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THE 
 
 RTH AMEEICAN 
 
 LLING BOOK, 
 
 CONFORMED TO 
 
 RCESTER'S DICTIONARY 
 
 WITH A. 
 
 JSSIVE SERIES OF EASY READING LESSONS, 
 
 BY L. W. LEONARD, 
 
 IB OP THB tlTERART AND SCIENTIFIC CXAS3 BOOK AND SBQTJgr. 
 TO BAST LESSONS. 
 
 KEENE, N. H. 
 [LISHED BY GEORGE TILDEN. 
 
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 WORCESTER'S DICTIONARY: 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE SERIES OF EASY READING LESSONS. 
 
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 KEENE, N. H. 
 
 PUBLISHED BY GEORGE TILDEN. 
 
 1847. 
 

 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1846, 
 
 Bt GEORGE TILDEN, 
 
 In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of New Hampshire. 
 
 STSSEOXTFXD BT 6. IT. DIOKIWSOK & GO. BOSTOF. 
 
PREFACE 
 
 It is important that a Spelling Book should correspond with the Dic- 
 tionary which is adopted as the standard of Orthography and Pronuncia- 
 tion. The characters for designating the sounds and powers of the let- 
 ters should be the same in both works, for it must not only be a needless 
 waste of time, but perplexing to the minds of children, to learn a new 
 system of notations as soon as they begin to use a Dictionary. 
 
 The North American Spelling Book, as is stated on the title page, is 
 conformed to Worcester's Dictionary, a work of superior merit and ac- 
 curacy, and extensively used in the United States. By permission of Mr. 
 Worcester, his system of notation has been applied to the spelling lessons 
 in this book, and in preparing the work, it has been the compiler's object 
 to adhere strictly to the principles of the Dictionary. In some instances, 
 however, vowels in unaccented syllables have the mark of a distinct 
 sound, which in the Dictionary are marked as obscure. The marks for 
 the capitals C and G hard, and Th soft or flat, are changed for those used 
 in Worcester's " Universal and Critical Dictionary," a new and valuable 
 work, in which the orthography and pronunciation of more than one hun- 
 dred thousand words are given with " authorities in doubtful or disputed 
 cases." " It is designed to be a complete glossary to all English books 
 that are now read." 
 
 With respect to the division of words into syllables, the Dictionary has 
 not always been followed. The object of a Spelling Book is not the same 
 as that of a Dictionary, and the words, therefore, have been divided in 
 such a manner as seemed most likely to lead to a correct pronunciation. 
 
 There is no formal division of the work into chapters or tables. A 
 child can find his place to spell or read far more easily by the page than 
 by the chapter or table. As each page is divided into short sections or 
 paragraphs, the work will be convenient for classes in common schools. 
 
 Since its first publication in 1835, the North American Spelling Book 
 has passed through about forty editions. The favor with which it has 
 been received, and the prospect of a still further demand for it, have in- 
 duced the publisher to issue it with enlarged type. The compiler has 
 availed himself of the opportunity to revise the work, making such addi- 
 tions as experience and the advice of teachers suggested. He has not 
 undertaken to alter the plan and arrangement of the work ; his aim has 
 been to improve it, that it may better answer the purpose of teaching the 
 .young to read and spell the English language. 
 
 Dublin, N. R, Sept.. 1846. 
 
SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS. 
 
 As directions or suggestions to teachers, mingled with lessons, serve to 
 embarrass rather than aid pupils, none, therefore, are inserted in this book. 
 For competent teachers they are not necessary, and by incompetent ones, 
 they are not likely to be applied correctly. It may be well, however, to 
 give a few general intimations of the manner in which the compiler thinks 
 his book may be most advantageously used. 
 
 1. Of teaching the Alphabet in connection with words. 
 
 The Alphabet in its various forms, and the usual lessons of syllables of 
 two, three or four letters, are inserted. It is convenient to have them in 
 the book, for exercises in articulation, after pupils have made some pro- 
 gress, but such unmeaning syllables should not be used at first. To teach 
 a child the Alphabet, begin with letter-blocks, letter-cards, or reading- 
 frames. If these are not provided, letters may be cut from hand-bills or 
 newspapers. Show the child one letter, o, for instance, and when it can 
 be readily distinguished, take x. As soon as both have become familiar, 
 place them together, o at the left hand of x, and say, 6 x, ox ; then re- 
 quire the child to repeat both the letters and the word, looking at them 
 with close attention. Next take the letter b, and when the child can dis- 
 tinguish it from o and x, place it before those letters and say, box, box. 
 Then take the letter f, and proceed in the same way, saying fox, fox. 
 Thus four letters and three words will soon be learned. The letter a may 
 now be taken, and when learned, placed before box and fox thus, a box, — 
 a fox. Next take the letter t, and with this and those previously learned, 
 form the words at, bat, fat ; — a fat ox. Thus proceed, taking one letter 
 after another, till the whole alphabet is learned. No more letters and 
 words should be placed before the child at one time than can be easily re- 
 membered. Before completing the alphabet, short sentences composed 
 of such words as have been learned, should be formed, or the Spelling 
 Book may be used, selecting sentences, the words of which are known to 
 the pupil, and which can be called at sight, as " A dog can run," — "A 
 bat can fly." By carefully proceeding in the above or some similar way, 
 letters and words may be learned at the same time, and the objections 
 urged against commencing with letters alone, or with words alone, will be 
 obviated. 
 
 2. After a child has learned the alphabet, and is able to spell and call 
 at sight such words as may have been selected, his attention should be 
 directed to the columns of words of two and three letters, as exhibited in 
 the Spelling Book. Familiar oral explanations should be given of the 
 meaning of each word, and if its meaning cannot be illustrated by refer- 
 
 
Suggestions to Teachers. 5 
 
 ring to some object or action, then form sentences in which it is properly 
 used, — for instance, to explain the meaning of the words now and for, 
 say, " It is time now for you to go out." or "now you may go, for it is 
 twelve o'clock." 
 
 3. As the reading lessons contain no words (except a few derivatives) 
 that may not be found in the previous spelling lessons, it is recommended, 
 to teachers who may use this book, not to permit a child to advance to a 
 reading lesson, till ail the words in the spelling lessons that precede it, are 
 so familiar that he can utter them at sight, without first naming their sev- 
 eral letters. If a pupil attempt to read a lesson, consisting of words 
 which he has not learned to utter at sight, he must stop so often and so 
 long, that he entirely loses the meaning of what he tries to read ; thus his 
 interest in it is destroyed, and he is in danger, not only of acquiring a 
 habit of indistinct articulation, but of hesitating or halting in all his future 
 efforts to read aloud. 
 
 4. The columns of words should be read, or spelled and articulated, from 
 top to bottom, till they become familiar to the eye, and they can be enun- 
 ciated with ease and correctness. Afterwards they may be read from left 
 to right ; and in putting out words to be spelled the order should occa- 
 sionally be varied ; this will serve to prevent a monotonous pronunciation, 
 to which children are prone, and which a similarity of sounds and termi- 
 nations may tend to produce. 
 
 5. In putting out words to be spelled, the teacher should utter them 
 with such clearness of articulation, that they may be distinctly heard and 
 perfectly understood by his pupils ; but at the same time he should avoid 
 a formal prominence of sound on unaccented syllables. Some teachers, 
 in giving out to a class such words as historical, admiral, creditable, divinity, 
 would utter them thus : his-tor'uc-ul, ad'mur-ul, cred'ut-ub-ble, duv-in'ut- 
 ty ; other thus : his-toVi-cal, ad'mi-ral, crSd'i-ta-ble, dl-vin'I-ty ; both these 
 extremes should be carefully avoided. 
 
 6. In regard to loudness, teachers sometimes err, in putting out words 
 to be spelled, by uttering themselves at the very top of the voice. This 
 unnatural manner renders articulation indistinct, and young pupils are 
 apt to imitate it, and in then* anxiety to speak loud, they scream, shout or 
 yell, rather than speak. 
 
 7. The key to the sounds of the marked letters is not intended for the 
 use of very young pupils. It is inserted at the beginning of the book, for 
 the convenience of teachers. When a pupil, however, is sufficiently ad- 
 vanced to be able to understand the key, the teacher should give such 
 oral explanations as the case may require, and as words with different 
 marks occur, attention should be called to them and questions asked, till 
 all the characters and sounds which they designate, as applied to differ- 
 ent vowels and consonants, become perfectly familiar. Teachers should 
 not forget to apprize their pupils that a vowel marked at the top of a 
 page or column indicates the sound of all the vowels which follow under 
 it, till contradicted by a different mark, and that the accented syllable may 
 be known in the same way. 
 
 1* ' 
 
6 Suggestions to Teachers, 
 
 8. The progress of pupils in learning the key will be greatly facilitated 
 by giving them words to write, and requiring them to affix to them those 
 characters which denote their correct pronunciation. It is a useful exer- 
 cise for children, as soon as they are able to write, (and they may, -with 
 slates and black boards, be easily taught to form both the "Roman and 
 Script letters,) to copy the words of their spelling lessons either on slates 
 or paper. Every one knows how much more perfectly he remembers 
 what he has written with care than what he has merely read. With re- 
 spect to the young, the labor of writing fixes their attention upon the 
 different letters of words in such a manner that the correct spelling is not 
 likely to be forgotten. 
 
 9. When teachers prescribe a lesson for study, the attention of pupils 
 should be called to such peculiarities or difficulties as may be found in 
 any of the words, and especially to the method of their classification. 
 Monosyllables, in which different vowels and diphthongs sound alike, as 
 cold, soul, oion, moan, are not arranged in the same column ; and in each 
 short column of words of more than one syllable, the arrangement is not 
 so often according to the vowels in the accented syllables as in the unac- 
 cented ones. Accented syllables of single vowels are seldom spelled or 
 pronounced wrong. Similar unaccented syllables, therefore, are, as much 
 as possible, brought together, as, paper, caper, — fatal, naval, — lura'd, 
 humid, — crazy, gravy, — favor, labor, — alley, volley, — sabre, centre, — 
 agency, decency, — deity, laity, — testament, filament, — separate, propagate, 
 &c. This kind of classification, if pointed out to pupils and duly noticed 
 by them, will greatly facilitate correct spelling. The vowels and diph- 
 thongs liable to be confounded are not placed together, except in cases 
 where it was thought an advantage would be gained by contrast, or the 
 irregularity of our spelling rendered it unavoidable. The words in some 
 columns, however, are nearly all quite different from each other, that the 
 pupils might not be led to rely too much upon association, but be obliged 
 to observe closely how one differs from another. 
 
 10. Children often waste much time over their spelling lessons, from 
 not knowing how to study them. The more times they read over the 
 words, the more, they are apt to suppose, they have studied them. But 
 proceeding thus, without carefully noticing peculiarities, is of little use. 
 They should be taught how to study, and the words most likely to be mis- 
 spelled should be pointed out beforehand. 
 
 11. Calling the letters of whole words without naming the syllables, 
 leads to indistinct articulation. After calling each letter of Jerusalem a 
 pupil has been heard to give the result thus, Jru'slum. But the vowels 
 are often carelessly slurred over, even when each syllable is named, es- 
 pecially before the letter r ; robber, for instance, is spelled thus : r o b, rob, 
 b'r, ber, robber. Such spelling as the following is sometimes heard : 1 a r, 
 lar, c', lar'ce, n y, larceny, — i n, in, d i, di, indi, g'nt, gent, indigent. 
 
 12. A thorough drilling in the articulation and enunciation of words, is 
 very important. Too many leave the spelling book before they are able 
 to call its words at sight, especially the long words. The consequence is 
 
Suggestions to Teachers. 7 
 
 that they are in danger of being made poor readers for life. They seldom 
 acquire that facility of utterance, which is essential to good reading. 
 
 13. In using the exercises in articulation and enunciation, additional 
 words should be written on the black board, containing the vowels, diph- 
 thongs, consonants and combinations of consonants, which the teacher, at 
 a given time, desires his pupils to practise. 
 
 14. It will be a useful exercise for pupils to write lists of words that are 
 difficult, or irregular in their orthography, or to add to the lists contained 
 in the spelling book ; for instance, write a list of words, in which k before 
 n, or g before n, is silent, — p is silent, — ph sounds like f, — ch like k, — 
 ch like sh, — gu like gw, — ui like short i, — ou like long o, — ou like 
 short o, — ou like o in move, — ou like broad a, &c. While learning the 
 rules for spelling, pupils should be required to write lists of words in con- 
 formity with each rule, and its exceptions. 
 
 15. Definitions and examples of the most common prefixes and suffixes 
 are inserted near the end of the book. As soon as pupils are capable of 
 understanding them, they should be exercised in forming and defining 
 derivatives ; — take, for instance, the words press, tract, just, scribe, &c. ; 
 write as many derivatives as can be found, spelling them correctly and 
 explaining the meaning of the prefixes and suffixes, as they are severally 
 applied. Such an exercise will afford much aid, both in correct spelling 
 and in learning the meaning of words. 
 
KEY 
 
 TO THE SOUNDS OP THE MARKED LETTERS. 
 
 1. 
 
 a 
 
 2. 
 
 a 
 
 3. 
 
 a 
 
 4. 
 
 a 
 
 5. 
 
 X 
 
 a 
 
 6. 
 
 a 
 
 7. 
 
 a 
 
 1. 
 
 e 
 
 2. 
 
 e 
 
 3. 
 
 e 
 
 4. 
 
 e 
 
 5. 
 
 e 
 
 1. 
 
 I 
 
 2. 
 
 l 
 
 3. 
 
 i 
 
 4. 
 
 "i 
 
 5. 
 
 i 
 
 1. 
 
 
 
 2. 
 
 
 
 3. 
 
 
 
 4. 
 
 
 
 5. 
 
 6 
 
 6. 
 
 
 
 1. 
 
 u 
 
 2. 
 
 11 
 
 3. 
 
 u 
 
 4. 
 
 u 
 
 5. 
 
 li 
 
 6. 
 
 u 
 
 1. 
 
 y 
 
 VOWELS. 
 
 long, Fate, pain, aid, player. 
 
 short, . . . . . Fat, man, lad, carry. 
 long before r, . . . Fare, pair, bear, prayer. 
 Italian or grave, . Far, father, part, launch. 
 intermediate, . . . Fast, branch, grasp, glass. 
 broad,. . . ." . Fall, hall, warm, awe, laud. 
 obscure,. . . . . Liar, palace, rival, abbacy. 
 
 long, Mete, fear, keep, field, ceil, 
 
 short, Met, men, sell, head, ferry. 
 
 like a long before r, There, where, heir. 
 obtuse short, . . . Her, herd, fern, fervid. 
 obscure, .... Brier, fuel, celery, rely. 
 long, . . . . . Pine, file, bind, mild, fire. 
 
 short, Pin, fill, sit, mirror. 
 
 like long e, . . . Pique, police, marine. 
 obtuse short, . . . Fir, sir, bird, virtue. 
 obscure, . . . . . Ruin, elixir, ability. 
 long, . ... . Note, oak, own, soul. 
 
 short, N5t, con, odd, borrow. 
 
 long and close, . . M6>e, s66n, soup, fSM. 
 broad, like broad &, . Nor, form, ought, sordid. 
 like short u, . . . Son, done, come, money. 
 
 obscure, Actor, confess, felony. 
 
 long, . ... . . Tube, tune, duty, pure. 
 
 short, Tub, tun, nut, hurry. 
 
 middle or obtuse, . Bull, mil, pull, cushion. 
 like 6 in move, . . R,ule, true, ruin, fruit. 
 obtuse short, . . . Fiir, turn, murmur, hurt. 
 
 obscure, Sulphur, murmur, deputy. 
 
 long, - Type, style, rhyme, lyre. 
 
Key. 
 
 I 
 
 y shorty . . 
 y obtuse short, 
 j obscure, 
 61 and by, . 
 ou and bw, 
 ew fo'&e long u, 
 
 Sylvan, symbal, lyric, lynx. 
 Myrrh, myrtle, myrmidon. 
 Truly, envy, martyr, polygon. 
 Boil, toil, boy, toy. 
 Bound, but, town, now. 
 Few, new, dew, jewel. 
 
 CONSONANTS. 
 
 9, 9, *o/fc fe'&e s, . . . . 
 €, 5, Aarc? fo'&e k, . . . 
 €H, ch, A<xrd> fo'&e k, . . 
 £H, ch, sof£ like s, . . 
 CH, ch, (unmarked) like tsh, 
 <6r, g, hard, . . 
 <?, £ soft, like j, 
 §, s, soft, like z, , 
 x, soft or flat, like g: 
 TH, th, soft or flat, 
 TH, th, (unmarked,) 
 
 like shun, 
 
 sion, 
 
 §ion, 
 
 cean, ) 
 
 cian, \ 
 
 cial, 1 
 
 sial, I 
 
 tial, j 
 
 eeous, 
 
 cious, 
 
 tious, 
 
 geous, 
 
 gious, 
 
 qu, (unmarked,) like kw, 
 
 wh, (unmarked,) like hw, 
 
 ph, (unmarked,) like f, 
 
 fe^e zhun, . 
 like shan, . 
 
 • like shal, . 
 
 fo'&e shus, 
 like jus, 
 
 sharp, 
 
 Acid, placid, dScile, prbcess. 
 Flaccid, sceptic, vaccine. 
 •Character, chasm, echo, chorus 
 ^haise, chevalier, champaign. 
 Charm, church, chat, chapel. 
 -Get, give, gift, gimlet. 
 (Render, giant, rigid, logic. 
 Mu§e, choo§e, wi§e, vi§it. 
 Example, exist, exact. 
 This, thee, then, thither. 
 Thin, think, pith, truth. 
 Nation, notion, action. 
 Pension, mission, passion. 
 Confusion, virion, explosion. 
 Ocean. 
 
 Optician, politician. 
 Commercial, social. 
 Controversial. 
 Partial, martial, nuptial. 
 Farinaceous, testaceous. 
 Capacious, ferocious. 
 Sententious, vexatious. 
 Courageous, advantageous. 
 Religious, contagious. 
 Queen, question, quill. 
 When, while, what. 
 Phantom, phrase, seraph. 
 
10 Remarks on the Key. 
 
 REMARKS ON THE KEY. 
 
 The words used in the above Key, as examples for illus- 
 tration, exhibit accurately when pronounced by correct 
 speakers, the different sounds of the several vowels and 
 consonants. 
 
 Vowels not marked, nor governed by any mark in the 
 column or columns above, (with the exception of y,) are 
 silent : thus, a in beat, boat, e in give, able, harden, i in 
 pain, field, o in people, mason, famous, u in course, haul, 
 w in law, borrow, are not sounded. Y unmarked is ob- 
 scure, except in diphthongs, where without a mark it is 
 silent, as in key, honey. 
 
 The sound of a indicated by this mark (a) is never 
 heard except when it precedes r, as in care, fair, bear, 
 parent. 
 
 The letter a with this mark (£) as in bass, past, pant, 
 asp, dance, has an intermediate sound between the short 
 sound of a mfat, man, and the Italian a as in far, father. 
 
 The peculiar sounds of the vowels e, i, u and y, 
 marked thus, (e, i', ii, y,) occur when they are suc- 
 ceeded by r final, or by r followed by some other conso- 
 nant, as in her, herd, sir, bird, cur, curd, myrrh, myrtle, 
 plainly differing from their proper short sound in met, 
 merry, pin, mirror, hut, hurry, lymph, lyric. 
 
 Vowels marked with a dot underneath, thus, (a, e i, o, 
 u,) are found only in unaccented syllables, and over which 
 the organs of speech pass slightly in pronouncing them, 
 as a in rival, e in brier, &c. This mark does not indicate 
 that the vowel under which it is placed loses its appropri- 
 ate sound. In a majority of cases, it indicates an indis- 
 tinct short sound of the vowels, as in tenable, mental, 
 adore, travel, peril, idol, forum, carry ; but in many cases, 
 
 
Remarks on the Key. 11 
 
 it indicates a slight, or unaccented long sound, as in car- 
 bonate, sulphate, ebony, omit, foment, follower, educate, 
 congratulate, gradual, value, nature. The letter u in the 
 last five words is pronounced like yu, slightly articulated. 
 
 The vowels marked as obscure, when followed by r in 
 final unaccented syllables, and in some other situations, 
 have no perceptible difference of sound, as in liar, baker, 
 nadir, actor, sulphur, zephyr. The vowel o in final unac- 
 cented syllables, when followed by other consonants, as w, 
 p, t, m, can scarcely be distinguished from u obscure, as 
 in patron, gallon, gallop, bigot, custom. 
 
 In order to pronounce accurately, great attention must 
 be paid to the unaccented vowels. Some give them an 
 undue prominence, which makes their reading appear ar- 
 tificial and affected, while others utter them with such 
 negligence, that almost every vowel, when unaccented, is 
 changed into u obscure : thus the words animal, dialect, 
 society, prudence, divisible, dominion, obey, polypus, are 
 pronounced as if spelled aninml, dialect, society, prudence, 
 dwviswble, ttbey, polypus. 
 
 When u long begins a word, it sounds like yu, as in use, 
 unite, union, usage, utensil. In the derivatives of this 
 class of words u retains the same sound, as in disunite, 
 unusual, inure. Peruse and perusal are exceptions. 
 
 Some of the irregular or convertible sounds of the vow- 
 els are not marked in the key : when they occur in this 
 book, the vowel with its appropriate mark is placed over 
 them, as o over a in wash, and a over ei in reign, and ey 
 in they. 
 
 SILENT LETTEES. 
 
 The unmarked vowels, (with the exception of y,) being 
 silent, they are not, therefore, printed in Italics in order 
 
12 Remarks an the Key, 
 
 to designate them. The following consonants, being al- 
 most always silent in the situations described, are not 
 italicized in this work. 
 
 B is silent before t and after m in the same syllable, as 
 in debt, lamb. 
 
 C preceded by s, and followed by e or i, is silent, as in 
 scene, science. C is silent before k, as in back, rock, 
 bucket. 
 
 G is silent before n in the same syllable, as in gnat, 
 
 Gh is generally silent at the end of a word or syllable, 
 as in sigh, though. 
 
 Ght always sounds like t, as in thought, caught, except 
 in draught, (draft.) 
 
 H is always silent after r, as in rhyme, rhubarb, rhetoric. 
 
 K is always silent before n in the same syllable, as in 
 knit, know. 
 
 L is silent between a and k, and a and m in the same 
 syllable, as in walk, talk, chalk, balm, alms, psalm. L is 
 sounded in realm, because the a is silent. L is silent in 
 the following words, calf, half, calve, halve, salve, could, 
 should, would. 
 
 N preceded by m is silent when it ends a syllable, as in 
 hymn, solemn, condemn. 
 
 P between m and t is silent, as in tempt, empty, re- 
 demption, and before s and n at the beginning of a sylla- 
 ble, as psalm, pneumatics. 
 
 W is always silent before r, as in wren, ivrinkle, wrong. 
 
 Other silent letters liable to be mistaken are printed in 
 Italics. 
 
 In words ending in le preceded by a consonant, e is 
 silent, or very slightly sounded before the I, as in able, 
 bible, apple, pronounced, aHbl, bi'bl, ap'pl. 
 
 Re at the end of words sound like er, as in centre, acre. 
 
BemarJc8 on the Key. 13 
 
 Tie after q or g Lard is silent, as in pique, opaque, 
 rogue, vogue. 
 
 SOUNDS OF C, G AND N. 
 
 C sounds like h before t, as in fact, strict, direct, con- 
 duct. 
 
 C and Gr have their hard sounds at the end .of syllables, 
 and before a, o, u,l and r ; and their soft sounds before 
 e, i and y. The exceptions are marked, as the c in acHd, 
 and the g in get. 
 
 N has two sounds, one a simple and pure sound, as in 
 pan, nun, nap ; the other a compound or mixed sound,. or 
 a weak sound of ng, when, in an accented syllable, it is 
 followed by c or g hard, h, q or x, as in uncle, finger, 
 tankard, vanquish, anxious, pronounced ung'kle, fing'ger, 
 tang'kard, vang' quish, angJc'shus. 
 
 ACCENT. 
 
 The mark of accent, thus, ( ' ) shows that the syllable, 
 after which it is placed, should be pronounced with a 
 stronger and fuller sound of the voice, as pa'per, de-mand\ 
 The double accent, thus, ( " ) denotes that the c or t, 
 which follows and sounds like sh, should be united to the 
 preceding syllable, as in con-di"tion, de-fi"cient, pro- 
 nounced con-dish'un, de-fish'ent. 
 
 Most words of more than two syllables have more than 
 one syllable in some degree accented. The primary ac- 
 cent is marked as above indicated. Syllables on which 
 the secondary accent falls have a mark denoting a distinct 
 sound placed over them, while those that are more feebly 
 uttered have a dot underneath them ; for instance, the 
 2 
 
14 Exercises in Articulation. 
 
 word ab'di-cate has the primary accent on the first, and 
 the secondary on the last syllable ; com-mem-o-ra'tion has 
 the primary accent on the fourth and the secondary on the 
 second ; rec-ol-lect' has the primary accent on the third 
 or last, and the secondary on the first syllable. 
 
 EXERCISES IN ARTICULATION. 
 
 It is a point of great importance that every learner of 
 the English language should be taught to articulate per- 
 fectly and with facility every original and simple sound 
 that belongs to it. 
 
 The elementary sounds of our language, as distinguished 
 in Worcester's Dictionary, are exhibited in the following 
 table. 
 
 In performing these exercises, the teacher should utter 
 one of the words, containing a given element, and then 
 utter forcibly and distinctly the elementary sound by itself. 
 The pupils in a class should then, individually, first with, 
 and afterwards without the accompaniment of the teacher's 
 voice, utter the given word, and its element. At length 
 the whole class should practise the same simultaneously. 
 Great care should be taken that the enunciation be clear 
 and animated, yet natural, and free from the vehemence 
 of shouting, or vociferation. 
 
 The obscure sounds of the vowels should not be at- 
 tempted by themselves. 
 
^Exercises in Articulation. 
 
 15 
 
 SOUNDS OF VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS. 
 
 1. a, Ale, aim, pay. 
 
 2. a, At, fat, man. 
 
 3. a, Fare, pair, bear. 
 
 4. a, Far, arm, aunt. 
 
 5. a, Ask, past, grass. 
 
 6. a, All, awe, laud, 
 a, Liar, real, abet. 
 
 7. e, Me, eat, eel, field. 
 
 8. e, Met, head, leopard. 
 
 !'j .: 
 
 9. ..' \ Her, sir, cur, myrrh. 
 
 w I ■ 
 
 e, Brier, poet, betray. 
 
 10. "I, y, Pine, ice, type, try. 
 
 11. i, y, Pin, in, it, hymn. 
 
 12. 
 13. 
 14. 
 15. 
 
 16. 
 
 17. 
 
 18. 
 
 19. 
 20. 
 
 i, y , Ruin, direct, envy, 
 o, No, oak, soul, own. 
 o, Not, sod, top, wad. 
 6, Move, soon, soup, 
 o, Nor, form, sordid, 
 o, Labor, obey, memory 
 
 i j-Tube, tune, duty, few 
 
 u, Tub, cup, done, 
 u, Bull, full, foot, book, 
 u, Cherub, submit. 
 
 [jl'JOil, toH, boy, toy. 
 
 ..^' iOur, bout, town, now 
 ow,J 
 
 SOUNDS OE CONSONANTS. 
 
 21. b, Babe, robe, bee. 
 
 s, i 
 
 k 
 
 22. ? I Cake, chord, liquor. 
 
 23. d, Do, did, done, dot. 
 
 f ' -\ 
 
 24. ph, [Fife, phrase, cough. 
 gn,J 
 
 25. g, Gag, gay, go, mug. 
 
 26. h, He, hay, home, hoe. 
 27 - j>fe Joy, judge, age. 
 
 28. 1, Lull, all, lily. 
 
 29. m, Am, aim, maim. 
 
 30. n, An, nun, nine. 
 
 31 . ng, Sing, running, sank. 
 
 32. p, Pea, pipe, paper. 
 
 33. r, Ripe, pry, rare, war. 
 
 34. s, c, Cease, see, its, miss. 
 
 35. t, Time, tun, tent. 
 
 36. v, Vane, vine, valve. 
 
 37. w, Wane, we, wind. 
 
 38. y, Ye, you, use. 
 
 39. z, s, Zone, maze, rose. 
 
 40. ch, Charms, church. 
 
 sh 1 
 
 41. -, ' > Shoe, chaise, nations. 
 
 42. tfej This, thee, thither. 
 
16 Exercises in Articulation. 
 
 43. th, Thin, month, truth. 
 
 44. zh, Azure, pleasure. 
 
 ?' [Wax, box, rocks. 
 ^' [Exist, exhort. 
 
 5 U ' j- Quill, quit, quote. 
 
 hw, While, white, what. 
 
 w 'i- Sweet, suasion. 
 su,J > 
 
 dw, Dwell, dwindle. 
 
 Some orthoepists give r two sounds, one initial, or before 
 a vowel, and the other final, or before a consonant ; the 
 first is called hard, as in ray, pray ; the seconoTsoft, as in 
 far, farm. 
 
 The vowel o is marked short in words ending in /, ft, 
 ss, st, th, as in sc5ff, 15ft, 15ss, 15st, cloth, also in gone, 
 long," wro'ng, &c. ; but the sound commonly heard in these 
 words approaches broad a or broad o. A medium between 
 short o, and broad a or o, is said to be the practice of the 
 best speakers. 
 
 In the words ivhole, spoke, cloak, coat, stone, and some 
 others, the o is marked long, but in this country, especial- 
 ly in New England, it is somewhat shortened, as will be 
 evident, on hearing the words hole, and whole, boat and 
 coat uttered. This sound of o is nearly the same as the 
 indistinct short sound of o, or o obscure, as in hero, omit, 
 history. 
 
SPELLING BOOK 
 
 
 
 ALPHABET. 
 
 
 Raman. 
 
 Italic. 
 
 Old English. 
 
 Roman. 
 
 A 
 
 a 
 
 A a 
 
 M u 
 
 H m 
 
 B 
 
 b 
 
 B b 
 
 m & 
 
 Q k 
 
 C 
 
 c 
 
 C c 
 
 <£, t 
 
 G j 
 
 D 
 
 d 
 
 D d 
 
 33 5 
 
 o 
 
 E 
 
 e 
 
 E e 
 
 m t 
 
 Z q 
 
 F 
 
 f 
 
 F f 
 
 $ t 
 
 N 1 
 
 G 
 
 g 
 
 V g 
 
 & 
 
 A p 
 
 H 
 
 h 
 
 H h 
 
 m % 
 
 R r 
 
 I 
 
 i 
 
 I i 
 
 I i 
 
 F n 
 
 J 
 
 J 
 
 J J 
 
 3 i 
 
 P i 
 
 K 
 
 k 
 
 K k 
 
 m u 
 
 c g 
 
 L 
 
 1 
 
 L I 
 
 a i 
 
 S e 
 
 M 
 
 m 
 
 M m 
 
 JM HI 
 
 M d 
 
 N 
 
 n 
 
 N n 
 
 sr ii 
 
 E a 
 
 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 © 
 
 J f 
 
 P 
 
 P 
 
 P p 
 
 Ii P 
 
 X b 
 
 Q 
 
 q 
 
 Q q 
 
 ©, q 
 
 Y h 
 
 R 
 
 r 
 
 R r 
 
 M v 
 
 D c 
 
 S 
 
 s 
 
 JS s 
 
 S n 
 
 U s 
 
 T 
 
 t 
 
 T t 
 
 8 t 
 
 K w 
 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 U u 
 
 n « 
 
 V u 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 V v 
 
 v b 
 
 B v 
 
 w 
 
 w 
 
 W w 
 
 SSI to 
 
 W z 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X x 
 
 X V 
 
 L y 
 
 Y 
 
 y 
 
 Y y 
 
 V 2 
 
 T t 
 
 Z 
 
 z 
 
 Z z 
 
 z ? 
 
 I X 
 
 & 
 
 
 is 
 
 & 
 
 & 
 
18 Alphabet 
 
 Roman Letters. 
 
 ABCDEFGHIJKLMN 
 
 abed e f g h i j k 1 m n 
 
 OPQRSTUVWXY Z 
 
 opq r s tuv wxyz 
 
 Italic Letters. 
 
 A B CBEFGHIJKLMN 
 
 a b c d e f g h i j h I m n 
 
 OPQRSTUVWXYZ 
 
 op q r s t u v w x y z 
 
 Roman Letters out of Order. 
 
 DRQNBGUALJMHSP 
 
 dr qnb giia ljmhsp 
 
 T OCZWKYVXIFE 
 t o czwkyvxi'fe 
 
Manuscript Letters, £c. 19 
 
 Manuscript Letters. 
 
 a v c cJ e f a n> l f 
 
 d c m n o -ft, a i a t 
 
 en, 
 
 READING. 
 
 Tane, Tadn, Q?€nn, ^wdawea, 
 
 Tane m a aooc/ acu. 7<odn m a aooa vou. 
 
 Qytnn ft,<z4 a new- £oon>. ^pnaiceo &> aone to 
 aedoot. Ji/coo-ezt m at nome. (oiten w at JH$04ton. 
 
 Voivels, a e i o u, and sometimes w and y. 
 Consonants, bcdfghjklmnpqr. stvxz.' 
 
 Labial, or lip letters, b p m w v f . Dental, or teeth 
 letters, d t 9 § s z. Palatie, or mouth letters, k 5 g y. 
 Aspirate, or breathing, h. Nasal, or nostril letter, n. 
 Lingual, or tongue letters, 1 r. Palatie, and dental, x. 
 
 Double and Triple Letters. ^(Eeeoefffiffiflffl. 
 
 ■Figures. 1-2 3 4.5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
 
 .16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30. 
 
20 
 
 Picture Alphabet. 
 PICTURE ALPHABET. 
 
 A 
 a 
 Axe. 
 
 G 
 
 g 
 
 Gun. 
 
 B 
 b 
 Boy. 
 
 H 
 
 h 
 Hen. 
 
Picture Alphabet. 
 
 21 
 
 M 
 m 
 Man. 
 
 S 
 s 
 Saw* 
 
 N 
 n 
 
 Net 
 
 T 
 
 t 
 Top. 
 
 ^ 
 
 U 
 u 
 Urn. 
 
 V 
 
 v 
 Yase. 
 
 Q 
 
 q 
 
 Quill. 
 
 W 
 
 w 
 Wolf. 
 
 r 
 Eat. 
 
 y 
 
 Yoke. 
 
22 
 
 Syllables and Words of Two Letters. 
 
 Long Vowel Sounds. 
 
 Ba be bi bo bu by da de di do du dy 
 
 fa fe fi fo fu fy ga go gu ba he hi 
 
 ho hu hy ja je £e ji gi jo ju jy £y 
 
 ka ca ke ki ko co ku cu ky la le li 
 
 lo lu ly ma me mi mo mu my na ne ni 
 
 no nu ny pa pe pi po pu py ra re ri 
 
 ro ru ry sa se 9e si 9i so su sy cy 
 
 ta te ti to tu ty va ve vi vo vu vy 
 
 wa we wi wo wy ya ye yi yo yu sa ze 
 
 zi zo zu zy ah ar oh do to or 
 
 Short Vowel Sounds. 
 
 Ab eb ib ob ub ad ed id od ud af ef 
 
 if uf ag eg ig og ug ak ac ek ec ik 
 
 ic ok oc uk uc al el il ol ul am em 
 
 1m om urn an en in on un ap ep lp op 
 
 up ar er ir or ur es os us at et it 
 
 ot ut av ev iv ov of uv ax ex ix ox 
 
 ux az a§ ez iz i§ oz uz. 
 
 am in ov of a § go no so lo ho 
 
 an it on us i§ oh be he we me 
 
 at if ox up or ye my by fy I 
 
Beading Lessons. 23 
 
 pa ah dd 66 au 
 
 01 ou 
 
 ma ha to ru aw 
 
 oy ow 
 
 I am. 
 
 I do. 
 
 Go in. 
 
 He is. 
 
 We do. 
 
 Go on. 
 
 I go. 
 
 An ox. 
 
 Do go. 
 
 We go. 
 
 My ox. 
 
 Go up. 
 
 I am np. 
 
 I do so. 
 
 Go by me. 
 
 He is in. 
 
 So do I. 
 
 We go by. 
 
 I go up ; 
 
 Ye do so. 
 
 I go on. 
 
 We go in. 
 
 So do we. 
 
 It is so. 
 
 It is no ox. 
 
 It is an ox. 
 
 My pa is in. 
 
 Is it so ? 
 
 My ox is up. 
 
 He is by me. 
 
 It is so. 
 
 He is to go. 
 
 I go to ma. 
 
 So it is. 
 
 I am to be. 
 
 So do I go. 
 
 I am to go. 
 
 Do as I do. 
 
 It is to be so. 
 
 Ye do go. 
 
 Do as we do. 
 
 I am to be in. 
 
 If I do go. 
 
 Do so to me. 
 
 He is up to us. 
 
 So do ye. 
 
 If ye do so. 
 
 I am to go on. 
 
 Is he up ? 
 
 Is he to go in ? 
 
 Lo, he is on it. 
 
 He is up. 
 
 No, he is to go on. 
 
 I go up by it. 
 
 Is he in ? 
 
 Is he to be up ? 
 
 Do we go at it ? 
 
 He is in. 
 
 He is to be up. 
 
 We do go at it. 
 
24 
 
 Syllables and Words, 
 
 bla 
 
 cla 
 
 gla 
 
 pla 
 
 sla 
 
 sha 
 
 sta 
 
 sna 
 
 Me 
 
 cle 
 
 gle 
 
 pie 
 
 sle 
 
 she 
 
 ste 
 
 sne 
 
 bli 
 
 cli 
 
 gli 
 
 Pli 
 
 sli 
 
 shi 
 
 "sti 
 
 sni 
 
 bio 
 
 clo 
 
 glo 
 
 plo 
 
 slo 
 
 sho 
 
 sto 
 
 sno 
 
 blu 
 
 clu 
 
 glu 
 
 plu 
 
 slu 
 
 shu 
 
 stu 
 
 snu 
 
 bra 
 
 era 
 
 dra 
 
 gra 
 
 fra 
 
 pra 
 
 tra 
 
 wra 
 
 bre 
 
 ere 
 
 dre 
 
 gre 
 
 fre 
 
 pre 
 
 tre 
 
 wre 
 
 bri 
 
 cri 
 
 dri 
 
 gri 
 
 fri 
 
 pri 
 
 tri 
 
 wri 
 
 bro 
 
 cro 
 
 dro 
 
 gro 4 
 
 fro 
 
 pro 
 
 tro 
 
 wro 
 
 bru 
 
 crii 
 
 dra 
 
 grti 
 
 fru 
 
 pru 
 
 tra 
 
 wru 
 
 ska 
 
 cha 
 
 tha 
 
 pha 
 
 • sea 
 
 swa 
 
 spa 
 
 kna 
 
 ske 
 
 che 
 
 the 
 
 phe 
 
 see 
 
 swe 
 
 spe 
 
 kne 
 
 ski 
 
 chi 
 
 thi 
 
 phi 
 
 S91 
 
 swi 
 
 spi 
 
 kni 
 
 sko 
 
 eho 
 
 tho 
 
 pho 
 
 SCO 
 
 swo 
 
 spo 
 
 kno 
 
 sku 
 
 chu 
 
 thu 
 
 phu 
 
 scu 
 
 swu 
 
 spu 
 
 knu 
 
 rha 
 
 stra 
 
 spra 
 
 •sera 
 
 thra 
 
 shra 
 
 spla 
 
 phra 
 
 rhe 
 
 stre 
 
 spre 
 
 sere 
 
 thre 
 
 shre 
 
 sple 
 
 phre 
 
 rhi 
 
 stri 
 
 spri 
 
 scri 
 
 thri 
 
 shri 
 
 spli 
 
 squa 
 
 rho 
 
 stro 
 
 spro 
 
 scro 
 
 thro 
 
 shro 
 
 splo 
 
 sque 
 
 rhu 
 
 strti 
 
 sprti 
 
 scru 
 
 thru 
 
 shra 
 
 splu 
 
 squi 
 
 fly 
 
 p ] y 
 
 dry 
 
 P r y 
 
 shy 
 
 spy 
 
 thy 
 
 wry 
 
 sly 
 
 cry 
 
 fry 
 
 try 
 
 sky 
 
 sty 
 
 why 
 
 spry 
 
 
 
 
 Heading 
 
 Lesson 
 
 
 - 
 
 
 Why 
 
 do ye so ? 
 
 Try to do it. 
 
 My 
 
 ox is dry. 
 
 Why 
 
 do ye cry ? 
 
 I do try. 
 
 Thy 
 
 ox is spry. 
 
 The ox is shj 
 
 r 
 
 He is 
 
 to try. 
 
 We 
 
 try to go. 
 
Words of Three Letters. 25 
 
 a * 
 
 6 
 
 ! 
 
 o 
 
 ii 
 
 bat 
 
 bet 
 
 bit 
 
 bot 
 
 . but 
 
 cat 
 
 let 
 
 fit 
 
 cot 
 
 cut 
 
 hat 
 
 met 
 
 hit 
 
 hot 
 
 hut 
 
 fat 
 
 net 
 
 pit 
 
 dot 
 
 nut 
 
 bad 
 
 bed 
 
 bid 
 
 cod 
 
 cud 
 
 lad 
 
 led 
 
 lid 
 
 hod 
 
 bud 
 
 had 
 
 fed 
 
 hid 
 
 nod 
 
 mud 
 
 mad 
 
 red 
 
 did 
 
 rod 
 
 rud 
 
 bag 
 
 beg 
 
 big 
 
 bog 
 
 bug 
 
 hag 
 
 leg 
 
 Pig 
 
 dog 
 
 dug 
 
 rag 
 
 peg 
 
 fig 
 
 log 
 
 mug 
 
 tag 
 
 keg 
 
 dig 
 
 hog 
 
 hug 
 
 can 
 
 den 
 
 pin 
 
 con 
 
 fun 
 
 fan 
 
 hen 
 
 tin 
 
 don 
 
 gun 
 
 man 
 
 men 
 
 fin 
 
 yon 
 
 run 
 
 ran 
 
 ten 
 
 sin 
 
 non 
 
 sun 
 
 mat 
 
 pet 
 
 sit 
 
 not 
 
 rut 
 
 rat 
 
 set 
 
 kit 
 
 got 
 
 jut 
 
 pat 
 
 wet 
 
 lit 
 
 lot 
 
 gut 
 
 sat 
 
 jet 
 
 wit 
 
 pot 
 
 tug- 
 
 cab 
 
 web 
 
 nib 
 
 job 
 
 cub 
 
 dab 
 
 bib 
 
 jib 
 
 rob 
 
 rub 
 
 nab 
 
 fib 
 
 rib 
 
 sob 
 
 tub 
 
 Beading Lesson. 
 
 The cat bit the rat. The dog bit the pig. 
 
 The man is in the cab. A fly is in the web. 
 
 The lad fed the hen. The cat is on the mat. 
 3 
 
26 
 
 Words of Three Letters. 
 
 cap 
 
 dip 
 
 hip 
 
 ftp 
 
 cup 
 
 tap 
 
 God 
 
 lap 
 
 Hp 
 
 rip 
 
 hop 
 
 sup 
 
 rap 
 
 pod 
 
 map 
 
 sip 
 
 nip 
 
 mop 
 
 pup 
 
 sap 
 
 sod 
 
 nap 
 
 tip 
 
 pip 
 
 top 
 
 tut 
 
 g a P 
 
 tod 
 
 gad 
 
 jag 
 
 wed 
 
 jig 
 
 rug 
 
 sot 
 
 bun 
 
 pad 
 
 cag 
 
 get 
 
 rig 
 
 jug 
 
 rot 
 
 dun 
 
 sad 
 
 nag 
 
 yet 
 
 wig 
 
 P^g 
 
 jot 
 
 pun 
 
 fag 
 
 wag 
 
 .yes 
 
 gig 
 
 lug 
 
 wot 
 
 nun 
 
 ham 
 
 dam 
 
 gum 
 
 hem 
 
 ban 
 
 pen 
 
 cob 
 
 jam 
 
 dim 
 
 hum 
 
 gem 
 
 pan 
 
 fen 
 
 cog 
 
 ram 
 
 rim 
 
 rum 
 
 gin 
 
 tan 
 
 hen 
 
 jog 
 
 yam 
 
 him 
 
 sum 
 
 win 
 
 van 
 
 wen 
 
 fog 
 
 lax 
 
 sex 
 
 fix 
 
 ha§ 
 
 5 
 
 wad 
 
 bur 
 
 son 
 
 tax 
 
 vex 
 
 mix 
 
 his 
 
 wan 
 
 fur 
 
 ton 
 
 wax 
 
 box 
 
 six 
 
 kin 
 
 wa§ 
 
 cur 
 
 won 
 
 axe 
 
 fox 
 
 pix 
 
 tid 
 
 wat 
 
 pur 
 
 one 
 
 bar 
 
 mar 
 
 ark 
 
 or 
 
 and 
 
 •ash 
 
 add 
 
 far 
 
 par 
 
 arm 
 
 nor 
 
 end 
 
 elm 
 
 odd 
 
 car 
 
 tar 
 
 art 
 
 for 
 
 act 
 
 elf 
 
 ebb 
 
 jar 
 
 are 
 
 urn 
 
 orb 
 
 apt 
 
 eld 
 
 egg 
 
 gfl 
 
 Ann 
 
 ode 
 
 age 
 
 ace 
 
 ash 
 
 hub 
 
 m 
 
 ink 
 
 ope 
 
 ate 
 
 ice 
 
 ant 
 
 nub 
 
 off 
 
 imp 
 
 ape 
 
 ale 
 
 ire 
 
 asp 
 
 dub 
 
 inn 
 
 elk 
 
 old 
 
 ore 
 
 eve 
 
 aft 
 
 sub 
 
Words of Three Letters. 27 
 
 bay gay hay P^a die Me toe 
 
 day jay ray sea lie fie hoe 
 
 may lay pay tea tie vie foe 
 
 say nay way yea pie doe woe 
 
 due law daw cow bow boy rye 
 
 hue paw caw how mow toy dye 
 
 cue raw haw now sow joy tye 
 
 sue saw jaw vow owl coy eye 
 
 our owe ivh.6 you use awe 8ft 
 
 out own two yew u§e awl oft 
 
 Heading Lessons. 
 
 A dog can run. The sun is up. 
 
 A bat can fly. The way is dry. 
 
 Why do you cry ? Ann is not up. 
 
 The dog bit me. She is yet in bed. 
 
 He is not mad. She has had her nap. 
 
 Do not vex him. Now let her get up. 
 
 Tie up the cow. See my tin box. 
 
 She is to be fed. It has. a lid on it. 
 
 It is a red cow. My pen is dry. 
 
 I can see her. Dip it in the ink. 
 
 Ann saw the owl. May we go out ? 
 
 And I saw him. You may go out. 
 
 We saw him fly. The fox got the hen. 
 
 He was far off. The dog got the fox. 
 
28 
 
 Words of Three and Four Letters. 
 
 aid 
 ail 
 aim 
 rain 
 
 eat 
 ean 
 ear 
 hear 
 
 oak 
 oat 
 oar 
 coat 
 
 m 
 
 loo 
 coo 
 woo 
 
 new- 
 dew 
 hew 
 pew 
 
 few- 
 Jew 
 
 mew 
 tew 
 
 low 
 tow 
 mow 
 sow 
 
 bee 
 fee 
 see 
 
 gee 
 
 lee 
 
 tree 
 
 buy 
 
 guy 
 
 why 
 
 her 
 err 
 were 
 
 air 
 hair 
 
 £301' 
 
 sir 
 fir 
 
 bird 
 
 all 
 
 ball 
 
 call 
 
 war 
 
 warm 
 
 warn 
 
 put 
 puss 
 bush 
 
 a 
 
 bey 
 dey 
 they 
 
 its 
 sits 
 fits 
 
 give 
 live 
 have 
 
 Jane 
 cane 
 lane 
 
 Joiin 
 gone 
 from 
 
 ro§e 
 no§e 
 ho§e 
 po§e. 
 
 your 
 tour 
 rue 
 true 
 
 Mil 
 fill 
 
 tin 
 
 will 
 
 come 
 some 
 done 
 none 
 
 mean 
 bean 
 lean 
 wean 
 
 sore 
 more 
 tore 
 wore 
 
 soOn 
 moon 
 noon 
 poor 
 
 Ktith 
 
 shoe 
 
 key 
 
 been 
 
 
 
 sew 
 
 eel 
 
 ewe 
 
 Beading Lessons. 
 
