ne ous ly 
 vie to ri ous ly 
 
 -The aceenled syllable short. 
 
 in fi del i ty 
 in sig nif i cant 
 ir re sist i ble 
 lib er al i ty 
 man u fac to ry 
 prin ci pal i ty 
 prod i gal i ty 
 re ca pit u late 
 reg u lar i ty 
 sat is fac to ry 
 sen si bil i ty 
 su per an nu ate 
 su per cil i ous 
 sys tern at ic al 
 trig o nom e try 
 
 * ti pronounced tshe. 
 
98 Words of Five Syllables. 
 
 The accented syllable long. 
 
 Am bi gu i ty in de cli na ble 
 
 cer e mo ni ous in ex cu sa ble 
 
 con sti tu tion al in ge nu i ty 
 
 con tu me li ous in ter me di ate 
 
 dis a gree a ble ir re triev a ble 
 
 dis o be di ence mis eel la ne ous 
 
 im ma te ri al op por tu ni ty 
 
 im me mo ri al par si mo ni ous 
 
 im pro pri e ty pres by te ri an 
 
 in con so la ble sen a to ri al 
 
 in con ve ni ent si mul ta ne ous* 
 
 Accent on the fourth syllable. — The accented syllable short, 
 
 Ac a de mi cian in ter po si tion 
 
 a rith me ti cian math e ma ti cian 
 
 CHar ac ter is tic mis ap pre hend ing 
 
 cir cum fe ren tor mis rep re sent ed 
 
 en thu si as tic mis un der stand ing 
 
 ex per i ment al su per in tend ent 
 
 The accented syllable long 1 . 
 
 Ac com mo da tion e quiv o ca tion 
 
 ac cu mu la tion ex am in a tion 
 
 al le vi a tion in ter ro ga tion 
 
 ar tic u la tion jus ti fi ca tion 
 
 com mu ni ca tion mul ti pli ca tor 
 
 con sid e ra tion rec om mend a tion 
 
 con tin u a tion sig ni fi ca tion 
 
 de lib er a tion spec i fi ca tion 
 
 de nom in a tor sub or di na tion 
 
 * i long. 
 
Reading Lessons. 99 
 
 LESSON 42. 
 
 THE POWER AND GOODNESS OF GOD. 
 
 By the word of the Lord were the Heavens 
 made ; and all the host of them by the breath of 
 his mouth. He spake, and it was done ) he com- 
 manded, and it stood fast. God said, Let there 
 be light : and there was light. Every good gift, 
 and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh 
 down from the Father of Lights. 
 
 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, who is like unto 
 thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing 
 wonders. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and 
 the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the 
 majesty. The eyes of all wait on thee ; thou 
 givest them their meat in due season. Thou 
 openest thy hand and satisfiest the desire of every 
 living thing. Thou makest the out-goings of the 
 morning and evening to rejoice. Thou visitest 
 the earth, and waterest it. Thou waterest the 
 ridges thereof abundantly ; thou settlest the fur- 
 rows thereof ; thou makest it soft with showers ; 
 thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou 
 crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy 
 paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures 
 of the wilderness ; and the little hills rejoice on 
 every side. The pastures are clothed with 
 flocks ; the valleys also are covered with corn. 
 
 O that men would praise the Lord for his 
 goodness, and for his wonderful works to th§ 
 children of men. 
 
iOO Words of Six or more Syllables* 
 
 CHAPTER XX. 
 
 Words of six, seven, and eight Syllables, 
 properly accented. 
 
 A be ce da x ri an 
 ad min is tra v tor ship 
 al pha bet' ic al ly 
 an a log' ic al ly 
 an a lyt' ic al ly 
 an ti trin i ta v ri an 
 arcH i e pis' co pal 
 cer e mo' ni ous ly 
 cir cum nav i ga x tion 
 
 ira pos si bil' i ty 
 im ma te ri al' i ty 
 im mu ta bil' it y 
 in com bus ti bil' i ty 
 in com men su ra bil' i ty 
 in com pat i bil' i ty 
 in con sid' er ate ly 
 in con ve N ni ent ly 
 in cor rup ti bil' i ty 
 
 com men su ra bil' i ty in di vis i bil' i ty 
 
 I 
 I 
 
 con tra die' to ri ly 
 di a met' ri cal ly* 
 dis ci plin a N ri an 
 dis ad van ta v geous ly 
 dis in gen' u ous ness 
 dis in' ter est ed ness 
 dis o be v di ent ly 
 dis qual i fi ca v tion 
 ec cles i as' tic al 
 em ble mat v ic al ly 
 et y mo log' ic al 
 ex em pli fi ca v tion 
 ex per i ment' al ly 
 ex tern po ra r ne ous 
 fa mil i ar' i ty 
 ge ne a log' ic al 
 
 in fal li bil' i ty 
 in stru men tal' i ty 
 lat i tu di na' ri an 
 math e mat' ic al ly 
 mer i to v ri ous ly 
 per son if i ca N tion 
 plen i po ten' tia ry 
 pre des ti na v ri an 
 rec om mend' a to ry 
 su per an' nu a ted 
 su per cil' i ous ness 
 su per nu x me ra ry 
 the olog' ic al ly 
 un intel' ligible 
 on rea' son a ble ness 
 val e tu di na v ri an 
 
 # i in first syllable long". 
 
Reading Lessons. 101 
 
 LESSON 43. 
 WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING. 
 
 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, 
 and hide my commandments with thee, so 
 that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and 
 apply thine heart to understanding ; yea, if 
 thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy 
 voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her 
 as silver, and searchest for her as for hid 
 treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear 
 of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. 
 For the Lord giveth wisdom : out of his 
 mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 
 
 Let thine heart retain my words : keep my 
 commandments and live. Get wisdom, get 
 understanding : forget it not : neither decline 
 from the words of my mouth. Forsake her 
 not, and she shall preserve thee : love her, 
 and she shall keep thee. 
 
 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, 
 and the man that getteth understanding. For 
 the merchandise of it is better than the mer- 
 chandise of silver, and the gain thereof than 
 fine gold. She is more precious than rubies ; 
 and all the things thou canst desire are not 
 to be compared unto her. Length of days 
 is in her right hand : and in her left, riches 
 and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasant- 
 ness, and all her paths are peace. 
 9* 
 
102 
 
 Spelled. 
 
 Again 
 a gainst 
 aisle 
 anx ious 
 any 
 apron 
 as sure 
 bat teau 
 beaux 
 bou quet 
 buoy 
 bu reau 
 bu ri al 
 bu ry 
 bu si ly 
 busi ness 
 bu sy 
 cha grin 
 choir 
 colo nel 
 co quette 
 corps 
 dis cern 
 e clat 
 ew er 
 flam beau 
 gaol 
 
 Irregular Words, 
 
 CHAPTER XXL 
 
 Irregular Words. 
 
 Spelled. 
 
 haut boy 
 
 Pronounced. 
 
 a gen' 
 agenst' 
 He 
 
 ank' shus 
 en' ne 
 a s purn 
 as shure" 
 bat to x 
 boze 
 J)0 ka> 
 booe 
 buro s 
 ber' re al 
 ber' ry 
 biz r ze le 
 biz' ness 
 biz' ze 
 sha green s 
 kwire 
 cur' nel 
 co kef 
 core 
 
 diz zern' 
 e claw s 
 yu s ur 
 flam! bo 
 jale 
 
 Pronounced. 
 ho s boy 
 hc£ nus 
 i v urn 
 t v land 
 
 hei nous 
 i ron 
 is land 
 man oeu vre mun oo" vii 
 ma ny men s ne 
 
 mi li tia mil lish" ya 
 myrrh mer 
 neigh bour no" bur 
 neph ew new ee 
 
 o cean 
 phthis ic 
 pig eon 
 pret ty 
 saf fron 
 sa ti ate 
 schism 
 spe cies 
 su gar 
 sure 
 sure ly 
 sure ty 
 vis count 
 vict uals 
 wo men 
 yes 
 
 o x shun 
 tiz' zik 
 pid' gin 
 prif te 
 saf furn 
 sa'' she ate 
 sizm 
 
 spe** sheez 
 shoog y ur 
 shure 
 shure K ly 
 shure s te 
 vi" count 
 vif tlz 
 wim' in 
 yis 
 
Reading Lessons, 103 
 
 LESSON 44. . 
 SELECTIONS FROM SCRIPTURE. 
 
 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth ; and 
 let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth. 
 
 If thine enemy be hungry give him bread 
 to eat ; and if he be thirsty give him water to 
 drink. 
 
 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words ? 
 there is more hope of a fool than of him. 
 
 Solomon, my son, know thou the GOD of 
 thy Fathers ; and serve him with a perfect heart 
 and with a willing mind. If thou seek him, 
 he will be found of thee ; but if thou forsake 
 him he will cast thee off for ever. 
 
 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack 
 hand ; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 
 
 In the multitude of words there wanteth not 
 sin, but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 
 
 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord ; 
 but they that deal truly are his delight. 
 
 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule : 
 but the slothful shall be under tribute. 
 
 A fool uttereth all his mind ; but a wise man 
 keepeth it till afterwards. 
 
 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy 
 strength is small. 
 
 Train up a child in the way he should go : 
 and when he is old he will not depart from it. 
 
 He that is slow to wrath is of great under- 
 standing : but he that is hasty of spirit exalt- 
 eth folly. 
 
LESSON 45. 
 
 DIVINE PROVIDENCE. 
 
 The glorious sun is set in the west ; the night- 
 dews fall; and the air which was sultry be- 
 comes cool. The flowers fold up their colour- 
 ed leaves ; they fold themselves up, and hang 
 their heads on their slender stalks. The chick- 
 ens are gathered under the wing of the hen, and 
 are at rest ; the hen herself is at rest also. The 
 little birds have ceased their warbling ; they 
 are asleep on the boughs, each one with his 
 head beneath his wing. There is no murmur 
 of bees around the hive or among the honeyed 
 woodbines ; they have done their work, and 
 they lie close in their waxen cells. The sheep 
 are at rest upon their soft fleeces, and their 
 loud bleating is no more heard among the hills. 
 There is no sound of a number of voices, or of 
 children at play, or the trampling of busy feet. 
 
Divine Providence, 105 
 
 The smith's hammer is not heard upon the an- 
 vil ; nor the harsh saw of the carpenter. All 
 men are stretched on their quiet beds ; and the 
 child sleeps upon the breast of its mother. 
 Darkness is spread over the skies, and dark- 
 ness is upon the ground ; every eye is shut, 
 and every hand is still. 
 
 Who takes care of all people when they are 
 sunk in sleep ; when they cannot defencLtl^em- 
 selves, nor see if danger approaches ? There is 
 an eye that never sleeps ; there is an eye that 
 sees in the dark night, as well as in the bright 
 sunshine. When there is no light of the sun, 
 nor of the moon ; when there is no lamp in 
 -the house, nor any little star twinkling through 
 the thick clouds ; that eye sees every where, 
 in all places, and watches continually over all 
 the families of the earth. The eye, that sleeps 
 not, is God's ; his hand is always stretched out 
 over us. He made sleep to refresh us when 
 we are weary. As the mother moves about the 
 house with her finger on her lips, and stills ev- 
 ery little noise that her infant be not disturbed ; 
 as she draws the curtains around its bed, and 
 shuts out the light from its tender eyes ; so God 
 draws the curtains of darkness around us ; so 
 he makes all things to be hushed and still, that 
 his large family may sleep in peace. 
 
 Labourers, spent with toil, and young chil- 
 dren^ and every little humming insect, sleep 
 
106 Reading Lessons 
 
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 quietly, for God watches over you. You may 
 sleep, for he never sleeps ; you may close your 
 eyes in safety, for his eye is always open to pro- 
 tect you. When the darkness is passed away, 
 and the beams of the morning sun strike through 
 your eyelids, begin the day with praising God, 
 who has taken care of you through the night. 
 Let his praise be in our hearts, when we lie down ; 
 let his praise be on our lips, when we awake. 
 
 LESSON 46. 
 NEGLIGENCE. 
 
 Children are apt to think, that a few min- 
 utes added to their diversions can make no 
 difference ; and minutes slip away insensibly 
 into a quarter of an hour : their play becomes 
 more interesting, the game is nearlv concluded, 
 or the kite will be down, it is a pity to stop its 
 flight ; a race will shortly be determined, or 
 some such reason prevails, till the time is 
 elapsed in which their business should have 
 been attended to 5 and they are left to bewail, 
 in sorrow and regret, the folly of their negli- 
 gence. It would be more prudent, therefore, 
 at first, to secure essentials, and to do what is 
 necessary, before they begin to engage in those 
 diversions, which, however laudable in their 
 proper season, may frequently insnare them 
 into an errour, and subject them to severe 
 punishment, 
 
Reading Lessons. 107 
 
 LESSON 47. 
 INDUSTRY AND SLOTH. 
 
 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty ; 
 open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with 
 bread. Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider 
 her ways, and be wise : which having no guide, 
 overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the 
 summer and gathereth her food in the harvest. 
 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? when 
 wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? Yet a little sleep, 
 a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to 
 sleep : so shall thy poverty come as one that 
 travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 
 
 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the 
 vineyard of the man void of understanding. 
 And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and 
 nettles had covered the face thereof, and the 
 stone wall thereof was thrown down. Then I 
 saw, and considered it well : I looked upon it 
 and received instruction. 
 
 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy 
 flocks, and look well to thy herds. He that til- 
 leth his land shall have plenty of bread ; but 
 he that followeth vain persons shall have pov- 
 erty enough. 
 
 We beseech you, brethren, that ye study to 
 do your own business, and to work with yolir 
 own hands, as we commanded you. 
 
 Whatsoever thine hand findeth to do, do it 
 with thy might ; for there is no work, nor device, 
 nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave whith- 
 er thou goest. 
 
LESSON 48. 
 THE HUMMING-BIRD. 
 
 The humming-bird is the most beautiful and 
 inoffensive of all birds. Of this charming lit- 
 tle animal, there are six or seven varieties, from 
 the size of a small wren, down to that of an 
 humble-bee. One would not readily suppose 
 that there existed any birds so very small, and 
 yet so completely furnished with bill, feathers, 
 wings, and intestines, exactly like those of the 
 largest kind. Birds not so big as the end of 
 one's little finger, would probably be thought 
 mere creatures of imagination, were they not 
 seen in great numbers in the warm latitudes of 
 America, sporting in the fields from flower to 
 flower, and extracting sweets with their little 
 bills. 
 
 The smallest humming-bird is about the size 
 of a hazel-nut. The feathers on its wings and 
 tail are black ; but those on its body and under its 
 
The Humming Bird. 109 
 
 ,i s 
 
 wings, are of a greenish brown, with a fine red 
 cast or gloss, which no silk or velvet can imi- 
 tate. It has a small crest on its head, green 
 at the bottom T and as it were gilded at the top ; 
 and which sparkles in the sun, like a little star 
 in the middle of its forehead. The bill is black, 
 straight, slender, and of the length of a pin. 
 
 As soon as the sun is risen, the humming- 
 birds of different kinds, are seen fluttering 
 about the flowers, without ever lighting upon 
 them. Their wings are in such rapid motion, 
 that it is impossible to discern their colours, 
 except by their glittering. 
 
 They are never still, but continually in mo- 
 tion, visiting flower after flower, and extracting 
 its honey as if with a kiss. For this purpose 
 they are furnished with a forky tongue, that enters 
 the cup of the flower, and extracts its nectar- 
 ed tribute. Upon this alone they subsist. 
 The rapid motion of their wings occasions a hum- 
 ming sound, from whence they have their name. 
 
 The nests of these birds are also very curi- 
 ous. They are suspended in the air at the 
 point of the twigs of an orange, a pomegranate 
 or a citron tree ; sometimes even in houses, if 
 a small and convenient twig is found for the 
 purpose. 
 
 The female is the architect, while the male 
 
 goes in quest of materials ; such as cotton, 
 
 fine moss, and the fibres of vegetables. Of 
 
 these materials a nest is composed, about the 
 
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1 1 The Humming Bird. 
 
 to 
 
 size of a hen's egg cut in two ; It is admirably- 
 contrived, and warmly lined with cotton. 
 There are never more than two eggs found in 
 a nest; these are about the size of a small 
 pea, and as white as snow, with here and 
 there a yellow speck. The male and female 
 sit upon the nest by turns ; but the female 
 takes to herself the greatest share. 
 
 She seldom quits the nest, except for a 
 few minutes in the morning and evening, 
 when the dew is upon the flowers, and their 
 honey in perfection. During this short inter- 
 val the male takes her place. 
 
 The time of incubation continues twelve 
 days ; at the end of which the young ones 
 appear. They are at first bare ; by degrees, 
 they are covered with down ; and at last 
 feathers succeed, less beautiful at first than 
 the old ones. 
 
 A gentleman in that part of America where 
 these birds most abound, found the nest of 
 a humming-bird, in a shed near the dwelling 
 house ; and took it in at a time when the 
 young ones were fifteen or twenty days old. 
 
 He placed them in a cage in his chamber 
 window to be amused with their sportive 
 flutterings ; but he was soon surprised to see 
 the old ones come and feed their brood regu- 
 larly every hour of the day. 
 
 By this means they themselves grew so 
 tame, that they seldom quitted the chamber; 
 and without any constraint, came to live with 
 
The Four Seasons. Ill 
 
 their young ones. All four frequently perched 
 upon their master's hand, chirping as if they 
 had been at liberty abroad. 
 
 He fed them with a very fine clear paste, 
 made of wine, biscuit, and sugar. They 
 thrust their tongues into this paste, till they 
 were satisfied, and then fluttered and chirped 
 about the room. This lovely little family had 
 possession of the chamber, and flew in and 
 out just as they thought proper ; but were 
 very attentive to the voice of their master, 
 when he called them. 
 
 In this manner they lived with him about 
 six months : but at the time when he expect- 
 ed to see a new colony formed, he unfortun- 
 ately forgot to tie up their cage to the ceil- 
 ing at night, to preserve them from the rats, 
 and he found in the morning, to his great 
 mortification, that they were all devoured. 
 
 LESSON 49. 
 
 THE FOUR SEASONS. 
 
 Who is this beautiful virgin that approach- 
 es, clothed in a robe of light green? She has 
 a garland of flowers on her head, and flowers 
 spring up wherever she sets her foot. The 
 snow which covered the fields, and the ice 
 which was in the rivers, melt away when 
 she breathes upon them. 
 
 The young lambs frisk about her, and the 
 birds warble in their little throats to welcome 
 
112 The four Seasons. 
 
 her coming ; and when they see her, they 
 begin to choose their mates, and to build their 
 nests. Youths and maidens, have you seen 
 this beautiful virgin ? If you have, tell me who 
 she is, and what is her name. 
 
 Who is this that comes from the south, thinly 
 clad in a light transparent garment? Her 
 breath is hot and sultry; she seeks the refresh- 
 ment of the cool shade ; she seeks the clear 
 streams, the crystal brooks, to bathe her 
 languid limbs. The brooks and rivulets fly 
 from her, and are dried up at her approach. 
 
 She cools her parched lips with berries, and 
 the grateful acid of fruits, the seedy melon, 
 the sharp apple, and the red pulp of the juicy 
 cherry, which are scattered plentifully around 
 her. The tanned hay-makers welcome her 
 coming ; and the sheep-shearer, who clips the 
 fleeces of his flock with his sounding shears. 
 
 When she comes, let me lie under the thick 
 shade of a spreading beech-tree ; let me 
 walk with her in the early morning, when the 
 dew is yet upon the grass; let me wander 
 with her in the soft twilight, when the shep- 
 herd shuts his fold, and the star of evening 
 appears. Who is she that comes from the 
 south ? Youths and maidens, tell me if you 
 know, who is she, and what is her name. 
 
 Who is he that with sober pace, steals upon 
 us unawares ? His garments are red with the 
 blood of the grape, and his temples are bound 
 
The Four Seasons. 113 
 
 with a sheaf of ripe wheat. His hair is thin, 
 and begins to fall, and the auburn is mixed 
 with mournful gray. He shakes the brown 
 nuts from the tree. 
 
 He winds the horn, and calls the hunters to 
 their sports. The gun sounds. The trem- 
 bling partridge, and the beautiful pheasant flut- 
 ter, bleeding in the air, and fall dead at the 
 sportsman's feet. Who is he that is crowned 
 with the wheat-sheaf? Youths and maidens, 
 tell me if you know, who is he, and what is his 
 name. 
 
 Who is he that comes from the north, cloth- 
 ed in fur and warm wool ? He wraps his 
 cloak close about him. His head is bald ; 
 his beard is made of sharp icicles. He loves 
 the blazing fire, high piled upon the hearth. 
 He binds skates to his feet, and skims over 
 the frozen lakes. 
 
 His breath is piercing and cold, and no 
 little flower dares to peep above the surface 
 of the ground, when he is by. Whatever he 
 touches turns to ice. If he were to strike 
 you with his cold hand, you would be quite 
 stiff, and dead, like a piece of marble. Youths 
 and maidens, do you see him ? He is com- 
 ing fast upon us, and soon he will be here. 
 Tell me, if you know, who is he, and what is 
 his name. 
 
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114 Covetousness. 
 
 LESSOxN 50. 
 
 COVETOUSNESS. 
 
 Thou shalt not covet any thing that is thy 
 neighbour's. If riches increase, set not thy 
 heart upon them. I know there is no good in 
 them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good 
 in his life. He that hateth covetousness shall 
 prolong his days. He that loveth silver shall 
 not be satisfied therewith ; nor he that loveth 
 abundance, with increase. 
 
 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 
 earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and 
 where thieves break through and steal : but 
 lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, 
 where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and 
 where thieves do not break through nor steal. 
 For where your treasure is, there will your 
 heart be also. 
 
 Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed 
 me with food convenient for me : lest I be full 
 and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or 
 lest 1 be poor and steal, and take the name of 
 my God in vain. 
 
 LESSON 51. 
 
 THE FLOOD. 
 
 And God looked upon the earth, and be- 
 hold, it was corrupt : for all flesh had corrupt- 
 ed his way upon the earth. And God said 
 
The Flood. 115 
 
 unto Noah, the end of all flesh is come be- 
 fore me ; for the earth is filled with violence 
 through them ; and behold I will destroy them 
 with the earth. 
 
 Make thee an ark of gopher-wood : rooms 
 shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it 
 within and without with pitch. The length of 
 the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the 
 breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it 
 thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make in 
 the ark, and the door of the ark shalt thou set 
 in the side thereof; with lower, second, and 
 third stories shalt thou make it. 
 
 And come thou and all thy house into the 
 ark ; for thee have I seen righteous before me 
 in this generation. Of every clean beast thou 
 shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his 
 female ; and of beasts that are not clean by 
 two, the male and his female ; of fowls also of 
 the air by sevens, the male and the female, to 
 keep seed alive upon the face of the earth. 
 And take unto thee of all food that is eaten, 
 and it shall be for food for thee and for them. 
 And Noah did according to all that the Lord 
 commanded him. 
 
 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his 
 wife, and his sons' wives with him into the ark. 
 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not 
 clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that 
 creepeth upon the earth, there went in two 
 and two unto Noah into the ark. And the 
 Lord shut him in. 
 
116 The Flood. 
 
 In the six hundreth year of Noah's life, in 
 the second month, in the seventeenth day of 
 the month, were all the fountains of the great 
 deep broken up, and all the windows of Heav- 
 en were opened. And the rain was upon the 
 earth forty days and forty nights. And the 
 waters increased and bare up the ark, and it 
 was lifted up above the earth. And the wa- 
 ters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, and 
 the ark went upon the face of the waters. Fif- 
 teen cubits upward did the waters prevail, and 
 the mountains were covered. And all flesh died 
 that moved upon the earth ; all in w r hose nos- 
 trils was the breath of life ; all that was in the 
 dry land died. And Noah only remained 
 alive, and they that were with him in the ark. 
 
 And after the end of an hundred and fifty 
 days the waters were abated. And the ark 
 rested upon the mountains of Ararat. And 
 the waters decreased continually ; and in the 
 tenth month, on the first day of the month, 
 were the tops of the mountains seen. And in 
 the six hundredth and first year, in the second 
 month, and on the seven and twentieth day of 
 the month was the earth dried. 
 
 And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth 
 of the ark. And Noah went forth, and his 
 sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with 
 him ; every beast, every creeping thing, and 
 every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the 
 earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the 
 ark. 
 
Proper Names. 
 
 117 
 
 CHAPTER XXII. 
 
 NAMES OF MEN. 
 
 Aa v ron 
 A bel 
 A br el 
 A bi v jah 
 Ab ner 
 A v bra ham 
 Ad' am 
 Al' bert 
 Al' len 
 
 Al ex an' der 
 Al' fred 
 Al phe v us 
 A' mos 
 An' drew 
 An tAo ny 
 A pol' los 
 A ri el 
 Ar v te mas 
 Ar thur 
 Ben' ja min 
 Ca* leb 
 Cal' vin 
 Charles 
 Cims' to pher 
 Cor ne v li us 
 Cy rus 
 Dan i el 
 Da v vid 
 Eb en e* zer 
 
 E ber 
 Ed mund 
 Ed ward 
 Ed gar 
 El dad 
 E le a v zer 
 E li 
 E If as 
 E li e v zer 
 El' mer 
 E li x sha 
 E liph' a let 
 E v nocH 
 E nos 
 E phra im 
 E ze^ ki el 
 Ez' ra 
 Fran' cis 
 Fred' er ic 
 George 
 Gid' e on 
 Gil bert 
 Hen' ry 
 Hor' ace 
 Ho ra tio 
 Hez e kr ah 
 Ira 
 1 saac 
 Is' ra el 
 
 I sa' yah. 
 
 I sai' ah* 
 James 
 Ja cob 
 Jer e mi N ah 
 Jes' se 
 Job 
 Jo v el 
 JoAn 
 Jo v nas 
 Jo v seph 
 Joslr u a 
 Jon' a than 
 Lem' u el 
 Leon' ard 
 Le v vi 
 Lew v is 
 Lot 
 Luke 
 Lu v ther 
 Mat thew 
 Mo v ses 
 Na x than 
 Na than' i el 
 Ne he mf ah 
 Ni'ch' o las 
 No ah 
 O ba di v ah 
 Ol' i ver 
 Pe 1 ter 
 
118 
 
 Proper Names. 
 
 Paul 
 
 Sam' u el 
 
 The v o dore 
 
 Pel a ti' ah 
 
 Saul 
 
 The oph' i lus 
 
 Phil ip 
 
 Seth 
 
 TAonY as 
 
 Phin' e Aas 
 
 Sheb' na 
 
 Tim' o thy 
 
 Reu' ben 
 
 Shu ba el 
 
 U^ri 
 
 Rich' ard 
 
 Sim' e on 
 
 U ri x ah 
 
 Rob' ert 
 
 Si mon 
 
 War ter 
 
 Ru N fus 
 
 Sol o mon 
 
 Will' iam 
 
 Sal' mon 
 
 Ste* phen 
 
 ZecH a ri v ah 
 
 Sam' son 
 
 Si v las 
 
 Ze rub' ba bel 
 
 
 NAMES OF WOMEN. 
 
