etness.
bloat, to swell. new, not old.
blote, to dry and smoke. knew, did know.
board, a plank. gnu, a quadruped.
bored, did bore. limb, a branch.
bread, food. limn, to draw or paint.
bred, reared. arc, part of a circle.
blue, a color. ark, a vessel.
blew, did blow. prays, supplicates.
boar, the male swine. praise, honor.
bore, to pierce. preys, spoils.
Lesson 61.
Words accented on the last Syllable.
ab rupt' dis cuss' a cross' a gree'
an nul' de duct' a dopt' a sleep'
con struct' in duct' a loft' es teem'
in struct' re but' a non' de cree'
in trust' re sult' be long' de gree'
at tire' in vite' com port' dis close'
en tice' o blige' re port' dis pose'
en tire' per spire' con sole' re store'
in cline' sub lime' re pose' en throne'
in cite' sur vive' con voke' ex plode'
Lesson 62.
DICTATION EXERCISES.
Dost consider that dust thou art? He paid the servant his hire, and the
wages were higher than last year. With whoop and hurra they tore the hoop
from the barrel. The mower will cut more grass to-morrow. The foreign
consul took counsel with the enemy, and called a council of war. English
consols are high. Kings are sometimes guilty of flagrant wrongs. Many a
fragrant flower blooms unseen. He tore his clothes in a struggle to close
the door. His course toward that coarse lad was wrong.
Lesson 63.
Words accented on the first Syllable.
con'tact nos'tril cur'ry pun'gent
for'est prod'uct ful'crum rus'tic
hob'by prob'lem hud'dle rub'bish
loft'y ros'ter pub'lic sulk'y
log'ic tor'rent pub'lish sul'try
af'flux bank'rupt kin'dred scrib'ble
am'bush cam'phor pick'et trip'let
an'them hav'oc tick'et trick'le
an'nals hag'gard wick'et liz'ard
as'pect hatch'et in'voice vil'la
Lesson 64.
cam'bric de'ist cy'press trib'al
ca'dence e'qual Fri'day cri'sis
da'tive free'dom ice'berg hy'drant
na'tive need'ful li'bel sci'ence
pave'ment meet'ing mi'grate si'lent
duke'dom boun'ty pow'der boy'hood
dur'ance coun'ty prow'ess clois'ter
cu'beb cow'ard so
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