McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book

Lesson 119

mode’, way; manner. nay, no. mowed, cut down. neigh, to cry as a horse. mule, an animal. nit, egg of an insect. mewl (mul), to squall. knit, to unite. mist, fine rain. gneiss, a kind of mineral. missed, did miss. more, a greater quantity. nice, delicate; fine. mow’er, one who mows. owe, to be bound. muse, to meditate. oh! alas! mews (muz), an inclosure. ode, a poem. owed, indebted. none, not one. one (wun), a single thing. nun, a religious woman. won, gained.

Lesson 120.

a mal’gam ate	cheese	e man’ci pate
as sas’sin ate	dirt	e rad’i cate
ca pac’i tate	bleak	e vac’u ate
co ag’u late	goad	a ban’don ment
con cat’e nate	slouch	in fat’u ate
con fab’u late	gone	in val’i date
con grat’ulate	scarf	be at’i fy
con tam’i nate	nerve	pro cras’ti nate
de cap’i tate	raid	re tal’i ate
e jac’u late	graze	e vap’o rate
e lab’o rate	stale	pre var’i cate