 I see the sun. 
 You may get up. 
 It is a warm day. 
 We may go out. 
 The dew is off. 
 Let us go now. 
 
 A bird is on the bush. 
 Now he is in the air. 
 Do see him fly. 
 Puss can not get him. 
 
 Run and get my cap. 
 It is a new fur cap. 
 I can not see it. 
 It is on the box. 
 Let me put it on. 
 Now let us run. 
 
 Come and tie my shoe. 
 Sit by me and I will tie it. 
 Run now in the lane. 
 It is a fair and warm day. 
 
Reading Lessons. 
 
 How old are you ? My hat is wet. 
 
 I am six. It is wet on the top. 
 
 Is Jane as old as you ? How did you wet it ? 
 
 No, she is not. The rain wet it. 
 
 How old is Jane ? Do not put it on. 
 
 She is two. It is not dry. 
 
 It is a wet day. See the dog on the mat. 
 
 We can not go out. He is not to lie on it. 
 
 The sun is not out. He is too wet. 
 
 It was out at six. Bid him go out. 
 
 Yes, at six, I saw it. Get up, dog ; go out. 
 
 I can not see it now. You may lie in the sun. 
 
 The cat is on the bed. You can not see me. 
 
 Did you put her up ? No, we can not see you. 
 
 No, I did not. Why can you not see me ? 
 
 I saw her get up. I am not far off. 
 
 Puss, why do you so ? You are not far off. 
 
 The bed is not for a cat. But you are hid. 
 
 4. 
 
 My pen is too bad. Ann can sew and hem. 
 
 I can not u§e it. Did she hem my cap ? 
 
 Get me a new pen. Yes, I saw her do it. 
 
 Let me cut the nib. Can she sew my ball ? 
 
 Now you may try it. You may ask her to do it. 
 
 It is fit for use. She may do it, if she can. 
 3* 
 
30 
 
 Beading Lessons, 
 
 I met a man, who had a dog and a gun. 
 The dog met a cat, and the cat run up a tree. 
 The cat was so far up, the dog did not get her. 
 A dog can not run up a tree as a cat can. 
 
 2. 
 
 The ink is all out of my pen. 
 Give me the pen. I can dip it in the ink. 
 See me dip it. Now it has ink on it. 
 Do not let the ink get on your map. 
 
 3. 
 
 Is Ruth up ? No, Ruth is not up. 
 Ann is up. She got up at six. She is gone out. 
 Get up, Ruth. Do not He in bed. It is day. 
 The sun is up. Go out and see the cow. 
 
 4. 
 
 The cat has put her paw on my arm. 
 I can not let you do so, puss. 
 My arm is not for your paw to lie on. 
 Put it off, or I may pull you by the ear. 
 
 5. 
 May I buy me a new top ? 
 Yes, you may, if you can pay for one. 
 You may buy a mug for Jane. 
 And a tin cup for John. 
 
 6. 
 A hen can fly, but she cannot fly far. 
 The fox got a hen and ate her all up. 
 The dog ran at the fox, but the fox got off. 
 The fox got to her den, and ran in. • 
 
Beading Lessons. 
 
 3T 
 
 1. Do you see the bee on the rose ? The rose is wet. 
 The dew is not off. But the sun is up, and the bee is up. 
 He is on the rose to get wax out of it. 
 
 2. Has the bee got a leg ? Yes, he has six. A boy 
 has but two. A bee can fly. A boy can not fly. No, a 
 boy can run. 
 
 3. The bee is up in the air now. We can not see him. 
 He is far off. As you and I can not fly, let us run. 
 Now we go, 
 
 4. My fig is not fit to eat. It is too dry. May I get 
 one out of the box ? Yes, you may get six. Get two for 
 Jane, two for Ann, and two for you. 
 
 5. My shoe fits me. I can put it on. May I go to 
 see John ? No, John is gone out. He is gone to see the 
 boy who is ill. The boy was out in the wet, and now he 
 has to lie in bed all day. 
 
 6. A fly has lit on my cup of tea. He is on the rim 
 of the cup. The tea is too hot for him. He can not sip 
 it up. Go, fly. Do not sit on the cup. He is gone. I 
 see him on the box. 
 
 7. See the boy in the lane. How gay he is. He can 
 run and hop. He has a hoe and he can dig. He is of 
 use. How old is he ? He is but six yet. He was six in 
 May. 
 
 8. My map is wet. Do see how wet it is. Did 
 John wet it ? I can not say. I did not see him do it. 
 It is so wet, I can not use it. You may lay it in the sun, 
 and let it dry. 
 
 9. Did you see the boy run ? No, I did not see him. 
 Why did he run ? He ran to get at the cat. But he did 
 not get her. Puss got out of his way. See ! she is on 
 the top of a box. He can not go to her. 
 
52 
 
 Reading Lessons. 
 
 The Rose Bud. 
 
 See the rose bud on the bush. How red it is at the 
 tip. It will soon be out, and we can see a new, red rose. 
 If it come out to-day, you may have it, and give it to Jane. 
 
 The New Ball. 
 
 1. See my new ball, Ann. How it will hop. 
 
 2. Oh, John, the ball has hit me on my eye. I can 
 not see. You are a bad boy, John, to let your ball hop at 
 my eye. Let me go. 
 
 3. Do not cry, Ann. I did not mean to do it. Do not 
 rub your eye. If you rub it, it will be sore. It was bad 
 for me to do so. I will try to do so no more. 
 
 Tfie Bad Bog. 
 
 1. Oh ! the dog has bit my arm. My arm is red. 
 You are a bad dog. Yes, you are a bad dog to do so. 
 
 2. Did I not pat you ? Were you not fed by me ? 
 Did I not get you a warm bed to lie on ? Did I not dry 
 you, if you got wet ? Yes, I did. 
 
 3. But you have bit my arm. Go, dog. Let me see 
 you no more to-day. Go, lie on your bed. Do not get up 
 till I call you. 
 
 
 
 Spelling 
 
 Lesson. 
 
 
 
 dust 
 
 such 
 
 hurt 
 
 5 
 what 
 
 wont 
 
 a 
 pray 
 
 gust 
 
 much 
 
 lurk 
 
 wash 
 
 once 
 
 sley 
 
 must 
 
 hush 
 
 murk 
 
 want 
 
 doth 
 
 prey 
 
 rust 
 
 rash 
 
 Turk 
 
 wasp 
 
 does 
 
 whey 
 
Beading Lessons. 
 
 S3 
 
 The Bad Boy. 
 
 1. A boy had a dog. He was a 
 bad boy, and one day he set his dog 
 on a cow. The dog ran at the cow, 
 and bit her leg. 
 
 2. The cow ran to get out of the 
 way of the dog, and hit Ruth on her 
 arm. Her arm was so much hurt, it 
 
 had to be cut off. j 
 
 3. How sad to have but one arm. How bad the boy 
 was to set his dog on the cow. Ruth can not be of so 
 much use now as she was. 
 
 4. Poor Ruth ! Her arm is gone. She can not have 
 a new arm. She cannot sew nor hem as she did. How^ 
 sad she must be. 
 
 The Fly in the Web. 
 
 1. A fly is in the web. It is in 
 a cob-web. It can not get out. How 
 it does hum. Hear it. Oh, fly! 
 why did you get in the web ? I can 
 not get you out, if I try. 
 
 2. He, who sits in his den, is a foe 
 to you, and to all who come in his 
 
 way. He will eat you up. He can sup on the leg of a fly. 
 3. See, he has got you up in his den now. No more 
 can you sit on the rim of my cup, and try to sip the hot 
 tea. You can hum no more in the warm sun. 
 
 _ 4. Poor fly ! you are to be eat up by him, who sits in. 
 his den, and gets a fly a3 oft as he can. 
 
34 
 
 Words of Four Letters, 
 
 babe 
 
 came 
 
 dame 
 
 cape 
 
 fate 
 
 cave 
 
 fade 
 
 fame 
 
 tame 
 
 tape 
 
 gate 
 
 gave 
 
 lade 
 
 game 
 
 bane 
 
 nape 
 
 hate 
 
 pave 
 
 made 
 
 lame 
 
 vane 
 
 rape 
 
 late 
 
 rave 
 
 wade 
 
 name 
 
 mane 
 
 bate 
 
 mate 
 
 save 
 
 jade 
 
 same 
 
 pane 
 
 date 
 2. 
 gaze 
 
 rate 
 
 wave 
 
 cage 
 
 bake 
 
 sake 
 
 dale 
 
 bide 
 
 gage 
 
 cake 
 
 wake 
 
 haze 
 
 gale 
 
 hide 
 
 page 
 
 lake 
 
 face 
 
 maze 
 
 pale 
 
 ride 
 
 rage 
 
 make 
 
 lace 
 
 safe 
 
 base 
 
 side 
 
 sage 
 
 rake 
 
 pace 
 
 sate 
 
 case 
 
 tide 
 
 wage 
 
 take 
 
 race 
 
 pate 
 3. 
 fife 
 
 vase 
 
 wide 
 
 dime 
 
 line 
 
 file 
 
 dire 
 
 pipe 
 
 lime 
 
 mine 
 
 mile 
 
 life 
 
 fire 
 
 ripe 
 
 time 
 
 nine 
 
 pile 
 
 wife 
 
 hire 
 
 wipe 
 
 dine 
 
 pine 
 
 tile 
 
 dike 
 
 mire 
 
 ri§e 
 
 fine 
 
 vine 
 
 vile 
 
 like 
 
 tire 
 
 wi§e 
 
 kine 
 
 wine 
 
 wile 
 
 pike 
 4. 
 dote 
 
 wire 
 
 rive 
 
 dive 
 
 dice 
 
 lobe 
 
 hole 
 
 bone 
 
 hive 
 
 mice 
 
 robe 
 
 note 
 
 mole- 
 
 cone 
 
 five 
 
 nice 
 
 bode 
 
 vote 
 
 pole 
 
 hone 
 
 bite 
 
 vice 
 
 code 
 
 cote 
 
 dome 
 
 lone 
 
 kite 
 
 rice 
 
 mode 
 
 joke 
 
 home 
 
 tone 
 
 size 
 
 lice 
 
 rode 
 
 yoke 
 cube 
 
 Home 
 
 zone 
 
 cope 
 
 bore 
 
 hove 
 
 dupe 
 
 here 
 
 hope 
 
 core 
 
 rove 
 
 tube 
 
 huge 
 
 mere 
 
 pope 
 
 fore 
 
 cove 
 
 lute 
 
 fume 
 
 mete 
 
 rope 
 
 gore 
 
 wove 
 
 mute 
 
 june 
 
 cede 
 
 dose 
 
 pore 
 
 doge 
 
 duke 
 
 tune 
 
 sere 
 
 doze 
 
 yore 
 
 mote 
 
 Luke 
 
 mule 
 
 reve 
 
Words of Four Letters. 
 
 £5 
 
 1. 
 
 bare 
 
 hare 
 
 bold 
 
 told 
 
 fort 
 
 torn 
 
 care 
 
 pare 
 
 cold 
 
 bolt 
 
 port 
 
 worn 
 
 dare 
 
 tare 
 
 fold 
 
 colt 
 
 host 
 
 pork 
 
 fare 
 
 ware 
 
 gold 
 
 jolt 
 
 most 
 
 poll 
 
 mare 
 
 love 
 
 hold 
 
 dolt 
 
 post 
 
 roll 
 
 rare 
 
 dove 
 
 sold 
 
 ford 
 2. 
 
 cord 
 
 both 
 
 toll 
 
 fall 
 
 salt 
 
 born 
 
 bind 
 
 rind 
 
 gall 
 
 halt 
 
 corn 
 
 lord 
 
 find 
 
 mild 
 
 hall 
 
 malt 
 
 horn 
 
 corb 
 
 hind 
 
 wild 
 
 tall 
 
 warp 
 
 lorn 
 
 cork 
 
 kind 
 
 child 
 
 wall 
 
 wart 
 
 morn 
 
 fork 
 
 mind 
 
 pint 
 
 ward 
 
 swart 
 
 form 
 
 sort 
 3. 
 
 damp 
 
 wind 
 
 sign 
 
 back 
 
 band 
 
 fang 
 
 . sank 
 
 cash 
 
 hack 
 
 hand 
 
 gang 
 
 lamp 
 
 • tank 
 
 dash 
 
 lack 
 
 land 
 
 pang 
 
 vamp 
 
 dank 
 
 gash 
 
 pack 
 
 sand 
 
 rang 
 
 bank 
 
 hank 
 
 lash 
 
 sack 
 
 bang 
 
 sang 
 
 lank 
 
 cant 
 
 rash 
 
 tack 
 
 hang 
 
 camp 
 
 rank 
 4. 
 
 belt 
 
 rant 
 
 sash 
 
 beck 
 
 bend 
 
 bent 
 
 best 
 
 left 
 
 deck 
 
 lend 
 
 lent 
 
 felt 
 
 jest 
 
 weft 
 
 neck 
 
 mend 
 
 dent 
 
 melt 
 
 lest 
 
 kept 
 
 peck 
 
 rend 
 
 rent 
 
 help 
 
 nest 
 
 wept 
 
 reck 
 
 send 
 
 sent 
 
 pelf 
 
 rest 
 
 held 
 
 desk 
 
 tend 
 
 went 
 
 self 
 5. 
 lift 
 
 west 
 
 weld 
 
 bell 
 
 less 
 
 nick 
 
 dint 
 
 fist 
 
 fell 
 
 mess 
 
 pick 
 
 rift 
 
 hint 
 
 list 
 
 hell 
 
 vest 
 
 rick 
 
 sift 
 
 lint 
 
 mist 
 
 sell 
 
 mesh 
 
 sick 
 
 hilt 
 
 mint 
 
 dish 
 
 tell 
 
 debt 
 
 tick 
 
 tilt 
 
 lisp 
 
 fish 
 
 well 
 
 Seth 
 
 wick 
 
 wilt 
 
 wisp 
 
 wish 
 
86 Words of Four Letters. 
 
 ding 
 
 Knk 
 
 bffl 
 
 1. 
 
 hiss 
 
 bond 
 
 18ft 
 
 king 
 
 .pink 
 
 gm- 
 
 kiss 
 
 pond 
 
 soft 
 
 ring 
 
 sink 
 
 pm 
 
 miss 
 
 fond 
 
 cost 
 
 sing 
 
 mink 
 
 kill 
 
 disk 
 
 pomp 
 
 lost 
 
 wing 
 
 tink 
 
 mill 
 
 risk 
 
 long 
 
 tost 
 
 wind 
 
 wink 
 
 sill 
 
 this 
 2. 
 dusk 
 
 song 
 
 moth 
 
 loss 
 
 bump 
 
 bung 
 
 bulb 
 
 dock 
 
 moss 
 
 jump 
 
 hung 
 
 husk 
 
 bulk 
 
 hock 
 
 toss 
 
 lump 
 
 rung 
 
 musk 
 
 pulp 
 
 lock 
 
 doll 
 
 pump 
 
 sung 
 
 tusk 
 
 gulf 
 
 mock 
 
 loll 
 
 hunt 
 
 punk 
 
 rusk 
 
 tuft 
 
 rock 
 
 font 
 
 runt 
 
 sunk 
 
 gush 
 3. 
 buff 
 
 duct 
 
 sock 
 
 buck 
 
 fund 
 
 .cull 
 
 buzz 
 
 gilt 
 
 duck 
 
 bust 
 
 . dull 
 
 cuff 
 
 hulk 
 
 milt 
 
 luck 
 
 just 
 
 gull 
 
 huff 
 
 fact 
 
 gift 
 
 muck 
 
 tush 
 
 hull 
 
 luff 
 
 tact 
 
 milk 
 
 suck 
 
 buss 
 
 lull 
 
 muff 
 
 calx 
 
 silk 
 
 tuck 
 
 fuss 
 
 null 
 
 puff 
 4. 
 barb 
 
 adze 
 
 yelk 
 
 curb 
 
 turf 
 
 fern 
 
 cart 
 
 bark 
 
 curd 
 
 surf 
 
 germ 
 
 garb 
 
 dart 
 
 dark 
 
 surd 
 
 burn 
 
 term 
 
 card 
 
 mart 
 
 hark 
 
 curl 
 
 turn 
 
 pert 
 
 hard 
 
 part 
 
 lark 
 
 furl 
 
 purl 
 
 wert 
 
 lard 
 
 tart 
 
 mark 
 
 hurl 
 
 urge m 
 
 jerk 
 
 yard 
 
 harp 
 
 park 
 
 farm 
 
 gOOd: 
 
 down 
 
 ' fast 
 
 brSt 
 
 hSts 
 
 harm 
 
 hood 
 
 town 
 
 cast 
 
 chat 
 
 rats 
 
 marl 
 
 wood 
 
 gown 
 
 last 
 
 flat 
 
 bid§ 
 
 barn 
 
 look 
 
 fowl 
 
 mast 
 
 gnat 
 
 pens. 
 
 darn 
 
 took 
 
 cowl 
 
 past 
 
 plat 
 
 hen§ 
 
 yarn 
 
 book 
 
 howl 
 
 vast 
 
 that 
 
 runs. 
 
Spelling and Beading. 
 
 87 
 
 1. 
 
 scar 
 star 
 spar 
 
 word 
 work 
 worm 
 
 high 
 nigh 
 sigh 
 
 film 
 helm 
 whelm 
 
 2. 
 meal 
 heal 
 peal 
 
 3. 
 ®M 
 mood 
 rood 
 
 next 
 text 
 sect 
 
 rule 
 rude 
 ru§e 
 
 type 
 lyre 
 Tyre 
 
 pith 
 faith 
 myth 
 
 cook 
 hook 
 foot 
 
 James. 
 name§ 
 saves. 
 
 herd 
 verb 
 herb 
 
 walk 
 
 talk 
 
 balk 
 
 dirt 
 dirk 
 kirk 
 
 girl 
 gird 
 girt 
 
 ft 
 hoop 
 wool 
 wolf 
 
 flies. 
 
 dries. 
 
 tries. 
 
 with 
 
 eye? 
 
 birds. 
 
 suit 
 
 lieu 
 
 view 
 
 The Bide. 
 
 
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 1. John. What a fine day it is ! 
 The sun is out warm. The air is 
 mild. And pa has just told me, that 
 we may have a ride in the new gig. 
 Ann is to go with us. 
 
 2. James. How far are we to 
 go ? Can we ride to the top of the 
 
 hill ? We may have a good time if we can ride so far. 
 
 3. Ann. Oh, yes ! and we may have a good time if 
 we do not ride so far. Put on your hats. I will put on 
 my hood. The gig will be here soon. 
 
 4. John. Here it is. We can all sit in it. Let down 
 the top. If the top is up, we can not see so well. Come, 
 Ann, let me help you in. Now let us go. 
 
 5. Ann. Take care, John; do not go so fast. Pa 
 
 4 
 
SB Beading. 
 
 told us to take care. How good he is to give us this ride. 
 If we love him, we must do as he bids us. 
 
 6. James. Ann, look up in the air. Do you see that 
 bird ? It is a dove. It is so high, I can but just see it. 
 How fast it does fly. It will soon get to its home. 
 
 7. Ann. Look this way, John, see the ants up in the 
 air. Do ants have wings ? 
 
 8. John. Yes, they must have wings, if they fly. 
 Some ants have wings and some have none. They do not 
 fly fast. 
 
 9. James. Here we are at the top of the hill. How 
 far we can see ! Let us get out of the gig. We have 
 rode so far, it will rest us to walk. 
 
 10. Ann. See that mill, John, at the foot of the hill. 
 What is done in the mill ? What do they make ? 
 
 11. John. They make meal out of corn. I have not 
 been in it. I can not tell how it is done. We will ask 
 pa. He will tell us if we ask him. 
 
 12. James. It is time for us to go back now. We 
 must not be late home. It will not be safe for us to ride 
 in the dark. 
 
 13. Ann. Here we are at home, and all safe. We 
 have had a fine ride. Ah, here is pa. He is come out 
 to see us. How good you are to let us ride in the new 
 
 gig- 
 
 The Fly. 
 
 1. A bird can sing, but a fly can not sing. A fly can 
 hum. Birds have too legs and two wings. A fly has two 
 wings and six legs. It flies and hums with its wings. It 
 runs with its legs. 
 
 2. A fly has lit on my hand. Now, fly, I will pat you. 
 I will hit you so hard, that you can not get oft. 
 
Reading. 
 
 39 
 
 3. Ah ! I did not hit you. You were off too soon for 
 me. But you will not come back. 
 
 4. Yes, he is on my hand once more. What do you 
 want, fly ? Do you want some food ? I have none on my 
 hand, that you can sip up. 
 
 5. Go, fly ; go to the rose, as the bee does. You may find 
 food in the rose. But you say, you do not like the rose. 
 
 6. What! not like the rose? the fair rose? You do 
 not like to fly so far ; do you ? Go, then ; I can not hold 
 you on my hand. 
 
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 The Owl. 
 
 1. What is this ? Is it a bird ? It does not look much 
 like a bird. It looks more like a cat. It has two eyes, 
 and they are as big as the eyes of a cat. It has two legs, 
 but a cat has four. 
 
 2. It is an owl. Yes, your name is owl. You love 
 mice as well as the cat. You can eat birds too. You 
 live in the hole of a tree. You do not come out till the 
 sun is set. 
 
 _ 3. The lark can sing, but you can not sing. All the 
 birds hate you. Go back to your hole in the tree. Do 
 not come out to kill the birds. 
 
40 
 
 Words of Four Letters. 
 
 1. 
 
 bass 
 
 mask 
 
 raft 
 
 blab 
 
 brad 
 
 club 
 
 lass 
 
 task 
 
 waft 
 
 crab 
 
 clad 
 
 chub 
 
 mass 
 
 gasp 
 
 path 
 
 drab 
 
 glad 
 
 drub 
 
 pass 
 
 hasp 
 
 bath 
 
 scab 
 
 shad 
 
 grub 
 
 bask 
 
 rasp 
 
 lath 
 
 slab 
 
 brag 
 
 stub 
 
 cask 
 
 haft 
 
 pant 
 
 stab 
 2. . 
 snap 
 
 drag 
 
 snub 
 
 flag 
 
 slam 
 
 span 
 
 bred 
 
 scud 
 
 shag 
 
 swam 
 
 than 
 
 trap 
 
 fled 
 
 stud 
 
 snag 
 
 clam 
 
 chap 
 
 wrap 
 
 shed 
 
 drug 
 
 stag 
 
 bran 
 
 clap 
 
 hath 
 
 sped 
 
 plug 
 
 dram 
 
 clan 
 
 flap 
 
 crag 
 
 clef 
 
 slug 
 
 cram 
 
 plan 
 
 slap 
 
 sham 
 3. 
 trip 
 
 step 
 
 snug 
 
 stem 
 
 glib 
 
 drip 
 
 knit 
 
 drum 
 
 them 
 
 slid 
 
 flip 
 
 grip 
 
 quit 
 
 chum 
 
 when 
 
 twig 
 
 ship 
 
 whip 
 
 smifc 
 
 plum 
 
 wren 
 
 whig 
 
 skip 
 
 chit 
 
 slip 
 
 scum 
 
 tret 
 
 chip 
 
 slip 
 
 frit 
 
 spit 
 
 grum 
 
 whet 
 
 clip 
 
 snip 
 
 grit 
 4. 
 
 clog 
 
 whit 
 
 swum 
 
 skim 
 
 skin 
 
 plod 
 
 flop 
 
 stum 
 
 slim 
 
 shin 
 
 knot 
 
 flog 
 
 prop 
 
 shun 
 
 swim 
 
 spin 
 
 plot 
 
 frog 
 
 stop 
 
 glut 
 
 whim 
 
 thin 
 
 knob 
 
 chop 
 
 blot 
 
 slut 
 
 chin 
 
 writ 
 
 shod 
 
 crop 
 
 clot 
 
 flux 
 
 grin 
 
 whiz 
 
 shop 
 
 drop 
 5. 
 wail 
 
 grot 
 
 thus 
 
 play 
 
 bray 
 
 laid 
 
 days 
 
 free 
 
 clay 
 
 fray 
 
 paid 
 
 gain 
 
 Pm 
 
 glee 
 
 slay 
 
 flay 
 
 fail 
 
 pain 
 
 ways 
 
 thee 
 
 pray 
 
 stay 
 
 jail 
 
 vain 
 
 P%s 
 
 flee 
 
 dray 
 
 gray 
 
 nail 
 
 bait 
 
 stay§ 
 
 knee 
 
 tray 
 
 sway 
 
 tail 
 
 wait 
 
 prays 
 
 lees 
 
Words of Four Letters. 
 
 41 
 
 bead 
 
 deal 
 
 bean 
 
 fear 
 
 heat 
 
 bout 
 
 lead 
 
 veal 
 
 lean 
 
 gear 
 
 meat 
 
 gout 
 
 read 
 
 seal 
 
 yean 
 
 near 
 
 neat 
 
 pout 
 
 beak 
 
 zeal 
 
 heap 
 
 tear 
 
 seat 
 
 rout 
 
 leak 
 
 ream 
 
 reap 
 
 year 
 
 beat 
 
 loud 
 
 weak 
 
 team 
 
 leap 
 
 rear 
 2. 
 laud 
 
 peat 
 
 lout 
 
 load 
 
 foam 
 
 died 
 
 dawn 
 
 noun 
 
 road 
 
 roam 
 
 pied 
 
 daub 
 
 fawn 
 
 sour 
 
 toad 
 
 moan 
 
 tied 
 
 maul 
 
 lawn 
 
 thou 
 
 loaf 
 
 roar 
 
 die§ 
 
 haul 
 
 pawn 
 
 ours. 
 
 soak 
 
 soar 
 
 pies 
 
 caul 
 
 hawk 
 
 oust 
 
 foal 
 
 boat 
 
 ties. 
 
 cauf 
 3. 
 
 b66t 
 
 yawl 
 
 owls. 
 
 goat 
 
 do3m 
 
 fo-61 - 
 
 h36f 
 
 oil. 
 
 soap 
 
 loom 
 
 pool 
 
 hoot 
 
 roof 
 
 boil 
 
 coal 
 
 room 
 
 tool 
 
 root 
 
 loof 
 
 coil 
 
 loam 
 
 boon 
 
 boor 
 
 nook 
 
 woof 
 
 foil 
 
 goal 
 
 loon 
 
 moor 
 
 coop 
 
 boom 
 
 soil • 
 
 oath 
 
 cool 
 
 coot 
 
 loop 
 4. 
 
 coom 
 u 
 
 roil 
 
 show 
 
 grow 
 
 thaw 
 
 new- 
 
 brew 
 
 tb*n 
 
 stow 
 
 know 
 
 gnaw 
 
 slew 
 
 drew 
 
 void 
 
 blow 
 
 glow 
 
 flaw 
 
 clew 
 
 crew 
 
 join 
 
 crow 
 
 snow 
 
 draw 
 
 knew 
 
 grew 
 
 loin 
 
 flow 
 
 sown 
 
 craw 
 
 chew 
 
 screw 
 
 coin 
 
 slow 
 
 mown 
 
 claw 
 
 stew 
 5. 
 seem 
 
 threw 
 
 oint 
 
 deed 
 
 beef 
 
 feel 
 
 peep 
 
 mewl 
 
 feed 
 
 reef 
 
 heel 
 
 keen 
 
 weep 
 
 hewn 
 
 heed 
 
 meek 
 
 keel 
 
 seen 
 
 beer 
 
 news 
 
 need 
 
 reek 
 
 peel 
 
 teen 
 
 veer 
 
 Jew§ 
 
 reed 
 
 seek 
 
 reel 
 
 deep 
 
 meet 
 
 lewd 
 
 weed 
 
 week 
 
 deem 
 
 keep 
 
 feet 
 
 newt 
 
42 
 
 Words of Four and Five Letters. 
 
 lamb 
 jamb 
 dumb 
 numb 
 
 limb 
 crumb 
 plumb 
 thumb 
 
 comb 
 climb 
 tfonb. 
 womb 
 
 2. 
 bees, 
 sees. 
 fees 
 
 a 3. 
 
 weigh 
 
 neigh 
 
 eight 
 4. 
 
 known 
 
 grown 
 5. 
 
 half 
 
 calf 
 
 halve 
 
 calve 
 
 salve 
 6. 
 
 right 
 
 might 
 fight 
 
 7. 
 aunt 
 haunt 
 jaunt 
 
 8. 
 field 
 yield 
 grief 
 thief 
 
 earl 
 earn 
 learn 
 yeam 
 
 ^our 
 flour 
 
 scour 
 shout 
 
 veil 
 rein 
 vein 
 veins. 
 
 inch 
 etch 
 itch 
 
 aids, 
 ails, 
 aims. 
 
 goes 
 
 toes 
 
 hoe§ 
 
 brow 
 prow 
 prowl 
 
 each 
 east 
 ea§e 
 
 pair 
 lair 
 chair 
 
 a 
 
 reign 
 deign 
 feign 
 
 bear 
 wear 
 tear 
 
 count 
 fount 
 mount 
 
 blur 
 •slur 
 spur 
 
 door 
 floor 
 
 coax 
 hoax 
 
 bowl 
 throw 
 
 plea 
 flea 
 
 hymn 
 lynx 
 
 bier 
 pier 
 tier 
 fief 
 
 mien 
 
 ft 
 
 books 
 hooks 
 goods. 
 : woods, 
 soot 
 
 balm 
 calm 
 palm 
 alms 
 ^?salm 
 
 mc>ve 
 
 prove 
 
 lo§e 
 
 whose 
 
 whom 
 
 dead 
 head 
 lead 
 read 
 heads. 
 
 could 
 would 
 should 
 
 night 
 sight 
 light 
 
 mmce 
 
 since 
 
 wince 
 
 mall 
 shall 
 shalt 
 
 four 
 pour 
 soul 
 
 shine 
 thine 
 twine 
 
 there 
 
 ere 
 
 where 
 
 charm 
 
 snarl 
 
 Charles. 
 
 loves, 
 doves, 
 comes. 
 
 blue 
 
 flue 
 
 glue 
 
 sheep 
 sheet 
 teeth 
 three 
 
 smell 
 spell 
 shell 
 swell 
 
 touch 
 young 
 tongue 
 sponge 
 
 hurts 
 hands, 
 owns. 
 trees. 
 
 bull 
 pull 
 foil 
 push 
 
Spelling and Reading. . 43 
 
 firm 
 
 stir 
 
 chirp 
 
 horse 
 morse 
 north 
 
 great 
 break 
 steak 
 
 1. 
 
 tho§e 
 the§e 
 ride$ 
 
 2. 
 grass 
 class 
 
 goring 
 be-ing 
 do-ing 
 
 lamb§ 
 biirks 
 then 
 
 g66se 
 geese 
 
 rich 
 which 
 
 o 
 
 wasps 
 ducks 
 
 grant 
 champ 
 
 01 
 
 truth 
 truths 
 
 Charles. 
 
 1. Charles, what are eyes for ? To see with. 
 What are ears for ? To hear with. 
 
 What is the tongue for ? To talk with. 
 What are teeth for ? To eat with. . 
 What is the nose for ? To smell with. 
 What are legs for ? To walk with. 
 
 2. Then do not make me take you in my arms. Walk 
 your-self. Here are two good legs. 
 
 3. Come, let us go in the fields and see the sheep, and 
 the lambs, and the cows, and trees, and birds. 
 
 4. There is a man on horse-back. • Where are you go- 
 ing ? He does not mind us ; he rides a-way. Now he is 
 a .great way oif. Now we can not see him at all. 
 
 5. There is a dog. The dog barks. Do not fear, he 
 will not hurt you. Come to me, dog. Let him lick your 
 hand. His name is Tray. 
 
 6. Tray shall go with us. He is a good dog. He is 
 glad to see us, and to go with us. Pat poor Tray. Tray 
 likes those who pat him, and feed him, and are kind to 
 him. 
 
 7. Here are five toes on this foot, and five on that foot. 
 Five and five are ten. Ten toes. Can you count ten? 
 
 8. What are you do-ing ? I fear you will tear your 
 book. No, I will take care. I am going to spell all the 
 words on this page* I mean to read it well the next time. 
 
44 
 
 Spelling and Reading. 
 
 white 
 write 
 quite 
 
 large 
 barge 
 charge 
 
 strng 
 bring 
 thing 
 
 2 
 round 
 ground 
 found 
 
 aw 3 
 ought 
 brought 
 sought 
 
 think 
 drink 
 blink 
 
 stung 
 flung 
 sprung 
 
 bl&ck 
 track 
 crack 
 
 bread 
 tread 
 dread 
 
 proud 
 
 cloud 
 
 cloudy 
 
 wheat 
 bleat 
 speak 
 
 south 
 
 mouth 
 
 doubt 
 
 tea§e 
 
 please 
 
 beard 
 
 while 
 smile 
 stile 
 
 green 
 
 sweet 
 sleep 
 
 grand 
 plant 
 plants 
 
 cell 
 
 cell? 
 
 dell 
 
 close 
 
 clos'-er 
 
 clos-est 
 
 Rain. 
 
 1$- Shall we walk ? No ; not now. I think it will rain 
 soon. Look, how black the sky is. Now it rains. How 
 fast it rains. 
 
 2. Rain comes from the clouds. The ducks love rain. 
 Ducks swim, and geese swim. Can Charles swim ? 
 
 3. 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. 
 
 4. If he should fall in, I do not know that we could get 
 him out. If we could not, he would die. 
 
 5. When Charles is as big as James he shall learn to 
 swim. 
 
 A Walk. 
 
 1. It does not rain now. The sky is blue. Let us take 
 a walk in the fields, and see the men at work, and hear 
 the birds sing. 
 
Heading. 45 
 
 2. Do not walk on the grass now. It is too high. It 
 is quite wet. Walk in this dry path. There is a worm. 
 Do not tread on it. 
 
 3. Oh ! what a large field. This is not grass. No, it 
 is corn. It will be ripe soon. 
 
 4. Bread is made of corn. I dare say Charles does not 
 know how bread is made. Well, some time I will tell 
 him. 
 
 5. Shall we look at the bees in the hive ? Will the 
 bees sting us ? No, they will not sting us if we do not 
 hurt them. 
 
 6. Wasps will not sting us, if we do not hurt them. 
 There is a wasp on my arm. Now it is gone. It has not 
 stung me. 
 
 7. What is meal made of? Meal is made of corn and 
 rye. They are ground in a mill. Elour is made of wheat. 
 
 8. Corn and rye and wheat grow in the fields. Grass 
 grows in the fields too. 
 
 9. Cows eat grass, sheep eat grass, and the horse eats 
 grass. Boys and girls do not eat grass. No, they eat 
 bread and milk. 
 
 10. When the snow is on the ground, and the cows and 
 sheep can not get grass, then they eat hay. 
 
 . 11. Does hay grow in the fields ? Yes, hay is made 
 of grass. When' the sun shines, men mow down the high 
 grass. The hot sun dries it, and that makes hay. 
 
 John and Ann have been out to-day. They took a long 
 walk. On the way, they met a poor old man, whom they 
 knew, and to whom they gave some bread. The poor 
 man was glad to take what they gave him, for he had had 
 no food all day. 
 
46 
 
 Spelling and Heading. 
 
 strow 
 throw 
 blows. 
 
 inorn mg 
 sort mg 
 form ing 
 
 stm 
 
 spill 
 skill 
 
 crSss 
 
 dross 
 gloss 
 
 strive sp661 
 drive stool 
 thrive school 
 
 1. What time of day is it now? It is morning. I 
 have just got up. Look, see where the sun is. It is close 
 to the ground. The sun is now in the east. 
 
 2. Turn your back to the sun. Your face is now to 
 the west. When the day is just gone, you will see the 
 sun in the west. The sun sets in the west. 
 
 3. The wind blows. Which way does it blow ? Take 
 that lock of wool and throw it up. The wind blows it this 
 way. The wind comes from the north. The wind is 
 north. A north wind is cold. A south wind is warm. 
 East, west, north and south. 
 
 4. It is a cold day. Bring in some wood. Put it on 
 the fire. The room is not so warm as I should like to 
 have it. Do not go too near the fire. You will burn 
 your shoes. 
 
 1. Will you lend me your new book, John? I should 
 like to read it. It is a long time since I have read a new 
 book. It will take me but a day or two to read it all. 
 
 2. I will lend it to you, if you will use it with care. 
 My aunt gave it to me, and she told me I must keep it 
 free from dirt. A neat book is a sign that he who owns it 
 loves to read. 
 
 8. Well, John, if you will let me have it for a few days, 
 I will try to use it well. I will bring it back as soon as I 
 have read it. 
 
Spelling and Reading. 
 1. 
 
 47 
 
 house 
 
 small 
 
 bl66m 
 
 snail 
 
 brawl 
 
 place 
 
 mouse 
 
 stall 
 
 gloom 
 
 flaH 
 
 crawl 
 
 grace 
 
 louse 
 
 thrall 
 
 broom 
 
 2. 
 heart 
 
 frail 
 
 crawls. 
 
 trace 
 
 stone 
 
 spare 
 
 staid 
 
 edge 
 
 noi§e 
 
 stones 
 
 stare 
 
 hearth 
 
 braid 
 
 hedge 
 
 poise 
 
 G-od takes Care of All. 
 
 1. "Who sends rain from the clouds, and heat from the 
 sun, to make the grass grow ? It is God. God takes 
 care of the horse and the cow, as well as of you and me. 
 He gives them and us what we need. How good we 
 should try to be, and how much we ought to love God, 
 who feeds and cares for us all. 
 
 2. See that bee. How it hums with its thin wings* 
 Ah, poor bee ! You do not know for whom you work so 
 hard, while you fly so fast all the warm day. When your 
 house is full and you are gone to rest in it, some one will 
 come and kill you in your hive, and take all your sweet 
 food from you. 
 
 3. Can we teach the bee to make her cell, and lay up 
 her food for the cold day, when there are no plants in 
 bloom hi which she can find it ? No, we can not. Were 
 we to try, we could not make its cells of wax. It is God 
 who shows the bee how to make her house, and where to 
 find her food. 
 
 4. God cares for the bee, and the small fly, the worm 
 that crawls on the ground, and the snail, that bears its 
 house on its back. He is good and kind to all things. 
 Let us try to please him. Let us do as he has bid us in 
 his word. 
 
48 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 ba'by 
 lardy 
 na-yy 
 ya-ry 
 
 re'al 
 
 yi-al 
 di-al 
 li-ar 
 
 1. 
 
 li'on 
 Zi-on 
 ri-ot 
 yi-ol 
 
 2. 
 po-et 
 po-em 
 Jo-el 
 za-ny 
 
 3. 
 ti-ny 
 wi-ly 
 wi-ry 
 pu-ny 
 
 L 
 bx-en 
 al-um 
 ab-ba 
 Ad-am 
 
 5. 
 d6-er 
 al-so 
 
 6. 
 Ju-lf 
 Pe-ru 
 
 bo'ny 
 holy 
 po-ny 
 to-ry 
 
 ro'§y 
 
 po-§y 
 
 ea-§y 
 Lo-i§ 
 
 du-ty 
 du-ly 
 fu-ry 
 Lu-cy 
 
 fa-el 
 
 du-el 
 su-et 
 di-et 
 
 La-zy 
 ha-zy 
 nia-zy 
 do-zy 
 
 Ba-al 
 
 bi-as 
 du-al 
 Noah 
 
 
 ti-dy 
 li-my 
 ro-py 
 on-ly 
 
 po-ry 
 Marry 
 
 mi-ry 
 
 so-fa 
 mi-ca 
 Li-ma 
 Cu-ba 
 
 i-cy 
 i-yy 
 e-ra 
 E-li 
 
 en-vy 
 
 ed-dy 
 .in-ly 
 
 ep-ic 
 ex-it 
 ax-is 
 at-om 
 
 ey-er 
 Ez-ra 
 Em-ma 
 ar-my 
 
 dy-er 
 
 ty-ro 
 
 m-t3 
 un-to 
 
 m-in 
 ru-by 
 
 so-lo 
 ye-to 
 
 de-fy' 
 de-ny 
 
 al-ly' 
 af-fy 
 
 a-d6' 
 tin-do 
 
 a-go' 
 a-way 
 
 re-ly 
 
 es-py 
 
 du-et 
 
 up-on 
 
 a-new 
 
 Reading Lesson. 
 Lucy had a new slate. She went to school with Emma. 
 Lucy was six years old, but Emma was only four. They 
 met some oxen in the road. They did not fear to go by 
 the oxen, for they had a yoke on their necks. 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 49 
 
 pa'per 
 
 vo'ter 
 
 1. 
 
 ro'ver 
 
 wa/fer 
 
 ra'ter 
 
 ca-per 
 
 po-ker 
 
 to-per 
 
 wa-ver 
 
 ta-ker 
 
 fe-ver 
 
 ba-ker 
 
 so-ber 
 
 wa-ger 
 
 di-ver 
 
 le-ver 
 
 ma-ker 
 
 ra-ker 
 
 ra-cer 
 
 ti-ler 
 
 ri-der 
 
 vi-per 
 
 barter 
 
 pa-cer 
 
 si-zer 
 
 ci-der 
 
 . pi-per 
 
 ta-per 
 2. 
 pa-pal 
 
 o-ver 
 
 ti-ger 
 
 larbel 
 
 fa-tal 
 
 lo-cal 
 
 ve-nal 
 
 li-bel 
 
 na-val 
 
 vi-tal 
 
 do-tal 
 
 nartal 
 
 narked 
 
 fi-nal 
 
 ce-dar 
 
 pe-clal 
 
 re-gal 
 
 car-ret 
 
 ri-val 
 
 lu-nar 
 
 pe-nal 
 
 o-ral 
 
 bi-ped 
 
 to-tal 
 
 po-lar 
 
 du-cal 
 
 bo-ral 
 
 no-ted 
 
 vo-cal 
 
 so-lar 
 3. 
 cra-zy 
 
 le-gal 
 
 o-val 
 
 a-ble 
 
 lu-cid 
 
 tri-al 
 
 bri-er 
 
 ta-ble 
 
 hu-mid 
 
 gra-vy 
 
 fri-ar 
 
 cri-er 
 
 fa-ble 
 
 tu-mid 
 
 sba-dy 
 
 tri-ad 
 
 fii-er 
 
 labile 
 
 pu-pil 
 
 spi-cy 
 
 bra-vo 
 
 glo-ry 
 
 ma-ple 
 
 lu-rid 
 
 sto-ny 
 
 pri-or 
 
 smo-ky 
 
 ca-ble 
 
 cu-bit 
 
 sto-ry 
 4. 
 i-dle 
 
 bri-ny 
 
 sca-ly 
 
 tra-der 
 
 fra-mer 
 
 ti-tle 
 
 gru-el 
 
 gra-ter 
 
 gra-ver 
 
 bi-ble 
 
 tri-fle " 
 
 cru-el 
 
 spi-der 
 
 gro-cer 
 
 bri-dle 
 
 ri-fle 
 
 cm-et 
 
 wri-ter 
 
 dra-per 
 
 . cra-dle 
 
 ha-zle 
 
 tru-ly 
 
 dro-ver 
 
 ska-ker 
 
 sta-ble 
 
 sa-ble 
 
 dru-id 
 
 clo-ver 
 
 qua-ker 
 
 sta-ple 
 5. 
 ac'tor 
 
 ga-ble 
 
 ru-ler 
 
 Sd'der 
 
 offer 
 
 val'or 
 
 tal'on 
 
 el-der 
 
 ot-ter 
 
 ab-bot 
 
 vig-or 
 
 fel-on 
 
 en-ter 
 
 am-ber 
 
 cap-tor 
 
 rig-or 
 
 wag-on 
 
 in-ner 
 
 um-ber 
 
 fad-tor 
 
 big-ot 
 
 mel-on 
 
 np-per 
 
 ul-cer 
 
 vic-tor 
 
 piv-ot 
 
 lem-on 
 
 ut-ter 
 
 as-ter 
 
 doc-tor 
 
 ten-or 
 
 ven-om 
 
50 
 
 Words of Tiuo Syllables. 
 
 hap'py 
 
 fan'cy 
 
 1. 
 
 bod'y 
 
 bod'ie§ 
 
 cal/in 
 
 car-ry 
 
 can-dy 
 
 cop-y 
 
 cop-ie§ 
 
 cav-il 
 
 - mer-ry 
 
 han-dy 
 
 pit-y 
 
 pittes 
 
 civ-il 
 
 mar-ry 
 
 pen-ny 
 
 lil-y 
 
 lil-ie§ 
 
 liv-id 
 
 ber-ry 
 
 pop-py 
 
 cit-y 
 
 cit-ie§ 
 
 sol-id 
 
 fer-ry 
 
 put-ty 
 
 ver-y 
 2. 
 gal-Ion 
 
 lev-ie§ 
 
 rob-in 
 
 bar-rel 
 
 diUy 
 
 mam-mon 
 
 ra-pid 
 
 tas-sel 
 
 witty 
 
 gam-mon 
 
 ran-dom 
 
 vap-id 
 
 ves-sel 
 
 sil-ly 
 
 can-ton 
 
 cus-tom 
 
 sat-in 
 
 gos-pel 
 
 lob-by 
 
 pis-ton , 
 
 bottom 
 
 mat-in 
 
 tin-sel 
 
 fol-lj 
 
 pis-tol 
 
 sel-dom 
 
 rel-ic 
 
 liii-tel 
 
 sor-ry 
 
 com-mon 
 
 3. 
 ham-mer 
 
 ran-som 
 
 col-ic 
 
 nev-er 
 
 cam-el 
 
 batter 
 
 mim-ic 
 
 riv-er 
 
 mod-el 
 
 lad-der 
 
 better 
 
 civ-ic 
 
 liv-er 
 
 hov-el 
 
 sum-mer 
 
 pep-per 
 
 com-ic 
 
 sev-er 
 
 nov-el 
 
 win-ter 
 
 din-ner 
 
 mer-it 
 
 lep-er 
 
 lev-el 
 
 hatter 
 
 sup-per 
 
 hab-it 
 
 giv-er 
 
 reb-el 
 
 man-ner 
 
 4. 
 rob-ber 
 
 butter 
 
 ma,x-im 
 
 ban-ner 
 
 tan-ner 
 
 ten-der 
 
 mel-low 1 
 
 can-cer 
 
 pam-per 
 
 cop-per 
 
 lim-ber 
 
 f el-low 
 
 fen-der 
 
 lat-ter 
 
 gun-ner 
 
 lumber 
 
 yel-low 
 
 gen-der 
 
 letter 
 
 run-ner 
 
 num-ber 
 
 tal-low 
 
 cin-der 
 
 bit-ter 
 
 lim-ner 
 
 mus-ter 
 
 mar-row 
 
 tiii-der 
 
 mil-ler 
 
 litter 
 5. 
 gib-bet 
 
 sin-ner 
 
 win-dow 
 
 mag-net 
 
 pel-let 
 
 pan-nel 
 
 fin-ger 
 
 mal-let 
 
 Tel-vet 
 
 son-net 
 
 can-eel 
 
 lin-ger 
 
 liam-let 
 
 fer-ret 
 
 bon-net 
 
 fen-nel 
 
 lon-ger 
 
 lan-cet 
 
 hel-mefc 
 
 cos-set 
 
 ken-nel 
 
 an-ger 
 
 tab-let " 
 
 bil-let 
 
 gus-set 
 
 fun-nel 
 
 hun-ger 
 
 lap-pet 
 
 fil-let 
 
 buf-fet 
 
 tun-nel 
 
 hun-fry 
 
Words of Tioo Syllables. 
 
