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Filberts are small nuts growing in hedges. A ship or boat must have a ballast to prevent it from oversetting. The sinews are the tendons that move the joints of the body. The tendon of the heel is the main sinew that moves the foot. From the shoulder to the elbow to the hand there are two bones in the arm, but from the elbow to the hand there are two bones. The light is on one side of the body, and the shadow on the other. In old times there were no glass for windows. The farmer winnows chaff from the grain. The callow young means the young bird before it has feathers. Fallow ground is that which has lain without being plowed and sowed. A shallow river will not float ships. Some places on the Ohio River are at times too shallow for large boats. Cattle in South America are hunted for their hides and tallow.
No. 99. – 137 Words
WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FIRST.
rās-ūre, sēiz-ure, trēa-tĭse, līke-wise, dōor-case, stair-case, sēa- hôrse, brī-dal, feū-dal, ōat-meal, spī-ral, flō-ral, neū-tral, plū-ral, pōrt-al, brū-tal, vī-tal, ē-qual, sûr-feĭt, ān-ġel, ān-çient, wēa-sel, jew-el, new-el, crew-el (krṳ-el), trē-foil, wee-vil, snōw-ba̤ll, brīde-well, mōle-hill, fē-rīne, mīnd-fụl, pēace-ful, hāte-ful, wake-ful, guīle-ful, dole-ful, shame-ful, bane-ful, tūne-ful, hōpe- ful, câre-ful, īre-ful, dire-ful, ūse-ful, grāte-ful, spīte-ful, wāste- ful, fāith-ful, yoṳth-ful, gāin-ful, pain-ful, spo͞ on-ful, mōurn-ful, fēar-ful, cheer-ful, rīght-ful, frṳit-ful, bōast-ful, a̤ w-ful, law-ful, plāy-dāy, thra̤ ll-dom, wạtch-man, watch-fụl, free-dom, bọ-som, luke-warm, trī-form, glōw-worm, dē-ism, ōak-um, stra-tum, sēa- man, free-man, fōre-man, yeō-man, sāles-man, spōrts-man, brāin-pan, mŏn-ster, free-stōne, mīle-stone, grāve-stone, hāil- stone, hȳ-phen, au-tumn, au-burn, sauçe-pan, wa̤ r-fare, faç-ĭle, sẽrv-ĭle, dac-ty̆ l, duc-tĭle, mis-sĭle, doç-ĭle, rep-tĭle, fẽr-tĭle, hos- tĭle, sex-tĭle, flex-ĭle, vẽrd-ūre, ôrd-ure, fig-ure, in-jure, con-jure, pẽr-jure, plĕas-ure, mĕas-ure, trĕas-ure, çen-sure, press-ure, fis- sure, fract-ure, cult-ure, fixt-ure, cam-phor, grand-sīre, prom-ĭse, an-ĭse, tur-kēy, mor-tĭse, prac-tĭce, trav-erse, ad-verse, pack- hôrse, ref-ūse, man-dāte, ag-ate, leg-ate, frig-ate, in-grāte, phy̆ s- ic, jon-quil, sub-tĭle, fer-ṳle, con-dor.
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