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E^L^^^SsS " -^ * •SSjIpB THE 1K- ilRST CONFEDEIlAT,E SPELLER. / B Y A N ASSOeiATION 01? SOUTHERN TEACHERS. ' K A S H V I L L E , TENN 1861. LIBRARY OF .^iiKmvJm}l}ii)!i.isj:^uj!}!JmimimmvJm)!mi.<^l!k^V-. KEITH M. RE AD CONFEDERATE COLLECTION iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiid = ftililfili'ii'ifiMMili'ii'iMilililiWiii'iMi'ilAli'iUilifilifilili'ii'ififii'ifi'iT THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER: ON A STRICTLY PHILOSOPHICAL AND PROGRESSIVE PLAN; IN WHICH THE TWO HCNBBED AND TWENTT-FOUB SIMPLE AND COMPOUSD S0UMB8 THAI FORM THE WORDS OP THE ENSLISH LANGUAGE ARE PRESENTED IN MONOSYLLABLES AND SYLLABLES; AND THB WORDS OP THB SAME CLAN, OP ONE, TWO, OB MORE SYLLABLES, ARE CLASSED IN TABLES, ACCORDING TO THEIR PECULIAR TERMINATIONS ; THE NUMBER OF WORDS IN EACH TABLE VARYING IN NUMBER, ACCORDING TO THE EXTENT OP THE RESPECTIVE ClAHS. BY AN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN TEACHERS. N A S H V I L L E , TENN 1861. Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1861, by JOHN B. M c F E R R I N , AGENT, in the office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, FIRST CONFEDERATE S I^ E L L E E T H E following brief exposition of the principal signs of the forty sounds and their substitutes, is designed to give the teacher a correct view of the many difficulties the learner has to contend with in consequence of the imperfect nature of the alphabet. The figures on the right refer to the principles in the author's "Treatise on Orthoepy." Long A and its substitutes, or the signs of the first sound. a is long in— hate, relate, baker, taper, range, haste, isolated, stranger. Substitutes for long A. at, in pain, 6 ay, in pray, 7 ei, in reign, 8 'ey, in they, 9 ea, in bear. 10 11 Long E and its substitutes, or the signs of the second sound. e is long in— mete, 13 deist. 14 Substitutes for long E. ee, in feel. 15 ea, in beam. 16 ei, in conceit. 17 ie, in grieve. 18 ey, in key. _ 19 i, in machine, 20 Long I and its substitutes, or the signs of fhe third sound. i is long in— time, 21 cider, ^ 22 mind, 23 idea, 24 diurnal, 25 concubine, 26 bibacious, 27 tyrannize. 28 (7) 8 THE riRST CONPEDEKATE SPELLER. Substitutes for long I. y, in cycle. y, in type, y, in typography. ie, in spies. ie, in die. ei, in height. ny, in buy. 29 30 31 32 83 34 35 Long O and its substitutes, or the signs of the fourth sound. o is long in— note, local, provide, toll, ford. Substitutes for long 0. oa, in boat. oe, in doe. ow, in flow. ow, in window. ou, in court. 00, in door. eau, in beau. 36 37 38 39 40 diaper, marry. Substitutes for short A. au, in laugh. ia. in social. ai, in plaid. 56 57 58 59 60 Short E and its substitutes, or the seventh sound. e is short in— met. 61 Substitutes for short E. ea. in dead. ^ 62 eo. in leopard. 63 a, ' n aoy. 64 ai, in against. 65 Sh ort I and its substifutei , or the eighth sound. 41 42 i is short in— 43 bit, 66 44 spirit. 67 45 vanity. 68 46 vision, 69 47 divan, 70 engine, 71 Long U and its substitutes, or 72 abusive. the signs of the fifth sound. prerogative. 73 u is long in— Substitutes for short 1. mute, 48 y, in system. 74 duty, 49 y, in holy. 75 singular. 50 y, in hydropic. 76, y, in oxygen. 77 Substitutes for long U. 78 ew, in dew. 51 e, in trumpet. 79 eu, in deuce. 52 a, in cabbage. ai, in captain. 80 Short A and its substitutes, or ey, in barley. 81 the sixth sound. ay, in friday. 82 a is short in— ci, in forfeit. 83 hat, 55 ie, iu dainties. 84 THE riEST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 9 iSkort O and its substitutes, or aw, in law. 106 the ninth sound. 107 oof, in broad. 108 o is short in— 109 pot, 85 ou, in bought. o, in form. 111 florid. 86 Close 0 and substitutes, or the Substitutes for short 0. thirteenth sound. a, in wad. 87 Short If and its substitutes, or o is close in— do. 113 the tenth sound. Substitutes for close 0. u is short in— 00, in moon. 114 bud. 88 ew, in grew. 115 Substitutes for short U. ou, in group. 116 o, in method. 89 oe, in shoe. 117 i, in bird. 90 a, in liar. 9 1 Middle U and substitutes, or the fourteenth sound, e, in baker. 92 y, in martyr. 93 u has a middle sound in— bash, 118 io, in motion. 94 blissful. 119 ou, in pious. 95 Substitutes for middle U. iou, in fractious. 96 eo, in dungeon. 97 00, in good. 120 00, in blood. 98 ou, in should. 121 o, in love. 99 o, in wolf. 122 Flat A and substitutes, or the Diphthongal 01 and substieleventh sound. tute, or the fifteenth sound. a is flat in— oi is diphthongal in— farmer, 101 boil, 123 far. 102 Substitutes for flat A. Substitute for diphthongal 01. 124 ea, in heart. 103 oy, in boy, Diphthongal OU and substiBroad A and substitutes^ or tute, or the sixteenth sound, the twelfth sound. ou is diphthongal in— a is broad in— sound. 125 small, 104 Substitute for diphthongal 0 U. war, 110 126 also. 112 ow, in now. Labial B, or the seventeenth Substitutes for broad A. somtd. 127 o, in formal. 105 10 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. Labial P, or the eighteenth Guttural G, or ihe twentyseventh sound. sound. 128 Hissing labial F and substi- g has a guttural sound in— ugly. 143 tutes, or the nineteenth sound. f has a hissing labial sound Guttural K and S'ubstitutes, or the twenty-eighth sound. in— fit. 129 k has a guttural sound in—-. kid. 144 Substitutes for hissing labial F. Substitutes for guttural K. ph, in phantasm. 130 145 gh, in laugh. 131 ck, in thick. q, in quell. 146 Hissing labial V, or the twenti- ch, in school. 147 eth sound. 132 gh, in hough. 148 Nasal M, or the twenty-first Guttural R, or the twentyninth sound. 149 sound. 133 Nasal JV) or the twenty-second Sharp TH, or the thirtieth sound. 150 sound. 134 Flat TH, or the thirty-first Dental D, or the twenty-third sound. 151 sound. 135 Hissing dental S and substiDental J and substitutes, or tutes, or the thirty-second the twenty-fourth sound. sound. s is hissing in— J has a dental sound in— sin, 152 jug, 136 drips, 153 Substitutes for dental J. focus, 154 g, in ginger, 137 miss, 155 d, in soldier. 138 discard, 156 mislike, 157 Dental L, or the twenty-fifth precise, 158 sound. 139 cohesive, 159 Dental T and substitute, or adversary, 160 the twenty-sixth sound. verse, 161 heresy, 162 t has a dental sound in— sensible, 163 tin, 140 ' tinsel, 164 Substitute for dental T. consult, 165 «i, in Stuffed. ' ""'^i THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. absent, transact, prospect, curiosity. 11 167 168 169 170 ss, in compassion. 192 t, in motion. 193 c, in social. 194 sc, in conscious. 195 ch, in champagne. 196 Substitutes for hissing dental S. 197 sc, in science. 171 cJi, in bench. c, in pronunciation. 198 c, in city. 172 Hissing dental Z and substi- Substitutes for hissing dental tutes, or the thirty-third ZH, or the thirty-fifth sound. s, in profusion. 199 sound. z, in glazier. 200 z has a hissing dental sound ss, abscission. 201 in— zeal, 173 Substitutes for hissing dental TSH, or the thirty-sixth Substitutes for hissing dental Z. sound. s, in rfbs. 174 202 s, in riches. 175 ch, in chip. 203 s, in rides. 176 tch, in witch. t, in fracture. 204 s, in morals. 177 s, in chasm. 178 Substitute for ihe sound of s, in dismiss. 179 HW, or the thirty-seventh s, in refuse. 180 sound. s, in clumsy, 181 toll, in when. 205 s, in visible. 182 s, in exercise. 183 Nasal NG and substitute, or thirty-eighth sound. s, in nasal. 184 s, in devise. 185 ng is nasal in— s, in season. 186 hang, 206 s, in presume. 187 Shtbstitute for nasal NO. c, in suffice. 188 finger. 207 X, in xebec. 189 n, in Hissing dental SH and sub- Labial W and substitute, or the thirty-ninth sound. stitutes, or the thirty-fourth w is labial in— sound. well. 208 sh has a hissing.dental sound in— shun. Substitute for labial W. 209 190 u, in quell. Substitutes for hissing dental SJT. The sound Y represents, or the ^nrtipfli sniind. 210 12 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. KEY. Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 1 represents the long a in fate, angel. 2 represents the flat a in far, father. 3 represents the broad a in fall, also. 4 represents the short a in fat, have. 1 represents the long e in me, deceit. 2 represents the short e in mit, discretion. 1 represents the long i in pine, height. 2 represents the short i in pin, captain. 1 represents the long o in no, shoulder. 2 represents the close o in-do, prove, soup. 3 represents the broad o in nor, fork, sort. 4 represents the short o in ndt, what, squab. 1 represents the long u in tube, juice. 2 represents the short u in tub, double. 3 represents the middle u in full, good. Flat th in this, these. Ch like k in school. Ch like sh in machine. S like z in ro^e, no^e. Children can be made acquainted with the rules by adopting the following simple method : The vowels sound like their name, or are long when they end a syllable; also, when a consonant and mute e are on their right. The vowels are short when a consonant is on their right. C is like k when a, o, u, 1, r, or t is on its right. C sounds like s when e, i, or y is on its right. G sounds like j when e, i, or y is on its right. A is broad when 11 l-^ ?- — '.'- ' *' " lif. «ff. THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 13 ALPHABET. BOVAN LETTIRg. a b c d e f g' h i j k 1 m n 0 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Q P q r s S t T u U V V W W X X y Y rz ITALIC ;LETTERS. a h c d e f 9 h A B C D E F a THE MANNER LETTERS SHOULD BE ARRANGED AND THE NAMES THET SHOULD HATE. a e i a e i 0 0 u b P f u be pe fe ve me ne de i I V J . k K I L m M n jsr 0 0 P p Q r R s 8 t T u U V V w W X X y Y m n d j 1 le t te g c h s je se ha se ex ze ka ku ra we J X z k q r W V 14 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON I.—a, h, i, 6,6, b, p, m, n, V, f—11. va fa ma na ba pa ve fe be pe me ne vi fi bi pi mi ni vo fo bo po mo no vu fu bu pu mu nu 1 1 1 [.EMImTs IN LESSON II.-- a , e, 1:, o, u, d. t;, Ij j , h, s—11. sa ha da ta la ja se de te le he je -si di ti li hi ji so do to lo ho jo su du tu lu hu ju ELEMENTS IN LESSON III.—4, ^, I, 6, u, z, r, k, sh, th, th—11. tha. tha ra ka sha za the the ke ze re she thi thi ri ki shi. zi sho tho tho ko zo ro thu ru ku shu zu t^u xTo teach children how to enunciate each sound correctly requires less labor on the part of the teacher than to impress upon their minds their dissimilarity. They should be informed that they should use their ears as much, if not more, than their eyes; and much patience and ingenuity will be necessary in order to impress upon their minds that letters are the siscns of sounds. THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 15 E L E M E N T S IN L E S S O N IV.—a, e, i, 6, A, b, P, 1, ^, f, g, r—12. bla ble bli bio blu pla pie pli plo plu sla sle sH slo slu fla fle fli flo flu gla gle gli glo glu I gra gre gri gro gru 1 1 1 1 1IMEN TS IN LESSON v.-—a, e. 1, o, u, b, hV, , t, d, f, k, 1—13. bra dra tra pra fra cla bre pre dre fre tre cle bri pri dri fri tri cli bro pro dro fro tro clo bru pru dru fru tru clu 1 1 1 I 1 1 IMEN TS IN LESSON VI.-—a, e. 1, o, u, k, r, s, t, p. n—11. era sera sta spa stra sna ere sere ste spe stre sne cri scri stri sti spi sni cro scro sto spo stro sno cru scru stru stu spu snu E L E M E N T S IN L E S S O N VII.—a, e, i, 6, 6, s, m, w, t, k—^10. sma sme smi smo smu wa we wi wo wu swa swe swi swo swu twa twe twi two twu qua que qui quo ska ske ski sko sku 16 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON VIIL—a, h, i, 6, 6, s, k, f, hw, sh, V, th, p—13. sea SCO §cu spha sphe sphi spho sphu ELEMENTS IN p, abe ape ebe epe ibe ipe obe ope ube upe wha whe whi who whu shra shre shri shro shru thra thre thri thro thru spra spre spri spro spru LESSON IX.—a, i , i, 6, A,b, m, n, f, V—11. ame ane afe ave eme ene efe eve ime ine ife ive ome one ofe ove ume une ufe uve ELEMENTS IN LESSON X.—a, h, \,6, t, 1, j , s—10. aje ale age ade ' ate eje ele ege ete ede ige iie ide ite ije oje ole oge ote ode uje uge ute ule ude A, a, ase ese ise ose use ELEMENTS IN LESSON XI.-—a, h, i, 6, u, s. z, k, r, th—10. ace ake aque aze are athe eke eque ere ethe ece eze ithe ike ique ire ize ice oke oque ore othe oce oze uke uque ure uze uce uthe THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 17 C E M E N T S IN.LESSON XII.—a, i, o, u, b, j , \ 1, r, k, s, f, p, d, m, n, v, g, sh, t, w—20. ' babe gibe lobe robe Cube ace face lace pace race dice lice mice nice rice vice cade fade gade shade jade lade made nade rade sade tade vade wade cede ELEMENTS IN LESSON XIIL—e,^ i, o, u, a, p, d, s, b, f, h, tsh, r, s, t, v, k, m, n, 1, w, p, j , g—24. pede sede bide cide fide hide chide ride side tide vide ode bode code mode node sude rode "• tude sode chafe lude safe nude fife rife wife page gage rage ELEMENTS IN LESSON XIV.—a, e, i, o, u, k, b, sh, 1, m, r, s, t, kw, w, d, p, tsh, j , v, y, g, h—23. ake bake cake shake lake make rake sake take quake wake eke dike like pike coke yoke choke buke joke - duke poke puke voke ale bale dale gale hale male ELEMENTS IN LESSON XV—a, i, o, u, e, p, 1, s, V, b, f, m, t, d, h, j , r, k, g, sh, n, th, tsh—23. pale sale vale iie bile file mile pik tile dole hole jole mole pole sole mule rule came dame game hame tame shame theme lame chime name lime same rime 18 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. E L E M E N T S I N L E S S O N X V L — i , o, a, e, t,fii, d, h, b, n, k, f, p, s, v, r, u, sh, ty^, 1, w — 2 1 , time dome home bane cane dane fane mane pane sane vane scene rene vene bine dine fine shine thine kine line mine nine pine vine sine rine wine bone cone ELEMENTS IN LESSON XVIL—o, u, a, i, a, h, n, 1, t, j, p, k, sh, r, m, b, d, f—18. hone lone tone June tune ape cape shape nape rape tape pipe ripe wipe cope tope mope pope rope type bare care dare fare hare share mare pare rare tare ELEMENTS IN LESSON XVIII.