 51 
 
 1. 
 
 blad'der 
 
 plat'ter 
 
 stam'mer 
 
 drum'mer 
 
 printer 
 
 chap-ter 
 
 flatter 
 
 spat-ter 
 
 plmi-der 
 
 clev-er 
 
 clap-per 
 
 scatter 
 
 smat-ter 
 
 spin-ner 
 
 prop-er 
 
 blis-ter 
 
 shat-ter 
 
 blun-der 
 
 skip-per 
 
 chisel 
 
 glit-ter 
 
 slen-der 
 
 blus-ter 
 
 slip-per 
 
 chaj>el 
 
 glim-iner 
 
 shel-ter 
 
 clus-ter 
 
 2. 
 
 big-ger 
 
 slum-ber 
 
 plan-et 
 
 chap-let 
 
 tav-ern 
 
 sud-den 
 
 rich-er 
 
 plum-met 
 
 cav-ern 
 
 rig-ger 
 
 mit-ten 
 
 with-er 
 
 chan-nel 
 
 mod-em 
 
 dig-ger 
 
 patten 
 
 pitch-er 
 
 flan-nel 
 
 lan-tern 
 
 dag-ger 
 
 lin-en 
 
 gath-er 
 
 skim-mer 
 
 cis-tern 
 
 lug-ger 
 
 kitch-en 
 
 rath-er 
 
 swini-mer 
 
 pat-tern 
 
 big-gest 
 3. 
 mon-ey 
 
 chick-en 
 
 lath-er 
 
 cor-ner 
 
 bow-er 
 
 5 
 
 wan-der 
 
 bar-ber 
 
 bor-der 
 
 pow-er 
 
 hon-ey 
 
 wan-ton 
 
 car-ver 
 
 or-der 
 
 tow-er, 
 
 cov-ey 
 
 war-rant 
 
 gar-ner 
 
 for-mer 
 
 vow-el 
 
 mon-key 
 
 war-ren 
 
 gar-den 
 
 mor-sel 
 
 flow-er 
 
 cov-et 
 
 wal-let 
 
 far-ther 
 
 for-ty 
 
 show-er 
 
 hov-er 
 4. 
 
 net-tie 
 
 wal-low 
 
 fa-ther 
 
 cov-er 
 
 &p-ple 
 
 sad-die 
 
 cSt-ton 
 
 lov-er 
 
 cattle 
 
 kettle 
 
 han-dle 
 
 les-son 
 
 oth-er 
 
 rat-tie 
 
 peb-ble 
 
 sam-ple 
 
 reck-on 
 
 motfr-er 
 
 lit-tle 
 
 fid-die 
 
 tem-ple 
 
 but-ton 
 
 smotfr-er 
 
 rid-dle 
 
 pim-ple 
 
 kin-die 
 
 mutton 
 
 broth-er 
 
 rip-pie 
 
 bot-tle 
 5. 
 un-cle 
 
 bun-die 
 
 glut-ton 
 
 pad-die 
 
 battle 
 
 cel-lar 
 
 bul-let 
 
 can-die 
 
 bab-ble 
 
 an-kle 
 
 pil-lar 
 
 pul-let 
 
 man-tie 
 
 mettle 
 
 ran-kle 
 
 col-lar 
 
 bush-el 
 
 am-ble 
 
 mid-die 
 
 tiir-tle 
 
 dol-lar 
 
 bush-es 
 
 , gam-ble 
 
 sim-ple 
 
 pur-ple 
 
 pop-lar 
 
 butch-er 
 
 gen-tle 
 
 hum-ble 
 
 hur-dle 
 
 vul-gar 
 
 pud-ding 
 
52 Spelling and Reading. 
 
 f i e 
 
 read'er learn'ing rough pret'ty said 
 
 teach-er learn-er tough pret-ti-er saith 
 
 speak-er learned e-nough' pret-ti-est says 
 
 Little Jane. 
 
 1. Mother, said lit-tle Jane, I do not like to go to 
 school. May I not stay at home to-day ? 
 
 2. But why do you wish to stay at home ? Why do 
 you not like to go to school ? 
 
 3. If I stay at home, I hope you will let me play all 
 day ; but if I go to school, I must sit still and learn my 
 les-son. 
 
 4. I am ver-y sor-ry, Jane, to hear you talk so. But 
 if you stayat home, I can-not let you play all day. If 
 you play all the time, you will never learn to work nor to 
 read. 
 
 5. But why must I learn to work and to read, mother ? 
 I am not old e-nough to do much work ; and can I not 
 learn to read when I am old-er as well as now ? 
 
 6. No, Jane ; when you are old e-nough to work, you 
 will not have so much time for learning to read. You 
 must learn to read now, that you may have time to work 
 when you are old-er. And if you do not learn to read, 
 of what use will books be to you ? 
 
 7-. I do not know, moth-er, — I should like very much 
 to read the pret-ty sto-ries in the new books. I think I 
 will go to school and learn to read as fast as I can. 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 53 
 
 fa'vor 
 
 o'dor 
 
 fio'ral 
 
 an'gel 
 
 de'mgn 
 
 la-bor 
 
 do-nor 
 
 plu-ral 
 
 dah-ger 
 
 co-Ion 
 
 tu-tor 
 
 tu-mor 
 
 fru-gal 
 
 man-ger 
 
 se-ton 
 
 ju-ror 
 
 mi-nor 
 
 spi-nal 
 
 ran-ger 
 
 ma-tron 
 
 rna-jor 
 
 stu-por 
 
 spi-ral 
 
 cban-ger 
 
 pa-tron 
 
 ra-zor 
 
 pre-tor 
 
 pli-ant 
 
 2. 
 gi-ant 
 
 cham-ber 
 
 ne-gro 
 
 a-gent 
 
 po-tent 
 
 hu-man 
 
 sa-ving 
 
 la-tent 
 
 no-cent 
 
 vi-and 
 
 pa-gan 
 
 la-ding 
 
 de-cent 
 
 re-cent 
 
 pli-ant 
 
 Ro-man 
 
 du-ring 
 
 cli-ent 
 
 re-gent 
 
 va~cant 
 
 ha-tred 
 
 ta-king 
 
 co-gent 
 
 stu-dent 
 
 va-grant 
 
 sa-cred 
 
 sha-ving 
 
 mo-ment 
 
 se-quel 
 
 vo-lant 
 
 3. 
 va-cate 
 
 se-cret 
 
 wa-ving 
 
 ba-sis 
 
 fo-rum 
 
 do-tage 
 
 qui-et 
 
 gra-tis 
 
 fo-cns 
 
 ro-tate 
 
 cu-rate 
 
 quo-ta 
 
 cri-sis 
 
 re-bus 
 
 fe-male 
 
 pi-rate 
 
 que-ry 
 
 de-is t 
 
 se-rum 
 
 fi-nite 
 
 cli-mate 
 
 qua-ker 
 
 the-ist 
 
 cro-cus 
 
 vi-brate 
 
 pri-vate 
 
 qua-ver 
 
 pa-pist 
 
 cho-rus 
 
 mi-grate 
 
 4. 
 stu-pid 
 
 pro-bate 
 
 quo-ram 
 
 o-gle 
 
 dy-ing 
 
 m-dex 
 
 ga-ze§ 
 
 no-ble 
 
 ty-ing 
 
 flu-id* 
 
 hi-let 
 
 ma-zes. 
 
 sti-ne 
 
 tj-ing 
 
 pu-trid 
 
 5. 
 ran-sack 
 
 em-met 
 
 blarze§ 
 
 pock-et 
 
 crick-et 
 
 ban-ish 
 
 per-ish 
 
 rock-et 
 
 thick-et 
 
 bar-rack 
 
 fam-ish 
 
 pun-ish 
 
 buck-et 
 
 brack-et 
 
 ham-mock 
 
 blem-ish 
 
 van-ish 
 
 tick-et 
 
 wed-lock 
 
 pad-lock 
 
 rel-ish 
 
 fin-ish 
 
 jack-et 
 
 liem-lock 
 
 fet-lock 
 
 self-ish 
 
 lav-ish 
 
 wick-et 
 
 liil-lock 
 
 mat-lock 
 
 6. 
 matter 
 
 cher-ish 
 
 par-ish 
 
 at-Ias 
 
 oc-tave 
 
 her-alcl 
 
 ad-verb 
 
 sal-ad 
 
 con-cave 
 
 tram-pet 
 
 ser-aph 
 
 prov-erb 
 
 5* 
 
54 
 
 Spelling mid Reading. 
 
 soup 
 through 
 
 1. 
 
 tired their 
 
 rained theirs 
 o 
 
 w 
 
 ones, 
 
 once 
 
 filch 
 milch 
 
 dread'-ful 
 health-ful 
 
 wick'-ed 
 sift-ed 
 
 3. 
 4. 
 
 pon'-der 
 yon-der 
 
 cau§e 
 be-cau^ 
 
 cam-let 
 mil-let 
 sig-net 
 rus-set . 
 
 com-et 
 val-et 
 lev-et 
 civ-et 
 
 cher-ub 
 eher-up 
 sul-phur 
 vel-lum 
 
 hun'-dred 
 kin-dred 
 chil-dren 
 breth-ren 
 
 try'ing 
 fly-ing 
 
 timely 
 home-ly 
 
 an'y . 
 man-y 
 
 al'most 
 al-ways 
 
 
 John Holt. 
 
 
 1. John Holt is a good boy. He goes to school and 
 takes pains to learn. 
 
 2. When at school, John keeps to his books till he has 
 learned all his tasks. 
 
 3. When he comes out he can play with a good heart, 
 for he knows that he has time to spare. 
 
 4. John is a little boy, on-ly five or six years old, but 
 he can read quite well. 
 
 5. John Holt will not fight, nor throw stones, nor dirt, 
 at the boys and girls. He nev-er calls them by bad 
 names, nor tries to vex them. 
 
 6. He loves his fa-ther and moth-er and teacher, and 
 does all that they bid him. He is so kind to all who 
 know him, that they all love him, and try to do him good. 
 
 7. John Holt is a hap-py-boy. He is never cross to 
 his play-mates, and they are always kind to him. 
 
 8. Let all boys who read this lesson, strive to be as 
 good as John Holt. 
 
Reading. 
 
 55 
 
 The Cruel Boy. 
 
 1. As a bird was one day fly-ing to seek food for its 
 young ones, a boy saw it ; he had a gun in his hand, and 
 shot the poor thing through its head, and down it fell to 
 the ground. 
 
 2. The boy ran to it and took it up ; and when he saw 
 that it was dead, he gave it to his dog to eat. 
 
 3. How cruel and wicked it was to kill the poor bird, 
 which never did any harm in all its life, and to take it 
 from its young ones, that were in the nest, wait-ing for it 
 to come back and feed them. 
 
 4. The poor little birds could not think why their moth- 
 er staid so long. They' kept chirp-hig and chirp-ing, till 
 they were quite tired. 
 
 5. At night, they grew so cold, for want of their moth-er 
 to brood over. them, that they did not know what to do. 
 
 6. There were five in the nest, and two of them died of 
 cold and hunger that night. 
 
 7. The other three lived till the next morn-ing, when, 
 get-ting to the edge of the nest, to look for then 1 moth-er, 
 two of them fell out and broke their bones. 
 
56 
 
 Heading and Spelling. 
 
 8. The} 7 lay in great pain for some time, but could not 
 move, for they were too young to hop or fly. 
 
 9. At last a great hog saw them on the gound, and ate 
 them up, and so put them out of their pain. 
 
 10. But the other poor little thing, that was left in the 
 nest, did not die so soon ; for it lived all day, very cold 
 and in great pain, from being so hun-gry. 
 
 11. It kept chirp-ing as long as it was able to make a 
 noise, in hopes its moth-er would hear and come and feed 
 it. But, poor thing, she had been shot by the cruel boy, 
 and was dead and could not hear it. 
 
 12. At last it got so weak, that it lay still at the bot- 
 tom of the nest. In the night, it rained fast and the wind 
 blew, and so it died of cold like the others. 
 
 13. Thus there was an end to five pretty young buds, 
 that all died in so dread-ful a way, because a wan-ton, 
 cruel, and wicked boy shot their poor moth-er. 
 
 a-bate' 
 
 a-maze f 
 
 e-late' 
 
 be-came' 
 
 in-clte' 
 
 a-bide 
 
 a-wake 
 
 e-vade 
 
 be-have 
 
 in-vite 
 
 a-bode 
 
 a-live 
 
 e-rase 
 
 be-take 
 
 iri-voke 
 
 a-lone 
 
 a-like 
 
 e-lope 
 
 be-side 
 
 in-due e 
 
 a-tone 
 
 a-side 
 
 e-rode 
 
 be-fore 
 
 in-sane 
 
 a-dore 
 
 a-cute 
 
 e-lude 
 2. 
 re-gale 
 
 de-bate 
 
 in-vade 
 
 de-fame 
 
 de-base 
 
 re-late 
 
 se-date 
 
 de-face 
 
 de-ride 
 
 re-vere 
 
 re-vile 
 
 se-rene 
 
 de-fine 
 
 de-note 
 
 re-tire 
 
 re-cite 
 
 se-vere 
 
 de-file 
 
 de-pute 
 
 re-fine 
 
 re-mote 
 
 se-duce 
 
 de-rive 
 
 de-lude 
 
 re-fate 
 
 re-pute 
 
 re-pine 
 
 de-cide 
 
 de-mure 
 
 re-duce 
 
 re-take 
 
 re-bake 
 
Words of Tivo Syllables. 
 
 57 
 
 al-lude' 
 
 ad-here' 
 
 as-pire' 
 
 af-ford' 
 
 for-gave* 
 
 as-sume 
 
 ad-vene 
 
 ex-pire 
 
 ex-port 
 
 for-sake 
 
 acl-jure 
 
 ac-cite 
 
 en-tire 
 
 im-port 
 
 cor-rode 
 
 al-lure 
 
 ad-vice 
 
 ex-cite 
 
 sup-port 
 
 con-fide 
 
 a-d-roire 
 
 ad-duce 
 
 ex-bale 
 
 re-port 
 
 con-fute 
 
 at-tire 
 
 ar-rive 
 
 em-pale 
 
 2. 
 mis-take 
 
 con-trol 
 
 con-duce 
 
 ap-ply 
 
 pro-fane 
 
 a-ri§e 
 
 in-hale 
 
 re-ply 
 
 pro-mote 
 
 mis-name 
 
 a-ro§e 
 
 in-nate 
 
 com-plj 
 
 pro-voke 
 
 di-vine 
 
 ad-vise 
 
 im-pede 
 
 sup-ply 
 
 re-voke 
 
 di-vide 
 
 ex-po§e 
 
 im-bibe 
 
 im-ply 
 
 pro-vicle 
 
 dis-pute 
 
 op-po§e 
 
 im-pute 
 
 de-cry 
 
 pro-cure 
 
 dis-like 
 
 3. 
 con-dole 
 
 sup-po§e 
 
 il-lume 
 
 ma-ture 
 
 com-bine 
 
 sub-lime 
 
 be-bold 
 
 ma-nure 
 
 corn-pile 
 
 con-nive -: 
 
 sub-side 
 
 re-mind 
 
 pa-rade 
 
 corn-mode 
 
 con-vene 
 
 sur-vive 
 
 be-hind 
 
 pa-role 
 
 com-pete 
 
 con-fine 
 
 con-cise 
 
 un-bind 
 
 hu-mane 
 
 com-pute 
 
 con-sume 
 
 pro-fuse 
 
 un-kind 
 
 sa-lute 
 
 com-mune 
 
 con-jure 
 
 4. 
 be-gm 
 
 mo-rose 
 
 un-wind 
 
 ad-mit 
 
 ca-bal 
 
 atxtend 
 
 af-f ect 
 
 ad-mix 
 
 ca-nal 
 
 be-gan 
 
 ap-pend 
 
 ef-fect 
 
 an-nex 
 
 a-non 
 
 be-gun 
 
 "at-test 
 
 in-fect 
 
 al-lot 
 
 a-bet 
 
 be-set 
 
 ar-rest 
 
 ac-cept 
 
 an-nul 
 
 cra-vat 
 
 be-get 
 
 as-sist 
 
 ex-cept 
 
 re-bel 
 
 ca-det 
 
 re-mit 
 5. 
 
 be-held 
 
 ad-just 
 
 neg-lect 
 
 re-lax 
 
 dis-pel 
 
 un-fit 
 
 a-loft 
 
 re-pel 
 
 dis-til 
 
 be-reft 
 
 un-til 
 
 a-dopt 
 
 re-but 
 
 ex-tol 
 
 de-fend 
 
 un-did 
 
 ac-cost 
 
 re-fit 
 
 for-bid 
 
 de-pend 
 
 un-fix 
 
 jap-an 
 
 bo-tel 
 
 sub-mit 
 
 re-lent 
 
 un-less 
 
 rat-an 
 
 for-got 
 
 ful-fil 
 
 re-perit 
 
 un-ujst 
 
 lap-el 
 
58 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 COHl-HlTt' 
 
 in-sist' 
 
 con-sist' 
 
 ac-cess' 
 
 per-haps' 
 
 corn-pel 
 
 sub-sist 
 
 con-test 
 
 re-cess 
 
 per-plex 
 
 corn-mix 
 
 in-vest 
 
 con-duct 
 
 ex- cess 
 
 per-mit 
 
 com-mend 
 
 in-fest 
 
 con-tend 
 
 ex-tend 
 
 pro-tect 
 
 col-lect 
 
 in-tent 
 
 con-vict 
 
 ex-tent 
 
 pro-long 
 
 corn-pact 
 
 con-tent 
 
 suc-cess 
 
 2. 
 in-ciir 
 oc-cur 
 re-cur 
 de-mur 
 
 ex-pend 
 
 pro-pel 
 
 le-vanfc 
 re-cant 
 de-camp 
 de-cant 
 
 en-trap 
 en-camp 
 re-plan 
 di-van 
 
 * 
 ar-ray 
 al-lay 
 de-lay 
 de-cay 
 
 be-tray 
 dis-play 
 dismay 
 mis-lay 
 
 se-dan 
 tre-pan 
 
 di-gesfc 
 di-vest 
 
 dis-turb 
 u-§urp 
 3. 
 in-dee d 
 
 re-pay 
 re-lay 
 
 pqr-tray 
 . a-stray 
 
 at-fcain 
 
 cOn-tain 
 
 ven-due 
 
 a-ward 
 
 de-tain 
 
 sus-tain 
 
 ex-ceed 
 
 en-sue 
 
 re-ward 
 
 re-tain 
 
 ob-tain 
 
 pro-ceed 
 
 en-due 
 
 be-fall 
 
 as-sail 
 
 or-dain 
 
 suc-ceed 
 
 sub-due 
 
 re-call 
 
 de-tail 
 
 re-main 
 
 es-teem 
 
 pur-sue 
 
 in-stall 
 
 pre-vail 
 
 be-wail 
 
 re-deem 
 4. 
 
 as-slgn 
 de-sign 
 be-nign 
 
 5. 
 tin-fold 
 
 in-bue 
 
 ap-pall 
 
 ap-pear 
 en-de ai- 
 de-feat 
 
 re-peat 
 ap-peal 
 re-veal 
 
 con-dlgn 
 con-sign . 
 ma-Hgn 
 
 a-right 
 a-light 
 de-light 
 
 de-form 
 
 ac-count 
 
 un-safe 
 
 e 
 a-gain 
 
 re-form 
 
 a-mount 
 
 un-told 
 
 un-like 
 
 a-gainst 
 
 in-form 
 
 re-count 
 
 un-bolt 
 
 n 
 
 un-lace 
 
 a-Iong 
 
 blame 
 
 place 
 
 0. 
 
 ?#hole strong spelt 
 
 month 
 
 flame 
 
 grace 
 
 stole wrong shelf 
 
 monk 
 
 shame 
 
 trace 
 
 store ton 
 
 gs delf 
 
 front 
 
Reading. 59 
 
 Late at School. 
 
 1. You are come to school very late to-day, John: 
 your -class have read and spelt their lesson, and you must 
 lose your place. Can you tell me why you did not come 
 in time to read and spell with your class ? 
 
 2. I was kept at home by my mother. I had not done 
 what she told me to do before I went to school. She said 
 it must be done, or I could not go at all. 
 
 3. You were much to blame, John, to delay your work 
 till school-time. Y^ou were at play, were you, when you 
 ought to have been at your work ? 
 
 4. Yes, sir ; I met a boy hi the road, and he and I 
 went to play with a new ball which he had just bought. I 
 did not think I should stay so long ; but when we left off 
 play, I found it was late. I will try to do better in time 
 to come. I did wrong to neglect my work for play. 
 
 5. I hope you will not do so again. But you have lost 
 half an hour this morning ; and if you were to lose half 
 an hour each day, how many hours would that make in 
 a week ? Can you tell ? 
 
 6. Yes, sir ; there are six days for going to school in 
 a week ; if I lose half an hour each day, it would make 
 three whole hours. « 
 
 7. You are right, John ; and three hours are half a day 
 of school-time. And if you should lose half a day in a 
 week for one year, it would amount to a whole month of 
 your school-time. You see, then, that by los-ing only a 
 little time, each day, it amounts to a great deal in a year. 
 
 T in the first and e in the last syllable are silent. 
 
 list'-en oft'-en bnst'-le nest'-le buck'-le 
 
 glist-en sofVen grist-le pest-le tack-le 
 
 christen hast-en thist-le whistle ax-le 
 
60 
 
 Spelling and Reading. 
 
 • 
 
 
 The Lark. 
 
 _ 
 
 foZk 
 fofks 
 
 sit'-ting 
 run-ning 
 
 1. 
 
 ii§'-e§ 
 wi§-er 
 
 2. 
 glad'der 
 glad-dest 
 
 ear'-ly voice 
 earth-ly choice 
 
 end'-ed 
 mend-ed 
 
 6v'-en 
 doz-en 
 
 hap'pi-er 
 hap-pi-est 
 
 1. Mother, said little Jane one day, why do folks say, 
 " ga^as a lark ? " As James and I were playing this 
 morning in the lane, uncle Charles came along ; we had 
 just been run-ning and mak-ing a mer-ry noise, and he 
 said, Jane, I am glad to see you so happy ; you are as 
 gay as a lark. Is a lark a gay bird ? 
 
 2. Yes, Jane, a lark is gay. It seems to be always 
 happy. At times, you may see it sit-ting and sing-ing on 
 the top of a high tree, mak-ing its voice heard far off. 
 
 3. At other times you may see it soar-ing high up in 
 the air. As it goes up, it sings ; and when the song is 
 end-ed, down it drops into the grass again. 
 
Spelling and Reading. 61 
 
 4. The lark always rises ear-ly in the morning. As 
 soon as it is light enough to see, it begins to pour forth its 
 glad note. Its nest is made in the grass, and has a top, 
 like an oven, to keep off the rain. 
 
 5, ,1 have told you enough about the lark now. But 
 if you, Jane, would always be as gay as the lark, you 
 must always be good. If you are not good, you can-not 
 be glad and hap-py. And you must rise ear-ly too. 
 They who he in bed all the morning are apt to be cross 
 all day. 
 
 The Garden. 
 
 1. . 
 
 sorts hoed frSst string first o'pen 
 
 stork named cloth spring third e-ven 
 
 2. 
 
 blos'som plant'ed flbw'ers. Chi'na col'or 
 
 glos-sy granted show-er§ Ri-ga com-fort 
 
 1. "What are you doing, John ? are you at work in your 
 garden ? 
 
 2. Yes, I am hoe-ing up the weeds. They grow very 
 fast, and they must be hoed up, or my flowers will never 
 blos-som. " 
 
 3. What sorts of flowers have you in your garden ? 
 
 4. I have many sorts. In this little bed, I planted 
 some pinks. They are China pinks, and they blossom the 
 first year. They are very pretty, and last a long time. 
 
 5. In this corner of my garden, I have some rose- 
 bushes. You can see the buds on them now. Some will 
 be red, and others white. 
 
 6 
 
62 Beading and Spelling. 
 
 6. In m bed are China asters of all colors .They 
 Wlr like stars The word aster means a star, ana tney 
 Sht be immed star-flowers.- They do not blossom tdl 
 late, bnt they make a toe show. 
 
 7 Here is a morning glory. It is cnmo iu D *y 
 
 C Tntutnl t come and see me, when my powers are 
 in bioomf I will give you a great many, enongh to make a 
 frost fine nose-gay. 
 
 blade 
 glade 
 shade 
 
 trade 
 grade 
 
 drake 
 flake 
 snake 
 slake 
 
 crape 
 
 grape 
 
 shape 
 
 scrape 
 
 slate 
 
 plate 
 
 blaze 
 braze 
 craze 
 glaze 
 graze 
 
 snake bathe 
 
 glebe 
 
 theme 
 
 scene 
 
 scheme 
 
 sphere 
 
 swine 
 
 bride 
 
 pride 
 
 glide 
 
 slide 
 
 chide 
 
 stride 
 
 prate 
 grate 
 skate 
 state 
 stage 
 brace 
 
 haste 
 
 paste 
 
 taste 
 
 waste 
 
 chaste 
 
 swathe 
 
 chine 
 
 spine 
 
 thine 
 
 trine 
 
 whine 
 
 shrine 
 
 frame 
 crane 
 plane 
 slave 
 grave 
 stave 
 
 I. 
 
 change 
 
 grange 
 
 strange 
 
 chafe 
 
 baste 
 
 phrase 
 
 3. 
 
 chime 
 
 clime 
 
 crime 
 
 prime 
 
 slime 
 
 brine 
 
 brave 
 
 crave 
 
 shave 
 
 knave 
 
 stake 
 
 quake 
 
 flare 
 
 glare 
 
 scare 
 
 share 
 
 snare 
 
 square 
 
 smite 
 
 spite 
 
 trite 
 
 shive 
 
 prize 
 
 splice 
 
 price 
 slice 
 trice 
 
 spice 
 twice 
 thrice 
 
 bribe „ 
 
 tribe 
 
 scribe 
 
 strike 
 
 spike 
 
 strife 
 
 gripe 
 
 snipe 
 
 tripe 
 
 stripe 
 
 knife 
 
 knivef 
 
Words of One /Syllable. 
 
 63 
 
 grope 
 
 sliote 
 
 drone 
 
 choke 
 
 clove 
 
 globe 
 
 scope 
 
 smote 
 
 prone 
 
 cloke 
 
 drove 
 
 probe 
 
 slope 
 
 wrote 
 
 throne 
 
 smoke 
 
 grove 
 
 quote 
 
 trope 
 
 force 
 
 forge 
 
 spoke 
 
 stove 
 
 close 
 
 score 
 
 horde 
 
 clothe 
 
 stroke 
 
 porch 
 
 pro§e 
 
 snore 
 
 borne 
 
 clothes 
 
 2. 
 rhyme 
 
 strove 
 
 ghost 
 
 chose 
 
 flute 
 
 brute 
 
 blithe 
 
 blind 
 
 droll 
 
 stupe 
 
 crude 
 
 thyme 
 
 lithe 
 
 grind 
 
 knoll 
 
 plume 
 
 truce 
 
 chyle 
 
 tithe 
 
 christ 
 
 scroll 
 
 spume 
 
 spruce 
 
 style 
 
 writhe 
 
 ninth 
 
 stroll 
 
 pule 
 
 prune 
 
 scythe 
 brash 
 
 chives 
 
 whilst " 
 
 scold 
 
 bland 
 
 plank 
 
 trash 
 
 stack 
 
 
 
 swan 
 
 brand 
 
 flank 
 
 crash 
 
 smash 
 
 smack 
 
 wand 
 
 stand 
 
 drank 
 
 clash 
 
 thrash 
 
 knack 
 
 swab 
 
 strand 
 
 frank 
 
 flash 
 
 clack 
 
 stamp 
 
 w^atch 
 
 crank 
 
 prank 
 
 slash 
 
 slack 
 
 clamp 
 
 swamp 
 
 clank 
 
 thank 
 
 plash 
 
 4. 
 scalp 
 
 brack 
 
 cramp 
 
 swash 
 
 batch 
 
 snatch 
 
 bald 
 
 wharf 
 
 o 
 quash 
 
 latcli 
 
 scratch 
 
 spasm 
 
 scald 
 
 dwarf 
 
 squash 
 
 catch 
 
 thatch 
 
 pha§m 
 
 squall 
 
 swarm 
 
 squat 
 
 hatch 
 
 scrap 
 
 chasm 
 
 qualm 
 
 sward 
 
 whap 
 
 match 
 
 strap 
 
 lapse 
 
 chalk 
 
 swath 
 
 wast 
 
 patch 
 
 scant . 
 
 manse 
 
 5 
 thigh 
 
 stalk 
 
 quart 
 
 false 
 
 blight 
 
 flight 
 
 sport 
 
 scale 
 
 ii 
 
 world 
 
 bright 
 
 knight 
 
 wight 
 
 forth 
 
 stale 
 
 worth 
 
 fright 
 
 slight 
 
 wright 
 
 sloth 
 
 whale 
 
 worse 
 
 ~ plight 
 
 tight 
 
 spright 
 
 6 
 glove 
 
 shorn 
 
 scarce 
 
 worst 
 
 u 
 
 .wort 
 
 shove 
 
 sword 
 
 swear 
 
 bomb 
 
64 
 
 Words of One Syllable. 
 
 1. 
 
 spark 
 
 scarf 
 
 arch 
 
 starve 
 
 blast 
 
 brisk 
 
 shark 
 
 chart 
 
 march 
 
 carve 
 
 clasp 
 
 frisk 
 
 stark 
 
 smart 
 
 larch 
 
 farce 
 
 grasp 
 
 whisk 
 
 chark 
 
 start 
 
 parch 
 
 gape 
 
 flask 
 
 scrip 
 
 sharp 
 
 shard 
 
 starch 
 
 harsh 
 
 blanch 
 
 strip 
 
 scarp 
 
 wrath 
 
 parse 
 
 marsh 
 
 2. 
 clench 
 
 branch 
 
 sprit 
 
 brass 
 
 chance 
 
 blend 
 
 fetch 
 
 cling 
 
 glass 
 
 dance 
 
 spend 
 
 drench 
 
 ketch 
 
 fling 
 
 chaff 
 
 lance 
 
 bench 
 
 wrench 
 
 vetch 
 
 sling 
 
 staff 
 
 glance 
 
 tench 
 
 flesh 
 
 sketch 
 
 swing 
 
 chant 
 
 prance 
 
 wench 
 
 fresh 
 
 stretch 
 
 sprig 
 
 slant 
 
 trance 
 
 stench 
 
 thresh 
 3. 
 fence 
 
 wretch 
 
 swig 
 
 cleft 
 
 chest 
 
 bless 
 
 ledge 
 
 split 
 
 theft 
 
 crest 
 
 chess 
 
 hence 
 
 pledge 
 
 drift 
 
 smelt 
 
 wrest 
 
 dress 
 
 pence 
 
 fledge 
 
 flint 
 
 crept 
 
 guest 
 
 press 
 
 thence 
 
 sledge 
 
 print 
 
 slept 
 
 guess 
 
 cress 
 
 whence 
 
 dredge 
 
 stint 
 
 swept 
 
 whelp 
 
 stress 
 
 scent 
 4. 
 dense 
 
 wedge 
 
 splint 
 
 delve 
 
 check 
 
 shred 
 
 nerve 
 
 verge 
 
 helve 
 
 speck 
 
 tenth 
 
 sense 
 
 serve 
 
 herse 
 
 twelve 
 
 wreck 
 
 length 
 
 tense 
 
 swerve 
 
 perch 
 
 selves. 
 
 quest 
 
 strength lens 
 
 verse 
 
 stern 
 
 dwell 
 
 quench 
 
 twelfth 
 
 tempt 
 
 terse 
 
 sperm 
 
 knell 
 
 quell 
 
 depth 
 
 dregs, 
 stick 
 
 serge 
 
 clerk 
 
 cliff 
 
 drill 
 
 shrill 
 
 shrink 
 
 crimp 
 
 stiff 
 
 frill 
 
 shrift 
 
 trick 
 
 twink 
 
 shrimp 
 
 sniff 
 
 trill . 
 
 thrift 
 
 click 
 
 brick 
 
 pinch 
 
 whiff 
 
 thill 
 
 swift 
 
 thick 
 
 crick 
 
 winch 
 
 bliss 
 
 thrill 
 
 shift 
 
 blink 
 
 chick 
 
 clinch 
 
 Swiss 
 
 quill 
 
 stilt 
 
 clink 
 
 quick 
 
 flinch 
 
Spelling and Reading. 
 
 grist 
 twist 
 wrist 
 whist 
 did it 
 midst 
 
 dodge 
 lodge 
 
 hodge 
 
 copse 
 solve 
 sconce 
 
 filth 
 
 sixth 
 
 fifth 
 
 width 
 
 plinth 
 
 smith 
 
 block 
 
 clock 
 
 frock 
 
 crook 
 
 knock 
 
 shock 
 
 trick 
 crisp 
 
 strict 
 ditch 
 hitch 
 witch 
 
 skirt 
 flirt 
 shirt 
 birth 
 
 girth 
 mirth 
 
 1. 
 
 stitch 
 twitch 
 chrism 
 
 prism 
 prince 
 quince 
 2. 
 birch 
 smirch 
 thirst 
 whirl 
 twirl 
 dirge ^ 
 
 ridge 
 
 bridge 
 
 midge 
 
 bilge 
 
 hinge 
 
 scorn 
 thorn 
 short 
 snort 
 torch 
 scorch 
 
 65 
 
 tinge 
 
 twinge 
 
 cringe 
 
 fringe 
 
 swinge 
 
 springe 
 
 gorge 
 (J-eorge 
 
 chord 
 corpse 
 storm 
 tort 
 
 
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 .^23L_____ 
 
 
 Sheep and Lambs. 
 
 mourn stream 
 
 bourn scream 
 
 court dream 
 
 course clear 
 
 fourth shear 
 
 gourd spear 
 
 1. It is spring. 
 
 breathe 
 
 sheathe 
 
 eaves 
 
 greaves 
 
 sheaves 
 
 leave § 
 
 hound 
 pound 
 sound 
 wound 
 bound 
 mound 
 
 clean 
 glean 
 cream 
 bream 
 
 steam 
 fleam 
 
 How glad the sheep and iambs are to 
 0* 
 
66 Heading. 
 
 see the spring come ! The sun and the rain have made 
 the grass grow. The lambs skip in the green fields, and 
 bite the fresh grass. The grass is good for them, and they 
 love to be out on the hills, to hreathe the pure air, and 
 drink the clear stream. 
 
 2. Are sheep of any use ? Yes, sheep are of great use. 
 The wool is cut from their backs, and made into clothes 
 for men to wear. Sheep do not need the wool in summer ; 
 and when winter comes, it will be grown out again ! The 
 flesh of sheep is good to eat. It is called mutton. 
 
 3. See that lamb. How he does skip and play ! He 
 is on a rock. How he jumps down and runs to meet the 
 old sheep, and get some milk ! He wags his tail, for he is 
 glad to taste the sweet food. 
 
 4. A fox got a young lamb out of the flock, one night, 
 and took it to her den in the woods ; there she tore it up 
 for her cubs to eat. We' saw the bones and the wool of 
 the poor lamb at the mouth of the den. The old sheep 
 was sad at the loss of her lamb. She ran about, all day, 
 crying for her lamb ; but no lamb could she find. 
 
 5. Poor sheep ! you cry in vain. The sly fox took 
 your lamb to her den. Her young cubs "tore the flesh 
 from the bones. The cubs are now asleep in their dark 
 hole, while you mourn for the lamb that you loved so dear- 
 ly. You will see it no more. It will no more hear your 
 voice ; it is dead. 
 
 6. Let us get some hounds, and hunt the old fox. If 
 the hounds drive her into her den, we may dig her out, 
 and take the young cubs away. We will shut them up, 
 and not let them eat little lambs any more. 
 
 7. A fox will eat ducks, and geese, and hens, when he 
 can catch them. He will eat birds too. If a fox sees 
 geese in a pond, he will swim in to get at them. One 
 goose is quite a large load for a fox. He takes a goose 
 
Spelling and Reading. 67 
 
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 by the neck, and swings her on his back, and trots off. 
 The goose can make no noise, while the fox has her by the 
 neck. He bites so hard that she soon dies. 
 
 The Blind Man. 
 
 claim growth dough fruit friend 
 
 slain -strow though fruits friends. 
 
 1. Look, John ! there is a blind man at the door. Poor 
 man ! Is he quite blind ? He is ; then bright as the sun 
 shines, he does not see it. 
 
 2. What a sad thing it is to be blind ! If you wish to 
 know how this poor man feels, you must shut your-self up 
 in a dark room, and then you will be just the same, while 
 you are there, as he is now. 
 
 3. How kind the Lord is to us, to spare us our sight ! 
 We can see the sun, the moon and the stars. We can 
 see the cows and sheep graze in the fields, and lambs skip 
 and play on the hills. We can see the growth of corn 
 and grass, and the plants and trees bring forth their bloom 
 and fruits. 
 
 4. We can see the ships on the sea, and the waves dash 
 the foot of the cliffs. We can see the birds soar in the 
 air, or fly from tree to tree ; but this poor blind man can 
 see none of these, no more than we could see them, if we 
 were shut up in a dark room. 
 
 5. Poor man ! Let us be kind to him. We will go and 
 speak to him. Now, my dear, ask him how he does. Ask 
 him if he sees us. He says, " he does not see us," though 
 we are so near him. 
 
 6. We should always be kind to the poor ; and those 
 who are both blind and poor, have twice the claim upon 
 ua that they have who can see. 
 
68 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 sis'ter 
 
 lm'net 
 
 1. 
 
 par'rot 
 
 pen'cil 
 
 grot't? 
 
 sil-ver 
 
 tip-pet 
 
 car-rot 
 
 bob-bin 
 
 mot-to 
 
 tim-ber 
 
 gul-let 
 
 bal-lot 
 
 an-vil 
 
 dit-to 
 
 tem-per 
 
 pup-pet 
 
 mag-got 
 
 pub-lie 
 
 can-to 
 
 suf-fer 
 
 ten-et 
 
 gal-lop 
 
 top-ic 
 
 sal-vo 
 
 wel-ter 
 
 riv-et 
 
 des-pot 
 
 2. 
 san-dal 
 
 spir-it 
 
 jun-to 
 
 ten-don 
 
 gram-mar 
 
 men-tal 
 
 parlor 
 
 sex-ton 
 
 scan-dal 
 
 vas-sal 
 
 fis-cal 
 
 har-bor 
 
 cit-ron 
 
 bal-lad 
 
 of-fal 
 
 pet-al 
 
 ar-bor 
 
 can-non 
 
 beg-gar 
 
 den-tal 
 
 cor-al 
 
 ar-mor 
 
 sum-mon 
 
 nec-tar 
 
 ves-tal 
 
 med-al 
 
 ar-dor 
 
 sec-ond 
 
 cen-tral 
 
 sig-nal 
 
 3. 
 
 in-fant 
 
 mor-al 
 
 car-go 
 
 schol-ar 
 
 slug-gard 
 
 er-rand 
 
 har'ness 
 
 ren-ard 
 
 mus-tard 
 
 rem-nant 
 
 on-ward 
 
 hard-ness 
 
 liz-ard 
 
 cus-tard 
 
 dis-tant 
 
 ram-part 
 
 harsh-ness 
 
 wiz-ard 
 
 scab-bard 
 
 stag-nant 
 
 flip-pant 
 
 sharp-ness 
 
 haz-ard 
 
 in-ward 
 
 cur-rant 
 
 sul-tan 
 
 dark-ness 
 
 stand-ard 
 
 west-ward 
 
 in-stant 
 
 4. 
 em-blem 
 
 sab-bath 
 
 tart-ness 
 
 nap-kin 
 
 bles-sing 
 
 dic-tate 
 
 gar'nish 
 
 bod-kin 
 
 shil-ling 
 
 clem-ent 
 
 in-mate 
 
 tar-nish 
 
 vic-tim 
 
 ship-ping 
 
 tan-gent 
 
 man-date 
 
 var-nish 
 
 den-tist 
 
 spin-ning 
 
 ful-gent 
 
 stag-nate 
 
 ari>ist 
 
 bap-tist 
 
 stop-ping 
 
 but-ment 
 
 tes-tate 
 
 dar-ling 
 
 splen-did 
 
 wed-ding 
 
 tim-brel 
 
 5. 
 art-less 
 
 nar-rate 
 
 star-ling 
 
 af-ter 
 
 gar-net 
 
 mar-gin 
 
 mor-tal 
 
 raf-ter 
 
 market 
 
 calm-ness 
 
 pars-nip 
 
 for-mal 
 
 mas-ter 
 
 car-pet 
 
 har-vest 
 
 gar-lie 
 
 mor-tar 
 
 ba^k-et 
 
 var-let 
 
 char-ter 
 
 arc-tic 
 
 or-gan 
 
 plas-ter 
 
 tar-get 
 
 par-eel 
 
 far-thing 
 
 dor-mant 
 
 elan-der 
 
 scar-leb 
 
 mar-vel 
 
 mar-quis 
 
 for-ward 
 
Words of One Syllable. 
 
 69 
 
 clung 
 
 trunk 
 
 stump 
 
 bunch 
 
 bluff 
 
 brain 
 
 strung 
 
 drunk- 
 
 plump 
 
 hunch 
 
 gruff 
 
 drain 
 
 swung 
 
 skunk 
 
 thump 
 
 punch 
 
 snuff 
 
 grain 
 
 wrung 
 
 shrunk 
 
 trump 
 
 crutch 
 
 stuff 
 
 train 
 
 slung 
 
 spunk 
 
 crump 
 
 dutch 
 
 truss 
 
 chain 
 
 lungs 
 
 hunks 
 
 clump 
 
 2 
 crust 
 
 hutch 
 
 skull 
 
 plain 
 
 blush 
 
 truck 
 
 stmt 
 
 dunce 
 
 stain 
 
 brush 
 
 cluck 
 
 thrust 
 
 shrub 
 
 plunge 
 
 strain 
 
 crush 
 
 stuck 
 
 thrum 
 
 scrub 
 
 judge 
 
 sprain 
 
 flush 
 
 struck 
 
 blunt 
 
 shrug 
 
 drudge 
 
 twain 
 
 plush 
 
 pluck 
 
 grunt 
 
 skulk 
 
 .grudge 
 
 faint 
 
 thrush 
 
 chuck 
 
 stunt 
 
 3 
 biirse 
 
 mulct 
 
 "pulse 
 
 taint 
 
 chiirn 
 
 burst 
 
 bleed 
 
 greet 
 
 paint 
 
 churl 
 
 curst 
 
 curse 
 
 breed 
 
 eleet 
 
 saint 
 
 spurn 
 
 durst 
 
 nurse 
 
 creed 
 
 street 
 
 plaint 
 
 church 
 
 gurge 
 
 purse 
 
 speed 
 
 cheek 
 
 trait 
 
 lurch 
 
 purge 
 
 curve 
 
 steed 
 
 creek 
 
 strait 
 
 scurf 
 
 surge 
 
 furze 
 
 4 
 beech 
 
 fleet 
 
 sleek 
 
 waist 
 
 steep 
 
 queen 
 
 steer 
 
 earth 
 
 plait 
 
 creep 
 
 spleen 
 
 leech 
 
 sneer 
 
 dearth 
 
 trail 
 
 sweep 
 
 screen 
 
 speech 
 
 breeze 
 
 pearl 
 
 quail 
 
 steel 
 
 sleeve 
 
 screech 
 
 freeze 
 
 search 
 
 raise 
 
 kneel 
 
 fleece 
 
 cheer 
 
 sneeze 
 
 hearse 
 
 praise 
 
 Wheel 
 
 queer 
 
 sheer 
 
 squeeze 
 
 heard 
 
 chaise 
 
 1. God, I thank thee that the night 
 
 In peace and rest hath passed away ; 
 And that I see in this fair light 
 
 My Father's smile that makes it day„ 
 
 2. Be thou my Guide, and let me live. 
 
 As under thine all-seeing eye ; 
 Supply my wants, my sins forgive, 
 And make me happy when I die. Piebpont. 
 
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 70 
 
 Spelling and Reading. 
 
 aw 
 
 fought 
 brought 
 
 car'ried 
 tar-ried 
 
 thought olcl'er bu^'y 
 
 wrought old-est bust'-ness 
 
 The unmarked e is silent, 
 t 
 
 pleaded looked fetched 
 
 teamed thanked picked 
 
 a-bash' 
 be-dash 
 
 a-byss 
 
 The Little Boy's Gift. 
 . 1. A little boy had & garden, a spade, a rake, and a 
 hoe. He was very fond of working in his garden. One 
 summer he had in it a great many pretty flowers, and 
 some peas. 
 
 2. When his peas were ripe, he said to his sister, I will 
 take a basket and pick some peas, and carry them to the 
 poor lame man on the common ; he is so ill now, that he 
 cannot ride on his horse as he used to do, and go to work. 
 
 3. So the little boy fetched his basket, and was very 
 busy picking his peas ; and when he had picked them, he 
 carried them to the poor old man, and put them on the 
 table. 
 
 4. The poor old man was sitting by the fireside, quite 
 alone ; for his wife was gone out to work, and his children 
 were a great way off. 
 
 5. When he saw the little boy come in, and put the 
 peas upon the table, he smiled and looked glad, and 
 thanked him very kindly. 
 
 6. The little boy seemed very happy. His sister was 
 pleased to see him so good to the poor old man. I dare 
 say, when the old man ate his peas, he thought of the lit- 
 tle boy, and said, I hope God will bless that boy, who is 
 so very good to me. 
 
 blown 
 
 mould 
 
 cr<5up 
 
 y6uth 
 
 guide 
 
 flown 
 
 moult 
 
 group 
 
 wound 
 
 guile 
 
 shown 
 
 source 
 
 yours 
 
 bou§e 
 
 gui§e 
 
Words of One Syllable. 
 