 Ab' i gail 
 
 Em' i ly 
 
 Mar v ga ret 
 
 A man' da 
 
 EstA' er 
 
 Mar v tha 
 
 A me' li a 
 
 Em' me line 
 
 Ma ri x a 
 
 Ann 
 
 Fran' ces 
 
 Ma ry 
 
 An' na 
 
 Han' nah 
 
 Ma til' da 
 
 As' e nath 
 
 Har' ri et 
 
 Nan' cy 
 
 Cath' a rine 
 
 Hel' en 
 
 Na o v mi 
 
 Car' o line 
 
 Hen ri et' ta 
 
 Pa v tience 
 
 Ch1o v e 
 
 Hul' dah 
 
 Phe v be 
 
 Cla ris' sa 
 
 Is a bel 
 
 Pris cil' la 
 
 Deb' o rah 
 
 Jane 
 
 Pru v dence 
 
 De^ li a 
 
 Ju li a 
 
 Ra v chel 
 
 Di nah 
 
 Ju li an' na 
 
 Re bee' ca 
 
 Dor v cas 
 
 L5u i v sa* 
 
 RAo' da 
 
 Dor' o thy 
 
 Lo v is 
 
 Ruth 
 
 El ea nor 
 
 Lu ci a 
 
 Sa lo' me 
 
 E li 1 za 
 
 Lu cy 
 
 Sa v rah 
 
 E liz a beth 
 
 Lyd' i a 
 
 So phi' a 
 
 El mi' ra 
 
 Lu cin' da 
 
 Su v san 
 
 El vi v ra 
 
 Lu cre x tia 
 
 Su s an nah 
 
 Em' ma 
 
 Ma v rah 
 
 *_ i like e long 1 . 
 
 Tab' i tha 
 
Proper Names. 
 CHAPTER XXIIL 
 
 Names of Places. 
 
 119 
 
 Am' ster dam 
 Aus' tri a 
 Ba va v ri a 
 Berne 
 
 Bo he v mi a 
 Bra gan' za 
 Brus' sels 
 Ca v diz 
 
 Co pen ha v gen 
 Cor N si ca 
 Den' mark 
 Dub' lin 
 Eng' land 
 Ed in burgA 
 Fin land 
 Flor ence 
 France 
 Gen e r va 
 Gen' o a 
 Ger' ma ny 
 Gib ral N tar 
 
 A ra v bia 
 Ar me v ni a 
 Bom' bay 
 Cal cut' ta 
 Can' ton 
 
 IN EUROPE. 
 
 Glas' gow 
 Greece 
 Hagwe 
 Hoi land 
 Hun' ga ry 
 Ice v land 
 Ire N land 
 It' a ly 
 Lap' land 
 Leg' horn 
 Lis bon 
 Lon' don 
 Mad rid' 
 Mu x nicH 
 Mo ra* vi a 
 Mos' cow 
 Na v pies 
 NeTH' er lands 
 Nor v way 
 Pa ler mo 
 Par' is 
 
 IN ASIA. 
 Chi na 
 Hin doos' tan 
 In' di a 
 Ja pan 
 Ma dras' 
 
 Pe v ters burg 
 Po N land 
 Po me ra N ni a 
 Por v tu gal 
 Pragwe 
 Prus' sia 
 Ra gu' sa 
 Rome 
 Rus' sia 
 Sar din' i a 
 Sax' o ny 
 Scot' land 
 Sic' i ly 
 Spain 
 Swe N den 
 Swit' zer land 
 Tus' ca ny 
 Ven' ice 
 Vi en' na 
 Wales 
 Zeal v and 
 
 Mec ca 
 Pe N kin 
 Per' si a 
 Tar v ta ry 
 TAi v bet 
 
120 Proper Names. 
 
 IN AFRICA. 
 
 A bys sin' i a E v gypt Mo roc' co 
 
 Al ex an dri a E thi o N pi a Nu v bi a 
 Al giers v Fez Sen e gaP 
 
 Bar N ba ry Gam' bi a Trip' o li 
 
 Cat v ro Gum' ea Tu v nis 
 
 IN AMERICA. 
 
 Al ba ny 
 An do ver 
 Bal ti more 
 Ban gor 
 Ben ning ton 
 Berk shire 
 Bos ton 
 
 Accent on the first 
 Fal mouth 
 Flor i da 
 Frank fort 
 Frye burg 
 George tow; 
 Gloitces ter 
 Hal i fax 
 
 Brat tie borowg-AHal lo well 
 Brum? wick Hamp den 
 Han o ver 
 Hart ford 
 Ha ver hill 
 James town 
 
 Bur ling ton 
 
 Cam bridge 
 
 Charles town 
 
 Chesh ire 
 
 Chi li ( Che" Ze)Keene 
 
 Con cord 
 
 Cu ba 
 
 Cu ma na 
 
 Cum ber land 
 
 Dan ville 
 
 Dart mouth 
 
 Deer field 
 
 East port 
 
 Ex e ter 
 
 Kings ton 
 jBTnox ville 
 Lab ra dor 
 Lan cas ter 
 Lan sin burg 
 Leb a non 
 Leices ter 
 Lex ing ton 
 Liv er pool 
 
 Syllable. 
 
 Lou is ville 
 
 Mex i co 
 
 Mid die bu ry 
 
 Mid die sex 
 i Natch es 
 
 Nash ville 
 
 New T ark 
 
 New r bern 
 
 New cas tie 
 
 New bu ry port 
 
 Ne vis 
 
 Nor ridge wock 
 
 North field 
 
 Or le ans 
 
 Pe ters burg 
 
 Pitts burg 
 
 Pitts field 
 
 Plym outh 
 
 Port land 
 
 Ports mouth 
 
 Prince ton 
 
 Prov i dence 
 
 Ran dolph 
 
Proper Names. 
 
 121 
 
 Rkleigh 
 Read ing 
 Rich mond 
 Rock ing ham 
 Rat land 
 Sa co 
 S&\is bu ry 
 Sa lem 
 Scrnty ler 
 Shrews bu ry 
 Smith field 
 
 Som er set 
 Sprino* field 
 Suf folk 
 Tawn ton 
 Tren ton 
 Wal pole 
 Will tham 
 War ren* 
 Wash ing ton* 
 West min ster 
 Wes ton 
 
 Accent on the second s 
 
 A mer i ca 
 An guil la 
 An nap o lis 
 An ti guaf 
 Au gus ta 
 Ba ha ma 
 Bar ba does 
 Bar bu da 
 Ber mu da 
 Cas tinef 
 Ca taw ba 
 Co lum bi a 
 Co os 
 Ca rac cas 
 Che nan go 
 De troit 
 Do min go 
 Eu sta tia 
 Gre na da 
 
 Ha va na 
 Hen lo pen 
 
 Hon du ras 
 Ja mai ca 
 Kas kas ki as 
 Ma chi as 
 Man hat tan 
 Mi am i 
 Mo bilef 
 Mont pe lier 
 Mont gom e ry 
 Mus kin gum 
 Nan tuck et 
 New Eng land 
 New Lis bon 
 New Lon don 
 New Ha ven 
 New Or le ans 
 Ni ag a ra 
 
 West more land 
 Wheel ing 
 Will iams burg 
 Will iams town 
 Wil ming ton 
 Wind sor 
 Wood stock 
 Worces ter 
 Yar mouth 
 York 
 
 York town 
 y 11 able. 
 North amp ton 
 O nei da 
 Pa tap sco 
 Paw tuck et 
 Pa tux et 
 Pe nob scot 
 Pe ru 
 San dus ky 
 Sa van nan 
 Se bas ti cook 
 Sci o to 
 ScHe nee ta dy 
 To ba go 
 Ver gemzes 
 Ver sazlles 
 West In dies 
 West hamp ton 
 Wa chu sett 
 Wis cas set 
 
 * a like o short. 
 11 
 
 | i like e long. 
 
122 Proper Names. 
 
 Accent on the third syllable. 
 
 Ac a pul co Gen nes see Pat a go ni a 
 
 Al be marie Gak da loupe Pen sa co la 
 
 Au gus tine* Gua ti ma la Phil a del phi a 
 
 Cal i for ni a Ken ne beck Pon chsu tram 
 
 Car tha ge na Mar ble head Por to bel lo 
 
 Chil i co the Ma ri et ta Por to ri co* 
 
 Cher o kee Mar tin i co* Sar a to ga 
 
 Cin cin na ti Mont ser rat Sur i nam 
 
 Dem a ra ra Mont re al Sus que han nab 
 
 Dom i ni co* Nic a ra gu a Trin i dad 
 
 NAMES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
 Maine Penn syl va v ni a Mis sis sip' pi 
 
 New Hamp'shireDel' a ware Lou is i a v na 
 Ver mont' Ma' ry land Ten nes see v 
 
 Mas sa chu' settsVir gin' i a Ken tuck' y 
 
 R/iode is v landf North Car olinaO hi v o 
 Con nect' i cut South Carolina In di a na 
 New York' Gcor' gi a II li nois v f 
 
 New Jer' sey Al a ba v ma Mis sow v ri 
 
 LESSON 52. 
 
 TRUTH. 
 
 Never tell an untruth. When you are re- 
 lating any thing you have seen, or heard, en- 
 deavour to tell it exactly as it was. Do not 
 alter or invent any part, to make it, as you may 
 think, a prettier story. If you have forgotten 
 any part, say that you have forgotten it. Per- 
 sons who love the truth, never tell a lie even in 
 
 jest. 
 
 * i like c lonff. t s silent. 
 
Reading Lessons. 123 
 
 Consider well before you make a promise. 
 If you say you will do a thing, and do it not, 
 you. will tell a lie ; and who then will trust or 
 believe you ? No persons are trusted, or be- 
 lieved, but those who keep their promises, and 
 speak the truth. When you have done wrong 
 do not deny it. It is very sinful to tell lies. 
 God himself has said that we must not lie : 
 that he abhors liars and will punish them. 
 
 LESSON 53. 
 
 ENCOURAGEMENT FOR LITTLE CHILDREN. 
 
 God is so good, that he will hear 
 Whenever children humbly pray ; 
 
 He always lends a gracious ear 
 
 To what the youngest child can say. 
 
 His own most holy Book declares 
 He loves good little children well ; 
 
 And that he listens to their prayers, 
 Just as a tender father will. 
 
 He loves to hear an infant tongue 
 
 Thank him for all his mercies given ; 
 And when by babes his praise is sung, 
 
 Their cheerful songs are heard in heaven. 
 
 Come then, dear children, trust his word, 
 And seek him for your friend and guide : 
 
 Your little voices will be heard, 
 And you shall never be denied. 
 
124 Lessons in Poetry. 
 
 LESSON 54. 
 
 AN EVENING HYMN FOR A LITTLE FAMILY. 
 
 Now condescend, Almighty King, 
 
 To bless this little throng ; 
 And kindly listen while we sing 
 
 Our pleasant evening song. 
 
 We come to ow r n the Power Divine, 
 That watches o'er our days ; 
 
 For this our feeble voices join 
 In hymns of cheerful praise. 
 
 Before the sacred footstool, see, 
 
 We bend in humble prayer, 
 A happy little family, 
 
 To ask thy tender care. 
 
 May w T e in safety sleep to-night, 
 
 From ey'ry danger free ; 
 Because the darkness and the light 
 
 Are both alike to thee. 
 
 And when the rising sun displays 
 
 His cheerful beams abroad, 
 Then shall our morning hymns of praise 
 
 Declare thy goodness, Lord. 
 
 Brothers and sisters, hand in hand, 
 
 Our lips together move ; 
 Then smile upon this little band, 
 
 And join our hearts in love. 
 
Lessons in Poetry. 125 
 
 LESSON 55. 
 
 THE WINTER'S DAY/ 
 
 When raging storms deform the air, 
 
 And clouds of snow descend ; 
 And the wide landscape, bright and fair 
 
 No deepen'd colours blend ; 
 
 When biting frost rides on the wind, 
 Bleak from the north and east, 
 
 And wealth is at its ease reclin'd, 
 Prepar'd to laugh or feast ; 
 
 "When the poor trav'ller treads the plain, 
 
 All dubious of his way, 
 And crawls with night-increasing pain, 
 
 And dreads the parting day ; 
 
 When poverty, in vile attire, 
 
 Shrinks from the biting blast, 
 Or hovers o'er the pigmy fire, 
 
 And fears it will not last ; 
 
 When the fond mother hugs her child 
 
 Still closer to her breast ; 
 And the poor infant, frost-beguil'd, 
 
 Scarce feels that it is press' d ; — 
 
 "Then let your bounteous hand extend 
 
 Its blessings to the poor ; 
 Nor spurn the wretched, when they bend, 
 
 All suppliant, at your door. 
 11* 
 
126 Lessons in Poetry. 
 
 LESSON 56. 
 
 THE FALL OF THE LEAF. 
 
 See the leaves around us falling, 
 Diy and withered to the ground ; 
 
 Thus to thoughtless mortals calling. 
 In a sad and solemn sound : 
 
 " Sons of Adam, (once in Eden, 
 When like us, he blighted fell,) 
 
 Hear the lecture we are reading ; 
 5 T is alas ! the truth we tell, 
 
 " Virgins, much, too much presuming 
 On your boasted white and red ; 
 
 View us, late in beauty blooming, 
 Numbered now among the dead. 
 
 " Youths, though yet no losses grieve you, 
 Gay in health, and many a grace ; 
 
 Let not cloudless skies deceive you ; 
 Summer gives to autumn place. 
 
 u Yearly in our course returning, 
 
 Messengers of shortest stay • 
 Thus we preach this truth concerning, 
 
 Heav'n and earth shall pass away. 
 
 " On the tree of life eternal, 
 Man, let all thy hopes be staid; 
 
 Which alone, for ever vernal, 
 Bears a leaf that shall not fade." 
 
Words alike in Sound, 
 
 127 
 
 CHAPTER XXIV. 
 
 Words alike in sound, but different in 
 spelling and signification. 
 
 Ale, malt liquor. 
 Ail, a disease. 
 
 Air, wind. 
 
 i/eir,one who inherits. 
 
 E'er, contraction for 
 ever. 
 
 Ere, before. 
 All, every one. 
 Awl, an instrument. 
 
 Al' ter, to change. 
 
 Al' tar, for sacrifice. 
 An'ker,a liquid measure. 
 An' CHor, a heavy iron to 
 hold a ship. 
 
 Ark, a chest. 
 
 Arc, an arch. 
 Au' ger, a tool. 
 Au' gur, one who fore- 
 tels. 
 
 As' cent, steepness. 
 
 As' sent, agreement. 
 Bad, ill, vicious. 
 Bade, past time of bid. 
 
 Bale, a package of 
 goods. 
 
 Bail, surety. 
 Bate, to lessen. 
 Bait, temptation. 
 
 Bawl, to cry aloud. 
 Ball, any round thing. 
 
 Bare, naked. 
 
 Bear, to suffer ; a beast. 
 
 Base, vile. 
 
 Bass, in music. 
 Be, to exist. 
 Bee, an insect. 
 
 Beech, a kind of tree. 
 
 Beach, a shore. 
 Beet, a plant. 
 Beat, to strike. 
 
 Beer, a kind of liquor. 
 
 Bier, a carriage for 
 the dead. 
 Bell, a sounding vessel. 
 Belle, a gay lady. 
 
 Ber' ry, a small fruit. 
 
 Bu' ry, to inter the 
 dead. 
 Bin, a place for corn. 
 Been, part, of to be. 
 
 Bite, to wound. 
 
 Big7tt, the doubling of 
 a rope. 
 Blue, a colour. 
 Blew, past time of blow. 
 
 Bore, to make holes. 
 
 Boar, a male swine. 
 Bur' row, a rabbit hole. 
 Bor' ough, a corpora- 
 tion. 
 
138 
 
 Words alike in Sound, 
 
 Bouo7i, a branch. 
 Bow, to bend. 
 
 Bo#>, to shoot with. 
 
 Beau, a gay fellow. 
 Bred, brought up. 
 Bread, food made of meal 
 
 By, a particle. 
 
 Buy, to purchase. 
 Butt, to strike like a ram. 
 But, except. 
 
 Cane, a staff. 
 
 Cain, a man's name. 
 Cal' en der, to smooth 
 
 linen. 
 Cal r en dar, an almanack 
 
 Caul, a membrane. 
 
 Call, to cry out. 
 Can' non, a large gun. 
 Can' on, a rule. 
 
 Can' vas, coarse cloth. 
 
 Can' vass, to examine. 
 Seal, to fasten with a 
 
 seal ; the sea calf. 
 Ceil, to make a ceiling. 
 
 Seal'm^, setting a seal 
 
 Ceil 7 ing, of a room. 
 Cen'ser,apan for incense 
 Cen' sor, a reformer. 
 
 Cell, a hut. 
 
 Sell, to dispose of. 
 Cent, a piece of money. 
 Scent, a smell. 
 Sent, did send. 
 - Cen' tu ry, 100 years. 
 
 Cen' tr/u ry, an herb. 
 
 Ces' sion, resignation* 
 Ses' sion, act of setting.* 
 
 ChoI' er, wrath. 
 
 Col' lar, for the neck* 
 Chop, to cut. 
 Chap, a beast's jaw. 
 
 Cuord, in music. 
 
 Cord, a small rope* 
 Cite, to summon. 
 Sight, seeing. 
 Site, situation. 
 
 Cliff, a steep rock. 
 
 Clef, a term in music- 
 Coarse, not fine. 
 Coz/rse, a race. 
 Corse, a dead body. 
 
 Clime, a climate. 
 
 Climfr, to mount up. 
 Com' pie ment, full num- 
 ber. 
 Com' pli ment, act of ci- 
 vility. 
 
 Co quet, (co he?) to 
 deceive in love. 
 
 Co quette', an airy girl. 
 Core, the inner part. 
 Corps, a body of soldiers. 
 
 Cous' in, a relation. 
 
 Coz' en, to cheat. 
 Cm' el, inhuman. 
 Crew' el, worsted thread. 
 
 Sig' net, a seal. 
 
 Cyg'net,a young swan. 
 Dam, a mother. 
 Dam??, to condemn. 
 

 but different in Spelling, fyc. 
 
 129 
 
 Deer, an animal. 
 
 Dear, costly, beloved. 
 De mean', to behave. 
 De mesne', a freehold. 
 
 Dae, owing. 
 
 Dew, on the grass. 
 Doe, a female deer. 
 Dough, unbaked bread. 
 
 Dun, a colour. 
 
 Done, performed. 
 Ex' er cise, to practise. 
 Ex' or cise, to cast out 
 evil spirits. 
 
 I, myself. 
 
 Eye, the organ of sight 
 Fane, a temple. 
 Fain, gladly. 
 Fei°*n, to dissemble. 
 
 Faint, feeble. 
 
 Feint, a false inarch. 
 Fare, food, hire. 
 Fair, comely. 
 
 Feet, of the body. 
 
 Feat, an action. 
 Fel' \oe, the circumfer- 
 ence of a wheel. 
 ?el' low, an associate. 
 
 Fir, a tree. 
 
 Fur, a skin. 
 Flee, to run away. 
 Flea, an insect. 
 
 Flue, pipe of an oven. 
 
 Flew, did flv. 
 
 Flour, meal. 
 
 Flow' er, a blossom. 
 
 Fore, anterior. 
 
 Four, in number. 
 Forth, forward, onward. 
 Fourth, in number. 
 
 Foul, filthy. 
 
 Fowl, a bird. 
 Freeze, to congeal. 
 Frieze, coarse cloth. 
 Gate, a large door. [ing. 
 Gait, manner of walk- 
 Gilt, overlaid with gold. 
 Gwilt, crime. 
 
 Grate, to rub small. 
 
 Great, large. [with. 
 Gra' ter, a tool to grate 
 Great' er, larger. 
 
 Grown, increased. 
 
 Groan, to sigh. 
 Hale, sound, healthy. 
 Hail, to salute, frozen 
 drops of rain. 
 
 Haul, to draw by force. 
 
 Hall, a large room. 
 Hart, a beast. 
 Heart, the seat of life. 
 
 Hare, an animal. 
 
 Hair, of the head. 
 Heel, part of the foot. 
 Heal, to cure. 
 
 Herd, a drove. 
 
 Heard, did hear. 
 
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 Words alike in Sound, 
 
 Here, in this place. 
 Hear, to hearken. 
 
 Him, that man. 
 
 Hymw, a sacred song. 
 Hire, wages. 
 Hi^A' er, further up. 
 
 Hole, a cavity. 
 
 Whole, the total. 
 Hue, a colour. 
 Hugh, a man's name. 
 Hew, to cut. 
 
 In, within. 
 
 Inn, a tavern. 
 He, ) an alley in a 
 ylisle, ) church. 
 Isle, an island. 
 
 In dite', to compose. 
 
 In diet', to prosecute. 
 Key, a tool to open a lock 
 Quay, (hee) a wharf. 
 
 Kill, to slay. 
 
 Kil/z, of bricks. 
 Lade, to load, to dip. 
 Laid, placed, did lay. 
 Lane, a narrow passage. 
 Lain, participle of to lie 
 Leek, a plant. 
 Leak, to let water in or 
 out. 
 
 Led, did lead. 
 
 Lead, a heavy metal. 
 Leave, permission. 
 JLieve, willingly. 
 
 Les' sen, to diminish. 
 
 Les' son, a reading. 
 Li' ar, one who tells lies. 
 Lyre, a harp. 
 
 Limfe, part of the body. 
 
 Lim?z, to paint. 
 Lo, behold. 
 Low, not high. 
 
 Lone, solitary. 
 
 Loan, a thing lent. 
 Made, finished. [mai , 
 Maid, an unmarried w< 
 
 Male, the he kind. 
 
 Mail, armour, packc 
 of letters. 
 Mane, long hair on th< 
 
 neck of a horse. 
 Main, principal. 
 
 Mare, a female horse 
 
 May' or, a magistrate. 
 Man' ner, mode, custom, 
 Man' or, a lordship. 
 
 Man' tie, a kind of 
 cloak. , 
 
 Man' tel, work raised 
 before a chimney. 
 Mar' shal, to arrange. 
 Mar' tial, warlike. 
 
 Maze, a labyrinth. 
 
 Maize, corn, 
 Mean, base, to intend. 
 Mein, air, look. 
 
 Mete, to measure. 
 
 Meet,to come together 
 
 Meat, flesh. 
 
hut different in Spelling. 
 
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 Met' tie, briskness, [iron 
 Met' a\, gold, silver, or 
 
 Mi' ner, one who digs 
 mines. 
 Mi' nor, one under age. 
 Mite, a small insect. 
 Might, power. 
 
 Moan, to lament. 
 Mown, cut down. 
 Mote, a particle of dust. 
 Moat, a ditch. 
 
 More, greater, [mows. 
 
 Mow' er, one who 
 Nag, a gay horse. 
 jfiTnag, a not in wood. 
 
 Nave, part of a wheel 
 
 J£nave, a rogue. 
 Naught, bad, wicked. 
 Nought, nothing. 
 
 Nay, no. [horse. 
 
 Nei^A, voice of a 
 Need, want. 
 JKhead ? to make dough. 
 
 New, not old. 
 
 .Knew, did know. 
 "Night, time of darkness. 
 Knight, a title of honour. 
 
 Nit, the egg of a louse. 
 
 Knit, to unite, to close 
 No, word of denial. 
 Knoiv, to be informed. 
 
 Not, denying. 
 
 Knot, hard place ini 
 wood. 
 
 Nun, a religious woman. 
 None, not any. [rated. 
 
 Ore, metal not sepa- 
 
 Oar, an instrument to 
 row with. [over. 
 
 O'er, contraction of 
 Oh, alas. 
 Owe, to be indebted. 
 
 Won, (wun) past time 
 of win. 
 
 One* in number. 
 Our, belonging to us. 
 Hour, sixty minutes. 
 
 Aught, any thing. 
 
 Ought, obliged by duty 
 Pale, wanting colour. 
 Pail, a wooden vessel. 
 
 Pane, a square of glass: 
 
 Pain, torment. 
 Pare, to cut off. 
 Pair, a couple. 
 Pear, a kind of fruit. 
 
 Pal' let, a little bed. 
 
 Pal' ette, a painter's 
 
 board. [wainscot. 
 
 Pan' el, a square in a. 
 
 Pan'nel, a kind of saddle 
 
 Peel, the outside. 
 
 Peal, a succession of 
 sudden sounds. 
 Peer, a nobleman. 
 Pier, a column. 
 
 Peace, quiet. 
 
 Piece, a part. 
 
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 Words alike in Sounds 
 
 Peak, top of a hill. 
 Pique, a grudge, [tool. 
 
 Plane, flat surface, a] 
 
 Plain, level. [al. 
 
 Plate, a flat piece of met- 
 Plait, a fold. 
 
 Place, locality. 
 
 Pla/ce, a kind of fish. 
 Plum, a kind of fruit. 
 Plum6, a weight. 
 
 Pole, a long stick. 
 
 Poll, the head. 
 Pour, to empty out. 
 Pore, passage of perspi- 
 ration. 
 
 Pen'cil, an instrument 
 for writing. 
 
 Pen' silc, hanging. 
 Pray, to supplicate. 
 Prey, plunder. 
 
 Prof it, advantage. 
 
 ProplV et, a foreteller 
 Rab' bit, an animal. 
 Rab' bet, a joint. 
 
 Rain, falling water. 
 
 Rein, part of a bridle. 
 Rei^n, to rule. 
 Rap, to strike. 
 Wrap, to fold together. 
 
 Raze, to demolish. 
 
 Raise, to set up. 
 
 Rays, light. 
 Reed, a plant. 
 Read, to peruse. 
 
 Red, a colour. 
 
 Read, did read. 
 Rest, quiet. 
 Wrest, to force. 
 
 Rice, a plant. 
 
 Rise, origin. 
 Rig' ger, one who rigs. 
 Rig' our, severity. 
 
 Ring' to sound. 
 
 Wring, to twist. 
 Rite, a ceremony. 
 Rig7*t, just. [wood. 
 
 Wright, an artificer in 
 Write,to formletterswith 
 
 Rode,did ride, [a pen 
 
 Road, a highway. 
 Rote, memory. 
 Wrote, did write, [a fish. 
 
 Roc, a deer; the eggs of 
 
 Row, a rank. 
 Room, space. [mour. 
 R/ieum, thin watery hu- 
 
 Ruff, a ruffle. 
 
 Rough, not smooth. 
 Rye, grain. 
 Wry, crooked. 
 
 Sale, act of selling. 
 
 Sail, of a ship. 
 Seen, beheld. 
 Scene, part of a play. 
 Seme, a net for fish. 
 
 See, to behold. 
 
 Sea, the ocean. 
 Seed, first principle. 
 
but different in spelling ', Sfc. 
 
 133 
 
 Cede, to resign. 
 Sere, withered. 
 Cere, to wax. 
 Sear, to burn. 
 Se' er, a prophet. 
 
 Sow, to scatter seed. 
 Sew, to use a needle. 
 
 Sore, an ulcer. 
 
 Soar to mount aloft. 
 Sole, bottom of the foot. 
 
 to appear, [scar. Soul, the spirit. 
 
 Seem 
 
 Seam, edges sewed 
 
 Sen' ior, elder. 
 
 Seign' or, a lord. 
 Sel' ler, one who sells. 
 Cel' lar, a place under a 
 house. 
 
 Shore, side of a river. 
 
 Shoar, a prop. 
 Sheer, thin. 
 Shear, to cut. 
 Shire, a county. [line. 
 
 Sine, a geometrical 
 
 Sign, a token. 
 Sink, to go down , a drain. 
 Cinque, number five on 
 
 Sit, to be seated, [dice. 
 
 Cit, a citizen. 
 Size, bulk. 
 Sice, number sixon dice. 
 