—a, e, i, o, u, w, J, s, r, f, h, m, v, p, t, kw, 1, k, d, g, sh—21. ware yare cere ferehere mere ser« vere fire hire mire pire sire tire quire wire lire ore core dore tore gore shore lore more sore tore wore yore cure ELEMENTS IN LESSON XIX.—u, a, i, d, r, j, t, m, n, dure jure lure mure nure p, s, b, s, k, tsh, v, s, d, f, g, h, 1, z—23. pure chase bate hate rate sure rase cate late sate ture vase date mate tate base cise fate nate vate case dise gate pate zate THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 19 ELEMENTS I N LESSON X X . — e , i, o, u, a, 1, t, m, b, s, d, k, n, V, r, f, p, g—18. lete mete bite cite dite kite lite mite nite rite site vite dote mote note rote tote VQ.te ute bute cute fute mute nute pute tute dyte lyte cave gave ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXL—a, i, o, sh, v, n, p, s, t, w, d, f, h, r, k, g, z, m, b, 1—20. dive shave maze wave cove nave blaze live . wove pave glaze five gaze save slave hive haze tave brave rive ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXII.—^, I J 1, ^5 o, u. b, p, m, n, f, t—11.* B pab bab fab tab mab nab peb feb beb teb meb neb pib bib fib tib mib nib pob fob bob tob mobnob pub bub fub tub mub nub 4 2 2 i 2 ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXIII. -a, e, 1, 6, u. d, b, 1, r, s, z, p—12. B sab zab lab dab rab pap seb zeb leb deb reb pep sib zib lib dib rib pip sob zob lob dob rob pop sub zub lub rub dub pup * Treatise, Principles 55, 61, 66, 85, 88. 20 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXIV.—^, I, f, 6,5, b, p, m, n, f, V, d—12. P dap nap fap vap dep nep fep vep dip nip fip vip dop nop fop vop dup nup fup vup 2 ^ 2 ELEMENTS IN LESSON X X V — a , 1, 1, 6, u, ; m—-12. t, p , 1, r, S, z, P zap sap rap lap tap mam mem zep sep rep lep tep mim zip sip rip lip tip mom zop sop rop lop top mum zup sup rup lup tup ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXVL—a, I , 1, 6, u, "b, ]tn, f, n, V, d—'.11. M bam pam nam dam fam vam dem bem fem nem vem pem dim vim bim pim fim nim dom bom fom nom vom pom dum vum bum pum fum num bap bep bip bop bup map mep mip mop mup 2 2 d ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXVII.—4, e, 1, 6, 2 J. m, 1, r, s1, z, n-- 1 2 . tam tem tim tom tum u, t, M ram sam lam rem sem lem rim sim lim rom som lom rum sum lum zam zem zim zom zum nan nen nin non nun 21 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXVIIL—4,1,!, 6, lu, m, n, p, b, f, V, d—12. N man men min mon mun pan pen pin pon pun ban ben bin bon bun fan fen fin fon fun van ven vin von vun dan den din don dun ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXIX.—4, h, f, <5, u, t, n, 1, r, s, z, V—12. N ran san zan ren sen zen rin sin zin ron son zon run sun zun ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXX.—4,1, f, V, b, p, m, n, d—12. tan ten tin ton tun Ian len Hn lon lun fav fev fiv fov fuv bav bev biv bov buv vav vev viv vov vuv f, 6, A, V pav mav mev miv mov muv nav nev niv nov nuv dav dev peV piv div pov dov puv duv LEMEINTS IN LESSON XXXI.—4, 1,1,6, t, V, 1, r, z, f—12 • V lav rav sav tav zav faf lev rev sev tev zev fef tiv liv riv siv ziv fif tov lov rov sov zov fof SUV tuv luv ruv zuv fuf 22 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXXII.—4, I, f, 6, u, V, f, b, m, n, d—11. P vaf baf paf maf naf daf vef bef pef mef nef def vif bif pif mif nif dif vof bof pof mof nof dof vuf buf puf muf nuf duf ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXXIIL—4, h,!, 6, u, t, f, 1, r, s, z, d—12. F taf laf raf saf zaf dad tef lef ref sef zef ded tif lif rif sif zif did tof lof rof sof zof dod tuf luf ruf suf zuf dud 4 2 2 a ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXXIV.-a, e, I, 6, fi, b, d, p, m, n, f, v—12. D bad pad mad nad fad vad bed ped med ned fed ved bid pid mid nid fid vid bod pod mod nod fod vod * bud pud mud nud fud vud ELEMENTS IN LESSON X X X V — 4 , I, !, 6, u, t, d, 1, s, r, z- -11. tad ted tid tod tud lad led lid lod Iud sad sed -sid sOd sud D rad red rid rod rud zad zed zid zod zud tat tet tit tot tut THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 23 ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXXVL—4, §, f, 6, u, b, t, p, m, n, f, V—12. bat bet bit bot but pat pet pit pot put mat met mit mot mut T nat net nit not nut fat fet fit fot fut vat vet vit vot vut 4 2 2 ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXXVII. —a, e, 1, 2 d, t,J[,s , r, z-- 1 1 . ^, dat det dit dot dut lat let lit lot lut T sat set sit sot sut rat ret rit rot rut zat zet zit zot zut lal lei lil lol lul 4 2 2 ELEMENTS ![N LESSON'XXXVIII. —a, e, 1, 6, fl ,b; . 1, P, m, n, f. V—12. L vai vel vil vol vul ELEMENTS IN LESSON XXXIX.—•4,1, f, 6, 2 , z, s--12. •d, 1, t, s L dal ral tal sal zal sas ses del tel zel sel rel sis dii til sil ril zil SOS dol toi zol sol rol sus dul tul zul sul rul bal bel bil bol bul pal pel pil pol pul mal mel mil mol mul nal nel nil noi nul fal fel fil fol ful 24 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON XL.—4, 1, f,6,fi,b, p, m, n, s, f, V --12. bas bes bis bos bus pas pes pos pus mas mes mis mos mus fas fes fis fos fus nas nes nis nos nus vas ves vis vos vus ELEMENTS IN LESSON XLL—4,1, f, 6, ft, d, s, 1, t,"r,, z—11. S das des dis dos dus las les lis los lus tas tes .tis tos tus !> ras res ris ros riis zas zes zis zos zuS ELEMENTS IN LESSON XLIL—4, I,!, 6, fi, h, b, p, m, n, f, v—12. H hab hap ham han haf hav heb hep hem hen hef hev hib hip him hin hif hiv hob hop horn hon hof hov hub hup hum hun huf huv ELEMENTS IN LESSON XLIII.—4,1, f, 6, fl, j , b, p, m, n, d, 1—12. J jab geb gib job jub. jap gep gip jop jup jam gem gim jom jum jan gen gin jon jun jad ged gid jod jud jal gel gil jol jul THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 25 ELEMENTS IN LESSON XLIV.—4,!, 6, fl, k, b, d, 1, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, f, g, rb, rl—19. C like K before A, O, L, R, and U. cab cap clys ' col cot cur cob com cud curb car cad cod con cum curl cas cal cof cop cun cut cat cam cog cor cup cav can ELEMENTS IN LESSON XLV.—a, i, u, 4,1, f, kr, n, p, t, z, m, d, ft, g, mp, ngk, sh, st—19. CRlikeKR. crane crude cramp crass crest cringe crape cruse cran ered crib crink crate • craft crank crop crick crip craze crag crap cres crim crisp crime cram crash cress crimp crit ELEMENTS IN LESSON XLVL—a, 6, 4, I, 6, 6,1, sk, 1, p, r, t, b, lp, m, mp, nt, rf, rn—19. SG like SK. scale score scam scar scol scrag scape scrape , scamp scarf scorn scram scare scribe scan scat scor scrap scate scab scant scob scot scrib scope scalp scap scolf scud scrof ELEMENTS IN LESSON XLVIL—i, 6,4,1, f, 6, fl, kl, m, k, V, d, ng, ngk, sh, sp, p, rk—18. • CL like KL. clime clam clap cler cliff clot cloke clare clar clev clin club clove clang clash clef clip clus clack clank clasp clem clod - clut clad clan class clerk clog clung 2 26 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON X L V H I . - 4 , 1 , f, 6, fl, k,-b, brj s, d, f, j , I, m, n, p, ngk, r, sp, st—20. AC, EC, 10, OC, UC, like AK, EK, IK, OK, UK. ac dec fie loc pec sic bee die ic luc proo spec brae doc jac mac punc stuc eye due lac noc rec sue OC dac fac lee sac pac ELEMENTS IN LESSON XLIX.—4^ I, f, 6, fl, b, k, h, j , 1, p, r, s, t, kw, d, n, m—IS. CK like K. back rack deck lick quick pock hack sack neck nick dock buck jack tack peck '"pick hock - duck lack quack fick sick lock luck pack beck kick tick mock suck ELEMENTS IN LESSON L.—a, h, 6, i, o, 4,!, e, fl, thr, ng, ngk, sh, mp, rt-^15. Sharp TH. thane thone thing ther throb thum theme throve think thrush throng thump thole thank thorn third thrum thun thrice thick thrash thrift thrush thwack thrive thin three thrice thrust thwart ELEMENTS IN LESSON LI.—6, h, 4, f, I, 6, u, z, th, y, m, ns, rd, Ik, lp, rk—16 Flat TH and labial Y. t^ese those tha.t the this them.. then thence this thej yar ya yam ye yan yelk yard • yell yare yei yelp yerk yes yet yoke yon yond yore yule yea THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 27 ELEMENTS IN LESSON LIL—4, i, -i, 4, h, w, ft, rd, rm, dj, Id, Ish, II;, nt, ks—15. Labial W wade ware wipe ward wed weld ware wake wide wedge welsh wire warm wale welt wife wive warp weft Avell wave wile wen waft wax wet Avaste wine went wag web ELEMENTS IN LESSON LIIL—a, \, 4, 4, h, f, 1st, rf, Im, lp, ns, tsh, hw, sk, st—15. HW whif whisk whale whack when whis while wharf whence whig whist ^whim whilst whelk wher whit whin whine whelm whet whiz whip white whelp which 2 2 1 1 ELEMENTS IN LESSON LIV.—i, a, a, a, e, i, 5, fl, rm, rt, st, tsh, rl, rn—14. CH like TSH. chaff chap chat check chuff chal char cher chip chum cham charm chest chit church chan chart chick chop churl chant chas chill chub churn ELEMENTS IN LESSON LV.—4, 1, sm, st. skw. Id, Is, k, kl, fl—-10. Broad A. wa/k jaw aU hall squall ba?k daw law small wall csJk ball pall bald cha/lc haw claw call tall scald ta^k chaw flaw faU stall false sta/k thaw maw gall 28 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON LVL—a, ^, i, 6, fl, 4, e, 1, 6, fl, nd, ngk, bl, br, gr, thr—16. z za ze zi zo zu zac zed zem zind zeph zest zig zag zinc zoc zone zor zup zig gaze haze blaze maze braze graze gize thize lize nize prize ELEMENTS IN LESSON LVIL—4, rtsh, rb, rd, rf, rk, rn, rm, rp, rt—10. Flat A. bar jar march pard lark farm car par garb yard mark barn scar spar card scarf park carp far star hard ark stark art char starch lard shark mar start ELEMENTS IN LESSON LVIIL—o, sw, st, sk, w, th—8. Close 0. do lose boon soon tool to coo loon swoon stool two loo moon fool school move too noon pool woof prove woo spoon spool hoof pr, sp, ELEMENTS IN LESSON LIX.—d, h, Id, br, kr—7. Middle U. full bush hood cou/d hook pull push stood shou/d shook bull put wood book look puss good wou/d cook brook sh, st, roof proof groom noose tooth crook took rook foot 29 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON LX.—6fl, kl, shr, pr, gr, sk, fl, kl, sn, sp—10. Diphthongal OU. loud found cloud hound shroud mound proud pound bound round ELEMENTS IN tsh, gr, ground flour gout spout sound sour shout pout our out clout rout scour bout flout trout hour scout snout stout LESSON LXL—6!, dr, kw, sp, br, nt, kl, tr—10. Diphthongal 01. coy joint noise quoin foil void point joy spoil poise oil droit noint cloy broil boil quoit coin quoif troy soil moil choice join boy toil voice groin coil toy ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXIL—br, nd, ng—3. BR brace brake brave braze breve bribe bride brine broke brab bram brad brag bran brand drake drive drone drove drupe drab draff* draft drag dram drank dreg drench dress drib brat bred brig brim brind bring brin bris brit brush ELEMENTS IN LESSON L X I I L --dr, ft, ngk, nsh—1. DR drift driU driuk driz drop dross drub drug drum drunk 30 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXIV.—fr, ngk, nsh, nj, sk, nt, st—7. FR fra frank frame fred frac free frag freneh fran fres ELEMENTS IN fresh fringe frizz fret frip frock frisk frol frib fric frit from frfll friv front LESSON LXV.—gr, nd, sp, st—6. grace gride grade gripe grape grope grate grume grave grab ELEMENTS IN grad gran grav graft grap grum gram grasp grid gramp grass grif grand grat grig LESSON LXVL—tr, nsh, nd—5. frost froth fruc frus ft, mp. GR grim grin grip grist gris mp^ ns. TR trace trise trade trite -tribe trope trice truce trine track ELEMENTS IN prate pride prime prize prone prose prune prac prat pred tract tramp trash trench trac trance trav trend traf tran treb trep tral trans trel tres tram trap trem tress LESSON LXVIL—pr, ns, ngk, nt—4. PR pref preg prej prel prem prep pres press priv prig prim pris prince priv prink prob prin proc print prod THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 31 ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXVIIL—str, nd, kt, ng—4. STR string struck strake strive strag strat struc stride strove stram stren strip strife strode strand stress strob strum strike stroke stran strict strom strug stripe strad strap stric strong strut ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXIX.—st, mp, nsh, rtsh, nd, rt, rv, rn—8. ST stanch stat stage stave stove stad stupe staff stand steg stake stile stale stole stab stag starch stel stare stone stack stam start stem state store stao stamp starve sten ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXX.—sp, ngk, rk, rs, It, nd, sh—7 SP space spice splice spar speck spill spade spike spruce spark spelt spin spake spine span sparse ^spen spit spank spat spend spite spare spire spav spec sprig splash spere spite ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXL—si, ng, nt, pt—4. SL slid slit slate slope slan slat slim slop slave slab slang slav sling slot slice slack slant sled slug slide slag slink slap slen slum slime slam slip slash slept 32 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXIL—sm, sn, rt, It, rk, tsh—6. SM, SN. smile smelt smug snag snip snuff , smoke smerk smut snap sniv snuf sma;ck smick snare snarl snot snug smart smit snore snick snort snick smell smock snack snatch snub snath ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXIIL—sh, ft. It, ngk, rk, rp, ft—7 SH shade share shab shall shark shep shake shine shack shalt sharp sher shame shive shad sham shat shib shape shone shaft shan shek shift shave shore shag shank shell shii ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXIV —bl, nsh, nd, ngk, st, tsh, sh—7. BL blame black bias bless blot blun blare blad blast blink blotch blur blaze blanch blem bliss blub blush blitAe bland blend blis blud blus blab blank blen block bluff blurt ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXV,—-fl, ks, ngk, sk. ng—5. FL flake flab flan flame flax flap flare flag flash fluke flam flask flute flank flat flesh fling flip flit flock flog flor flos flur flush flus flut fly flung flop 83 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXVI.—pi, ngk, nt, dj, mp, nsh, zm, ks, nth, nj—10. PL place plane plate plume plan plank plant plash plas plat pledge plen pleth plod plot pluck plug plum plump plun plus planch plasm plith plex plinth plumJ plunge plush ply ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXVII.—gl—1. GL glum gloze gland glit glaze glide glut glume glob glade glome glass glom glib glad glare glyph giyp glut gloss glen glebe glance glim glot glot glom glis globe glan ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXVIII.—shr, spl, sk, skr, ngk, nt, tsh, Ik, nglc—9. SHR, SPL, SK, SKR." shred shrill shrink shrub shrug splash splen splent splice splint skate skel skep sketch skiff skill skim skin skip skid skir skit skulk skull skunk scrab scrag scram scrap scribe ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXIX. -skw, sw. nt, rt, rd, rv, ft, ng, nj—-9. SKU, SW square squib squint squire squirt swage swag swal swam sw4rd swiirm swell swerve swift swig swill swimswm swine swing swmge swob swore swum swung 84 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXX.—ns, tsh, bl, gl, pr, tr, kw—7 NS cance blance prance zan<;e hence sence dance glance trance cence lence tence gance mance sance dence nence quence chance nance tance fence pence mince lance ranee vance gence rence prince ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXXL—dj, tsh, nj, str—4. DJ badge sledge podge strange bridge edge ledge lodge grange bidge fledge dredge ridge range lenge hedge sedge dodge mange venge pledge wedge hodge change strino;e ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXXIL—Is, ns, ps, Hips, rs—5. LS false mense glimpse perse burse else pense corpse terse curse pulse sense parse verse nurse transe tense lierse horse purse dense lapse raerse morse worse ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXXIIL—ff, dr, gr, st, kw, sk, kl, bl, sn—9. FF gaff draff graff staff quaff skiff cliff griff tiff stiff off scoff buff cuff huff chuff tuff bluff muff snuff puff ruff stuff gruff buff TIIE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 35 ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXXIV—11, sh, sm, sp, kw, dw, tsh, sk, dr, fr, shr, thr—12. LL ell beir cell fell hell shell smell spell sell tell quell well dwell swell ill fill gill hill chill kill skill mill pill spill rill drill frill shrill thrill sifl ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXXV.—11, st, kw, sw, skr, dr, str, sk, gl, br, gr—11. LL till still rill quill will swill boll poll roll scroll droll stroll toll cull scull gull hull dull mull lull null lass class glass mass pass brass grass rass bess ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXXVL—ss, tsh, bl, gr, tr, kr, dr—7. SS cess dess fess chess scess bless less mess ness dress gress press ress tress sess hiss kiss bliss miss boss moss cross dross tross toss buss cuss fuss truss puss ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXXVIL—If, Ish, nsh, tsh, bl, br, st, kl, dr, fr, tr, kw, fl—13. delf belch stanch trench finch ditch shelf filch bench stench clinch hitch pelf milch clench quench flinch pitch self blanch drench wench pinch stitch gulf branch freneh inch winch witch 36 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXXVIIL—nsh. rtsh, tsh—3. bunch hunch lunch punch launch arch birch march scorch parch porch starch torch perch church lurch batch catch hatch latch match snatch patch scratch thatch fetch sketch stretch itch bitch ELEMENTS IN LESSON LXXXIX.—tsh. If, mf, sh, sw, tw, sk, kl, kr, pi, thr, fl, fr—13. switch twitch botch scotch clutch crutch much such sylph umph lymp nymph ash cash dash gash lash clash flash plash slash mash rash crash thrash sash flesh fresh mesh wash ELEMENTS IN LESSON XC—sh, dth, ngth, 1th, fl, fr, gw, kw, bl, pi, br, kr, thr—13. flesh fresh bish dish fish gish lish nish pish rish tish grish quish wish gush hush blush flush rush plush brush crush thrush tush bush width breadth length strength filth ELEMENTS :IN LESSON XCL—rmth, nth, rth, Ik, ngk, sk, fl, bl, pi, kr, dr, fr—-12. warmth month birth mirth forth north worth elk yelk milk silk bulk sciilk hulk bank hank shank thank flank blank plank rank crank drank frank ink think link blink sink THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 37 ELEMENTS IN LESSON XCIL—ngk, rk, si, br, dr, shr, st, tr, sp, kl, kw—11. slink sink junk • ark mark clerk pink tink slunk bark park dirk brink stink drunk dark spark kirk drink wink shrunk shark stark quirk 3 1 shrink monk trunk lark jerk cork ELEMENTS IN LESSON XCIIL—rk, sk, rl, fl, br, fr, sn, hw, tw, tsh—10. fork pork work lurk turk ask bask cask flask mask task desk disk risk brisk frisk busk dusk husk. musk harl marl snarl girl whirl twirl curl furi hurl churl ELEMENTS IN LESSON X C I V . - r m , zm, rn, sp, st, sk—6. arm sperm casm nism cern corn farm term c^asm rism horn em harm firm spasm tism tern scorn charm form tasm barn shorn stern larm worm ism yarn born lorn ELEMENTS IN LESSON XCV—rn, sp, sk, hw, kl, kr, st—9. thorn spurn yelp clamp hemp torn turn gulp cramp imp worn scalp pulp stamp gimp burn help camp vamp limp churn whelp damp lamp pomp lp, mp, romp bump hump thump jump 38 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON XCVI.—mp, rp, sp, mb, ks, dz, ndz, pi, st, kl, gr, kr—12. lump plump pump rump trump stump chirp carp surp harp ' gasp sharp hasp warp clasp rasp grasp wasp lisp cfisp cusp rAomb ics lies nics tics minds winds ends odds ELEMENTS IN LESSON XCVIL—rdz, gz, ngz, vz, fl, dr—6. bards cards lards tards guards yards> herds birds girds thirds fives hives rives wives lives bags lags flags rags drags tags begs pegs eggs figs gangs hangs things kings rings ELEMENTS IN LESSON XCVIII.—Iz, rmz, nz, ps, mps, st, sm, kw, kl, pi, kr—11. calls falM stalls bells shells smells arms queUs farms wells charms fills terms kills forms fans clans plans pans vans laps claps slaps maps raps camps cramps stamps vamps limps ELEMENTS IN LESSON XCIX.—rps, rz, ts, rts,'ngkt, nts, sk, st, pi, sm—10. carps scars harps jars warps stars chirps mars bai's stirs bats cats hats plats rats plants pants rants lents rents arts darts smarts starts warts cinct tinct stinct funct junct THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 39 ELEMENTS IN LESSON C—kt, ft, fr, tr, str, sp, kr, gr, kl—9. act fact pact fract tract stract feet ject lect spect rect sect tect diet flict strict vict coct duct struct aft baft shaft raft craft ELEMENTS IN LESSON OL—ft. It, sm, sp—6. gift loft belt gilt guilt shift soft felt hilt • bolt •: lift halt melt spilt colt drift malt smelt tilt dolt thrift salt pelt built jolt graft waft theft left cleft dr, thr, rolt cult^^ dult mult nult ELEMENTS IN LESSON CIL—nt, pi, si, df, gr, st—6. suit gant m^nt vant lent ment ant chant pant sant bent nent cant lant rant tant cent pent dant plant drant stant dent rent fant slant grant hant gent sent ELEMENTS IN LESSON CIIL—nt, rnt, pt, mpt, kw, st, skw, fr, bl, br, gr—11. tent vent quent went dint hint lint mint print stint squint blunt font runt front brunt rent grunt hunt sti^nt burnt apt capt cept dept kept crept wept script tempt 40 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON CIV.—mpt, pt, rt, st, pr, sk, fl, skw, sp, sn—10. empt prompt dopt propt rupt bert lert pert sert vert dirt girt shirt skirt flirt squirt fort port sport short sort snort tort hint spint bast cast fast hast last ELEMENTS IN LESSON C V - - s t , bl, kr, dr, kw, hw—6. blast fest lest drest • zest whist mast gest nest test cist list past best pest vest dist mist vast chest rest gwest fist rist best jest erest quest gist sist ELEMENTS IN LESSON CVL—st, dst, 1st, rst, kw, tw, hw, fr, tr, kr—10. nest tist quist twist didst midst whilst cost lost frost tost host most post dost first thirst worst burst curst bust cust gust just lust must rust crust trust thyst E L E M E N T S ' I N LESSON CVII.—kst, rb, lb, rd, tw. Id—6 next text mixt twixt garb herh verb orb, curb turb bulb bard card gard hard lard tard ward yard herd third cord lord ford word held gild child mild wild THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 41 ELEMENTS IN LESSON CVIIL—Id, nd, sk, bl, gl, br, st—7 old bold cold scold fold gold hold sold told and band cand hand land bland gland mand rand brand sand stand wand end cend scend dend fend bend lend blend ELEMENTS IN LESSON CIX.—nd, dj, bl, gr, sp, pi, si, fl—8. mend pend rend tend vend wend bind find hind kind bhnd mind rind grind wind bond fond pond spend yond cund fund tund badge edge hedge pledge sledge sedge fledge ELEMENTS IN LESSON GX.—dj, li, nj, rj, dr, gr, tr, kr, fr, str, sw, sp, pi—13. budge bilge venge singe longe terge judge bulge hinge swinge barge verge drudge mulge cringe sponge charge dirge grudge vulge fringe plunge large virge trudge lenge stringe spunge merge forge ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXI.—rj, rv, Iv, rf, pth, ksth, ndz, st, sw, tw, sk, hw, dw, gl, br—15. gorge urge purge surge starve carve nerve serve swerve curve delve helvetwelve solve volve valve scarf wharf dwarf turf depth sixth lands glands brands sands stands sends tends vends 42 THE FiRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENT^ IN LESSON CXIL—Its, rts, Ijd, njd, rjd, kw, str, fr—8. belts melts pelts tilts quilts charts parts carts darts harts bulged dulged mulged vulged changed ranged stranged lenged hinged cringed fringed singed charged larged merged verged forged gorged urged purged ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXIIL—rbd,jd,rjd; djd, nst, rst, pi, fl, dr, br, gr, gl—12. barbed garbed sorbed turbed gaged larged fledged dodged aged , dredged lodged edgfed wedged budged hedged bridged judged pledged ridged drudged grudged fenced danced lenced hanced forced lanced vorced glanced ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXIV.—tsht, nsht, rtsht, br, kl, dr, tr, kw, fl, st, sk^ sn, skr—13. tached riched lanched branched clenohad drenched trenched quenched clinched flinched pinched bunched punched arched marched starched parched perched scorched churched hatched matched snatched patched scratched ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXV,—tsht, skt, mpt, sk, st, sw, tw, fr, kl, kr, st—11. watched sketched stretched ditched hitched pitched stitched witched switched twitched notched husked cramped botched risked stamped asked frisked vamped masked camped imped tasked clamped hmped THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 43 ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXVL—mpt, spt, rkt,. pi, tr, kl, gr, kr—8. romped bumped thumped jumped lumped plumped pumped trumped gasped hasped clasped rasped grasped lisped crisped barked marked parked jerked perked yerked dirked worked forked lurked ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXVIL—Ipt, st, hw, sk, kl, bl, dr, gl, kr—9. helped whelped scalped yelped gulped carped harped warped chirped surped classed massed passed assed blessed messed dressed kissed hissed missed glossed crossed tossed bossed guessed ELEMENTS IN LESSON GXVIIL—st, kt, br, gr, sp, si, pr, kw, sm, str—10. graced faced baked waked poked laced spliced slaked liked stroked paced sliced raked choked voked traced spiced staked joked yoked priced braced quaked smoked dirked ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXIX.—pt, st, rst, bd, Id, sk, skr, tr, gr, str, si, sp, gl, pr—14. scaped griped moped spersed robed shaped striped groped bibed probed scraped wiped cased bribed galed chased scribed haled traped - loped mersed globed paled piped sloped 44 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXX.—Id, sm, sh, fl, fr, tsh, bl, pi—8. filed smiled riled doled joled soled flamed culed named ruled framed famed tamed shamed chimed blamed primed timed fumed plumed sumed rhymed caned faned planed ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXL—nd, rd, hw, kl, tw, dr, thr, st, pr, fl, gl,^sn, skw—13. bined cined fined whined lined ^ clined pined twined boned honed droned throned toned stoned pruned tuned dared fared shared flared glared snared pared stared squared ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXIL—rd, zd, sp, kw, pi, sn, st, sk—8. hered vered hired fired mired spired sired tired quired dored gored plored nored snored stored cured scured dured jured lured mured nured sured cised di^ed ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXIIL—zd, vd, pr, kl, si, br, gr, st, bl, gl—10. mised nised prised tised spised guised cused fused rised closed mused posed : haved slaved bused paved braved graved praved staved gazed blazed glazed mazed grazed. THE. FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 45 ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXIV—rvd, zd, gd, ngd, thd, pr, tr, sw, fl, br, thr—11. dized gized lized nized vized prized trized carved ; nerved ; served swerved curved lagged flagged bragged tagged pegged rigged swigged banged winged longed thronged dogged trothed^ ELEMENT^ IN LESSON CXXV.—bd. Id, kl, sn, skr, gr, sm, sp, kw, sw, dr, thr, str—-13. dubbed clubbed snubbed scrubbed grubbed polled felled shelled smelled spelled quelled swelled filled chilled killed spilled drilled thrilled tilled willed boiled polled strolled tolled culled ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXVI.—Id, rid, md, rmd, hw, si, kr, st, sk, tr—10. gulled hulled lulled dulled nulled polled belled whirled curled hurled dammed slammed crammed gemmed hemmed stemmed skimmed trimmed armed farmed harmed charmed larmed firmed formed ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXVIL—nd, rnd, rd, pi, sk, sp, gr, st, bl, si—10. fanned planned skinned pinned ^ gunned spanned banned manned tanned grinned kenned thinned burned churned spurned turned sinned dunned sunned stunned blurred slurred ferred terred tarred 46 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXVIIL—bz, Ibz, rbz, Idz, klz, dlz, biz, flz, glz, tlz, slz, zlz, plz, vz, liz, Imz—16. stabs cles slaves furls slams ties bulbs dies sles serves hurls crams garbs bles zles snarls whelms gems curbs fles girls films hems pies .gilds gles curls hams sums ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXIX.—rnz, fs, Ifs, rfs, mfs, ths, Iths, rths, ks, sp, sk—11. barns burns skiffs shelfs nymphs backs warns spurns scoffs scarfs paths hacks turfs tilths lack-s corns turns cuffs scorns gaffs bluffs sylphs norths blacks umphs births packs horns staffs > elfs ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXX.—ks, Iks, ngks, rks, sp, kl, br, tr, bl, sk—10. becks licks hocks elks banks arks decks clicks shocks yelks hanks barks checks picks locks milks thanks sharks necks bricks blocks bulks blanks marks specks tricks mocks skulks planks parks ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXXL—sks, sps, rps, kts, ngkts, fts, Ikts, Its, kl, gr, tr, dr—12. basks gasps harps mulcts rafts halts casks hasps acts cincts drafts salts masks clasps facts stincts thefts belts tasks grasps tracts juncts clefts hilts desks rasps sects shafts gifts tilts 47 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXXIL—nts, pts, sts, dst, rsts, ksts, pi, si, gr, skr, pr, bl, tr—:13. chants plants slants pants grants dapts rapts cepts ~ depts scripts tempts prompts casts fasts lasts blasts masts pasts trasts jests pests rests tests vests guests didst midst bursts thirsts texts ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXXIIL—Syllables in which ch is like k. chal cha char chasm che chol cho -chord chor 'chres chel chem chil chi ehlo chism christ chris chro chron chrys chyl chyle arch trarch ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXXIV —ch like sh, and x like ks. cha cham chan chal chap char charl chav che chev chif chiv lax flax max rax tax wax dex flex plex nex pex tex vex dix fix lix mix six box dox nox flux nyx ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXXV—SyUables in which ph sounds like f. pha phal phan phar phase phe phil phle phiz phlegm phleg pho phon phos phrase phra phre phren phyl phyz aph graph taph liph umph lymph nymph soph glyph 48 TBE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON ceded by m or followed by 11 is silent. jamb numb comb lamb tomb crumb limb dumb debt climb thumb doubt bomb plumb gnar CXXXVI.—b pret is silent; g before gnarl gnash gnaw gnat gno gnos gnu ghost ghast gher ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXXVIL—h after r and gh before t are silent. hon rhet rhyme myrrh high herb rheum rhythm tarrh thigh hour rhi rhyth ah sigh rhab rhomb rhage hah nigh rhap rhu rhoids oh straight ELEMENTS IN LESSON silent before eight fight slight freio'ht light mi2;ht weight blight night height flight knight sleight plight right CXXXVIII.—gh t. bright frisrht wright sight tight aught caught naught taught drought ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXXXIX.—gh be fore t and k before n are silent. ought brought ^ dough knob knave bought wrought though knack knead fought sought lough knap knee thought bough knit knar kneel nought plough knock knarl knell 49 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXL.—k before n. and 1 before m, v, and f, are silent knew k'nick knack knife knight knit knob knock kn6il knuck knop knot knor know knowl knag knur knurl balm calm palm psalm halve salve calf ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXLL—1, n, and p silent. balk calk chalk talk stalk walk could would should damn demn -tenin lemn umn tumn hymn emn ceipt pneu psalm psal pseu pshaw psy ptar ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXLIL—p before t and w before r are silent. ptis ptol wrath Pty wrap wrass wrath wrack wreck wraii wreak wreathe wry wren wrench wrest wretch wrig wright wring wrink wrist writ write writAe f writ wrong wrote Avroth wrung ^ ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXLIIL—g hard before e and i, and g and h are silent. phlegm phragm digm czar diet who whole whom whoop whore get gib gid gift' gig gild gill gilt gim gird girl girt girth give giz 50 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXLIV.—y like short i m certain syllables. byz eye cyg cyl cym cyn cyp cyst cyth dys gym gyp hy hys myrrh mys myth myx nyc nyl nympJtl syl syc syp syn symp syz syph syr sys ELEMENTS IN LESSON CXLV-—e does not prolong the vowels in the following words and syllables. some glove whose 2 ffce pline are done come give where plice line shove prove live were nice gine dove move gape there trice nite love lose have dice cine trine LEMEIS[TS IN LESSON CXLVL—.^, ab eb ib ob ub i%b, k, d, f. o- 1 11 ad ac af ag ec ed ef eg ic id if ig OC od of og UC ud uf ug 2 2 t e, 1, 6 al el il ol ul LEME]^TS IN LESSON CXLVIL—i , e , f, <f II, m1, n, am em im om um an en in on un ap ep ip op up p, r., S, tr-11. ar as er es ir is OS or ur us at et it ot ut TIIE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. __ 5 1 TABLE I. ade, ede, ide, ode, ude clans. shade jade blade glade made spade trade wade hide chide bro cade' ar cade cas cade block ade pa rade cru sade in vade per vade im pede , a bide slide ride bride pride stride con fide de ride a stride a side be side pre side in side be tide di vide pro vide (SECOND am' bi tude lon gi tude am pli tude plen i tude mag ni tude tor pi tude tur pi tude lat i tude grat i tude rec ti tude side tide wide ode code a bode fore bode ex plode cor rode pre elude se elude in elude ex elude de lude al lude mode rode rude crude guide ob trude in trude ac cede de cide re.cede pre cede se cede per suade dis suade mis guide TIME.*) al ti tude mul ti tude ap ti tude prompt i tude for ti tude ser vi tude las si tude at ti tude de i cide hom i cide par ri cide mat ri cide frat ri cide su i cide so lie i tude si mil i tude de crop i tude vi cis si tude in grat i tude •* The teacher can, by experimenting, determine -whether the child can spell -woids of three syllables. 52 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE II. ate clan. date fate gate hate skate late plate slate mate pate state junc' ate rate man date ob late' cli mate de bate pri mate se date in mate e late in nate re late vi brate in flate pi rate di late fil trate trans late pros trate (SECOND rep' ro bate ab di cate ded i cate pred i cate in di cate vin di cate del i cate im pli cate du pli cate fab rr cate in tri cate ex tri cate dis lo cate ad vo cate con vo cate ed u cate can di date frus trate cu rate die tate tes tate pri vate ag ate leg ate frig ate pal ate prel ate TIME.) prof li gate cas ti gate in sti gate nav i gate ab ro gate con ju gate me di ate o pi ate ex pi ate ob vi ate de vi ate ven ti late vi o late des o late cu mu late con tem plate spec u late cal cu late mod u late reg u late em u late stim u late stip u late an i mate ul ti mate in ti mate es ti mate prox i mate ful mi nate nom i nate ger mi nate ter mi nate ru mi nate ob sti nate THE. FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. des ti nate per so nate for tu nate sep a rate mod er ate toi er ate gen er ate ven er ate tem per ate op er ate des per ate em 1 grate as pi rate dec 0 rate pal li ate im mo late ac cu rate ir ri tate ag gra vate in no vate hes i tate cog i tate. mag is trate per fo rate ar bi trate dem on strate ob du rate sat u rate «om pen satemed i tate im i tate pal pi tate po ten tate am pu tate grad u ate sal i vate cap ti vaLe ren o vate an ti quate ac tu ate veg e tate ag i tate cir cu late in cul' cate in un date con sum mate in car nate al tern ate ex cul pate dep' re cate com mu ni cate pre var i cate e quiv o cate in vai i <late con sol i date in tim i date ir ra di ate 53 del e gate ag gre gate con gre gate des e crate con se crate ex e crate pen e trate per pe trate el e vate ad e quate fas ci nate man oi pate eel e brate la,c er ate dis si pate suf fo cate ex tir' pate ad um brate con cen trate se ques trate il lus- trate in tes tate a pos tate bi quad rate re pu di ate re tal i ate ca lum ni ate in e bri ate ap pro pri ate in fu ri ate al le vi ate 54 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ab bre vi ate an ni hi late as sim i late dis con so late im mac u late ma trie u late ar tic u late CO ag u late ac cu mu late de pop u late con grat u late ca pit u late le git i mate re mu ner ate in tem per ate ex as per ate in vet er ate re it er ate ob lit er ate a dul ter ate e lab or ate cor rob o rate in vig o rate com mem o rate e vap 0 rate in cor po rate ap prox i mate sub or di nate in or di nate con tam i nate dis sem i nate re crim i nate a bom i nate de nom i nate ex ter mi nate il lu mi nate pro eras ti nate pre des ti nate un for tu nate de lib er ate re verb er ate de gen er ate re gen er ate ex on er ate com men su rate pre med i tate de bil i tate per pet u ate ac cent u ate cer tif i cate au then ti cate ac com mo date de lin e ate in ter ro gate con cil i ate 0 rig in ate as sas sin ate an tic i pate in car cer ate ex ag ger ate ac eel er ate com mis er ate 55 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. mete bite white kite TABLE I I I . ete, ite, ote, ute clans. spite mote trite smote quite note vote dote po lite' de spite de note re fute di lute im pute dis pute con fute pol lute com pute a cute sa lute de pute re pute (SECOND ex' pe dite er e mite ab so lute sub sti tute des ti tute in sti tute con sti tute ap pe tite babe gibe u nite ig nite re mote pro mote re cite mis cite ex cite lute flute mute brute gran' ite back bite fi nite con trite stat ute le vite TIME. ) pros e cute per se cute ex e cute res 0 lute dis so lute pros e lyte in fin fte hyp 0 crite fa vor ite req ui site per qui site ex qui site ap po site op po site con trib' ute at trib ute TABLE IV abe, ibe, obe, ube clans. bribe tribe globe robe scribe lobe probe cube as cribe' pre scribe con globe ward' robe sub scribe tran scribe en robe cir cum scribe de scribe pro scribe dis robe 56 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE V ake bake shake lake slake ake, eke, ike, oke, uke make drake dike snake sake hke spake stake pike rake wake spike brake quake strike for sake' be take re take par take ale bale scale dale gale hale re gale' in hale de file feb' rile mis siie mis take a wake un like dis like clans. coke spoke choke broke joke stroke smoke yoke poke duke mis like be spoke re voke in voke TABLE VI. ale, ele, lie, ole, ule clans. whale vale pile male bile tile pale file stile sale while vile tale mile guile stale smile hole ca jole' a while pa role sub' tile gen tile con sola' mis rule sc/^ed' ule rep tile fer tile pro voke a woke re buke turn' pike mole pole sole stole mule rule fe male whole sale ex lie hos tile pu er iie TABLE VII. ame, eme, ime, ome, ume clans. came hame blame same scheme fame shame flame tame theme THE FIRST CONFEDERATE chime lime clime shme be came' de fame in flame mis name rime crime su preme ex treme sub lime per fume 57 SPELLER. plume rhyme prime fume re sume pre sume con sume as sume suf name pas time vol ume mar' i time TABLE VIII. ane, ene, ine, one, une clans. cane lane t^ine whine line nine plane mane pine spine shrine vine mun dane' pro fane hu mane in sane se rene con vene de fine vane wane swine twine bone cone re fine con fine de cline re cline in cline ca nine re pine (SECOND hur' ri cane an te mun' dane in ter vene' con' cu bine mus ca dine eel an dine 3* scene dine hone shone drone throne su pine di vine a lone de throne a tone tri une at tune fine shine prone stone June prune mem' brane gan grene trib une des tine pris tine en gine doc trine TIME.) im per tune' med' i cine dis ci pline mas cu line fem i nine her o ine vai en tine gen u ine im ag' ine ex am ine de ter mine il lu mine 58 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE IX. ape, ipe, ope, ype clans. ape cape shape nape scrape drape tape snipe pipe ripe gripe tripe stripe wipe cope scope hope lope slope mope tel' e scope mi cro scope es cape' e lope pope rope grope '• trope type an te lope ' wind pipe TABLE X. are, ere, ire, ore, ure clans; bare care scare dare fare hare share de clare' en snare pre pare a ware be ware ad here CO here au stere re vere se vere glare mare snare spare rare tare stare square ware sware here sphere mere dire ad mire a spire re spire in spire eon spire per spire ex pire de sire re tire en tire fire hire mire spire tire ore bore at Ure ao quire re quire in quire es quire a dore be fore a shore de plore im plore' core score gore shore lore more snore sore tore store wore swon yore cure ex plore ig nore re store se cure pro cure ob scure en dure ab jure con jure al lure TIIE FIRST CONFEDERATE im mure ma nure in ure im pure in sure na' ture stat ure frac ture lee ture pic ture stric ture 59 SPELLER. war fare as sure per jure hard ware ma ture ten ure cam phire ver' dure cen sure fig ure pres sure em pire um pire injure wel fare ture like tshur or tshure. tine ture cap ture pas ture junc ture rap ture ges ture struc ture scrip