 71 
 
 gleam 
 
 streak 
 
 drear 
 
 beach 
 
 bleach 
 
 gleam § 
 
 sheaf 
 
 screak 
 
 smear 
 
 peach 
 
 feast 
 
 sheaves. 
 
 cheap 
 
 squeak 
 
 plead 
 
 reach 
 
 beast 
 
 freaks . 
 
 bleak 
 
 wreak 
 
 knead 
 
 teach 
 
 least 
 
 beasts 
 
 freak 
 
 treat 
 
 heath 
 
 breach 
 
 yeast 
 
 feasts 
 
 creak 
 
 cheat 
 
 sheath 
 
 2. 
 bloat 
 
 preach 
 
 peace 
 
 pleads 
 
 cease 
 
 heave 
 
 boast 
 
 board 
 
 leaves 
 
 lease 
 
 weave 
 
 float 
 
 coast 
 
 hoard 
 
 weaves 
 
 crease 
 
 league 
 
 cloak 
 
 toast 
 
 loath 
 
 floats 
 
 grease 
 
 teague 
 
 croak 
 
 roast 
 
 loathe 
 
 bloats 
 
 leave 
 
 wreath 
 
 groan 
 
 coach 
 
 coarse 
 
 boasts 
 
 cleave 
 
 wreaths 
 
 throat 
 
 3. 
 
 ounce 
 
 roach 
 
 hoarse 
 
 toasts 
 
 spout 
 
 shroud 
 
 foist 
 
 broil 
 
 groans 
 
 scout 
 
 flout 
 
 bounce 
 
 hoist 
 
 spoil 
 
 boards 
 
 stout 
 
 couch 
 
 iounce 
 
 joist 
 
 point 
 
 loathes. 
 
 snout 
 
 pouch 
 
 pounce 
 
 moist 
 
 joint 
 
 trouts 
 
 trout 
 
 vouch 
 
 flounce 
 
 roist 
 
 quoin 
 
 spouts 
 
 sprout 
 
 slouch 
 
 frounce 
 
 4. 
 
 tooth 
 
 groin 
 
 quoit 
 
 sprawls. 
 
 grS6m 
 
 r66st 
 
 groove 
 
 a 
 
 skein 
 
 sp66n§ 
 
 spoon 
 
 sloop 
 
 sooth 
 
 loose 
 
 feint 
 
 grooms. 
 
 swoon 
 
 scoop 
 
 soothe 
 
 moose 
 
 weight 
 
 spoils 
 
 proof 
 
 stoop 
 
 noose 
 
 booth 
 
 freight 
 
 broils 
 
 shoot 
 
 swoop 
 
 boose 
 
 5. 
 shriek 
 
 whoop 
 
 eight 
 
 points 
 
 vague 
 
 brief 
 
 piece 
 
 aught 
 
 rogues 
 
 plague 
 
 chief 
 
 frieze 
 
 fierce 
 
 caught 
 
 plagues. 
 
 vogue 
 
 fiend 
 
 liege 
 
 pierce 
 
 naught 
 
 fiends 
 
 rogue 
 
 shield 
 
 siege 
 
 grieve 
 
 taught 
 
 shield § 
 
 brogue 
 
 wield 
 
 niece 
 
 6. 
 deuce 
 
 thieve 
 
 fraught 
 
 proOis 
 
 wharves mSsque 
 
 feud 
 
 prayer 
 
 mayor 
 
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 72 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 re-place' 
 
 em-brace' 
 
 dis-grace' 
 
 pre-clude' 
 
 pa'-ce§ 
 
 de-prave 
 
 in-cline 
 
 en-grave 
 
 su-preme 
 
 ra-ce§ 
 
 de-cline 
 
 in-clude 
 
 en-slave 
 
 di-vorce 
 
 vi-ces 
 
 de-prive 
 
 im-plore 
 
 ex-plode 
 
 en-force 
 
 ca-ges. 
 
 re-plete 
 
 in-flame 
 
 ex-plore 
 
 in-spire 
 
 pargef 
 
 de-plore 
 
 mis-place 
 
 ex-clude 
 
 2. 
 
 re-spire 
 
 ob-scure 
 
 wa-ges. 
 
 de-po§e 
 
 dis-clo§e 
 
 ex-cbange 
 
 for-ces 
 
 re-po§e 
 
 in-clo§e 
 
 re-store 
 
 se-crete 
 
 for-ges. 
 
 im-po§e 
 
 re-clo§e 
 
 de-range 
 
 ex-treme 
 
 bolt-ed 
 
 dis-po§e 
 
 de-vi§e 
 
 ar-range 
 
 blas-pbeme 
 
 jolted 
 
 com-po§e 
 
 re-vi§e 
 
 de-grade 
 
 con-spire 
 
 ford-ed 
 
 pro-po§e 
 
 pre-mi§e 
 
 cre-ate 
 3. 
 im-pel 
 
 per-spire 
 
 post-ed 
 
 es-trange 
 
 pre-scribe 
 
 ob-jSct 
 
 sifVed 
 
 ob-scene 
 
 pro-scribe 
 
 im-pend 
 
 ob-test 
 
 lift-ed 
 
 ab-struse 
 
 in-scribe 
 
 im-print 
 
 of-fend 
 
 hinged 
 
 en-throne 
 
 sub-scribe 
 
 im-press 
 
 op-press 
 
 rent-ed 
 
 post-pone 
 
 chas-ti§e 
 
 in-gest 
 
 ob-struct 
 
 melt-ed 
 
 de-scribe 
 
 ii-nite 
 
 in-crust 
 
 4. 
 
 ad-dress 
 
 oc-cult 
 
 fund-ed 
 
 se4ect 
 
 . in-tend 
 
 con-tract 
 
 coach-e§ 
 
 pre-dict 
 
 in-duct 
 
 ag-gress 
 
 con-struct 
 
 roach-e§ 
 
 pro-ject 
 
 in-ject 
 
 attract 
 
 ex-tract 
 
 vbuch-e§ 
 
 pro-tract 
 
 in-struct 
 
 af-flict 
 
 sub-tract 
 
 liirch-es. 
 
 re-gret 
 
 in-fleet 
 
 ab-rupt 
 
 sub-ject 
 
 church-es. 
 
 be-guile 
 
 sw 
 per-suade 
 
 ar-raign 
 
 re-hearse 
 
 bun-ce§ 
 
 miB-^uide 
 
 dis-suade 
 
 cam-paign 
 
 tin-heard 
 
 floun-ce§ 
 
 di§-gui§e 
 
 as-suage 
 
 9bam-paign 
 
 6. 
 au-stere 
 
 un-learn 
 
 poun-ces. 
 
 re-morse 
 
 ca-rou§e 
 
 bab-o^n 
 
 fainted 
 
 en-dorse 
 
 a-rou§e 
 
 au-gust 
 
 plat-oon 
 
 paint-ed 
 
 dis-gorge 
 
 es-pou§e 
 
 aug-ment 
 
 drag-oon 
 
 cheat-ed 
 
spread 
 thread 
 stead 
 
 Words of One Syllable.) 
 
 death 
 
 breath 
 
 breadth 
 
 1. 
 
 health 
 wealth 
 stealth 
 
 dealt 
 
 breast 
 sweat 
 
 73 
 
 realm deaths 
 meant breasts 
 cleanse realms. 
 
 gouge 
 rou§e 
 spouse 
 lounge 
 
 brown 
 crown 
 drown 
 frown 
 
 douse 
 souse 
 grouse 
 route 
 
 clown 
 growl 
 scowl 
 scow 
 
 bough 
 plough 
 slough 
 drought 
 3. 
 crowd 
 browse 
 drowse 
 bowl 
 
 fraud 
 sauce 
 gauze 
 faun 
 
 drawl 
 scrawl 
 sprawl 
 spawn 
 
 fault 
 vault 
 pau§e 
 clause 
 
 yawl 
 yawn 
 pawn 
 gnaw 
 
 boughs 
 plough§ 
 frauds, 
 faults 
 
 drawls 
 crawls, 
 yawns 
 gnaws. 
 
 seize 
 seine 
 ceil 
 
 cruise 
 brui§e 
 crui§e 
 
 guard 
 
 gnarl 
 
 czar 
 
 flax 
 
 quaff 
 
 else 
 
 fifths 
 sixths 
 tenths 
 
 daunt 
 gaunt 
 vaunt 
 
 prong 
 
 throng 
 
 thong 
 
 seethe 
 wheeze 
 
 height 
 sleight 
 
 laugh 
 
 stock 
 troth 
 prompt 
 
 ache 
 lathe 
 
 quack 
 thwack 
 
 sh 
 sure 
 
 scSff 
 
 notch 
 
 blotch 
 
 6. 
 
 draught scourge 
 
 isle 
 draeAm 
 
 7. 
 frize 
 pique 
 
 5 8. 
 j&cht 
 
 9. 
 myrrh 
 
 thick 
 click 
 prick 
 
 build 
 guild 
 
 f 
 
 cough 
 trough 
 
 steve 
 
 ^?shaw 
 
 waif 
 
 straight 
 
 traipse 
 
 built 
 guilt 
 
 nymph 
 sylph 
 
 gauge 
 
 suite 
 
 flaunt 
 
 launch 
 
 haunch 
 
 aches 
 isles 
 
 f 
 
 coughs 
 laughs 
 
 sieves 
 
 draughts 
 
74 
 
 Heading and Spelling. 
 
 The Hard Tosh. 
 
 1. Boy. I never can learn this long task ; it is so very 
 hard, I am sure I can never learn it. I have been at it 
 all the morning, and yet I do not know it any more than 
 when I first took up the book. What shall I do, mother ? 
 for I want to go out of doors, to swing in our new swing. 
 
 2. Mother. Do not talk, nor look off your book ; and 
 pray do not think of the swing ; and then you can soon 
 learn this hard task quite well. 
 
 3. You say you have been try-ing to learn it all the 
 morning ; but you mis-take ; your mind has been out of 
 doors ; your thoughts have been in the swing ; and in this 
 way your poor eyes can no more learn your lesson, than 
 the eyes of a doll could. 
 
 4. This is not like a good or a wise boy. Take pains ; 
 and while you have work or a task to do, think of it ; 
 then you can soon do it ; and when it is done, you will be 
 glad, and can go out and play, or swing, as happy and as 
 long as you please. 
 
 al'-ter 
 
 wal'-nut 
 
 1. 
 
 veV-min 
 
 per'-fect 
 
 fox'es 
 
 al-der 
 
 wal-rus 
 
 her-mit 
 
 ser-pent 
 
 box es 
 
 hal-ter 
 
 wam-pum 
 
 ver-dict 
 
 fer-vent 
 
 tax es 
 
 pal-ter 
 
 pal-sy 
 
 fer-vid 
 
 ker-nel 
 
 sex es 
 
 pal-try 
 
 warn-ing 
 
 ser-mon 
 
 mer-cy 
 
 vex es 
 
 wa-ter 
 
 quar-ter 
 
 fer-vor 
 
 2. 
 coun-ter 
 
 pert-ly 
 
 six es 
 
 ver-bal 
 
 pleas-ant 
 
 jby-ful 
 
 dish es 
 
 ver-nal 
 
 peasant 
 
 foun-der 
 
 joy-ous 
 
 fish es 
 
 ser-vant 
 
 pheas-ant 
 
 floun-der 
 
 boy-ish 
 
 lash es. 
 
 ver-dant 
 
 feath-er 
 
 bound-less 
 
 roy-al 
 
 sash es 
 
 mer-chant leath-er 
 
 boun-ty 
 
 loy-al 
 
 loss es 
 
 Ger-man 
 
 weath-er 
 
 coun-ty 
 
 voy-age 
 
 wish es 
 
Words of Tivo Syllables. 
 
 75 
 
 pal'ace 
 
 man'age 
 
 1: 
 
 horn' age 
 
 bag'gage 
 
 village 
 
 men ace 
 
 dam age 
 
 for age 
 
 cab bage 
 
 pil lage 
 
 pref ace 
 
 ad age 
 
 bond age # 
 
 pas sage 
 
 cot tage 
 
 sol ace 
 
 rav age 
 
 im age 
 
 mes sage 
 
 pot tage 
 
 neck lace 
 
 sav age 
 
 vint age 
 
 til lage 
 
 um brage 
 
 pin nace 
 
 pack age 
 
 pres age 
 
 2. 
 jus tice 
 
 crib bage 
 
 suf frage 
 
 stop page 
 
 mal ice 
 
 ac tive 
 
 rep tile 
 
 sal vage 
 
 crev ice 
 
 office 
 
 cap tive 
 
 sex tile 
 
 vi§ age 
 
 bod ice 
 
 sol stice 
 
 fes tive 
 
 mis sile 
 
 plu mage 
 
 nov ice 
 
 lat tice 
 
 pen sive 
 
 hos tile 
 
 ^er bage 
 
 pum ice 
 
 ser vice 
 
 cos tive 
 
 ductile 
 
 cour age 
 
 prac tice 
 
 no tice 
 
 3. 
 flor id 
 
 ol ive 
 
 f u tile 
 
 na tive 
 
 hor rid 
 
 sor did 
 
 hor net 
 
 mo tive 
 
 tor rid 
 
 flor in 
 
 mor bid 
 
 cor net 
 
 mas sive 
 
 gos sip 
 
 frol ic 
 
 tor pid 
 
 cor set 
 
 pas sive 
 
 fos sil 
 
 crit ic 
 
 or bit 
 
 vor tex 
 
 f er tile 
 
 coffin 
 
 trop ic 
 
 or chis 
 
 corse let 
 
 servile 
 
 gob lin 
 
 tim id 
 4. 
 
 biir'nish 
 
 thorn y 
 
 short er 
 
 f am ine 
 
 miir'der 
 
 biir'dock 
 
 bru'tal 
 
 jas mine 
 
 pur ser 
 
 fur nish 
 
 fur long 
 
 ru ral 
 
 des tine 
 
 far ther 
 
 churl ish 
 
 murmur 
 
 tru ant 
 
 en gine 
 
 ur gent 
 
 turnip 
 
 sur plus 
 
 ru mor 
 
 doc trine 
 
 bur gess 
 
 fur bish 
 
 hurt ful 
 
 rude ly 
 
 cor nice 
 
 sur 1 j 
 
 tur bid 
 5. 
 cal low 
 
 tur ban 
 
 pru dent 
 
 bor row 
 
 ar row 
 
 shad ow 
 
 cir cle 
 
 mor row 
 
 bar row 
 
 fal low 
 
 wid ow 
 
 stir rup 
 
 sor row 
 
 far row 
 
 hal low 
 
 el bow 
 
 ci'r cus 
 
 fol low 
 
 bel low 
 
 har row 
 
 shal low 
 
 firkin 
 
 hoi low 
 
 billow 
 
 nar row 
 
 spar row 
 
 vir gin 
 
 sor rows. 
 
 min now 
 
 jar row 
 
 wil low 
 
 skir mish 
 
76 
 
 Spelling and Beading. 
 
 
 
 boiler 
 
 glov'er 
 
 1. 
 
 wor'ry 
 
 pau'peB* 
 
 pon'tiff 
 
 toil et 
 
 cov ert 
 
 month ly 
 
 sau cer 
 
 mid riff 
 
 join er 
 
 won der 
 
 spon gy 
 
 gaudy 
 
 dan druff 
 
 point er 
 
 gov ern 
 
 come ly 
 
 sau cy 
 
 tar iff 
 
 oint ment 
 
 wont ed 
 
 love ly 
 
 sau sage 
 
 sher iff 
 
 loi ter 
 
 slov en 
 
 pom mel 
 
 2. 
 
 o 
 
 au tumn 
 
 dis taff 
 
 & 
 
 ti 
 
 5 
 
 
 worn an 
 
 good ness 
 
 quar rel 
 
 watch er 
 
 mon day 
 
 worst ed 
 
 wool ly 
 
 quar ry 
 
 wash er 
 
 com pass 
 
 wolf ish 
 
 foot ing 
 
 quan turn 
 
 3. 
 ea gle 
 
 wasp ish 
 
 com bat 
 
 d'ir ty 
 
 bee tie 
 
 peo pie 
 
 some thhij 
 
 thir ty 
 
 fee ble 
 
 bea gle 
 
 bau ble 
 
 noth ing 
 
 squir rel 
 
 nee die 
 
 bea die 
 
 cau die 
 
 monk ish 
 
 Evening Hymn. 
 
 1. 
 
 I owe to thee, great God above, 
 
 Each good this day I 've known, 
 And come to thank thee for the love 
 
 That thou to me hast shown. 
 2. 
 I '11 seek each day to learn thy word, 
 
 And try to do thy will ; . 
 And then I know that thou, Lord, 
 
 Wilt love and bless me still. 
 3. 
 To thee my God for strength I pray, 
 
 In thy good ways to live ; 
 And all I 've done that 's wrong this day, 
 
 Forgive, Lord, forgive. 
 
Reading. 77 
 
 The Good Boy. 
 
 1. A little boy, about seven years old, was on a visit 
 to a lady who was very fond of him. 
 
 2. One morning at break'fast, there was some hot 
 bread upon the table. It was handed to him, but he 
 would not take it. 
 
 3. "Do you not like hot bread ? " said the lady. 
 " Yes," said he, "I like it very much." "Then, my 
 dear, why do you not take some ? " " Because," said 
 the little boy, u my father does not wish me to eat hot 
 bread, and he would not like it, if I should." 
 
 4. " But your father is a good way off," said the lady, 
 " and will not know whether you eat it or not. You may 
 take it for once, there will be no harm hi that. 
 
 5. " No," said the boy, " I must not eat it. I must 
 do as my father and mother told me to do, if they are a 
 great way off. I would not touch it, if I were sure that 
 no one would see me ; I should know it myself, and that 
 would be enough." 
 
 God. 
 
 Who gave the sun its warmth and light ? 
 Who made the moon that shines so bright, 
 And all the stars that glow at night ? 
 
 God! 
 Who gave us life and all we prize * 
 Who shields us when we close our eyes 1 
 Who guards us when at morn we rise ? 
 
 God! 
 Who sends sweet sleep unto my bed ? 
 By whom are all the wild birds' fed % 
 Who gives to me each day my bread ? 
 
 God! 
 Who knows each thing that night or day, 
 I dream or think, or do or say ? 
 Who hears me when I kneel to pray ? 
 
 God! 
 7* 
 
78 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 ad vance' 
 
 con trast' 
 
 1. 
 
 abaft' 
 
 re gard' 
 
 pa pa' 
 
 en hance 
 
 com mand 
 
 a vast 
 
 re tard 
 
 mam ma 
 
 ro mance 
 
 de mand 
 
 a slant 
 
 re mark 
 
 be calm 
 
 re east 
 
 gal lant 
 
 in graft 
 
 de part 
 
 be half 
 
 en grasp 
 
 sur pass 
 
 en chant 
 
 im part 
 
 em balm 
 
 re past 
 
 re pass 
 
 un clasp 
 
 2. 
 per form 
 
 dis card 
 
 guit ar 
 
 de bar 
 
 en large 
 
 ac cord 
 
 a ver 
 
 un bar 
 
 dis charge 
 
 con form 
 
 ab sorb 
 
 a vert 
 
 ci gar 
 
 em bark 
 
 trans form 
 
 ex tort 
 
 in vert 
 
 a larm 
 
 dis bark 
 
 for lorn 
 
 re tort 
 
 di vert 
 
 un arm 
 
 a part 
 
 sub orn 
 
 -re sort 
 
 re vert 
 
 dis arm 
 
 ca tarrh 
 
 a dorn 
 
 3, 
 a verse 
 
 ab hor 
 
 sub vert 
 
 con vert 
 
 con cern 
 
 im merse 
 
 in fer 
 
 per vert 
 
 con cert 
 
 in verse 
 
 as perse 
 
 in ter 
 
 ex pert 
 
 su perb 
 
 re verse 
 
 dis perse 
 
 de ter 
 
 as sert 
 
 e merge 
 
 con verse 
 
 ob serve 
 
 de fer 
 
 in ert 
 
 di verge 
 
 per verse 
 
 de serve 
 
 con fer 
 
 de sert 
 
 con verge 
 
 trans verse 
 
 4. 
 de claim 
 
 re serve 
 
 co erce 
 
 im mense 
 
 ac claim' 
 
 pro claim' 
 
 con ceal' 
 
 ex pense 
 
 ex claim 
 
 re claim 
 
 dis claim 
 
 an neal 
 
 dis pense 
 
 com plain 
 
 re frain 
 
 re gain 
 
 mis lead 
 
 sus pense 
 
 ex plain 
 
 ac quaint 
 
 per tain 
 
 im peach 
 
 con dense 
 
 ab stain 
 
 com plaint 
 
 do main 
 
 ar rear 
 
 re sponse 
 
 con strain 
 
 con straint 
 
 5. 
 de cease 
 
 a fraid 
 
 en treat 
 
 be smear 
 
 re treat 
 
 ap pease 
 
 ac crtie 
 
 con ceal 
 
 be speak 
 
 re lease 
 
 dis please 
 
 im brue 
 
 un clean 
 
 be queatn 
 
 de crease 
 
 dis ease 
 
 de trude 
 
 bo hea 
 
 be neatn 
 
 in crease 
 
 be reave 
 
 in trade 
 
 de cuys de lays d}3 play§ sub dues, pur sue§ 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 79 
 
 be lief 
 re lief 
 be lieve 
 re lieve 
 a chieve 
 a piece 
 
 cm sade 
 bro cade 
 gren ade 
 brig ade 
 cas cade 
 block ade 
 
 eh croach 
 ap proach 
 re proach 
 a float 
 a board 
 
 con ceit' 
 de ceit 
 re cei£>t 
 re ceive 
 per ceive 
 
 ap prQve 
 
 dis prove 
 mi prove 
 re prove 
 
 a 
 
 o beys, 
 sur veys 
 
 re pneve' 
 re trieve 
 ag grieve, 
 be siege 
 fron tier 
 cash ier 
 
 de fence 
 of fence 
 pre tence 
 com mence 
 fi nance 
 con vince 
 
 e lect 
 e rect . 
 re quest 
 be quest 
 e quip 
 
 de ceive' 
 con ceive 
 dis seize 
 re view 
 a dieu 
 
 6 blige 
 ob lique 
 o paque 
 pro rogue 
 
 o beyed 
 sur veyed 
 
 1. 
 e volve' 
 
 re volve 
 de volve 
 in volve 
 re solve 
 di§ §olve 
 
 2. 
 di rect 
 di vest 
 di gress 
 dis tress 
 dis sect 
 dis tract 
 
 3. 
 a bridge 
 ad judge 
 mis judge 
 pre judge 
 di§ lodge 
 
 4. 
 di§ miss' 
 di§ cuss 
 cli§ gust 
 di§ band 
 po§ §ess 
 
 5. 
 re §ent 
 re sist 
 re §ult 
 a dult 
 
 6. 
 de layed 
 de cayed 
 
 a venge 
 re venge 
 in fringe 
 ex punge 
 im pinge 
 un hino;e 
 
 as cend' 
 de scend 
 de scent 
 ab scind 
 ab scond 
 de spond 
 
 gran tee 
 gen teel 
 mis deed 
 com peer 
 dis creet 
 
 de gree 
 
 de cree 
 
 set tee 
 
 trus tee 
 
 gran dee nan keen 
 
 ac quire de sire 
 
 in quire re §ide 
 
 re quire re §ume 
 
 es quire pre §ume 
 
 re quite re §ign 
 
 ac cede' 
 con cede 
 pre cede 
 re cede 
 se cede 
 
 fa tiffue 
 
 » o 
 
 iii trigue 
 ma rine 
 ma ^hine 
 ca price 
 
 con vulse 
 re pulse 
 
 o bey 
 
 con vey 
 
 sur vey in-dulge 
 
 pur vey di vulge 
 
 ac crued in dulged 
 
 im brued cli vulged 
 
80 Reading. 
 
 The Shark. 
 
 1. The large whale and the fierce shark both live m the 
 sea. From the w9ale we get the oil, which we burn in 
 our lamps to give us light. The shark has a large mouth 
 and sharp teeth ; so large and sharp that he is able to bite. 
 off a man's legs. 
 
 2. I will tell jou a story I have heard of one of these 
 sharks. There was once a ship, sail-ing to a land a long 
 way off. I think it was going to China for tea and other 
 things, which do not grow in our land. 
 
 3. In this" ship there was a little girl, as young and 
 small as you. She went one day to play on the deck, and 
 did not take proper care, but ran too near the side of the 
 vessel, and fell into the sea. 
 
 4. Now as she did not know how to swim, she could not 
 get out of the water, and must soon have drowned, if a 
 kind man had not seen her, and jumped into the sea, and 
 caught hold of her. 
 
 5. A rope was thrown to draw them out, w T hen a great 
 shark, that was near, swam close up to them, and was just 
 going to seize them ; but the man's son saw it, and though 
 he was but a small boy, yet he could swim well ; so he 
 took a sword in his hand, and sprang into the sea. 
 
 6. The boy cut the shark two or three times with the 
 sword, whilst they took the man and little girl on board 
 the ship. They then threw a rope for the boy to take 
 hold of too ; he caught it, and was just drawn out of the 
 sea, when the fierce shark, who could not bear to lose his 
 prey, sprang up, and bit the poor boy's legs both off and 
 ate them up. 
 
 7. The boy did not live long, yet he was glad that 
 his father and the little girl were not hurt. He thanked 
 God that he had been able to save their lives, though he 
 must suffer so much pain, and lose his own life. And as 
 he was a good boy, we may hope that Grod took him to 
 
Reading and Spelling. 
 
 81 
 
 that world, where the good are always happy, and never 
 die any more. 
 
 The Bible. 
 
 1. Good boys and girls love to read the Bible. It is 
 the best of all books. God himself commanded good men 
 to write it. 
 
 2. In the Bible, we read of all the great and good 
 tilings God has done for us, and for all people. There 
 we lea#n how just, and wise, and good he is, and what we 
 must do to serve and please him. 
 
 3. There too we read of Christ, who was. so good, and 
 who has done so much for us. He never did harm to any 
 body. He never did any thing that was wrong. He was 
 gentle and kind to all, even to those who were unkind to 
 him ; and when wicked men were just going to put him to 
 death, he prayed to God to forgive them. 
 
 4. When we have read or heard about Christ, and who 
 he was, and what great things he has done for us, who are 
 sinners, we must love him, and be thank-ful to him, and 
 try to be like him. 
 
 i. 
 
 ci'pher purpose 
 mi-§er . " tur-bot 
 
 2. 
 meth'od b6'§om 
 eph-od mov-ing 
 bish-op mov-er 
 her-on lo§-er 
 
 3. 
 sci-ence m-quest 
 cre-dence gen- tile 
 
 4. 
 diphthong mm-ute 
 tripA-thong let-tuce 
 
 eVtry 
 gen-try 
 
 bel'fry 
 sen-try 
 sul-try 
 pan-try 
 
 ves'try 
 drop-sy 
 
 has'ty 
 siir-ly 
 
 plSn'ty 
 fren-zy 
 
 zeph-yr 
 ber-yl 
 sib-yl 
 mar-tyr 
 
 res-pite 
 gran-ite 
 
 knight-hood 
 false-hood 
 
 haVoc 
 traf-fic 
 
 coop-er 
 cool-er 
 gloom-y 
 fool-ish 
 
 shep-Aerd 
 south-ern 
 
 child-hood 
 man-hood 
 
82 
 
 Words of Tivo Syllables. 
 
 alley 
 
 gal ley 
 val ley 
 nied ley 
 kid ney 
 mot ley 
 
 car nal 
 
 gar land 
 car nage 
 car cass 
 ar dent 
 gar ment 
 
 cram ble 
 gram ble 
 scuf fle 
 scut tie 
 thim ble 
 dwin die 
 
 eat er 
 lead er 
 deal er 
 hear er 
 glean er 
 reap er 
 
 ready 
 heav y 
 stead y 
 health y 
 wealth y 
 earth y 
 
 hack'ney 
 lack ey 
 jock ey 
 chim ney 
 vol ley 
 pul ley 
 
 parch ment 
 char£ er 
 far thing 
 par tridge 
 car tridge 
 por ridge 
 
 daz zle 
 puz zle 
 driz zle 
 muz zle 
 grid die 
 scrib ble 
 
 pay er 
 play er 
 lay er 
 pay ment 
 pray ing 
 play thing 
 
 sleep er 
 sweep er 
 free dom 
 free ly 
 meek ly 
 need y 
 
 1. 
 
 bar'ley 
 par ley 
 pars ley 
 tiir key 
 ker §ey 
 jer sey 
 
 2. 
 arch er 
 card er 
 harp er 
 sharp er 
 cart er 
 gar ter 
 
 3. 
 swm die 
 shuf fle 
 strag gle 
 stum ble 
 spin die 
 strug gle 
 
 4. 
 dai ry 
 dai §j 
 dain ty 
 sail or 
 trai tor 
 tai lor 
 
 5. 
 gain er 
 jail er 
 train er 
 paint er 
 wait er 
 nail er 
 
 par'ent 
 dar er 
 dar ing 
 par ing 
 flar ing 
 war y 
 
 nour ish 
 flour ish 
 jour nal 
 jour ney 
 coup let 
 coun try 
 
 star tie 
 spar kle 
 mar ble 
 gar gle 
 cur die 
 myr tie 
 
 bear er 
 swear er 
 wear er 
 bear ing 
 wear ing 
 bear ish 
 
 shoul der 
 cours er 
 mould er 
 mourn er 
 poul try 
 poul tice 
 
 sa'bre 
 me tre 
 mi tre 
 ni tre 
 fi bre 
 li vre 
 
 cen tre 
 lus*tre 
 seep tre 
 spec tre 
 bram ble 
 trem ble 
 
 trSb le 
 trip le 
 am pie 
 coup le 
 doub le 
 troub le 
 
 5 
 wad die 
 wab ble 
 squab ble 
 swad die 
 wat tie 
 war ble 
 
 can vass 
 cut lass 
 mat rass 
 wind lass 
 har ass 
 dam ask 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 83 
 
 li'ken 
 
 bra/zen 
 
 sad'den 
 
 giVen 
 
 rea son 
 
 ra ven 
 
 token 
 
 fresh en 
 
 sev en 
 
 sea son 
 
 ha ven 
 
 spo ken 
 
 kit ten 
 
 vix en 
 
 trea son 
 
 la den 
 
 gra ven 
 
 rot ten 
 
 wax en 
 
 dea con 
 
 fro zen 
 
 old en 
 
 hap pen 
 
 ris en 
 
 bea con 
 
 sto len 
 
 molt en 
 
 red den 
 2. 
 light en 
 
 chos en 
 
 pris on 
 
 eat en 
 
 heav en 
 
 par don 
 
 ca pon 
 
 beat en 
 
 lead en 
 
 tight en 
 
 par son 
 
 ba con 
 
 cheap en 
 
 dead en 
 
 fright en 
 
 ar son 
 
 ma son 
 
 weak en 
 
 threat en 
 
 deep en 
 
 per son 
 
 ba sin 
 
 wheat en 
 
 weap on 
 
 sweet en 
 
 poi son 
 
 rai sin 
 
 heath en 
 
 earth en 
 
 beech en 
 3. 
 
 frac'tion 
 
 vem son 
 
 coiis in 
 
 n a' tion 
 
 ac'tion 
 
 auc'tion 
 
 dun £eon 
 
 ra tion 
 
 fac tion 
 
 fric tion 
 
 cau tion 
 
 blud £eon 
 
 sta tion 
 
 sec tion 
 
 cap tious 
 
 cau tious 
 
 gud ^eon 
 
 mo tion 
 
 men tion 
 
 fac tious 
 
 ntip tial 
 
 pi^ eon 
 
 no tion 
 
 die tion 
 
 frac tious 
 
 par tial 
 
 siir ^eon 
 
 por tion 
 
 fie tion 
 
 fie tious 
 
 mar tial 
 
 stur ^eon 
 
 
 y 
 
 7 4 - 
 
 y 
 
 gw 
 
 man sion 
 
 capt ure 
 
 st&t ure 
 
 vu.lt ure 
 
 an guish 
 
 pas sion 
 
 rapt ure 
 
 rupt ure 
 
 cult ure 
 
 Ian guish 
 
 pen sion 
 
 lect ure 
 
 punc ture 
 
 vent ure 
 
 Ian guid 
 
 ten sion 
 
 vest ure 
 
 text ure 
 
 strict ure 
 
 pen guin 
 
 mis sion 
 
 pict ure 
 
 tinct ure 
 
 script ure 
 
 Ian guage 
 
 ver sion 
 
 mixt ure 
 
 gest ure 
 
 sculpt ure 
 
 ro guish. 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 5- 
 
 y 
 
 
 post ure 
 
 feat ure 
 
 stat ue 
 
 sav ior 
 
 faith fill 
 
 cinct ure 
 
 ere at ure 
 
 val ue 
 
 sen ior 
 
 pain ful 
 
 junet ure 
 
 nat ure 
 
 v'irt ue 
 
 jun ior 
 
 gain ful 
 
 struct ur€ 
 
 ) fut ure 
 
 fort une 
 
 cloth ier 
 
 ei ther 
 
 tort ure 
 
 sut ure 
 
 moist ure 
 
 viz ier 
 
 nei ther 
 
 niirt ure 
 
 past ure 
 
 joint ure 
 
 coll ier 
 
 ceil ing- 
 
84 Spelling and Reading. 
 
 Frank. 
 
 graVel 
 
 be tween' 
 
 gar'den er 
 
 trav el 
 
 be seech 
 
 car pen ter 
 
 shek el 
 
 a greed 
 
 har vest er 
 
 grov el 
 
 ca reer 
 
 har bin ger 
 
 1. One day, Frank went out to walk with his mother; 
 and he came to a gate that was painted green ; and he 
 stopped at the gate, and looked between the rails of it ; 
 and he saw a pretty garden, with a great many beds of 
 flowers in it. 
 
 2. There were nice clean gravel walks between these 
 flower beds, and all around the garden. And against the 
 walls of the garden, there were plum trees and cherry 
 trees ; and the cherries and plums looked as if they were 
 ripe. 
 
 3. And Frank called to his mother, who was a little 
 way off; and he said, "Mamma, come and look at this 
 pretty garden. I wish I might open this gate, and go in, 
 and walk in it." 
 
 4. "My dear," said his mother, "you must not open 
 the gate. This garden does not belong to me ; and I 
 cannot give you leave to walk in it." 
 
 5. There was a man, nail-ing up a net over a cherry 
 tree, in this garden ; and he came to the gate, and opened 
 it, and said, " Will you walk in ? This garden belongs to 
 me, and I will give you leave to walk in it." 
 
 6. Frank's mother thanked the man, and she turned to 
 Frank and said, " If I take you with me, Frank, to walk in 
 this garden, you must take care not to meddle with any 
 thing in it." And Frank said that he would not meddle with 
 any thing in the garden ; and his mother took him into it. 
 
 7. Frank did not touch any thing, nor tread upon any 
 of the borders ; and the person to whom the garden be- 
 longed, who was a gardener, said to his mother, " I hope, 
 
Reading and Spelling. 
 
 85 
 
 when you come this way again, you will walk in this gar- 
 den of mine, and bring this little gentle-man with you ; for 
 I am sure, by what I see of him now, that he will not do 
 me any mis'chief." — Edge worth. 
 
 
 Words 
 
 of Two Syllables. 
 
 
 fra'grant 
 
 cha/os 
 
 1. 
 
 ca/clence 
 
 tu'mult 
 
 ran'ges 
 
 fra grance 
 
 cho ral 
 
 si lence 
 
 e diet 
 
 chan ges 
 
 fia grant 
 
 isl and 
 
 si lent 
 
 A pril 
 
 pan ses 
 
 pha lanx 
 
 ju lap 
 
 flu ent 
 
 ze nith 
 
 clau ses 
 
 bri dal 
 
 us age 
 
 fre quent 
 
 cam brie 
 
 ditch es 
 
 e qual 
 
 post age 
 
 li cense 
 
 9 
 
 fio rist 
 
 stitch es 
 
 hy men 
 
 syl van 
 
 lyr ic 
 
 syn od 
 
 pii ces 
 
 cy press 
 
 tym pan 
 
 mys tic 
 
 sym bol 
 
 gra ces 
 
 hy phen 
 
 tym bal 
 
 typ ic 
 
 symp torn 
 
 pie ces 
 
 ty rant 
 
 crys tal 
 
 cyn ic 
 
 hys §op 
 
 nie ces 
 
 hy drant 
 
 cyg net 
 
 styp tic 
 
 gypsy 
 
 siir ges 
 
 hyson 
 
 syn tax 
 
 syr inge 
 
 3. 
 pres ence 
 
 sys tern 
 
 bar ges 
 
 drag on 
 
 en trance 
 
 sen ate 
 
 edg es 
 
 flag on 
 
 in stance 
 
 sen tence 
 
 pal ate 
 
 hedg es 
 
 spig ot 
 
 dis tance 
 
 es sence 
 
 frig ate 
 
 teach es 
 
 fath om 
 
 pen ance 
 
 ab sence . 
 
 prel ate 
 
 preach e§ 
 
 scaf fold 
 
 sub stance 
 
 prov ince 
 
 4. 
 vTs it 
 
 col lege 
 
 pleas es 
 
 prom ise 
 
 venge ance 
 
 pi ous 
 
 noi ses 
 
 an ise 
 
 ped ant 
 
 mus, lin 
 
 'ni trous 
 
 voi ces 
 
 fran chise 
 
 ten ant 
 
 ros, in 
 
 fa mous 
 
 jui ces 
 
 ves tige 
 
 di§ mal 
 
 go§ ling 
 
 po rous 
 
 prin ces 
 
 mor tise 
 
 hus, band 
 8 
 
 wi§ dom 
 
 spi nous 
 
 frin ges 
 
&$ Heading. 
 
 The Careless Girl. 
 
 1. A little girl, whose mother was so kind as to teach 
 her to read, had a great many pretty books given to her ; 
 but she did not take care of them ; but used to tear and 
 dirty them, so that they could not be read. 
 
 2. One day her aunt gave her a new book, full of read- 
 ing and pretty pictures. Her aunt desired her to take 
 care of it, and not let it be either dirty or torn. The little 
 girl said she would be sure and keep it very safe. 
 
 3. But she forgot to put it into her box, after she had 
 been reading it ; and so it was tossed about, and some of 
 the leaves were pulled out, and the cover broken off ; and 
 at last a little dog played with it, and gnawed it to pieces. 
 
 4. Then the little girl could not read in it any more, 
 nor see the pretty pictures again. She was now sadly 
 vexed that she had been so careless, and wished for a new 
 book, and her father was so kind as to buy her one. 
 
 5. But she soon let that be spoiled, as the last had been. 
 All her friends grew tired of giving her books, when they 
 saw that she took no care of them ; so at last she had no 
 book to read in. 
 
 6. What a sad thing it was to have no book to read ! I 
 hope all the little boys and girls, who hear about this silly 
 child, will think of her, and take care not to let their own 
 books be so torn and spoiled as hers were ; but, when they 
 have done reading, put them away in some safe place. 
 
 col'ter bol'ster saun'ter bys'ter gross'ness 
 
 bal 166V re preW bas s66n' a 10of be tide' 
 buf foon dis proof rac coon fes toon be times 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 87 
 
 sh 
 
 pa'tience 
 pa tient 
 quo tient 
 
 be ware' 
 com pare 
 pre pare 
 de clare 
 in snare 
 
 pro ISng 
 be yond 
 at tack 
 tin lock 
 
 re new 
 be dew 
 es chew 
 
 sh 
 as sure 
 en sure 
 
 e lapse 
 re lapse 
 e clipse 
 el lipse 
 
 be head 
 in stead 
 
 a 
 neighbor 
 eight y 
 weight y 
 weigh er 
 
 con'science 
 con scious 
 tran sient 
 
 sur tout' 
 con tour 
 car touch 
 ag group 
 a mour 
 
 at tach 
 de tach 
 in trench 
 re trench 
 
 be low 
 be stow 
 dis own 
 
 de spiitch 
 be witch 
 
 ap plaud 
 de fraud 
 as sault 
 de fault 
 
 ap praise 
 dis praise 
 
 gufi'ty 
 build er 
 build ing 
 guin ea 
 
 zh 1. 
 
 pleasure 
 treas ure 
 mea§ ure 
 
 2. 
 a muse' 
 ac cuse 
 re fuse 
 con fuse 
 suf fuse 
 
 3. 
 af firm 
 con firm 
 in firm 
 un gird 
 
 4. 
 ga zette 
 co qwette 
 fi nesse 
 
 5. 
 re crtlit 
 pur suit 
 
 6. 
 a bove 
 a mong 
 a mongst 
 af front 
 
 7. 
 de vout 
 de vour 
 
 tough'en 
 rough en 
 tough ness 
 rough ness 
 
 pre cious 
 spe cial 
 
 af fair' 
 des pair 
 im pair 
 re pair 
 un fair 
 
 fla'ky 
 sla ty 
 spiny 
 
 I'dler 
 tri fler 
 gam bier 
 ram bier 
 med dler 
 
 bap tize nam 'ing 
 
 cap size gam ing 
 
 as size f Tl ing 
 
 ap prize fum ing 
 
 bur lesque iirg'ing 
 gro tesque rul ing 
 ha rangue bath ing 
 
 re course jui'cy 
 dis course flee cy 
 
 enjoy 
 em ploy 
 al loy 
 an noy 
 
 de coy 
 de stroy 
 
 jeal'ous 
 zeal ous 
 griev ous 
 thiev ish 
 
 racing 
 wa& ing 
 pafing 
 gd£ing 
 
 aw ful 
 
 past ry 
 
 kin'dlest 
 hum blest 
 daz zlest 
 trotib lest 
 
88 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 cSn'qMer 
 
 con'quest 
 
 os'trich 
 
 Aon'or 
 
 robbed 
 
 prompt er 
 
 con gress 
 
 off spring 
 
 can dor 
 
 rubbed 
 
 buck ler 
 
 prog ress 
 
 nos tril 
 
 sculp tor 
 
 caged 
 
 huck ster 
 
 fond ness 
 
 ten dril 
 
 eck 
 
 pledged 
 
 snuf fers 
 
 con test 
 
 con script ep och 
 
 rioted 
 
 pin cers 
 
 con rent 
 
 con flict 
 
 2. sh 
 cen sure 
 
 scis sors 
 
 sagged 
 
 em pire 
 
 del iige 
 
 vol ume 
 
 called 
 
 bon fire 
 
 prel ude 
 
 ten sure 
 
 fig lire 
 
 walled 
 
 e^ ile 
 
 refuge 
 
 ton sure 
 
 ten ure 
 
 dimmed 
 
 pen knife 
 
 ref use 
 
 fis sure 
 
 fail ure 
 
 tanned 
 
 um pire 
 
 sched ule 
 
 pres sure 
 
 verd ure 
 
 tuned 
 
 vag 9m e 
 
 prod uce 
 
 tis"sue 
 
 3. 
 £9 id 
 
 grand eur 
 
 earned 
 
 rT£ id 
 
 frig id 
 
 dow er 
 
 tarred 
 
 vig il 
 
 log ic 
 
 pla9 id 
 
 tow el 
 
 stirred 
 
 digit 
 
 a£ ile 
 
 ta9 it 
 
 trow el 
 
 caned 
 
 sig il 
 
 "fra£ ile 
 
 fa 9 ile 
 
 bow els 
 
 roved 
 
 mag ic 
 
 leg er 
 
 do9 ile 
 
 prow ess 
 
 gazed 
 
 trag ic 
 
 pa£ eant 
 
 pro9 ess 
 
 ^ 4. 
 pul pit 
 
 pow der 
 
 prized 
 
 daugh ter 
 
 f ST ble 
 
 cow ard 
 
 breathed 
 
 slaugh ter 
 
 join er 
 
 pud ding 
 
 dow las 
 
 sheathed 
 
 haugh ty 
 
 coin er 
 
 bid lock 
 
 down ward 
 
 wronged 
 
 naugh ty 
 
 coin age 
 
 bul wark 
 
 down y 
 
 hanged 
 
 fan cet 
 
 oily 
 
 ful ness 
 
 drow sy 
 
 warmed 
 
 au dit 
 
 noi sy 
 
 cuck 66 
 
 5. 
 scrtl pie 
 
 town ship 
 
 harmed 
 
 cau cus 
 
 pre ner 
 
 lunch eon 
 
 bowed 
 
 tau rus 
 
 pru dence 
 
 pru dish 
 
 punch eon 
 
 awed 
 
 fault y 
 
 rude ness 
 
 rhu barb 
 
 6. 
 re paired' 
 
 trungh eon 
 
 used 
 
 bap tized' 
 
 at taclied' 
 
 af firmed 7 
 
 fined 
 
 ap prized 
 
 de taclied 
 
 ini paired 
 
 con firmed 
 
 pined 
 
. Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 89 
 
 
 
 1. 
 
 
 t 
 
 d5g'ged 
 
 bog'gy 
 
 gfmlet 
 
 drug' gist 
 
 laced 
 
 crag ged 
 
 fog gy 
 
 gig let 
 
 slug gish 
 
 placed 
 
 stag ger 
 
 crag gy 
 
 gild er 
 
 wag gish 
 
 chafed 
 
 swag ger 
 
 jag gy 
 
 gift ed 
 
 pig gin 
 
 scoffed 
 
 rag ged 
 
 scrag gy 
 
 gild ing 
 
 nog gin 
 
 dressed 
 
 rug ged 
 
 bug gy 
 
 gid dy 
 2. 
 min gle 
 
 leg gin 
 
 pressed 
 
 gig'gle 
 
 angle 
 
 an gler 
 
 helped 
 
 gir die 
 
 fan gle 
 
 tin gle 
 
 bun gler 
 
 locked 
 
 inea gre 
 
 tan gle 
 
 span gle 
 
 mon ger 
 
 rocked 
 
 ea ger 
 
 dan gle 
 
 man gle 
 
 mon grel 
 
 sacked 
 
 gTz zard 
 
 dingle 
 
 wran gle 
 
 yomi ger 
 
 sipped 
 
 ging ham 
 
 jin gle 
 
 shin gle 
 3. 
 bank rupt 
 
 youn gest 
 
 tripped 
 
 cran kle 
 
 blank et 
 
 van quish 
 
 pinched 
 
 crin kle 
 
 trink et 
 
 tran quil 
 
 twink ling 
 
 fetched 
 
 wrin kle 
 
 bank er 
 
 instinct 
 
 cank er 
 
 sketched 
 
 tin kle 
 
 tink er 
 
 frank ly 
 
 rank ness 
 
 mixed 
 
 sprin kle 
 
 drunk ard 
 
 frank lin 
 
 con ger 
 
 taxed 
 
 twin kle 
 
 tank ard 
 
 an chor 
 bill ion 
 
 singly 
 
 fixed 
 
 law yer 
 
 scoun drel 
 
 y 
 
 bann ian 
 
 shipped 
 
 saw yer 
 
 sound ness 
 
 pill ion 
 
 brill iant 
 
 whipped 
 
 draw er 
 
 sour ness 
 
 mill ion 
 
 ruffian 
 
 dirked 
 
 tawny- 
 
 trou sers 
 
 trill ion 
 
 val iant 
 
 chirped 
 
 taw dry 
 
 sound ly 
 
 cull ion 
 
 gall iard 
 
 warped 
 
 awk ward 
 
 thou sand 
 
 scull ion 
 - j 5. 
 mm ion 
 
 Ind ian 
 
 worked 
 
 doubt ful 
 
 moun tain 
 
 filial 
 
 tasked 
 
 doubt less 
 
 foun tarn 
 
 pinion 
 
 pon iard 
 
 masked 
 
 dough ty 
 
 found ling 
 
 onion 
 
 bill iards 
 
 rasped 
 
 tell er 
 
 willing 
 
 press ing 
 
 scoffing 
 
 dropped 
 
 tiller 
 
 tell ing 
 
 hiss ing 
 
 offspring 
 
 stopped 
 
 spell er 
 
 yelling 
 
 toss ing 
 
 puffing 
 
 flapped 
 
90 Spelling and Reading.. 
 
 
 The Blind Girl. 
 
 
 dai ly 
 
 stoek'ing§ 
 knowl edge 
 
 1. 
 
 blmd'ness 
 kind ness 
 
 help'l ess 
 sleep less 
 
 kmt'ting 
 sing ina; 
 
 t. 
 finished , 
 van ished 
 
 2. 
 
 great'er 
 great est 
 
 cheer'ful 
 useful • 
 
 1. Nothing useful can be done without a good will 
 towards it ; and the reason why little Anna did not learn 
 to read and work. well, was because she wanted a good 
 will ; that is, she had no real desire to learn. 
 
 2. She always thought her lessons were too hard ; and, 
 instead of trying to learn, she used to cry, and say, 
 indeed, she could not do it. She wished to read pretty 
 stories to. divert her ; but she wanted to know how' to read 
 all at once, and could not bear the trouble of learning by 
 degrees, — first to spell short words, and then proceed to 
 longer ones. 
 
 3. One day, Anna had leave given her to take a walk 
 with Mary. While they were out, a heavy shower of rain 
 fell, and they ran to take shelter in a cottage which stood 
 at a short distance from the road. There they saw a blind 
 girl, ten or twelve years old, who was knitting a stocking, 
 and singing gayly at her work. 
 
 4. Anna looked at her with surprise, and asked her if 
 she had learned to knit before she was blind ; and the girl 
 made answer, that she had been, born blind. Anna's 
 wonder was now greater than before ; and, after some 
 pause, she .said, — "I cannot think how" you could ever 
 learn to knit, for it must have given you a great deal of 
 pain and trouble." 
 
Reading. 91 
 
 5. " It did at first," said the blind girl ; " but I tried 
 to learn with a good will, and the trouble was soon over. 
 When I was about seven years of age, a woman, who lives 
 in the next house, said to me one day,-—' Though you 
 are blind, that is no reason why you should be quite help- 
 less. If you are willing, little girl, I think I can teach 
 you to knit stockings for your father to wear ; but then you 
 must premise not to be afraid of the trouble of learning, 
 for you will not find it to be quite easy at first.' 
 
 6. " Well, I assure you I was very glad to take this 
 offer ; as it sometimes made me sad to think, that, while 
 my sister was helping my father and mother, I could do 
 nothing useful for any of them ; so I got the knitting- 
 needles, and went to work. 
 
 7. " For a long time I learned very slow, and I often 
 thought I never should be able to knit ; but I was told to 
 go on with a good will, and at last I finished a pair of 
 garters. I next began to knit stockings, and now I find 
 it no trouble to knit all day ; and people like to buy stock- 
 ings that are the work of a poor blind girl." 
 
 8. When Anna heard all this, she felt how very wrong 
 her conduct must be. She thought if a blind child could 
 learn to knit, how much more easy it was for her, who had 
 her eye-sight, to learn to read and work. 
 
 9. The next day, she went to her tasks with a good 
 will. Her tasks had never seemed so easy as now ; and 
 she learned more in one day, than she' had often done 
 before in a whole week. . 
 
 Gratitude to Teachers. 
 
 I ought to remember the kindness of those 
 
 Who teach me at school with such trouble and pains : 
 
 'Tis better than giving me money or clothes ; 
 For, when they are gone, yet my learning remains. 
 