 Slay, to kill. 
 
 Slaze, a weaver's reed. 
 
 Sleigh, carriage used 
 on snow. 
 Slio7*t, to despise. 
 Sleight, dexterity. 
 
 Sloiv, not swift. 
 
 Sloe, a fruit. 
 So, thus. 
 
 12 
 
 Stare, to gaze. 
 
 Stair, a step. 
 Stake, a post. 
 Steak, a piece of flesh. 
 
 Steel, hardened iron. 
 
 Steal, to take by theft. 
 Stile, steps into a field. 
 Style, manner of writ- 
 ing. 
 
 Strait, narrow. 
 
 Straight not crooked. 
 Suck' er, a young shoot. 
 Sue' cour, aid, help. 
 
 Sum, the whole. 
 
 Some, a part. 
 Sun, cause of day. 
 Son, a male child. 
 
 Sut' tie, neat weight. 
 
 Subt' le, artful. 
 Tale, a story. 
 Tail, the end. 
 
 Tare, weight allowed. 
 
 Tear, to rend. 
 Tax, a rate. 
 Tacks, small nails. 
 
 Teem, to produce. 
 
 Team, horses or oxen 
 drawing a carriage. 
 
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 Words alike in Sound. 
 
 Terse, smooth, neat. 
 
 Tierce, a liquid mea- 
 The, the article, [sure. 
 Thee, thyself. 
 
 There, in that place. 
 
 Their, of them. 
 Threw, did throw, [end. 
 Throi^A, from end to 
 
 Throw, to fling. 
 
 Throe, agony. 
 Throne, seat of a king. 
 Thrown, flung, cast. 
 
 Time, measure of du- 
 ration. 
 
 T/zyme, a plant. 
 Tier, (teer,) a row, a rank 
 Tear, water from the 
 
 Too, likewise, [eyes. 
 
 To, unto. 
 
 Two, twice one. 
 Tow, refuse of flax, to 
 draw by a rope. 
 
 Toe, part of the foot. 
 
 Tole, to draw by de- 
 grees. 
 
 Toll, a tax. 
 Tongue, (tung,) organ 
 
 of speech. 
 Tong, catch of a buckle. 
 
 Tray, a utensil. 
 
 Trey, three at cards 
 or dice. 
 Tun, a large cask. 
 Ton, 20 hundred weight. 
 
 Vale, a valley. 
 
 Vail, ) a covering for 
 
 Veil, ) the face. 
 
 Vane, a weathercock. 
 Vain, meanly proud. 
 Vein, a blood vessel. 
 
 Waste, loss. [body. 
 
 Waist, part of the 
 Wale, rising part in cloth 
 Wail, to sorrow. 
 
 Wait, to tarry. 
 
 Weight, heaviness. 
 Ware, merchandise. 
 Wear, to put on, a dam 
 to catch fish in. 
 
 Way, a road. 
 
 Weigh, to poise. 
 Week, seven days. 
 Weak, not strong. 
 
 Week' ly, every week. 
 
 Weak' ly, feebly. 
 Ween, to think. 
 Wean, to withdraw from 
 any habit, [sheep. 
 
 WeTH' er, a male 
 
 WeaTH' er, state of 
 the air. 
 Wood, trees. 
 Wou/d, was willing. 
 
 Ye, plural of thou. 
 
 Yea, yes. 
 You, plural of thou. 
 Yew, a tree. 
 Ewe, a female sheep. 
 
( 135 ) 
 CHAPTER XXV. 
 
 Words often improperly confounded in 
 spelling or pronunciation. 
 
 Ac cept', to take. 
 
 Ex cept', to leave out. 
 Af feet', to act upon. 
 Ef feet', to bring to pass. 
 
 Ap praise', to set a 
 price on. 
 
 Ap prize', to inform. 
 Cel' e ry, a species of 
 
 parsley. 
 Sal' a ry, stated hire. 
 
 CHron' i cal, of long 
 duration. 
 
 Cnron' i cle, a history. 
 Coun' cil, an assembly. 
 Coun' sel, advice. 
 
 Cur' ranf, a fruit. 
 
 Cur' rent, a stream. 
 Cur'ri er,aleatherdresser 
 Cou ri er', a messenger. 
 
 Cym' bal, a musical 
 instrument. 
 
 Sym' bol, a type. 
 Er' rand, a message. 
 Er' rant, wandering. 
 Ar' rant, vile, wicked. 
 
 Ex' tant, now in being. 
 
 Ex tent', compass of a 
 thing, 
 
 Fran' cis, a man's name. 
 Fran' ces, a woman's 
 name. [er. 
 
 Ge' ni us, mental povv- 
 Ge' nus, a class of be- 
 ings. 
 In ge' ni ous, inventive. 
 In genu ous,open, candid 
 Ker'nel, the seed of fruit 
 Colo' nel, a military 
 officer. 
 Lay, to place, to quiet. 
 Lie, to rest, or recline on 
 a bed. 
 Lick' er ish, delicate. 
 Lie' o rice, a sweet root. 
 Prac' tice, use, habit. 
 Prac' tise, to use, to do 
 habitually. 
 Prin' ci pie, first rule. 
 Prin' ci pal, chief. 
 Proph' e cy, a prediction. 
 Proph' e sy* to predict. 
 Tract, a quantity of 
 
 land, a small book. 
 Track, a mark left, 
 Val' ue, worth, price, 
 Val' ley, a vale. 
 
 y like i long. 
 
( 136 ) 
 
 CHAPTER XXVI. 
 
 Words which agree in orthography, but differ in ac- 
 cent, pronunciation, or meaning*. 
 
 Abstract, an abridgment 
 Ab stract', to draw from. 
 
 A buse', ill treatment. 
 
 A buse to treat rudely. 
 Ac' cent, force of voice 
 Ac cent', to place the 
 
 accent. 
 
 At' tri bute, a quality. 
 
 At trib' ute, to ascribe 
 Au' gust, the name of a 
 
 month. 
 Au gust', magnificent. 
 
 Cem' ent, what joins 
 bodies together. 
 
 Ce ment', to unite. 
 Close, compact. 
 Close, to unite. 
 
 Com' pact, an agree- 
 ment. 
 
 Com pact', close, firm. 
 Com' pound, a mixture. 
 Com pound', to mingle. 
 
 Con' cert, harmony. 
 
 Con cert', to contrive. 
 Con' duct, management. 
 Con duct', to manage. 
 Con' jure, to practise 
 
 enchantment. 
 Con jure', to enjoin so- 
 lemnly. 
 
 Con' test, a dispute. 
 Con test', to contend. 
 Con'tract,an agreement 
 Con tract', to bargain. 
 Con' trast, opposition. 
 Con trast', to place in 
 opposition. 
 Con vert, a person 
 
 converted. 
 Con vert', to change. 
 Con' vict, a person con- 
 victed. 
 Con vict', to prove guilty. 
 Cour' te sy, civility, 
 
 respect. 
 Courtesy, act of respect 
 made by a woman. 
 Cruzse, a small cup. 
 Cruise, to sail. 
 
 Des' ert, a wilderness. 
 De sert', to forsake. 
 Des'sert,the lastcourse 
 of an entertainment. 
 Dis' count, an allowance. 
 Dis count', to deduct. 
 En' trance, admission. 
 En trance', to put 
 into ecstasy. 
 Es v cort, a convoy. 
 Es cort', to guard. 
 
Words alike in Orthograry, Sfc. 137 
 
 Ex cuse', an apology. Ob' ject, that on which 
 
 Ex cuse , to accept an 
 apology. 
 Ex' port, a thing exported 
 Ex port', to send abroad. 
 
 Ex' tract, a quotation. 
 
 Ex tract',todrawoutof Pre sent', to give 
 
 Fer'ment, inward motion 
 
 Fer ment',to have inward 
 
 motion. [currir^g. 
 
 Fre' quent, often oc- 
 
 Fre quent/,to visit often 
 
 Gal' lant, brave. 
 
 Gal lant', a beau. 
 
 Grease, fat. [fat. 
 
 we are employed. 
 
 Ob ject', to oppose. 
 Over thro^, destruction 
 O ver thro?0', to destroy. 
 
 Pres' ent, a gift. 
 
 Prod' uce, product, a- 
 mount. [effect. 
 
 Pro duce/ to cause, to 
 Prof ect, a scheme. 
 Pro ject', to contrive. 
 
 Reb'el, one who rebels 
 
 Re bel' to oppose. 
 Rec' ord, a register. 
 
 Grease, to smear with/ Re cord', to register. 
 
 House, a place of abode. 
 House, to shelter, [ported 
 
 Im' port, a thing im- 
 
 Im port', to bring from 
 abroad. 
 In' crease, augmentation 
 In crease', to make more 
 
 In' suit, an affront. 
 
 In suit', to affront. 
 In va.1' id, of no force. 
 In va lid', (in valeed',) a 
 disabled person. 
 
 Let, to lease, to permi 
 
 Let, to hinder. 
 Min' ute, sixty seconds. 
 Mi nute', small, [head. 
 
 Mouth, aperture in the 
 
 Mouth, to chew 
 12* 
 
 Ref use, the worthless 
 
 part. 
 Re fuse', to reject. 
 Rise, the act of rising. 
 Rise, to move upwards. 
 Subject, matter treated 
 of; one under the do- 
 minion of another. 
 Sub ject', to enslave. 
 Tor'ment, pain, anguish 
 Tor ment', to put in pain. 
 Trans' port, rapture. 
 Trans port', to put in 
 an ecstasy. 
 Use, the act of employing 
 Use, to employ. 
 Wreath, a garland. 
 TVreaTH, to interweave 
 
138 Lessons in Poetry. 
 
 LESSON 57. 
 
 A MORNING IN SPRING. 
 
 Lo ! the bright, the rosy morning 
 Calls me forth to take the air ; 
 
 Cheerful spring, with smiles returning, 
 Ushers in the new-born year. 
 
 Nature, now in all her beauty, 
 With her gently-moving tongue, 
 
 Prompts me to the pleasing duty, 
 Of a grateful morning song. 
 
 See the early blossoms springing ! 
 
 See the jocund lambkins play ! 
 Hear the lark and linnet singing 
 
 Welcome to the new-born day ! 
 
 Vernal music, softly sounding, 
 
 Echoes through the verdant grove ; 
 
 Nature now, with life abounding, 
 Swells with harmony and love. 
 
 Now the kind refreshing showers, 
 Water all the plains around ; 
 
 Springing grass, and painted flowers 
 In the smiling meads abound. 
 
 Now their vernal dress assuming, 
 Leafy robes adorn the trees ; 
 
 Odours now, the air perfuming, 
 Sweetly swell the gentle breeze. 
 
Lessons in Poetry. 139 
 
 Praise to thee, thou Great Creator ! 
 
 Praise be thine from ev'ry tongue ; 
 Join, my soul, with every creature ; 
 
 Join the universal song. 
 
 For ten thousand blessings giv'n ; 
 
 For the richest gifts bestow'd ; 
 Sound his praise through earth and heav'n, 
 
 Sound Jehovah's praise aloud ! 
 
 LESSON 58. 
 HEAVENLY WISDOM. 
 
 How happy is the man who hears 
 Instruction's warning voice, 
 
 And who celestial Wisdom makes 
 His early, only choice. 
 
 For she has treasures greater far 
 Than east or west unfold ; 
 
 And her reward is more secure 
 Than is the gain of gold. 
 
 In her right hand she holds to view 
 
 A length of happy years ; 
 And in her left, the prize of fame 
 
 And honour bright appears. 
 
 She guides the young with innocence, 
 In pleasure's path to tread ; 
 
 A crown of glory she bestows 
 Upon the hoary head. 
 
140 Lessons in Poetry. 
 
 According as her labours rise, 
 So her rewards increase ; 
 
 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
 And all her paths are peace. 
 
 LESSON 59. 
 
 ON EARLY RISING. 
 
 How T foolish they who lengthen night, 
 And slumber in the morning light i 
 How sweet at early morning's rise, 
 To view the glories of the skies, 
 And mark with curious eye the sun 
 Prepare his radiant course to run I 
 Its fairest form then nature wears, 
 And clad in brightest green appears* 
 The sprightly lark, with artless lay, 
 Proclaims the entrance of the day, 
 How sweet to breathe the gale's perfume. 
 And feast the eye with nature's bloom 1 
 Along the dewy lawn to rove, 
 And hear the music of the grove I 
 Nor you, ye delicate and fair, 
 Neglect to taste the morning air ; 
 This will your nerves with vigour brace ; 
 Improve and heighten every grace } 
 Add to your breath a rich perfume ; 
 And to your cheeks a fairer bloom ; 
 With lustre teach your eyes to glow ; 
 And health and cheerfulness bestow. 
 
Lessons in Reading. 141 
 
 LESSON 60. 
 CRUELTY TO INSECTS CONDEMNED. 
 
 A certain youth indulged himself in the 
 cruel entertainment of torturing and killing 
 flies. He tore off their wings and legs, and 
 then watched with pleasure their feeble efforts 
 to escape him. Sometimes he collected a 
 number of them together, and crushed them 
 at once to death ; glorying, like many a cele- 
 brated hero, in the devastation he committed. 
 His tutor remonstrated with him in vain on this 
 barbarous conduct. He could not persuade 
 him to believe that flies are capable of pain, 
 and have a right, no less than ourselves, to life, 
 liberty, and enjoyment. The signs of agony, 
 which, when tormented, they express, by the 
 quick and various contortions of their bodies, 
 he neither understood nor regarded. 
 
 The tutor had a microscope ; and he desired 
 his pupil, one day, to examine a most beauti- 
 ful and surprising animal. " Observe," said 
 he, " how it is studded from head to tail with 
 black and silver, and its body all over beset 
 with the most curious bristles ! The head con- 
 tains the most lively eyes, encircled w T ith silver 
 hairs ; and the trunk consists of two parts, 
 folded, over each other. The whole body is 
 ornamented with plumes and decorations, 
 which surpass all the luxuries of dress, in the 
 courts of the greatest princes." Pleased and 
 astonished with what he saw, the youth was 
 
142 Lessons in Reading'. 
 
 impatient to know the name and properties of 
 the wonderful animal. It was withdrawn from 
 the magnifier ; and when offered to his naked 
 eye, proved to be a poor fly, which had been 
 the victim of his wanton cruelty. 
 
 LESSON 6L 
 
 HEALTH, 
 
 Who is she that with graceful steps, and 
 with lively air trips over yonder plain? 
 
 The rose blushes on her cheeks ; the sweet- 
 ness of the morning breathes from her lips ; 
 joy tempered with innocence and modesty, 
 sparkles in her eyes ; and the cheerfulness of 
 her heart appears in all her movements. Her 
 name is Health : she is the daughter of Exer- 
 cise and Temperance. Their sons inhabit the 
 mountain and the plain. They are brave, ac- 
 tive, and lovely, and partake of all the beau- 
 ties and virtues of their sister. Vigour strings 
 their nerves, strength dwells in their bones, and 
 labour is their delight all the day long. The 
 employments of their father excite their appe- 
 tites ; and the repasts of their mother refresh 
 them. To combat the passions, is their de- 
 light ; to conquer evil habits, their glory. 
 Their pleasures are moderate, and therefore 
 they endure ; their repose is short, but sound 
 and undisturbed. Their blood is pure; their 
 minds are serene ; and the physician does no% 
 find the way to their habitations. 
 
LESSON 62. 
 
 CHARITY. 
 
 Happy is the man who has sown in his breast 
 the seeds of charity and love ; From the foun- 
 tain of his heart rise rivers of goodness ; and 
 the streams overflow for the benefit of man- 
 kind. He assists the poor in their trouble ! 
 he rejoices in promoting the welfare of all 
 men. He does not harshly censure his neigh* 
 hour ; he believes not the tales of envy and 
 malevolence, nor repeats their slanders. He 
 forgives the injuries of men ; he wipes them 
 from his remembrance : revenge and malice 
 have no place in his heart. For evil he re- 
 turns not evil : he hates not even his enemies, 
 
 I but requites their injustice with friendly admon- 
 ition. The griefs and anxieties of men excite 
 
 ihis compassion; he endeavours to alleviate the 
 weight of their misfortunes ; and the pleasure 
 
144 Lessons in Reading. 
 
 of success rewards his labour. He calms the 
 fury, he heals the quarrels of angry men ; 
 and prevents the mischiefs of strife and ani- 
 mosity. He promotes in his neighbourhood 
 peace and good will and his name is repeated 
 with praise and benedictions. 
 
 LESSON 63. 
 ON ANGER. 
 
 Before you give way to anger, try to find a 
 reason for not being angry. To be angry is to 
 punish yourself for the faults of others. If 
 a word, dropped by chance from your friend, 
 give you offence, avoid a hasty reply, and be- 
 ware of telling the cause of your anger to 
 those persons whom you meet. When you 
 are cool, it will vanish, and leave no traces be- 
 hind it. Wrath kindles wrath ; make it a con- 
 stant rule, therefore, never to speak a single 
 word while you are angry. 
 
 Never indulge revenge to your own hurt. 
 The sharpest revenge is to despise the affront 
 it will then return on him who has given the 
 offence, and torment him with the sting of 
 remorse. If those who hate you can put you 
 to pain, it will give them fresh vigour : on this 
 account, do not expose your weak side to 
 them, nor show them whither to direct a second 
 blow. 
 
Lesson in Poetry. 145 
 
 LESSON 64. 
 
 TO A BOY ; 
 On confining a Bird in a Cage. 
 Richard, what greater punishment 
 Could I inflict, my boy, on thee ; 
 And tell me what would grieve thee more 
 Than thus to lose thy liberty. 
 
 Yet thou canst take a savage joy 
 To view thy captive's fond desires ; 
 
 Thou canst with unrelenting heart, 
 Behold him beat against the wires. 
 
 See, he extends his fluttering wings, 
 His bloody beak does now implore ; 
 
 He prays thee, in the softest notes, 
 To let him go, nor pain him more. 
 
 Confinement thou could'st never bear 
 With patience for a single hour ; 
 
 How canst thou then, unthinking boy, 
 Thus torture those within thy power ? 
 
 Remember, that corporeal pain 
 Each bird, each animal can feel ; 
 
 Though power of language is denied 
 Their suffering torments to reveal. 
 
 So now, my child, attend my prayer, 
 And set thy fluttering captive free ; 
 
 That if thou e'er shouldst be confined, 
 I may restore thy liberty. 
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146 Lessons in Reading. 
 
 LESSON 65. 
 GOD IS OUR FATHER. 
 
 The mother loves her little child ; she brings 
 it up in her arms ; she nourishes its body with 
 food ; she feeds its mind with knowledge ; if 
 it is sick, she nurses it with tender love ; she 
 watches over it when it is asleep ; she forgets 
 it not for a moment ; she rejoices daily in its 
 growth. 
 
 But who is the parent of the mother ? Who 
 nourishes her with good things, and watches 
 over her with tender love, and remembers her 
 every moment? Whose arms are about her to 
 guard her from harm ? And if she is sick, who 
 shall heal her ? 
 
 God is the parent of the mother ; He is the 
 parent of all, for He created all. All the men 
 and all the women, who are alive in the wide 
 world, are His children ; He loves all and is 
 good to all. 
 
 LESSON 66. 
 PROVIDENCE. 
 
 " I have been thrown from my pony," said 
 a little boy to his father : " but by chance I 
 am not hurt." " I am glad to hear of your 
 safe escape, my dear child, but you ought to 
 ascribe it to Providence. Chance is blind, 
 and cannot protect us ; Providence watches 
 over all. 
 
Lessons in Reading. 147 
 
 w Look round on Nature — on those things 
 most obvious to your senses — on plants, trees, 
 animals, and even yourself: lift your eyes to 
 Heaven — see the beautiful regularity of the 
 planetary orbs, the return of day and night, and 
 the revolution of seasons ; then reflect — can 
 these things be the effect of Chance ? No ! A Su- 
 preme Power rules and directs the order of 
 the universe, and holds the chain of events. 
 Learn to acknowledge this great and good 
 Being in every thing that befalls you. Pay 
 him the homage of grateful praise for his bene- 
 fits; adore his unsearchable wisdom when 
 he afflicts ; and repose a humble confidence in 
 his mercy and protection, amidst the various 
 ills that beset the path of human life. Extend 
 your views beyond the present scene to per- 
 manent possessions and pure pleasures ; and 
 entitle yourself to their enjoyment, by study- 
 ing to obey the will of Him who placed you 
 here. Look up to his superintending Provi- 
 dence for every blessing you would wish to 
 receive, and for security from every danger 
 you are anxious to avoid ; and scorn to think 
 yourself indebted to Chance for what you really 
 owe to your Father and your God." 
 
 LESSON Q7. 
 
 HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE WORKS OF 
 THE CREATOR. 
 
 To thee O Lord ! from whom proceedeth 
 every blessing, and who dispensest them so 
 
14S Lessons in Reading. 
 
 bountifully, to thee belong glory, honour^ 
 and thanksgiving. Thou nearest the cry 
 of the young raven, and takest pleasure in the 
 song of the lark; vouchsafe to listen to my 
 voice also, and accept the tribute of praise due 
 to thee. The least of the creatures formed 
 by thy hand proclaims thy wisdom. The 
 traces of thy goodness and power are seen 
 from one end of the year to the other, and are 
 continually renewing. With parental tender- 
 ness thou providest for our necessities, and 
 givest to men and animals their proper food. 
 It is in the hope of thy blessing that the farmer 
 sows his corn : it is thou who makest the seed 
 fruitful. Thou water est the furrows of the 
 fields. Thou clothest the meadow, the valley, 
 and the plain with flowers and herbage, with 
 trees and groves. Thou orderest the cool and 
 refreshing dew to moisten our gardens and 
 fields, and to shed on them fertility and abund- 
 ance. The barren and dry soil thou waterest 
 with gentle rains. The cold and wet places 
 thou warmest with the rays of the sun. The 
 weather and the season thou orderest in wisdom, 
 and in the manner most beneficial to mankind. 
 Thou coverest our fields with rich harvests, and 
 the wings of the wind support the waving 
 corn. Thou adornest the tops of barren rocks 
 w T ith grapes. Thou dressest our pasture with 
 clover ; and, by thy command, the fountains 
 and streams water the thirsty animals. Thou 
 
Lessons in Reading. 149 
 
 'to ' 
 
 causest the tree to take root and it prospers. 
 We, therefore, glorify thee, our Creator, our 
 Benefactor ! We bless thy holy name ! All 
 thy works are good, and great, and wonderful. 
 We rejoice in thy goodness. 
 
 LESSON 68. 
 THE CREATION. 
 
 In the beginning God created the heaven and 
 the earth. And God said, Let the earth bring 
 forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the 
 fruit-tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose 
 seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so. 
 And God created great whales, and every liv- 
 ing creature that moveth, which the waters 
 brought forth abundantly after their kind, and 
 every winged fowl after his kind. And God 
 made the beast of the earth after his kind, 
 and cattle after their kind, and every thing that 
 creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and 
 God saw that it was good. 
 
 And God said, Let us make man in our 
 image, after our likeness. So God created 
 man in his own image ; in the image of God 
 created he him ; male and female created he 
 them. And God blessed them, and said unto 
 them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish 
 the earth, and subdue it ; and have dominion 
 over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of 
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150 Lesson in Poetry. 
 
 the air, and over every living thing that moveth 
 upon the earth. 
 
 And God saw every thing that he had made 
 and behold it was very good. 
 
 LESSON 69. 
 THE STARRY HEAVENS. 
 
 Ye sons of men, lift up your eyes, 
 And view the glories of the skies : 
 From east to west, from pole to pole 
 What orbs on orbs unnumber'd roll ! 
 
 All know their place, all keep their way, 
 All move in regular array, 
 Say ! who has made them ? who sustains ? 
 Who guides them through the trackless plains ? 
 
 *T is He — the everlasting God, 
 Obedient to his sov'reign nod, 
 Forth issues the nocturnal host, 
 And He to each assigns his post. 
 
 He calls his army by their names, 
 Arrays them ail with glorious frames ; 
 And night to night his power displays, 
 And every star resounds his praise. 
 
 Investing this terrestrial globe, 
 Heaven wide expands its azure robe, 
 All o'er emblazed ; that all may see, 
 Own, and adore, a Deity. 
 
Of the Letters. 151 
 
 CHAPTER XXVII. 
 Of the Letters. 
 
 u Orthography teaches the nature and powers 
 of letters, and the just method of spelling words. 
 
 A letter is the first principle, or least part of a 
 word. 
 
 The letters of the English language, called 
 the English Alphabet, are twenty-six in number. 
 
 The letters 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, c, o ; which 
 are formed without the help of any other sound. 
 
 A consonant is an articulate sound, which can- 
 not be perfectly uttered without the help of a 
 vowel; as, b, d, f I; which require vowels to 
 express them fully. 
 
 The vowels are, a, e, i, o, it, 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. 
 
 The 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, Jc, and 
 € and g hard. 
 
 The semi-vowels have an imperfect sound of 
 themselves. They are,/, /, m. f w, r, v, 5, & $ z 9 
 and c 9 and g soft. 
 
152 Sounds of the Consonants. 
 
 Four of the semi-vowels, 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.' ' 
 
 CHAPTER XXVIII. 
 
 Sounds of the Consonants. 
 B. 
 
 B has one sound : as in baker. When follow- 
 ed by t or preceded by m in the same syllable it 
 is generally silent : as in debt , plumb. 
 C. 
 
 C has two regular sounds, hard and soft : hard 
 like k, before a, o, u, I, and r ; as in card, cord, 
 curd, clay, crawl : soft like s before e, i, and y ; 
 as in cedar, city, cymbal. Besides these, it 
 sounds like z in a few words ; as sacrifice, discern. 
 And when followed by i and e before a vowel, it 
 slides into the sound of sli ; as in ocean, social. 
 CH. 
 
 CH have three sounds: 1st. like tch, as in 
 cheese ; 2d. like k, as in CHord ; 3d. like sh, as 
 in chaise. 
 
 D. 
 
 D has two sounds : its proper sound, as in 
 dress, bold; and the sound of 7, as in soldier. 
 The verbal termination ed, when not preceded 
 by dor t, is generally sounded like t ; as stuff- 
 ed, hissed, pronounced shift, hist; except in 
 solemn style, and in some cases where the word 
 is an adjective, as " a learned man." 
 F. 
 
 F has one sound, as in life, fever ; except in of 
 where it has the sound of r. It is never silent. 
 
Sounds of the Consonants. 153 
 
 G. 
 
 G has two sounds, hard and soft : hard as in 
 game, gone ; soft, as in gem, giant. It always 
 sounds hard before a, o, u, I, and r ; and is some- 
 times hard, and sometimes soft, before e, i, and 
 y. It is silent before n, in the same syllable. 
 GH. 
 GH are sounded like f as in laugh, cough ; 
 or are silent, as in bough, plough. 
 H. 
 H has one sound, as in hat , horse. 
 
 J. 
 J has one sound, that of soft g ; as in joy, 
 Except hallelujah, where it sounds like y. It is 
 never silent. 
 
 K. 
 K has one sound, as in king. It is silent be- 
 fore n, as in knife. 
 
 L. 
 L has one sound, as in love, billow. It is 
 doubled at the end of monosyllables. 
 M. 
 M has one sound as in murmur ; and is never 
 silent. 
 
 N. 
 N has one sound as in name. When it ends 
 a syllable preceded by m it is silent. 
 P 
 P has one sound, as in pond. 
 