ture ves ture cul ture sculp ture pos ture vul ture' tor ture fu ture ven ture nur ture tex ture (SECOND TIME.) sure like zhure. si ne cure hem' i sphere ep i cure at mo sphere lig a ture com mo dore en clo' sure here to fore fur ther more com po sure ex po sure pre ma ture' im ma ture per se vere iit' er a ture TABLE XL base chase vase vise dose prise wise ase, ise, ose, a buse' de base en case e rase con cise hose chose use clans. ver bose mo rose a buse ex cuse re cluse s like z. those close nose prose pur' chase stair case prom ise ref use par' a dise rose muse 60 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. de mise' pre mise sur mise de spise a rise com prise sur prise chas tise de vise re vise dis guise fore^close en close dis close de pose re pose (SECOND crit' i cise cir cum cise ex er cise mer chan dise meth 0 dize cat e cAise im pose • com pose pro pose op pose sup pose dis pose trans pose a rose a buse ac cuse ex cuse re fuse in fuse con fuse a tausedff fuse TIME.) e qual ize com pro mise rec og nize tyr an nize col 0 nize pat ro nize au thor ize en ter prise ad ver tise' dis fran' chise e pit 0 mize TABLE XII. ave, ive, ove clans. cave gave shave slave nave rave for gave' be haveen slave en grave brave crave grave save stave wave eve dive five hive rive drive de prave a live con nive de rive thrive strive clove rove drove grove ar rive con trive de prive con' clave throve strove stove wove ' con cave oc tave 0 ver drive THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 61 TABLE XIII. age, afe, ife clans. age gage page rage sage en gage' as suage pre sage en rage chafe pre en gage safe dis en gage fife mid' wife life wife knife strife TABLE XIV. aze, ize clans. gaze haze blaze glaze maze braze (SECOND graze prize a maze' bap tize TIME.) go/ man dize i doMze ag gran dize or gan ize sym pa thize scru tin ize re al ize ' sol em nize le gal ize ;ag 0 nize mor al ize har mo nize tan talize pat ro nize civ il ize pul ver ize au thor ize mem o rize sti^ ma tize a pol' 0 gize phi los 0 phize im mor tal ize. e van gel ize mo nop 0 lize TABLE XV. ad, ed, id, od, ud clans. gad had lad glad mad pad brad add odd shed led red bid did slid hod clod plod nOd pod ,. rod trod sod bud cud scud mud stud 62 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. tast ed test ed " spot ted rab id mor bid ac id plac id ran cid lu cid can did splen did bi' ped in bred sa ered kin dred ha tred hun dred' blot ted gift ed no ted part ed sort ed sor did rig id frig id vai id pal lid sol id tim id rap id vap id te pid tor pid stu pid ar id flor id hor rid tor rid Ian guid fluid liq uid viv id fer vid tal mud (SECOND TIME.) cor rupt ed / in' ter est ed in sip id ra di a ted in vai id is 0 la ted quad' ru ped an i ma ted in de^t' ed af fe.c ted de vo ted ac cep ted * TABLE XVI. aid, ild, old clans. b4ld scald held be held' up held gild build child un fold be hold mileI wildL old bold cold scold up hold un told fold hold sold her' aid em e rah TABLE XVIL and, end, ind, ond, und clans. and hand land bland gland brand grand strand stand end 63 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. bend lend blend mend spend rend send tend vend wend com mand' expand with stand as cend de scend de fend of fend aflnend com mend de pend ap pend sus pend ex pend pre tend in tend con tend con' tra band up per hand div i dend rep ri mand' un der hand mind rind grind wind bond bind find hind kind blind por tend at tend ex tend be hind man kind un kind de spend re spend un der stand con de scend rep re hend com pre hend ap pre hend fond pond fund de mand' re mand be yond hus' band hoi land up land gar land er rand sti pend com pend rec om mend be fore' hand mul ti pli cand su per in tend TABLE XVm. ace, ice clans. ace face lace place de face' ef face un lace re place pace space race brace grace trace ice dice dis place mis place dis grace re trace lice splice slice mice suf fice en tice ad vice de vice nice spice thrice price vice twice pref ace sur face pal ace bul lace 64 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. sol ace men ace fur nace am ice of fice cal ice mal ice prac tice (SECOND sur plice pren tice no tice sol stice TIME.) arm i stice ac com' plice ap pren tice sac ri fice or i fice art i fice av a rice pop' u lace prec i pice prej u dice ed i fice TABLE jus tice crev ice nov ice ser vice XIX. ance, ince, ence clans, trance dance glance prance gui' dance ven geance bal ance sem blance pen ance fra grance en trance ord nance sub stance en hance' dis tance ro mance in stance fi nance pit tance ad vance (SECOND dis--turb' ance at tend ance a bund ance con cord ance de fi ance re li ance al li ance com pli ance re sem blance fence hence thence whence TIME.) en cum brance re mon strance as su ranee re pent ance im port ance el' e gance ar ro gance va ri ance vig i lance pence mince pet u lance sus te nance or di nance dis ere pance hin der ance tem per ance ig no ranee cog ni zaiice al le' gi ance since prince qumce prov' ince 65 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER li' cense ca dence pru dence si lence ab sence pres ence es sence sen tence (SECOND in' no cence dif fi dence con fi dence res i dence ev i dence prov i dence im pu dence in di gence neg li gence dii i gence prev a lence pes ti lence ex eel lence in do lence vi 0 lence se quence pre tence' e vince con vince TIME.) in SO lence tur bu lence op u lence cor pu lence vir u lence ve he mence per ma nence em i nence prom i nence ab sti nence ref er ence pref er ence dif fer ence in fer ence el 0 quence ac qui es' cence CO a les cence con va les cence ef fer ves cence rem in nis cence de fence of fence com mence ex pense con fer ence ref er ence pen i tence im po tence af flu ence in flu ence ab hor' rence re cur rence con cur rence sub sist ence qui es cence ex cres cence de pend ence in dul gence re ful gence an te ce dence cor res pond ence om ni pres ence con cu' pis cence in tel li gence TABLE XX.' ant clan. ant scant chant plant slant pant rant want 66 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. va' cant des cant ped ant ver dant stag nant preg nant mer chant gi ant pen nant flip pant pli ant gal lant ten ant rem nant fla grant fra grant (SECOND sup' pli cant; rec re ant mis ere ant ter ma gant e l e gant lit i gant ar ro gant el e phant syc 0 phant ra di ant men di cant vig i lant va grant war rant ty rant dis tant in stant con stant ex tant ser vant; tru ant re cant' en chant gal lant re plant im plant sup plant trans plant TIME.) pet u lant ad a mant dom i. nant con so nant OC c u pant ig no rant con ver sant hab i tant prot es tant ad ju tant dis pu tant de scend' ant de fend ant at tend, ant a bund ant in dig nant ma lig nant in ces sant im por tant sig nif i cant ex trav a gant ex u ber ant i tin e rant ex or bi tant TABLE XXL ent clan. bent scent lent pent rent CO gent stu dent ac' cent de cent a gent ur gent re cent re gent cli ent cres cent tan gent tal ent ar dent strin gent si lent pru dent pun gent ce ment tent clem ent case ment pave ment frag ment judg ment aug ment' 67 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. parch ment rai ment com ment mo ment gar ment fig ment oint ment but ment ser pent pa rent ^ tor ment-'.' cur reat ab sent pres ent la tent pat ent po tent ad vent TABLE XXIL flu ent con veTlt fre quent fer vent ab sent' re sent ent, ment clanS. pre «ent' con sent as sent dis sent in tent . con tent ex tent e vent pre vent in vent fre quent fo ment fer ment re pent as cent con cent ac cent de scent re lent la ment y (SECOND el' e ment im pie ment com pli ment sup pie ment set tie ment ten e ment chas tise ment ban ish ment pun ish ment sed i ment reg i ment al i ment com pli ment lin i ment mer ri ment TIME.) det ri ment nu tri ment sen ti ment doc u ment ar gu ment mon u ment in stru ment per ma nent em i nent im mi nent prom i nent con ti nent per ti nent differ ent rev er ent in no cent prec e dent ac ci dent in ci dent dif fi dent con fi dent res i dent pres i dent ev i dent prov i dent im pu dent in di gent neg li gent dii-i gent le ni ent 68 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 0 ri ent prev a lent pes ti lent ex eel lent in do lent vi 0 lent in so lent tur bu lent op u lent cor pu lent vir u lent flat u lent lig a ment bat tie ment ar ma ment firm a ment or na ment sac ra ment tes ta ment ve he ment el e ment com pe tent pen i tent im po tent ab lu ent af flu ent sub se quent el 0 quent con gru ent rep re sent' de file' ment re fine ment con fine ment a tone ment a muse ment a bate ment ex cite ment a maze ment re fresh ment in ter ment con cur rent re sent ment con tent ment de part ment de port ment ad just ment de po nent com po nent op po nent ap pa rent ad he rent in sol vent in he rent qui es cent de scend ant tran scend ant re splen dent de pend ent re spend ent im pru dent in dul gent re ful gent de lin quent im per' ti nent om nip 0 tent con stit u ent be nef i cent mag nif i cent mu nif i cent CO in ci dent in tel li gent o be di ent ex pe di ent in gre di ent con ve ni ent re cip i ent sub ser vi ent e quiv a lent ma lev o lent im ped i ment ex per i ment £int TABLE XXIII. int, ont, unt clans, hint lint flint mint pint THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. print tint stint font squint rent reprint' imprint hunt blunt runt grunt affront 69 stunt confront TABLE XXIV. at, et, it, ot, ut clans. at bat cat fat hat chat tAat flat plat mat com' bat gib bet Ian cet buf fet tar get proph et to phet di et qui et jack et rack et brack et thick et crick et tick et bit fit lit flit pat spat tat rat sat dock et pock et rock et sock et buck et blank et itnar ket bas ket brisk et mus ket gob let brace let mal let pal let bil let nit pit bet get jet met net pet fret tret set wet ham let gim let in let scar let gant let hei met plum met com et plan et ten et mag net bon net cor net hor net po et grit sit wit hit yet what trum pet car pet ca ret clar et se cret gar ret fer ret on set clos et riv et vel vet ban quet cru et a bet' -ca det slit spit 70 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. sum mit vom it her mit u nit arm pit mer it hab' it cu bit ered it au dit prof it lim it (SECOND spir it cul prit tran sit cir cuit bis cuit sub mit' ad mit e mit re mit com mit 0 mit per mit TIME.) pro hib' it so lie it im plic it ex phe it dis ered it al be it in her it de mer it dis pir it ben' e fit pre ter it af fi da' vit cot dot lot^ blot spot pot got shot plot not in' got for got' fag' ot big ot ot like ut. ri ot bal lot pi lot har lot char i ot id' i ot put rut but al lot cut hut shut jut glut slut rot trot des' pot par rot piv ot pa tri ot smut nut strut wal nut chest nut TABLE XXV. alt, elt, iit, olt, ult clans. halt malt salt belt melt smelt pelt welt hilt spilt THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. tilt built guilt bolt colt jolt ex alt' OC cult pe nult re volt a dult -re suit 71 felt quilt gilt con suit tu' mult ex ult in suit TABLE XXVL apt, ept, ipt, empt, upt clans apt rapt kept slept a dapt' ac cept a dept con tempt at tempt ex empt ab rupt re ceipt crept wept swept whipt pre' script pre cept trans cript post script tempt prompt bank rupt cor rupt' in ter cept man' u script TABLE X X V I I . art, ert, ort clans. art dart hart chart smart a part' im part a lert ex pert de sert in sert as sert part tart start quart thwart pert dirt girt shirt skirt des sert a vert sub vert ad vert re vert di vert in vert flirt spirt squirt short snort con cert per vert ex ert ex hoi't de port re port im port port sport sort hurt spurt com port sup port trans port ex port re sort con sort as sort 72 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. re tort dis tort ex tort ram' part up start fil bert con cert cov ert des ert con vert 0 vert ef fort com fort pur port pass port con sort TABLE XXVIIL ast, est, ist, ost, ust clans. cast fast hast last blast fore cast' re past con trast in fest sug gest di gest mo lest ar rest fist list mist wvist twist cost sab sist' de sist re sist mast past vast wast guest chest best jest lest blest de test con test pro test at test di vest in vest be quest re quest host g^ost Idst most post fr6st in sist con sist per sist nest pest rest crest drest wrest test vest quest west bom' bast tem pest for est fore cast main mast con test pro test bal last in quest con trast eon quest mod est har vest far thest hon est first worst burst curst durst bust just must rust crust thrust trust as sist ex ist ac cost dost lost dust ro bust au gust dis gust THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ad just un just in crust in trust dis trust mis trust a thirst de' ist drug gist que rist flo rist bap tist art ist lin guist al most 73 in most up most ut most im post lo cust (SECOND T I M E . ) meth' 0 dist a the ist oc u list bot a ni&t cal vin ist in ter est e go tist in ner most up per most am e thyst an te past man i fest TABLE XXIX. al clan. cym' bal ver bal fo cal lo cal ras cal med al bri dal san dal re al offal le gal ver nal re gal fru gal pas chal mar shal di al tri al for mal dis mal pe nal ve nal sig nal spi nal car nal ver nal 0 ral mor al cen tral neu tral plu ral ru ral vas sal fa tal met al den tal men tal to tal mor tal crys tal bru tal na vai ri vai 0 vai e qual loy al ca nal' ap pdl (SECOND TIME.) rad' i cal med i cal trag i cal log i cal chjm i[ cal trop i cal typ i cal spher i cal cler i cal clas si cal mu si cal phy« i cal 74 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. prac ti cal crit i cal ver ti cal prod i gal con ju gal la bi al cor di al ge ni al me ni al triv i al jo vi al