92 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 ague 
 argue 
 
 liq uid 
 liq wor 
 us 
 
 bel lows 
 gal lows 
 sh 
 
 sug ar 
 su mach 
 siire ly 
 sure ty 
 
 bor ough 
 thor oagh 
 fur lough 
 
 region 
 le £ion 
 
 neu ter 
 neu tral 
 
 urn 
 iron 
 
 hith er 
 whith er 
 neth er 
 wheth er 
 
 con duit 
 bis cuit 
 c'ir cuit 
 
 1. 
 
 fashion 
 cush ion 
 
 2. 
 
 hog§ head 
 fore head 
 
 3. 
 
 we a §e\ 
 tea §el 
 
 4. 
 cap tain 
 chap lain 
 vil lain 
 cer tain 
 
 5. 
 verjuice 
 non suit 
 law suit 
 
 leop'ard 
 jeop ard 
 
 car ria^e 
 
 ev^l • 
 wee vil 
 
 bar gain 
 cur tain 
 purs lain 
 mur rain 
 
 Em 
 Em 
 
 land 
 lish 
 
 worn en 
 
 siir feit 
 for feit 
 for eign 
 mul lein 
 
 gra cious 
 spa cious 
 spe cious 
 lus cious 
 
 com ma 
 manna 
 sen na 
 stig ma 
 
 plain tiff 
 bailiff' 
 caitiff 
 rai ment 
 
 sor rel 
 
 for est 
 
 ledg er 
 
 lodg er 
 hedg er 
 cudg el 
 budg et 
 judg ment 
 
 wor ship 
 wor thy 
 
 pom pous 
 lep rous 
 cal lous 
 mon strous 
 gib bous 
 ner vous 
 
 grateful fifthly 
 
 acorn 
 stub born 
 8. 
 
 trea cle 
 mea §les 
 greasy 
 trea ty 
 treat ment 
 trea tise 
 9., 
 slav ish 
 
 twen ty 
 empty 
 
 humor 
 phy§ ic 
 isth mus 
 debt or 
 Aon est 
 sol emn 
 
 dusky 
 
Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 93 
 
 zh 
 
 ,zh 
 
 1. 
 
 
 bra'sier 
 
 a'zure 
 
 sanc'tion 
 
 em'press 
 
 osier 
 
 ra zure 
 
 unc tion 
 
 prin cess 
 
 ho sier 
 
 seizure 
 
 func tion 
 2. 
 hatch et 
 
 mis tress 
 
 J 
 al'ien 
 
 priestess 
 
 ab bess 
 
 sold ier 
 
 briefly 
 
 crotch et 
 
 ac tress 
 
 court ier 
 
 chiefly 
 
 satchel 
 
 duch ess 
 
 
 y 
 
 3. y 
 
 7 
 
 an them 
 
 mixt ion 
 
 anx ious 
 
 christ ian 
 
 pamph let 
 
 bast ion 
 
 bil ious 
 
 fust ian 
 
 cem ent 
 
 quest ion 
 
 nox ious 
 
 cord ial 
 
 
 sh 
 
 4. 
 
 y 
 
 beau ty 
 
 nau seous 
 
 so cial 
 5. 
 clo sure 
 
 ax iom 
 
 char coal 
 
 u 
 
 smew 
 
 lo cust 
 
 cocoa 
 
 mil dew 
 
 lei sure 
 6. 
 friend less 
 
 tri umph 
 
 seven night 
 
 break fast 
 
 tan sy 
 
 fort night 
 
 breath less 
 
 friend ly 
 
 quinsy 
 
 
 sh 
 
 7. 
 
 
 heif er 
 
 an cient 
 
 stom ach 
 8. z h 
 
 pro noun 
 
 schdcm er 
 
 fusion 
 
 gla zier 
 
 tow ard 
 
 booty 
 
 vi§ ion 
 
 gra zier 
 9. 
 tor ment 
 
 fro ward 
 
 ec logue 
 
 jaun dice 
 
 piir chase 
 
 prol ogue 
 
 ermine 
 
 tor toise 
 10. 
 
 ord nance 
 
 sun day 
 
 si phon 
 
 perjure 
 
 mon argh 
 
 tues day 
 
 phenix 
 
 conjure 
 
 te trar£h 
 
 wecfaes day 
 
 ensign 
 
 -.oak um 
 
 stew ard 
 
 thiirs day 
 
 panther 
 
 ear nest - 
 
 jewel 
 
 fii day 
 
 stan za 
 
 c5m merce 
 
 tew el 
 
94 
 
 Words of Two Syllables. 
 
 a round' 
 
 con found' 
 
 1. 
 
 pro nounce' 
 
 im pound' 
 
 a bound 
 
 ex pound 
 
 re nounce 
 
 as tound 
 
 about 
 
 pro pound 
 
 de nounce 
 
 dis mount 
 
 aloud 
 
 re dound 
 
 an nounce 
 
 mis count 
 
 a ground 
 
 sur round 
 
 sur mount 
 
 un bound 
 
 a vouch 
 
 re sound 
 
 re doubt 
 2. 
 me moir 
 
 unsound 
 
 a nomt 
 
 adjoin 
 
 har poSn 
 
 ap point 
 
 enjoin 
 
 re coil 
 
 mon soon 
 
 a droit 
 
 disjoin 
 
 ex ploit 
 
 shal loon 
 
 avoid 
 
 subjoin 
 
 accoil 
 
 car toon 
 
 de void 
 
 pur loin 
 
 em broil 
 
 lam poon 
 
 de spoil 
 
 tur moil 
 
 rejoice 
 3. a 
 be took 
 
 sa loon 
 
 bamb65 
 
 be hddve 
 
 can6e 
 
 halloo 
 
 ca boose 
 
 mis took 
 
 ra gou£ 
 
 tat too 
 
 pap poose 
 
 afoot 
 4. 
 at tempt 
 
 en tomb 
 
 doub 166n 
 
 ap plau§e 
 
 for get 
 
 pol troon 
 
 de bauch 
 
 con tempt 
 
 for give 
 
 pon toon 
 
 ex haust 
 
 ex empt 
 5. 
 
 dis tinct 
 
 mis give 
 
 e 
 main tain 
 
 al ISge 
 
 z 
 dis. cern 
 
 tin chain 
 
 ravine 
 
 extinct 
 6. 
 en gage 
 
 suffice 
 
 exist 
 
 ex hort 
 
 a 
 
 in veigh 
 
 exult 
 
 dis tort 
 
 en rage 
 
 9hi cane 
 
 exalt 
 
 re frgsh 
 
 indite 
 
 po lice 
 
 in thrall 
 
 re fleet 
 
 immure 
 
 qua drille 
 
 exert 
 
 bre vet 
 
 tin clo§e 
 
 pa,9ha 
 
 exile 
 
 con denin 
 
 un clothe 
 7. 
 es cort 
 
 9ha grin 
 
 be hgst 
 
 in stilled 
 
 va lise 
 
 be deck 
 
 dis tilled 
 
 9ha rade 
 
 an tique 
 
Reading. 95 
 
 The G-ood Little Girl. 
 
 1. Here comes a good little girl, who likes to say a 
 lesson. She likes to learn to read ; and I am glad she 
 does, for they are very stupid people who are not fond of 
 reading. People learn a great deal from books, that they 
 could never know in any other way. 
 
 2. Many people are forced to stay at home all their 
 lives, and are never able to travel at all. But if they can 
 read, they have it in their power to know all the wonders 
 which those have seen who have been in foreign countries ; 
 and they can both amuse themselves and other people by 
 reading about them. 
 
 3. Do you wish to know when you shall be able to read 
 large books ? I hope by the time you are a year or two 
 older, you will be able to read almost any book that 
 you see. 
 
 4. How long is a year ? you say. It is twelve months. 
 You know how much a week is : you have learned the 
 names of the seven days that are in a week — Sunday, 
 Monday,. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and 
 Saturday. Four of these weeks make a month, and twelve 
 months a year. 
 
 5. Besides being di-vi-cled into twelve months, every 
 year is di-vi-ded into four quarters, called — Spring, 
 Summer, Autumn, and Winter. 
 
 6. Summer is a very pleasant season of the year. 
 There is a great deal of ripe fruit at that time. The 
 flowers too are all in their greatest beauty, and make our 
 gardens so gay, that we look at them with delight. 
 
 Mrs. Hughs. 
 
 al'ley§ puTley§ me'tres bram'ble^ 
 
 val leys tiir keys fi bres trem bles 
 
 chim neys jock eys spec tre§ mus cles 
 
96 Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 
 1. 
 
 
 sla'ver y 
 
 f I'ner y 
 
 a/gen cy 
 
 bra ver y 
 
 fi er y 
 
 de cen cy 
 
 dra per y 
 
 po et ry 
 
 co gen cy 
 
 bri ber y 
 
 po per y 
 
 re gen cy 
 
 gro cer y 
 
 so ber ly 
 
 flu en cy 
 
 for ger y 
 
 kna ver y 
 2. 
 de i fy 
 
 re cent ly 
 
 de i ty- 
 
 pa pa cy 
 
 la i ty 
 
 pu ri fy 
 
 pi ra cy 
 
 pu ri ty 
 
 no ti fy 
 
 lu na cy 
 
 nu di ty 
 
 glorify 
 
 no ta ry 
 
 mu ti ny 
 
 stu pi fy 
 
 ro ta ry 
 
 u ni ty 
 
 cm ci fy 
 3. 
 
 vo ta ry 
 
 prT va cy 
 
 ma gi an 
 
 ra di ate 
 
 pri ma ry 
 
 la bi al 
 
 va ri ate 
 
 pri ma cy 
 
 me ni al 
 
 de vi ate 
 
 li bra ry 
 
 ge ni al 
 
 me di ate 
 
 di a ry 
 
 ve ni al 
 
 mu ti late 
 
 ro sa ry 
 
 jo vi al 
 
 4, 
 
 fu mi gate 
 
 o di um 
 
 I vo ry 
 
 va can cy 
 
 o pi um 
 
 i ro ny 
 
 va gran cy 
 
 me di um 
 
 pi o ny 
 
 fra gran cy 
 
 pre mi um 
 
 the o ry 
 
 hu man ly 
 
 scho li um 
 
 no bod y 
 
 pli an cy 
 
 ra di us 
 
 va por y 
 5. 
 
 eVer y 
 
 gi ant ly 
 
 en'e my 
 
 roVber y 
 
 el e gy 
 
 em er y 
 
 lot ter y 
 
 rem e dy 
 
 rev er y 
 
 bat ter y 
 
 her e sy 
 
 liv er y 
 
 gal ler y 
 
 ar te ry 
 
 fish er y 
 
 but ter y 
 
 or re ry 
 
 crock er y 
 
 nun ner y 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 97 
 
 fam'i ly 
 
 pol'i cy 
 
 bap pi ly 
 
 van i ty 
 
 pol i ty 
 
 mer ri ly 
 
 cav i ty 
 
 horn i ly 
 
 tes ti ly 
 
 am i ty 
 
 gravity 
 
 gid di ly 
 
 par i ty 
 
 chast i ty 
 
 ver i ly 
 
 len i ty 
 
 prod i gy 
 
 2. 
 grat i f y 
 
 bod i ly 
 
 mod i f y 
 
 mul ti ply 
 
 ed i fy 
 
 scar i fy 
 
 pet ri fy 
 
 ver i fy 
 
 clar i fy 
 
 am pli fy 
 
 vil i fy 
 
 sat is fy 
 
 mol li fy 
 
 rat i fy 
 
 oc cu py 
 
 vit ri fy 
 
 viv i fy 
 
 but ter fly 
 3. 
 mag ni fled 
 
 sane ti fy 
 
 mag ni f y 
 
 mul ti tiide 
 
 dig ni fy 
 
 dig ni fied 
 
 rec ti tude 
 
 tes ti fy 
 
 tes ti fied 
 
 mag ni tude 
 
 jus ti fy 
 
 sig ni fy 
 
 al ti tude 
 
 rec ti fy 
 
 sim pli fy 
 
 at ti tude 
 
 ter ri fy 
 
 mor ti fy 
 
 4. 
 in do lent 
 
 am pli tude 
 
 grat i tude 
 
 Ion gi tude 
 
 plen i tude 
 
 in no cent 
 
 lat i tude 
 
 rid i cule 
 
 im po tent 
 
 sol i tude 
 
 ep i cure 
 
 im pu dent 
 
 las si tude 
 
 ep i sode 
 
 es cu lent 
 
 ap ti tude 
 
 dis so lute 
 
 teg u ment 
 5. 
 pu. tre fy 
 
 ser vi tude 
 
 cer ti f y 
 
 des ti tute 
 
 ver si fy 
 
 rar e fy 
 
 sub sti tute 
 
 for ti fy 
 
 proph e sy 
 
 pros ti tute 
 
 pa tri ot 
 
 pu ri tan 
 
 vi o let 
 
 pe ri od 
 
 ma ni &c 
 
 vi o lent 
 
 char i tffc 
 
 zo di ac 
 
 vi o lends 
 
93 
 
 Spelling and Beading. 
 
 
 
 1. 
 
 
 ag'o ny 
 
 his'to ry 
 
 f Sl'on y 
 
 can o py 
 
 vie to ry 
 
 bar on y 
 
 mel o dy 
 
 fac to ry 
 
 eb on y 
 
 mem o ry 
 
 pil lo ry 
 
 big ot ry 
 
 bet o ny 
 
 glut to ny 
 
 sim on y 
 
 mon o dy 
 
 cus to dy 
 
 2. 
 diffident 
 
 pan o ply 
 
 ev i dent 
 
 m di gent 
 
 div i dend 
 
 ac ci dent 
 
 neg li gent 
 
 al i ment 
 
 det ri ment 
 
 am bi ent 
 
 lin i ment 
 
 sen ti ment 
 
 ped i ment 
 
 em i nent 
 
 mer ri ment 
 
 sed i ment 
 
 pen i tent 
 
 ab sti nent 
 
 3. 
 
 ar ro gant 
 
 dil i gent 
 
 tes ta ment 
 
 SI e pliant 
 
 sac ra ment 
 
 ar ro gance 
 
 el e gant 
 
 lig a ment 
 
 con so nant 
 
 tol er ant 
 
 fil a ment 
 
 con so nance 
 
 it er ant 
 
 prev a lent 
 
 dis so hant 
 
 prot es tant 
 
 fun da ment 
 
 dis so nance 
 
 4. 
 cu. ri ous 
 
 mis ere ant 
 
 dif fer ent 
 
 syl la ble 
 
 rev er end 
 
 glo ri ous 
 
 myr i ad 
 
 rev er ent 
 
 fu ri ous 
 
 typ i cal 
 
 Ripe Cherries. 
 
 1. A few days after Frank bad been with his mother 
 to walk in the garden that had the green gate, his mo- 
 ther said to him, — " Frank, put on your hat, and- come 
 with me. I am going to the garden in which we walked 
 two or three days ago." 
 
 2. Frank was very glad to hear this. He put on his 
 hat in an instant, and followed his mother — jumping and 
 singing as he went along. 
 
Reading and Spelling. 99 
 
 3. When they came to the garden with the green gate, 
 the gardener was taking down the net which was spread 
 over the cherry tree. Frank asked his mother why this 
 net had been spread over it. She told him, that it was to 
 prevent the birds from eating the cherries. 
 
 4. The cherries looked very ripe, and the gardener 
 began to gather them. Frank asked whether he might 
 help him to gather some of the cherries. 
 
 5. His mother said, — "Yes; I think the gardener 
 will trust you to. gather his cherries, because he has seen 
 that you have not meddled with any of his things without 
 his leave." 
 
 6. The gardener said that he would trust him, and 
 Frank was glad ; and he gathered all the cherries that he 
 could reach, that were ripe. 
 
 7. When Frank had filled the basket into which the 
 gardener asked him to put them, the gardener picked out 
 five or six bunches of the ripest cherries, and offered them 
 to Frank. 
 
 8. " May I have them, mamma ? " said Frank. His 
 mother said, — " Yes, you may, my dear." 
 
 9. Then he took them ; and he thanked the gardener for 
 giving them to him : and, after this, he and his mother left 
 the garden, and returned towards home. — Edgeworth. 
 
 nee ta rine ju ve nile me'd i cine 
 
 al ka line pu er ile dis ci pline 
 
 in fan tile lib er tine ed i fice 
 
 vol a tile croc o dile or i fice 
 
 fern i nine mer can tile def i nite 
 
 mas cu line ver sa tile in fi nite 
 
 pi e ty skil ful ly plen ti fill 
 
 nicety wil fui ly fanciful 
 
 se ere sy mer ci ful . pit i ful 
 
 po e sy beau ti ful du. ti ful 
 

 • 100 
 
 Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 
 1. 
 
 ■ 
 
 gen'er al 
 
 Sn'i mal 
 
 cler'i cal 
 
 fed er al 
 
 med i cal 
 
 eth i cal 
 
 lib er al 
 
 crim i nal 
 
 prod i gal 
 
 lit er al 
 
 com i cal 
 
 graph i cal 
 
 min er al 
 
 fin i cal 
 
 goth i cal 
 
 sev er al 
 
 crit i cal 
 
 2. 
 doc tri nal 
 
 top i cal 
 
 ad f mi ral 
 
 pop u lar 
 
 can ni bal 
 
 prin ci pal 
 
 oc u lar 
 
 drop si cal 
 
 prac ti cal 
 
 glob u lar 
 
 bib li cal 
 
 whim si cal 
 
 reg u lar 
 
 clas si cal 
 
 met ri cal 
 
 tab u lar 
 
 hos pi tal 
 
 nom i nal 
 3. 
 fa tal ly 
 
 sec u lar 
 
 sin gu lar 
 
 ca pa ble 
 
 an nu lar 
 
 fi nal ly 
 
 cu ra ble 
 
 eel lu lar 
 
 le gal ly 
 
 si za ble 
 
 tern po ral 
 
 re al ly 
 
 li a ble 
 
 pec to ral 
 
 to tal ly 
 
 pli a ble 
 
 pas to ral 
 
 frti gal ly 
 eel e brate 
 
 pla ca ble 
 
 cap ti vate 
 
 dec o rate 
 
 fab ri cate 
 
 el e vate 
 
 ad vo cate 
 
 in di cate 
 
 pen e trate 
 
 des o late 
 
 es ti mate 
 
 ex e crate 
 
 ren o vate 
 
 vin di cate 
 
 des e crate 
 
 in no vate 
 
 sup pli cate 
 
 per pe trate 
 
 y 5 - 
 mod u late 
 
 per fo rate 
 
 tern per ate 
 
 mod es ty 
 
 del e gate 
 
 grad u ate 
 
 Aon es ty 
 
 des pe rate 
 
 act u ate 
 
 nov el ty 
 
 ac cu rate 
 
 fluct u ate 
 
 am nes tj 
 
 ob sti nate 
 
 grat u late 
 
 tap es try 
 
 du pli cate 
 
 mat u rate 
 
 min strel sy 
 
Spelling and Reading. 101 
 
 1. 
 
 rel'a tive 
 
 prim'i tive 
 
 
 mftd'er ate 
 
 neg a tive 
 
 len i tive 
 
 
 op er ate 
 
 lax a tive 
 
 sen si tive 
 
 
 tol.er ate 
 
 voc a tive 
 
 tran si tive 
 
 
 ven er ate 
 
 ab la tive 
 
 sub stan tive 
 
 
 al ter cate 
 
 nar ra tive 
 
 ad jec tive 
 
 2. 
 
 reg u late 
 
 
 gen er ate 
 
 cal cu late 
 
 
 an i mate 
 
 un du late 
 
 spec u late 
 
 
 im i tate 
 
 in du rate 
 
 gran u late 
 
 
 med i tate 
 
 con ju gate 
 
 stip u late 
 
 
 nom i nate 
 
 am pu tate 
 
 stim u late 
 
 
 em i grate 
 
 sup pu rate 
 
 pop u late 
 
 
 mit i gate 
 
 
 Winter. 
 
 ■4 
 
 
 e'ven ing 
 
 1. 
 
 I'ci cle Tce'land 
 
 Cas tine' 
 
 e yen -ing§ 
 
 ve hi cle Ire land 
 
 Cas tile 
 
 o pen ing 
 
 for ci ble Lap 
 
 lane 
 
 i Mo bile 
 
 e ven ly 
 
 crtl ci ble Fin land 
 
 9 
 
 Ba lize 
 
 slSd^e§" 
 
 A. 
 
 cold er warm'er 
 
 fi'ner u/hit 
 
 hou§ e§ 
 
 cold est warm est 
 
 fi nest . u rim 
 
 1. It is 
 
 autumn now ; next 
 
 comes winter, when 
 
 the 
 cold frosty air will pinch us, .and force us to wrap our- 
 selves up in warm clothes. The rain will be frozen into 
 snow, and will come down like white feathers, and cover 
 the ground. 
 
 2. The long sharp icicles will hang from the eaves of 
 the houses ; and the ponds of water will be frozen into a 
 hard sheet. Then we shall be able to walk out only in 
 the middle of the day, because- it will be too cold in the 
 mornings and evenings. 
 9* - 
 
102 
 
 Reading and Spelling. 
 
 3. But we need not care much, as long "as we have a 
 good warm fire to sit by, where we can read, talk, or play. 
 By that time, I hope you will be able to read little stories 
 to your mother. People will always be happy, whether it 
 is winter or summer, if they are good. 
 
 4. There is a place called Iceland, where they have no 
 day-light for several months in the year ; and the weather 
 is much colder than it is here, even in our coldest winters. 
 
 5. But the people in Iceland are very happy, and love 
 their country very much : I dare say they would not leave 
 it to come here in our finest and warmest weather. They 
 dress themselves in the skins of wild beasts ; and they 
 slide along the ice on sledges drawn by rein-deer. 
 
 6. They take great pains to teach their children to read ; 
 for if they could not read, they would be very dull indeed. 
 They are a very good people ; and, like all good people, 
 they are very happy. — Mrs. Hughs. 
 
 scan dai ize 
 sig nal ize 
 stig ma tize 
 em pha size 
 ag gran dize 
 dog ma tize 
 
 or gan ize 
 gor man dize 
 au thor ize • 
 
 de'i ties 
 li bra ries 
 the o ries 
 
 1. 
 
 scan da lous 
 in fa mous 
 haz ard ous 
 mem bra nous 
 vil Ian ous 
 ar du ous 
 
 2. 
 nu mer oris 
 dan ger ous 
 a que ous 
 
 3. 
 en'e mies 
 rem e dies 
 ar te rief 
 
 in f ant ry 
 cav al ry 
 pen al ty 
 her aid ry 
 in fan cy 
 hus band ry 
 
 bias phe mous 
 hid e ous 
 cov e tous 
 
 mag'ni fies 
 jus ti fies 
 nul li fies 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 103 
 
 S§T1 OU3 
 
 pre vi ous 
 du bi ous 
 stu di ous 
 spu ri ous 
 co pi ous 
 
 gen er ous 
 dex ter ous 
 pon der ous 
 pros per ous 
 ul cer ous 
 miir der ous 
 
 sep a rate 
 prop a gate 
 par a site 
 ex ca vate 
 ag gra vate 
 tan ta lize 
 
 spec ta/tor 
 cue ta tor 
 tes ta tor 
 trans la tor 
 ere a tor 
 di vi sor 
 
 ere a tive 
 e va sive 
 cor ro sive 
 de ci sive 
 e lu sive 
 con du cive 
 
 de vi ous 
 mu ti nous 
 lu mi nous 
 glu ti nous 
 lu di crous 
 ' 2. 
 em u lous 
 trem u lous 
 stren u ous 
 fab u lous 
 pop u lous 
 quer u lous 
 
 3. 
 &c ci dence 
 in ci dence 
 pes ti lence 
 res i dence 
 prov i dence 
 prom i nence 
 
 4. 
 in he'rent 
 co he rent 
 op po nent- 
 in de cent 
 ad lie rent 
 ad ja cent 
 
 en a ble 
 dis a ble 
 en no ble 
 en ti tie 
 dis ci pie 
 un a ble 
 
 lm'pi ous 
 en vi ous 
 ob vi ous 
 per il ous 
 om in ous 
 ru in ous 
 
 tim or ous 
 vig or ous 
 am or ous 
 clam or ous 
 val or ous 
 ven om ous 
 
 bot a ny 
 in fa my 
 big a my 
 lit a ny 
 sal a ry 
 gran a ry 
 
 a bu'sive 
 de lu sive 
 ex clu sive 
 con clu sive 
 dif fu sive 
 in clu sive 
 
 al II ance 
 re li ance 
 af fi ance 
 con tri vance 
 com pli ance 
 con m vance 
 
104 
 
 Spelling and Reading* 
 
 ar ri'val 
 re vi val 
 re ei tal 
 pe ru sal 
 re fu §al 
 dis po § al 
 con fine ment 
 en tice ment 
 in duce ment 
 de face ment 
 en gage ment 
 a muse ment 
 
 il le'gal 
 tri bu nal 
 in hu man 
 re pri sal 
 re qui tal 
 de ni al 
 dis pu. ter 
 pro du cer 
 ac cu §er 
 se du cer 
 de lu der 
 in va der 
 
 a base'ment 
 a bate ment 
 a maze ment 
 al lure ment 
 a tone ment 
 re fine ment 
 ad mi rer 
 sur vi ver 
 com pi ler 
 de ba ter 
 con so ler 
 in qui rer 
 
 The Peacock, 
 
 Here is a picture of a peacock. It is a beautiful bird. 
 It spreads its gaudy tail, and moves about with a pomp- 
 ous step, as if vain of its beauty. 
 
 Yet the peacock is nearly a useless bird ; and his voice is 
 as harsh as the filing of a saw. He does much mischief in 
 gardens, digging up seeds, and nipping the buds of flowers. 
 
 Peacocks were first brought from India ; and they are 
 now found in most countries. They live till they are twenty 
 years old. The beautiful feathers of the tail do not appear 
 till the third year. 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 105 
 
 re mem'ber 
 en cum ber 
 sur ren der 
 Sep tern ber 
 No vem ber 
 De cem ber 
 
 de liv er 
 dis sent er 
 im bit ter 
 dis til ler 
 im prop er 
 de can ter 
 
 at tend ant 
 de fend ant 
 a bun dant 
 re pug nant 
 re dun dant 
 in dig nant 
 
 fa n&t ic 
 bo tan ic 
 ath let ic 
 pa thet ic I 
 pro lif ic 
 po lem ic 
 
 y 
 o pm ion 
 
 do min ion 
 
 com pan ion 
 
 re deem er 
 a gree ment 
 
 1. 
 
 se queVter 
 to geth er 
 pre tend er 
 de fend er 
 con sid er 
 cor rupt er 
 
 2. 
 a mend ment 
 in dul gent 
 in cum bent 
 re splen dent 
 en camp ment 
 re fresh ment 
 
 3. 
 as ton ish 
 ad mon ish 
 de mol ish 
 a bol ish 
 re pol ish 
 ac com plish 
 
 4. 
 at ten tive 
 in struc tive 
 sub jec tive 
 de cep tive 
 pro tec tive 
 re ten tive 
 
 5. 
 dis cov er 
 re cov-er 
 an oth er 
 
 6. 
 at tain ment 
 re main der 
 
 a vender 
 re ven£ er 
 dis tern per 
 be wil der 
 a sun der 
 dis mem ber 
 
 in hab it 
 co hab it 
 de mer it 
 dis cred it 
 pro hib it 
 de crep it 
 
 do mSs tie 
 fo ren sic 
 pe dan tic 
 mo nas tic 
 sta tis tic 
 e las tic 
 
 at ten tion 
 in struc tion 
 sub jec tion 
 de cep tion 
 pro tec tion 
 re ten tion 
 
 u 
 
 at tor ney 
 be com ing 
 en com pass 
 
 en light en 
 de light ful 
 
106 Spelling and Beading. 
 
 la'ces pass'er de scribed' BbVton 
 
 fa ces pass ers. re tired Tren ton 
 
 pla ces. flask et de §>ed Prince ton 
 
 Cousin James and Cousin Greorge. 
 
 1. James Brown had a cousin, named George ; and 
 George Brown once came to pay James a visit. The 
 two boys were very glad to see each other ; and George 
 told James of the city of Boston, where he lived. 
 
 2. George spoke of the paved streets, crowded all day 
 by throngs of people, and lighted at night by rows of 
 lamps, on each side of the way. He told him of the fine 
 toy-shops, where all kinds of play-things for children are 
 sold ; — such as bats, balls, kites, marbles, tops, drums, 
 trumpets, whips, and dolls. 
 
 3. George told James also about the other great shops, 
 where linens, muslins, silks, and laces fill the windows, 
 and make quite a gay picture to attract the passers by. 
 He spoke of the great ships which he at anchor there, and 
 bring stores of goods from all parts of the world. 
 
 4. George Brown talked very fast on all these subjects ; 
 and as James, who had never seen anything of the kind, 
 was quite silent, and seemed as much surprised as pleased 
 with all that he heard, George began to think his cousin 
 but a dull, stupid sort of a boy. 
 
 5. But the next morning, when they went out into the 
 fields, he found that James had as much knowledge as 
 himself, though not of the same kind. 
 
 6. George did not know wheat from barley, nor oats 
 from rye ; nor did he know the oak tree from the elm, nor 
 the ash from the willow. 
 
 7. George knew that bread was made of wheat ; but he 
 had never seen it threshed in the barn, nor had he ever 
 
Reading and Spelling. 
 
 107 
 
 seen a mill grinding it into flour. Nor did he even know 
 that the skins of cows, calves, and sheep, were made into 
 leather. 
 
 8. James Brown perfectly knew these and many other 
 things of the same nature ; and willingly explained to his 
 cousin some of the arts that belong to the practice of hus- 
 bandry, or farming. 
 
 9. These friendly and observing boys, after this time, 
 met always once a year ; and they were eager in their 
 separate stations to acquire knowledge, that they might 
 impart it to each other at the end of the year. 
 
 10. So that George, while living in a crowded city, 
 gained a knowledge of farming,- and all that relates to a 
 country life ; and James, though dwelling a hundred 
 miles from Boston, knew all the curious things that it 
 contained. 
 
 sh ■ 
 o'cean 
 
 vid/uals 
 
 union 
 
 2. 6 
 
 squan der 
 squad ron 
 
 mortgage 
 
 res cue 
 fes cue 
 
 bal sam 
 cal dron 
 
 ffil con 
 ^?sal ter 
 
 sh 
 spe cies 
 spe cie 
 
 se rie§ 
 or gie§ 
 
 3. 
 en voy 
 con voy 
 
 4. 
 
 cSf fer 
 cof fee 
 
 5. 
 
 wel come 
 wel fare 
 fare we'll' 
 
 an swer 
 chand ler 
 
 chris£ mas 
 nui sance 
 
 gam bol 
 cam phor 
 
 in voice 
 poign ant 
 
 skilful 
 wil ful 
 ful some 
 
 chil ness 
 dul ness 
 ful ness 
 
 whol ly 
 whole sale 
 whole some 
 
103' 
 
 Words of Three Syllables, 
 
 fallible-- • 
 ter ri ble 
 pas si ble 
 nor ri ble 
 tan gi ble 
 fran gi ble 
 
 mir'a cle 
 man a cle 
 or a cle 
 ob sta cle 
 spec ta cle 
 pin na cle 
 
 cur ri cle 
 pel li cle 
 ven tri cle 
 
 ac cus'tom 
 a ban don 
 as sess or 
 col lect or 
 con duct or 
 in struct or 
 
 com pen sate 
 con den sate 
 con tern plate 
 con fis cate 
 con sum mate 
 in cul cate 
 re cord er 
 )er form er 
 order 
 
 1. 
 
 crSd'i ble 
 vi§ i ble 
 flex i ble 
 sen si ble 
 sol u ble 
 vol u ble 
 
 2. 
 du. ra ble 
 sa la ble 
 fi na ble 
 bla ma ble 
 port a ble 
 m8v a ble 
 
 B. 
 cu ti cle 
 ehron i cle 
 au ri cle 
 
 4. 
 pro tSct'or 
 ob ject or 
 pre cept or 
 tor ment or 
 con tract or 
 in spect or 
 
 5. 
 ap pen dix 
 as sas sin 
 em bel lish 
 es tab lish 
 re plen ish 
 di min ish 
 al low ance 
 a vow al 
 en dowment 
 
 aY$ ble 
 par a ble 
 ten a ble 
 not a ble 
 prob a ble 
 tract a ble 
 
 pal pa ble 
 cul pa ble 
 tax a ble 
 ra ta ble 
 ven di ble 
 mul ti pie 
 
 ar ti cle 
 par ti cle 
 bar na cle 
 
 en vel'op 
 en ven om 
 im pos tor 
 pru nel lo 
 me men to 
 ro tun do 
 
 cor rect ly 
 di rect ly 
 in tent ly 
 ex press ly 
 un luck y 
 un just ly 
 de strby er 
 em ploy ment 
 en joy ment 
 
Words of Three Syllables; 
 
 109 
 
 ad mis'sion 
 com mis sion 
 di§ mis sion 
 ac ces sion 
 con fes sion 
 pro fes sion 
 
 as per sion 
 a ver sion 
 con ver sion 
 dis per sion 
 im mer sion 
 per ver sion 
 
 le'gal Tze 
 e qual ize 
 vo cal ize 
 po lar ize 
 the o rize 
 i dol ize 
 
 mSs sen ger 
 pas sen ger 
 scav en ger 
 lav en der 
 prov en der 
 in te ger 
 
 coun te nance 
 coun sel lor 
 coun ter feit 
 
 sYg na ture 
 ar ma ture 
 
 1. 
 
 com pas'sion 
 ex pan sion 
 pre ten sion 
 ex ten sion 
 per mis sion 
 e mis sion 
 
 2. 
 con vul sion 
 dis cus sion 
 .pos ses sion 
 sue ces sion 
 trans gres sion 
 in ciir sion 
 
 3. 
 col'o nlze 
 can o nize 
 meth o dize 
 tern po rize 
 pat ron ize 
 mag net ize 
 
 4. 
 car ri er 
 bar ri er 
 cur ri er 
 en vi er 
 of fi cer 
 mar i ner 
 
 5. 
 c'ir cum stance 
 cir cum flex 
 fir ma ment 
 
 6. 
 Sp er ture 
 o ver ture 
 W 
 
 o mis sion 
 sub mis sion 
 ex pres sion 
 im pres sion 
 op pres sion 
 
 al lu §ion 
 con fu sion 
 oc ca sion 
 e va §ion 
 ad be sion 
 co he §ion 
 
 civ'il Tze 
 pul ver ize 
 tyr an nize 
 crys tal lize 
 cau ter ize 
 brtl tal ize 
 
 mm is ter 
 sin is ter 
 can is ter 
 mil lin er 
 pub lish er 
 por rin ger 
 
 c'ir cu lar 
 cir cu late 
 cir cum cise 
 
 fur ni ture 
 gar ni ture 
 
110 
 
 Words of Three Syllables* 
 
 rSc ol l£ct' 
 rec om mend 
 in cor rect 
 dis con tent 
 dis pos. sess 
 jac o net 
 
 ev er more 
 in ter po§e. 
 in ter cede 
 in ter fere 
 in ter line 
 in ter vene 
 
 o ver seer 
 en gi neer 
 pri va teer 
 vol un teer 
 mu ti neer 
 in dis creet 
 
 con tra diet 
 dis af feet 
 dis an mil 
 man u mit 
 re ad mit 
 vi o lin 
 
 ap per tain 
 as cer tain 
 en ter tain 
 
 am bus cade 
 bal us trade 
 
 dis com mode' 
 in com mode 
 dis com po§e 
 de com po§e 
 in com plete 
 im por tune 
 
 2. 
 in se cure 
 dis re pute 
 per se vere 
 sor e nade 
 mis re late 
 dis en gage 
 
 3. 
 su per sede 
 su per fine 
 su per scribe 
 su per vi§e 
 co in cide 
 re u nite 
 
 4. 
 dis o blige 
 in tro duce 
 im po lite 
 in sin cere 
 bar ri cade 
 bas ti nade 
 
 5. 
 un be lief 
 dis be lief 
 dis be lieve 
 
 6. 
 p&t en tee 
 moxt ga gee 
 
 al a, mode' 
 im ma ture 
 con tra vene 
 dis ar range 
 re as sume 
 dis a gree 
 
 o ver see 
 ref er ee 
 dev o tee 
 rep ar tee 
 ref u gee 
 ab sen tee 
 
 ap pre hend 
 com pre bend 
 in ter diet 
 in ter mix 
 in ter rupt 
 in ter cept 
 
 un der stand 
 un der hand 
 rep re §ent 
 re com mence 
 un con cern 
 dis con cert 
 
 dis ap pr6ve 
 dis ap point 
 at ter n66n 
 
 dis em bogue 
 pict u rSsque 
 
Spelling and Reading. Ill 
 
 for got'ten • 
 
 for sa^ken 
 
 for eVer 
 
 ag'o nies. 
 
 for giv en 
 
 mis ta ken 
 
 djs sev er 
 
 his to ries. 
 
 a ris en 
 
 a wa ken 
 
 snr ren der 
 
 fae to ries. 
 
 e ley en 
 
 en gra ven 
 
 me an der 
 
 vie to rie§ 
 
 The French Merchant and his Dog. 
 
 1. I will tell you a story about a dog. There was once 
 a rich French merchant, who had a great deal of money 
 in a large bag. He had just received the money from 
 another merchant. He was on horse-back ; and he tied the 
 bag of money before him, and then set off for home. He 
 had a dog with him, who frisked round the horse, barked, 
 and jumped, and seemed to partake in the joy of his master. 
 
 2. After riding many miles, the merchant became tired, 
 and got off his horse, and took the bag of money with him, 
 and went to sleep at the foot of a tree. When he awoke, 
 he got on his horse again, but forgot the bag of money. 
 
 3. His dog saw the bag, and knew that it belonged to 
 his master ; so he began to jump round him, and to bark 
 very loud, — but the merchant had quite forgotten his 
 money. Then the dog began to bite his horse's heels in 
 order to make him stop. 
 
 4. But the merchant thought his dog was mad, and he 
 said to himself, " I must kill him ; " so he drew a pistol 
 from his pocket, and, with a trembling hand, took aim at 
 his faithfal servant. His aim was too sure ; for, when he 
 fired, the poor animal fell ; and, weltering in his blood, 
 still tried to crawl toward his master. 
 
 5. The merchant could not bear the sight ; he spurred 
 on his horse, with a heart fall of sorrow. Still he did not 
 recollect his money : he thought only of his poor dog ; 
 and he said to himself, " I would sooner have lost my 
 money than my dog ; " — and so he began to feel for his 
 money, and he found that he had lost it. 
 
112 Beading and Spelling. 
 
 6. All at once, he thought that his dog had tried to tell 
 him that he had lost the money. He turned his horse, 
 and went off at full gallop to the place where he had stop- 
 ped ; and he found that his dog, all covered with blood, 
 had crawled to the money-bag, after he had been shot ; 
 and, in the agonies of death, lay watching beside it. 
 
 7. When he saw his master, he still showed his joy by 
 the wagging of his tail. He could do no more. He tried 
 to rise, — but his strength was gone. He stretched out 
 his tongue to lick the hand that was now fondling him in 
 the agonies of regret. He then cast a look of kindnes8 
 on his master, — and closed his eyes forever. 
 
 ra'di ance 
 
 1. 
 
 foli age 
 
 heVmit age 
 
 va ri ance 
 
 pil grim age 
 
 pSp u lace 
 
 dal li ance 
 
 vas sal age 
 
 per son age 
 
 ig no ranee 
 
 av er age 
 
 fer ri age 
 
 ar ro gance 
 
 bev er age 
 
 par son age 
 
 or di nance 
 
 her i tage 
 
 2. 
 cSt'ta ger 
 
 car ti lage 
 
 y n 
 eulo gy 
 
 vin'e gar 
 
 eu pho ny 
 
 cab ba ges 
 
 mul ber ry 
 
 eu lo glze 
 
 sac ri lege 
 
 rasp ber ry 
 
 eu £ha rist 
 
 priv i lege 
 3. 
 mys'te ry 
 
 sen ti nel 
 
 velie mence 
 
 cbp'y ist 
 
 vi o lenee 
 
 sym me try 
 
 lab y rinth 
 
 £1 o quence 
 
 sym pa thy 
 
 ox y gen 
 
 com pe tence 
 
 pyr a mid 
 
 pres by ter 
 
 con se quence 
 
 tyr an ny 
 
 cyl in der 
 
 ref er ence 
 
 sym pho ny 
 4. 
 dys'pep sy (or) 
 
 par ox y§m 
 
 hyp'o crite 
 
 dys pep'sy 
 
 fa vor ite 
 
 dys pho ny 
 
 dys pep tic 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 113 
 
 am'a zon 
 par a gon 
 par a dox 
 par a sol 
 hex a gon 
 dec a gon 
 
 cit a del 
 cat a ract 
 ad a mant 
 cal a bash 
 par a graph 
 av a rice . 
 
 ap'pe tite 
 ex pe dite 
 sat el lite 
 pros e cute 
 ex e cute 
 per se cute 
 
 &1 ma nac 
 talk a tive 
 al der man 
 wa ter y 
 al ter ant 
 quar ter lj 
 
 joy ful ly 
 loy al ly 
 roy al ly 
 roy al ty 
 roy al ist 
 joy ful ness 
 
 1. 
 
 ap'o gee 
 per i gee 
 ped i gree 
 bum hie bee 
 ax \e tree 
 ju bi lee 
 
 2. 
 bit ter ness 
 bles sed ness 
 hap pi ness 
 man li ness 
 diz zi ness 
 god li ness 
 
 3. 
 par'a site 
 eel an dine 
 brig an tine 
 pan to mime 
 por cu pine 
 tiir pen tine 
 5 4. 
 qual i ty 
 quan ti ty 
 wan ton ly 
 quad ru pgd 
 qual i fy 
 quar rel some 
 
 5. 
 com pa ny 
 con sta ble 
 love li ness 
 come li ness 
 gov ern ess 
 gov ern ment 
 10* 
 
 caYa lSgue 
 dec a logue 
 dem a gogue 
 ped a gogue 
 syn a gogue 
 di a logue 
 
 I die n&ss 
 gSn tie ness 
 fie kle ness 
 wick ed ness 
 wretch ed ness 
 help less ness 
 
 cal'i co 
 in di go 
 por ti co 
 buffalo 
 mar i gold 
 man i fold 
 
 flow er j 
 bow er y 
 show er y 
 pow er ful 
 cow ard ly 
 cow ard ice 
 
 cov e nant 
 cov er ing 
 cov er let 
 sov er eign 
 won der ful 
 con jur er 
 
114 Spelling and Beading, 
 
 margin al 
 
 1. 
 
 ar'gu ment 
 
 ar'se nal 
 
 car cE nal 
 
 ar ma ment 
 
 ar te ry 
 
 mar tin gal 
 
 art ful ness 
 
 lar ce ny 
 
 par ti §an 
 
 bar ba rous 
 
 car pen try 
 
 ar ti fice 
 
 bar ba ri§m 
 
 har mo ny 
 
 ar mis tice 
 
 car nal ly 
 2. 
 fu ner al 
 
 in dus try 
 
 guar di an 
 
 or i gin 
 
 guard a ble 
 
 nu mer al 
 
 cod i cil 
 
 guard ed nSss 
 
 fern o ral 
 3, 
 
 cru el - ty 
 
 cher u bim 
 
 crfi ci ble 
 
 scrti ti ny 
 
 era ci fix 
 
 era el ly 
 
 ru di ment 
 
 cru ci fy 
 
 cru di ty 
 
 scru pu lous 
 
 or a tor 
 
 mon i tor 
 
 bach e lor 
 
 sen a tor 
 
 ed i tor 
 
 an ces tor 
 
 met a phor 
 
 cred i tor 
 
 chan eel lor 
 
 
 The Soul. 
 
 
 1. What is it that thinks ? It is the soul, — the soul 
 within you. But how do you know you have a soul ? 
 How do know that a watch-case has any watch, in it ? 
 Because you hear it tick, and see the pointers move. 
 
 2. And just so you know. your body has a soul in it ; 
 because it thinks, and moves your hand and your eye, just 
 as the watch within the case moves the pointers. But 
 nobody ever saw the soul. And yet we know we have a 
 soul, — because we see it do things. 
 
 3. When you feel happy, the soul makes the face laugh ; 
 when the Soul feels bad, it show itself through the face, 
 and perhaps makes the face cry. When you feel wicked, 
 it makes you cross, and speak wicked words, and dis-obey 
 your parents, and dis-obey God. — Todd's Lectures. 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 115 
 
 ca pa cious 
 sa ga cious 
 te na cious 
 vi va cious 
 vo ra cious 
 lo qua cious 
 
 de lf'cious 
 ma li cious 
 ca pri cious 
 ju di cious 
 of fi cious 
 sus pi cious 
 
 y 
 ad vent' ure 
 
 con ject ure 
 
 de bent ure 
 
 en rapt ure 
 
 in dent ure 
 
 mis fort une 
 
 de tru fion 
 in tru fion 
 ob tru §ion 
 pro tru §ion 
 ex tru fion 
 
 _zh 
 com po §ure 
 ex po §ure 
 en clo §ure 
 dis clo §ure 
 
 bVna ment 
 cor pu lent 
 
 a tro cious 
 ra pa cious 
 fal la cious 
 ve ra cious 
 fu ga cious 
 au da cious 
 2. 
 ju di"cial 
 of fi cial 
 lo gi cian 
 ma gi cian 
 mu §i cian 
 phy fi cian 
 
 3- y 
 
 com bust' ion 
 am bust ion 
 ad mixt ion 
 di gestion 
 sug gest ion 
 ce lest ial 
 
 4. 
 con clu fion 
 ex clu fion 
 col lu fion 
 il lu fion 
 con tu §ion 
 
 5. 
 cor ro fion 
 ex plo fion 
 in fu f ion 
 pro fu §ion 
 
 6. 
 f or'mal isfc 
 or gan ist 
 
 ex actly 
 ex am ine 
 ex am pie 
 ex bib it 
 ex ot ic 
 ex ist ence 
 
 de f r"cient 
 ef fi cient 
 pro fi cient 
 suf fi cient 
 sus pi cion 
 pa tri cian 
 
 de ci§ 'ion 
 de ri§ ion 
 pre ci§ ion 
 di vi§ ion 
 in ci§ ion 
 re vi§ ion 
 
 _zh 
 
 col li§ ion 
 con cif ion 
 e lif ion 
 pro vi§ ion 
 re cif ion 
 
 ma ter nal 
 fra ter nal 
 in ter nal 
 e ter nal 
 
 f or'mal ly 
 mor tal ly 
 
116 Reading. 
 
 There is a God. 
 
 1. How do we know there is a God ? We know there 
 is a God, — because we see that he does things. 
 
 2. God knew that you would love to see the light, and 
 so he made the sun and the moon. He knew that you 
 would love to see beautiful things, and so he set the rain- 
 bow in the dark clouds, and spread the green grass over 
 the ground, and painted the flowers, and planted the trees, 
 and hung apples on one tree, and plums on another, and 
 grapes on the vine. 
 
 3. God knew you would love to hear sweet sounds, and 
 so he gave your parents a pleasant voice, and filled the air 
 with little birds, whose great business is to sing. 
 
 4. God knew you would want houses, and so he made 
 the wood for the timber and boards, and the clay for the 
 brick. He knew you would have reason, and yet not 
 enough to lead you to heaven, and so he gave you the Bible. 
 
 5. God knew you would have wicked hearts, and so he 
 has given you the Sabbath, and the Savior, and the Holy 
 Spirit, to help, you to be good. He knew you would want to 
 live forever, and so he has made heaven, where you may 
 live forever, and never die, if you are good and holy. 
 
 6. Who does not see that the world is full of the things 
 that God has done ? I am sure I can no more doubt it, 
 than I can doubt that little boy to have eyes, when I see 
 them both open, and looking at me. I am sure I have no 
 doubt that these children have souls, though I never saw 
 their souls ; for I can see their eyes, and hands, and limbs, 
 moved by their souls. 
 