 PH. 
 PH sound like/*, as in phantom; or are si- 
 lent, as in phthisic ; except in Stephen, where 
 i they sound like v. 
 
154 Sounds of the Consonants. 
 
 Q. 
 
 Q is always followed by u : they sound like Jc, 
 as in antique, liquor ; or like kw, as in question , 
 quadrant ; and are never silent. 
 R. 
 
 R has one sound, as in river, rage ; and is 
 never silent. 
 
 S. 
 
 S has two regular sounds, hard or sharp, and 
 soft or flat : sharp, as in sister, sun ; soft, as in 
 icas, rose. It also sometimes sounds like sh ; as 
 in sugar, dimension ; and like zh : as in pleasure, 
 evasion. 
 
 T. 
 
 T has three sounds : 1st. its proper sound, as 
 in tattle ; 2d. when followed by u, with the ac- 
 cent on the syllable immediately preceding, it 
 sounds like tsh : as in nature, virtue ; 3d. when 
 followed by i before another vowel it sounds like 
 sh : as in nation, portion ; except when preced- 
 ed by s, or x, in which case it sounds like tch : 
 as in christian, mixtion. 
 V. 
 
 V has one sound, as in value. It is silent in 
 sevennight only. 
 
 W. 
 
 W, when a consonant, has nearly the sound 
 of oo, as in water. 
 
 X. 
 
 X has two regular sounds, sharp and flat : 
 sharp like Its, as in exercise, excellent; flat like 
 gz, as in example, examine. It also sounds like z 
 at the beginning of words ; as in Xerxes ; and 
 is never silent. 
 
Diphthongs and Triphthongs, 155 
 
 Y. 
 
 Y, when a consonant, has nearly the sound of 
 ee, as in youth. 
 
 Z. 
 Z has one sound : as in zone, bronze. 
 
 CHAPTER XXIX. 
 
 Diphthongs and Triphthongs. 
 
 " A diphthong is the union of two vowels, pro- 
 nounced by a single impulse of the voice : as ea 
 in heat, on in sound. 
 
 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. 
 
 A triphthong is the union of three vowels, 
 pronounced by a single impulse of the voice : as, 
 eau, in beau, iew in view. 
 
 SYLLABLES. 
 
 A syllable is a sound, either simple or com- 
 pound, pronounced by a single impulse of the 
 voice, and constituting a word, or a part of a 
 word : as, a, an, ant. 
 
 Spelling is the art of rightly dividing words 
 into their syllables, or of expressing a word by 
 its proper letters. 
 
 WORDS. 
 
 Words are articulate sounds, used by common 
 consent, as signs of our ideas. 
 
 A word of one syllable is termed a Monosylla- 
 ble ; a word of two syllables, a Dissyllable ; a 
 
156 Rules for Spelling. 
 
 word of three syllables, a Trisyllable ; a word of 
 four or more syllables, a Polysyllable." 
 
 All words are either primitive, derivative, or 
 compound. 
 
 " A primitive word is one which cannot be re- 
 duced to any simpler word in the language : as 
 man, good, content. 
 
 A derivative word is one which may be reduc- 
 ed to another word in English of greater sim- 
 plicity : as manful, goodness, contentment." 
 
 A compound word is formed of two or more 
 words : as penknife, teacup, Yorkshire. 
 
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 CHAPTER XXX. 
 
 Rules for Spelling. 
 
 11 Rule 1. — Monosyllables ending with f 7, or 
 s, preceded by a single vowel, double the final 
 consonant : as, staff, mill, pass. The only ex- 
 ceptions are, of, if, as, is, lias, gas, was^ pus, yes, 
 his, this, us and thus. 
 
 Rule 2. — Monosyllables ending with any con- 
 sonant but f 7, or 5, and preceded by a single 
 vowel, seldom double the final consonant. Ex- 
 ceptions : add, ebb, butt, egg, odd, err, inn, bunn, 
 burr, purr, and buzz. 
 
 Rule 3. — Words ending with y. preceded by 
 a consonant, form the plurals of nouns, the per- 
 sons of verbs, verbal nouns, past participles, com- 
 paratives and superlatives, by changing y into i: 
 
Rules for Spelling, 157 
 
 as, spy, spies : I carry, thou carriest, he carries ; 
 carrier, carried; nappy, happier, happiest. 
 
 The present participle in ing, retains the y 9 
 that i may not be doubled : as, carry, carrying ; 
 bury, burying. 
 
 But y, preceded by a vowel, in such instances 
 as the above, is not changed : as, boy, boys ; cloy, 
 cloyed; except in lay, pay, say, from which are 
 formed laid, paid, said. 
 
 Rule 4. — Words ending with y preceded by a 
 consonant, upon assuming an additional syllable 
 beginning with a consonant, commonly change y 
 into i : as, happy, happily, happiness. But when 
 y is preceded by a vowel, it is very rarely chang- 
 ed : as, boy, boyish, boyhood; joy, joyless, joy- 
 fuL i 
 
 Rule 5. — Monosyllables, and words accented 
 on the last syllable, ending with a single conso- 
 nant, preceded by a single vowel, double that con- 
 sonant, when they take another syllable beginning 
 with a vowel : as, wit, witty ; thin, thinnish ; be- 
 gin, beginner, beginning. 
 
 But if a diphthong precedes, or the accent is 
 on the preceding syllable, the consonant remains 
 single: as, toil, toiling; offer, offering; maid, 
 maiden. 
 
 Rule 6. — Words ending with any double letter 
 but I, and taking ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, 
 preserve the letter double : as, harmlessness, care- 
 lessness, carelessly, stiffly, successful, distressful. 
 But those words which end with double I, and 
 take ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, generally 
 omit one I : as, fulness, skilless, fully, skilful. 
 
 Rule 7. — Ness, less, ly, and ful, added to 
 14 
 
158 Accent. 
 
 words ending with silent e, do not cut it off: ae, 
 paleness, guileless, closely, peaceful ; except in a 
 few words : as, duly, truly, awful. 
 
 Rule 8. — Ment, joined to words ending with 
 silent e, generally preserves the e from elision : 
 as, abatement, chastisement, incitement. The 
 words judgment, abridgment, acknowledgment , 
 are deviations from the rule. 
 
 Like other terminations, ment changes y into i r 
 when preceded by a consonant : as, accompany r . 
 accompaniment, merry, merriment. 
 
 Rule 9. — Able, and ible, when incorporated 
 into words ending with silent e, usually cut it off: 
 as, blame, blamable ; cure, curable ; sense, sensi- 
 ble. But if c, or g soft comes before e, in the 
 original word, the e is preserved : as, change % 
 changeable ; peace, peaceable. 
 
 Rule 10. — When ing or ish is added to words 
 ending with silent e, the e is usually omitted : as, 
 place, placing ; lodge, lodging ; slave, slavish" 
 
 CHAPTER XXXI. 
 
 Accent. 
 
 " Accent is the laying of a peculiar stress of 
 voice on a certain letter or syllable of a word, 
 that it may be better heard than the rest, or 
 distinguished from them : as in the word pre- 
 sume, the stress of voice must be on the letter u t 
 and second syllable sumc" 
 
Emphasis. ...Inflections of the Voice. 159 
 
 Emphasis. 
 
 Emphasis is a strong and full sound of voice, 
 by which we distinguish some word or words on 
 which we design to lay particular stress, in or_ 
 der to convey the true meaning of the sentence 
 
 Inflections of the Voice, 
 
 " The inflection of the voice is that upward, 
 or doivnward slide which the voice makes when 
 the pronunciation of a word is finishing ; and 
 which may therefore not improperly be called 
 the rising, and the falling inflection. " 
 
 The rising inflection is that modulation of the 
 voice, usually called an elevation, and sometimes 
 the suspending pause ; and which is to be heard 
 in a correct pronunciation of the final syllable 
 of the word earnest in the following example : 
 " Are you in earnest?" 
 
 The falling inflection is that modulation of 
 the voice called a depression, a cadence, or closing 
 pause ; and is to be heard in pronouncing the 
 final word of this example : " I am in earnest. 5 * 
 
 CHAPTER XXXII. 
 
 Punctuation. 
 
 Punctuation is the art of dividing a written 
 composition into sentences, and parts of senten- 
 ces, by points and stops, for the purpose of mark- 
 ing the different pauses, and, in some measure, 
 pointing out the inflections of the voice, which 
 the sense, and an accurate pronunciation require, 
 
160 Punctuation. 
 
 The principal points jire, 
 The Comma , 
 
 The Semicolon ; 
 
 The Colon : 
 
 The Period 
 
 The Interrogation point 1 
 The Exclamation point ! 
 The Parenthesis () and 
 
 The Dash — 
 
 The Comma is a pause in reading until you 
 may count one ; # and usually requires the rising 
 inflection of the voice. ; 
 
 The Semicolon is a pause until you may count 
 two; and should have sometimes the rising, and 
 sometimes the falling inflection, as the sense or 
 harmony requires. If the sense be perfect, the 
 falling inflection should generally be adopted ; if 
 imperfect, the rising. 
 
 The Colon is a pause, until you may count 
 three ; and requires the falling inflection of the 
 voice except in comparative sentences. 
 
 The Period is a pause until you may count four ; 
 and commonly requires the falling inflection. 
 
 The Interrogation Point shows that a question 
 is asked : as, " What do you see V It usually 
 
 * The quantity or duration of each pause cannot be exactly 
 defined. Grave and solemn compositions, and those containing 
 long 1 periods, require longer pauses than those which are written 
 in familiar language, or broken into short periods. Persons 
 who are reading to a large auditory must make longer pauses 
 than when a few persons only are in hearing. And a judicious 
 reader will frequently make pauses in reading, where none are 
 marked in printing. Although no precise rules can be given 
 for the length of the pauses, yet the practice of defining the du- 
 ration with numeral adjectives is sufficiently exact for common 
 use. 
 
Punctuation. 161 
 
 requires a pause long enough to count four ; and 
 the rising inflection of the voice, unless the ques- 
 tion be asked with an interrogative word ; such 
 as, who) which, what, when, how, where ; in this 
 ease it requires the falling inflection. 
 
 The Exclamation Point is used to denote some 
 passion or emotion ; as, wonder, surprise, admi- 
 ration, &c. The length of the pause, and the in- 
 flection of the voice, must be governed by the 
 sense. 
 
 The Parenthesis includes a part of a sentence, 
 which may be omitted without injuring the sense, 
 and must be read in a quicker and lower tone 
 than the rest. The pause and inflection of voice 
 at the end of the parenthesis, should be the same 
 as are required by the word immediately preced- 
 ing it. 
 
 The Dash, when used alone, denotes a sudden 
 pause, or unexpected change in the subject, and 
 is to be treated much like a comma ; where used 
 with any other point it lengthens the pause. 
 
 Besides these, there are other characters used 
 in writing, viz. 
 
 An Accent (') shows the stress of voice in 
 pronouncing a word to be on that syllable, over 
 or immediately after which it is placed. Some 
 writers make use of two accents, the grave ( x ) 
 and the acute ('). The grave is applied to long 
 syllables ; the acute, to short. 
 
 The grave accent is also used to denote the 
 middle or grave sound of the vowel a. 
 
 The acute accent is also used to denote the 
 irregular sounds of a, e, i, and o, which corre- 
 spond with short u. 
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163 Punctuation. 
 
 A Breve (") shows that the vowel over which 
 it is placed sounds short. 
 
 A Hyphen (-) is used to connect compound 
 words, and parts of words at the ends of lines. 
 The same mark placed over a vowel, denotes 
 that it sounds long. 
 
 A Circumflex ( A ) placed over a vowel, de- 
 notes the broad sound of a, and the middle 
 sound of o and w. 
 
 A Diaeresis (") is placed over the last of two 
 vowels, that would otherwise make a diphthong, 
 and parts them into two syllables; as, Raphael, 
 Creator. 
 
 Brackets, [], and sometimes the Parenthesis, 
 are used to include words that explain a forego- 
 ing word or sentence. 
 
 A Quotation (" ") includes a passage, trans- 
 cribed from another author. The passage has 
 two inverted commas at the beginning, and two 
 direct ones at the end of it. 
 
 An Apostrophe (') is the sign of the posses- 
 sive case ; and likewise denotes the omission of 
 a letter : as, John's book ; lov'd for loved. 
 
 A Caret (a) shows where to bring in what was 
 omitted through mistake. It is never used in 
 printing. 
 
 An Ellipsis ( or - - - -) shows that some 
 
 letter in a word, or some words in a sentence, 
 are intentionally omitted ; as, k — g for king. 
 
 An Index or Hand (flC/^ ) points to something 
 that requires particular attention. 
 
 A Paragraph (fl) denotes the beginning of a 
 new subject ; it is chiefly used in the Bible. 
 
Capitals. 163 
 
 A Section (§) is used to divide a chapter into 
 less parts. 
 
 A Brace > is used to connect several lines 
 
 with one common term ; and in poetry it is used 
 at the end of a triplet of three lines. 
 
 An Asterisk (*), Obelisk (f), Double Obelisk 
 iX), Parallels (||), Section (§), and letters and 
 figures, are used as references to notes at the 
 bottom of the page. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIII. 
 
 Capitals. 
 
 The following words should begin with capi- 
 tals : 
 
 1. The first word of every book, chapter, letter, 
 note, bill, receipt, or any other piece of writing. 
 
 2. The first word after a period ; and, if two 
 sentences are totally independent, after the inter- 
 rogation or exclamation. 
 
 3. The names and titles of the Deity. 
 
 4. Names of persons, places, ships, rivers, 
 mountains, titles, professions, &,c. 
 
 5. Adjectives derived from the names of pla- 
 ces ; as, English, Spanish. 
 
 6. The first word of every line in poetry. 
 
 7. The principal word in the titles of books. 
 
 8. The pronoun I, and the interjection O. 
 
 9. Words of particular importance ; as, the 
 Revolution, the Reformation. 
 
 10. The names of the months, and the days 
 of the week : as January, February, Sunday, 
 Monday. 
 
164 
 
 Abbreviations \ 
 
 CHAPTER XXXIV. 
 
 Abbreviations used in Writing and 
 Printing. 
 
 A. or ans. Answer. 
 
 A. A. S. Fellow of the Ame- 
 rican Academy of Arts and 
 Sciences. 
 
 A. B. or B. A. Bachelor of 
 Arts. 
 
 Abp. Archbishop. 
 
 Acct. Account. 
 
 A. D. In the year of our Lord. 
 
 Admr. Administrator. 
 
 A. M.or M. A. Master of Arts 
 
 A. M. In the year of the 
 World. Before noon. 
 
 Apr. April. 
 Aug. August. 
 Bar. or bbl. Barrel. 
 Bart. Baronet. 
 Benj. Benjamin. 
 
 B. C. Before Christ. 
 
 B. D. Bachelor of Divinity. 
 Bp. Bishop. 
 
 B. V. Blessed Virgin. 
 Capt. Captain. 
 
 C. or cent, a hundred. 
 Cant. Canticles. 
 
 C. C. County Court. 
 
 C. C. P. Court of Common 
 
 Pleas. 
 Ch. or Chap. Chapter. 
 Chron. Chronicles. 
 Co. Company. County. 
 Col. Colonel. Colossians. 
 Com. Commodore. 
 Comr. Commissioner. 
 Con. Connecticut. 
 Cor. Corinthians. 
 
 Cr. Credit. 
 
 C. S. Court of Sessions. 
 Cwt. Hundred weight. 
 Dan. Daniel. 
 
 d. a penny. 
 
 D. D. Doctor of Divinity* 
 Dec. December. 
 
 Del. Delaware. 
 
 Dep. Deputy. 
 
 Dent. Deuteronomy. 
 
 Do. or Ditto. The same. 
 
 Dolls, or $. Dollars. 
 
 Doz. Dozen. 
 
 Doct. or Dr. Doctor. 
 
 Dr. Doctor. Debtor. 
 
 dr. Drams. 
 
 Dwt. or dwt. Pennyweight 
 
 E. East. 
 Eben. Ebenezer. 
 Eccl. Ecclesiastes. 
 Ecclus. Ecclesiasticus. 
 Ed. Edition. Editor. 
 
 E. g. or e. g. For example. 
 Ep. Epistle. 
 
 Kph. Ephesians. 
 
 Eng. English. England. 
 
 Esq. Esquire. 
 
 Ex. Example. Exodus. 
 
 Exr. Executor. 
 
 F. A. S. Fellow of the Anti- 
 quarian Society. 
 
 F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal 
 
 Society. 
 Feb. February. 
 Fol. Folio. 
 Fur. Furlong. 
 
Abbreviations. 
 
 165 
 
 Ga). Galatians. Gallon. 
 
 Geo. George. 
 
 Geo. or Ga. Georgia. 
 
 Gen. Genesis. General. 
 
 Gent. Gentleman. 
 
 Gov. Govenour. 
 
 G. R. George tjhe King. 
 
 grs. grains. ^ 
 
 Heb. Hebrews. 
 
 Hhd. Hogshead. 
 
 Hon. Honourable. 
 
 hund. hundred. 
 
 lb. or Ibid or Ibidem. In the 
 
 same place. 
 Id. or Idem. The same, 
 i. e. that is. 
 Isa. Isaiah. 
 Jan. January 
 Jer. Jeremiah. 
 Jno. John. 
 Jona. Jonathan. 
 Jos. Joseph. 
 Josh. Joshua. 
 Jun. or Jr. Junior. 
 Jus. Pac. Justice of the 
 
 Peace. 
 K. King. 
 
 Ken- or Ky» Kentucky. 
 Km. Kingdom. 
 K*t, or Kt. Knight. 
 Lev. Leviticus. 
 Lib. a book. 
 £. a pound in money. 
 lb. a pound in weight. 
 Lieut, or Lt. Lieutenant. 
 L.L.D. Doctor of Laws. 
 L, S. Place of the Seal. 
 Maj. Major. 
 Mar. March, 
 
 Mass. or Ms. Massachusetts, 
 Matt. Matthew. 
 M. B. Bachelor of Physic. 
 M. D. Doctor of Physic. 
 Md. Maryland. 
 Me. Maine. 
 Messrs. Gentlemen. Sirs. 
 
 Mo. Month. 
 
 Mr. Master, fpron. Mister.) 
 
 Mrs. Mistress, fpron. Missis.) 
 
 MS. Manuscript. 
 
 MSS. Manuscripts. 
 
 N. Note. North. 
 
 Nath. Nathaniel. 
 
 N. B; Take Notice. 
 
 New Brunswick. 
 N. C; North Carolina. 
 N. E. New England. 
 
 North East. 
 N; H. New Hampshire, 
 N» J; New Jersey i 
 No; Number. 
 Nov 4 November. 
 N. S; New Style. 
 
 Nova Scotia* 
 N: T, New Testament. 
 N. W; Northwest* 
 Num. Numbers. 
 B.Yi New York, 
 Obj; Objection t 
 Obti Obedient, 
 Oct. October, 
 O. S k Old Style. 
 Oz. Ounce, 
 p. page, 
 pp. pages. 
 
 Per centi By the hundred. 
 Penm or Pa, Pennsylvania. 
 P. M; Afternoon. 
 
 Post Master. 
 P. M. G. Post Master General. 
 Prof. Professor. 
 Pres: President. 
 P. S. Postscript, 
 Ps. Psalm. 
 Q. Question. Queen. 
 
 farthing. 
 q. d. as if he should say. 
 q. 1. as much as you please, 
 q. s. a sufficient quantity, 
 qr. quarter of a Cwt, 
 qt. quart, 
 
166 
 
 Abbreviations. 
 
 Rev. Revelation. Reverend. 
 
 Tho. Thomas. 
 
 Regr. Register, 
 
 U» C. Year of Rome. 
 
 R. J. Rhode Island. 
 
 Ult. The last. 
 
 Robt. Robert. 
 
 U. S. United States, 
 
 Rt. Hon. Right Honourable. 
 
 U. S. A. United States of 
 
 Rti Rev. Right Reverend. 
 
 America, 
 
 !S. or s. Shilling. 
 
 v. or ver. verse. 
 
 S. South, 
 
 v. or vide. See. 
 
 .St. Saint. 
 
 Vir. or Va. Virginia. 
 
 Sam. Samuel. 
 
 Viz. To wit. Namely. 
 
 Sept. September, 
 
 Vol; Volume. 
 
 •Servt. Servant. 
 
 Vols. Volumes, 
 
 S. C. South Carolina. 
 
 Ver. or Vt. Vermont. 
 
 Supreme Court. 
 
 W. West, 
 
 Superiour Court, 
 
 W. I. West India. 
 
 S. E. Southeast, 
 
 West Indies. 
 
 £. H. S. Fellow of the Histo- 
 
 Wm: William. 
 
 rical Society, 
 
 Yd. Yard. 
 
 S. T. D, Doctor of Divinity. 
 
 Yds. Yards. 
 
 S. T. P. Professor of Divinity, 
 
 &. and. 
 
 ss. To wit. Namely. 
 
 &c. and so forth. 
 
 S. W. Southwest. 
 
 4to. Quarto. 
 
 S. J. C. Supreme Judicial 
 
 8vo. Octavo. 
 
 Court. 
 
 12mo. Duodecimo. 
 
 T. Ton. 
 
 1st. nYst. 
 
 Ten. Tennessee. 
 
 2d. second. 
 
 Theo. Theophilas, 
 
 3d. third. 
 
 Thess. Thessalonians, 
 
 4th. fourth. 
 
 ►*®£5J©«««« 
 
 Names of the Months, with the number 
 of Days. 
 
 January 31 
 
 February 28 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 31 
 
 30 
 31 
 30 
 
 July 
 
 31 
 
 August 
 
 31 
 
 September 
 
 30 
 
 October 
 
 31 
 
 November 
 
 30 
 
 December 
 
 3* 
 
Figures and Numbers. 
 
 CHAPTER XXXV. 
 
 Figures and Numbers. 
 
 167 
 
 (Figure. 
 
 5. Numbers. Names. Numerical Adjectives.) 1 
 
 1 
 
 I 
 
 One 
 
 first 
 
 2 
 
 II 
 
 Two 
 
 second 
 
 3 
 
 III 
 
 Three 
 
 third 
 
 4 
 
 IV 
 
 Four 
 
 fourth 
 
 5 
 
 V 
 
 Five 
 
 fifth 
 
 6 
 
 VI 
 
 Six 
 
 sixth 
 
 7 
 
 VII 
 
 Seven 
 
 seventh 
 
 8 
 
 VIII 
 
 Eight 
 
 eighth 
 
 9 
 
 IX 
 
 Nine 
 
 ninth 
 
 10 
 
 X 
 
 Ten 
 
 tenth 
 
 11 
 
 XI 
 
 Eleven 
 
 eleventh 
 
 12 
 
 XII 
 
 Twelve 
 
 twelfth 
 
 13 
 
 XIII 
 
 Thirteen 
 
 thirteenth 
 
 14 
 
 XIV 
 
 Fourteen 
 
 fourteenth 
 
 15 
 
 XV 
 
 Fifteen 
 
 fifteenth 
 
 16 
 
 XVI 
 
 Sixteen 
 
 sixteenth 
 
 17 
 
 XVII 
 
 Seventeen 
 
 seventeenth 
 
 18 
 
 XVIII 
 
 Eighteen 
 
 eighteenth 
 
 19 
 
 XIX 
 
 Nineteen 
 
 nineteenth 
 
 20 
 
 XX 
 
 Twenty 
 
 twentieth 
 
 30 
 
 XXX 
 
 Thirty 
 
 thirtieth 
 
 40 
 
 XL 
 
 Forty 
 
 fortieth 
 
 50 
 
 L 
 
 Fifty 
 
 fiftieth 
 
 60 
 
 LX 
 
 Sixty 
 
 sixtieth 
 
 70 
 
 LXX 
 
 Seventy 
 
 seventieth 
 
 80 
 
 LXXX 
 
 Eighty 
 
 eightieth 
 
 90 
 
 XC 
 
 Ninety 
 
 ninetieth 
 
 100 
 
 C 
 
 One hundred 
 
 one hundredth 
 
 200 
 
 CC 
 
 Two hundred 
 
 two hundredth 
 
 300 
 
 ccc 
 
 Three hundred 
 
 three hundredth 
 
 400 
 
 cccc 
 
 Four hundred 
 
 four hundredth 
 
 500 
 
 D 
 
 Five hundred 
 
 five hundredth 
 
 600 
 
 DC 
 
 Six hundred 
 
 six hundredth 
 
 700 
 
 DCC 
 
 Seven hundred 
 
 seven hundredth 
 
 800 
 
 DCCC 
 
 Eight hundred 
 
 eight hundredth 
 
 900 
 
 DCCCC Nine hundred 
 
 nine hundredth 
 
 1000 
 
 M 
 
 One thousand 
 
 one thousandth 
 
(168> 
 
 Questions for Examination. 
 ON CHAPTER 1. 
 
 What are the sounds of a 1 
 » >; of e ? 
 
 » » of i ? 
 
 " " of ? 
 
 » » ofu? 
 
 What are the combined sounds of oi and oy ? 
 " ;; ;; of ou and ow 1 
 
 What sound has the diphthong" ai ? 
 
 What irregular sounds has a ? 
 } > » has e 7 
 
 » » has if 
 
 » » has o*? 
 
 " has v ^ 
 
 what sounds has 
 
 ;; 
 
 au? 
 
 what sound has 
 
 7t 
 
 aw ? 
 
 what sound has 
 
 }) 
 
 ay ? 
 
 what sounds has 
 
 )} 
 
 ea? 
 
 what sound has 
 
 ;; 
 
 ee ? 
 
 what sounds has 
 
 ;> 
 
 til 
 
 what sound has 
 
 >7 
 
 ew ? 
 
 what sound has 
 
 77 
 
 ey ? 
 
 what sounds has 
 
 tf 
 
 it 
 
 what sound has 
 
 ;? 
 
 oa? 
 
 what sound has 
 
 ;; 
 
 oe? 
 
 what sound has 
 
 77 
 
 00? 
 
 what sound has 
 
 ;? 
 
 ou? 
 
 what sound has 
 
 ;; 
 
 ow 1 
 
 What are the sou 
 
 nds of c ? 
 
 
 What is the sound of ph ? 
 
 What are the sounds of ch ? 
 
 
 " are the sounds of s? 
 
 H }} 
 
 ofd? 
 
 
 " are the sounds of t ? 
 
 !7 ;; 
 
 pis? 
 
 
 " are the sounds of th ? 
 
 What is the sound of gfi ? 
 
 " are the sounds of x ? 
 
 
 ON CHAPTER 27. 
 
 What does ortho £ 
 
 ^raphy teach 
 
 1 
 
 What is a letter 1 
 
 How many letters in the Alphabet ? 
 
 Of what are letters the representatives ? 
 
 What is an articulate sound ? How are letters divided ? 
 
 what is a vowel ? What is a consonant 1 
 
 Which letters are the vowels ? 
 
 Why is a a vowel ? Ans. Because it can be pronounced without 
 
 the help of any other letter. 
 Why is b a consonant 1 Ans. Because it cannot be pronounced 
 
 without the help of a vowel. 
 Which vowel is used in pronouncing 1 b ? Ans. e. 
 Is it placed before, or after the b ? Ans. After it * 
 
 * Similar questions concerning other letters should be asked, and 
 c&re taken to point out to the pupil particularly how the vowels and 
 
Questions for Examination. 169 
 
 When are w and y consonants ? 
 
 What is w in the word wall ? Ans, A consonant. 
 
