(11.) Talents, Talons, (12.) Tenor, His talents are of a very high order. Let us keep the even tenor of our way. (13.) Thorough, He had to undergo a thorough examination. Through, The procession marched through the town. The 3 would not 5- the means by which he obtained a knowledge of some facts kept 7- by one of the claimants. His 2— was clever, but 8— and false. The 4— had another night of 5— before its departure. The 6- has great 11- and a 13knowledge of his art. Many specimens of ancient 6- adorn the niches of the 8-hall. Your young men shall 1-. He attended strictly to the 4prescribed by his medical adviser. The 1- regarding the destruction of Jerusalem was. literally fulfilled. When I paused to hear what answer he would give, I perceived that he was lost in a 3—. The gentleman left five hundred pounds to each of his three nephews, and the 10- of his money and property to charitable institutions. Under the feudal system, lands were held according to a 12of military service. After a 13- search, the heirs discovered the place where the miser had chosen to 7- his treasure. The nature of the composition had long been kept a 7-. Some specimens of ancient 6 have come down to our time. The 2 is sometimes placed after the word which it governs. (1) Ticket, Etiquette, (2.) Tour, Tower, (3.) Trope, Troupe, (4.) Turbid, Turbot, EXERCISE LXIV. He procured me a ticket for the Exhibition. They took a tour through the Highlands. To call a cunning person a fox is to make use of a trope. A troupe of performers visited the town lately. The waters were very turbid. We got the present of a fine turbot. (5.) Uttermost, Men have explored the uttermost parts of the earth. Outermost, His place was in the outermost row. The gentleman gave the order to his valet. (6.) Valet, Valid, (7.) Vial, He filled the vial with water. (8.) Warrant, The sheriff gave a warrant to search the mises. pre There was a wire-fence round the rabbit-warren. Warren, (9.) Write, Writhe, Be sure to write me a letter. The criminal was seen to writhe under the lash. The 8, in virtue of which they had arrested the prisoner, was discovered not to be 6-. I secured a 1— for the performance of the 3- of equestrians, but was forced to content myself with a seat in the 5- row. That gentleman's 6-pays great attento 1-. You should 9-an account of your visit to the 2 of London. The druggist put the liquid into a 7-. Our 2- extended to Switzerland. dinner there was a fine dish of 4-. The dog rushed into the rabbit-8-. At The waters were swollen and 4. He promised to do his 5-to assist us. After heavy rain, the waters of the stream are very 4. The boy has assigned no 6— excuse for his absence. PART III. SECTION I. RULES OF SPELLING FOR THE INCREMENTS OF WORDS. RULE I. Words ending with two consonants, or with any double consonant except 7, are not changed before 1. Form the present tense second person singular, the past tense, and the imperfect participle, of the following verbs-Paint, spell, knock, guess, tell, miss, tempt, yield, grant, ask, vex, laugh, hatch, wield, grasp, risk, hunt, guard, dash, command, perplex, design, connect, conform, apprehend, account, expound, animadvert, disturb, repress, intend, inform, protect, succumb, reprint, select, exert, surround, despatch. 2. Compare, and form nouns and adverbs from-Bold, warm, sharp, firm, fond, dark, apt, grand, thick, soft, calm. 3. Form nouns and adjectives from-Resist, exhaust, talk, corrupt, pass, discern, content, consist, respect. Exceptions. Some words ending in l drop one l before the affixes -ful, -ly, -less, or when compounded with another word. The most common are Note also two cases before the affix -ness, viz.: dulness, ful-ness, and the following words where an 7 is dropt on composition with a prefix, en-rol, un-til, with-al. EXERCISE LXVI You will find that a harder task than you expected. Having finished his story, he passed on, leaving me in greater wonder than before. With no small exertion, |