McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book

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. scent, odor; smell. due, owing; fit. chased, did chase. dew (du), moisture condensed. chaste, pure. clause, part of a sentence. doe, the female deer. claws, the nails of a beast. dough, unbaked paste. cord, a small rope. dram, a glass of spirits. chord, musical tones in hamony drachm, a small weight. fane, a temple. cote, a pen; a fold. fain, gladly. coat, an outer garment. feign, to pretend.