 How is it known to be a consonant ? 
 
 Ans. By its beginning a word. 
 What is w in the word new ? Ans. A vowel. 
 How is it known to be a vowel ? Ans. By its not beginning a 
 
 word.f 
 What are the consonants divided into ? 
 Can the mutes be sounded ? Which are the mutes ? 
 
 Have the semi-vowels any sound of themselves ? 
 Which are the semi-vowels 1 
 Which of the semi-vowels are called liquids ? Why ? 
 
 ON CHAPTER 28. 
 
 How many sounds has B?\ How are GH sounded ? 
 
 How are rH sounded ? What is said of Q ? 
 
 What sound has W when a consonant ? 
 What sound has Y when a consonant ? 
 
 ON CHAPTER 29. 
 
 What is a diphthong ? What is a proper diphthong ? 
 
 What is an improper diphthong ? 
 Is there a diphthong in the word noise? '§ 
 Which letters are the diphthong ? Ans. oi. 
 Is it proper or improper 1 Ans. Proper. 
 Why is it proper 1 Ans. Because both vowels are sounded. 
 Is there a diphthong in the word grain ? 
 Which letters are the diphthong 1 Ans. ai. 
 Is it proper or improper 1 Ans. Improper. 
 Why is it improper? Ans. Because but one vowel is sounded. 
 What is a triphthong ? Is there a triphthong in the word adieu ? 
 Which letters are the triphthong ? Ans. ieu. 
 Which of them is sounded 1 What is a syllable ? 
 
 What is spelling ? What are words 1 
 
 What is a word of one syllable termed ? What is a word of two ? 
 What is a word of three 1 What is a word of four or more ? 
 
 consonants are formed by the organs of speech. It is vsry easy to 
 do this, and very necessary it should be done, 
 
 t Similar questions should be asked concerning y. 
 
 X This question may be applied to each of the consonants, varying 
 the last letter, except those which are inserted. 
 
 $ The judicious teacher tvill see that this, and many of the ques- 
 tions on the °29th chapter, are designed as examples for the forma' 
 Hon of others, which should be repeated and varied until the scholar 
 thoroughly understand the subject. 
 
 15 
 
170 Questions for Examination. 
 
 What sort of a word is table ? Ans. A dissyllable. 
 
 Why is it called a dissyllable ? Ans. Because it has two sylla- 
 bles. 
 
 "What sort of a word is orthography ? Ans. A polysyllable. 
 
 Why is it called a polysyllable? Ans. Because it has four 
 syllables. 
 
 How many kinds of words are there ? 
 
 What is a primitive word ? What is a derivative word ? 
 
 What is a compound word? 
 
 What sort of a word is amount ? Ans. Primitive. 
 
 What sort of a word is distinguishing ? Ans. Derivative. 
 
 From what is it derived ? Ans. From distinguish. 
 
 What sort of a word is inkstand ? Ans. A compound worcL 
 
 Of what is it formed ? Ans. Of ink and stand. 
 
 ON CHAPTER 31. 
 
 What is Accent ? 
 
 Which syllable of the word grammar is accented ? 
 
 What is Emphasis ? What is Inflection of the voice T 
 
 What is the rising inflection ? What is the falling inflection ? 
 
 ON CHAPTER 32. 
 
 What is Punctuation ? What are the principal points 1 
 
 What is the Comma ? W hat is the Semicolon 1 
 
 What is the Colon ? What is the Period ? 
 
 What does the Interrogation point show 1 
 How is the Exclamation point used ? 
 What does the Parenthesis include ? 
 
 What pause and inflection of voice are required by the Paren- 
 thesis ? 
 What does the Dash denote? What does an accent show 1 
 
 How many accents are used ? 
 To what syllables is the grave accent applied ? 
 To what is the acute applied ? 
 What is the grave accent also used to denote ? 
 What is the acute also used to denote ? 
 W hat does a Breve show ? How is a Hyphen used ? 
 
 What does a Circumflex denote ? How is a Diaeresis placed? 
 How are Brackets used ? What does a Quotation include ? 
 
 What is an Apostrophe ? What does a Caret show ? 
 
 What does an Ellipsis show ? What does an Index point to 7 
 What does a Paragraph denote ? How is a Section used 2 
 How is a Brace used ? 
 For what are the Asterisk; Obelisk, &c. used ? 
 
( m ) 
 
 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 WITH BRIEF DEFINITIONS. 
 
 Note. A vowel ending- a syllable, with the accent on it, is 
 long. When a consonant ends an accented syllable, the preced- 
 ing vowel \s short. When I precedes cian, rial, cient, cion, cioiis, 
 gious, Hal, lion, and tious, it is short. Proper diphthongs are not 
 marked. Vowels otherwise circumstanced are marked. 
 
 A ban' don, to give up, for- 
 sake. 
 
 A base', to cast down. 
 
 A bate 7 , to lessen. 
 
 Ab bre' vi ate, to shorten. 
 
 Abbre vi a 7 tion, act of 
 shortening", a character 
 signifying- a whole word. ( 
 
 Ab hor', to hate. [place. 
 
 A bide', to remain in a 
 
 A bil' i ty, power to do any 
 thing. 
 
 A bode', place of residence. 
 
 A bol' ish, to annul. 
 
 A bom' in a ble, hateful. 
 
 A bove', higher, overhead. 
 
 A breast', side by side. 
 
 Ab solve', to clear, to ac- 
 quit of a crime. 
 
 Ab surd', inconsistent. 
 
 A bun' dant, plentiful. 
 
 A byss', depth without bot- 
 tom, [ucation. 
 
 A cad' e my, a place for ed- 
 
 Ac cent' u al, relating to ac- 
 cent. 
 
 Ac cent' u ate, to place the 
 accent. [chance. 
 
 Ac' ci dent, casualty, 
 
 Ac count', computation. 
 
 Ac cou' tre, fac coo' turj, 
 to dress, to equip. 
 
 A cou' tre ment, dress, e- 
 quipage. 
 
 Ac' cu ra cy, exactness. 
 
 Ac' cu rate, exact. 
 
 Ac' cu rate ly, exactly. 
 
 Ac cu so! tion, act of ac- 
 cusing. 
 
 Ac cus' torn, to habituate. 
 
 Ace, a unit on cards & dice. 
 
 AcHe, to be in pain. 
 
 A chieve', to perform. 
 
 Ac' id, sharp, sour. 
 
 A' corn, the seed of the oak. 
 
 Ac quaint', to make famil- 
 iar with. 
 
 Ac quire', to gain by la- 
 bour. 
 
 A' ere, (a' kur) 160 square 
 rods of land. 
 
 I Ac' tu ate, to put in action. 
 
 A cute', sharp. [cious. 
 
 Ad he' sive, sticking, tena- 
 
 A dreu', farewell. 
 
 Ad journ', to put off to an- 
 other day. [ed. 
 
 Ad' mi ra ble, to be admir- 
 
 Ad mi ra' tion, wonder. 
 
 Ad mis' sion, admittance. 
 
 Ad mon' ish, to reprove 
 gently. 
 
 Ad mo ni' tion, gentle re- 
 proof. 
 
172 
 
 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 A do' ra ble, that, which 
 should be adored. 
 
 Ad o ra' tion, divine wor 
 ship. [lamity. 
 
 Ad ver' si ty, affliction, ca- 
 
 Ad ver' ti^c ment, informa- 
 tion, [form. 
 
 Ad vise', to counsel, to in- 
 
 Ad' vo cate, he that pleads. 
 
 Af fee' tion, love, kindness. 
 
 Af ' firm, to assert confi- 
 dently. 
 
 Afford', to yield. 
 
 Af fr6nt', insult, outrage. 
 
 A' gen cy, business of an 
 agent. [great. 
 
 Ag' gran dize, to make 
 
 Ag griev' ance, injury, 
 wrong. [rour. 
 
 A gftast', struck with hor- 
 
 Ag' o ny, excessive pain. 
 
 A gree' ment, concord, re- 
 semblance, [bandry, 
 
 Ag' ri cul ture, tillage, hus- 
 
 A' gue, an intermittent fe- 
 ver, [food. 
 
 Al' i ment, nourishment, 
 
 Al low' ance, sanction, sum 
 granted. 
 
 41' ma nack, a calendar 
 
 Alms' house, a hospital for 
 the poor. 
 
 Al' pha bet, the letters in 
 any language, [things. 
 
 Al ter'na tive,choiceof two 
 
 Al' ti tude,height of a place 
 
 al' ways, perpetually. 
 
 Am bi' tion, desire of pre- 
 ferment. 
 
 A' mi a ble, lovely, pleas 
 ant. 
 
 Am' i ca ble, friendly. 
 
 A miss', faulty, criminally. 
 
 Am mu ni' tion, military 
 stores. [others. 
 
 A mong', mingled with 
 
 Am' or ous,inclined to love. 
 
 Am' pu tate, to cut off a 
 limb. [ment. 
 
 A muse' ment, entertain- 
 
 An a log' ic al, pertaining 
 to analogy. [ernment. 
 
 An' ar CHy, want of gov- 
 
 A nat' o my, the art of dis- 
 secting the body. 
 
 an' cient, old. 
 
 An' ger, passion, rage. 
 
 An' gry, tormented with 
 anger. 
 
 An' i mal,a living creature. 
 
 An' i mat ed, lively, vigor- 
 ous. 
 
 An' nu al, yearly, [name, 
 
 A non v y mous, wanting a 
 
 An' sioer^a reply to a ques- 
 tion. 
 
 An te ce' dent,going before 
 
 An v them, a sacred song. 
 
 An' ti dote, a medicine to 
 expel poison. 
 
 An ti qua' ri an, relative to 
 antiquities. 
 
 A part' ment, a room. 
 
 Ap' er ture, an open place . 
 
 Aph' o mm, a maxim. 
 
 A pol' o gy, defence, ex- 
 cuse, [niture. 
 
 Ap pa ra' tus, tools, fur- 
 
 Ap par' el, dress, clothing. 
 
 Ap pa' rent, evident, plain. 
 
 Ap pa ri' tion, a spectre. 
 
 Ap pear 7 , to come in sight. 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 173 
 
 Ap pear 7 ance, the coming 
 into sight. 
 
 Ap pel' lant, one that ap- 
 peals from a lower to a 
 higher power. [cused. 
 
 Ap pel lee', one who is ac- 
 
 Ap' pe lite, natural desire. 
 
 Ap point' ment, establish- 
 ment, [value. 
 
 Ap pre 7 ci ate, to rate, to 
 
 Ap pre hend', to lay hold on 
 
 Ap proach', to draw near. 
 
 Ap pro' pri ate, peculiar. 
 
 A' pri cot, a kind of wall 
 fruit. 
 
 A' que ous, watery. 
 
 Ar' a ble, fit for tillage. 
 
 Arc, a segment of a circle. 
 
 Arch, a part of a circle. 
 
 ArcH an' gel, one of the 
 highest order of angels. 
 
 Arch bish' op, chief bishop. 
 
 Ar' CHi tect, one skilled in 
 building. [soning. 
 
 Ar gu men ta' tion, rea- 
 
 Ar' id, dry, parched up. 
 
 Ar ith' me tic, the science 
 of numbers. 
 
 Ar' mour, defensive arms. 
 
 Ar o mat' ic, spicy, fra- 
 grant. 
 
 Ar raf'gn', to bring to trial 
 
 Ar range' rnent, state of 
 being put in order. 
 
 Ar rest', to seize by law. 
 
 Ar' ro ganee, pride, pre- 
 sumption, [distinctly 
 
 Ar tie' u late,to form words 
 
 Ar' ti fice, trick, stratagem 
 
 As cribe', to attribute to, 
 
 As' pe rate, to make rousrh. 
 15* 
 
 As' pi rate, to pronounce 
 full. 
 
 As sas' sin, a murderer. 
 
 As sume', to claim, to take. 
 
 As sure' (as sure') to make 
 secure. [ied. 
 
 As sess' ment, a sum lev- 
 
 As sign ee', one appointed, 
 or deputed. 
 
 As suage', to mitigate. 
 
 As' te risk, a mark in prin- 
 ting. 
 
 AstA' ma, a disease. 
 
 As ton' ish ment, amaze- 
 ment. 
 
 A sy' lum, a refuge. 
 
 A' the ism, the disbelief of 
 a God. 
 
 At' las, a book of maps. 
 
 At tend', to wait on. 
 
 At ten' tion, act of attend- 
 ing. 
 
 At test', to witness. 
 
 At toV ney, a lawyer, an 
 agent. 
 
 Av' a rice, covetousness. 
 
 Au' burn, brown. 
 
 Au' di ence, act of hearing. 
 
 Au' di to ry, persons' as- 
 sembled to hear. 
 
 Aug ment', to increase. 
 
 A void', to escape. 
 
 Av oir du pols', a kind of 
 weight. 
 
 Aus tere', severe, harsh. 
 
 Au thor' i ty, power, influ- 
 ence. [}' ear » 
 
 Au' tumn, a part of the 
 
 Awk' ward, unpolite, un- 
 taught. 
 
 Axe, an edged tool. 
 
174 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Ax' le tree, that on which 
 the wheels of a carriage 
 turn. 
 
 Ay (ae) yes. 
 
 A' zure, faint blue. 
 B. 
 
 bach' e lor, a man unmar- 
 ried, [cloth. 
 
 Baize, a kind of coarse 
 
 Bal' ance, to make equal. 
 
 Bal' lot, a ticket. 
 
 Bairn, the name of a plant. 
 
 Bal 7 sain, ointment, un- 
 guent. 
 
 Ban' ish mem, state of be- 
 ing banished. 
 
 Ban' quet, to feast, fare 
 daintily. 
 
 Ban' ter, to play upon. 
 
 Bar ba' ri an, a man with- 
 out pity. 
 
 Bar' ba rous, savage, cruel, 
 
 Bar' ber, a man who shaves 
 the beard. 
 
 Barge, a boat for pleasure. 
 
 Bar 7 ley, a kind of grain. 
 
 Bar' on, a degree of nobil- 
 ity, [limit, 
 
 Bar 7 ri er, obstruction, 
 
 Bass vi 7 ol, a musical in 
 strument. [pent, 
 
 Ba*' i lisk, a kind of ser- 
 
 Ba' sin, a small vessel. 
 
 Ba' sis, the foundation 
 
 Bas soon', a musical instru- 
 ment, [an army 
 
 Bat tal' ion, a division of 
 
 Bay' on et, a short sword 
 on the end of a gun. 
 
 Beak, the bill of a bird, 
 
 Beard, hair on the lips and 
 chin. 
 
 Beast,an irrational animal. 
 
 Beav 7 er, an animal. 
 
 Beau 7 ti ful, fair. [beau. 
 
 Beaux, (boze) plural of 
 
 Be come 7 , to fit, to adorn. 
 
 Bee 7 tie, an insect, a hea- 
 vy mallet, [upon alms. 
 
 Beg' gar, one who lives 
 
 Be gwile', to impose upon. 
 
 Be hold' er, a spectator. 
 
 Be lief 7 , faith, religion. 
 
 Be moan 7 , to lament. 
 
 Ben e die' tion, a blessing. 
 
 Be nef ' i cent, kind, doing 
 good. 
 
 Ben 7 e fit, favour, profit. 
 
 Be nev 7 o lence, kindness, 
 charity. [will. 
 
 Be queaTH', to leave by 
 
 Be reave 7 , to deprive of. 
 
 Be seech', to entreat, to 
 implore. 
 
 Be set', to fall upon. 
 
 Be siege 7 , to lay siege to. 
 
 Be stow 7 , to give, confer. 
 
 Bev' er age,liquorto drink 
 
 Be wail 7 , to lament. 
 
 Big 7 ot ry, blind zeal. 
 
 Bill 7 iards, a kind of play. 
 
 Bi og' ra phy, a book of 
 lives. 
 
 Blame' less, guiltless. 
 
 Blem' ish, a deformity. 
 
 Blend, to mix. [licity. 
 
 Bles' sed ness, heavenly fe- 
 
 Bles 7 sing, divine favour. 
 
 Blind, without sight. 
 
 BliTHe 7 some, gay,cheerful. 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 175 
 
 Bloom i yielding bios- 
 
 g OS , s om, the flower of a 
 der, a gross mistake. 
 
 Bo hea', a species of tea. 
 
 Bom bas' tic, high sound- 
 ing. 
 
 Bon' net, a hat or cap. 
 
 Bot' a nist, one skilled in 
 plants. 
 
 Boun' te ous, liberal, kind. 
 
 Brain' less, silly. 
 
 Bra va' do, a boast, a brag*. 
 
 Bra' ve ry, courage. 
 
 Breeze, a gentle gale. 
 
 Bri' dal, nuptial. 
 
 Bride' groom, a new mar- 
 ried man. 
 
 Bright' ness, lustre, splen- 
 dour, [dour. 
 
 Brill' ian cy, lustre, splen- 
 
 Brisk' ness, liveliness. 
 
 Bronze, brass. 
 
 Brook, a running water. 
 
 Buck' ler, a shield. 
 
 Build' ing, an edifice. 
 
 Bur lesqwe', ludricrous lan- 
 guage. 
 
 Bush' el, thirty-two quarts. 
 
 Busi' ness, {biz ness J em- 
 ployment. 
 
 But' ter fly, a beautiful in- 
 sect. 
 
 C. 
 
 Ca' dence, fall of the voice 
 
 Ca det', a volunteer in an 
 army. [wretched. 
 
 Ca lam' i tous, unhappy, 
 
 Cal' cu late, to compute 
 
 CMf, young of a cow. 
 
 Cal' i co, cloth made of 
 cotton. [a ship. 
 
 Calk, to stop the leaks of 
 
 Ca lum' ni ate, to slander. 
 
 Cam' brie, fine linen, or 
 cotton cloth, [to receiv 
 
 Ca' pa ble, sufficient, able" 
 
 Cap' it al, head, chief. 
 
 Ca pit' u late, to surrender. 
 
 Cap' tain, an officer. 
 
 Cap' tive, one taken in 
 war. [ed. 
 
 Car 7 ri on, flesh corrupt- 
 
 Cas cade', a ^"*er fall. 
 
 Cas' si a, a s./eet spice. 
 
 Cat' a logwe, a list. 
 
 Ca tarr/i/, a disease in the 
 head. 
 
 Ca tas' tro phe, an event. 
 
 Cat' e cmse, to question, 
 to examine. 
 
 Cat' er pil lar, an insect, 
 a worm. 
 
 Cave, a cavern. [ing. 
 
 Cau' tion, r prudence, warn- 
 
 Cel' i ba cy, single life. 
 
 Cen' sure, blame, reproach 
 
 Cer e mo' ni al, formal. 
 
 Cham' ber, an apartment 
 in a house, [kind of goat. 
 
 Cha mois', (sham moy') a 
 
 Cham' pi on, a single com- 
 batant. 
 
 Chance, fortuitous event. 
 
 Chan' dler, one who makes 
 candles. [ty. 
 
 Change, alteration, novel- 
 Change' a ble, fickle, un- 
 certain. 
 
 CHa' os, confusion. 
 
176 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Chap' el, place of worship. 
 Chap' ter, a division of a 
 book. [character. 
 
 CHar' ac ter ize, to give a 
 Char' let, a carriage for 
 pleasure. [i n g"« 
 
 Char' it a ble, kind in giv- 
 Char' i ty, tenderness, love, 
 
 alms. 
 CHasm, a cleft, a gap. 
 Chas tise', to punish, [ment. 
 Chas' Use ment, punish- 
 Cheap' ness, lowness of 
 
 price. 
 Cheek, side of the face. 
 Cheer' less, without gay- 
 
 ety. 
 Cheese, food made of milk. 
 Cher' tib, a celestial spirit. 
 Cher' u bim, plural of 
 
 cherub. 
 Chief ly, principally, 
 Chil' ly, somewhat cold 
 Choir, (kwire) a band of 
 
 singers. 
 Cho' ral, sung by a choir, 
 Cnrisi' en, to baptise. 
 Chhs' tian, a follower of 
 
 Christ. 
 Cnris' tian- name, nar 
 
 given at baptism. 
 CHro nol' o gy, science of 
 
 computing time. 
 Churn, to make butter. 
 Ci' der, juice of apples. 
 Cin' na mon, a spice. 
 Cinqwe, five on dice. 
 Ci' on, a sprout used in 
 
 grafting fruit trees. 
 Ci' pher, to practice arith 
 
 melic. 
 
 Cit' i zen, a freeman. 
 
 Claim, a demand. 
 
 Clam' our, outcry, noise* 
 
 Clar' i fj, to purify. 
 
 Oar' ion, a trumpet. 
 
 Clean' ness, neatness. 
 
 Clear' ness, brightness. 
 
 Clem' en cy, mercy. 
 
 Cler' gy, a body of divines. 
 
 Clerk' 'ship, the office of a 
 clerk. 
 
 Clock, an instrument to 
 measure time. 
 
 Clos' et, a small room. [sy. 
 
 Clown' ish, ill-bred, clum- 
 
 Co a lesce', to unite. 
 
 Coax, to wheedle, to flat- 
 ter. 
 
 Co' coa, a kind of nut. 
 
 Co e' qual, equal with. 
 
 Co e' val, cotemporary. 
 
 Cof fee, a plant. 
 
 Co' gent, convincing. 
 
 Coin, money stamped. 
 
 Co in cide', to concur. 
 
 Col' leag-we, a partner. 
 
 Col' leg£, a house of learn- 
 ing. 
 
 Col' o ny, a plantation from 
 the mother country. 
 
 Col' our, appearance, hue. 
 
 Com bine', to join, to 
 agree. 
 
 Com bin' ed, joined. 
 
 Com' et, a blazing star. 
 
 C<5m' fort, ease, pleasure. 
 
 Com' ic al, diverting. 
 
 Com mand' er, a chief. 
 
 Com mence', to begin. 
 
 Com mis' sion, a warrant 
 of office. 
 
with brief Definitions, 
 
 177 
 
 Com mis' sion er, one em- 
 powered to act. 
 
 Com' mo dore, a captain 
 who commands a squad- 
 ron. 
 
 Com mu' ni cant, one who 
 receives the Lord's sup- 
 per. 
 
 Com pan' ion, an associate, 
 
 Com par' a tive, capable of 
 being" compared. 
 
 Com pas' sion, sympathy. 
 
 Com pel', to force. 
 
 Com' pend, an abridgment. 
 
 Com' pe tent, qualified. 
 
 Com pi' ler,one who frames 
 a composition from vari- 
 ous authors. 
 
 Com pla' cen cy, gratifica 
 tion. 
 
 Com plaint', remon- 
 strance. 
 
 Com plai sance', desire of 
 pleasing*. 
 
 Com plai sant', desirous 
 of pleasing*. 
 
 Com plex' ion, colour of 
 the face. 
 
 Com pli' ant, yielding". 
 
 Com pose', to put together. 
 
 Con' cave, hollow. 
 
 Con ceit', idea, fancy. 
 
 Con cett' ed, proud. 
 
 Con' clave, a close assem- 
 bly. 
 
 Con clud N ed, finished. 
 
 Con cur' rence, combina- 
 tion, help. 
 
 Con demn', to doom to 
 punishment. 
 
 Con de scend', to stoop, to 
 yield. 
 
 Con dole', to lament with. 
 
 Con' dwit, a pipe for con- 
 veying water. 
 
 Con y, [cun! ne,) a rabbit. 
 
 Con fee' tion er, one who 
 sells sweetmeats. 
 
 Con fed er a' tion, alliance. 
 
 Con fes' sion, acknowledg- 
 ment. 
 
 Con' fi dence, assurance, 
 trust. 
 
 Con fine' ment, restraint 
 of liberty. 
 
 Con fir ma' tion, evidence, 
 proof. 
 
 Con fla gra' tion, a general 
 fire. 
 
 Con' flict, a combat. 
 
 Con form' i ty, resem- 
 blance. 
 
 Con found', to perplex, to 
 astonish. 
 
 Con geal', to freeze. 
 
 Con grat' u late, to wish 
 
 joy- 
 Con gre ga' tion, an as- 
 sembly. 
 
 Con' gress, legislature of 
 the U.S. 
 
 Con' ic, having the form of 
 a cone. 
 
 Conjee' ture, guess, no- 
 tion. 
 
 Con' ju gal, matrimonial. 
 
 Con' ju gate> to inflect 
 verbs. 
 
 Con junc' tion, union, a 
 part of speech. 
 
178 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Conju ra' tion, enchant- 
 ment. 
 
 Con nect', to join, to link. 
 
 Con nex' ion, relation, 
 union. 
 
 Con nois seur, (co nes save') 
 a critic. 
 
 Con v quer, to get the vic- 
 tory. 
 
 Con san gum' i ty, relation 
 by blood. 
 
 Con sci en' tious, just, scru- 
 pulous. 
 
 Con' se quence, effect 
 
 Con' serve, a sweetmeat. 
 
 Con sid' er, to examine. 
 
 Con sist' ent, conformable. 
 
 Con so la' tion, comfort. 
 
 Con spic' u ous, easy to be 
 seen. 
 
 Con' sta ble, a peaee 
 officer. 
 
 Con' stan cy, firmness. 
 
 Con' stant, free from 
 change of affection. 
 
 Con stei la' tion, a clus- 
 ter of stars. 
 
 Con stit' u ent, an elector. 
 
 Con straznt', compulsion. 
 
 Con suit', to ask. advice. 
 
 Con sume', to waste away. 
 
 Con surnj/ tion, act of 
 consuming-. 
 
 Con' tact, touch. 
 
 Con ta' gv ous, infectic .. 
 
 Con tern' plate, to medi- 
 tate. 
 
 Con tem' po ra ry^ living 
 in the same age. [strife. 
 
 Con ten' tion, debate, 
 
 Con tent' ment, satisfac- 
 tion. 
 
 Con tin' u al, incessant. 
 
 Con tin' u al ly, without 
 ceasing. 
 
 Con tor' tion, wry motion. 
 
 Con tour, (con toor') the 
 outline. 
 
 Con tra die' tion, opposi- 
 tion. 
 
 Con' tra ry, opposite. 
 
 Con tri bu' tion, act of 
 contributing. 
 
 Con tri' tion, penitence. 
 
 Con' tro ver sy, dispute, 
 quarrel. 
 
 Con va les' cent, recover- 
 ing. 
 
 Con' ver sant, familiar. 
 
 Con ver sa' tion, familiar 
 discourse. 
 
 Con ver 7 sion, change of 
 state. 
 
 Con' vex, rising in a cir- 
 cular form. 
 
 Con vey, [con va') to car- 
 ry, to send to. 
 
 Co nun' drum, a low jest. 
 
 Con vuT sion, a violent 
 motion. 
 
 Co y pi ous, plentiful. 
 
 Cor po' re al, having a 
 body. 
 
 Corpse, a dead body. 
 
 Cor reef, accurate. 
 
 Cor rup' ti ble, may be 
 corrupted. 
 
 Cor rup' tion, wickedness, 
 putrescence, [the world. 
 
 Co* mop' o lite,a citizen of 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 179 
 
 Co tern 7 po ra ry, living at 
 the same time. 
 
 C6v' e nant, a contract. 
 
 C6v' et ous, avaricious. 
 
 CoV et ous ness, avarice. 
 
 Coun' sel lor, one that gives 
 advice. [forgery. 
 
 Coun' ter feit, deceitful, a 
 
 Coun' ter pane, a coverlet 
 for a bed. 
 
 Coup' let, a pair of rhymes. 
 