dec i mal an i mal car di nal or di nal mar gi nal crim i nal nom i nal per son al fed er al nu mer al gen er al min er al fu ner al lit er al sev er al in te gral tem po ral cor po ral pas to ral nat u ral gut tu ral cap i tal hos pi tal grad u al fes ti vai man u al an nu al cas u al sen su al u su al punc tu al rit u al mu tu al au tum' nal in fer nal ma ter nal pa ter nal e ter nal in ter nal ex ter nal di ur nal noc tur nal tri bu nal ca the dral im mor al pa rent al CO e vai syl lab' i cal me thod i cal mo narcA i cal an gel i cal po lem i cal in im i cal sa tan i cal bo tan i cal ty ran ni cal ca non i cal i ron i cal nu mer i cal hys ter i cal e lee tri cal sym met ri cal ec cen tri cal sys tem at i cal dog mat i cal gram mat i cal fa nat i cal syn thet i cal po et i cal po lit i cal le vit i cal i den ti cal fan tas ti cal de is ti cal e the re al a e ri al im pe ri al ma te ri al ar te ri al me mo ri al 0 rig i nal e pis eo pal ha bit u al THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. cer e mo ni al mat ri mo ni al sen a to ri al die ta to ri al ter res tri al 75 phil 0 so ph i cal ap OS toi i cal ec 0 nomI i cal cat e chet i cal an a lyt i cal TABLE XXX. el, 0, ol clans. la' bel reb el libel can eel par eel mod el cud gel an gel sach el biish el cam el tram mel pom mel chan nel ken nel fun nel tun nel ker nel ohap el gos pel bar rel quar rel squir rel sor rel lau rel chis el dam sel mor sel ves sel chan eel lin tel rav el grav el trav el cit' a del in fi del (SECOND TIME.) cod i cil par al. lei cal 0 mel dom i cil ap par' el u ten sil i'dol vi ol en rol' un rol ex toi al' CO hoi du el lev el rev el hov el nov el grov el se quel mar vel cru el gru el fuel jew el ha zel pen cil per il ster il a pril pa trol con trol nos tril fos sil cav il e vil dev il civ il an vil tran quil ex eel' com pel pro pel dis pel ex pel un til dis til in stil t THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE XXXI. arl, irl, url clans. marl snarl girl whirl twirl curl furl hurl churl purl TABLE XXXII. all, ell, ill clans. all ball caU fall gall hall small pall taU stall squall wall eU bell cell fell fill heU shell smell ^nell spell teU well dwell sweU ill bill . fill giU hfll chill kiU mill nill pill spiU frill shrill thrill triU sill roU scroll sh^ll d611 loll tm pi^U still quill will swill boll ^noll poU rm driU buU full re call' in staU fare well up hill free will TABLE XXXIIL ful clan. hand' ful mind ful grace iful wake ful- shame ful bane ful hope ful care ful use ful grate ful spite ful waste ful bash ful slotJi ful thank ful skill ful 77 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. will ful brim ful sin ful ( scorn ful wo ful fret ful • (SECOND fan' ci ful mer ci ful art ful hurt ful aw ful law ful dire ful TIME.) pit i fill plen ti ful du ti ful re sent' ful TABLE XXXIV. am, em, im, um clans. am dam ham sham slam ram gem hem them stem phlegm drSichm dim him mad' am bed lam. bal sam an them em blem whim skim slim rim grim trim swim prob lem po em sys tem min im pil grim (SECOND di' a gram an a gram ep i gram the 0 rem ap 0 the^m log a rit/?m ser a phim scum gum hum plum rum drum crum vie tim max im tar gum al um stra tum grum thrum sum swum hymn fo rum quo rum spec trura nos trum ros trum TIME.) san he drim in ter im me di um 0 di um pre mi um era ni um 0 pi um pen du lum lau da num vac u um po ma' tum' mu se um a sy lum de CO rum 7? THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ex or' di um en CO mi um mil len ni um de lir i um in ter reg num em po ri um ul ti ma tum mem o ran' dum TABLE XXXV. om clan. duke' dom ran dom king dom wis dom thral dom fath om sel dom ven om be som bo som bios som phan tom symp tom cus tom bot torn bux om TABLE XXXVL • arm, erm, irm, orm clans. arm farm harm charm a larm' dis arm affirm term firm warm swarm in firm con firm de form re form in form con form form worm per form trans form luke' warm TABLE XXXVII. asm, ism clans. c^asm spasm (SECOND ju' da ism heb ra ism sol e cism scMsm prism TIME.) crit i cism skep ti cism a the ism syl lo gism cat e cAism pa gan ism 79 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. pal vin ism ker 0 ism bar ba rism aph 0 rism mag net ism e go tism des po tism par ox ysm ca thol' i cism TABLE XXXVIII an clan. fan than clan plan pa' gan or gan bond man fore man ger man man span church man work man pen man wom an states man (SECOND guar' di an ruf fi an no ble man gen tie man al der man mus sul man cler gy man ran bran tan van hunts man hu man lay manL sa tan sul tan wan swan ja pan' tre pan ra tan christ' ian TIME.) hus band man vet e ran al CO ran pu ri tan art i san par ti san car a van in hu' man me rid i an col le gi an bar ba ri an gram ma ri an li bra ri an his to ri an TABLE XXXIX. en clan. den glad' den bid den hid den when ken trod den sud den gol den men gar den liard en bur den pen kitch en hy phen black en BO THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. sha ken taken slack en chick en strick en tick en quick en drunk en spo ken bro ken to ken dark en fal len sul len sto len swol len sud den hy men ri pen 0 pen hap pen shar pen, breth ren bar ren cho sen les sen of ^en short en fas^ en ha sten cha s^en lis ;fen glis ten chris ^en fat ten flat ten bit ten kit ten smit ten writ ten rot ten ha ven ra ven riv en e ven lev en sev en driv en ov en slov en doz en al ien a men' spec' i men reg i men ab do' men TABLE XL. in clan. din gin hin cab' in rob in coffin muffin pig gin nog gin vir gin dol phin chin thin skin pin spin grin bod kin nap kin pip kin fir kin gob lin mus lin cum, in linch pin sin tin win pip pin ba sin res in ros in lat in mat: in sat in spav in twin inn be gin' cha grin with in a kin un pinor' i gin vi 0 lin' THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 81 TABLE XLI. on, eon, ion clans. dud geon pig eon sur geon lunch eon flag on rib' bon eb on ba con ten don par don (SECOND TIME.) a ban' don re lig ion scor pi on car ri on lex' i conI dec a gon le gion fash ion cush ion li^on here on' drag on wag on iar gon si phon ci on TABLE XLII. ap, ip, alp, amp, imp, omp. op, asp, 1up clans. cap gap lap clap flap slap map nap snap rap scrap trap strap wrap sap tap swap step dip hip chip whip skip lip slip nip rip scrip drip trip strip sip 4* tip scalp help whelp gulp pulp camp damp lamp clamp cramp stamp vamp swamp hemp imp limp pomp romp bump hump thump jump lump plump pump rump trump stump fop hop chop shop flop slop mop pop crop drop prop strop sop top stop swop carp harp sharp 82' THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. warp chirp gasp ju' lep kid nap pars nip in step fil lip hasp clasp rasp grasp wasp lisp tu lip tur nip gos sip bish op gal lop hard' ship fire ship lord ship flag ship, crisp up cup hys sop fore top mis hap' e quip de camp pup sup hyp en camp u surp de vel' op en vel op clerk ship cen' sor ship wor ship part ner ship TABLE XLIII. ab, eb, ib, ob, ub, erb clans. scab dab blab crab drab stab squab vhn' barb ad verb abb crib rob curb ebb lob throb cub web cob sob club bib fob barb rub fib gob Aerb drub glib job verb grub rib mob orb shrub prov erb cher ub ab sorb sub urb' su perb' dis turb TABLE XLIV. er clan. slob' ber rob ber rub ber cham ber mem ber lim ber tim ber • so ber cum ber bar ber num ber pa cer THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ul cer can cer gro cex , mer cer sau cer tra der ad der lad der blad der mad der fod der slan der squan der wan der gen der slen der ren der ten der cin der hin der tin der pon der yon der un der thun der blun der plun der sun der sod er , or der 83 bor der mur der ud der shud der rud der ci der spi der ri der el der gan der (SECOND TIME.) sub scri' ber de cem ber sep tem ber no vem ber en cum ber en dor ser in va der se ce der wa' fer dif fer of fer cof fer scof fer prof fer puf fer suf fer heif er wa ger ledg er dag ger me an der of fen der sur ren der pre ten der a sun der re wai'd er re cor(i er dis or der stag ger swag ger trig ger ti ger . an ger dan ger man ger ran ger stran ger fin ger gin ger lin ger in tru der cal' iI ber cu cum ber of fi cer lav (m der pro\'• en der ar tif i cer nee' ro man cer for ger au ger trench er pitch er butch er ci pher fa tAer gat^ er lath er Ytith er e ther v/ith er whitA er netA er oth er ei t^er nei ther hith er thit/i er wheth er weatA er pan ther brott er moth er 84 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. (SECOND in' te ger pas sen ger mes sen ger bri er cri er ba ker ma ker qua ker puck er suck er ra ker an ker TIME.) har bin ger de ci' pher to getA er can ker han ker tink er po ker whis ker bab bier scrib bier cob bier gam bier an oth er phi los o pher lex i cog' ra phei ram bier tum bier sad dler med dler fid dler ped dler i dler chan dler shuf fler tri fler buck lei mil ler fdl ler tat tier but ler cut ler ost ler sut ler (SECOND T I M E . ) bar' ri er car ri er far ri er cur ri er li bel er lev el er prim' er ham mer ram mer stam mer glim mer sim mer drum mer ho mer for mer mi her lim ner rev el er cav il er pac i fi er ed i fi er mag ni fi er stu pe fi er ban ner man ner tan ner in ner din ner sin ner tin ner gun ner run ner gar ner cor ner pu ri fi er sane ti fi er jus ti fi er am pli fi er rat i fi er part ner ca per pa per dra per ta per lep er vi per scam per ham per pam per tam per Sim per whim per bum per prop er to per clap per pep per dip per slip per cop per hop per THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 85 (SECOND T I M E . ) mar i ner cor 0 ner di a per kid nap per dul' ci mer cus tom er gar den er mil lin er cen,' ser pur ser ca ter wa ter after raf ter daugh ter slaugh ter alter sor' cer er suf fer er cen sur er u su rer lee tur er cAar ac ter fal ter hal ter psal ter shel ter wel ter fil ter bolt er ban ter can ter (SECOND TIME.) cim e ter ar bi ter reg is ter bar ris ter can is ter min is ter quar ter por ter plas ter mas ter lob ster fes ter pes ter de ter' in ter sin is ter cli mac' ter de can ter ex tort er disI as ter se ques ter in ter pre ter ba rom e ter mi crom e ter ad min is ter hy drom e ter a! a bas ter hy grom e ter spat ter lat ter bat ter scat ter clat ter tat ter hat ter flat ter bet ter chat ter plat ter let ter shat ter mat ter bit ter i del' a ter di am e ter ge om e ter ther mom e ter sis' ter bol ster hoi ster mon ster fos ter en ter win. ter saun tei taunt er vo ter chap tei bar ter gar ter char ter re form' er dis tem per mis no mer as tron' 0 mer 86 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. cut ter glit ter frit ter ot ter plot ter tot ter ut ter but ter cut ter gut ter shut ter flut ter mut ter plant er rant er qua ver wa ver ev er (SECdi^D what ev' er who ev er wher ev er where so ev er^ fe ver le ver clev er sev er . liv er riv er dri ver quiv er sil ver o ver cov er hov er clo ver dro vef con quer an swer pray er o yer TIME.) which so ev er whom so ev er when so ev er what so ev er dis sev er de liv er ob serv er pre serv er TABLE XLV ar clan. vie' ar ce dar beg gar vul gar su gar li ar med lar fri ar eel lar pil lar col lar dol lar scAol ar po lar so lar pop lar gram mar lu nar de bar' a far (SECOND T I M E . ) cal' en dar vin e gar tu te lar sim i lar pab u lar glob u lar sec u lar oc u lar joe u lar cir cu lar mus cu lar reg u lar an gu lar sin gu lar ju gu lar pop u lar ver nae' u lar o rae u lar par tic u lar ir reg u lar per pen die' u lar THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE 87 XLVI. or clan. splen' dor an chor au thor ma jor ju ror Btu por tre.-mor man or ten or mi nor do nor Aon or te por tea* por tu tor er ror fa vor ter ror fla vor mir ror Ian guox hor ror liq uor spon sor may or de^t or la bor fac tor ar bor vie tor har bor doc tor sue cor proc tor ran cor cap tor can dor pas tor o dor (SECOND rig or vig or vai or col or par lor clam or ar mor Au mor ru mor va por sa vor fer vor ab hor' TIME.) me' te or met a phor bach e lor chan eel lor gov em or em per or con quer or sen a tor or a tor ed i tor ered i tor au di tor mon i tor an ces tor sue ces' sor pre cep tor a bet tor pro fes sor ex ec' u tor con trib u tor in her it or in fe ri or su pe ri or in te ri or ex te ri or pos te ri or ag gres sor - op pres sor as ses sor ere a tor spec ta tor tes ta tor e qua tor con trac tor ob jec tor so lie i tor ex pos i tor com pet i tor em bas sa dor 88 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. pred e ces' sor in ter ces sor mal e fac tor ben e fac tor ar' bi tra tor al li ga tor nav i ga tor me di a tor leg is la tor TABLE XLVIL act, ect, iet, oct, uct clans. act fa{3t tract re act' dis sect com pact ex tract dis tract trans act de tract ex act re tract de feet con tract af feet pro tract ef feet ab, stract in feet sub tract ab ject at tract de tect sect ob ject sub ject de ject re ject in ject pro ject e lect se lect re fleet pre tect strict neg lect col lect as pect in spect sus pect ex pect e rect di rect cor rect e diet sue cinct con duct dis tinct ob struct ver diet de funct ill struct rel iet ' de coct con struct dis trict con coct in diet in stinct de duct per feet ad junct in duct in' sect pre cinct (SECOND TIME.) aq ue duct dig5 re spect cat' a raet di a lect in com pact' in di rect in tel lect cir cum spect in ter sect ret ro spect 0 ver act con tra diet arcA i tect rec ol lect in ter diet fid* diet pre diet af flict in flict con flict re strict con vict THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 89 TABLE XLVIII. ic clan. trag' ic log ic pub lie col ic mim ic com ic pan ic cAron ic ton ic sto ic top ic trop ic fab rio cam brie (SECOND phthis ic clas sic mu sic phys ic arc tic crit ic ah tic fran tic skep