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McGuffey, W. H.

"McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book"

bowled, did bowl.
bait, a lure. bourn, a limit.
bate, to lessen. borne, carried.
base, low; vile. bow, a weapon.
bass, a part in music. beau (bo), a man of dress.
beach, the shore. break, to sever by force.
beech, a kind of tree. brake, a thicket.
beat, to strike. bruise, to crush.
beet, a vegetable. brews (bruz), does brew.
bin, a box. by, near.
been (bin), existed. buy, to purchase.

Lesson 85.
berth, a sleeping-place. cast, to throw.
birth, coming into life. caste, an order or class.
braid, to weave. cede, to yield.
brayed, did bray. seed, to sow; to scatter.
breach, a gap. coarse, not fine.
breech, the hinder part. course, way; career.
broach, a spit; to pierce. dam, mother of beasts.
brooch, an ornament. damn, to condemn.
but, except. cane, a reed; a staff.
butt, a cask; a mark. Cain, a man's name.
call, to name. ceil, to line the top of
caul, a kind of net-work. seal, a sea animal.

Lesson 86.
DICTATION EXERCISES.
The ensign would not sign the paper. His design was known. He maligned his
rival, and suffered condign punishment. A benign face. He was arraigned
after the campaign. He deigned not to feign surprise. Squirrels gnaw the
bark. He affirmed it with phlegm. The knight carried a knapsack.


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