 Cour' te ous, well bred. 
 
 Cow' ard ice, want of cour- 
 age, [ating*. 
 
 Cre a' tion, act of cre- 
 
 Cre a' tor, the Deity. 
 
 Crea' ture, a thing created. 
 
 Cred' it or, he that gives 
 credit. 
 
 Cred' u lous, unsuspecting. 
 
 Cres' cent, the moon in her 
 increase. 
 
 Crim' son, deep red. 
 
 Cri' sis, a critical time. 
 
 Crif i cism, censure, re- 
 mark. 
 
 Cru' el, inhuman. 
 
 Crup' per, part of a saddle. 
 
 Crush, to squeeze. 
 
 CFys' tal, a pellucid stone. 
 
 Crys' tal lize, to shoot into 
 crystals. [sides. 
 
 Cube, a body of six equal 
 
 Cu' bit, about 18 inches. 
 
 Cu' cum ber, a plant and 
 fruit. [ment. 
 
 Cul ti va' tion, improve- 
 
 Cu ri os' i ty, inquisitive 
 ness. 
 
 Cur' tain, a cloth expand- 
 ed or contracted at plea- 
 sure. 
 
 Cur' va ture, crookedness. 
 
 Cush' ion, a soft seat 
 D. 
 
 Dag' ger, a short sword* 
 
 Datn' ti ly, delicately. 
 
 Dai sy, a flower. 
 
 Dam' age, mischief, loss. 
 
 Dam' sel, a young woman. 
 
 Dam' son, a small black 
 plum. 
 
 Dan' ger, hazard, peril. 
 
 Das' tard, a coward. 
 
 Daz' zle, to overpower 
 with light. 
 
 Dea' con, a church officer* 
 
 Death, extinction of life. 
 
 Death' watch, a small in- 
 sect. 
 
 De bark', to disembark. 
 
 De bil' i ty, weakness. 
 
 Dec' a logwe, the ten com- 
 mandments. 
 
 De cep' tion, fraud, [tens. 
 
 Dec' i mal, numbered by 
 
 De ci' pher, to explain. 
 
 De clen' sion, inflection of 
 nouns. [scent. 
 
 De cliv' i ty, gradual de- 
 
 De cg' rous, decent, suita- 
 ble. 
 
 D V i cate, to devote. 
 
 De fal ca' tion, diminution, 
 
 De fault', neglect. 
 
 De fee' tion, apostacy. 
 
 Def er ence, respect, re- 
 gard. 
 
180 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 De fi' cient, failing*, want- 
 ing. 
 
 De file', a narrow passage. 
 
 De fine', to explain. 
 
 De fin' ing, explaining. 
 
 De( f in ite, certain, limited 
 
 De form', to disfigure. 
 
 De fraud' er, a deceiver. 
 
 De' i ty, a divinity, a GOD. 
 
 De jec' tion, lowness of 
 spirits. [der. 
 
 De lay', to put off, to hin- 
 
 Del' e gate, a deputy. 
 
 De lib' er ate, to think in 
 order to choice. 
 
 Del' i cate, fine, nice. 
 
 De lights joy, pleasure. 
 
 De hide', to beguile. 
 
 Del' uge, inundation. 
 
 De mand', a claim. 
 
 De mean' our, behaviour. 
 
 De mise', death, decease. 
 
 De' mon, an evil spirit. 
 
 Den, a cavern. 
 
 De nom' i nate, to name. 
 
 De note', to betoken. 
 
 Dense, close, compact. 
 
 De ny', to refuse. 
 
 De part' ure, a going away 
 
 De plore', to lament. 
 
 De pop' u late, to lay waste 
 
 De pos' ite, a trust, a pledge 
 
 De prav' i ty, corruption. 
 
 De pre' ci ate, to under- 
 value, [falling. 
 
 De pres' sion, a sinking, or 
 
 Dep' u ty, one that tran- 
 sacts business for another. 
 
 De riv' a tive, derived 
 from another, [disparage. 
 
 Der' o gate, to lessen, to 
 
 De scend', to come down, 
 
 De scent', declivity, off* 
 spring. [scribing. 
 
 De scrip' tion, act of de- 
 
 De sig-n', intention. 
 
 De spise', to contemn. 
 
 Des' pot, an absolute prince 
 
 De ter' min ed, decided, 
 come to an end. 
 
 De test', to abhor. 
 
 De vas ta' tion,destruction. 
 
 De vi a' tion, a swerving. 
 
 De vice', contrivance, em- 
 blem. 
 
 De void', empty, vacant, 
 
 De vout', pious. 
 
 Di aeV e sis,* this mark(") 
 
 Die' tion a ry, a book of 
 words explained in al- 
 phabetical order, 
 
 Dif ' fer ence, disagreeing 
 
 DiF fer ent, unlike, dis- 
 similar, [jec tion, 
 
 Dif fi cul ty, hardness, ob- 
 
 Di men' sion, capacity, 
 bulk. 
 
 Di rec' tion, order. 
 
 Dirge, a mournful ditty. 
 
 Dis a gree', to differ. 
 
 Dis a gree' a ble, unpleas- 
 ing. 
 
 Dis ap point' ment, defeat 
 of hopes. 
 
 Dis as' ter, misfortune. 
 
 Dis cern, (diz zem') to 
 distinguish, to see. 
 
 Dis charge', a release. 
 
 Dis ci 7 pie, a scholar. 
 
 Dis con' so late, without 
 comfort. 
 
 Dis course', conversation, 
 
 * i in first long. 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 181 
 
 Dis creet', prudent. 
 
 Dis cuss' to examine. 
 
 Dis dain 7 , to scorn. 
 
 Dis /ton' est, void of pro- 
 bity. 
 
 Dis 7 lo cate, to put out of 
 joint. 
 
 Dis mis' sion, sending 
 away. 
 
 Dis o be' di encc, breach 
 of dut)\ 
 
 Dis perse', to scatter. 
 
 Dis pla^/', to exhibit. 
 
 Dis please', to offend. 
 
 Dis seize', to dispossess. 
 
 Dis sem i na 7 tion, act of 
 scattering-. 
 
 Dis ser ta' tion, a discourse. 
 
 Dis' so lute, loose, wan- 
 ton. 
 
 Dis tem 7 per, a disease. 
 
 Dis tin' guish ed, eminent. 
 
 Di ver' sion, sport, amuse- 
 ment. 
 
 Di vin' i ty, science of di- 
 vine things. 
 
 Di vis' ion, a dividing, a 
 partition. 
 
 Dol' lar, 100 cents. 
 
 Dol' phin, a fish. 
 
 Do na' tion, thing- given. 
 
 Doub' le, twofold. 
 
 Dow' er, a wife's portion. 
 
 Dox oi' o gy, a form of 
 g-iving- glory to God. 
 
 Drag- oon', a horse soldier. 
 
 Drawght, act of drinking-. 
 
 Drow 7 si ness, sleepiness. 
 
 Du' el, a fight between two 
 16 
 
 Du o dec' i mo, a book in 
 which a sheet makes 12 
 leaves. 
 
 Du plic' i ty, deceit. 
 
 Du ra' tion, continuance. 
 E. 
 
 Ear' nest ness, eagerness. 
 
 Earth, the world. 
 
 Earth' quake, tremor of 
 the earth. 
 
 Ech' o, a sound returned. 
 
 E con' o my, frug-ality. 
 
 Ed' u cate, to bring- up. 
 
 Eke, to supply, to spin out. 
 
 E lapse 7 , to pass away. 
 
 E las' tic, springy. 
 
 E lee' tion, choice. [pie. 
 
 El' e ment, a first princi- 
 
 El e ment 7 a ry, not com- 
 pounded. 
 
 El e va 7 tion, exaltation. 
 
 El o cu' tion, eloquence. 
 
 Em bar' g-o, prohibition to 
 sail. 
 
 Em bar 7 rass, to perplex. 
 
 Em 7 bas sy, a public mes- 
 sage, [finished. 
 
 Em' bry o, any thing un- 
 
 E met 7 ic, provoking vom- 
 its, [mind. 
 
 E mo 7 tion, disturbance of 
 
 Em ploy', to exercise, to 
 busy. 
 
 Em ploy 7 ment, business. 
 
 Em pow 7 er, to authorize. 
 
 Em u la 7 tion, rivalry, con- 
 test. 
 
 En chant 7 ment, excessive 
 delight. 
 
182 A select Collection of Words^ 
 
 En clos 7 ure, space enclo- 
 sed. [ing\ 
 
 En coun' ter, sudden meet- 
 En cour' age, to embolden. 
 
 En dorse' ment, writing* on 
 the back. 
 
 En' e my, a foe. 
 
 En' er gy, force, vigour. 
 
 E nig' ma, a riddle. 
 
 En gage', to enter upon. 
 
 Eng' lish, [ing' glish) be- 
 longing to EDgland. 
 
 En large' ment, augmenta- 
 tion. 
 
 En rol', to register. 
 
 En' ter, to go into. 
 
 En ter tarn', to amuse. 
 
 En t6m6', to put into a 
 tomb, [er's prosperity. 
 
 En' vy, vexation at anoth- 
 
 E pis' £le, a letter, [ment. 
 
 E pit' o me, an abridge- 
 
 E quip', to furnish. 
 
 Eq' ui ty, justice, right. 
 
 Er ro' ne ous, mistaking. 
 
 Er' rour, blunder,mistake. 
 
 Er u di' tion, learning. 
 
 E scape', to avoid. 
 
 E spouse', to betroth. 
 
 Es sen' tial, important. 
 
 E tei* 7 nal, without begin- 
 ning or end. [the gospel 
 
 E van' ge lize, to instruct in 
 
 E' ven ing, close of the day. 
 
 Ev er last' ing, perpetual. 
 
 Ev' i dence, testimony. 
 
 E\\' logy, praise, encomium 
 
 En ro pe' an, belonging to 
 Europe. [tioning. 
 
 Ex am in a' tio?i, a ques- 
 
 Ex am' pie, an instance to 
 prove by. 
 
 Ex as' pe rate, to provoke. 
 
 Ex cep' tion, objection; 
 
 Ex cite', to rouse, to ani- 
 mate. 
 
 Ex cu' sa. ble, pardonable. 
 
 Ex e cu' tion, performance, 
 
 Ex ec' u tor, one who per- 
 forms the will of another. 
 
 Ex' ile, banishment* 
 
 Ex of ic, foreign. 
 
 Ex pe' di ent, proper, con- 
 venient. 
 
 Ex' pe dite, to hasten. 
 
 Ex pire', to die, to con- 
 clude, [tation. 
 
 Ex pla na' tion, interpre- 
 
 Ex pose', to lay open. 
 
 Ex po si' tion, explanation. 
 
 Ex' quis He, excellent. 
 
 Ex tern' po re, without 
 premeditation. 
 
 Ex tend', to stretch out. 
 
 Ex tin' guish, to put out. 
 
 Ex tra or' di na ry, more 
 than common. 
 
 Ex trav' a gant, irregular. 
 F. 
 
 Fa' ble, a moral fiction. 
 
 Fa ce' tious, gay, cheerful. 
 
 Fa cii' i tate, to make easy 
 in the doing. 
 
 Fac' tor, an agent for 
 another. 
 
 Faith, belief, trust, fidelity. 
 
 Fal' e/iion, a short sword. 
 
 Fal la v cious, deceitful. 
 
 False' hood, a lie. [known. 
 
 Fa mil' iar, affable, well- 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 183 
 
 Fan tas' tic, whimsical. 
 
 Fas' ci nate, to enchant. 
 
 Fash' ion, form, custom. 
 
 FaTH' om, six feet. 
 
 Fault, a defect, an offence 
 
 Fa' vour, kindness. 
 
 Fear' ful, timorous. 
 
 Fear' less, intrepid. 
 
 Fee v ble ness, weakness. 
 
 Fe lie' i tate, to congratu- 
 late. 
 
 Fe ro' cious, savage, fierce 
 
 Fer til' i ty, fruitfulness. 
 
 Fer' vent, ardent. 
 
 Fes tiv' i ty, joyfulness. 
 
 Fet' ters, 
 feet. 
 
 Fick' le, inconstant. 
 
 Fie' tion, falsehood. 
 
 Fil y ial, pertaining" to a son 
 
 Fi' nal, last, conclusive. 
 
 Fi' ne ry, show, splendour. 
 
 Fi nesse', stratagem. 
 
 Fi' nite, limited. 
 
 Fire' lock, a soldier's gun. 
 
 Firm' ness, stability. 
 
 Flag' e let, a small flute. 
 
 Flat' ter, to praise falsely. 
 
 Fleece, the wool of one 
 sheep. 
 
 Flex' i ble, pliant 
 
 Flight, act of flying. 
 
 Flip' pant, talkative. 
 
 Flue' tu ate, to be irreso- 
 lute, [tie. 
 
 Fod' der, dry food for cat- 
 
 Fo' li age, leaves, 
 
 Fop' pe ry, fondnessof dress 
 
 For bid', to prohibit. 
 
 For' ci ble, strong, violent. 
 
 Fore' head, upper part of 
 the face. [ate. 
 
 Fore or dain', to predestin- 
 
 For' feit, a fine. 
 
 For get', to neglect. 
 
 For' ge ry, crime of falsi- 
 fication. 
 
 For give', to pardon. 
 
 For mal' i ty, ceremony. 
 
 Forth with', immediately. 
 
 For' ti tude, bravery. 
 
 For' tu nate, successful, 
 chains for thejFoun' tain, a first cause. 
 
 Frac' tion, part of an in- 
 teger. 
 
 Fra' grant, odorous. 
 
 Frank' ness, openness. 
 
 Fra ter' nal, brotherly. 
 
 Free' dom, liberty. 
 
 Fre' quent ly, repeated!)'. 
 
 Fret' ful ness, peevishness. 
 
 Friend, a familiar com- 
 panion, [minds. 
 
 Friend' ship, union of 
 
 Frock, outside garment. 
 
 Fro' ward, peevish, per- 
 verse, [bandry. 
 
 Fru gal' i ty, good hus- 
 
 FuT some, nauseous. 
 
 Fu' ne ral, interment. 
 
 Fu' ri ous, mad, raging. 
 
 Fur' lough, leave of ab- 
 sence. 
 
 Fur' long, forty rods. 
 
 Fur' row, a long trench. 
 
 Fu tu' ri ty, time to come, 
 
 Fo' li o, a book in which a 
 sheet makes two leaves, 
 
184 
 
 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 G. 
 
 Gai' ly, cheerfully. 
 Gam' say, to contradict. 
 Gal x ax y, the milky way 
 Gal'" Ian try, bravery. 
 Gal' Ion, four quarts. 
 Game, a single match a" 
 
 play. 
 Gaol, (jale,) a prison. 
 Gar 7 den, a place to raise 
 
 plants. 
 Gar 7 1 and, a wreath of flow 
 ers. [ard 
 
 Gauge, a measure, a stand 
 Gem, a jewel. 
 Gen e al' o gy, a history of 
 
 family descents. 
 Gen er a' tion, an age, 
 
 progeny. 
 Gen' er ous, munificent. 
 Gen teel', polite, elegant. 
 Gen' tie man, a term of 
 
 complaisance. 
 Gen' u ine, not spurious. 
 Ge og' ra phy, knowledge 
 
 of the earth. 
 Ges' ture, action, posture. 
 G/iast' ly, like a ghost. 
 Gi' ant, one unnaturally 
 
 tall and large. 
 Gid' di ness, inconstancy. 
 Gi gan' tic, bulky, enor- 
 mous. 
 Gin' ger, a plant and root. 
 Gip' sy, a vagabond. 
 Gla' zier, one who makes 
 
 glass windows. 
 Globe, a sphere. 
 Glo' ri ous, illustrious. 
 Glo' ry, honour, praise 
 fame. 
 
 Glos' sa ry, a dictionary of 
 
 obscure or antiquated 
 
 words explained. 
 Glut' ton y, excess of 
 
 eating. 
 Goal, a starting post. 
 Gob' lin, an evil spirit. 
 Gon' do la, a large flat 
 
 boat. 
 Gos' ling, a young goose. 
 Gov' ern, to regulate. 
 Gov' ern our, one who has 
 
 supreme authority in a 
 
 state. 
 Grace, favour, pardon, 
 
 effect of God's influ- 
 
 ence. 
 
 Gra' cious, merciful. 
 
 Gra da' tion, a regular pro- 
 gress. 
 
 Grap' nel, a small anchor; 
 
 Gra' tis, without reward. 
 
 Graf i tude, duty to bene- 
 factors. 
 
 Grave, place for the dead; 
 
 Grav' i ty, weight, serious- 
 ness, [cattle. 
 
 Gra' zier, one who feeds 
 
 Greed' i ness, hunger. 
 
 Gren a dier', a tall foot 
 soldier. [row. 
 
 Grieve, to mourn, to sor- 
 
 Grim al' kin, an old cat: 
 
 Gro tesqr^e', distorted. 
 
 Growl, to snarl, to mur- 
 mur. 
 
 Growth, increase. 
 
 Grudge, ill-will, envy; 
 
 Gward, to defend. 
 
 Gukr y di an, one who has 
 the charge of an orphan. 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 185 
 
 Guess, supposition. 
 
 Quit ar', a musical instru- 
 ment. 
 
 Gut' tur al, pronounced 
 in the throat. 
 H. 
 
 Ha bit a' tion, place of 
 abode. 
 
 Ha bit 7 u al, customary. 
 
 Had' dock, a kind of fish. 
 
 Hail' stone, a particle of 
 hail. 
 
 Hal le lu jah, {hal le loo'- 
 yah) praise ye the Lord. 
 
 Hand' i craft, manual oc- 
 cupation. 
 
 Hanof' some, beautiful. 
 
 Hap' pi ness, felicity. 
 
 Hap' py, in a state of 
 felicity. [tion. 
 
 Har angwe', a popular ora- 
 
 Kar' bour, a port or ha- 
 ven. 
 
 Har' le quin, a buffoon. 
 
 Harm, damage. [tion. 
 
 Har' mo ny, just propor- 
 
 Harp' si CHord, a musical 
 instrument. 
 
 Has' ty, quick, speedy. 
 
 Hatch' et, a small axe. 
 
 Hate, to abhor. 
 
 Ha' tred, ill-will. 
 
 Hat, a cover for the head. 
 
 Hat' ter, a maker of hats. 
 
 Tlzugh 1 ti ness, pride, arro- 
 gance. 
 
 Haut boy, [ho' boy) a 
 musical instrument. 
 
 Head' strong-, ungovern- 
 able, 
 
 * ei like 
 16* 
 
 Health' ful, wholesome. 
 
 Health' y, free from sick- 
 ness. 
 
 Hearse, a carriage for the 
 dead. 
 
 F-IeaTH' en, pagans. 
 
 Heav' en, the habitation 
 of the blessed. 
 
 Heed' less, negligent. 
 
 ii/eir 7 ess,* a woman who 
 inherits. 
 
 Helm, a rudder. 
 
 Helve, handle of an axe. 
 
 Hem' is phere, half of a 
 globe. 
 
 Hep' ta gon, a figure of 
 seven sides. 
 
 Herb' age, a grass. 
 
 Herds' man, a keeper of 
 herds. 
 
 Her' it age, inheritance. 
 
 Her' mit, a solitary. 
 
 Fie' ro, a man emiment for 
 bravery. 
 
 Hes' i tate, to pause. 
 
 Hex' a gon, a figure of six 
 sides. 
 
 Hid' e ous, dreadful, hor- 
 rible. 
 
 Hi gh way', a public road. 
 
 Hin' der anee, impediment. 
 
 His to' ri an, a writer of 
 history. [facts. 
 
 His' to ry, a narration of 
 
 Hoar' y, grey with age. 
 
 Hoe, a farming tool. 
 
 Ho' li ness, sanctity. 
 
 Hoi' ster, a case for 
 pistols. [spect. 
 
 Horn' age, service, re- 
 
 a long. 
 
186 
 
 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Horn' i cide, manslaying. 
 
 Hon' est, upright. 
 
 Hon' es ty, justice, truth. 
 
 Hon' i ed, drawn from 
 flowers. 
 
 .Hon' our a ble, illustrious. 
 
 Ho ri' zon, the line that 
 terminates the view. 
 
 Hor i zon' tal, on a level. 
 
 Hor' rour, terrour, shud- 
 dering", [strangers. 
 
 Hos' pi ta ble, kind to 
 
 Host' ler, one who takes 
 care of horses. 
 
 House' hold, a family. 
 
 Ha' man, belonging* to 
 man. [lent, 
 
 Hu mane', kind, benevo- 
 
 Hu man' i ty, tenderness. 
 
 Hum' ble, not proud. 
 
 Hu mil' i ty, submission. 
 
 H \J mor ous, pleasant, jo- 
 cular, [animals. 
 
 Hunt' er, one who chases 
 
 Hur' ri cane, a violent 
 tempest. 
 
 Hus' band, a married man 
 
 Hy per' bo le, an exagger- 
 ation, [in religion. 
 
 Hyp' o crite, a dissembler 
 
 Hysf sop {hiz zop,) a plant. 
 
 I' ci cle, a shoot of ice 
 hanging down. [tion. 
 
 I de' a, mental imagina- 
 
 I dent' ic al, the same. 
 
 Id' i ot, a fool. 
 
 I y die ness, laziness. 
 
 I dol' a try, the worship of 
 images. 
 
 Ig' no min y, disgrace, 
 
 Ig no ra' mus, a foolish fel- 
 low. 
 
 Ig' no rant, untaught, 
 
 II le' gal, contrary to law. 
 
 II lit' er ate, unlettered. 
 
 II lu' min ate, to enlighten. 
 
 II lus' trate, to explain. 
 
 II lus' tri ous, conspicuous. 
 
 Im' age, idea, idol, like- 
 ness, [idea. 
 
 Im ag in a' tion, fancy, 
 
 Im' i tate, to copy. 
 
 Im ma ture' not ripe. 
 
 Im me' di ate ly, instantly, 
 
 Im men' si ty, infinity. 
 
 Im merse', to put under 
 water. 
 
 Im mod' est, indelicate. 
 
 Im mor' al, wicked, dis- 
 honest, [death: 
 
 Im mor' tal, exempt from 
 
 Im mor tal' i ty, without 
 death. 
 
 Im par 7 tial, equitable. 
 
 Im pa' tient ly, eagerly. 
 
 Im pen' i tent, obdurate. 
 
 Im per fee' tion, defect. 
 
 Im pi' e ty, irreverence. 
 
 Im' pi ous, wicked, pro- 
 fane. 
 
 Im plore' to solicit. 
 
 Im por' tant, momentous. 
 
 Im prob' a ble, unlikely. 
 
 Im pro pri' e ty, unfitness. 
 
 Im prop' er, not just, unfit. 
 
 Im pru' dence, indiscretion. 
 
 Im' pu dent, shameless. 
 
 Im' pulse, communicated 
 force. 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 187 
 
 I in pure', unholy, foul. 
 
 Iua bir i ty, want of pow- 
 er. 
 
 In ac' tive, indolent. 
 
 In at ten v tion, disregard, 
 neglect. 
 
 In ca' pa ble, unable. 
 
 In cis' ion, a wound. 
 
 In cline', to bend, to lean. 
 
 In elude', to comprehend. 
 
 In com' pe tent, not ade- 
 quate, [less. 
 
 In con sid' er ate, thought- 
 
 In con' stant, changeable. 
 
 In cor po' re al, immate- 
 rial. 
 
 In cor reef, not exact. 
 
 In cor rupt', pure, honest. 
 
 In cor rup' tion, incapable 
 of corruption. 
 
 In cred' i ble, not to be 
 credited. 
 
 In cu ba' tion, the act of 
 setting upon eggs. 
 
 In de&t' ed, having incur- 
 red a debt. 
 
 In de pend' ence, freedom 
 from control. 
 
 In de pend' ent, free. [ed. 
 
 In dif' fer ent, unconcern- 
 
 In' di gence, poverty. 
 
 In dig' nant, angry. 
 
 In dis ere' tion, impru- 
 dence. 
 
 In dis tinct', confused. 
 
 In' do lence, laziness. 
 
 In dulge', to favour. 
 
 In dul' gent, kind, favour- 
 able. 
 
 In' dus try, diligence. 
 
 In es' ti ma ble, invaluable. 
 
 In ex pe' di ent, inconven- 
 ient. 
 
 In' fant, a child, a babe. 
 
 In fee' tion, contagion. 
 
 In' fi del, an unbeliever. 
 
 In y n* nite, unbounded. 
 
 In flee' tion, act of bend- 
 ing or varying. 
 
 In flict', to impose as pun- 
 ishment, [power. 
 
 In' flu ence, ascendant 
 
 In form', to instruct. 
 
 In ge' ni ous ly, wittily, 
 subtilly. [fairly. 
 
 In gen. f u ous ly, openly, 
 
 In hab' it, to dwell in. 
 
 In he 7 rent, existing in. 
 
 In her' it ance, patrimony. 
 
 In hi/ man, barbarous. 
 
 In i tial [in ish' al,) placed 
 at the beginning. 
 
 In ju' ri ous, mischievous. 
 
 In' ju ry, mischief. 
 
 In jus' tice, iniquit} 7- , 
 wrong. [keeps an inn. 
 
 Tnn' hold er, a man who 
 
 In' no cence, purity, in- 
 tegrity. 
 
 In quis' i tive, curious. 
 
 In' sect, a small animal. 
 
 In sen' si ble, impercepti- 
 ble. 
 
 In serf, to place among 
 other things. [tion. 
 
 In sin cer' i ty, dissimula- 
 
 In snare', to entangle, to 
 entrap. 
 
 In' so lence, haughtiness. 
 
 In sol' vent, unable to pay. 
 
183 
 
 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 la sta bil' i ty, inconstan- 
 cy- 
 
 In' stant ly, immediately. 
 
 In' stinct, the power which 
 determines the will of 
 brutes. 
 
 In struct' er, a teacher. 
 
 In' stru ment, a tool, an 
 agent. 
 
 In' te ger, the whole of 
 any thing-. 
 
 In ten' tion, a design. 
 
 In ten' tion al ly, by prior 
 design. 
 
 In 7 ter est ing, affecting-. 
 
 In ter mis' sion, pause. 
 
 In ter' pret, to explain. 
 
 In ter rog' a tive, used in 
 asking- questions. 
 
 In' ter view, mutual sight. 
 
 In' ti ma cy, close famil 
 iarity. [ness. 
 
 In' tox i ca tion, drunken 
 
 In trep' id, fearless, dar 
 ing-. 
 
 In trude',* to come unin- 
 vited. 
 
 In ven' tion, discovery, 
 
 In vert 7 ed, turned upside 
 down. 
 
 In vest' ing", enclosing-. 
 
 In vis' i ble, not to be seen. 
 
 Irk' some, weary. 
 
 If reg-' n lar, immethodical 
 
 Ir re li' g-ion, impiety. 
 
 I tin' er ant, wandering-. 
 J. 
 
 Jail, a prison. 
 
 Jawn' dice, a distemper. 
 *\u like o middle, 
 
 JeaY ous, suspicious. 
 
 Jeop' ar dy, danger, haz- 
 ard, peril. 
 
 Joe' u iar, used in jest. 
 
 Jo' vi al, merry, gay, lively, 
 
 Ju di' cious, prudent, wise. 
 
 Judg-e, one who presides 
 in a court of judicature. 
 
 Judg' ment, decision, opin- 
 ion. 
 
 Jug' gler, a cheat. 
 
