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WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FIRST. ain UNMARKED IS SOUNDED AS in; ot UNMARKED, AS ut.
chil-blāin, vil-lain, môrt-māin, plant-ain, vẽr-vāin, cûr- tain, dŏl-phin, sȯme-tīmes, tress-es, trap-pings, ăn-nals, ĕn-trails, mit-tens, sum-mons, fôr-çeps, pinch-ers, glan- ders, jaun-dĭçe, snuf-fers, stag-ḡers, man-ners, nip-pers, sçis-sors, cär-cass, cut-lass, cȯm-pass, mat-rass, mat-tress, ab-sçess, lär-ġess, end-less, zĕal-ous, jĕal-ous, pomp-ous, wȯn-drous, lep-rous, mon-strous, nẽrv-ous, tôr-ment, vest-ment, sẽr-pent, tŏr-rent, cŭr-rent, ab-sent, pres-ent, ad-vent, solv-ent, con-vent, fẽr-ment, sun-bûrnt, ab-bot, tûr-bot, fag-ot, mag-got, spig-ot, in-got, blȯod-shŏt, red-
hŏt, zĕal-ot, tap-r o͞ ot, grȧss-plot, buck-et, bū-gloss.
Chilblains are sores caused by cold. A curtain is used to hide something from the view. The colors of the dolphin in the water are very beautiful. The ladies adorn their heads and necks with tresses. A matrass is a chemical vessel used for distilling, etc.; but a mattress is a quilted bed. Annals are history in the order of years. A cutlass is a broad curved sword. A largess is a donation or gift. A bigot is one who is too strongly attached to an opinion. An ab-scess is a collection of matter under the skin. Good man-ners are always becoming; ill manners are evidence of low breeding. A solvent is that which dissolves something. Warm tea and coffee are solvents of sugar. Solvent, an ad- jective, signifies able to pay all debts. A summons is a no- tice or citation to appear.
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