 7. There is a God. There is a great and glorious Being 
 around you, always doing you good. People, who lived a 
 great while ago, used to call him " the Grood." We 
 shorten the word a little, and call him God ; but it means 
 the same thing, — good. And they gave him that name, 
 because he is so good to men. — Todd's Lectures. 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 117 
 
 deVpo ti^m 
 
 a'the i§m 
 
 au'di ble 
 
 her o i§m 
 
 e go ti§m 
 
 au di tor 
 
 aph o ri§m 
 
 syl lo gi§m 
 
 au di ence 
 
 skep ti ci§m 
 
 mech an i^m 
 
 gau di ness 
 
 crit i ci§m 
 
 mag net i§m 
 
 plau §i ble 
 
 cal vin i§m 
 
 cat e chi§m 
 
 a 2. t 
 neigh bor hood 
 
 lau da ble 
 
 par a lyze 
 
 sSlf ish nSss 
 
 an a lyze 
 
 live H hood 
 
 child ish ness 
 
 an o dyne 
 
 like li hood 
 
 foolish ness 
 
 pro to type 
 
 cop y book 
 
 self ish ly 
 
 pros e lyte 
 
 hoi y h5ck 
 
 child ish ly 
 
 ar che type 
 
 pol y pus 
 
 3. 
 peace a ble 
 
 Ml ish ly 
 
 fear ful ly 
 
 tarn a rind 
 
 pain ful ly 
 
 eat a ble 
 
 ser a phim 
 
 art ful ly 
 
 suit a ble 
 
 strat a gem 
 
 law ful ly 
 
 wea ri some 
 
 vag a bond 
 
 fruit ful ly 
 
 ea §i ly 
 
 al co ran 
 
 peace ful ly 
 
 fea §i ble 
 
 4. 
 lib er ty 
 
 al co hoi 
 
 flat ter y 
 
 y 
 sat u rate 
 
 mi§ er y 
 
 ten den cy 
 
 post u late 
 
 clev er ly 
 
 eel er y 
 
 punct u ate 
 
 ut ter ly 
 
 maj es ty 
 
 fort u nate 
 
 rap id ly 
 
 an ces try 
 
 pet u lance 
 
 viv id ly 
 
 proph e cy 
 
 cent u ry 
 
 y 
 
 y 5. 
 
 y 
 
 man u al 
 
 nat u ral 
 
 rapt ur ous 
 
 gen u ine 
 
 act u al 
 
 vent ur ous 
 
 rit u al 
 
 pet u lant 
 6. 
 mu §e'um 
 
 sumpt u ous 
 
 char'ac ter 
 
 co a lgsce' 
 
 em pha sis 
 
 ly ce urn 
 
 i£c qui esce 
 
118 Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 va ca/tion 
 
 1. 
 
 e nio'tion 
 
 com ple'tion 
 
 re la tion 
 
 e qua tion 
 
 pro mo tion 
 
 do na tion 
 
 ere a tion 
 
 pro por tion 
 
 o ra tion 
 
 so lu tion 
 
 trans la tion 
 
 du ra tion 
 
 se ere tion 
 
 pol lu tion 
 
 de vo tion 
 
 ro ta tion 
 con trac tion 
 
 foun da tion 
 
 af fee tion 
 
 in scrip tion 
 
 af flic tion 
 
 sub trac tion 
 
 dis trac tion 
 
 col lee tion 
 
 pro due tion 
 
 di rec tion 
 
 con cep tion 
 
 pre ven tion 
 
 con vie tion 
 
 cor rec tion 
 
 , sub scrip tion 
 
 con struc tion 
 
 cor rup tion 
 
 re due tion 
 3. 
 as sump tion 
 
 per fee tion 
 
 ob jec tion 
 
 vex a tious 
 
 ex cep tion 
 
 con sump tion 
 
 fa ce tious 
 
 de trac tion 
 
 pre §ump tion 
 
 con ten tious 
 
 e lee tion 
 
 pre emp tion 
 
 in fee tious 
 
 de §er tion 
 
 re demp tion 
 
 sen ten tious 
 
 in ser tion 
 
 ex emp tion - 
 
 4. 
 ere den tial 
 
 11 cen tious 
 
 fac tf'tious 
 
 ad diction 
 
 fie ti tious 
 
 es sen tial 
 
 am bi tion 
 
 am bi tious 
 
 sub stan tial 
 
 con di tion 
 
 nu tri tious 
 
 po ten tial 
 
 con tri tion 
 
 se di tious 
 
 pru den tial 
 
 per di tion 
 
 pro pi tious 
 
 im par tial 
 5. 
 se diction 
 
 par ti tion 
 
 in i"tial 
 
 vo li"tion 
 
 sol sti tial 
 
 e di tion 
 
 po §i tion 
 
 co mi tial 
 
 pe ti tion 
 6. 
 as sum ing 
 
 dis ere tion 
 
 a maz ing 
 
 ap ply ing 
 
 a bid ing 
 
 al liir ing 
 
 com ply ing 
 
Words of Three /Syllables. 
 
 119 
 
 ma jeVtic 
 
 ec cen'tric 
 
 de sert'er 
 
 fo ren sic 
 
 a cros tic 
 
 ob serv er 
 
 gi gan tic 
 
 ma son ic 
 
 in ter pret 
 
 an gel ic 
 
 ty ran nic 
 
 sub ver sive 
 
 i tal ic 
 
 gym nas tic 
 
 ex pert ly 
 
 la con ic 
 
 hys ter ic 
 2. 
 im mor tal 
 
 ex pert ness 
 
 as sem blage 
 
 de ter gent 
 
 dis par age 
 
 dis cor dant 
 
 e mer gent 
 
 mis man age 
 
 im por tant 
 
 con cern ing 
 
 dis cour age 
 
 im por tance 
 
 con cern ment 
 
 en cour age 
 
 per form ance 
 
 ob §erv ant 
 
 ad van tage 
 
 ac cord ance 
 
 3. 
 ac cord ing 
 
 ob serv ance 
 
 at tach ment 
 
 to b&c co 
 
 de tach ment 
 
 a bor tive 
 
 mu lat to 
 
 re sent ment 
 
 ab hor rer 
 
 mo roc co 
 
 con tent ment 
 
 en dorse ment 
 
 si roc co 
 
 e quip ment 
 
 e nor mous 
 4. 
 sa IT va 
 
 tor pe do 
 
 ar raign ment 
 
 re m6v al 
 
 as sign ment 
 
 di plo ma 
 
 re prov al 
 
 en dear ment 
 
 o me ga 
 
 dis prov er 
 
 con ceal ment 
 
 er ra ta 
 
 im prove ment 
 
 en croach ment 
 
 ar ma da 
 
 5. 
 Je ho vah 
 
 ac cou tre 
 
 a part ment 
 
 de ceiv er 
 
 de part ment 
 
 Mes si ah 
 
 de ceit ful 
 
 en large ment 
 
 vol ca no 
 
 con ceit ed 
 
 in car nate 
 
 tor na do 
 
 re ceiv er 
 
 em bar go 
 
 au ro ra 
 6. 
 
 re pent ing 
 
 in vei gle 
 
 ad mit ting 
 
 be tray ing 
 
 re pel ling 
 
 re lax ing 
 
 dis play ing 
 
120 Reading and Spelling. 
 
 When ought Children to think of Grod. 
 
 1. Children should think of Grod at all times. Think 
 of him when you go to bed at night ; for he it is who has 
 kept you safe and done you good all the day long, and 
 then thank him for his goodness. 
 
 2. Think of him in the morning ; for it is he who has 
 kept you, given you sleep, and awaked you, and lifted up 
 the great sun to shine upon you. Oh ! pray that he will 
 keep you from sinning all the day. 
 
 3. You ought to think of him when you hear the pleas- 
 ant and kind voice of your parents, for it is God who gave 
 you these parents. . Think of him when you are happy ; 
 for it is he who makes you happy. 
 
 4. Think of him when you have sinned, or are about to 
 sin, for he sees you. Think of him when you are sick, for 
 he only can make you well, and keep you from being sick. 
 
 5. Think of him on the Sabbath, for he gave it to you 
 to fit you for heaven. Yes ! God gave you every good 
 thing you ever had, or ever can have ; and even gave his 
 dear Son to die for us. 
 
 y 
 be hav'ior 
 
 re bell'ious 
 
 e lic'it 
 
 com mun ion 
 
 in gen ious 
 
 ex plic it 
 
 bat tal ion 
 
 fa mil iar 
 
 im plic it 
 
 pa vil ion 
 
 con viv ial 
 
 il H9 it 
 
 ver mil ion 
 
 ci vil ian 
 
 so lie it 
 
 re bell ion 
 
 se ra#l io 
 
 . a 2. 
 sur vey or 
 
 in doc, ile 
 
 re li£ ion 
 
 de pos it 
 
 re li£ ious 
 
 pur vey or 
 
 re pos it 
 
 pro di£ ious 
 
 con vey ance 
 
 ac com plice 
 
 li ti^ ious 
 
 sur vey ance 
 
 dis fran chise 
 
 im a£ ine 
 
 o bei sance 
 
 clan des tine 
 
Spelling and Reading. 121 
 
 a#i tate tr&fi cal le£'i ble tra£'e dy 
 
 le£ is late ma| i cal re£ i men pro£ e ny 
 
 mag is trate lo£ i cal re£ i ment fla£ e let 
 
 cog i tate vi£ i lant re£ is ter pa£ eant ry 
 
 re| i cicle vi^ i lance rig id ly re£ is try 
 
 ve£ e tate le£ i bly fri& id ly re£ is trar 
 
 2, 
 
 dec i mate spec i men cl^e i mal bois ter ous 
 
 lac er ate ac id ness vie in al poi son ous 
 
 mac er ate rec i pe ta9 it ly loi ter er 
 
 pa9 i fy vi9 in age do9 i ble moi e ty 
 
 spe9 i fy pre9 i pice pre9 e dent treach er y 
 
 The little Boy who played with Fire. 
 
 1. In the new country, that is, in those new states 
 where the great forests are not cut down, and where only 
 a few people live, the fire sometimes, when it is dry in the 
 autumn, gets into the woods. It burns the dry leaves, 
 the dry limbs and twigs, the dry trees, and even the green 
 trees. Sometimes it gets so hot, that nobody can go near 
 it. Sometimes it goes almost a hundred miles before it 
 can be stopped. 
 
 2. A little boy was playing one day just at the edge of 
 the woods. His mother was gone ; and, though he knew 
 it was wrong, yet he went into the house, and brought out 
 some fire. He felt that it was wrong, but thought that 
 nobody would ever know it. 
 
 3. He played with the fire awhile, and it did no hurt. 
 At length, the wind blew a spark into the woods, and the 
 dry leaves caught — they blazed — the whole woods were 
 on fire. On the fire went, kindled into a great flame, 
 raging and burning all before it. 
 
 11 
 
122 
 
 Beading and Spelling. 
 
 4. As' it swept through the forest, it passed by a small 
 new house, which a poor man had just built, almost in the 
 middle of the forest, on some land which he had just 
 bought. The man was gone away. When at a great 
 distance, he saw the fire, and hastened home as fast as 
 possible. 
 
 5. But, oh ! what a sight ! the woods were all burned 
 black. Not a leaf was left. His little house and barn 
 were burned up ; and, what was w^orse, his faithful wife 
 and little child — all were burned up. On the spot where 
 he left them happy in the morning, nothing was left but a 
 pile of smoking ashes. 
 
 6. All this, because that little boy disobeyed his mother, 
 and played with fire ! All this from one little spark of 
 fire ! — Todd's Lectures. 
 
 
 1. 
 
 
 e nig'ma 
 
 hy draulic 
 
 rhetl mafic 
 
 di lem ma 
 
 au then tic 
 
 pneu mat ic 
 
 ho §an na 
 
 a bridg ment 
 
 pneu mon ic 
 
 flo til la 
 
 ac knowl edge 
 
 teu ton ic 
 
 um brel la 
 
 de vel op 
 
 2. > 
 en coun ter 
 
 lieu ten ant 
 
 her ba ceous 
 
 idea 
 
 ere ta ceous 
 
 de vout ly 
 
 i de al 
 
 tes ta ceous 
 
 ac count ant 
 
 hy e na 
 
 crus ta ceous 
 
 es pous al§ 
 
 3. 
 
 en deav or 
 
 hy e mal 
 
 dis as ter 
 
 mo ISs se§ 
 
 dis as trous 
 
 im stead y 
 
 ap par el 
 
 ad van cer 
 
 un clean ly 
 
 pro bos cis 
 
 ad vance ment 
 
 un pleas ant 
 
 sy nop sis 
 
 en chant ment 
 
 un health y 
 
 es cutch eon 
 
 com mand ment 
 
 com mand er 
 
 cur mud geon 
 
Words of Three Syllables. 
 
 123 
 
 
 1. 
 
 
 Aon'est ly 
 
 den'i zen 
 
 christen dom 
 
 rhap so dy 
 
 cit i zen 
 
 sim pie ton 
 
 rhet o ric 
 
 pres. i dent 
 
 cin na mon 
 
 por phy ry 
 
 doc u ment 
 
 di a mond 
 
 em bry o 
 
 mar tyr dom 
 
 hy a cinth 
 
 syc a more 
 
 par lia ment 
 
 2. 
 eq ui ty 
 
 daffodil 
 
 u ni son 
 
 y 
 brill ian cy 
 
 u ni verse 
 
 eq ui page 
 
 brill iant ly 
 
 u ni form 
 
 liq ui date 
 
 val iant ly 
 
 u ni corn 
 
 aq ui line 
 
 bil ia ry 
 
 use ful ness 
 
 req ui §ite 
 
 brev ia ry 
 
 use less ness 
 
 aq ue duct 
 
 al ien ate 
 
 sh 
 
 3. 
 
 zh 
 
 sa'ti ate 
 
 du'te ous 
 
 u'§u al 
 
 spa ti ate 
 
 pit e ous 
 
 u §u ry 
 
 vi"ti ate 
 
 vit re ous 
 
 4. 
 plen te ous 
 
 u §u rer 
 
 l- 
 
 hu mor ous 
 
 the a tre 
 
 hu mor ist 
 
 lig ne ous 
 
 mas sa ere 
 
 hu mor some 
 
 boun te ous 
 sh 5. 
 
 sep ul chre 
 
 di a phra^m 
 
 sen su al 
 
 hanc? ker chief 
 
 ap o the^m 
 
 sex u al 
 
 mis chiev ous 
 
 par a di^rm 
 
 lux u ry 
 
 ■e. 
 
 mSn'u script 
 
 hem i sphere 
 
 ben'e fit 
 
 av'e nue 
 
 Gen e sis 
 
 tel e graph 
 
 rev e nue 
 
 as ter isk 
 
 tel e scope 
 
 m T. 
 
 cSv a lier' 
 
 ret i nue 
 
 brig a diei / 
 
 mSg a zme' 
 
 buc a nier 
 
 chev a lier 
 
 gab ar dine 
 
 gran a dier 
 
 9han de lier 
 
 man da rin 
 
124 
 
 Spelling and Reading, 
 
 pe euTiar 
 pie be ian 
 con ven ient 
 
 ex cres cence 
 pu tres cence 
 qui es cent 
 
 in dT^t nient 
 in debt ed 
 ma nSeu vre 
 
 gw 1. 
 
 dis tin'guish 
 ex tin guish 
 re lin quish 
 
 2. 
 be liev er 
 a chieve nient 
 ag griev ance 
 
 3. 
 astA mat ic 
 scAi§ mat ic 
 chro mat ic 
 
 dis cern'ment 
 dis cern er 
 di§ cern ing 
 
 dis fig ure 
 dis trib ute 
 con trib ute 
 
 el lip sis 
 e lix ir 
 e clip tic 
 
 Vowels and Consonants. 
 
 1. Mother. Can you tell me, Jane, which of the let- 
 ters are called vowels ? 
 
 2. Jane. Yes, mother : a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes 
 w and y, are called vowels. But there are a great many 
 other letters ; what are they called ? 
 
 3. Mother. The other letters are called consonants. 
 Do you know how many consonants there are ? Repeat 
 them, and I will count. 
 
 4. Jane. The consonants are, — b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, 
 1, m, n, p, q, r, s,t, v, x, z. 
 
 5. Mother. Nineteen consonants and seven vowels will 
 make twenty-six letters, which together compose the whole 
 English alphabet. Can you tell me when w and y are 
 consonants ? 
 
 6. Jane. W and y are consonants when they begin a 
 word or syllable, but in every other position they are 
 vowels. But why are certain letters called vowels ? 
 
 7. Mother. The reason is, that they give the sound 
 to every word or syllable. A vowel can be sounded with- 
 out the help of any other letter ; but a consonant cannot be 
 
Reading. 125 
 
 fully sounded without the help of a vowel. And you must 
 observe that there is no word without a vowel in it. 
 
 8. Jane. But I think I can spell many words with the 
 consonants only, without wanting any of the vowels. 
 
 9. Mother. Pray, try if you can spell and pronounce 
 only one little word of three letters, without a vowel. 
 S-a-t is sat, but there is a vowel in it ; now I will put in 
 d instead of a, and it is s-d-t. And what word is that ? 
 
 10. Jane. I believe it is no word. 
 
 11. 'Mother. Now place each of the vowels, by turns, 
 between s and t, and see if you cannot make words. 
 
 12. Jane. Yes, I can make five words, — sat, set, sit, 
 sot, sut. . . 
 
 13. Mother. Now you see the great use of these letters, 
 called vowels, which you thought you could do without. 
 
 The Busy Bee. 
 
 1. How doth the little busy bee . 
 
 Improve each shining hour, 
 
 And gather honey all the day, 
 
 From every opening flower! 
 
 2. How skilfully she builds her cell ! 
 
 How neat she spreads the wax ! 
 And labors hard to store it well 
 With the sweet food she makes. 
 
 3. In works of labor or of skill, 
 
 I would be busy too ; 
 For there is always something ill . 
 For idle hands to do. 
 
 4. In books, or work, or healthful play, 
 
 Let my first years be past, 
 That I may give for every day 
 Some good account at last. 
 11* 
 
126 
 
 Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 del'i ca cy 
 mil i ta ry 
 sol i ta.ry 
 sem i na ry 
 eel i ba cy 
 jan i za ry 
 
 am a to ry 
 man da to ry 
 dil a to ry 
 mm. a to ry 
 pref a to ry 
 pred a to ry 
 
 cem e ter y 
 del e ter y 
 dys en ter y 
 com pe ten cy 
 ex eel len cy 
 dif fer ent ly 
 
 mi§ er a ble 
 pref er a ble 
 suf fep a ble 
 ven er a ble 
 vul ner a ble 
 tol er a ble 
 
 com men ta ry 
 san guin a ry 
 mys ti cal ly 
 vol un ta ry 
 tab er na cle 
 an swer a ble 
 
 1. 
 
 in'ti ma cy 
 in tri ca cy 
 ob sti na cy 
 ef fi ca cy 
 an ti qua ry 
 em is sa ry 
 
 2. 
 gen er al ly 
 lit er al ly 
 lib er al ly 
 sev er al ly 
 lin e al ly 
 nu mer al ly 
 
 3. 
 £d mi ra ble 
 es ti ma ble 
 hos pi ta ble 
 cred it a ble 
 am i ca ble 
 char i ta ble 
 
 4. 
 In. mi na ry 
 cu li na ry 
 a pi a ry 
 a vi a ry 
 a mi a ble 
 va ri a ble 
 
 5. 
 sal a man der 
 al a bas ter 
 eir cum spect ly 
 pet ti fog ger 
 dif fi cul ty 
 hab er dash er 
 
 ac'cu ra cy 
 sub lu na ry 
 Feb ru a ry 
 Jan u a ry 
 sal u ta ry 
 trib u ta ry 
 
 sed en ta ry 
 lit er a ry 
 plan et a ry 
 ad ver sa ry 
 ex em pla ry 
 sec re ta ry 
 
 ap pli ca ble 
 des pi ca ble 
 dis pu ta ble 
 rep u ta ble 
 mem o ra ble 
 per ish a ble 
 
 fu ri ous ly 
 cu ri ous ly 
 co pi ous.ly 
 glo ri ous ly 
 en vi ous ly 
 im pi ous ly 
 
 el e gant. ly 
 ig no rant ly 
 ad mi ral ty 
 mis eel la ny 
 ig no mm y 
 ep i lep sy 
 
Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 m 
 
 ju'di ca ture 
 va ri e gate 
 ste re o type 
 tem per a ture 
 lit er a ture 
 
 em i nent ly 
 pen i tent ly 
 ev i dent ly 
 neg li gent ly 
 in so lent ly 
 
 nav i ga tor 
 in sti ga tor 
 es ti ma tor 
 reg u la tor 
 nu. me ra tor 
 
 al le go ry 
 cat e go ry 
 cer e mo ny 
 
 y 
 &ct u al ly 
 
 nat u ral ly 
 
 y'irt u al ly 
 
 miit u al ly 
 
 zh 
 ea§ u al ly 
 ca§ u al ty 
 ca§ u is try 
 u §u al ly 
 an'nu al ly 
 crim i nal ly 
 crit i cal ly 
 
 1. 
 
 pa'tri ot i§m 
 lib er tin i§m 
 tern per a ment 
 lin e a ment 
 op e ra tive 
 
 2. 
 tes ti mo ny 
 pat ri mo ny 
 an ti mo ny 
 ac ri mo ny 
 al i mo ny 
 
 3. 
 br a to ry 
 hor ta to ry 
 ter ri to ry 
 tran si to ry 
 piir ga to ry 
 
 4. 
 mSt ri mo ny 
 sane ti mo ny 
 par si mo ny 
 y 5. 
 act u a ry 
 stat u a ry 
 tit u la ry 
 sumpt u a ry 
 
 6. 
 mis sion a ry 
 pas sion ate ly 
 die tion a ry 
 sta tion a ry 
 tem'po ra ry 
 nee ro man cy 
 con tro ver sy 
 
 noni'i na tive 
 im i ta tive 
 pal li a tive 
 cop u la tive 
 fig u ra tive 
 
 ar bi tra ry 
 dig ni ta ry 
 or cli na ry 
 for mu la ry 
 ob du ra cy 
 
 mel an chol j 
 ap o plex y 
 or tho dox y 
 cat er pil lar 
 par ti cip le 
 
 mer ce na ry 
 drom e da ry 
 nee es sa ry 
 
 y ;; 
 
 nat u ral lze 
 
 nat u ral ist 
 spir it u ous 
 spir it u al 
 
 y 
 no men clat ure 
 
 ag ri cult ure 
 
 hor ti cult ure 
 
 ar chi tect ure 
 
 cus'tom a ry 
 
 sec ond a ry 
 
 pul mo na ry 
 

 
 128 Spelling and Reading. 
 
 1. 
 
 li'bra'ri an a e'ri al com mu'ni ty. 
 
 grain ma ri an col le gi al ere du li ty 
 
 his to ri an im pe ri al fu tu ri ty 
 
 me mo ri al ma te ri al im pu ri ty 
 
 pictorial collegian security 
 
 con mi bi al co me di an ma toi ri ty 
 
 2. _ ■ 
 
 an nu i ty a do ra ble im pi e ty 
 
 con grti i ty im mu ta ble va ri e ty 
 
 gra tu i ty de §i ra ble . so ci e ty 
 
 va en i ty ad vi §a ble so bri e ty 
 
 im mu. ni ty ex cu §a ble pro pri e ty 
 
 im pu ni ty im pla ca ble sa ti e ty 
 
 at tain a ble in ca pa ble . la bo ri ous 
 
 ob tain a ble in cu ra ble in ju ri ous 
 
 available supportable melodious 
 
 re ceiv a ble as sign a ble no to ri ous 
 
 con ceiv a ble a gree a ble vie to ri ous 
 
 Night. 
 
 1. The glorious sun is set in the west ; the night dews 
 fall ; and the air which was sultry becomes cool. The 
 flowers fold up their colored leaves, and hang their heads 
 on the slender stalk. 
 
 2. The chickens are gathered under- 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 behind his wing. 
 
 3. There is no murmur of bees round the hive ; they 
 have done their work, and he close in their waxen cells. 
 There is no sound of a number of voices, or of children at 
 play, or the trampling of busy feet, and of people hurrying 
 to. and fro. 
 
Reading and Spelling. 129 
 
 4. The smith's hammer is not heard upon the anvil ; 
 nor the harsh saw of the carpenter. All men are stretched 
 upon their quiet beds, and the child sleeps upon the breast 
 of its mother. 
 
 5. Darkness is spread over the skies, and darkness„is 
 upon the ground : every eye is shut, and every hand is 
 still. — Who taketh care of all people when they are sunk 
 in sleep ? 
 
 6. There is an eye that never sleepeth. 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 seeth in all places, and 
 watcheth over all the families of the earth. 
 
 7. That eye that sleepeth not is God's. He made sleep 
 to refresh us when we are weary: he made night that we 
 might rest in quiet. Laborers spent with toil, and young 
 children, and every little insect, sleep quietly ; for God 
 watcheth over you. 
 
 8. When the darkness has passed away, and the beams 
 of the morning sun strike through your eyelids, begin the 
 day with praising God, who hath taken care of you through 
 the night. 
 
 9. Flowers, when you open again, spread . your leaves, 
 and smell sweet to his praise. Birds, when you wake, 
 warble your thanks among the green boughs. Let his 
 praise be in our hearts, when we lie down ; let his praise 
 be on our lips, when we awake. — Mrs. Barbauld. 
 
 cen so'ri ous im pe'ri ous spon ta'ne ous 
 
 com mo di ous fe lo ni ous ter ra que ous 
 
 ab ste mi ous ne fa ri ous er ro ne ous 
 
 ob se qui ous pre ca ri ous cu ta ne ous 
 
 gra tu i tous mys te ri ous cor po re al 
 
 pe nu ri ous sym pho ni ous fu ne re al 
 
130 
 
 Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 a m\ ty 
 a gil i ty 
 ac tiv i ty 
 af fin i ty 
 ca lam i ty 
 ci vil i ty 
 
 de gen er ate 
 ac eel er ate 
 de lib er ate 
 a dul ter ate 
 de lin e ate 
 ob lit er ate 
 
 in tel li gence 
 in tel li gent 
 be nef i cence 
 be nef i cent 
 mag nif i cence 
 mag nif i cent 
 
 com par a tive 
 de clar a tive 
 de riv a tive 
 de mon stra tive 
 im per a tive 
 in die a tive 
 
 ab bre vi ate 
 al le vi ate 
 com mu ni cate 
 il lu mi nate 
 e lu ci date 
 an ni hi late 
 
 1. 
 
 cap tiv'i ty 
 ce leb ri ty 
 con cav i ty 
 de bil i ty 
 de prav i ty 
 di vin i ty 
 
 2. 
 ar tic u late 
 e vac u ate 
 ex ten u ate 
 in vig o rate 
 in ter ro gate 
 com mem o rate 
 
 3. 
 de nom i nate 
 de bil i tate 
 do mes ti cate 
 vi cis si 'tude 
 in fin i tude 
 in grat i tude 
 
 4. 
 dis trib u tive 
 con sec u tive 
 di min u tive . 
 in fin i tive 
 in quis i tive 
 de fin i tive 
 
 5. 
 cen tu ri on 
 al lu vi on 
 cri te ri on 
 em po ri um 
 en co mi um 
 pal la di um 
 
 dis par'i ty 
 fer til i ty 
 hu man i ty 
 bos til i ty 
 hu mil i ty 
 no bil i ty 
 
 ca lum ni ate 
 e man ci pate 
 e rad i cate 
 pro eras ti nate 
 pre med i tate 
 pre des ti nate 
 
 in tox i cate 
 mo nop o lize 
 a pol o gize 
 e quiv o cate 
 e vap o rate 
 an tip o de§ 
 
 su per la tive 
 al ter na tive 
 pre §erv a tive 
 su per flu ous 
 sub ser vi ent 
 im per ti nent 
 
 in de cen cy 
 co he ren cy 
 com pla cen cy 
 ad ja cen cy 
 in de cent ly 
 co he rent ly 
 
Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 131* 
 
 a nat'o my 
 e con o my 
 ge ol o gy 
 zo ol o gy 
 mo nop o ly 
 mo not o ny 
 
 sin cer i ty 
 se ver i ty 
 se ren i ty 
 fi del i ty 
 le gal i ty 
 lo cal i ty 
 
 e nor mi ty 
 con for mi ty 
 de for mi ty 
 in cor po rate 
 in or di nate 
 sub or di nate 
 
 ne Ces si ty 
 im men si ty 
 pro pen si ty 
 a lac ri ty 
 ad ver si ty 
 di ver si ty 
 
 a non y mous 
 sy non y mous 
 a poc ry pha 
 ap par ent ly 
 trans par ent ly 
 trans par en cy 
 
 1. 
 
 the bl'o gy 
 a pol o gy 
 phil os o phy 
 so lil o quy 
 phil ol o gy 
 tau tol o gy 
 
 2. 
 in clem en cy 
 de lin quen cy 
 in sol ven cy 
 con sist en cy 
 de spond en cy 
 e mer gen cy 
 
 3. 
 su prem a cy 
 con spir a cy 
 de moc ra cy 
 ge og ra phy 
 ste nog ra phy 
 bi og ra phy 
 
 4. 
 com pul so ry 
 re frac to ry 
 di rec to ry 
 re fee to ry 
 phil an thro py 
 mis an thro py 
 • 5. [ S 
 pa rSn the sis 
 di aer e sis. 
 e phem e ris 
 a nal y sis 
 polygamy 
 ty ran ni cal 
 
 fa tal'i ty 
 mo ral i ty 
 mor tal i ty 
 plu ral i ty 
 vi tal i ty 
 re al i ty 
 
 au ster i ty 
 au thor i ty 
 au then ti cal 
 in au gu ral 
 in au gu rate 
 de bauch er y 
 
 a cSd e my 
 ge om e try 
 dis. Aon es ty 
 de liv er y 
 dis til ler y 
 ar til ler y 
 
 tin pop u lar 
 ir reg u lar 
 par tic u lar 
 in gen u ous 
 con spic u ous 
 am big u ous 
 
 in tern per ance 
 pre pon der ance 
 ex trav a gance 
 hy poth e sis 
 my thol o gy 
 ty pog ra phy 
 
132 Reading. 
 
 Noon. 
 
 1. Come, let us go into the thick shade ; for it is noon, 
 and the summer sun beats upon our heads. God made 
 the warm sun and the cool shade. All things which we 
 see are his work. 
 
 2. Can we raise our voices to the high heaven ? Can 
 we make Him hear who is above the stars ? Yes ; for he 
 heareth us when we only whisper, — when we breathe out 
 words softly with a low voice. He that filleth the heavens 
 is here also. 
 
 3. May we that are so young speak to Him that always 
 was ? We, that are but lately made alive, should not for- 
 get Him that hath made us. We should sing praises to 
 Him who hath taught us to speak, and hath opened our 
 dumb lips. 
 
 4. When we could not think of him, he thought of us ; 
 he fashioned our tender limbs, and caused them to grow ; 
 he maketh us strong and active. 
 
 5. The buds spread into leaves, and the blossoms swell 
 to fruit; but they know not how they grow, nor who 
 causeth them to spring up from the bosom of the earth. 
 They smell sweet, they look beautiful, but they are quite 
 silent. The plants and trees are made to give fruit to 
 man ; but man is made to praise God who made him. 
 
 6. We love to praise him, because he loveth to bless us : 
 we thank him for life, because it is a pleasant thing to be 
 alive. We love God ; we love all beings ; they, are the 
 creatures of God. We cannot do "good to all, as God 
 can; but we can rejoice that there is a God to do them 
 good. — Mrs. Bakbauld. 
 
 ex pe'di ence I de'al ly . ex te'ri or 
 
 ex pe ri ence il le gal ly in fe ri or 
 
 ex pe di ent un e qua! ly su pe ri or 
 
Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 133 
 
 in sid'i ous 
 in vid i ous 
 per fid i ous 
 il lus tri ous 
 in dus tri ous 
 ca lam i tous 
 
 com pat i ble 
 di vi§ i ble 
 in vi§ i ble 
 in cred i ble 
 in del i ble 
 in flex i ble 
 
 ex per i ment 
 re cip i ent 
 im pen i tent 
 im prov i dent 
 mu nif i cent 
 pre em i nent 
 
 pre dom i nant 
 sig nif i cant 
 in hab rt ant 
 in tol er ant 
 ir rel e vant 
 1 tin er ant 
 
 com pSt i tor 
 ex po§ i tor 
 pro gen i tor 
 ob liv i on 
 am bas sa dor 
 
 12 
 
 1. 
 
 de test'a ble 
 re spect a ble 
 im prob a ble . 
 de mon stra ble 
 a void a ble 
 al low a ble 
 
 2. 
 in vm ci ble 
 in fal li ble 
 in sen si ble 
 per cep ti ble 
 sus cep ti ble 
 im pos si ble 
 
 3. 
 ac com plish ment 
 as ton ish ment 
 es tab lish ment 
 em bel lish ment 
 re lin quish ment 
 em bar rass ment 
 
 4. 
 mis man age ment 
 dis par age ment 
 en cour age ment 
 ad ver tise ment 
 dis fran chi§e ment 
 ac knowl edg ment 
 
 5. 
 ma hSg a ny 
 e piph a ny 
 e pit o me 
 schi$ mat i cal 
 so phist i cal 
 
 im pr6Va ble 
 im mov a ble 
 re mov a ble 
 ap prov a ble 
 ac count a ble 
 re cep ta cle 
 
 de lir i ous 
 las civ i ous 
 a nal o gous 
 car niv o rous 
 pro mis cu ous 
 I dol a trous 
 
 ma lev o lent 
 be nev o lent . 
 co in. ci dent 
 in con ti nent 
 om nip o tent 
 om nip o <tence 
 
 mi rSc u lous 
 ri die u lous 
 as sid u ous 
 con tin u ous 
 con tig u ous 
 in con gru ous 
 
 pen in su la 
 cyl in dri cal 
 as par a gus 
 an tiq ui ty 
 u biq ui ty 
 
134 
 
 Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 per pet'u al 
 con ject u ral 
 ac cent u al 
 ef feet u al 
 ha bit u al 
 tin nat u ral 
 
 me (I19 i nal 
 mu ni9 i pal 
 a troc i ty 
 fe roc i ty 
 so I19 it or 
 rhi no9 e ros 
 
 com mis sion er 
 pro fes sion al 
 con gres sion al 
 
 zh 
 oc ca sion al 
 am bro §i al 
 mag ne §i a 
 tin u su al 
 
 officially 
 
 es pe cial ly 
 
 al chem i cal 
 
 « me clian i cal 
 
 7 
 fa mil iar ly 
 
 fa mil iar Ize 
 
 an tic/i pate 
 ca pa9 i tate 
 fe I19 i tate 
 par % i pate 
 di la9 er ate 
 so H9 it ude 
 
 2. 
 il le£ i ble 
 ri£ in al 
 ri£ in ate 
 bel li^ er gnt 
 in di^ e nous 
 ar mi£ er ous 
 
 3. 
 a tro cious ly 
 vo ra cious ly 
 au da cious ly 
 
 4. 
 de f 1' ; cien cy 
 pro fi cien cy 
 suf fi cien cy 
 suf fi cient ly 
 
 zh 5. 
 e lys i an 
 e ly§ i um 
 ma 9hm er y 
 9hi ca ner y 
 
 6. 
 chro nol gy 
 9M rog ra phy 
 
 fe 119'i ty 
 du pli9 i ty 
 ca pa9 i ty 
 sa ga9 i ty 
 ve ra9 i ty 
 sim pfi.9 i ty 
 
 _sh 
 ap pre ci ate 
 as so ci ate 
 con so ci ate 
 dis so ci ate 
 e ma ci ate 
 ex cru ci ate 
 
 an nun ci ate 
 e nun ci ate 
 pro vin cial ism 
 
 ma libelous ly 
 ju di cious ly 
 per ni cious ly 
 of fi cious ly 
 
 pa ro {jhi al 
 mo narch i cal 
 9H mer i cal 
 gha me le on 
 
 ex or bi tant 
 ex or di um 
 
 tu mult u ous 
 vo lupt u ous 
 tern pest u ous 
 
 im pgt u ous 
 ad vent u rous 
 con tempt u ous 
 
 con gr&t u late 
 ac cent u ate 
 ex post u late 
 
Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 135 
 
 anx l'e ty 
 ex u be ranee 
 lux u ri ance 
 lux u riant 
 lux u ri ate 
 lux u ri ous 
 
 in ten tion al 
 pro por tion al 
 af fee tion ate 
 
 ca tas tro phe 
 a pos tro phe 
 
 pa thet i cal 
 the at ri cal 
 re cip ro cal 
 an ath e ma 
 an tip a thy 
 
 de ist i cal 
 em phat i cal 
 sta tis ti cal 
 pro nom i nal 
 dis sim i lar 
 
 le'gal T zes 
 civ il i ze$ 
 mag net i zes 
 tyr an ni zes 
 crys tal li zes 
 brti tal i zes 
 gor man di zes 
 
 1. 
 
 ex as'per ate 
 e^: em pli fy 
 e^ hil a rate 
 ej ec u tor 
 e^ ec u tive 
 e^: ec u trix 
 
 2. 
 ad di"tion al 
 con di tion al 
 prac ti tion er " 
 
 3. 
 a rith me tic 
 an tith e sis 
 
 4. 
 can thar i des 
 &u then ti cate 
 ca thol i ci§m 
 an thol o gy 
 ther mom e ter 
 
 5. 
 ad ver bi al 
 pro ver bi al 
 cen trif u gal. 
 cen trip e tal 
 ver nac u lar 
 
 6. 
 ci'r'cum stan ces 
 re§ i den ces 
 prom i nen ce§ 
 ed i fi ces 
 or i fi ces 
 ac com'pli ces 
 ca pac i ties 
 
 sh 
 ex pa'ti ate 
 in gra ti ate 
 in sa ti ate 
 ne go ti ate 
 sub stan ti ate 
 II cen ti ate 
 
 sh 
 
 in i" ti ate 
 no vi ti ate 
 pro pi ti ate 
 
 or thog ra phy 
 li thog ra phy 
 
 ac com pa ny 
 dis cov er y 
 dis cov er er 
 re cov er y 
 ef fron ter y 
 
 ar tif i cer 
 ad min is ter 
 di am e ter 
 ba rom e ter 
 as tron o mer 
 
 del'i ca cies 
 em is sa ries 
 sec re ta rie§ 
 ad ver sa ries 
 com men ta rie^ 
 in tri c a cies 
 lu mi na rie§ 
 
136 Reading. 
 
 Evening Prayer for a Child. 
 
 1. Father, who lives in heaven, 
 
 Oh ! hear my little prayer, — 
 Watch o'er me in the night, 
 With a parent's gentle care. 
 
 2. Watch o'er me in my sleep, 
 
 And give me peaceful dreams ; 
 
 And, though the storms may sweep, 
 
 And the moon hide its beams, 
 
 3. Still, still, beside my bed, 
 
 May thy guardian angel stay ; 
 And, safe from every danger, 
 May I wake at dawn of day. 
 
 4. Let me wake in health and peace, 
 
 On a bright shining morrow, 
 And save me all the day 
 From every sin and sorrow. 
 
 5. Watch o'er me in my play, 
 
 My study and my care ; 
 And, wherever I may be, 
 
 May I know that God is there. 
 
 6. May I do my duty well, 
 
 And never tell a lie ; 
 And, when this life is over, 
 May I dwell in yonder sky. 
 
 7. With my father and my mother, 
 
 May I go and dwell with thee ; 
 Where, good, and wise, and happy, 
 Forever I may be. 
 
 Peter Parley. 
 
Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 137 
 
 in vi ta'tion 
 cul ti va tion 
 es ti ma tion 
 in ti ma tion 
 pub li ca tion 
 vin di ca tion 
 
 rev e la tion 
 eel e bra tion 
 el e va tion 
 pros e cu tion 
 del e ga tion 
 ex e era tion 
 
 ex e cu tion 
 ap pel la tion 
 com pen sa tion 
 con se era tion 
 dis pen sa tion 
 mod er a tion 
 
 em u la tion 
 rep u ta tion 
 im pu ta tion 
 pop u la tion 
 ref u ta tion 
 ed u ca tion 
 
 con ju ga tion 
 con sul ta tion 
 sal u ta tion 
 Eu ro pe an 
 en ter tain ment 
 mis de moan or 
 
 12* 
 
 1. 
 
 im i ta'tion 
 lit i ga tion 
 med i ta tion 
 ded i ca tion 
 trep i da tion 
 mit i ga tion 
 
 2. 
 ad o ra tion 
 ap pro ba tion 
 el o cu tion 
 ev o lu tion 
 re§ o lu tion 
 prov o ca tion 
 
 3. 
 con so la tion 
 in no va tion 
 res to ra tion 
 oc cu pa tion 
 ex hor ta tion 
 dis lo ca tion 
 
 4. 
 ci'r cu la tion 
 Sx por ta tion 
 dem on stra tion 
 per se cu tion 
 aug men ta tion 
 ar bi tra tion 
 
 5. 
 val u a tion 
 trib u la tion 
 cal cu la tion 
 ad van ta geous 
 ap os tol ic 
 phil o soph ic 
 
 gen er a/tion 
 re§ er va tion 
 con ver sa tion 
 tol er a tion 
 ob §er va tion 
 con ster na tion 
 
 sep a ra tion 
 prep a ra tion 
 ag gra va tion 
 dec la ra tion 
 ex ca va tion 
 deg ra da tion 
 
 ac cla ma tion 
 ex pla na tion 
 dec la ma tion 
 prop a ga tion 
 in stal la tion 
 con fla gra tion 
 
 nay i ga tion 
 ob li ga tion 
 re§ ig na tion 
 dis pro por tion 
 spec-u la tion 
 ter mi na tion 
 
 de vi a tion 
 va ri a tion 
 vi o la tion 
 cor re spond ent 
 par e gor ic 
 rev e ren tial 
 
138 
 
 Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 ben e dic'tion 
 ill ter rup. tion 
 in ter sec tion 
 in tro due tion 
 sat is fac tion 
 con tra die tion 
 
 dis po §i"tion 
 ad mo ni tion 
 com po si tion 
 op po §i tion . 
 sup po §i tion 
 ex po si tion 
 
 def i nation 
 ex hi bi tion 
 ac qui si tion 
 dis q.ui si tion 
 pro hi bi tion 
 req ui §i tion 
 
 in ad ver tent 
 pre de ter mine 
 in at ten tive 
 in of fen sive 
 ad a man tine 
 ret ro spec tive 
 
 bar ri ca do 
 bas ti na do 
 an no ta tor 
 man i fes to • 
 in nu en do 
 
 1. 
 
 pu tre fac'tion 
 stu'pe fac tion 
 su per scrip tion 
 ju ris die tion 
 pre di lee tion 
 c'ir cum spec tion 
 
 2. 
 abolition 
 dep o si tion. 
 prep o §i tion 
 prop o §i tion 
 er u di tion 
 am mu ni tion 
 
 3. 
 SI e ment al 
 sup pie ment al 
 per se ve ranee 
 hy me ne al 
 com pre hen sive 
 ap pre hen sive 
 
 4. 
 ig no ra mus 
 ad ver ti ser 
 sym pa thet ic 
 met a phys ics 
 hyp o crit ic 
 ap o plec tic 
 
 5. 
 mod er a tor* 
 "des pe ra.do 
 su per car go 
 co ad ju tor 
 su per vi sor 
 Or, mad'er a tor — me'di 
 
 con fi den'tial 
 pen i ten tial 
 pes ti len tial 
 pres. i den tial 
 prov i den tial 
 e qui noc tial 
 
 rep e ti"tion 
 com pe ti tion 
 ex pe di tion 
 su. per sti tion 
 co a li tion 
 ap pa ri tion 
 
 sem i co Ion 
 sper ma ce ti' 
 in co he rent 
 det ri ment al 
 ac ci dent al 
 re£ i ment al - 
 
 dis con tin ue 
 un der val ue 
 om ni pres ent 
 om ni pres ence 
 ev er last ing 
 dis ad van tage. 
 
 me di a tor* 
 in ter ces sor 
 pred e ces sor 
 ben e fac tor 
 mal e fac tor 
 a tor. 
 
Spelling and -Reading. 
 
 139 
 
 ben e f i"cial 
 prej u di cial 
 su per fi cial 
 ar ti fi cial 
 rhet o ri cian 
 pol i ti cian 
 
 av a rf'cious 
 in au spi cious 
 mer e tri cious 
 
 cru ci fix ion 
 dis ap point ment 
 re con noi tre 
 
 a£ i ta tion 
 rec i ta tion 
 co| i ta tion 
 le£ is la tion 
 ye£ e ta tion 
 
 1. 
 
 ef f i ca f cious 
 con tu ma cious 
 in ca pa cious 
 per ti na cious 
 per spi ca cious 
 per vi ca cious 
 
 2. 
 dis a gree ment 
 re en force ment 
 ac qui es cence 
 
 3, 7 
 mis be hav ior 
 8s ten ta tious 
 con sci en tious 
 
 i 4. 
 sit u a tion 
 punct u a tion 
 fluct u a tion 
 mod U la tion 
 al ter a tion 
 
 ep i dem'ic 
 sys tern at ic 
 cal vin is tic 
 par a lyt ic 
 sci en tif ic 
 dip lo mat ic 
 
 ap pre hen sion 
 in ter ces sion 
 in ter mis sion 
 
 zh . 
 ci'r cum ci§ ion 
 
 man u fact ure 
 
 not with stand ing 
 
 in flu en tial 
 con se quen tial 
 in flu en za 
 ev an es cence 
 in de pend ence 
 
 The Whale. 
 
 1. The whale is the largest fish that swims in the sea. 
 Indeed he is the largest living creature lmown in the 
 world; for there is no animal on the land so large as 
 the whale. 
 
 2. The whale is not good for food, but is .taken for the 
 sake of his oil. A part of his flesh is soft and fat ; and, 
 when it is tried over the fire, a great deal of oil runs out. 
 
 3. The men who catch whales sail a great way off upon 
 the ocean, in large ships ; and,, when they come where the 
 whales live, they see them playing upon the water. 
 
140 Reading and Spelling. 
 
 4. When the men see a whale, they get out of their 
 ship into their boats, and row towards him. One man 
 stands at the head of the boat, holding a sharp iron spear 
 in his hand, called a harpoon ; and, when the boat comes 
 close to the whale, the man throws the harpoon at him 
 with all his might. 
 
 5. The harpoon cuts very deep into the soft flesh of the 
 whale, and hurts him very much : so he dives down into 
 the water to get away ; but he is prevented by a long 
 rope, which is fastened at one end to the harpoon, and at 
 the other end to the boat. 
 
 6. The poor whale does not remain lohg under the 
 water ; for whales breathe as well as men, and cannot live 
 long without coming to the top of the water for air. But 
 as soon as he comes up, they throw another harpoon at him, 
 till at length he is tired out, and floats on the water. 
 
 7. Then the men cut off the flesh which contains the 
 oil. We burn whale's oil in our lamps. The best oil is 
 called sperm oil, and is taken from the head of the sper- 
 maceti whale. 
 
 1. 
 
 fun da ment'al o ri ent'al hor i zon'tal 
 
 or na ment al con ti nent al iin T de al 
 
 sac ra ment al in strti ment al u ni ver sal 
 
 2. 
 
 an te ce dent pre ex ist ent af f i da vit 
 
 con va les cent co ex ist ent dis in her it 
 
 ev a nes cent ef flo res cent ar ma dil lo 
 
 3. 
 
 in ef f i"cient rem i nis cence al to geth er 
 
 in suf fi cient ad o les cence ml cro scop ic 
 
 4. 
 
 su. per sti"tious per ad vent ure u. §ur pa tion 
 
 sac ri le'gics mis ad vent ure scin til la tion 
 
Words of Four Syllables. 
 
 141 
 
 su per in tend' 
 
 1. 
 
 an i mad vert' 
 
 Sn te pe nult' 
 
 su per in duce 
 
 mis rep re sent 
 
 le^ er de main 
 
 su per a bound 
 
 mul ti pli cand 
 
 nev er the lgss 
 
 
 2. 
 
 zh 
 
 av oir du poT§ 
 
 cSr i ca ture 
 
 ul tra ma rine 
 
 4. 
 SI e cam pane 
 
 men ag e rie 
 
 rSc i ta tive 
 
 flow er de luce 
 
 mis un der stand 
 
 chSr i ot eer 
 
 mis ap pre hend 
 
 rod o mon tade 
 
 5. 
 pr5s'e cu tor 
 
 in op por tune 
 
 al'li ga tor 
 
 spec'u la tor 
 
 vin di ca tor 
 
 per se cu tor 
 
 in no va tor 
 
 ded i ca tor 
 
 com men ta tor 
 
 cal cu la tor 
 
 le£ is la tor 
 
 el e va tor 
 6. 
 fa vor a ble 
 
 lib er a tor 
 
 du ti ful ly 
 
 rea §on a ble 
 
 beau ti ful ly 
 
 h6n or a ble 
 
 T. 
 pe d^s'tri an 
 
 sea son a ble 
 
 ma jor'i ty 
 
 per sbn'i fy 
 
 mi nor i ty 
 
 e ques tri an , 
 
 di ver si fy 
 
 ur ban i ty 
 
 sa tiir ni an 
 
 in dem ni fy 
 
 vul gar i ty 
 
 em pyr e an 
 
 8. 
 pSn e gyr'ic 
 
 be at i fy 
 
 1m ma ture'ly 
 
 c&t e chu'men 
 
 in com plete ly 
 
 par a phras tic 
 
 cat e ghet ic 
 
 in con clu sive 
 
 hem is pher ic 
 
 pa tri arjh al 
 
 op por tune ly 
 
 tel e graph ic 
 
 hi e rarch al 
 
 y 
 
 9.* 
 
 sH 
 
 right'eous 
 
 o be'di ent 
 
 om nis' cience 
 
 right eous ly 
 
 o be di ence 
 
 •om nis cient 
 
 right eous nSss 
 
 o be di ent ly 
 
 om nis cien cy 
 
142 Reading and Spelling. 
 
 Heaven. 
 