tic plas tie cans tic rus tic mys tic stat ic TIME.) syl lab' ic che ru bic spas mod ic pa cif ic spe cif ic pro lif ic re pub lie an gel ic me tal lie po lem ic me cAan ic sa tan ic ty ran nie he ro ic electric ec cen trie in trin sic em phat ic dra mat ic phleg mat ic dog mat ic scAis mat ic ex tat ic ant arc tic pro phet ic pa thet ic' ath let ic e met ic mag net ic pe dan tic gigantic at Ian tic au then tic des pot ic el hp tic ca thar tic e las tic gym nas tic ma jes tic do mes tic fa nat ic syn thet ic zo' di ac ma ni ac al ma nae ar se nie lunatic her e tic be a tif ic sci en tif ic ep i dem ic par e gor ic pan e gyr ic ap o plec tic en er get ic par a lyt ic hyp o crit ic 90 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE XLIX. a clan. ab' ba pi ca so fa al pha dram a stig ma dog ma as^A jna quo ta vis ta la va stan za com ma man na hy dra e ra (SECOND TIME.) ar ma' da i de a 0 me ga um brel la e nig ma di lem ma di plo masub poe ha ho san na er ra ta sa li va pi az za a' re a cu po la scrof u la a poc' ry ph a re ga li a ef flu vi a pen in su la mar a nath' a as a foet i da TABLE L. ard, ird, ord, arce, erce clans, bard card hard lard guard bom bard' dis card re tard black' guard w^ard bird ac cord' gird cord chord word third ford lord curd re cord con cord af ford a ward' re ward god' ward back ward home ward to ward up ward for ward in ward vine yard haz ard liz ard giz zard buz zard scab bard lub bard stand ard hag gard slug gard or chard 91 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. pon iard drunk ard spike nard ren ard tank ard scarce farce fierce mal lard do tard cus tard mus tard duU ard back ward shep herd awk ward re cord' in ward af ford on ward eon' cord pol lard dis cord . tierce force source com' merce en force' re source TABLE LI. - age like ij. cab' bage bag gage Aerb age mort gage bro cage pil lage ad age til lage band age vil lage bond age • dam age cord age im age wharf age plu mage man age um brage suf frage tun nage pas sage mes sage u sage sau sage vint age do tage post age rav age sav age Ian guage sal vage sel vage (SECOND T I M E . ) fo' li age pat ro nage per son age eq ui page quar ter age av er aige dis par' age her• i tage ad van tage TABLE LIJ. adge, edge, udge, ulge, ange, inge clans, badge edge hedge fledge pledge sledge sedge wedge ridge dodge lodge budge judge drudge grudge 92 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. trudge sludge bilge bulge change mange range strange hinge cringe ex change' ar range es trange a venge re venge un hinge in fringe fringe singe sponge plunge barge ex punge sur charge dis charge en large e merge im merge di verge TABLE charge large verge forge urge dis gorge sav' age part ridge col lege di vulge' a bridge ob lige purge surge huge ves' tige chal lenge syr inge ref uge del uge or ange LIII. ble, able clans. a'ble fa ble ga ble sta ble bub ble bab ble dab ble rab ble squab ble stub ble (SECOND prob' a ble pla ca ble laud a ble pec ca ble change a ble charge a ble sale a ble mov a ble wab ble peb ble nib ble scrib ble quib ble cob ble gob ble hob ble treb le TIME.) af fa ble quench a ble laugh a ble so cia ble li a ble pli a ble til la ble syl la ble bla ma ble ten a ble dam na ble ca pa ble pal pa ble cul pa ble ar a ble cu ra ble THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 93 du ra ble pass a ble tract a ble san a ble no ta ble port a ble de si' ra ble a do ra ble de plo ra ble de mon'stra ble ad vi sa ble con vers a ble de lee ta ble re spec ta ble ac cost a ble ac cept a ble de test a ble in scru ta ble ob serv a ble im pu ta ble re me di a ble a void a ble in flam ma ble a me na ble un ten a ble con fu ta ble com mend a ble re ward a ble de ri va ble in ef fa ble ap' pli ca ble am- i ca bl6 des pi ca ble ex tri ca ble prac ti ca ble for mi da ble man age a ble nay i ga ble per ish a ble a mi a ble va ri a ble pit i a ble en vi a ble dis syl la ble es ti ma ble par don a ble fash ion a ble prof it a ble gov ern a ble com pa ra ble ex e era ble toi er a ble ven er a ble vul ner a ble mis er a ble con quer a ble ad mi ra ble mem o ra ble pen e tra ble hon or a ble fa vor a ble cen su ra ble veg e ta ble hab i ta ble ered i ta ble hos pi ta ble char i ta ble ver i ta ble eq ui ta ble Avar rant a ble lam en ta ble rep u ta ble in ex' pli ca ble ir rev o ca ble, ir ref fra ga ble in nu mer a ble a bom in a ble in ter mi na ble con sta ble mu ta ble sal va ble ir rep a ra ble in sep ar a ble in suf fer a ble in su per a ble un i l ter a ble un ut ter a ble 94 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. in im i ta ble in ev i ta ble ir ref u ta ble in ex or a ble in du bi ta ble il hm i ta ble TABLE LIV. ible clan. (SECOND T I M E •) tan gi ble fal n ble ter ri ble hor ri ble vis i ble sen si ble doc' i ble cru ci ble ed i ble vend i ble au di ble leg i ble in vin' ci ble ir ras ci ble de du ci ble in ered i ble il leg i ble in del i ble dis cern i ble in fer i ble in vis i ble pas si ble pos si ble plau si ble sen si ble sol vi ble de fen si ble con tempt i ble re spon si ble cor rupt i ble con vert i ble re vers i ble di gest i ble ac ces si ble ex pres si ble re sist i ble com bus ti ble ad mis si ble com pat i ble _ in flex i ble per cep ti ble el' i gi ble sus cep ti ble TABLE LV ble, cle, die, fle, gle, kle clans. bi' ble ram ble bram ble scram ble trem ble tliim ble fum ble hum ble rum ble crum ble grum ble tum ble stum ble no ble gar ble mar ble 95 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. baw ble un ele cir ^3le mus cle cy cle fad die la die era die ad die pad die strad die sad die wad die med die ped die fid die mid die rid die fud die hud die nee die idle bri die can die dan die han die kin die spin die bun die dwin die fon die noo die gir die hur die baf fle snaf fle raffle scuf fle shuf fle muffle (SECOND TIME.) pre' am ble man a cle pin a cle mir a cle or a cle spec ta cle snuf fle ruf fle ri fle tri fle sti fle shag gle wag gle dag gle hag gle drag gle gig gle wrig gle gog gle ob sta cle cAron i cle ven tri cle i ci cle ret i cle ar ti cle gur gle jug gle smug gle strug gle an gle dan gle jan gle man gle stran gle wran gle tan gle" shin gle jin gle par ti cle car• bun cle re sem' ble as sem ble dis sem ble in dis' so lu ble min gle sin gle bun gle 0 gle gar gle bu gle hack le shack le tack le speck le freck le pick le fick le trick le sick le tick le buck le /i-nuck le truck le an kle ran kle sprin kle wrin kle tin kle twin kle spar kle 96 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. (SECOND T I M E . be drag' gle be span gle en tan gle com min gle sur' cin gle tri an gle TABLE LVI. pie, tie, zle clans. trip' le am pie tram pie sam pie tem pie dim pie pim pie sim pie rum pie crum pie ap pie grap pie tip pie stop pie sup pie pur pie scru pie su^t le whit tie ti tie man tie gen tie star tie tur tie (SECOND prin' ci pie mul ti pie dec u pie quad ru pie nes ^le wres ^le this ^le whis ^le bris ^le gris iie jos ^le bus ^le hus ^le cat tie bat tie rat tie met tie net tie set tie lit tie brit tie bot tie daz zle driz zle muz zle puz zle griz zle friz zle TIME.) cen tu pie quint u pie sep tu pie rec tan gle em bez' zle dis ci pie ex am pie a pos tie TABLE LVII. sive clan. (SECOND pen sive pas sive TIME.) e va' sive per sua sive ad he sive CO he sive 97 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. re pul sive ex pan sive de fen sive ex pen sive ex ten sive cor ro sive de ter sive sub ver sive sue ces sive ex ces sive pro gres sive op pres sive ex pres sive -sub mis sive a bu sive in clu sive con clu sive ex clu sive de lu sive il lu sive ob tru sive in tru sive dis cur sive dif fu sive TABLE LVIIL tive clan. da' tive na tive ac tive mo tive (SECOND spor ti\'e fes tive TIME.) in vec tive in ac' tive at trac tive - vin die tive sub junc tive de fee tive ef fee tive con junc tive pro duct ive ob jec tive de struc tive pro spec tive in cent ive per spec tive re ten tive cor rec tive voc' a tive neg a tive pur ga tive ab la tive rel a tive san a tive iu era tive 4 nar ra tive lax a tive ad jec tive ex pie tive fu gi tive vol i tive prim i tive cos tive • « at ten tive pre ven tive in vent ive de cep tive sus cep tive pre sump tive con sump tive a bor tive gen i tive len i tive pu ni tive nu tri tive tran si tive sen si tive pos i tive 98 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. in die' a tive ir rel a tive cor rel a tive ap pel la tive su per la tive af firm a tive al ter na tive com par a tive im per a tive il lus tra tive spec u la tive de riv a tive nom i na tive in tu i tive op er a tive re trib u tive fig u ra tive dis trib u tive im i ta tive con sec u tive vin di ca tive di min u tive in fin' i tive ex' pli ca tive in quis i tive leg is la tive lo' co mo tive TABLE LIX. ag, eg, ig, og, ug, ang, ing, qng, ung clans. bag fag hag lag flag nag snag brag drag tag stag beg fa' cing la ding wad ding bed ding pud ding land ing keg peg egg fig gig. whig jig pig ng sprig swig dog hog frog bug dug mug fang gang hang slang pang rang spring stand ing pend ing bind :ing wind ing be in|y stuff* ing sang twang king fling ring spring string sting wing swing thong long lodg ing rig ging hang ing long ing fish ing clo tAing prong strong wrong song hung clung slung sung rung sprung stung strung noth ing far tAing tick ing stock ing li king stri king THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. think ing sweU ing ped dling will ing mid dling strip ling fond ling dump ling hire ling dar ling tri fling year ling ster ling tack ling twink ling gos ling fat ling ti ling scant ling suck ling dwell ing first ling (SECOND pre ce' ding a larm ing a bi ding be hold ing fore bo ding in be ing 0 bli ging di verg ing de sign ing seem ing li ning win ning cun ning morn ing light ning awn ing yawn ing going da ring off spring her ring du ring bless ing meet ing last ing sit ting liv ing starv ing dying lying say ing TIME.) con cern ing as su ming re ,pi ning re lent ing re pent ing ex cept ing for giv ing ob serv ing de serv ing a ma zmg wan' der ing suf fer ing cov er ing gar den ing o pen ing e ven ing du el ing mut ter ing TABLE LX. by, dy, ey, cy, gy, chy, bly clans. ba' by shab by hob by lob by ru by fan cy mer cy sau cy sha dy i cy la dy ed dy 99 gid dy clod dy mud dy rud dy stur dy ti dy ban dy can dy han dy bran dy wind y bod y 100 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. hard y tar dy gau dy stud y lack ey ab' ba cy leg a cy fal la cy lu na cy pa pa cy pi ra cy proph e cy eel' i ba cy ef fi ca cy del i ca cy in ti ma cy ob sti na cy ob du ra cy dreg' gy boggy buggy stin gy el' e gy prod i gy effigy leth ar gy en er ^y lit ur gy jock ey mon key tur key med ley al ley vai ley vol ley pul ley bar ley par ley (SECOND TIME.) se ere cy pol i cy va can cy in fan cy fla gran cy va gran cy con stan cy ge 0 man cy nee ro man cy pyr 0 man cy hes i tan cy pres i den cy ex i gen cy cler gy pithy wor thy rock y luck y sulk y smo ky nim bly (SECOND TIME.) mon ar cAy ap a thy sym pa thy prob a bly af fa bly pal pa bly pars ley mot ley kid ney chim ney hon ey de cen cy ten den cy CO gen cy clem en cy cur ren cy flu en ey sol ven cy com pe ten cy im.po ten cy id i 0 cy the oc' ra cy ma lig nan cy re pug nan cy hum bly no bly ' bad ly glad ly for ci bly ered i bly au di bly ter ri bly hor ri bly vis i bly 101 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE LXL logy, graphy, ably clans. (SECOND a nal' o gy ge ol 0 gy the ol 0 gy pa thol ' ogy my thol 0 gy phi lol 0'gy ol' i gar chy hi er ar chy am i ca bly toi er a bly TIME.) chro noi o gy a pol 0 gy a strol 0> gy dox ol 0 gy lo gem aL cAy ge og ra phy mis er a bly ad mir a, bly hon or a bly fa vor a bly or thog ra phy bi og ra phy ste nog ra phy pb i los 0 phy antip a thy li thog ra phy ered it a bly in far li bly in sep a ra bly in ev i ta bly TABLE LXIL ly clan. mild' ly bold ly kind ly blind ly fond ly godly hard ly lord ly scarce ly wide ly rude ly safe ly close ly late ly mad ly sad ly (SECOND ex treme' ly pro fane ly hu mane ly se rene ly lone ly bare ly brave ly grave ly live ly like ly rare ly mere ly name ly tame ly sore ly sure ly time ly come ly home ly fine ly TIME.) su pine ly sin cere ly se vere ly se cure ly ma ture in tense mo rose pro fuse ly ly ly ly 102 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ob tuse ly com plete ly po lite ly re mote ly a cute ly pub' lie ly wretch ed ly na ked ly wick ed ly sa ered ly can did ly splen did ly rigidly sol id ly rap id ly stu pid ly viv id ly hand some ly pri vate ly pen sive ly pas sive ly ul' ti mate ly in ti mate ly for tu nate ly mod er ate ly tem per ate ly des per ate ly ac eu rate ly def i nite ly in fi nite ly ab so lute ly as su' red ly ad vi sed ly king' ly sing ly strong ly ugly harsh ly dryly lily slyly thick ly sick ly quick ly meek ly frank ly brisk ly dal ly dark ly (SECOND T I M E , ) ac' tive ly trem bling ly feel ing ly wit ting ly da ring ly cun ning ly neg a tive ly rel a tive ly pos i tive ly pri ma ri ly cur so ri ly trag i cal ly graph i cally com i cal ly typ 1 cal ly crit i cal ly im me' di ate ly de lib er ate ly su per la tive ly com par a tive ly in tu i tive ly em phat i cal ly u ni' ted ly de serv ed ly ex ten sive ly ex ces sive ly eon clu sive ly ex clu sive ly ex ceed ing ly ac cord ing ly dog mat i cal ly gram mat i cal ly his tor i cal ly or' di na ri ly ar bi tra ri ly nee es sa rOy THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ral' ly sal ly tal ly gel ly fil ly hii ly chil ly . sil ly fol ly hoi ly jol ly cul ly gul ly dim ly ca^ni ly firm ly man ly sharp ly plain ly vain ly stern ly ho ly