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MOVE, SÓN, WOLF, FOOT, MOON, ÔR; RULE, PU; EXIST; &=K; &=J; §=Z; QH=

No. 114.-CXIV.

THE SOUND OF a ÎN all (= aw) AND IN what (= ŏ).

squan' der slaugh' ter wan' der

au' thor

sau gy

plaud it

al ter

draw ers

gaud y

brawn y

fal ter

wal nut

taw ny taw dry

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fault y

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draw back

pau per

law suit

haw thôrn

al mōst

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The saucy stubborn child displeases his parents.

The peacock is a gaudy, vain, and noisy fowl.
The skin of the Indian is of a tawny color.

Paupers are poor people who are supported by a public tax.
Twenty-five cents are equal to one quarter of a dollar.

It is the business of a lawyer to give counsel on questions of law, and to manage lawsuits.

Walnuts are the seeds of walnut trees.

The Tartars wander from place to place without any settled habitation.

No. 115. CXV.

WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FIRST.

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BÄR, LÅST, €ÂRE, FALL, WHAT; HER, PREY, THÊRE; ŌET; BĨRD, MARÏNE; LINK;

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frǎe' tion

no tion

No. 116. CXVI.

WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FIRST.

mō'tion (-shun)

une' tion

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Lection is a reading, and lecture is a discourse.

Lectures on chemistry are delivered in our colleges.

A lotion is a washing or a liquid preparation.

A ration is an allowance daily for a soldier.

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MOVE, SON, WOLF, FOOT, MOON, ÔR; RULE, PULL; EXIST; ¤=K; &=J; §=Z; ÇH=8H

A mansion is a place of residence, or dwelling.

A fraction is a part of a whole number.
Fiction is a creature of the imagination.
Caution is prudence in the avoidance of evil.

Auction is a sale of goods by outcry to the highest bidder. Option is choice. It is at our option to make ourselves respectable or contemptible.

No. 117. CXVII.

WORDS OF FOUR SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND.

su prăm’a çy

com půl' so ry

ol fǎe to ry re frae to ry re fee to ry

pro lix'i ty un çẽr tain ty im mod est y diş hon est y so lil o quy hu mãn i ty a měn i ty

se ren i ty

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to pog ra phy

pro pen si ty

vi çin i ty
af fin i ty

ty pog ra phy hy drog ra phy phĭ los o phy a eăd e my e eŏn o my a nåt o my zo Ŏt o my e pĭph a ny phi lăn thro py mis an thro py pe rĭph e ry är til le ry

ver bos i ty

di vin i ty

ad ver si ty

in dem ni ty

di ver si ty ne çĕs si ty i den ti ty

so lem ni ty

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fra ter ni ty e ter ni ty bär bår i ty vul gar i ty

lon gěv i ty

ae elivity

dis par i ty
çe lĕb ri ty

na tiv i ty
ae tiv i ty

eap tiv i ty

hy drop a thy

fes tiv i ty

de liv er y

per plex i ty

a lǎe ri ty sin çer i ty çe ler i ty te mer i ty in teg ri ty

dis eov er y

eon vex i ty

dis til ler y

BÄR, LÅST, GÂRE, FALL, WHẠT; HĨR, PREY, THÊRE; ĢET; BĨRD, MARÏNE; LINK;

Theocracy is government by God himself. The government of the Jews was a theocracy.

Democracy is a government by the people.

Hydropathy, or water cure, is a mode of treating diseases by the copious use of pure water.

Geography is a description of the earth.
Biography is a history of a person's life.

Cosmography is a description of the world.

Stenography is the art of writing in shorthand,

Zoögraphy is a description of animals; but zoölogy means the same thing, and is generally used.

Topography is the exact delineation of a place or region.
Typography is the art of printing with types.

Hydrography is the description of seas and other waters, or the art of forming charts.

Philanthropy is the love of mankind; but misanthropy signifies a hatred of mankind.

The olfactory nerves are the organs of smell.

Idolatry is the worship of idols. Pagans worship gods of wood and stone. These are their idols. But among Christians many persons worship other sorts of idols. Some worship a gay and splendid dress, consisting of silks and muslins, gauze and ribbons; some worship pearls and diamonds; but all excessive fondness for temporal things is idolatry.

No. 118.-CXVIII.

WORDS OF FOUR SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND.

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WORDS OF FOUR SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND. UNMARKED, IN ate, DOES NOT HAVE ITS FULL LONG SOUND.

as sim'i late

eon tămi nate

prog nos tie āte

dis sem i näte

re erim i nate

per ăm bu lāte e jae ū lāte im mae u lāte ma trie ū late ģes tie ū lāte in Ŏe ū lāte eo ǎg ū lāte de pop ū lāte eon grăt ū lāte ea pĭt ū lāte ex post ū lāte a mål ga māte ex hil a rāte le git i māte, v. ap prox i māte eon eǎt e nāte sub ôr di nāte, v. o rig i nāte

a bom i näte pre dom i näte in těm per ate re gen er āte, v. Єo Ŏp er åte ex ǎs per ate eom miş er āte in vět er ate re ĭt er ate ob lit er ate e vǎe ū āte at těn u āte, v. ex ten u āte in ǎd e quate ef fĕet ū āte per pet ū āte as sǎs sin ate

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