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WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FIRST.
brāçe-let, dī-et, qui-et, sē-cret, pō-et, to-phet, eȳe-let, tū- mult, bōl-ster, hōl-ster, grā-ver, qua-ver, drī-ver, mā-jor, mī-nor, stū-por, ju-ror, prē-tor, tū-tor, prī-or, rā-zor, trē- mor, hū-mor, rṳ-mor, tū-mor, lā-bor, tā-bor, ō-dor, co-lon, dē-mon, ī-ron (i-urn), ā-pron, dew-lap, crṳ-et, bā-sis, ū- nit, crī-sis, grā-ter, fō-cus, mū-cus, bō-lus, fla-grant, vā- grant, tȳ-rant, de-çent, rē-cent, nō-cent, lū-cent, trī-dent, prṳ-dent, stū-dent, ā-ġent, rē-ġent, cō-ġent, sī-lent, cāse- ment, pave-ment, m o̤ ve-ment, mō-ment, çī-pher, vā-cant,
flū-ent, frē-quent, se-quent, rī-ot, pi-lot, bâre-fo͝ ot, prē- çept, pōst-script, o-vert, rṳ-by, spī-çy, need-y, crō-ny, pū-
ny, vā-ry, dū-ty, nā-vy, gra-vy, safe-ty, sṳre-ty, glō-ry, sto-ry, crā-zy, hā-zy, la-zy, dō-zy, slēa-zy, jas-per, bär- gain, cap-tain, çer-tain, mŭr-rain, vil-lain, vī-sor, slan- der.
Ladies sometimes wear bracelets on their arms. Watts was a very good poet; he wrote good songs. Rabbit hide themselves in secret places. A bolster is put at the head of a bed. Men in old age love a quiet life. A graver is a tool for engraving. A holster is a case for carrying a pistol. A driver is one who drives a team. A minor is a young person not twenty- one years old. Miners work in mines under ground. A juror is one who sits to try causes and give verdict according to evidence. A rose emits a pleasant flavor. Labor makes us strong and healthy. A colon is one of the stops in reading. Girls wear aprons to keep their frocks clean. Nero was a wick-ed tyrant at Rome. Every person should wear a decent dress. A major is an officer next above captain. A vagrant is a wandering, lazy fellow. Cedar is the most durable species of wood. A postscript is something added to a letter. The streets of cities are covered with pavements.
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