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No. 123. – 41 Words
WORDS IN WHICH ŧh HAS ITS VOCAL SOUND.
ēi-ŧher, nei-ŧher, hēa-ŧhen, clōŧh-ier (-yer), răŧh-er, faŧh- om, gaŧh-er, hiŧh-er, fur-ŧher, brĕŧh-ren, whiŧh-er, wheŧh- er, lĕaŧh-er, feaŧh-er, nĕŧh-er, weŧh-er, prĭŧh-ee, bûr-ŧhen, soŭŧh-ern, teŧh-er, ŧhiŧh-er, wiŧh-er, lăŧh-er, fä-ŧher, far- ŧhing, fûr-ŧhest, pŏŧh-er, broŧh-el, brȯŧh-er, wor-ŧhy (wur- thy), mȯŧh-er, smȯŧh-er, ȯŧh-er, wiŧh-ers, be-nĕaŧh, be- queaŧh, wiŧh-dra̤ w, an-ȯŧh-er, to-ḡeŧh-er, thêre-wiŧh-a̤ l, nev-er-ŧhe-less.
The heathen are those people who worship idols or know not the true God. Those who enjoy the light of the gospel, and neglect to observe its precepts, are more criminal than the heathen. All mankind are brethren, descendants of common parents. How unnatural and wicked it is to make war on our brethren, to conquer them, or to plunder and destroy them. It is every man’s duty to bequeath to his children a rich inheritance of pious precepts.
No. 124. – 29 Words
WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND.
ac-com-plish, es-tab-lish, em-bel-lish, a-bŏl-ish, re-plen-ish, dĭ-min-ish, ad-mon-ish, pre-mon-ish, as-ton-ish, dis-tin- guish, ex-tin-guish, re-lin-quish, ex-cul-pāte, con-trib-ūte, re- mon-strançe, em-broid-er, re-join-der
ADJECTIVES: e-nôr-moŭs, dis-as-trous, mo-ment-ous, por- tent-ous, a-bun-dant, re-dun-dant, dis-cor-dant, trī-umph-ant, as-sāil-ant, so-nō-roŭs, a-çē-tous, con-cā-vous.
A man, who saves the fragments of time, will accomplish a great deal in the course of his life. The most refined education does not embellish the human character like piety. Laws are abolished by the same power that made them. Wars generally prove disastrous to all parties. We are usually favored with abundant harvests. Most persons are ready to exculpate themselves from blame. Discordant sounds are harsh, and offend the ear.
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