 June' ture, critical time. 
 
 Ju' ni or, younger than 
 another. 
 
 Ju' ry, persons sworn to 
 try a cause. 
 
 Jus' tice, equity, right. 
 K. 
 
 Keen' ness, sharpness. 
 
 Kid' nap, to steal human 
 beings. 
 
 Kind' ty, benevolently. 
 
 Kind' ness, benevolence* 
 
 Kin' dred, affinity. 
 
 Kins' man, a relative. 
 
 Kite, a bird, a paper bird, 
 or flying figure for 
 amusement. 
 
 JsTna' ve ry, dishonesty. 
 
 Knit' ter, one who knits. 
 
 .STnock' er, a hammer 
 which hangs on a door. 
 
 TTnow' ing, skilful. 
 
 Know]' edge, certain per- 
 ception. 
 
 L. 
 
 La bo' ri ous, diligent. 
 
 La' bour, pain, toil, work. 
 
 La' bour er, one who la- 
 bours, 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 189 
 
 Lab' y rinth, maze. 
 Lam en ta' tion, expres- 
 sion of sorrow. 
 Land' scape, prospect of 
 
 a country. 
 Lan' guage, human 
 
 speech, tongue. 
 Lan' guid, faint, heartless. 
 Lan' guish, to pine away. 
 Lar' hoard, the left hand 
 
 side on board a ship. 
 Lark', a singing bird. 
 Laud' a ble, praiseworthy. 
 Law' ful, agreeably to law. 
 Lawn, open ground, fine 
 
 linen. 
 Leaf, part of a book, green 
 
 part of a plant. 
 Leap' year, every 4th year. 
 Learn' er, one yet in his 
 
 rudiments. 
 Learn' ing, literature. 
 LeaTH' er, tanned skins of 
 
 animals. [any subject. 
 Lee' ture, a discourse on 
 Le' gal, lawful. 
 Leg er de main', sleight of 
 
 hand. [read. 
 
 Leg' i ble, such as may be 
 Lei' sure, freedom from 
 
 business. 
 Les see', the person to 
 
 whom a lease is given. 
 Les sor', one who gives a 
 
 lease. 
 Le' ver, a mechanical 
 
 Li' bel, a defamatory writ- 
 ing, [cence. 
 
 Lib er ai' i ty, munifi- 
 
 Lit/ er ty^ freedom. 
 
 Li' bra ry, a collection of 
 books. 
 
 Lzege, a sovereign. 
 
 L?!eu, place, room. 
 
 Lieu ten' an cy, the office of 
 a lieutenant. [ture. 
 
 Life, state of a living crea- 
 
 Life' less, without life. 
 
 Lig' a ture, a bandage. 
 
 Light fin' ger ed, thievish, 
 
 Like' ness, resemblance. 
 
 Lin' e age, race, progeny. 
 
 Lin' i ment, ointment. 
 
 Lin' net, a singing bird. 
 
 Liq' uid, fluid. 
 
 List' less, careless. 
 
 List' less ness, inattention. 
 
 Lit' er al, according to the 
 letter. 
 
 Lit er a' ti, the learned. 
 
 Lit' er a ture, learning. 
 
 LoaTHe, to hate. 
 
 LoaTHe' some, abhorred. 
 
 Lo ca' tion, situation, [ity. 
 
 Loft' i ness, height, sublim- 
 
 Log' ic, the art of reason- 
 ing. 
 
 Loi v ter, to linger. 
 
 Lon gev' i ty, length of life. 
 
 Lo quae' i ty, too much 
 talk. [chance. 
 
 Lot' te ry, a game of 
 
 ver, 
 power, a pole or stick|L6ve, kindness, affection, 
 used in moving heavy 
 bodies. 
 
 Lev' i ty, lightness. 
 
 Lough [lok,) a lake. 
 Low' li ness, humility, 
 weakness. 
 
190 
 
 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Loy' al ty, with fidelity. 
 
 Luck' y, fortunate. 
 
 Lu' era live, gainful. 
 
 Lu' di crous, burlesque. 
 
 Lu' mi nous, shining-. 
 
 Lu' na cy, madness, influ- 
 enced by the moon. [ful. 
 
 Lus' cious, sweet, delight- 
 Lux u' ri ant, exuberant. 
 
 Lux' u ry, voluptuousness. 
 M. 
 
 Ma c/iine', an engine. 
 
 Mack' er el, a sea fish. [its. 
 
 Mag' ic, dealing with spir- 
 
 Mag' is trate, a man invest- 
 ed with authority. 
 
 Mag' ni fi er, a gdass which 
 enlarges the size of ob- 
 jects. 
 
 Mag nif i cent, grand. 
 
 Mag' ni tude, greatness. 
 
 Ma jes' tic, august, stately. 
 
 Main' te nance, support. 
 
 Maize, Indian corn. 
 
 Ma jor / i ty, the greatest 
 number. 
 
 Ma lev' o lence, ill will. 
 
 Mai' ice, deliberate mis- 
 chief. 
 
 Ma li' cious, intending ill. 
 
 Man, the male of the hu- 
 man species. [hands 
 
 Man' a cles, chains for the 
 
 Man' age, to conduct, to 
 govern. 
 
 Man' date, a command. 
 
 Man' ful \y, boldly, stoutly. 
 
 Man' i fest, to show plainly. 
 
 Man kind', the human race, 
 
 Man ceu' vre [man oo ! vur,) 
 skill in war. 
 
 Man' tua ma ker, one who 
 makes gowns. 
 
 Man' u al, a small book. 
 
 Man u fac' ture, any thing 
 made by art. '[book. 
 
 Man' u script, a written 
 
 Ma rau' der [ma ro' dur,) a 
 soldier that roves about 
 in quest of plunder. 
 
 Mar' riage, the union of 
 man and woman for life. 
 
 Mai* 7 tyr, one who dies for 
 the truth. 
 
 Mas' cu line, male. 
 
 Mas' te ry, pre-eminence. 
 
 Ma ter' nai, motherly. 
 
 Math e mat' ics, science of 
 number and measure. 
 
 Ma' tron, an elderly lady. 
 
 Ma tu' ri ty, ripeness, [pie. 
 
 Max' im, a general princi- 
 
 Mead, a meadow. 
 
 Meas' ure, a rule, quantity. 
 
 Me CHan' ic, a manufac- 
 turer. 
 
 Me di a' tor, an intercessor. 
 
 Med' i cine, a remedy, 
 physic. [tion. 
 
 Med i ta' tion, contempla- 
 
 M el' an cho ly, gloomy, dis- 
 mal. 
 
 Mei' o dy, harmony. 
 
 Mem' o ry, remembrance. 
 
 Men' tal, intellectual. 
 
 Mer' can tile, commercial. 
 
 Mer' cy, tenderuess. [ety, 
 
 Mer' ri ment. mirth, gay* 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 191 
 
 Mes'' senger, one who car- 
 ries an errand, [ing glass. 
 
 Mi/ cro scope,, a naagniff- 
 
 Mid' die, equally distant 
 from the extremes. 
 
 Mil' dew, a disease ir 
 plants. 
 
 Mile, 320 rods. 
 
 Mi li' tia (me lish' 'ya,) train 
 bands, national force. 
 
 Mind, that which thinks. 
 
 Min' er a!, a fossil body. 
 
 Min' ia ture, representa- 
 tion in small compass. 
 
 Min' is ter, a clergyman, 
 an agent. 
 
 Mir' ror, a looking-glass. 
 
 Mis' chiev ous, hurtful, 
 spiteful. 
 
 Mi' ser, a covetous wretch. 
 
 Mi*' e ry, wretchedness. 
 
 Mis for' tune, calamity. 
 
 Mis' sion a ry, one sent to 
 propagate religion. 
 
 Mis take', errour. 
 
 Mit i ga' tion, abatement. 
 
 Mod' es ty, decency, chas- 
 tity, [harmony. 
 
 Mod u la' tion, agreeable 
 
 Moi' e ty, half. 
 
 Mo' nient, an indivisible 
 particle of time. 
 
 Mon' arcH, a king. 
 
 Mon' day, second day of the 
 week. 
 
 Mon' u ment any thing to 
 perpetuate memory. 
 
 Morn' ing, first appearance 
 of light. 
 
 Mo rose', sour, peevish. 
 
 Mort ga gee', he that takes 
 a mortgage. 
 
 Mori' ga ger, he that gives 
 a mortgage. 
 
 Mor' tal, subject to death. 
 
 Mo' tive, the reason for 
 action. 
 
 Moid' der, to waste. 
 
 Moun' tain, a large hill. 
 
 Moun' te bank, a quack 
 doctor. 
 
 Mowrn' ful, sorrowful. 
 
 Mul' ti tude, a great num- 
 ber, [curiosities. 
 
 Mu se' um, a repository of 
 
 Mu si' cian, one skilled in 
 music. 
 
 Mu' ti m r , insurrection. 
 
 Mu' tu al, reciprocal. 
 
 Myrrh (m£V), a kind of 
 gum. 
 
 N. 
 
 Na' dir, the point under 
 foot. 
 
 Name' sake, one of the 
 same name, [the hands. 
 
 Nap' kin, a cloth to wipe 
 
 Nar ra' tion, relation, his- 
 tory. 
 
 Nar' row, not broad. 
 
 Na' sal, belonging to the 
 nose. 
 
 Na' tal, native. 
 
 Na' tion, a distinct people. 
 
 Na tiv' i ty, birth. [ture. 
 
 Nat' u ral, produced by na- 
 
 Na' ture, native state of 
 any thing. 
 
192 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Na' vy, a fleet of ships. 
 
 Nee' es sa ry, needful, re 
 quisite. [want. 
 
 Ne ces' si ty, compulsion, 
 
 Ne ga' tion, denial. 
 
 Neg' li gence, habit of act 
 ing carelessly. 
 
 Neg' li gent, heedless. 
 
 Ne' gro, a black person. 
 
 Neigh bour [na! bur,) one 
 who lives near another. 
 
 Nerve, organ of sensation. 
 
 NeTH' er most, lowest. 
 
 Neu' ter, of neither party. 
 
 Ni°7it' in gale, a small bird 
 that sings in the night. 
 
 Ni' tre, saltpetre. 
 
 No' bod y, not any one. 
 
 Noc tur^ nal, nightly. 
 
 Noise, any sound, outcry. 
 
 Nom in a' tion, act of 
 naming. 
 
 Non' plus, puzzle. 
 
 Non' sense, unmeaning 
 language. 
 
 North' star, the pole star. 
 
 Nose' gay, a bunch of flow- 
 ers. 
 
 No' ta ry, a public officer. 
 
 Ndth' ing, not any thing. 
 
 No' tice, remark, informa- 
 tion. 
 
 No' tion, thought, opinion. 
 
 No to' ri ous, publicly 
 known. 
 
 Nov' ice, one uninstructed. 
 
 Nour' ish ment, sustenance 
 food. [fensive. 
 
 Nui' sance, something of- 
 
 Num' ber, aggregate of 
 units. 
 
 Nu' mer ous, containing 
 many, 
 
 Nup' tial, marriage. 
 
 Nu' tri ment, food, aliment 
 O. 
 
 Ob' du rate, hard of heart, 
 
 O be 7 di ence, submission 
 to authority, [authority. 
 
 O be' di ent, submissive to. 
 
 Ob' e lisk, a pyramid, this 
 mark (f.) [mission. 
 
 O bey (o ba\) to pay sub- 
 
 O blige', to compel, [broad. 
 
 Ob' long, longer than 
 
 Ob scure', dark, abstruse. 
 
 Ob se' qui ous, obedient. 
 
 Ob ser va' tion, noting re- 
 mark. 
 
 Ob' so lete, disused. 
 
 Ob' sti nate, stubborn. 
 
 Ob struct', to hinder. 
 
 Ob' vi ous, open, plain. 
 
 Oc cu pa' tion, trade, vo- 
 cation. 
 
 Oc cur', to happen. 
 
 Oc' ta gon, a figure of 
 eight sides. 
 
 Oc ta' vo, a book in which 
 a sheet makes 8 leaves. 
 
 Oc' u lar, known by the 
 eye. 
 
 O' di ous, hateful. 
 
 O' dour, scent, fragrance. 
 
 Of fence', crime, injur}'. 
 
 Of fend' er, a transgres- 
 sor, [lation. 
 
 Of fer ing, sacrifice, ob- 
 
 Om' in ous, foreshowing ill 
 
 O mis' sion, neglect of 
 duty. [power. 
 
 Om nip' o tence, almighty 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 193 
 
 Cm ni pres' ence, unbound- 
 ed presence. [wisdom. 
 
 Om nis' ci enc£, infinite 
 
 6n' ly, singly, simply. 
 
 O paque', not transparent, 
 dark. [causes sleep. 
 
 O' pi ate, a medicine that 
 
 Op po' nent, an antagonist 
 
 Op pose', to resist. 
 
 Op pres' sive, cruel, heavy 
 
 Op' tion, choice. 
 
 Op' u lent, rich, wealthy. 
 
 O' ral, delivered by mouth. 
 
 Or 7 ange, a tropical fruit. 
 
 O ra' tion, a rhetorical 
 speech. 
 
 Or 7 a tor, a public speaker 
 
 Orb, a circular body. 
 
 Or dam', to appoint, to de- 
 cree. 
 
 Or 7 gan, natural instru- 
 ment, as the tongue is 
 the organ of speech ; a 
 musical instrument. 
 
 Or' i fice, any opening. 
 
 Or^ i gin, beginning. 
 
 Or 7 na ment, embellish- 
 ment, [rents. 
 
 Or' phan 5 one bereft of pa- 
 
 Or thog' ra phj 7 , the art or 
 practice of spelling. 
 
 Os ten ta 7 tion, vain show. 
 
 O ver c6me', to subdue. 
 
 O ver much', too much. 
 
 O ver see', to superintend. 
 
 Out' let, passage outwards. 
 
 Out' line, a sketch. 
 
 Out' rage, open violene. 
 
 Out vote' to surpass in 
 votes. 
 
 17 
 
 P. 
 
 Pa cif' ic, mild, gentle, ap- 
 peasing. 
 
 Pad' lock, a hanging lock. 
 
 Pa' gan, a heathen. 
 
 Page, side of a leaf. [ness. 
 
 Pain, sensation of uneasi- 
 
 Pain' ful, full of pain. 
 
 Pal' ace, a royal house. 
 
 Pal' pa ble, gross, easily 
 detected. [unbound. 
 
 Pam' phlet, a small book 
 
 Pan e gyr 7 ic, a eulogy. 
 
 Pan ta loons', a man's gar- 
 ment, [licity. 
 
 Par' a dise, place of fe- 
 
 Par 7 a mount, superiour. 
 
 Par' a sol, a small umbrella. 
 
 Par' boil, to half boil. 
 
 Par' don, forgiveness, [er. 
 
 Pa' rent, a father, or moth- 
 Par' rot, a talking bird. 
 
 Par' si mo ny, covetousness. 
 
 Par 7 son, a clergyman. 
 
 Par tic' i pate, to partake. 
 
 Par' ti ci pie, a word par- 
 taking of a noun and a 
 verb. 
 
 Par tic' u lar, regular, odd. 
 
 Part 7 ner, an associate. 
 
 Pas 7 sen ger, a traveller. 
 
 Pas 7 sion, commotion of the 
 mind. [ment. 
 
 Pas 7 time, sport, amuse- 
 
 Pas' tor, a clergyman. 
 
 Pas' ture, land for grazing, 
 
 Pat' ent, exclusive right. 
 
 Pa ter' nal, fatherly. 
 
 Pa' tience, calmness under 
 Buffering'. 
 
194 
 
 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Pa' tri ot, a lover of his 
 
 country. 
 Pat' tern, a specimen. 
 Pau' per, a poor person. 
 Pawn, a pledge. 
 
 Pay' ment, act of paying, 
 
 Peace, quiet, rest. 
 
 Peace' ma ker, one who re- 
 stores peace. 
 
 Pe cu' liar, appropriate. 
 
 Pe cu' ni a ry, relating- to 
 money. [master. 
 
 Ped' a gogue, a schooJ- 
 
 Ped' i gree, genealogy. 
 
 Ped' ler, a dealer in small 
 wares. 
 
 Peev' ish, petulant. 
 
 Pen' al ty, punishment. 
 
 Pen' du ium, part of a 
 clock. 
 
 Pen' i tent, contrite. 
 
 Pen' man, a writer, [ance. 
 
 Pen' sion, yearly aliow- 
 
 Pen u' ri ous, niggardly. 
 
 Pen' u ry, poverty. 
 
 Per di' tion, destruction. 
 
 Per fid' i ous, treacherous. 
 
 Per form>, to execute. 
 
 Per 7 fume, sweet odour. 
 
 Per' il, danger, hazard. 
 
 Per' ju ry, false oath. 
 
 Per' ma nent, durable. 
 
 Per ni' cious, destructive. 
 
 Per pet' u al, never ceasing-. 
 
 Per plex', to embarrass. 
 
 Per' son, a human being 
 
 Per 7 son al, belonging to a 
 person. 
 
 Pers pe cu' i ty, clearness. 
 
 Pe ruse', to read. 
 
 Pe ti' tion, request, prayer. 
 Pet' ty, small. 
 Phan' torn, a fancied vision. 
 Pheas' ant, a bird. 
 Phi' al, a small bottle. 
 Phra se ol' o gy, style, dic- 
 tion. 
 Phren' sy, madness. 
 Phthis' ic, shortness of 
 
 breath. 
 Phy si cian (fe zish' an,) 
 one who professes the art 
 of healing. 
 Pie re' ing, penetrating. 
 Pig' my, a very little per- 
 son. 
 Pil' lage, plunder, booty. 
 Pi' ous, religious. [sea. 
 Pi' ra cy, robbing on the 
 Pi' rate, a sea robber. 
 
 Pis' tol, a hand gun. [der. 
 
 Pit' e ous, mournful, ten- 
 Pit' i ful, melancholy. 
 
 Plac' id, gentle, quiet. 
 
 Plague, pestilence. 
 
 Plaid, a checked cloth. 
 
 Plant, a vegetable produc- 
 tion. 
 
 Plan' e ta ry, pertaining to 
 planets. 
 
 Plan ta' tion, a colony. 
 
 Pla ton' ic, pure, refined. 
 
 Plat' ter, a large dish. 
 
 Plau' dit, applause. 
 
 Plau' si ble, specious. 
 
 Play, amusement, sport. 
 
 Pleas' ant, delightful. 
 
 Pleas' an try, merriment. 
 
 Pleas' ure, gratification. 
 
 Pledge, a pawn. 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 195 
 
 Plen' a ry, full^ complete. 
 
 Plen' ti fal, abundant. 
 
 Pleu' ri s} 7 , a disease. 
 
 Pli' a ble, flexible. 
 
 Ploug/t, an instrument of 
 agriculture. 
 
 ~ ug-/i' share, the iron 
 * part of a plough which 
 loosens the soil. 
 
 Plu' mage, feathers. 
 
 Plum' met, a leaden weight 
 
 Plun' der, spoils of war. 
 
 Plu' ral, more than one. 
 
 Pneu mat' ics, doctriae of 
 the air. 
 
 Po' em, a metrical compo- 
 sition. 
 
 Po' e sy, poetry. 
 
 Pc/ et ry, metrical compo- 
 sition. 
 
 Poig' nan cy, sharpness, 
 asperity. 
 
 Vo\g' nant, sharp, severe. 
 
 Poi' son, what destroys 
 life. 
 
 Pole, a long- stick : nor- 
 thern or southern extre- 
 mity of the earth. 
 
 Po lice (po leese f ,) the reg- 
 u 1 -- tion and government 
 of a city or country. 
 
 Po lite', elegant of man- 
 ners. 
 
 Po lite' ness, gentility. 
 
 Po lu' tion, defilement. 
 
 Pom' pons, splendid, grand. 
 Pon' der ous, weighty. 
 Pon' iard, a dagger. 
 Pon' tiff, a high priest. 
 Po' ny, a small horse. 
 Pop' far, a tree. 
 Pop' u lace, the multitude. 
 Pop u lai' i ty, favour of 
 
 the people. [carried. 
 Por' ta ble, that may be 
 Por ten, tous, ill-boding. 
 Port man teau (port man'- 
 
 to,) a bag in which 
 
 clothes are carried. 
 Por' trait, a picture drawn 
 
 from real life. 
 Po si' tion, situation. 
 Pos f i tive ly, absolutely. 
 Pos ses' sion, having in 
 
 one's own power. 
 Post di lu' vi an, since the 
 
 flood. 
 Post haste', great haste. 
 Post' mas ter, one who has 
 
 the charge of a post 
 
 office. 
 Post' script, a writing add- 
 ed to the end of a letter. 
 Pot' ash, fixed, alkaline 
 
 salt. 
 Po' tent, powerful. 
 Po' ten tate, sovereign. 
 Pov' er ty, indigence. 
 PouF try, domestic fowls. 
 Pow' er, ability, force. 
 
 Pol' i tics, science of gov- Pow' er ful, mighty, effica^ 
 ernment. 
 
 Po ma' turn, an ointment 
 
 for the hair. 
 P6me' gran ate, a fruit. 
 
 Praise, commendation. 
 Prawe' wor thj t , com- 
 mendable. 
 
196 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Pray' er, petition, entrea- 
 ty- 
 
 Pre' am ble, introduction 
 
 Pre cede' to go before. 
 
 Pre ced' ing, going* before. 
 
 Pre' cept, a rule. 
 
 Pre cep' tor, a teacher, 
 
 Prec' i pice, a perpendicu- 
 lar fail. 
 
 Pre ci*' ion, exact limita- 
 tion. 
 
 Pre diet', to foretell. 
 
 Pref ace, introduction. 
 
 Pre ma ture', ripe too soon 
 
 "Pre' mi um, reward pro- 
 posed. 
 
 Pre par' a to ry, introduc- 
 tory. 
 
 Pre pare', to make ready, 
 
 Pre*' ent, not past, a gift. 
 
 Pre*' ent ly, soon. 
 
 Pre*' i dent, one at the 
 head of others. 
 
 Pre *ume', to suppose. 
 
 Pre tend' to allege falsely. 
 
 Pre text' pretence. 
 
 Pref ty [priV te,) neat, 
 elegant. 
 
 Tre vail' to overcome. 
 
 Tre ven' tion, hinderance. 
 
 Pre' vi ous, antecedent. 
 
 Pri' ma ry, first, original. 
 
 Prim' er, a book for chil- 
 dren. 
 
 Prim' rose, a flower. 
 
 Prince, son of a king. 
 
 Print' er, one who prints. 
 
 Pri*' on, a jail. 
 
 Pris' on er, a captive. 
 
 Pri' ra cy, secrecy. 
 
 Pri va teer, a private ship 
 of war. [vantage. 
 
 Priv' i lege, peculiar ad- 
 
 Prob' a ble, likely. 
 
 Pro' bate, proof of a will. 
 
 Prob' i ty, honesty, sin- 
 cerity. 
 
 Prob' lem, a question pro- 
 posed. 
 
 Prod' i gal, a spendthrift. 
 
 Pro di' gious, amazing, 
 monstrous. 
 
 Prod' uce, product, [duct. 
 
 Pro due' tion, fruit, pro- 
 Pro fane', irreverent. 
 
 Pro fes' sion, declaration. 
 
 Pro fes' sor, a public tea- 
 cher of some art. 
 
 Pro file (pro feel,' J the 
 side face. [ous. 
 
 Prof it a ble, advantage- 
 Prof li gate, abandoned. 
 
 Pro found', deep, learned. 
 
 Pro fuse, lavish. 
 
 Pro fu' *ion, abundance. 
 
 Prog' e ny, offspring. 
 
 Pro gres' sive, advancing. 
 
 Pro hib' it, to forbid. 
 
 Pro lif ic, fruitful. 
 
 Pro mis' cu ous, ming"- d. 
 
 Prom' ise to give one's 
 word. 
 
 Prompt' ly, readily. 
 
 Prone' ness, inclination. 
 
 Pro nounce', to articulate 
 by the organs of speech. 
 
 Pro nun ci a' tion, act or 
 mode of utterance. 
 
 Prop' er, peculiar, fit. 
 
 Pro phef ic, foretelling, 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 197 
 
 Pro pi' ti ate, (pro pish' e 
 ate) to conciliate. 
 
 Pro po' sal, scheme or de 
 sign. [posed 
 
 Prop o si' tion, thing- pro- 
 Pro pri' e ty, accuracy. 
 
 Prose, language not re- 
 strained by numbers. 
 
 Pros' e lyte, a convert. 
 
 Pros per' i ty, success. 
 
 Pro tect', to defend. 
 
 Pro tec' tion, a defence. 
 
 Pro tract', to draw out. 
 
 Prov' erb, a common say 
 ing. 
 
 Pro vide', to procure. 
 
 Prov' i dence, divine sup- 
 erintendence. 
 
 Pru' dence, wisdom. 
 
 Pru' dent, cautious 
 
 Psafcn, a holy song. 
 Pseu' do, false, counterfeit 
 
 Pub li ca' tion, act of pub-lQuan'da ry,* difficulty, 
 lishrng. V doubt 
 
 Pur' chase, to buy for a 
 
 price. 
 Pu' ri fy, to make pure. 
 Pu' ri ty, clearness, chasti- 
 
 Pur' pose, intention. 
 
 Pur sue', to chase, to pros- 
 ecute. 
 
 Pu' trid, rotten. 
 
 Put' ty, cement used by 
 glaziers. 
 
 Q. 
 
 Quad' rant, a marine in- 
 strument. 
 
 Quad' ru ped,* an animal 
 with four feet. 
 
 Quad' ru pie,* four fold. 
 
 Quag-' mire, a shaking 
 marsh. 
 
 Quail, a bird. 
 
 Qual' i ty,* nature rela- 
 tively considered. 
 
 Pu' er ile, childish. 
 Pul' let, a 3 7 oung hen. 
 Pul' mo na ry, belonging 
 
 to the lungs. 
 Pul' ver ize, to reduce to 
 
 powder. 
 Pulse, motion of the blood 
 Punc' tu al, exact, nice. 
 Punc' ture, a small hole. 
 Pun' gent, pricking, acrid. 
 Pun' ish, to chastise. 
 Pun' ish ment, infliction 
 
 for crime. 
 Pu' pi], a scholar. 
 Pur' blind, near sighted. 
 * a lib 
 IT* 
 
 Quan' ti ty,* bulk, part. 
 Quar' rel,*dispute,contest. 
 Quar' ter, fourth part. 
 Quar' to, a book in which 
 
 a sheet makes 4 leaves. 
 Ques' tion, inquiry. 
 Quick, swift, active. 
 Quick' sil ver, mercury. 
 Qui' et, rest, repose. 
 Quin' tal, 112 pounds. 
 Quire, 24 sheets of paper. 
 Quote, to cite an author. 
 
 R. 
 Race, a running match. 
 Rack oon', an animal. 
 
 ;hort. 
 
193 
 
 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Ra' di ant, shining*. 
 Bad' i cal, primitive, orig- 
 inal. 
 Rail' le ry, slight satire. 
 Rai' ment, clothes, gar- 
 ment 
 Rai' sin, a dried grape- 
 Ram' bier, a rover, a wan- 
 derer. 
 Ran' cid, strong scented. 
 Ran' cor ous, malignant. 
 Range, to rove at large. 
 Ra pa' cious, given to plun- 
 der. 
 Rap' id, quick, swift. 
 Ra pid' i ty, velocity, 
 
 swiftness. [port. 
 