 1. The rose is sweet, but it is surrounded with thorns ; 
 the spring is pleasant, but it is soon past ; the rainbow 
 is glorious, but it vanisheth away ; life is good, but it is 
 quickly swallowed up in death. 
 
 2. There is a place of rest for the righteous ; — in that 
 land there is light without any cloud, and flowers that 
 never fade. Myriads of happy souls are there singing 
 praises to God. 
 
 3. That country is heaven : it is the country of those 
 that are good, and nothing that is wicked must inhabit 
 there. This earth is pleasant ; for it is God's earth, and 
 it is filled with delightful things. 
 
 4. But that country is better : there we shall not grieve 
 any more, nor be sick any more, nor do wrong any more. 
 In that country there are no quarrels ; — all love one 
 another with dear love. 
 
 5. When our parents die, and are laid in the cold 
 ground, we see them here no more ; but there we shall 
 embrace them, and never be parted from them again. 
 
 6. There we shall meet all good men, whom we read of 
 in holy books. They loved God on earth ; but in that 
 country they will praise him better, and love him more. 
 
 7. There we shall see Jesus, who is gone before us to 
 that happy place ; and there we shall behold the glory of 
 the high God. — Mrs. Barbauld. 
 
 Words of Five Syllables. 
 
 SffabiTity capability 
 
 cul pa bil i ty « du ra bil i ty 
 
 mag na nim i ty li a bil i ty 
 
 prob a bil i ty pla ca bil i ty 
 
 ii na mm i ty * e qua mm i ty 
 
 u ni ver si ty mu ta bil i ty 
 
Words of Five Syllables. 143 
 
 1. 
 
 eYpi a to ry chaVi ta ble nSss 
 
 ob li ga to ry prof it a ble ness 
 
 ju di ca to ry fig u ra tive ly 
 
 2. 
 
 a mi a ble n&ss or di na ri ly 
 
 am i ca ble ness spir it u al ly 
 
 3. 
 
 he red'i ta ry de f am'a to ry 
 
 le git i ma cy de clam a to ry 
 
 pre lim i na ry ex plan a to ry 
 
 in cen di a ry pre par a to ry 
 
 sub sid i a ry con sol a to ry 
 
 in del i ca cy de rog a to ry 
 
 4. 
 
 de gen er a cy la bo ri ous ly 
 
 con fed er a cy me lo di ous ly 
 
 in ad e qua cy no to ri ous ly 
 
 de lib er ate ly mi rac u lous ly 
 
 con sid er ate ly ri die u lous ly 
 
 in tern per ate ly in dus tri ous ly 
 
 5. 
 
 com par a tive ly in va ri a ble 
 
 de clar a tive ly com mu ni ca ble 
 
 di min u tive ly in sep a ra ble 
 
 dis trib u tive ly ir rep a ra ble 
 
 con tin u al ly in ex o ra ble 
 
 par tic u lar ly ir rev o ca ble 
 
 6. 
 
 in tel li gi ble con tern po ra ry 
 
 in hos pi ta ble ex tern po ra ry 
 
 im prac ti ca ble e pis to la ry 
 
 tin fash ion a ble vo cab u la ry 
 
 7. ^ 
 
 lj bo'ri ous nesa de lib er ate ly 
 
144 Words of Five Syllables. 
 
 1. 
 
 crim i naTi ty in ge nii'i ty 
 
 sim i lar i ty in ere du li ty 
 
 prin ci pal i ty in tre -pid i ty 
 
 nos pi tal i ty im be cil i ty 
 
 in fi del i ty lib er al i ty 
 
 sen si bil i ty per pe tu i ty 
 
 2. 
 
 al le gbr i cal mis eel la ne ous 
 
 cat e gor i cal in stan ta ne ous 
 
 math e mat i cal con sen ta ne ous 
 
 em ble mat i cal sim ul ta ne ous 
 
 sys te mat i cal sub ter ra neous 
 
 sci en tif i cal ho mo ge ne ous 
 
 3. 
 
 gen er. Ss i ty im ma te ri al 
 
 reg u lar i ty die ta to ri al 
 
 pop u lar i ty prl mo ge ni al 
 
 an i mos i ty mat ri mo ni al 
 
 me di oc ri ty min is te ri al 
 
 cu ri os i ty phar i sa i cal 
 
 in com p£t i ble op por tu ni ty 
 
 in cor rupt i ble im por tu ni ty 
 
 ir re §ist i ble im pro pri e ty 
 
 im per cep ti ble no to ri e ty 
 
 com pre hen si ble con tra ri e ty 
 
 in ex pres si ble in con sist en cy 
 
 5. 
 
 Deu ter on o my in sup port a ble 
 
 St y mol o gy in ex cus a ble 
 
 met a phy§ i cal rec on cil a ble 
 
 mon o syl la ble un a void a ble 
 
 pol y syl la ble un ac count a He 
 
Reading. 145 
 
 The Twin Babes. 
 
 The following beautiful lines describe two little twin 
 babes, dead, and in a coffin, and the mother bending over 
 it, and looking upon them through her tears : — - 
 
 1. 
 
 'Twas summer, and a Sabbath eve, 
 
 And balmy was the air, — 
 I saw a sight which made me grieve. 
 
 And yet the sight was fair, — 
 Within a little coffin lay 
 Two lifeless babes, as sweet as May. 
 
 2. 
 Like waxen dolls, which infants dress, 
 
 Their little bodies were : 
 A look of placid happiness 
 
 Did on each face appear. 
 And, in the coffin, short and wide, 
 They lay together, side by side. 
 
 3. 
 A rose-bud, nearly closed, I found 
 
 Each little hand within ; 
 And many a pink was strowed around, 
 
 With sprigs of jessamine : 
 And yet the flowers that round them lay 
 Were not to me more fair than they. 
 
 4. 
 Their mother, as a lily pale, 
 
 Sat by them on a bed ; 
 And, bending o'er them, told her tale, 
 
 And many a tear she shed ; 
 And oft she cried amidst her pain, — 
 " My babes and I shall meet again ! " 
 13 
 
146 
 
 Words of Five Syllables. 
 
 e lee triij'i ty 
 e las ti9 i ty 
 Sc cen tri9 i ty 
 mul ti pli9 i ty 
 per ti nac. i ty 
 du o de9 i mo 
 
 in ter rog'a tive 
 rep re sent a tive 
 ar gu ment a tive 
 In con sid er ate 
 il le git i mate 
 in de ter mi nate 
 
 an ni ver sa ry 
 car a van sa ry 
 con san guin i ty 
 mag na nim i ty 
 par a dox i cal 
 met a phor i cal 
 
 par al lei o gram 
 al pha bet i cal 
 at mo spher i cal 
 ec o nom i cal 
 in ar tic u late 
 per pen die u lar 
 
 mSth e ma ti"cian 
 a cSd e mi cian 
 a rith me ti cian 
 ge om e tri cian 
 mSt a phy si cian 
 
 1. 
 
 an a lo^'i cal 
 as tro lo£ i cal 
 phil o lo| i cal 
 the o lo£ i cal 
 tau to. lo^ i cal 
 ab o ri^ i ne$ 
 
 s^t is fac to ry 
 in tro due to ry 
 val e die to ry 
 phra se ol o gj 
 gen e al o gy 
 en to mol o gy 
 
 ex com mu ni cate 
 car cum nav i gate 
 pres by te ri an 
 by dro pbo bi a 
 lm mor tal i ty 
 im mo ral i ty 
 
 cer e mo ni ous 
 del e te ri ous 
 lex i cog ra pher 
 flex i bil i ty 
 plau si bil i ty 
 am bi gu i ty 
 
 en thu. §i as'tic 
 Sc cle si as tic 
 ar is to crat ic 
 char ac ter is tic 
 ep i gram mat ic 
 
Reading. 147 
 
 Syllables, Diphthongs, and Triphthongs. 
 
 1. Jane. You often tell me to pronounce my syllables distinctly; but 
 I do not know what you mean by syllables. I 
 
 2. Mother. A syllable is a whole word, or so much of a word as we 
 speak at once. One syllable is a little word, which you speak with only 
 one motion of your mouth : as, top, kite, doll. To pronounce a word of 
 two syllables, you must move your lips or tongue twice ; as, pa-per, li-on, 
 bi-ble. A word of three syllables requires the motion of the mouth three 
 times ; as, vi-o-let, re-mem-ber : and so on, up to very long words. Do you 
 understand this 1 ; 
 
 3. Jane. Yes, mother: I think play is a word of one syllable; play-ful, 
 a word of two syllables \ and play-fal-ly, a word of three syllables. , 
 
 4. Mother. You are right : and I will now tell you what names are 
 given to words that have different numbers of syllables in them : — 
 
 A word of one syllable ... is called . . a monosyllable. 
 A word of two syllables ... „ . . a dissyllable. 
 
 A word of three syllables . . „ . . a trisyllable. 
 
 A word of more than three syllables „ . . a polysyllable. 
 
 5. Jane. What is a diphthong, mother? 
 
 6. Mother. If two vowels come together in the same syllable, they are 
 called a diphthong ; as, ou in thou. If both vowels are sounded, they 
 are called a proper diphthong ; as, ou in thou, and oi in voice : but if only 
 one of the vowels is sounded, they are called an improper diphthong ; as, 
 ea in beat, and ai in pain. 
 
 7. Jane. How many vowels are there in a triphthong 1 
 
 8. Mother. There are three vowels in a triphthong; as, eau in beauty, 
 and ieu in lieu. Can you tell me now which is the proper and which the 
 improper diphthong in the words joy and field ? , 
 
 _ 9. Jane. Oy in joy is a proper diphthong, and ie in field is an improper 
 diphthong ; for both o and y are sounded in. joy, and only e in field. 
 
 1 . What is a syllable ! What is a word of one syllable called ? What 
 is a word of two syllables called 1 What is a word of three syllables 
 called ? What is a word of more than three syllables called ? i 
 
 2. What is a diphthong ? What is a proper diphthong 1 What is an 
 improper diphthong ? What is a triphthong 1 Is there a diphthong in the 
 
148 
 
 Heading and Spelling. 
 
 word choice 1 Which letters are the diphthong ? Is it proper or improper ? 
 What are the sounds of o and i in this diphthong 2 Why is this a proper 
 diphthong ? 
 
 3. What letters are the diphthong in the word plain ? Is it proper or 
 improper ? Why ? Which vowel is sounded ? Has it a long or short 
 sound ? What letters are the triphthong in the word adieu ? Why is it 
 called a triphthong ! Ans. Because three rowels are united in one syllable. 
 Which vowel is sounded ? 
 
 4. Is the word paper a monosyllable or a dissyllable ? Why ? What 
 sort of a word is violet ? Why ? What is a polysyllable ? What son of 
 a word is interrogation? How many syllables has if? Which is the 
 accented syllable ? Is the sound of the accented syllable long or short 8 
 Which syllable has the secondary accent ? 
 
 Pronounced. 
 
 sharn'me 
 
 "bat-to 7 
 
 bu-ro' 
 
 ber're 
 
 ber're-al 
 
 nash'ion-al 
 
 rash'ion al 
 
 hal-le-lu'ya 
 
 port-nian'to 
 
 ren-de-voz' 
 
 kon-nes-sur' 
 
 a-pos'sl 
 
 e-pis'sl 
 
 nau-she-ate 
 
 miz'zl-to 
 
 tiz'ik 
 
 Words 
 
 rebelled to show their Pronu 
 
 nc 
 
 Written. 
 
 Pronounced. 
 
 Written. 
 
 buoy .... 
 
 . bwoe 
 
 cham'ois . . . 
 
 fer'rule . . . 
 
 . feYril 
 
 bat-eau' . . 
 
 . 
 
 neph'ew . . 
 
 . nev'vu 
 
 bu-reau'. . 
 
 . . 
 
 vis'count . . 
 
 . vi'kount 
 
 bur^y . . . 
 
 , . 
 
 hautfboy . , 
 
 . ho'boe 
 
 bur'i-al . . . 
 
 . 
 
 eup'board. . 
 
 . kub'burd 
 
 na'tion-al . 
 
 . 
 
 cui-rass'. . . 
 
 . kwe-ras' 
 
 ra'tion-al . 
 
 . 
 
 chest'nut . . 
 
 . ches'nut 
 
 hal-le-lu'jah 
 
 . 
 
 hei'nous. . . 
 
 . ha'nus 
 
 pori>nian'teau . 
 
 flan/beau . . 
 
 . flau/bo 
 
 ren-dez-vous' . 
 
 colo'nel . . . 
 
 . kiir'nel 
 
 con-nois-seur' . 
 
 vign'ette . . 
 
 . vm'yet 
 
 a-pos'tle . . . 
 
 hic'cough . . 
 
 . hic'cup 
 
 e-pis'tle . . . . 
 
 is'sue .... 
 
 . ish'shu 
 
 nau'se-ate . . . 
 
 col'umn . . . 
 
 . cbTlum 
 
 mis'tle-toe . . . 
 
 de-pot' . . . 
 
 . da-po' 
 
 phthis'ic . 
 
 • • 
 
 scep'tic or skep tic 
 
 scep'tj cal " skep ti cal 
 
 seep ti cism " skep ti ci§m 
 
 scir rhus " sMr rnus 
 
 ■waistcoat 
 wain scot 
 pur lieu 
 pus tule 
 
 o'chre 
 a ere 
 al oes. 
 subt le 
 
Words of Five Syllables. 
 
 149 
 
 1. 
 
 de nom i na'tion 
 con tarn i na tion 
 con sol i da tion 
 a bom i na tion 
 pre cip i ta tion 
 dis crim i na tion 
 
 con tin u a tion 
 con fig u ra tion 
 dis sim u la tion 
 com mem o ra tion 
 in ter ro ga tion 
 e vap o ra tion 
 
 no ti fi ca tion 
 pu ri fi ca tion 
 glo ri fi ca tion 
 or gan i za tion 
 r^c om men da tion 
 yer si fi ca tion 
 
 re gen er a tion 
 de Tin e a tion 
 in ter pre ta tion 
 as sev e ra tion 
 co op e ra tion 
 
 5 
 qual i f i ca tion 
 clas si fi ca tion 
 ar gu men ta tion 
 rep re §en ta tion 
 
 im a£ in a'tion 
 ex a£ £er a tion 
 13* 
 
 2. 
 
 3. 
 
 4, 
 
 5. 
 
 ab bre vi a/tion 
 al le vi a tion 
 com mu ni ca tion 
 ap pro pri a tion 
 an ni hi la tion 
 ac cu mu la tion 
 
 civ il i za tion 
 ed i fi ca tion 
 mul ti pli ca tion 
 jus ti fi ca tion 
 sig ni fi ca tion 
 rat i fi ca tion 
 
 de lib er a tion 
 con sid er a tion 
 con fed er a tion 
 com mi§ er a tion 
 ac eel er a tion 
 al lit er a tion 
 
 for ti f i ca tion 
 mor ti fi ca tion 
 grat i fi ca tion 
 mod i fi ca tion 
 man i fes ta tion 
 
 in au gu ra tion 
 ar tic u la tion 
 in sin u a tion 
 ex ten u a tion 
 
 in ter po si"tion 
 in dis po §i tion 
 
150 
 
 Words of Five, Six, £c. Syllables, 
 
 ad mm is tra/tion 
 as sas si na tion 
 pro eras ti na tion 
 re tal i a tion 
 
 a man u en sis 
 ad min is tra tor 
 ad min is tra trix 
 ex per i ment al 
 
 al pha bet'i cal ly 
 an a lyt i cal ly 
 di a met ri cal ly 
 hyp o crit i cal ly 
 in ter rog a to ry 
 rec om men da to ry 
 
 in cred i bil'i ty 
 in flex i Ml i ty 
 dis sim i lar i ty 
 in vis i bil i ty 
 in sen si bil i ty 
 
 in com pre hen si ble 
 in con tro vert i ble 
 ma te ri al i ty 
 con ge ni al i ty 
 
 im pen e tra bil'i ty 
 
 im prac ti ca bil i ty 
 in tel li gi bil i ty 
 
 in com pat i bil'i ty 
 con sub stan ti al i ty 
 
 1. 
 
 2. 
 
 4, 
 
 su per a bun'dant 
 su per a bun dance 
 su per in ten dent 
 su per in ten dence 
 
 hi e ro glyph ic 
 mis rep re §ent ed 
 mis un der stand ing 
 an ti spas mod ic 
 
 su per nu/rae ra ry 
 im ma te ri al ly 
 mer i to ri ous ly 
 cer e mo ni ous ly 
 ir re me di a ble 
 su per an nu a ted 
 
 pre des ti na'ri an 
 Med i ter ra ne an 
 an te di lu vi an 
 me di a to ri al 
 en cy clo pas di a 
 
 im pos si bil i ty 
 in fal li bil i ty 
 ir reg u lar i ty 
 in fe ri or i ty 
 
 per pen die u lar'i ty 
 in com press i bil i ty 
 in com bus ti bil i ty 
 
 me te o ro lo^'i cal 
 gen e a lo^'i cal ly 
 
Reading. 151 
 
 The Child's Time Table. 
 
 l. 
 
 " Sixty seconds make a minute, 
 
 Sixty minutes make an hour : "— 
 I wish I were a little linnet, 
 
 Singing from her leafy bower ; 
 And then I should not have to count, 
 " Sixty minutes in an hour," 
 2. 
 " Twenty-four hours in a day, 
 Seven days in a week : " — 
 I 'd rather bound upon the hay, 
 
 Or play at charming hide and seek, 
 Than count the hours in a day, 
 Or tell the days that make a week. 
 3. 
 " In a month there are four weeks, 
 And twelve months in a year : "— - 
 All this to me a language speaks, 
 Which mother says I ought to hear, 
 4. 
 A second very quickly flies ; 
 
 A minute soon is gone ; 
 An hour is nothing in my eyes — 
 When something 's to be done. 
 5. 
 And when from my sweet sleep I rise 5 
 
 The day seems scarce begun, 
 Before again I close my eyes, 
 That opened with the sun. 
 6. 
 Oh ! let me try to spend my years, 
 
 And months, and weeks, and days, 
 That I may have to shed few tears, 
 And gain my Maker's praise. 
 
 The Q-olden Rule. 
 
 To do to all men as I would 
 
 That they should do to me, 
 Will make me kind, and just, and good, 
 
 And so I 'II try to be. 
 
152 Punctuation. 
 
 Pauses in Reading. 
 
 The principal points used to denote the various pauses in reading 
 are the following : — 
 
 A Comma, marked thus 
 A Semicolon, „ 
 A Period, „ 
 
 A Colon, „ 
 
 Interrogation, marked thus ? 
 Exclamation, „ ! 
 
 Parenthesis „ ( ) 
 
 Dash „ — - 
 
 A Comma denotes a pause, while you can say — one. 
 
 A Semicolon denotes a pause, while you can say — one, two. 
 
 A Colon denotes a pause, while you can say — one, two, three. 
 
 A Period denotes a pause, while you can say — one, two, three, 
 four. 
 
 At a comma, semicolon, and colon, the voice must be kept up ; 
 but at a period the voice must fall. 
 
 [There are many exceptions to the above rule. A good reader 
 will sometimes, when the sense requires it, let his voice fall at a 
 comma and semicolon : he will often let it fall at a colon, and some- 
 times keep it up at a period. A good reader, also, will often make 
 pauses where none are marked in printing.] 
 
 An Interrogation point shows when a question is asked; as, 
 " What do you see ? " It requires the same pause as a period ; 
 and the voice must be kept up, unless the question be asked by 
 who, which, what, when, how, ivhere ; in this case the voice must 
 fall. 
 
 An Exclamation point denotes surprise, grief, joy, or something 
 wonderful ; as, " Oh ! what folly ! " It requires the same pause 
 as a period ; and the voice must fall or be kept up according to 
 the sense. 
 
 A Parenthesis includes part of a sentence which is not necessary 
 to make sense, and which should be read quicker, and in a weaker 
 tone of voice. 
 
 A Dash denotes a sudden change in the sentiment, and lengthens 
 the pause. 
 
 Other Characters used' in Composition. 
 
 Brackets, [ ], are used to include a sentence or a word, which 
 will explain something that precedes or follows. 
 
 An Apostrophe, ', denotes the omission of a letter ; as, o'er for 
 over. 
 
Punctuation. 153 
 
 A Quotation, " ", placed at the beginning and end of a passage, 
 shows that it is taken from some other writer in his own words. 
 
 A Hyphen, - , joins words or syllables ; as, lap-dog, pa-per. 
 When over a vowel, it denotes a long sound ; as, a in fate. 
 
 A Breve, ~ , shows that the vowel over which it is placed sounds 
 short ; as, a in fat. 
 
 A Circumflex, ", placed over a vowel, denotes the broad sound 
 of a, as in fall; the sound of e, like a long before r, as in there; 
 the sound of i, like long e, as in pique ; the sound of long and close o, 
 as in move ; and the sound of middle or obtuse u, as in bull. 
 
 A Caret, a, shows where to bring in what was left out by mis- 
 take. It is used only in writing. 
 
 An Ellipsis, , or , shows that some letters in a word, or 
 
 some words in a sentence, are omitted. 
 
 An Index, ^§P, points out a passage as remarkable. 
 
 A Paragraph, \ is chiefly used in the Bible, and denotes the 
 beginning of a new subject. 
 
 A Section, §, is used to subdivide chapters. 
 
 An Asterisk, * ; Dagger, f ; Double Dagger, J ; Parallels, j| ; 
 and letters and figures, are used as references to notes at the side 
 or bottom of the page. 
 
 JEmphasis. 
 
 When we distinguish any particular syllable in a word with a 
 strong voice, it is called accent, as the first syllable in the word 
 cap'i-tal ; but when any particular word in a sentence is thus dis- 
 tinguished, it is called emphasis, and the word on which the stress 
 is laid is called the emphatical word, as in the following sentence 
 (the words " manner " and " matter " are emphatical) : — " The 
 manner of reading is as important as the matter." 
 
 Capital Letters. 
 
 Capital letters should be used at the beginning of every book, 
 chapter, note, and sentence ; at the beginning of names of the 
 Deity ; of proper names of persons, places, seas, rivers, ships, and 
 of adjectives derived from proper names ; at the 'beginning of a 
 quotation ; of every line in poetry ; and of some important word in 
 a sentence. 
 
 The pronoun I, and the interjection 0, should be written in 
 capitals. 
 
154 
 
 Words alike in Sound, 
 
 Words alike in Sound, but different in Spelling and 
 Signification. 
 
 The first word in a couplet shows how the next is to be pronounced. 
 
 Ale, a kind of beer. 
 Ail, to be sick. 
 
 Air, wind. 
 
 Ere, before. 
 
 Heir, an inheritor. 
 
 E'er, ever. 
 All, every one. 
 Awl, a sharp tool. 
 
 Ark, a vessel. 
 
 Arc, part of a circle. 
 Aught, any thing. 
 Ought, to be obliged. 
 
 Bad, wrong, not good. 
 
 Bade, he did bid. 
 Bale, a pack of goods. 
 Bail, surety. 
 
 Bate, to lessen. 
 
 Bait, temptation. 
 Ball, a round body. 
 Bawl, to cry aloud. 
 
 Bare, naked. 
 
 Bear, to suffer. 
 
 Bear, an animal. 
 Brute, a beast. 
 Bruit, a noise. 
 
 Be, to exist. 
 
 Bee, an insect. 
 Beech, a kind of tree. 
 Beach, the shore. 
 
 Beet, a plant. 
 
 Beat, to strike. 
 Beer, a kind of liquor. 
 Bier, for the dead. 
 
 Bell, a sounding instrument. 
 
 Belle, a fine lady. 
 Bin, a place for corn. 
 Been, existed. 
 
 Blue, a color. 
 
 Blew, he did blow. 
 Bore, to make holes. 
 Boar, a male swine. 
 
 Bow, to bend the body. 
 
 Bough, a branch. 
 Bred, brought up. 
 Bread, food made of corn. 
 
 Brake, a thicket, a weed. 
 
 Break, to part by force. 
 But, except. 
 Butt, a cask, a mark. 
 
 By, near to. 
 
 Buy, to purchase. 
 Call, to cry out or name. 
 Caul, a thin skin. 
 
 Cane, a staff. 
 
 Cain, a man's name. 
 Cent, a piece of money. 
 Sent, he did send. 
 Scent, a smell. 
 
 Ceil, to make a ceiling. 
 
 Seal, to fasten a letter. 
 Cell, a hut. 
 Sell, to dispose of. 
 
 Cord, a small rope. 
 
 Chord, in music. 
 Chop, to cut. 
 Chap, a beast's mouth. 
 
 Clime, a region. 
 
 Climb, to ascend. 
 Core, the inner part. 
 Corps, a body of troops. 
 
 Coarse, not fine. 
 
 Course, direction. 
 
 Corse, a dead body. 
 Creek, a small bay. 
 Creak, to make a noise. 
 
 Dam, to stop water. 
 
 Damn, to condemn. 
 Deer, an animal. 
 Dear,_ costly, beloved. 
 
 Dew, moisture on plants. 
 
 Due, owed. 
 Die, to lose life. 
 Dye, to color. 
 
 D5e, a female deer. 
 
 Dough, unbaked bread. 
 Dun, a sort of color. 
 Done, performed. 
 
 Fane, a temple. 
 
 Fain, willingly. 
 
 Feign, to pretend. 
 Faint, weak, feeble. ' 
 Feint, a pretence. 
 
 Fare, food, price of passage. 
 
 Fair, beautiful. 
 Feet, plural of foot. 
 Feat, an act, an exploit. 
 
 Fi'r, a tree. 
 Fur, soft hair. 
 Flee, to run away. 
 Flea, an insect. 
 
 Flew, did fly. 
 
 Flue, part of a chimney. 
 Flour, meal. 
 Flower, a blossom. 
 
 Fore, before. 
 
 Four, twice two. 
 Foul, impure, unfair. 
 Fowl, a bird. 
 
but different in Signification. 
 
 155 
 
 Freeze, to congeal. 
 
 Frieze, coarse woollen cloth. 
 Gate, a large door. 
 Gait, manner of walking. 
 
 Gilt, overlaid icith gold. 
 
 Guilt, crime, sin. 
 Gage, to pledge. 
 Gauge, to measure. 
 
 Grate, a fireplace. 
 
 Great, large. 
 Groan, a deep sigh. 
 Grown, increased. 
 
 Hale, sound, healtJiy. 
 
 Hail, to salute, frozen rain. 
 Ha.ll, a large room. 
 Haul, to draw by force. 
 
 Hart, an animal. 
 
 Heart, the seat of life. 
 Hire, an animal. 
 Hair, covering of the head. 
 
 Heel, part of the foot. 
 
 Heal, to cure. 
 Here, in this place. 
 Hear, to hearken. 
 
 Herd, a drove of cattle. 
 
 Heard, did hear. 
 Him, that man. 
 Hymn, a sacred song. 
 
 High, elevated. 
 
 Hie, to hasten. 
 Hue, a color. 
 Hew, to cut. 
 
 I, myself. 
 
 Eye, the organ of sight. 
 In, within. 
 Inn, a tavern. 
 
 Isle, an island. 
 
 Aisle, walk in a church. 
 Kill, to deprive of life. 
 Kiln, for burning bricks. 
 
 Lade, to load. 
 
 Laid, placed. 
 Lane, a narrow passage . 
 Lain, did lie. 
 
 Led, conducted 
 
 Lead, a metal. 
 Leek, a kind of onion. 
 Leak, to ■run out. 
 
 Lie, an untruth. 
 
 Lye, water drained through ashes. 
 Leaf, of a plant. 
 Lief, willingly. 
 
 Lone, solitary. 
 
 Loan, something lent. 
 Lo, see! behold! 
 Low, not high. 
 
 Lea, an inclosed field. 
 
 Lee, opposite wind. 
 Lock," to fasten with locks. 
 Lough, a lake. 
 
 Made, finished. 
 
 Maid, a woman servant. 
 Male, masculine. 
 Mail, armor, bag of letters. 
 
 Mane, of a horse. 
 
 Main, the ocean, chief. 
 Meed, a reward. 
 Mead, a meadow. 
 
 Maze, a winding path. 
 
 Maize, Indian corn. 
 Mantle, a kind of cloak. 
 Man tel, chimney work. 
 
 Mean, base, to intend. 
 
 Mien, manner. 
 Mite, a small insect. 
 Might, power. 
 
 Mote, a particle of dust. 
 
 Moat, a ditch. 
 Mete, to measure. 
 Meet, proper, fit. 
 Meat, flesh, food. 
 
 Moan, to lament. 
 
 Mown, cut down. 
 More, greater portion. 
 Mow er, one who mows. 
 
 Mule, a beast. 
 
 Mewl, to cry as a child. 
 Nave, part of awheel. 
 Knave, a rogue. 
 
 Naught, bad, wicked. 
 
 Nought, notldng. 
 Nay, no. 
 Neigh, voice of ahorse. 
 
 Need, leant. 
 
 Knead, to make dough. 
 New, not old, fresh. 
 Knew, did know. 
 
 Night, time of darkness. 
 
 Knight, title of honor. 
 No, word of denial. 
 Know, to understand. 
 
 Not, denying. 
 
 Knot, hard place in wood. 
 Nun, a female recluse. 
 None, not one. 
 
 Our, belonging to us. 
 
 Hour, sixty minutes. 
 Oh, alas! 
 Owe, to be indebted. 
 
 Ore, a metal unrefined. 
 
 Oar, a paddle. 
 Pale, wanting color. 
 Pail, a wooden vessel. 
 
 Pane, a square of glass. 
 
 Pain, suffering. 
 Pare, to cut off. 
 Pair, a couple. 
 Pear, a fruit. 
 
 Peace, rest, quiet. 
 
 Piece, apart. 
 
156- 
 
 Words alike in Sound, 
 
 Peak, the top of any thing. 
 Pique, ill will, a grudge. 
 
 Peer, a nobleman. 
 
 Pier, pari of a bridge. 
 Plane, a tool. 
 Plain, even, or level. 
 
 Plate, a dish, wrought silver. 
 
 Plait, a fold. 
 Plum, a fruit. 
 Plumb, a leaden weight. 
 
 Pdle, a long stick. 
 
 Poll, the head. 
 Pray, to entreat. 
 Prey, booty, plunder. 
 
 Quire, of paper. 
 
 Choir, of singers. 
 Rain, falling water. 
 Reign, to rule. 
 Rein, part of a bridle. 
 
 Rap, to strike. 
 
 Wrap, to fold together. 
 Raze, to destroy. 
 Raise, to set up. 
 Rays, light, sunbeams; 
 
 Reed, a plant. 
 
 Read, to peruse a book. 
 Reek, to emit steam. 
 Wreak, to revenge. 
 
 Rest, to take case. 
 
 Wrest, to take by force. 
 Rice, a plant. 
 Rise, origin, increase. 
 
 Rite, a ceremony. 
 
 Write, to make letters. 
 
 Right, not wrong, just. 
 
 Wright a workman. 
 Ring, a circle, to sound. 
 Wring, to twist. 
 
 Rode, did ride. 
 
 Road, a highway. 
 Rote, by memory. 
 Wrote, did icrite. 
 
 Roe, the eggs of a fish. 
 
 Row, a rank. 
 Ruff, a ruffle. 
 Rough, not smooth. 
 
 Rye, a sort of grain. 
 
 Wry, crooked. 
 Sale, act of selling. 
 Sail, of a ship. 
 
 Seen, beheld. 
 
 Scene, part of a play. 
 
 Seine, a net for fish. 
 See, to behold. 
 Sea, the ocean. 
 
 Seed, of plants. 
 
 Cede, to give up. 
 Sere, withered. 
 Cere, to wax. 
 Sear, to burn. 
 
 Seer, a prophet. 
 
 Seem, to appear. 
 
 Seam, edges joined. 
 Sheer, pure, thin. 
 Shear, to clip. 
 Shire, a county. 
 
 Sine, a Ibie. 
 
 Sign, a token. 
 Sink, to go down, a drain. 
 Cinque, five on dice. 
 
 Sit, to be seated. 
 
 Cit, a citizen. 
 Site, situation. 
 Sight, sense of seeing. 
 Cite, to summon, to quote 
 
 Slay, to kill. 
 
 Sley, a weaver's reed. 
 
 Sleigh, a kind of carriage 
 Slight, to despise, trifling. 
 Sleight, dexterity. 
 
 Slue, to turn round. 
 
 Slew, did slay. 
 Slow, not swift.. 
 Sloe, fruit of the thorn. 
 
 Sole, part of the foot. 
 
 Soul, spirit of man. 
 Stake, a post. 
 Steak, a piece of flesh. 
 
 Sore, a hurt. 
 
 Soar, to go up. 
 So, thus. 
 
 Sow, to scatter seed. 
 Sew, to use a needle. 
 
 Stare, to gaze. 
 
 Stair, a step. 
 Steel, hardened iron. 
 Steal, to take by theft. 
 
 Stile, steps p'vr a fence. 
 
 Style, fashion, language. 
 Strait, a narrow passage. 
 Straight, not crooked. 
 
 Sum, the whole. 
 
 Some, apart. 
 Sun, the source of light. 
 Son, a male child. 
 
 Tale, a story. 
 
 Tail, the end of a thing. 
 Tare, weight allowed. 
 Tear, to rend. 
 
 Teem, to abound. 
 
 Team, of horses, or oxen. 
 The, definite article. 
 Thee, myself. 
 
 Tear, water of the eye. 
 
 Tier, a row, a rank. 
 Terse, smooth, neat. 
 Tierce, a measure. 
 
 Threw, did. throw. 
 
 Through, from end to end. 
 Throw, to cast 
 
but different in Signification. 
 
 157 
 
 Throe, extreme agony. 
 
 Throne, seat of a king. 
 
 Thrown, cast,fiung. 
 Time, duration. 
 Thyme, a plant. 
 
 Too, likewise. 
 
 To, unto. 
 
 Two, twice one. 
 Tow, coarse linen. 
 Toe, part of the foot. 
 
 Tale, a valley. 
 
 Veil, a covering for the face. 
 Vane, a iceathercock. 
 Vain, fruitless, mean. 
 Vein, a blood-vessel. 
 
 Waste, loss. 
 
 Waist, part of the body. 
 Wale, rising part in cloth. 
 Wail, to lament. 
 
 Wait, to tarry. 
 
 Weight, heaviness. 
 Ware, merchandise. 
 W T ear, to consume, to put on. 
 
 Wave, a billow. 
 
 Waive, to put off. 
 Way, a road. 
 Weigh, to balance. 
 
 Week, seven days. 
 
 Weak, not strong, feeble. 
 Wood, the substance of trees. 
 Would, was icUling. 
 
 Won , did win. 
 
 One, a single thing. 
 Wall, a raised fence. 
 Waul, to cry as a cat. 
 
 You, plural of thou. 
 
 Yew, a tree. 
 
 a1' ter, to change. 
 
 Altar, a place for sacrifice. 
 
 An'ker, a measure. 
 
 An chor, of a ship. 
 £u' ger, a tool to bore with. 
 Au gur, to conjecture. 
 
 As cent',, steepness. 
 
 As sent, agreement. 
 Ber' ry, a small fruit. 
 Bur y, to inter the dead. 
 
 Bur' row, a hole. 
 
 Bor ough, a town. 
 Cal' en dar, a register. 
 Cal en der, to dress cloth. 
 
 Can' non, a large gun. 
 
 Can on, a rule. 
 Cap' i tal, a chief city. 
 Cap i tol, a public edifice. 
 
 Col' lar, for the neck. 
 
 Choi er, anger. 
 Com' pli mentj kind words. 
 Com pie ment, the full number. 
 
 Col' or, a hue, to paint. 
 
 Cul ler, one who selects. 
 Coz'en, to cheat. 
 Cous in, a relation. 
 
 Cur' rant, a fruit. 
 
 Cur rent, a stream.. 
 Bos' sil, a lump aflint. 
 Doc ile, teachable. 
 
 Fel' low, a companion. 
 
 Fel loe, a rim of a wheel. 
 FQn'gous, spongy. 
 Fun gus, a mushroom. 
 
 Ga.1' ley, a low vessel. 
 
 Gal ly, a printer's case. 
 Jn dite', to compose. 
 In diet, to impeach. 
 
 14 
 
 LSs' sen, to make less. 
 
 Les son, a task, a precept. 
 Mi' ner, one who digs. 
 Mi nor, under age. 
 
 Pal' let, a low bed. 
 
 Pal ette, a painter's board. 
 Pan' n el, a rustic saddle. 
 Pan el, a jury roll. 
 
 Prac' tice, use. 
 
 Prac tise, exercise. 
 Prof it, gain. 
 Proph et, one who foretells. 
 
 Pam'ice, cinder of a fossil. 
 
 Pom ace, apples ground. 
 Rig' ger, one icho rigs. 
 Rigor, severity. 
 
 Sail' er, a sailing vessel. 
 
 Sail or, a seaman. 
 Sel'ler, one who sells. 
 Cel lar, a ground room. 
 
 Sen'ior, older. 
 
 Seign ior, a Turkish ruler. 
 Ses' sion, a sitting. 
 Ces sion, act of giving. 
 
 Sha green', a sort offish skin. 
 
 Cha grin, ill humor, to vex. 
 Sig' net, a seal. 
 Cygnet, a young swan. 
 
 Sta' tion a ry, fixed. 
 
 Sta tion e ry, paper, pens, <ye. 
 Suck' er, a young shoot. 
 Sue cor, relief, aid. 
 
 Trav'ail, labor. 
 
 Trav el, to journey. 
 VI' al, a small bottle. 
 Vi ol, a musical instrument. 
 
 Weatli' er, stats of the air. 
 
 Weth er, a sheep. 
 
158 Beading. 
 
 What Honor means. 
 
 1. Henry was a bright little boy, just learning to read. His mother 
 usually spent half an hour with him every morning ; sometimes hearing 
 him spell out every sentence ; sometimes reading stories to him ; and, at 
 others, she taught him to repeat texts from the Bible or simple hymns. 
 
 2. " Come to me, Henry," said his mother to him one day. " You 
 may put away your blocks and little wagon first" 
 
 3. " Yes, mother," said the little boy ; and he hastily gathered up the 
 blocks in his apron, and tumbled them into a large basket. " When I 
 obey quick, then I 'm a good boy." 
 
 4. " Yes, my dear. — I can't read you a story to-day ; I have a text for 
 you to learn." 
 
 5. " But, mother, I had rather hear a story. Aunt Mary always tells 
 me stories, when I want her to. I love to hear stories : why can't you 
 tell me one ? " 
 
 6. " I think it best to have you learn a verse to-day," replied his mother. 
 
 7. Henry, who had never been allowed to tease, had nothing more to 
 say. He repeated pleasantly the verse given him, which was, — " Honor 
 thy father and thy mother." 
 
 8. " But what does honor mean 1 " said he, after repeating it once or 
 twice. 
 
 9. " I will tell you when you honor your mother, and then you will 
 understand what it means. If I asked you to go down stairs, and get my 
 thimble, that I left on the table, and you should pleasantly leave your 
 play, and run and get it, you would honor me." 
 
 10. " Did I honor you when I picked up my blocks quick, and put them 
 away, when you told me 1 " 
 
 11. "Yes, Henry: so you see, that to obey is one thing that honor 
 means. But honor means something move. Do you remember Mr. 
 Williams, the man who made your shoes ? " 
 
 12. " Yes, mother ; he measured my foot with a stick." 
 
 13. Well, Mr. Williams is a poor man, but he honors his mother. He 
 was a little boy once, and his mother took care of him, just as your mother 
 takes care of you. Now he is a tall man. His mother is old and feeble. 
 She is blind, but her son is very kind to her. 
 
 14. " He gives her her clothes, and gets a good breakfast, and dinner, 
 and supper, for her every day. On Sundays, he leads her to meeting, 
 because she cannot see. He tries to do all he can to make her happy. 
 
 15. "Now, God wants you and all children to honor their fathers and 
 mothers, by being grateful to them for their kindness, and by treating 
 them with respect and affection." 
 
Spelling. 
 
 159 
 
 Words which are often used for each other, but ivhich dif- 
 fer in Spelling, Pronunciation, and Signification. 
 
 Ac cept', to take. 
 Ex cept, not to take. 
 
 Ant, a small insect. 
 
 Aunt, uncle's ivife. 
 Ap prize', to give notice. 
 Ap praise, to fix the value. 
 
 Bran, chaff. 
 
 Brand, burning ivood. 
 Bust, head and shoulders. 
 Burst, to break. 
 
 Coun'cil, an 
 
 Coun sel, advice. 
 Di§ ea§e', sickness. 
 De cease, death. 
 
 7 
 Gen'ius, mental powers. 
 
 Ge nus, kind, or sort. 
 
 Loose, to untie. 
 
 Lo§e, to suffer loss. 
 Of (ov), concerning. 
 Off, at a distance. 
 
 Prin'ci pal, chief. 
 
 Prin ci pie, element. 
 Pint, four gills. 
 Point, a sharp end. 
 
 Set, to place. 
 
 Sit, to be seated. 
 Back, torture. 
 Wreck, a shattered vessel. 
 
 Words spelled alike, but differing in Accent, Pronun- 
 ciation, or Meaning. 
 
 A. buse', ill treatment. Desert, a wilderness. 
 
 A bu§e, to treat rudely. De §ert', to forsake. 
 
 Xc'cent, force of voice. Xn'sult, an affront. 
 
 Ac cent' , to place the accent In stilt', to affront. 
 Au'gust, name of a month. Mm'ute, sixty seconds. 
 Au gust', splendid. Mi nute', small. 
 
 Close, compact. 
 
 Clo§e, to unite. 
 Con'tract, an agreement. 
 Con tract', to bargain. 
 
 Con'test, a dispute. 
 
 Con test', to contend. 
 Coiir'te sy, civility, respect. 
 Coiirte'sy, act of respect. 
 
 Present, a gift. 
 
 Pre §ent', to give. 
 Rec'orcl, a register. 
 Be cord', to register. 
 
 Rise, increase, ascent. 
 
 Bi§e, to ascend. 
 In val'id, of no force. 
 In va lid', a disabled person. 
 
160 
 
 Proper Names. 
 
 
 
 Names of Men. 
 
 1. - 
 E'nocn 
 
 
 A'bram 
 
 Lu'ther 
 
 Abel 
 
 I ra 
 
 Ly man 
 
 A mos 
 
 I saac 
 
 Mo §es* 
 
 A sa 
 
 Ja bez 
 
 Na than 
 
 A saph 
 
 Ja cob 
 
 Pe ter 
 
 Be la 
 
 Ja red 
 
 Reu ben 
 
 Caleb 
 
 Jo nas 
 
 Si las 
 
 Cy rus 
 
 Jo §eph 
 
 Si mon 
 
 Da vid 
 
 Hi ram 
 
 Titus 
 
 E nos 
 
 Le vi 
 
 2. 
 fid ward 
 
 Za doc 
 
 Ab'ner 
 
 Sam son 
 
 Al bert 
 
 Eg bert 
 
 Sal mon 
 
 Al fred 
 
 Fran cis 
 
 TAom as 
 
 Al vin 
 
 Fes tus 
 
 Will iam 
 
 An drew 
 
 Hor ace 
 
 Wal ter 
 
 Brad ford 
 
 Jes se 
 
 Mar tin 
 
 Cal vin 
 
 Nym phas 
 
 Ar thnr 
 
 Ed gar 
 
 Phil ip 
 
 Her bert 
 
 Ed mund 
 
 Rich ard 
 
 Mor gan 
 
 Ed win 
 
 Bob ert 
 
 3. 
 Fred'er ic 
 
 Lew is 
 
 A'bra ham 
 
 Smi'e on 
 
 A ri el 
 
 Ga bri el 
 
 Nich o las 
 
 E phra im 
 
 Greg o ry 
 
 01 i ver 
 
 Ar chi bald 
 
 Gid e on 
 
 Tim o thy 
 
 Ar te mas 
 
 I§ ra el 
 
 El ka nah 
 
 Bar na bas 
 
 Josh u a 
 
 Zeb u Ion 
 
 Am a sa 
 
 Jon a than 
 
 The o dore 
 
 An t/io ny 
 
 Lem it el 
 
 Ju li lis 
 
 Ben ja mm 
 
 Sam u el 
 
 Phin e as 
 
 £hrist o pher 
 
 Sol o mon 
 
 Dan i el 
 

 Proper Names. 
 
 
 Al phe'us 
 
 4. 
 Cor ne'li us 
 
 fib en e'zer 
 
 Thad de us 
 
 E'ze ki el 
 
 Hez e Id ah 
 
 Da ri us 
 
 E li a 1dm 
 
 Zed e ki ah 
 
 Syl va nus 
 
 Na than i el 
 
 Jer e mi ah 
 
 A bi el 
 
 G-a ma li el 
 
 Zach a ri ah 
 
 E li as 
 
 Ti mo the us 
 
 O ba di ah 
 
 E li sha 
 
 The oph i lus 
 
 Ke he mi ah 
 
 A pol los 
 
 E liph a let 
 
 E le a zer 
 
 Syl ves ter 
 
 Bar thol o mew 
 
 Al ex an der 
 
 
 Names of Women, 
 ■t 
 
 Di'nah " 
 
 Al'ice 
 
 Nan'cy 
 
 Ju dith 
 
 An nis 
 
 Pol ly 
 
 Ei nice 
 
 Dor eas 
 
 Phil lis 
 
 Plie be 
 
 £st/i er 
 
 01 ive 
 
 Ra chel 
 
 Ellen 
 
 Sally 
 
 Bho da 
 
 Fran ces 
 
 Mar tha 
 
 Sa rah 
 
 Han nah 
 
 Pat ty 
 
 Su san 
 
 Hel len 
 
 Bet sy 
 
 £hloe 
 
 Hul dah 
 
 2. 
 Har'ri et 
 
 Lau ra 
 
 Xb'i gail 
 
 Pris cil'la 
 
 As e nath 
 
 Tab i tha 
 
 Cla ris sa 
 
 Cath a line 
 
 Mar ga ret 
 
 Sa 16" me 
 
 Car o line 
 
 Is a bel 
 
 El mi ra 
 
 Ad a line 
 
 Lii ci a 
 
 Eliza 
 
 Em e line 
 
 A man'da 
 
 Ma ri a 
 
 Deb o rah 
 
 Mi ran da 
 
 So phi a 
 
 De li a 
 
 Lu cin da 
 
 Lu ere tia 
 
 Dor o thy 
 
 Be lin da 
 
 Lou i sa 
 
 Lyd i a 
 
 Me lin da 
 
 Elizabeth 
 
 Em i ly 
 
 Re bee ca 
 
 La vin i a 
 
 El ea nor 
 
 Su san na 
 
 Hen ri gt'ta 
 
 161 
 
 14* 
 
162 Reading. 
 
 The Orphan. 
 
 i. 
 I saw a little lamb to-day, 
 
 It was not very old ; 
 Close by its mother's side it lay, 
 
 So soft within the fold : 
 It felt no sorrow, pain, or fear, 
 While such a comforter was near. 
 
 2-, 
 Sweet little lamb, you cannot know 
 
 What blessings I have lost ; 
 Were you like me, what could you do, 
 
 Amid the wintry frost ! 
 My clothes are thin, my food is poor, 
 And I must beg from door to door. 
 
 3. 
 
 I had a mother once, like you, 
 
 To keep me by her side : 
 She cherished me, and loved me too, — 
 
 But soon, alas ! she died. 
 Now, sorrowful and full of care, 
 I 'm lone and weary everywhere. 
 
 4. 
 I must not weep, and break my heart, 
 
 They tell me not to grieve ; 
 Sometimes I wish I could depart, 
 
 And find a peaceful grave : 
 They say such sorrows never come 
 To those who slumber in the tomb. 
 
 5. 
 'T was thus a little orphan sung, 
 
 Her lonely heart to cheer : 
 Before she wandered very long, 
 
 She found a Savior near : 
 He bade her seek his smiling face, 
 And find in heaven a resting place. 
 
United States, and Seats of Government. 163 
 
 New 
 England 
 
 or 
 Eastern 
 States. 
 
 Middle 
 States. 
 
 Southern 
 States. 
 
 Western 
 States. 
 
 ' Maine Au gus ta. 
 
 New Hampshire .... Con'cord. 
 
 Ver mont' Mont pel'ier. 
 
 Mas sa chu'setts .... Bos'ton. 
 
 ' D , -i f 1; 3 ( Prov'i dence. 
 
 Khode Id'and. . . . j NeW , p5rt _ 
 
 «, w w ~ A ( Hart'ford. 
 
 Connecticut. . . . ¥ _ Vj-r 
 
 ( -New Ha'veu. 
 
