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McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book

by Alexander H. McGuffey

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Lesson 107

Monosyllables representing different Sounds.

straysleetstriketropecurse
achefleecetritegropehearse
bathesteersplicebrokepurge
lathespeechstripestrokescourge
plaintspheretithecloakverge
brainfiefyieldcrocksqueal
slavefieldfierceblockleague
quakethiefpierceflockplead
stavefiendtierceshocksqueak
plagueshriekniecemockheath

Lesson 108 Synthetic Exercises

Make Sentences containing the following Words.

bough, a branch of a tree. grieves, laments. bow, to bend. greaves, armor for the legs. brute, a beast. hew (hu), to cut; to chop. bruit, to noise abroad. hue, a color; dye. cite, to summon. Hugh, a man’s name. site, a situation. kill, to deprive of life. sight, the sense of seeing. kiln, a large oven. climb, to ascend. leaf, of a tree or book. clime, climate; region. lief, willingly; gladly. core, the inner part. maze, an intricate place. corps, a body of soldiers. maize, Indian corn. creek, a narrow inlet. mean, low; middle point. creak, a grating noise. mien, air; manner.

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