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The boatswain takes care of the ship’s rigging. Pewter is made chiefly of tin and lead. The fur of the beaver makes the best hats. The weaver weaves yarn into cloth. Oak trees produce acorns, and little animals eat them. Spring is the first season of the year. The planet Saturn has a bright ring around it. The mason puts a layer of mortar between bricks. The mayor of a city is the chief magistrate. Judas was a traitor: he be- trayed his master; that is, he gave him up to his enemies. The hair that is over the forehead is called a foretop. The farmer feeds his horse in a manger. We should be attentive and helpful to strangers. Firearms were not known a few hundred years ago. Parents deserve the kind treatment of children. The United States have a large extent of seacoast. The rainbow is a token that the world will not be drowned again; but the regular seasons will continue. A portrait is a picture bearing the likeness of a person. Mohair is made of camels’ hair. Pay the laborer his wages when he has done his work.
No. 89. – 91 Words
WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND.
du-ress, a-mass, re-pass, sur-pass, cui-răss, mo-rass, ac-çess, re- çess, ex-çess, con-fess, un-less, ca-ress, ad-dress, re-dress, ag- gress, trans-gress, de-press, re-press, im-press, op-press, sup- press, ex-press, dis-tress, as-sess, pos-sess, a-miss, re-miss, dis- miss, em-boss, a-cross, dis-cuss, ac-cost, ex-ha̤ust, ro-bust, ad- just, un-just, in-trust, dis-trust, mis-trust, un-mixt, be-twixt, a- vẽrt, sub-vert, re-vert, di-vert, con-vert (v.) per-vert (v.), a-lert, in-ert, ex-pert, de-sert, in-sert, as-sert, es-côrt (v.), de-port, re- port, im-pōrt (v.) com-port, sup-port, trans-port (v.), re-sôrt, as- sort, de-tort, re-tort, con-tort, dis-tort, ex-tort (v.), un-hurt, con- trast (v), a-midst, in-fest, sug-ġest, dī-ġest (v.), be-hest, mo-lest, ar-rest, de-test, con-test (v.), pro-test (v.), at-test, dĭ-vest, in-vest, be-quest, re-quest, sub-sist, de-sist, con-sist, per-sist, as-sist, un- twist, re-sist.
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