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McGuffey, W. H.

"McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book"

He had a
knack for rhymes. She knew how to knead the dough. They cut the knot with
a knife. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day. The knave had hard
knuckles, but little knowledge.

Lesson 87.
Sounds of O and U.
con'dor sol'id or'ange spon'dee
doc'trine loz'enge os'trich toc'sin
cos'tive of'fal pomp'ous jock'ey
fos'sil of'fice pon'tiff mot'ley
frost'y ol'ive prom'ise nos'trum
ton'nage nov'el cum'brous buck'le
won'der boot'y cus'tard bus'tle
won'drous move'ment flour'ish dud'geon
wont'ed stuc'co hun'dred dun'geon
wor'ry buz'zard hus'band lunch'eon

Lesson 88.
Short Sounds of Vowels.
doub'le bed'stead eb'on fend'er
knuck'le cher'ub eph'od heav'y
nour'ish cres'cent es'sence heif'er
south'ern crev'ice eth'ics jeal'ous
frus'trate dex'trous feath'er jel'ly
rep'tile ster'ile brim'stone ab'bess
ref'use ves'tige dic'tate ad'junct
sen'tence wed'lock frig'ate dag'ger
skep'tic Wednes'day pil'lage bram'ble
speck'le zeal'ous trib'ute cal'lous

Lesson 89.
cell, a small room. cart, a vehicle.
sell, to barter away. carte, a bill of fare.
cent, a small coin. dear, costly; beloved.
sent, did send. deer, an animal.


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