 Rap' ture, ecstacj r , trans- 
 Ras' cal, a mean fellow . 
 Rasp' ber ry, a kind of 
 
 small berry. 
 Rate, price, tax. [tion. 
 Ra ti o [ra' she o,) propor- 
 Rats' bane, arsenic. 
 Rav' en ous, voracious. 
 Raze, to ruin, to destroy. 
 Ra' zor, knife used in shav- 
 ing. 
 Re ai' i ty, truth, what is. 
 Ream, 2U quires of paper. 
 Rea' son, peculiar attri- 
 bute of man, cause, mo- 
 tive, right. 
 Re bell' ion, insurrection. 
 Re bound', to spring back. 
 Re ceipt', act of receiving 
 Re' cent, new, late, fresh. 
 Re cip' ro cal, mutual. 
 JEec i ta' tion, rehearsal. 
 
 Re claim', to reform. 
 
 Rec' og nise, to acknowl- 
 edge, [memory. 
 
 Rec ol lect', to recover to 
 
 Rec' om pense, compensa- 
 tion. 
 
 Re cowrse', application for 
 help. 
 
 Rec re a' tion, amusement. 
 
 Re emit',* to repair, to re- 
 place. 
 
 ReC' ti fy, to reform. 
 
 Rec' ti tude, uprightness. 
 
 Re demp' tion, ransom. 
 
 Re duce', to diminish. 
 
 Refer ence,. allusion to, 
 relation. 
 
 Re fine', to purify. 
 
 Re form', to grow better. 
 
 Ref or ma' tion, change in 
 morals. [tion. 
 
 Re frain' to keep from ac- 
 
 Re fresh 7 ment, food, rest. 
 
 Re gen' er ate, to renew. 
 
 Reg' is ter, a list, a record. 
 
 Re gret', vexation at some- 
 thing past. [rule. 
 
 Reg' u lar, agreeable to 
 
 Reg u lar' i ty, method. 
 
 Re joice', to be glad. 
 
 Re lease', to set free. 
 
 Re lief, help, succour. 
 
 Re ]uc' tance, unwilling- 
 ness. 
 
 Re mark' a ble, worthy 
 of note. [mind. 
 
 Re mem' ber, to bear in 
 
 Re main, to be left. 
 
 Rem' nant, residue. 
 
 ; u like o middle. 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 199 
 
 Re mon' strate, to show 
 reasons. 
 
 Re morse', anguish of a 
 guilty conscience. 
 
 Ken' dezvdus, place of 
 meeting-. [sin, 
 
 He pent' ance, sorrow for 
 
 Re plen' ish, to fill, to stock 
 
 Re ply', to answer. 
 
 Re prieve', respite. 
 
 Rep re sent' a tive, a sub- 
 stitute in power. 
 
 Re proach', censure, shame 
 
 Rep' ro bate, lost to virtue. 
 
 Rep' tile, a creeping- thing-. 
 
 Rep u ta' tion, credit, hon- 
 our, [sary. 
 
 Re quire', to make neces- 
 
 Req' ui site, necessary. 
 
 Re sem' blance, likeness. 
 
 Res' i dence, place of 
 abode. 
 
 Res' i due, remaining part. 
 
 Re sist' ance, opposition. 
 
 Res o lu' tion, determina- 
 tion. 
 
 Re solve', to solve, to dis- 
 solve. 
 
 Re spect', regard. 
 
 Re store'; to briug or give 
 back. 
 
 Re sound' to sound, to 
 echo. 
 
 Res ur rec' tion, rising to 
 life from the grave. 
 
 Re tain' ed, kept. [like. 
 
 Re tal' i ate,to give like for 
 
 Re trac' tion, recantation. 
 
 Re treat', to retire. 
 
 Re tricve', to recover. 
 
 Re turn', act of coming or 
 going back. 
 
 Re venge', to avenge. 
 
 Rev' en ue, annual income. 
 
 Re vere', to venerate. 
 
 Rev' er ence, courtesy, re- 
 spect, [reverence. 
 
 Rev' er end, deserving 
 
 Re verse', to repeal. 
 
 Re vi' val, recal from ob- 
 livion, [motion. 
 
 Rev' o lu tion, returning 
 
 Re ward 7 , recompense. 
 
 Rhet' or ic, oratory. 
 
 RAeu' ma tism, a painful 
 distemper. [root, 
 
 Rh\i' barb, a medicinal 
 
 R/iyme, the correspond- 
 ence of the last sound of 
 one verse to the last 
 sound or syllable of an- 
 other, [possessions. 
 
 Rieh' es, wealth, money,or 
 
 Rid' die, a puzzling ques- 
 tion. 
 
 Ri die' u lous, worthy of 
 laughter. 
 
 Right' e ous, honest, virtu- 
 ous, [ness. 
 
 Rig' our, severity, strict- 
 
 Ris' i ble, exhibiting laugh- 
 ter, [force. 
 
 Rob' ber, one who talks by 
 
 Ro bust', strong, vigorous. 
 
 Ros' in, hardened turpen- 
 tine. 
 
 Rouse, to excite to action. 
 
 Ru' di ment, first principle* 
 
 Ruff' ian, a brutal fellow. 
 
 Ru' in ous, destructive. 
 
200 
 
 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Rule, precept by which the 
 thoughts or actions are 
 directed. 
 
 Ru' mour, flying" report. 
 S. 
 
 Sa' cred, devoted to reli- 
 gious uses. 
 
 Sac' ri fice,* any thing- of- 
 fered to Heaven. 
 
 Sac' ri lege, robbing a 
 church. 
 
 Sail' or, a seaman, [piety. 
 
 Saint, one eminent for 
 
 Sal' ad, food of raw herbs. 
 
 Sal va' tion, preservation 
 from eternal death. 
 
 Sal u ta' tion, a greeting. 
 
 Sane' ti f}^ to make holy. 
 
 Sa' pi ence, wisdom, know- 
 ledge. 
 
 Sar' casm, a keen re- 
 proach, [satisfy. 
 
 Sa' ti ate [sa' she ate,) to 
 
 Sat' ire, a poem censuring 
 vice. [pease. 
 
 Sat is fac' tion, recom- 
 
 Sat' yr, a sylvan god. 
 
 Sav' age, wild, cruel. 
 
 Sau'cy, pert, insolent.' 
 
 Sav' ing, frugal. 
 
 Sav' iour, a Redeemer. 
 
 Scab' bard, the sheath of a 
 sword. 
 
 Seal' lion, a small onion. 
 
 Scam' per, to run with 
 speed. 
 
 Scan' dal, opprobrious 
 censure. 
 
 Scan' ty, narrow, small. 
 
 *c in last sv 
 
 Seep 7 tre, an ensign of 
 royalty. 
 
 ScHed' ule, a little inven- 
 tory. 
 
 ScHeme, a plan, design. 
 
 Schism, [sizm) a separation 
 in the church. 
 
 SchoI' ar, a disciple, a man 
 of learning. 
 
 SchooF mas ter, one who 
 teaches a school. 
 
 Sci' ence, knowledge, art- 
 
 Scis' sors, small shears. 
 
 Score, twenty. 
 
 Scoun' drel, a villain. 
 
 Scourge, lash, punishment* 
 
 Scrawl, to write unskil- 
 fully, 
 
 Scream, to cry out. 
 
 Scrib'ble, to write without 
 care. 
 
 Scrip' ture, the Bible. 
 
 Scrive' ner, one who draws 
 contracts. 
 
 Scru' pu lous, doubtful, 
 cautious. 
 
 Scru' ti ny, strict inquiry. 
 
 Scuf fle, a confused quar- 
 rel. 
 
 Sea' man, a sailor, a mari- 
 ner, [ships to lie in. 
 
 Sea' port, a harbour for 
 
 Seam' stress, a woman 
 whose trade is to sew. 
 
 Sea' son, one of the four 
 parts of the year. 
 
 Se' ere cy, privacy. 
 
 Sec' re ta ry, one who 
 writes for another. 
 
 liable like z. 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 201 
 
 Se cure', easy, safe. 
 
 Se cu' ri ty, safety. 
 
 Se date', calm, serene. 
 
 Sea 7 en ta ry, inactive. 
 
 Se di' tious, factious. 
 
 Se duce', to tempt, to mis 
 lead. 
 
 Sed' u lous, assiduous. 
 
 Seed' time, the season of 
 sowing'. 
 
 Seiz' ure, act of seizing". 
 
 Sel' dom, not often. 
 
 Se lect', to choose from. 
 
 Se lee' tion, choice made. 
 
 Self ish ness, self-love. 
 
 Sel' vage, the edge of cloth 
 
 Sem' i cir cle, a half cir- 
 cle, [seed. 
 
 Sem' i nal, belonging* to 
 
 Sem' i na ry, a place of 
 education. 
 
 Sem' i vow el, a consonant 
 with an imperfect sound 
 
 Se' ni or, older. [ing. 
 
 Sense, faculty of perceiv- 
 
 Sen si bil' i ty, quickness 
 of sensation. 
 
 Sen' su al, carnal, lewd. 
 
 Sen' tence, a period in 
 speech. 
 
 Sen ten' tious, short, ener- 
 getic, [opinion. 
 
 Sen' ti ment, thought, 
 
 Sep' a rate, distinct, singly 
 
 Sep a ra' tion, a disunion. 
 
 Sep' ul CHre, a grave, a 
 tomb. 
 
 Se rene', calm, placid. 
 
 .Ser' geant, a military of- 
 ficer. 
 
 Ser' mon, a religious dis- 
 course. 
 Ser' vile, slavish, mean. 
 Sev' er al, different, many* 
 Se vere', cruel, painful. 
 Se ver' i ty, sharpness of 
 
 punishment. 
 Sex' ton, an under officer 
 
 in a church. [fling*. 
 
 Shal' low, not deep, tri- 
 Shame' ful, disgraceful. 
 Shame' less, impudent. 
 Sharp' ness, keenness. 
 Sheaf, a bundle of grain. 
 Sheath, a scabbard. 
 Sheep, the animal that 
 
 bears wool. 
 Shelv' ing-, sloping-, [sheep. 
 Shep' herd, one who tends 
 Short' ly, quickly, briefly. 
 Shov el, an instrument to 
 
 remove dirt. [body. 
 
 Shoul' der, part of the 
 Show' er, a fall of rain. 
 Shrewd, cunning-. 
 Shriek, to scream. 
 Shrub, a small tree. 
 Shud' der, to quake. [sil. 
 Shut' tie, a weaver's uten- 
 Sice (me), number 6 at 
 
 dice. 
 Sick 'ness, disease, malady. 
 Sig nif ' i cant, expressive. 
 Sig nif i ca' tion, meaning* 
 
 by word or sign, [press, 
 Sig' ni fy^ to mean, to ex- 
 Sil' ver, a white metal. 
 Sim' i lar, resembling. 
 jSim' i le, a comparison. 
 |Sin cere', undissembling'* 
 
202 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Sin' ful, unholy, wicked. 
 
 SiTHe, an instrument for 
 mowing*. 
 
 Sit u a' tion, position. 
 
 Skate, a sliding shoe. 
 
 Skep' tic, one who pre- 
 tends to doubt of all 
 thing's. [doubt. 
 
 Skep' ti cism, universal 
 
 Sketch, an outline. 
 
 SkiF ful, knowing-. 
 
 Skim' mer, a ladle to take 
 off the scum. 
 
 Skir 7 mish, a slight fight. 
 
 Sky, the heavens. 
 
 Slack, relaxed, remiss. 
 
 Slack' en, to loosen. 
 
 Slan' der, false invective. 
 
 Slan' der ous, calumnious. 
 
 Slave, one deprived of 
 freedom. 
 
 Sla' ve ry, servitude. 
 
 Sleep, rest, slumber. 
 
 Sleeve, part of a garment 
 
 Slen' der, thin, slight, 
 small. 
 
 Slip' per, a kind of shoe. 
 
 Sloth, laziness, idleness. 
 
 gl5th' ful, sluggish, lazy. 
 
 Slug' gard, a lazy fellow. 
 
 Slug' gish ly, heavily. 
 
 Sluice, a vent for water. 
 
 Slum' ber, light sleep. 
 
 Smart, sharp, witty. 
 
 Smel' ter, one who melts 
 ore. 
 
 Smile, a look of pleasure. 
 
 Smith, one who works in 
 metals. 
 
 SmtfTii' er, to suffocate. 
 
 Smug' gler, one who cheat? 
 the revenue. 
 
 Snuf fers, an instrument 
 to crop a candle, 
 
 Soap, substance used in 
 washing-. 
 
 So bri' e ty, seriousness. 
 
 So' ci a ble, familiar. 
 
 So ci' e ty, community. 
 
 Sol' dier, a fighting man. 
 
 Sol / emn, awlul, grave. 
 
 So lil' o quy, a discourse 
 with one's self. 
 
 Solve, to clear, to explain, 
 
 Son' net, a small poem. 
 
 So no' rous, loud, high- 
 sounding. 
 
 Sor 7 cer er, a magician. 
 
 Sor' did, covetous. 
 
 Sor' row, grief, sadness. 
 
 Sor' row ful, mournful, sad. 
 
 Sou c/iong', a kind of tea. 
 
 Soup, a decoction of flesh. 
 
 S6V er e^n, supreme lord. 
 
 Space, room. 
 
 Spa' cious, wide, extensive. 
 
 Span' iel, a dog for sport. 
 
 Spar' kle, to emit sparks. 
 
 Spark' ling, shining, glit- 
 tering. 
 
 Spe' cies [spe' shez,) a sort. 
 
 Spe' cious, showy, plausible. 
 
 Spec' ta cles, glasses for the 
 eyes. 
 
 Spec' tre, an apparition. 
 
 Sphere, a globe. [chord. 
 
 Spin' et, a small harpsi- 
 
 Spi' ral, curve, winding. 
 
 Spire, a steeple. 
 
 Spir it, soul, ghost, 
 
with brief Definitions. 
 
 203 
 
 Spite, malice, rancour. 
 
 Splen' did, showy, magnifi- 
 cent. 
 
 Spon' sor, a surety. 
 
 Spon ta' ne ous,voluntarily. 
 
 Sp3rt' ing, making merry. 
 
 Spouse, a husband or wife. 
 
 Sprig7it' ly, gay, brisk,live- 
 ly. [drops. 
 
 Sprin' kle, to scatter in 
 
 Spu' ri ous, counterfeit. 
 
 Squeeze, to press, to crush. 
 
 Stan' za, a set of verses. 
 
 Star 7 board, the right hand 
 side on board a ship. 
 
 Star' tie, to fright. [ger, 
 
 Starve, to perish with hun- 
 
 Sta 7 tion er, a seller of pa- 
 per. 
 
 Stat 7 ue, an image. 
 
 Stat 7 ure, the height of 
 any animal. 
 
 Stat' ute, a law. 
 
 Stead 7 fast, firm, constant. 
 
 Stealth, secret act. 
 
 Stee' pie, turret of a 
 church. [look 
 
 Stern' ness, severity of 
 
 Stig 7 ma, mark of infamy. 
 
 Stim' u late, to excite. 
 
 Sting, sharp point with 
 which some animals are 
 armed. 
 
 Stran' ger, one unknown. 
 
 Strat' a gem, an artifice. 
 
 Stren' u ous, zealous, vehe- 
 ment. 
 
 Stub' born, obstinate. 
 
 Stu' dent, a scholar. 
 
 Stu' di ous, given to books. 
 
 Stu pen' dous, wonderful. 
 
 Stur' dy, hard, stout. 
 
 Sub due', to crush, to con- 
 quer. 
 
 Sub lime', exalted, grand. 
 
 Sub mis' sive, humble. 
 
 Sub' se quent, following in 
 train. [living. 
 
 Sub sist', to have means of 
 
 Su&t 7 le, artful, cunning. 
 
 Sub tract', to take away a 
 part. [order. 
 
 Sue ceed 7 ing, following in 
 
 Sue cess' ful, prosperous. 
 
 Sue ces' sion, one things 
 following another. 
 
 Suf fice, [sufjize') to be 
 enough, to satisfy. 
 
 Suf fs! cient, enough, com- 
 petent. 
 
 Su' i cide, self-murder. 
 
 Sul' phur, brimstone. 
 
 Sul' try, hot and close. 
 
 Sum 7 ma ry, a compendium 
 
 Sum' mer, the second or 
 warm season. 
 
 Sum' mon, to call with au- 
 thority. 
 
 Sump' tu ous, splendid. 
 
 Sun' beam, ray of the sun. 
 
 Su per 7 flu ous, exuberant. 
 
 Su per in tend', to oversee. 
 
 Su per' la tive, expressing 
 the highest degree. 
 
 Su per sede', to set aside. 
 
 Sup' pli ant, entreating. 
 
 Sup' pli cate, to implore. 
 
 Su preme', highest in au- 
 thority. []y. 
 
 Sure ly, [shurt' ly) certain- 
 
204 A select Collection of Words, 
 
 Sur 7 name, family name. 
 Sur lout', a large coat. 
 Sus pend' ing, stopping- or 
 
 delaying for a time. 
 Swerve, to deviate. 
 Swoon, a fainting fit. 
 Sword, a weapon of war. 
 Syc' o phant, a flatterer. 
 Sym' me tr} T , proportion. 
 Sym' pa thy, fellow feeling 
 Symp' torn, a sign, a token. 
 Sys' tern, a scheme,method 
 
 T. 
 Tac' it, silent, implied. 
 Tail' or, one who makes 
 
 clothes. [informer, 
 
 Tale' bear er, an officious 
 Tan' ner, one who tans 
 
 leather. 
 Tav' ern, an inn. 
 Tau tor o gy, repetition. 
 Teach' er, an instructer. 
 Te' di ous, wearisome. 
 Tel' e scope, a glass to view 
 
 distant objects. 
 Tern' per, disposition. 
 Tern' per ance, moderation 
 Tem' pe rate, moderate, 
 
 sober. 
 Temp ta' tion, enticement. 
 Ten' der, easily pained, 
 
 kind, soft. 
 Ten' et, opinion, principle. 
 Term' ed, named, called. 
 Ter mi na' tion, limit, end. 
 Ter res' tri al, earthly. 
 Tes' ta ment, a will, the 
 
 Scriptures. 
 Tes' ti fy, to witness. 
 
 * e like 
 
 Thanks' giv ing; celebra* 
 tion of mercy. 
 
 The ol' o gy, divinity. 
 
 The' o ry, system. 
 
 There,* in that place. 
 
 Think, to imagine, to have 
 ideas. 
 
 Thill, the shafts of a wag- 
 on, [feet, 
 
 Thor' ough, complete, per 
 
 Thought, act of thinking. 
 
 Thresh' old, step under 
 the door. 
 
 Thrift, gain, frugality. 
 
 Throng, a crowd, [finger; 
 
 Thumfc, the short strong 
 
 Thun' der, noise in the 
 clouds. [ploughing, 
 
 Til' lage, husbandry, 
 
 Tim' or ous, fall of fear. 
 
 Tip' pier, a drunkard. 
 
 TiTHe, a tenth part. 
 
 TIth' ing man, a petty 
 peace officer. 
 
 To bac' co, a plant used in 
 smoking. 
 
 To geTH' er, in company. 
 
 Toil, fatigue, to work at. 
 
 Toil 'some, laborious. 
 
 Tol' era ble, supportable. 
 
 Top' ic, head of a dis- 
 course. 
 
 Tor' ture, pain, anguish. 
 
 Tow' er, a fortress, a cita- 
 del. 
 
 Tract' a ble, manageable. 
 
 Traf fie, commerce, trade. 
 
 Trait' or, one who betrays 
 his trust. 
 
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 Trail' quil, peaceful. 
 
 Tran scribe', to copy. 
 
 Trans form', to change 
 from. 
 
 Tran' sient, momentary. 
 
 Trans pa' rent, clear, 
 pellucid. [ ne y< 
 
 Trav' el ler, one on a jour- 
 
 Treach' er y, perfidy. 
 
 Treas' ure, wealth hoarded 
 
 Treat' ment, usage. 
 
 Trip' le, threefold. 
 
 Trip' let, three of a kind. 
 
 Tri' umph, joy for victory. 
 
 Troub' le, disturbance. 
 
 Trowgh, (trof) any long 
 thing hollowed. 
 
 Tru' ant,* an absentee 
 from school. 
 
 Truth* fidelity, exact- 
 ness, reality. 
 
 Tu i tion, (tuish! wi) edu- 
 cation, [muddy, 
 
 Tiir 7 bid, thick, not clear, 
 
 Tur' bu lent, violent 
 
 U nan' i mous, of one mind, 
 
 Un be lief, infidelity. 
 
 Un bd' som, to reveal in 
 confidence. 
 
 Un cer' tain, doubtful. 
 
 Un con cern', indifference. 
 
 Un' cle, father or mother's 
 brother. 
 
 Un der stand' ing, intel- 
 lectual powers. 
 
 Un du' ti ful, not obedient. 
 
 Un e' qual, not even. 
 
 Un gen' er ous, not liberal, 
 
 Un gitard' ed, careless. 
 
 Un hap' py, miserable. 
 
 Un ho' ly, profane, impious. 
 
 U' ni form, similar to itself. 
 
 U' ni on, concord, conjunc- 
 tion. 
 
 U' jui ty, oneness. 
 
 U ni ver' sal, general. 
 
 U' ni verse, the general 
 system of things, [law. 
 
 Un law' ful, contrary to 
 
 Un mer' ci ful, cruel. 
 
 Tur' pen tine, the gum of Un pleas' ant, troublesome, 
 
 the pine. [structer. 
 
 Tu' tor, a teacher, an in* 
 
 Twain, two. 
 
 Twee' zers, nippers. 
 
 Twine, strong twisted 
 thread. [ e y e - 
 
 Twink' ling, motion of the 
 
 Tyr' an ny, cruel govern- 
 ment. 
 
 U. 
 
 Ug' li ness, deformity. 
 
 Ul' ti mate, the very last. 
 
 Um brel' la, a covering 
 from sun or rain. 
 
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 Un re lent' ing, hard, cruel. 
 Un ru' ly, turbulent. 
 Un search' a ble, not to be 
 explored, [municative, 
 Un so' ci a ble, not com- 
 Un spot' ted, immaculate. 
 Un stead' y, variable. 
 Un thank' ful, ungrateful. 
 Up braid', to reproach. 
 Up' Tight ly, honestly. 
 Ush' er, an under teacher. 
 Ut' ter, to speak, to publish, 
 
 y. 
 
 Va ca' tion, intermission* 
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 Vag' a bond, a vagrant. 
 
 Val' iant, stout, brave. 
 
 Val/ our, personal bravery. 
 
 Van' ish, to disappear. 
 
 Van' i ty, petty pride, emp- 
 tiness. 
 
 Va' ri a ble, changeable. 
 
 Va' ri ed ? changed, diver- 
 sified, [with colours. 
 
 Va' ri e gat ed, diversified 
 
 Va' ri ous, different, 
 
 changeable. 
 Veg' e ta ble, any plant. 
 
 Ven due', a public sale. 
 
 Ve neer', to cover with 
 
 very thin wood. 
 Ven' om, poison. 
 Ven' ture, hazard, chance, 
 Ve rac' i ty, moral truth. 
 Ver' bal, spoken, oral. 
 Ver' dant, green. 
 Ver' i ly, certainly. 
 Ver' i ty, truth. [spring. 
 Ver' nal, belonging to the 
 Ves' ture, garment, robe. 
 Vi' and, meat dressed. 
 Vic' tim, a sacrifice. 
 Vic' to ry, a conquest. 
 Vig' i lant, watchful. 
 Vig' our, force, energy. 
 Vil' lain, a wicked wretch. 
 Vine' yard, a ground plant- 
 ed with vines. 
 Vi' o lence, force, injury. 
 Vir' tue, moral goodness. 
 Vir' tu ous, morally good. 
 Vis' ion a ry, imaginary. 
 Vit i ate, (yish! e ate) to de 
 
 prave, to spoil. 
 Vi vac' i ty, sprightliness. 
 
 * a like o short. 
 
 Viv' i fy ing, making alive. 
 Vo' cal, uttered by the 
 
 voice. 
 Voice, sound of the mouth. 
 Vol' ume, a book. 
 Vo ra' cious, ravenous. 
 Voy' age, passage by sea. 
 Vul' gar, mean, common. 
 
 W. 
 Wag' on, a carriage for 
 
 burdens. 
 Waive, to put off. 
 Wan' der,* to go astray. 
 Wan' ton,* lascivious. 
 War, fighting. 
 War' bling, singing. 
 Warmth, gentle heat. 
 Warp, thread that crosses 
 
 the filling in cloth. 
 Warr' iour,a military man. 
 Wasp' ish,* peevish, irrita- 
 ble. 
 Watch,* a pocket time 
 
 piece, to observe. 
 Wa'ter, one of the ele- 
 ments, [fruit. 
 Wa'ter mel on, a plant and 
 Wealth, riches, money. 
 Weap' on, instrument of 
 
 offence. 
 Wea' ri some, tedious. 
 Weave, to work with a 
 
 loom. 
 Wed' ding, a marriage. 
 Wei' fare, happiness, suc- 
 cess, [goods. 
 Wharf, a place to land 
 Wheat, a kind of grain. 
 Where,f at what place. 
 Whim' si cal, capricious, 
 f e like a long. 
 
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 Whis' per, a low, soft voice 
 Wh6r' tie ber ry, a kind of 
 
 berry. 
 Wick' ed ness, moral evil. 
 Wid' ow, a woman whose 
 
 husband is dead. 
 Wil' der ness, a desert. 
 Win' dow, an opening" for 
 
 light. [wind. 
 
 Wind' ward, towards the 
 Wing-, the limb of a bird 
 
 by which it flies. 
 Win' ter, the cold season 
 
 of the year. 
 Wire, metal drawn into 
 
 slender threads. 
 Wis 7 dom, power of judging- 
 
 rightly. 
 Wise, judging- rightly. 
 Wit, the intellect. 
 Wit' ness, one who gives 
 
 testimony. 
 Wolf,* a wild beast. 
 Worn' an,* the female of 
 
 the human race. 
 W6n' der, amazement. 
 Wood' bine, the honey 
 
 suckle. [warp. 
 
 Woof, threads crossing- the 
 W6rld, the giobe. 
 W6rld' ly, bent upon this 
 
 world. 
 
 W6*rm, an insect. [our. 
 
 Wor' ship, religious hon- 
 
 Worst' ed,* woollen yarn. 
 
 W6r' THy, deserving-. 
 
 JFran' gle, a quarrel 
 
 fFrath, anger, fury. 
 
 VTreaTH, a garland. 
 
 Wren, a small bird. 
 
 Fares' tie, to contend for a 
 fall. 
 
 WrV ter, one who writes. 
 
 Wrong, unjust, errour. 
 Y. 
 
 Yawn, to gape. 
 
 Yeo' man, a freeholder. 
 
 Yield, to produce, to re- 
 sign. 
 
 Yoke, a bandage on the 
 neck. [view. 
 
 Yon' der, being within 
 
 Young' ster, a young per- 
 son, [ceeding childhood. 
 
 Youth, the part of life suc- 
 
 Youth' ful, young, vigorous. 
 Z. 
 
 Zeal, ardour for a person 
 or cause. [sionate. 
 
 Zeal' ous, ardently pas- 
 
 Ze' nith, the point over- 
 head. 
 
 Zeph' yr, the west wind. 
 J Zone, a girdle. 
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