 New York' Al'ba ny. 
 
 New Jersey Tren'ton. 
 
 Penn syl va/ni a . . . . Har'ris biirg. 
 
 Del'a ware Do'ver. 
 
 r Ma'ry land . : . . . An nap'o lis. 
 
 Vir gm'i a Rich'mond. 
 
 North Car o li'na . „ . Ra/leigh. 
 South Car o li'na ... Co lum'bi a. 
 
 Geor'gi a Mil'ledge ville. 
 
 Al a ba'ma ...... Tiis ca 166'sa. 
 
 Mis sis srp'pi Jack'son. 
 
 Lou i §i a/na New Or'le an§. 
 
 Flor'j da .' Tal la has'se'e. 
 
 Tex'as Aus'tin.^" 
 
 Ten'nes see Nash'ville. 
 
 Ken tuck'y Frank'fort. 
 
 hi'o Co lum'bus. 
 
 In di an'a In dian ap'o lis. 
 
 II li nois' Sprmg'field. 
 
 Mis sou'ri Jeffer son. 
 
 Mich'i gan . . . . . . De troit'*. 
 
 Ar kan sas' Little Rock. 
 
 1 ow'a I ow'a Cit'y. 
 
 District. — Co lum'bi a . . . 
 Territories. — Mis sou'ri. 
 
 Or e gon. 
 
 Wash'ing ton. 
 Ind'ian. 
 
164 
 
 Proper Names. 
 
 
 Selected from 
 
 the New Tests 
 1. 
 Ro'mans 
 
 menl 
 
 
 Ja/son 
 
 Ca/na 
 
 
 V 
 
 Ste'phen 
 
 Si don 
 
 Ba lak 
 
 Ra hab 
 
 
 Ath ens 
 
 Ce dron 
 
 Cae sar 
 
 Ra ma 
 
 
 Ru fus 
 
 Pa phos 
 
 Ce phas 
 
 Sy char 
 
 
 ■ Je sus' 
 
 Chi os 
 
 Ju das 
 
 Ca naan 
 
 
 Tar sus 
 
 Sa mos 
 
 He brew 
 
 Ba laam 
 
 9 i 
 
 
 Cor inth 
 
 A'dri a 
 
 Eph'e siis 
 
 £• sh 
 
 Lu'ci us 
 
 
 Phar'i sees. 
 
 Ca ri a 
 
 Laz a rus 
 
 A si a 
 
 
 Syr a cuse 
 
 Ne re us 
 
 Gal i lee 
 
 Ly si a 
 
 
 Naz a r.eth 
 
 Pro te us 
 
 Sad du cee 
 
 =; My si a 
 
 
 Bab y Ion - 
 
 Na a man 
 
 Gal li o 
 
 Ponti us 
 
 
 Sil o am 
 
 Ju pi ter 
 
 Ap pi i 
 
 Ter ti us 
 3. 
 
 
 Gol go tha 
 
 Ga la/tians 
 
 Ci li"c 
 
 E raan'u el 
 
 E phe sians 
 
 Co los' 
 
 si ans 
 
 Eu 
 
 roc ly don 
 
 Ba rab bas 
 
 Co rin 
 
 thi ans 
 
 Sa mar i tans. 
 
 Jo an na 
 
 A the 
 
 ni an§ 
 
 Is car i ot 
 
 Ar chip pus 
 
 He ro 
 
 di ans 
 
 Ca 
 
 per na um 
 
 Au gus tus 
 
 Je ru sa lem 
 
 Beth sa i da 
 
 The Old and Neiv Testaments. 
 
 1. The Bible is divided into the Old Testament and 
 the New Testament. The word Testament means ivill. 
 These Testaments contain God's will, — what God chooses 
 his creatures should do. 
 
 2. The first part of the Bible is called the Old Testa- 
 ment, because it was written first. The New Testament 
 is called New, because it was written last. 
 
 3. The Old Testament was written in the Hebrew 
 language. It is the history of the people once called 
 Hebrews : they have since been called Jews. 
 
 4. The New Testament was written in the Greek Ian- 
 
The Old and New Testaments. 165 
 
 guage. The first four books of the New Testament are 
 Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These books are some- 
 times called Gospels. They are four histories of Jesus 
 Christ ; they were written by four good men who loved 
 Christ. 
 
 5. Besides these Gospels, the New Testament contains 
 the Epistles and the Revelation. 
 
 6. Children see Romans, Corinthians, Ephesians, writ- 
 ten over the top of the pages of the New Testament. They 
 see, also, James, Peter, Jude. Romans, Corinthians, and 
 Ephesians, mean the Letters of Saint Paul to the people who 
 lived at Rome, at Corinth, and at Ephesus. James, Jude, 
 Peter, mean Letters written by James, Jude, and Peter. 
 
 7. We read in the New Testament of the Temple, the 
 Synagogue, Scribes, and Pharisees : young children do not 
 know what these words mean. 
 
 8. The temple was a very great and beautiful church ; 
 it was built by king Solomon. 
 
 9. Synagogues were smaller churches, where the minis- 
 ters taught the people. 
 
 10. There are, at this time, different sorts, or sects, 
 of Christians ; — there are Presbyterians, Episcopalians, 
 Baptists, and Methodists. There were, in the time of our 
 Savior, different sects of Jews. The Pharisees were one 
 sect of Jews. The Pharisees pretended to be better than 
 other people : they pretended to be better than they were. 
 This is to be a hypocrite. 
 
 11. Before printed books were used, people had no other 
 books than those which were written with a pen. The people 
 who wrote the books were called scribes or ivriters. Books 
 were first printed a little more than four hundred years 
 ago. Before that time, Bibles were very scarce ; and none 
 but the rich could afford to buy one. Now they cost but 
 little ; and every child that can read may have a Bible or 
 a New Testament. 
 
166 
 
 Figures and Numbers. 
 
 One 
 Two 
 
 Three 3 
 
 Four 4 
 
 Five 5 
 
 Six 6 
 
 Seven 7 
 
 Eight .8 
 
 Nine 9 
 
 Ten 10 
 
 Eleven 11 
 
 Twelve .- • 12 
 
 Thirteen 13 
 
 Fourteen 14 
 
 Fifteen 15 
 
 Sixteen 16 
 
 Seventeen • • ■ • 17 
 
 Eighteen 18 
 
 Nineteen 19 
 
 Twenty 20 
 
 Twenty-one • • • 21 
 
 • • -I. 
 
 • II. 
 
 • III. 
 •IV. 
 
 • V. 
 •VI. 
 YII. 
 
 Till. 
 
 IX. 
 
 • X. 
 
 XI. 
 
 XII. 
 
 • XIII. 
 
 • XIV. 
 
 ■ • • XV. 
 
 ■ ■ XVI. 
 XVII. 
 
 XVIII. 
 
 • XIX. 
 ■ • XX. 
 
 XXI. 
 
 Twenty-two • 
 Twenty-three 
 Twenty-five 
 
 Thirty 
 
 Thirty-one • 
 Forty • 
 Fifty • • 
 Sixty • • 
 Seventy 
 Eighty • 
 Ninety 
 One hundred 
 Two hundred 
 Three hundred 
 Four hundred 
 Five hundred- 
 Six hundred- • 
 Seven hundred 
 Eight hundred 
 Nine hundred 
 One thousand- 
 
 22 
 
 23 
 
 25 
 
 30 
 
 31 
 
 40 
 
 50 
 
 60 
 
 70- 
 
 80 
 
 90 
 
 100 
 
 200 
 
 300 
 
 400 
 
 500 
 
 300 
 
 700 
 
 800 
 
 900 
 
 1000 
 
 -•xxn. 
 
 - ■ XXIII. 
 
 • xxv. 
 ...xxx. 
 
 • • XXXI. 
 
 XL. 
 
 . . : . . • L. 
 LX. 
 
 • • • LXX. 
 
 • LXXX. 
 
 XC. 
 
 C. 
 
 CC. 
 
 • • • CCC. 
 
 • • cccc. 
 
 D. 
 
 DC. 
 
 ••• DCC. 
 •DCCC. 
 DCCCC. 
 M. 
 
 One Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty-five, 1835. 
 MDCCCXXXV. 
 
 Names of the Months, with the number of Days in each. 
 
 ( March 
 
 Spring, ■< April • 
 
 (May • 
 
 5 June 30 
 July 31 
 August 31 
 
 31 ( September 30 
 
 30 Autumn, 1 October 31 
 
 31 (November 30 
 
 J December • • • • 31 
 January 31 
 February 28 
 
 THE LORD'S PRAYER. 
 
 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy 
 kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
 us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we 
 forgive those who trespass against us ; and lead us not into temp- 
 tation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and 
 the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 
 
Abbreviations. 
 
 167 
 
 An abbreviation is a part of a word, which, for want of room, or to save 
 time, is written instead of the whole. In some abbreviations we use only 
 the first letters, as N. for North; N. W. for North- West. Sometimes we 
 take the first letter and the last, as Vt. for Vermont. Sometimes we write 
 the first syllable of a word, Chap, for Chapter; and sometimes we take 
 parts of words in some other language, as Id. for Idem, — a Latin word 
 which signifies tlie same. 
 
 Gen. Genesis. 
 Ex. Exodus. 
 Lev. Leviticus. 
 Numb. Numbers. 
 Deut. Deuteronomy. 
 Sam. Samuel. 
 Chron. Chronicles. 
 Ez. Ezra. 
 Ps. Psalms. 
 Prov. Proverbs. 
 Eccl. Ecclesiastes. 
 Isa. Isaiah. 
 Jer. Jeremiah. 
 Lam. Lamentations. 
 Ezek. EzeUel. 
 
 Jan. January. 
 Feb. February. 
 Apr. April. 
 Aug. August. 
 Sept. September. 
 Oct. October. 
 Nov. November. 
 Dec. December. 
 
 Me. Maine. 
 N. H. New Hampshire. 
 Vt. Vermont. 
 Mass. Massachusetts. 
 ' R. I. Rhode Lsland. 
 Conn, or Ct. Connecticut. 
 N. Y. New York. 
 N. J. iVew Jersey. 
 Pa. Pennsylvania. 
 
 I. 
 
 Dan. Daniel. 
 
 IIos. Ilosea. 
 
 Zeph. Zephaniah. 
 
 Mat. Matthew. 
 
 Horn. Romans. 
 
 Cor. Corinthians. 
 
 Gal. Galatians. 
 
 Eph. Ephesians. 
 
 Phil. Philippians. 
 
 Col. Colosslans. 
 
 Thes. Thessalonlans. 
 
 Tim. Timothy. 
 
 Heb. Hebrews. 
 
 Pet. Peter. 
 
 Rev. Revelation. 
 2. 
 
 N. AortA. 
 
 S. South. 
 
 E. £as/. 
 
 W. Wetf. 
 
 N. E. North-East. 
 
 N. W. xVortA- 17e^. 
 
 S. E. South-East. 
 
 S. W. Sow^-TFes*. 
 3. 
 
 Del. Delaware. 
 Md. Maryland. 
 Va. Virginia. 
 N. C. ATortA Carolina. 
 S. C. >Sbu£A Carolina. 
 Ga. Georgia. 
 Ala. Alabama. 
 Miss. Mississippi. 
 La. Louisiana. 
 
168 
 
 Abbreviations. 
 
 Ten. Tennessee. 
 Ken. Kentucky. 
 O. Ohio. 
 
 N. A. North America. 
 
 S. A. >Sbu?7i America. 
 
 XJ. S. United States. 
 
 K E. New England. 
 
 Mich. Michigan. 
 
 D. C. District of Columbia. 
 
 Ark. Arkansas. 
 
 Flor. F/or/c/a. 
 
 Can. Canada. 
 
 U. C. Upper Canada. 
 
 Abp. Archbishop. 
 Att'y. Attorney. 
 Bart. Baronet. 
 Capt. Captain. 
 Col. Colonel. 
 Com. Commodore. 
 Const. Constable. 
 Dea. Deacon. 
 Dept. Deputy; 
 Dr. Doctor or Debtor. 
 Esq. Esquire. 
 Gen. General. 
 
 Pres. President. 
 Prof. Professor. 
 Regr. Register. 
 Rep. Representative. 
 Rev. Reverend. 
 Sen. Senator. 
 Serv. Servant. 
 
 A. or Ans. Answer. 
 Acct. Account. 
 Bbl. i3o?Te/. 
 
 Ind. Indiana. 
 111. Illinois, 
 Mo. Missouri. 
 
 4. 
 
 L. C. Lower Canada. 
 N. B- iVew Brunswick. 
 N. S. iVbua /Scoria. 
 G. B. Crrea* Britain. 
 Eng. England. 
 Scot. Scotland. 
 Lond. London. 
 Phila. Philadelphia. 
 Bait. Baltimore. 
 N. O. iVew Orleans. 
 
 5. 
 
 Gent. Gentleman. 
 Gov. Governor. 
 Hon. Honorable. 
 Jun. or Jr. Junior. 
 Kt. Knight. 
 Ld. Pore?. 
 Lieut. Lieutenant. 
 Maj. Major. 
 Mr. Master or Mister. 
 Mrs. Mistress or Missis. 
 P. M. Pos* Mzster. 
 St. Saint. 
 
 6. 
 
 Chas. Charles. 
 Geo. George. 
 Jas. James. 
 Jno. Jo7m. 
 Jona. Jonathan. 
 Theo. Theophilus. 
 Win. William. 
 
 7. 
 
 B. C. Pe/ore Cftris*. 
 Bp. Bishop. 
 
 C. or Cent. ^4 hundred. 
 
Abbreviations. 
 
 169 
 
 C. C. P. Court of Common Pleas. 
 
 Co. Company. 
 
 Com. Commissioner. 
 
 Cr. Credit. 
 
 C. S. Court of Sessions. 
 
 Cwt. Hundred weight. 
 
 Cts. Cents. 
 
 Do. or Ditto, The same. 
 
 Ep. Epistle. 
 
 Ed. Edition or Editor. 
 
 Ex. Example. 
 
 Exr. Executor. 
 
 Fol. PoZ/o. 
 
 Hund. Hundred. 
 
 Hhd. Hogshead. 
 
 lb. or Ibid. TAe scwze. 
 
 d. a penny. 
 
 dwt. pennyweight. 
 
 dr. dram. 
 
 grs. grains. 
 
 i. e. £/ia£ is. 
 
 lb. a pound in weight. 
 
 £ a pound in money. 
 
 p. pa#e. 
 
 pp. pages. 
 
 oz. ounce. 
 
 Id. T%e same. 
 
 Km. Kingdom. 
 
 Messrs. Gentlemen or &Vs. 
 
 MS. Manuscript. 
 
 MSS. Manuscripts. 
 
 Lat. Latitude. 
 
 Lon. Longitude. 
 
 Math. Mathematics. 
 
 No. Number. 
 
 N. S. iVew iSityte. 
 
 O. S. Ota %Ze. 
 
 O. T. Ota Testament. 
 
 N. T. iVew Testament. 
 
 Pari. Parliament. 
 
 P. O. Posi 0/?toe. 
 
 S. J. C. Supreme Judicial Court. 
 
 8. 
 
 q. farthing. 
 
 q. s. a sufficient quantity. 
 
 qr. quarter of a cwt. 
 
 qt. (/wan;. 
 
 pt. j>?m£. 
 
 s. shilling. 
 
 v. or ver. verse. 
 
 v. or vi'de, see. 
 
 viz. to wnY or namely. 
 
 yd. yarrf. 
 
 A. B. Bachelor of Arts. 
 
 A. D. in $e year of our Lord. 
 
 A.M. Mister of Arts. 
 
 A. M. in fAe year q/" ^e world. 
 
 A.M. Before noon. 
 
 A. C. Before Christ. 
 
 B. D. Bachelor of Divinity. 
 T>. D. Doctor of Divinity. 
 G. R. George the King. 
 LL. D. Doctor of Laws. 
 
 L. S. 2^e PZace o/*fo? SeaZ. 
 15 
 
 M.D. Doctor of Physic. 
 
 N. B. Ta/ce notice. 
 
 Per cent. .By $e hundred. 
 
 Philom. Lover of learning. 
 
 P. M. Afternoon. 
 
 R. i£m<7. 
 
 S. T. D. Doctor of Divinity. 
 
 S. T. P. Professor of Divinity. 
 
 ss. Tb zu/7 or namely. 
 
 ult. 27*e tasf. 
 
 &c. ^4rcd so forth. 
 
170 
 
 Quotations from Latin-. 
 
 Quotations from the Latin Language explained. 
 
 Ad libl-tum, at pleasure. 
 Ad in-fin-i'tum, without limit. 
 Ad va-lo'rem, according to 
 
 value. 
 A for-ti-o'ri, for stronger 
 
 reasons. 
 A'li-as, otherwise. 
 Al'ma ma'ter, university. 
 An'gli-ce, in English. 
 A pos-te-ri-o'rl, from effect 
 
 to cause. 
 A pri-oli, from cause to 
 
 effect. 
 Ar-ca'na, secrets. 
 Bo'na fide, in' good faith. 
 Com'pos nien'tis, of sane 
 
 mind. 
 Con a-mole, with love. 
 De no'vo, anew. 
 Del gra'ti-a, by the grace 
 
 of God.' ' 
 De jule, by right. 
 Drain' a-tis per-so'nae, char- 
 acters represented. 
 Ec'ce ho'mo, behold the man. 
 E plu'ri-biis u'num, one of 
 
 many. 
 fir-ra/ta, errors. 
 Ex of-fi"ci-o, officially. 
 fix parle, on one side. 
 Ex post fac'to, done after- 
 
 ivards. 
 
 Fac sim'i-le, close imitation. 
 
 Fi'nis, end. 
 
 For'ti-ter in ■ re, firm in ac- 
 tion. 
 
 Gra'tis, for nothing. 
 
 Ha/be-as cor'pus, you may 
 have the body. 
 
 Hie ja'cet, here he lies. 
 
 In lo'co, in the proper place. 
 
 In stat'u quo, in the former 
 state. 
 
 In to'to, in the whole. 
 
 Ip'se dixit, he said it. 
 
 Ip'so fac'to, by the fact it- 
 self. 
 
 I'teni, also, liheivise. 
 
 Ju're di-vi'no, by divine right 
 
 Mag'na £har'ta, the great 
 Charter. 
 
 Malum in se, an evil in 
 itself. 
 
 Me-men'to nio'ri, forget not 
 . death. 
 
 Murium in par'vo, much in 
 a little. 
 
 Ne plus ul'tra, nothing be- 
 yond. 
 
 Nolens volens, ivilling or 
 not. 
 
 Per an'nurn, by the year. 
 
 Per di'em, by the day. 
 
 Per se, alone or by itself. 
 
Quotations from French. 
 
 171 
 
 Pro St con, for and against. 
 
 Pro bo'no pub'li-co, for the 
 public good. 
 
 Pro for'ma, /or /orm's sake. 
 
 Pro iem.'])q-re, for 'the time. 
 
 Quon'dam, former. 
 
 Quan'tuni suffi-cit, a suffi- 
 cient quantity. 
 
 Quid nunc ? wAa£ wow f 
 
 Sanc'tuni sanc-to'rum, the 
 holy of holies. 
 
 Se-cun'dum ar'tem, accord- 
 ing to art. 
 
 Si'ne dii'e, no day agreed 
 upon, without day. 
 
 Si'ne qua non, indispensa- 
 ble requisite. 
 
 Sub ro'sa, privately. 
 
 Su'i gen'e-ris, of a peculiar 
 
 land. 
 Sum'mum bo'nmn, greatest 
 
 good. 
 Te De'um, a hymn of praise. 
 U'na vo'ce, unanimously. 
 U'ti-le diil'ci, useful with 
 
 agreeable. 
 Ul-ti-ma'tuni, the last offer. 
 Ye'to, a prohibition. 
 Ver-ba'tim, word for word, 
 Yer'sus, against. 
 Yi'a, by the way of. 
 Yl'ce, in the room of. 
 Yi'ce ver'sa, the reverse. 
 Yi'va vo'ce, with the living 
 
 voice. 
 
 Quotations from the French Language explained. 
 
 Am a teur', an admirer. 
 
 Xp-ro-pcV, to the purpose. 
 
 Bag-a-telle', trifle. 
 
 Beau (bo), a man of fash- 
 ion, a fop. 
 
 Beau monde, the gay world. 
 
 Belles-let'tres, polite learn- 
 ing. 
 
 Bil-le£-d6ua/, love letter. 
 
 Bon-moi', a jest. 
 
 Bon-ton' (bon-tong) ^fashion. 
 
 B6u-doir' (bcklwbY) , a small 
 private apartment. 
 
 Cap a pie, from head to foot. 
 
 Carte-blanche', uncondition- 
 al terms. 
 
 Chef-d'oeu'vre, (she-do vr), 
 masterpiece. 
 
 Ci-de-yant (se-de-vong'), 
 formerly. 
 
 Gftup de grace', finishing 
 stroke. 
 
 G§up de main', sudden en- 
 terprise. 
 
 Coup d'osil (c6 dal'), a 
 glance. 
 
172 
 
 Quotations from French. 
 
 De-bu^, beginning. 
 
 Dern-iei / res-sort' (deni- 
 er ar), last resort. 
 
 De-po?, store or magazine. 
 
 Pou-ceuY, a present. 
 
 Ec-la£', splendor, show. 
 
 En masse (ong-nias'), in a 
 mass. 
 
 En-nui (on-we'), tiresome- 
 ness. 
 
 Eaux pas (fo pa) , false step. 
 
 Jeii de mots (zhu), play 
 upon words. 
 
 Jeu d'es-pri£, play of wit. 
 
 L' ar-gent (lar-zhong'), mo- 
 ney. 
 
 Me-lange' ? a mixture. 
 
 Non-cha-lance', indifference. 
 Outre (chi-tra,'), absurd. 
 Per-diie', lost. 
 Pet'i£ niai'tre, a fop. 
 Pro-te-ge' (pro-te-zha') , a 
 
 person protected. 
 Rouge (rozh), red paint. 
 Sang froid (sang frwa), 
 
 coolness. 
 San§ ? without. 
 Sa-van£', a learned man. 
 Tete a tete (tat-a-tat) ? /«^ 
 
 to face. 
 U-nique', singular. 
 Val-e£ de chambre (varle 
 
 de shambr'), a footman 
 
 or. valet. 
 
 PEESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
 
 George Washington 1 789. 
 
 John Adams 1797. 
 
 Thomas Jefferson 1801. 
 
 James Madison 1809. 
 
 James Munroe • 181 7. 
 
 John Quinct Adams 1825. 
 
 Andrew Jackson 1829. 
 
 Martin Van Buren 183 7. 
 
 William Henry Harrison (died in office) 1841. 
 
 John Tyler 1841. 
 
 James K. Polk • 1845. 
 

 
 ORTHOGRAPHY. 
 
 Orthography teaches the nature and power of letters, and the method 
 of combining them in syllables according to common usage. 
 
 Letters are marks, or characters, representing sounds of the human 
 voice. 
 
 The letters of a language, taken together, are called its Alphabet. The 
 word alphabet is derived from the first two of the Greek letters, Alpha and 
 Beta. The Greeks took them from the Hebrew, Aleph and Beth. 
 
 The English alphabet consists of twenty-six letters. 
 
 [For definitions of vowels and consonants, and of syllables, diphthongs, 
 and triphthongs, see pages 124, 147. For sounds of the vowels and con- 
 sonants, see the * Key," page 8, and the table for exercises in articulation, 
 page 15. To the last paragraph, on page 16, it was intended to add the 
 following: — " The full or long sound of o should be preserved in this 
 class of words.''] 
 
 The correct pronunciation of words is called Or'tho-e-py. 
 
 X, at the beginning of words, sounds like z; as, Xerxes, pronounced 
 Zerxes. 
 
 C, in a few words, sounds like z ; as, suffice, pronounced suffize. 
 
 WORDS. 
 
 A primitive word is not derived from any other word or words in the 
 language ; as, mill, care, able. 
 
 A derivative word is formed from a primitive word by some change 
 or addition ; as, miller, care/ess, unable, ably. 
 
 A simple word is not formed by uniting other words ; as, rail, hand. 
 
 A compound word is formed by joining two or more words ; as, rail- 
 road, hand-book, common-place-book. 
 
 SPELLING. 
 
 Spelling is the art of expressing words by such letters as common usage 
 sanctions. Many words admit of two or more different ways of spelling. 
 See Worcester's " Comprehensive Dictionary," page 253, &c. 
 
 Prevailing usage is to be learned by observing the practice of the stand- 
 ard authors of the present day, and by consulting those dictionaries that 
 are commonly received as authority for correct spelling. 
 
 PvULES FOR SPELLING. 
 Rule I. — A single final consonant after a single vowel is doubled in 
 wards of one syllable, and in words accented on the last syllable, when 
 another syllable beginning with a vowel is added; as, tan, tan'ner,tan'ning, 
 tanned; rob, rob' her, rob'bing, robbed; wed, wed 'ding, wccl 'dest, iced' 'ded ; refer', 
 referring, refer' rest, referred' ; begin', begin 'ner, begin' ning, begin 'neth ; commit', 
 commit' tee, committing, commit'ied. 
 15* 
 
174 
 
 Rules for Spelling. 
 
 The final consonant is not doubled. -» 
 
 1. When it is preceded by a diphthong ; as, bait, bait 1 ing, bait 'eel ; seem, 
 seem' ing, seemed ; poor, poor' 'er, poor 'est ; defraud', defraud' ing, defraud' ed. 
 
 2. When it is preceded by another consonant; as, plant, plant'ing, 
 plant' ed ,- exact', exact' ing, exact' ed ; disturb', disturb' er, disturbing, disturbed'. 
 
 3. When the accent is not on the last syllable ; as, differ, differing, 
 differed; mer'it, mer'iting, mer'ited ; ben' efit, benefiting, ben'eftedj.gar'dm, 
 gar'dener, gar'dening. 
 
 The usage, in respect to words ending in I, is not settled. In many 
 words, though not accented on the last syllable, I is doubled by most 
 writers of the present day ; as, trav'cl, traveller ; coun'sel, coun'sellor. 
 According to general usage, kidnap and worship double the final letter ; as, 
 kidnapped, worshipped. 
 
 The letter x is never doubled ; as, wax, waxen ; tax, taxed. 
 
 When the additional syllable changes the accent, the final consonant is 
 not doubled ; as, confer', conference ; refer', reference, referee'. The word 
 excellence is an exception. 
 
 Rule II. — Words ending with a silent e, generally drop the e, on 
 taking another syllable beginning with a vowel ; as, waste, wast' ing ; 
 love, lov' ing ; prude, prud'ish; r ate, r a' table ; praise, prais 'er ; dense, den' sity ; 
 see, se'er, se'eth ; wise, wis'er, wis' est. 
 
 The letter e is retained. — 
 
 1. After c and g, when it is necessary to preserve their soft sound; as, 
 peace, peaceable ; change, changeable ; courage, courageous ; singe, singeing ; 
 service, serviceable. The e is retained in agreeable, disagreeable. 
 
 2. On taking another syllable beginning with a consonant ; as, large, 
 largely ; care, careful ; excite, excitement ; agree, agreement ; safe, safety ; 
 pale, paleness. 
 
 Exceptions. — Judgment, lodgment, argument, abridgment, acknowledg- 
 ment, duly, truly, wholly, awful, woful. 
 
 3. On adding ing in the following words, — shoe, hoe, toe, dye ; as, slwe- 
 ing, hoeing, toeing, dyeing. 
 
 In the words — die, tie, lie, vie — e is dropped, and i changed to y, on 
 adding ing ; as, dying, tying, lying, vying. 
 
 Rule III. — Words ending in f I, or s, after a single vowel, double 
 the final consonants ; .as, stuff, buff ball, fill, glass, moss ; exept, if, of, as, 
 is, has, his, ivas, gas, yes, this, us, thus. 
 
 Other final letters are not doubled ; as, tub, bad, log, hejn,man, map, war, 
 hat, Sec. ; except, add, ebb, egg, err, inn, odd, buzz. 
 
 Rule IV. — Words ending in y, after a consonant, change it into i, on 
 taking another syllable; as, happy, happily, happiness; merry, merrily, 
 merriment; pity, pitiful, pitiless ; holy, holier, holiest; glory, glorious, glorify, 
 glorified ; justify, justifier, justified, justijieth, justifies ; try, tried, trier, 
 tries. 
 
 Yk not changed, — 
 
 1. T "hcu it is preceded by a vowel ; as, boy, boys; play, plays, played; 
 obey, obeys, obeyeth, obeyed ; valley, valleys ; turkey, turkeys ; except in pay, 
 paid; lay, laid ; say, said, saith; day, daily. 
 
Mules for Spelling. . * 175 
 
 2. When ing is added ; as, dry, drying ; defy, defying ; multiply, mul- 
 tiplying. 
 
 3. When an apostrophe and the letter s are added; as, lady, ladys; — 
 enemy, enemy's. 
 
 Rule V. — Words ending in double consonants, retain both, on taking 
 another syllable ; as, bliss, blissful ; helpless, helplessness; stiff, stiffly. 
 
 The following words are exceptions : — bell, belfrey ; chill, chilness ; skill, 
 skilful; loill, wilful; full, fulfil; roll, enrolment; dull, dulness ; fid, fulness, 
 fulsome ; bull, bulwark. 
 
 Rule VI. — The plural of nouns is generally formed by adding s to 
 the singular ; as, book, books ; dove, doves ; coward, cowards ; monarch, 
 monarchs. 
 
 When the singular number ends in x, ss, sh, ch (as in church), es is 
 added to form the plural; as, box, boxes; class, classes; wish, wislies ; 
 church, churches. 
 
 Nouns that end in y, after a consonant, change y into i, and add es to 
 form the plural ; as enemy, enemies ; family, families. 
 
 Nouns ending in o, after a consonant, add es to form the plural ; as, 
 cargo, cargoes ; potato, potatoes ; buffalo, buffaloes ; except canto, cento, 
 grotto, junto, memento, portico, rotundo, salvo, solo, tyro, duodecimo, octavo, 
 quarto, and a few others, which add s only ; as, cantos, grottos, Sec. Nouns 
 ending in o, after a vowel, add s only to form the plural, — embryo, embryos; 
 studio, studios; folio, folios ; cuckoo, cuclcoos ; cameo, cameos. 
 
 Several nouns ending in /or fe form their plurals by changing /or fe 
 to ves; as, half, halves ; loaf loaves ; life, lives ; shelf shelves; knife, knives; 
 sheaf sheaves. Others, as chief fife, grief gulf, hoof proof safe, scarf, strife, 
 surf turf, and most of those ending inff form their plurals by adding s; 
 as, chief chiefs ; stuff, stuffs, Sec. Staff has staves in the plural, and wharf 
 has wharves, according to American usage, but the English use wharfs. 
 
 Rule VTI. — Compound words generally retain the spelling of the 
 words of which they are composed ; as, herein, whereof, ice-house. One e is 
 dropped in wherever, and words ending in II often drop one I ; as, already, 
 almost, withal, until. 
 
 Note. — In the termination ed, it is usual to say that d only is added, 
 when the word ends in e ; but we may consider the e as dropped, and ed 
 added, according to Rule II.; as, waste, wast'ed; decide, decid' ed ; love, 
 lov'ed ; accrue, accru'ed. 
 
 When the termination ed follows p, k, f c soft, s, th sharp, sh, ch, and x, 
 it sounds like t ; as, whipped, picked, chafed, laced, ceased, earthed, wished, 
 touched, taxed. The d, in words of other* terminations, except d and t, is 
 joined to the last consonant, and the e is silent ; as, robed, caged, filled, 
 charmed, fanned, barred, showed, gazed, raved, breathed. 
 
 The ed forms a syllable when added to words ending in d or t ; as, 
 mend'ed, plant 1 ed. 
 
 The words learned, blessed, beloved, See. when used as adjectives, are pro- 
 nounced, learn' ed, bless' ed, belov'ed; as, a learn' ed man; the bless' ed Savior ; 
 the belov'ed apostle. 
 
176 
 
 Derivation. 
 
 DERIVATION. 
 
 PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES. 
 
 In order to understand the structure of our language, it is important to 
 learn the meaning of the initials and terminations of derivative words, or 
 the meaning of their prefixes and suffixes. 
 
 A Prefix is a letter, syllable, or word, placed at the beginning of some 
 other word, to change or modify its meaning ; as, holy, unholy ; rule, mis- 
 rule; fix, prefix. 
 
 A Suffix or Affix is a letter or letters, sjdlable or syllables, placed 
 at the end of other words to change and modify their meaning ; as rule, 
 ruler ; hard, harden, hardly, hardship ; favor, favorite, favoritism. 
 The following are some of the most common Prefixes. 
 
 1. English Prefixes. — A, be, mis, tin. 
 
 A signifies on, in, to, or at; as, ashore, asleep, aground, afar. 
 Be signifies upon, over, or to make ; as, oesprinkle, fcedaub, oeealm. 
 Mis signifies ill, or wrong ; as, mismanage, mistake, misdeed. 
 Un signifies not; as, wnable, ifnjust, twiclean, wnmoved. 
 
 2. Latin Prefixes. — A, ah, or abs, signifies from ; as, avert, absolve, 
 abstract. 
 
 Ad signifies to or at ; as, adjoin, adverb. This prefix and some others 
 change the last letter to that with which the primitive word begins ; as, 
 accord, a/firm, aogrieve, a/mex, a/lude, append, assign, &c. 
 
 Ante signifies before ; as, antedate, antechamber, antediluvian. 
 
 Circum signifies around ; as, circn?nscribe, circumnavigate. 
 
 Con, and the forms it takes, signifies together, or with ; as, confirm, coexist, 
 compress, collect, commix, corrupt. 
 
 Contra, or counter, signifies against ; as, contradict, countermand. 
 
 De signifies down ox from ; as, depend, depart, debar, debark. 
 
 Dis, di, or difi signifies separation, out, not, or to take away ; as, dissolve, 
 displace, dissever, discourtesy, diverge, diffuse, differ. 
 
 Ex, or e, with its forms, signifies out, out of; as ; extend, evaporate, effuse. 
 
 Extra signifies beyond; as, extraordinary, extrajudicial. 
 
 In, with its forms, signifies not; as, incorrect, ionoble, iifegal, immortal. 
 It sometimes strengthens the meaning of the simple word ; as, inflame, 
 incite: but in other cases it signifies in, into, on, or upon; as, incase, infuse, 
 impress. It is sometimes changed to em or en; as, embrace, enchant, 
 engrave, embody, enjoin, encumber.. 
 
 Inter signifies between; as interchange, interline,- inteijection. 
 
 Intro signifies within, or into ; as, introvert, introduce, introduction. 
 
 Ob, with its forms, signifies in the way, against, up, dozen ; as, oostruct, 
 occur, offend, oppose, oppress. 
 
 Per signifies through; as, perambulate, pervade, perspire. 
 
 Pre signifies before ; as, predispose, premature, preposition. 
 
 Pro signifies forth, for ward, or beforehand ; as, produce, prolong, proscribe. 
 
 Re signifies back, again, anew ; as, refit, return, reconquer. 
 
 Ret™ signifies backwards ; as, retrograde, retrospect, retrocession. 
 
 Se signifies aside, apart, out ; as, seduce, select, seclude, secrete. 
 
Derivation. 177 
 
 Sub, with its forms, signifies under, or after ; as, subscribe, subdivide, 
 •oppress, success, suffer, suspend. 
 
 Super, or sv.r, signifies above, or over ; as, superfine, surplus. 
 
 Trans signifies across, over, or beyond; as, transatlantic, transcribe, trans- 
 pose, transform, transgress, transfer, transmit. 
 
 Ultra signifies beyond, or extreme: as, uftramarine, wftra-liberal. 
 3. Greek Prefixes. — A, or an, signifies not, or without; as, atheist, 
 anarchy, anonymous, apathy, anomalous. 
 
 Anti, or ant, signifies against; as, aniimason, antagonist, antipathy. 
 
 Hyper signifies above, or over ; as, hypercritical, hyperbole. 
 
 Syn, sym, syl, or sy, signifies with, or together ; as, synonymous, sympathy, 
 sy/logism, system, synopsis, symphony, synonyme. 
 
 The following are the most common Suffixes. 
 
 1. Those that denote the person who does a thing, or who is in a certain 
 state or condition ; as, an or ian, publican, politician ; ant, accountant ; ar, 
 beggar; ard, drunkard ; ary, missionary ; ate, graduate; ee, trustee; eer, 
 auctioneer; en£, student; er, baker; ist, botanist ; tie, favorite; ive, captive ; 
 or, actor; ster, songster. 
 
 2. Those that relate to things ; implying, 1st, state or condition, being or 
 state of being ; as, acy, obstinacy ; age, bondaae; al, denial; once, guidance/ 
 ence, providence ; ency, tendency ; hood, hardiAooa 7 ; ion, action ; ment, banish- 
 ment ; mony, testimony ; ness, goodness ; ship, hardship ; th, warmth ; ude, 
 quietude ; tude, multitude ; ty or ity, casuahy, ability ; y, mastery : — 2d, the 
 place ivhere, or the thing that ; as, ary, infirmary, library ; ery, nursery ; ory, 
 factory ; dom, kingdom : — 3d, little, smalt, or young ; as, cle, particte; cwfe, 
 ule, animalcule, globute ; kin, ling, lambkin, duckZing ; och, hillock ; — 4th, 
 doctrine or science of;- as, ics, mechanics; ism, galvanism : — 5tb, the thing 
 done or made ; as, ice and flee, service, notice, edifice, orifice : — 6th, state, 
 power, or an of; as, ure, departure, culture, exposure, architecture. 
 
 3. Those that signify belonging or relating to, being or having, full of 
 quality of, mode of little of, resembling ; as, able, detestaote ; ac, demoniac ; 
 al, nationa/ ; ant, triumphant ; ar, globular ; ary, planetary ; ate, temper- 
 ate ; en, wooden ; ent, abstinent ; escent, convalescent ; Jul, joyful ; ial> 
 partial ; i6/e, crediWe ; ic or ical, angelic, politico^ ; id, florio 7 ; He, juvenite ; 
 ine, crystalline; ish, whitish ; ive, destructive ; like, childlike; ly, hardly; 
 ous, glorious; ose, verbose; ory, contradictory ; ward, backward ; y, flowery. 
 Less denotes want of or not having ; as, feartess, boundtess. 
 
 4. Those that signify to make, to give, to put, or to take ; as, ate, commu- 
 nicate ; en, lengthen ; fy, justi/y ; ish, admonisn ; ize, civilize. 
 
 PKIMITIVE WOEDS FKOM THE LATIN. 
 
 Ago, actum, to act ; cedo, cessum, to go, to yield; capio, captum, to take; 
 accipio, acceptum, to accept ; cerno, cretum, to separate, to discern ; credo, 
 creditum, to believe; curro, cursum, to run; dico, dictum, to speak; duco, 
 ductum, to lead ; facio, factum, to make or do ; afficio, affectum, to affect ; 
 fero, latum, to carry ; frango, fractum, to break ; gradior, gressus, to go by 
 degrees; lego, lectum, to gather, to read ; ludo, lusum, to play ; mitto, mis- 
 £um, to send; pello, pulsum, to drive; plico, plicatum, to fold; pono, 
 
178 
 
 Derivation. 
 
 positum, to place; porto, portatum, to bear or carry ; possum, posse, to be 
 able ; prehendo, prehensum, to take hold of; premo, pressum, to press ; 
 quaeso, qusesitum, to ask ; rogo, rogatum, to request ; rumpo, ruptum, to 
 break ; scio, to know; scribo, scrip turn, to write ; seco, sectum, to cut ; sedeo, 
 sessum, to mt ; sentio, sensum. to think ; sequor, secutus, to follow ; servio, 
 servitum, to serve; spondeo, sponsum, to promise ; statuo, statutum, to set 
 up; constituo, constitutum, to establish ; s to, sta turn, to stand; strub, struc- 
 tum, to build; sumo, sumptum, to take; tango, tactum, to touch; teneo, 
 tentum, to hold ; traho, tractum, to draw ; trudo, trusum, to thrust ; vado, 
 vasum, to go ; valeo. to be well ; vello, vulsum, to pull, to tear; verto, versum, 
 to turn; venio, ventum, to go, to come; video, visum, to see; vineo, victum, 
 to conquer ; voco, vocatum, to call ; volvo, volutum, to roll. 
 
 By leaving off the last syllable of the above Latin words, — that is, 
 the o and the um, — it will immediately be seen, that they constitute the 
 foundation, or root, of many English words. By applying prefixes and 
 suffixes, proper English words may be formed, with an occasional slight 
 variation of the spelling : for example, take the verb verto, versum, or vert, 
 vers ; leaving off o and um, we have advert, convert, divert, invert, obvert, 
 revert, subvert ; and from vers we have version, diversion, inversion, con- 
 version, perversion, reversion, subversion, verse, adverse, converse, diverse, 
 inverse, perverse, reverse, transverse, subversive, — twenty- three words, — in 
 all of which the primitive meaning to turn may be traced. The number 
 might be increased to more than two hundred. 
 
 For extended treatises on the subject of derivation, teachers and pupils 
 may be referred to Oswald's " Etymological Dictionary," or M'Elligott's 
 " Analytical Manual." Definitions of prefixes and suffixes may be found 
 in the " Sequel " to Goldsbury's " Common School Grammai*," and under 
 the head of " Etymology," in his treatise on " The Black Board." 
 
 ERRORS IN ARTICULATION AND PRONUNCIATION. 
 
 There are many prevalent errors in articulation and pronunciation 
 which teachers will find fully described in Russell's " Lessons in Enun- 
 ciation ; " or, in the " Elements of Musical Articulation," by Messrs. 
 Russell and Mason : or, briefly in the " Introduction to the American 
 Common School Reader and Speaker," by Messrs. Russell and Goldsbury. 
 In the above-named works will also be found copious exercises in Articu- 
 lation and Enunciation. A table of the elementary sounds of the language 
 is inserted, page 15 of this Spelling Book. These should be practised till 
 they can be uttered with ease and correctness. For the combinations of 
 consonants, in initial and final syllables, teachers can write suitable exer- 
 cises on the black board ; or, giving one example, require their pupils to 
 select others, and practise the same, till all the combinations used in 
 English words become familiar, and can be properly enunciated in con- 
 nection with the various sounds of the vowels. 
 
 The too common vulgarisms of ketch for catch, git for get, gineral for 
 general, Gawd for God, sence for since, jest for just, yender for yonder, and 
 many others, are sometimes heard in the school-room. Special pains 
 should be taken to correct them at the very commencement of a child's 
 attendance at school, 
 
_ 
 
 PHONOTYPIC ALPHABET 
 
 
 CONSONANTS. 
 
 
 
 VOWELS. 
 
 
 Type. 
 
 Example of Sound. 
 
 Name. 
 
 Type. 
 
 Example 
 
 of Sound. Name. 
 
 PP 
 
 rope 
 
 P 
 
 pi 
 
 1 i 
 
 feet 
 
 e 
 
 i 
 
 B b 
 
 ro&e 
 
 b 
 
 bi 
 
 I i 
 
 fit 
 
 I 
 
 it 
 
 Ef 
 
 safe 
 
 f 
 
 ef 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 S s 
 
 mate 
 
 a 
 
 s 
 
 V v 
 
 save 
 
 V 
 
 vs 
 
 
 
 
 
 M m 
 
 sum 
 
 m 
 
 am 
 
 E e 
 
 met 
 
 S 
 
 et 
 
 W w' 
 
 wet 
 
 w 
 
 WS 
 
 2E £6 
 
 pare 
 
 k 
 
 se 
 
 T t 
 
 fate 
 
 t 
 
 ti 
 
 a a 
 
 psalm. 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 D d 
 
 facte 
 
 d 
 
 di 
 
 A a 
 
 Sam 
 
 a 
 
 at 
 
 r t 
 
 loath 
 
 th 
 
 it 
 
 
 
 
 
 a a 
 
 loathe 
 
 m 
 
 di 
 
 o 
 
 caught 
 
 §, or o 
 
 e 
 
 S 3 
 
 seal 
 
 s 
 
 es 
 
 o 
 
 cot 
 
 5 
 
 ot 
 
 Z z 
 
 zeal 
 
 z or s 
 
 ZZ 
 
 Uu 
 
 wrn 
 
 ii 
 
 U 
 
 L 1 
 
 fall 
 
 1 
 
 el 
 
 U u 
 
 up 
 
 u 
 
 ut 
 
 E r 
 
 for 
 
 r 
 
 rs 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 omen 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 N n 
 
 sun 
 
 n 
 
 en 
 
 
 
 
 
 Yy 
 
 yet 
 
 y 
 
 ys 
 
 UJ m 
 
 fool 
 
 6 
 
 VI 
 
 Cc 
 
 cAew 
 
 ch 
 
 Q« 
 
 U u 
 
 Ml 
 
 u 
 
 ut 
 
 Jj 
 
 Jew 
 
 ior * 
 
 js 
 
 ¥ u 
 
 news 
 
 ii 
 
 U 
 
 8J 
 
 mesh 
 
 sh 
 
 if 
 
 
 
 
 
 Kg 
 
 measure 
 
 zh 
 
 3i 
 
 COMPOUND VOWELS. 
 
 
 C c 
 
 cake 
 
 £ or k 
 
 cs 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gg 
 
 
 
 
 i i 
 
 high 
 
 I 
 
 i 
 
 S®0 
 
 g 
 
 g£ 
 
 
 
 
 
 K n 
 
 sum/ 
 
 ng 
 
 15 
 
 $ 6 
 
 hoy 
 
 °y 
 
 6 
 
 Hh 
 
 hope 
 
 h 
 
 hs 
 
 TS * 
 
 how 
 
 oft 
 
 s 
 
 Note. — Phonotypy is tbe art of printing by types or characters repre- 
 senting the elementary sounds of the voice. The above Phonotypic 
 Alphabet is that used by Messrs. Andrews & Boyle, of Boston, Mass. 
 It corresponds with Mr. Worcester's notation of sounds, wanting only 
 the intermediate a. The names of the short or stopped vowels as it, et, at, 
 ot, ut, ut, are given for the convenience of printers ; but in spelling, they 
 should be named without the consonant t, as i, e, a, o, u, u. A few hours' 
 practice will enable a person to pronounce them by themselves with 
 nearly as much ease as he pronounces the full vowels. " 
 
180 
 
 Multiplication Table. 
 
 PAEABLE OE THE SOWER: 
 
 IN PHONOTYPIC LETTERS. 
 
 Bihold, dssr went vt s sour tui so : And it csm tui pas, az hi sod, 
 sum fel bi di ws sid, and di Mz ov di ser csm and divsrd it up. And 
 sum fel on stoni graid, hwser it had not i\rt ; and imidietli it sprarj up, 
 bicez it had no dept ov urt : But hwen di sun woz up, it woz scercjt ; 
 and bicez it had no ruit, it widurd aws And sum fel amurj ternz, and 
 di ternz grui up, and qoct it, and it yilded no fruit. And udujr fel on 
 gud gmtd, and did yild fruit dat spran up and incrist ; and bret fort, 
 sum turti, and sum sicsti, and sum s hundred. And hi sed untui dem. 
 Hi dat hat irz tui hir, let him hir. 
 
 MULTIPLICATION TABLE. 
 
 1 2 3 4| 5 
 
 4 6 
 
 8 10 
 
 9 12 15 
 
 12 16 20 
 
 10 15 20 25 
 
 6 12 18 
 
 7 14 21 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 1624 
 
 18 
 
 27 
 
 20[30 
 
 2233 
 
 2436 
 
 24 
 
 28 
 
 32 
 
 36 
 
 40 
 
 44 
 
 48 
 
 30 
 
 35 
 
 40 
 
 45 
 
 50 
 
 55 
 
 60 
 
 6 71 8{ 9 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 24 
 
 14 16 18 
 
 21 24 27 
 
 28 32 36 
 
 30 35 40 45 
 
 10| 11 12 
 
 20 22 
 
 30 33 
 
 40 44 
 
 50| 55 
 
 36 
 
 42 
 
 48 
 
 54 
 
 60 
 
 6Q 
 
 72 
 
 42 43 54 
 
 49 56 63 
 
 56 64 72 
 
 63 72 81 
 
 70 80 90 
 
 77 88 99 
 
 84|96 108 
 
 60 1 66 
 
 70 77 
 
 80| 88 96 
 
 90' 99 108 
 
 100 
 
 110 
 
 120 
 
 110 
 
 121 
 
 132 
 
 24 
 
 36 
 
 48 
 
 60 
 
 72 
 
 84 
 
 120 
 
 132 
 144 
 
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