hap ly am ply 103 sim ply sur ly soft ly gross ly flat ly strict ly siyAt ly spri^At ly TABLE LXIIL ily, ally, ully clans. (SECOND TIME.) tar' di ly stin gi ly filth i ly luck i ly sil li ly jol li ly ho li ly hap pi ly wa ri ly an gri ly mer ri ly craft i ly scan ti ly loft i ly ha sti ly pret ti ly priv i ly la zi ly verb' al ly vo cal ly lo cal 1}'" re al ly le gal ly form al ly dis mal ly fi nal ly 0 ral ly fa tal ly vi tal ly • men tal ly to tal ly e qual ly grav el ly cru el ly grace ful ly shame ful ly care ful ly hate ful ly grate ful ly spite ful ly waste ful ly wrong ful ly faith ful ly thank ful ly skifl ful ly will ful ly man ful ly sin ful ly wo ful ly scorn ful ly aw ful ly bliss ful ly hu man ly joy ful ly 104 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. cor' di al ly gen er al ly ge ni al ly lit er al ly nom in al ly sev er al ly per son al ly ., grad u al ly lib er al ly an nu al ly mu tu al ly pit i ful ly o rig' i nal ly e ter nal ly vul' gar ly so ber ly el der ly slen der ly ten der ly or der ly man ner ly an gri ly con tin u al ly ha bit u al ly for mal ly prop er ly quar ter ly mas ter ly lat ter ly bit ter ly di verse ly pi ous ly cas u al ly sen su al ly u su al ly ac tu al ly punc tu al ly vir tu al ly e ven tu al ly pro verb i al ly prop er ly per feet ly qui et ly gal lant ly fra grant ly in stant ly con stant ly de cent ly • TABLE LXIV. ously, antly, ently clans. (SECOND du' bi ous ly te di ous ly o di ous ly stu di ous ly CO pi ous ly va ri ous ly se ri ous ly glo ri ous ly TIME.) cu ri ous ly fu ri ous ly ob vi ous ly en vi ous ly in fa mens ly bar ba reus ly gen er ous ly pros per ous ly vig or ous ly sump tu ous ly vir tu ous ly el e gant ly ar ro gant ly ig no rant ly in no cent ly me lo' di ous ly ri die u lous ly in con gru ous ly fe lo ni ous ly in gen u ous ly o be di ent ly THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. swift' ly soft ly fitly gen tly scant ly slant ly blunt ly apt ly prompt ly just ly du ly part ly tru ly pert ly sly ly short ly last ly gfiy ly vast ly driz zly cost ly pigmy most ly li my 105 sli my ca^m ly clam my mum my crum iriy gloom y arm y storm y (SECOND TIME.) co' gent ly ur gent ly si lent ly cur rent ly pres ent ly po tent ly fre quent ly fer vent ly Aon est ly mod est ly com plex ly in fa my big a my ex act' ly di rect ly cor rect ly sue cinct ly dis tinct ly ab rupt ly cor rupt ly de voutly ev' i dent ly dii i gent ly vi 0 lent ly em i nent ly per ti nent ly dif fer ent ly rev er ent ly com pe tent ly pen i tent ly con tin' gent ly ap pa rent ly po lyg a my e con o my as tron o my a nat o my TABLE LXV ny, ry, ary, ery clans. plu' my any ma ny rain y pen ny bon ny bo ny po ny 5* cro ny sto ny puny cop y ropy hap py puppy nap py 106 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. (SECOND TIME.) al' cAy my . vil lain y com pa ny lit a ny bot a ny lar ce ny prog e ny des ti ny mu ti ny scru ti ny cal um ny tyr an ny eb o ny ag 0 ny sym pho ny eu pho ny fel o ny col 0 ny har mo ny po la ry beg gar y di a ry sal a ry bur gla ry mis' eel la ny mo men ta ry ig no min y ac ri mo ny mat ri mo ny pat ri mo ny par si mo ny an ti mo ny tes ti mo ny drom e dary sec ond a ry ex em pla ry cus tom a ry vol un ta ry mer ce na ry mil li ner y cen te na ry or di na ry cu li na ry sem i na ry lu mi na ry mis sion a ry sta tion a ry die tion a ry lit e ra ry tem po ra ry ar bi tra ry trib u ta ry ad versa ry ac ces sa ry nee es sa ry em is sa ry com mis sa ry mil i ta r y cem e te ry plan e ta ry sec re ta ry sol i ta ry dig ni ta ry sed en ta ry cu li na ry sal u ta ry a poth' e ca ry in cen di a ry pe cu ni a ry e pis to la ry vo cab u la ry va ry wa ry sun dry que ry bel fry an gry im ag m a ry pre Hm in a ry dis ere tion a ry he red i ta ry de pos it a ry hun gry go ry glo ry po ry mi ry fai ry THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 107 (SECOND T I M E . ) lu' na ry li bra ry con tra ry no ta ry ri vai ry rib aid ry ma son ry the 0 ry pri ma ry sum ma ry gran a ry fi ner y rob ber y bri ber y chan cer y gro cer y sor cer y broid er y for ger y sur ger y treach er y butch er y fish er y quack er y crock er y cook er y eel er y rail er y droll er y see ner y gun ner y nun ner y dra per y trum per y po per y mis er y nurs er y ar ter y mas ter y mys ter y flat ter y lot ter y sla ver y • bra ver y ev er_y rev er y liv er y bow er y dow er y in qui' ry jan' u a ry an ti qua ry feb ru a ry sane tu a ry ar til' ler y a dul ter y 1 gcCry glory to ry TABLE LXVI. ory clan. sto ry mem o1 ry vie to ry pleth' 0 ry ar mo ry fac to ry pil lo ry cur so ry his to ry (SECOND T I M E . ) al' le go ry cat e go ry ac ces so ry prom is so ry pred a to ry man da to ry pref a to ry pur ga to ry nu gate ry 108 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. dii a to ry am a to ry or a to ry ad di to ry au di to ry dor mi to ry mon i to ry ter ri to ry tran si to ry des ul to ry in ven to ry prom on to ry con sol' a to ry de clam a to ry ex ckm a to ry in flam ma to ry ex plan a to ry de clar a to ry pre par a to ry ob serv a to ry rec ep to ry per emp to ry com pul' so ry il lu so ry de lu so ry re frac to ry pre mon i to ry de pos i to ry com mend a to ry de rog a to ry vai e die' to ry con tra die to ry lab' 0 ra to ry ob li ga to ry TABLE LXVIL ry, sy, ty, vy, zy clans. car' ry mar ry quar ry ber ry fer ry mer ry per ry sor ry cur ry hur ry flur ry sul try en try gen try pas try ves try jury fury palsy flim sy clum sy phren sy quin sy ro sy tip sy drop sy grass y safe ty nine ty sure ty craf ty fifty thrif ty lofty might y plen ty thir ty for ty dus ty rus ty trust y petty pret ty dit ty grit ty wit ty put ty du ty na vy gravy lazy era zy THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. (SECOND 109 TIME. ) sym' me try po e try ped an try in fan try gal Ian try big ot ry an ces try tap es try reg is try soph is try cAem is try min is try in dus try cen tau ry mer cu ry au gu ry injury per ju ry pen u ry sa vor y u su ry cen tu ry lux u ry por phy ry po e sy her e sy pleu ri sy lep ro sy ab lep sy dys pep sy ni ce ty gai e ty moi e tv piety fe al tj'' pen al ty loy al ty roy al ty nov el tv cru el ty sub til ty fac ul ty sev en ty lib er ty prop er ty pov er ty mod es ty maj es ty am nes ty Aon es ty dep u ty ob lo quy col lo quy i del' a try ge om e try ho rem e try a pos ta sy hy poc ri sy va ri e ty so bri e ty pro pri e ty sa ti e ty anx i e ty ven tril o quy so lil 0 quy ap' b plex y ad mi ral ty cas u al ty TABLE LXVIIL ity clan.' (SECOND nu' di ty od di ty scar ci ty pau ci ty TIME.) qual i ty den si ty quan ti ty chas ti ty 110 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. cav i ty grav i ty lev i ty eq ui ty lax i ty pol i ty am i ty en mi ty com i ty san i ty van i ty len i ty dig ni ty trin i ty char i ty ver i ty pu ri ty cit' y pity sa gae' i ty ca pac i ty ra pac i ty ve rae i ty fe lie i ty sim plic i ty du plic i ty ve loc i ty fe roc i ty a tree i ty a cid i ty ri gid i ty va lid i ty , so lid i ty ti mid i ty ra pid i ty stu pid i ty pro fun di ty a vid i ty. com mod i ty ab surd i ty lo cal i ty ras cal i ty re al i ty le gal i ty , fru gal i ty for mal i ty car nal i ty mo ral i ty neu tral i ty plu ral i ty fa tal i ty e qual i ty bru tal i ty fi del i ty mo bil i ty no bil i ty . fa cil i ty do cil i ty a gfl i ty hu mil i ty fra gil i ty ste ril' i ty scur ril i ty due til i ty gen til i ty, fer til i ty hos til i ty u til i ty ci vil i ty tran quil fi ty ere du li ty ca lam i ty ex trem i ty sub hm i ty prox im i ty in firm i ty de form i ty con form i ty e nor mi ty ur ban i ty hu man i ty se ren i ty in dig ni ty ma lig ni ty vi cin i ty af fin i ty vir gin i ty di vin i ty in dem ni ty pa ter ni ty fra ter ni ty e ter ni ty im mu ni ty com mu ni ty im pu ni ty bar bar i ty vul gar i ty THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. hi lar i ty dis par i ty ce leb ri ty sa lu bri ty a lac ri ty sin cer i ty ce ler i ty te mer i ty as per i ty pros per i ty au ster i ty^ dex ter i ty prin ci pal' i ty im mo ral i ty tem po ral i ty hos pi tal i ty punc tu al i ty in fi del i ty in a bil i ty ca pa bil i ty dis a bil i ty tan gi bil i ty fal h bfl i ty in teg ri ty ma tu ri ty fu tu ri ty im men si ty pro pen si ty ver bos i ty ad ver si ty di ver si ty ne ces si ty i den ti ty de prav i ty lon gev i ty Ill na tiv i ty ac tiv i ty cap tiv i ty fes tiv i ty an nu i ty u biq ui ty ob liq ui ty in iq ui ty per plex i ty mor tal i ty an tiq ui ty con gru i ty sen si bil i ty sin gu lar i ty pos si bil i ty me di oc ri ty plau si bil i ty cu ri os i ty flex i bil i ty gen er os i ty im be cil i ty ' am bi gu i ty ju ve nil i ty mul ti plic i ty mag na nim i ty e lee trie i ty vol a til i ty ex cen trie i ty u ni form i ty au then tic i ty im por tu ni ty e las tic i ty reg u lar i ty prod i gal i ty con ge ni al' i ty ma te ri al i ty il lib er al i ty spir it u al i ty im prob a bil i ty im pla ca bil i ty im pec a bil i ty mal le a bil i ty pen e tra bil i ty men su ra bil i ty ac cep ta bil i ty im mu ta bil i ty 112 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE LXIX. ass, ess, less, ness, i«s clans. lass glass pass brass grass less bless mess dress press guess hiss kiss bhss miss cross dross gross toss puss car' cass cut lass com pass tres pass can vass ab bess ac cess prin cess pro cess grace less end less cause less reck less harm less sin less help less spot less art less rest less list less law less bad ness glad ness sad ness red ness blind ness hard ne^s rude ness crude ness like ness vile ness lame ness bare ness rash ness harsh ness shy- ness sly ness sick ness frank ness dark ness tall ness ill ness still ness dull ness full ness dim ness firm ness wan ness damp ness sharp ness plain ness fat ness har ness fair ness' gross ness cross ness flat ness lax ness soft ness fit ness wit ness apt ness tart ness -pert ness vast ness just ness dry ness e gress ti gress con gress prog ress em press cy press act ress mis tress mat tress ca ress' ad dress de press re press im press com press op press sup press ex press dis tress as sess pos sess THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. a miss re miss dis miss a cross dis cuss a mass re pass sur pass (SECOND 113 sue cess un less ex cess di gress con fess re dress trans gress TIME.j pen' ni less i die ness stin gi ness come li ness home li ness • love li ness man li ness ho li ness blame less ness harm less ness hap pi ness man ful ness lof ti ness sin ful ness drew si ness bash ful ness craft i ness art ful ness la zi ness joy ful ness use ful ness wil der ness sloth ful ness ten der ness skill ful ness • bit ter ness will ful ness reck less ness help less ness blun der buss te' di ous ness 0 di ous ness stu di ous ness se n ous ness co pi ous ness spu ri ous ness per vi ous ness am or ous ness hid e ous ness hu mor ous ness du bi ous ness TABLE LXX. us, ous clans. us thus pus fo' cus in' cu bus ex 0 dus cro cus cir cus mu cus fun gus can thus non plus sur plus isth mus sar di us 0 ver plus ge nus por pus cAo rus cal a mus im pe tus 114 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. pom' pons po reus lep reus glo bous mon strous bul bous o' di ous haz ard ous 'hid e ous right e ous plen te ous a que ous' du te ous du bi ous te di ous 0 di ous stu di ous im pi ous CO pi ous va ri pus se ri ous glo ri ous cu ri ous fu ri ous spu ri ous ob vi ous de vi ous ven om ous (SECOND TIME.) vil lain ous rav en ous om i nous lu min ous mu ti nous ru in ous poi son ous lu di crous slan der ous pen der ous nu mer ous gen er ous pros per ous dex ter ous dec 0 reus 0 dor ous vig or ous am 0 reus clam or ous tim 0 reus rap tu reus cov e tons ri ot ous ar du ous mis chiev ous stren u ous con gru ous sump tu ous vir tu ous en vi ous per vi ous per il ous li bel ous mar vel ous friv 0 lous fab u lous ered u lous em u lous pop u lous scru pu lous quer u lous in fa mous ven om ous 0 pa' cous re lig ious e nor mous me an drous de si reus pre ten tious so no reus dis as trous mo ment ous por ten tons in fee tious tre men' dous stu pen dous out rage ous con ta gious um bra geous mu ecus pi ous 115 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. op pro' bri ous impe ri ous mys te ri ous de lir i ous la bo ri ous cen so ri ous vie to ri ous no to ri ous in d"us tri ous il lus tri ous in ju ri ous lux u ri ous ob se qui ous mi rae u lous ri die u lous ex tra ne ouS spon ta ne ous er ro ne ous am phib i ous per fid i ous in sid i ous in vid i ous me lo di ous com mo di ous ab ste mi ous in ge ni ous har mo ni ous pre ca ri ous vi ca ri ous ne fa ri ous gre ga ri ous in ered u lous sy non y mous a non y mous in dig e nous vo lu min ous vo cif er ous pes tif er ous gra niv er ous car niv o reus mis eel la' ne ous sim ul ta ne ous in stan ta ne ous hom 0 ge ne ous het, er o ge ne ous ig no tnin i ous i dol a trous ad ven tu reus so lie i tons pre cip i tons in iq ui tons gra tu i tons for tu i tons con spic u ous per spic u ous pro mis cu ous as sid u ous am big u ous con tig u ous su per flu dus in gen u ous im pet u ous tu mult u ous vo lup tu ous tem pes tu ous eer e mo ni ous ac ri mo ni ous par si mo ni ous mul ti fa ri ous del e te ri ous mer i to ri ous TABLE LXXL as gas was goods suds clothes eaves leaves loaves staves 116 beeves fives lives THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. tongs lungs cogs bi' as at las lam mas cArist mas eth ics rel ics phy s^ ics op tifcs liq uids bil liards back wards down wards to wards wa ges rich es ash es spe cies or gies se ries ti dings hang ings do ings wri tings ba sis the sis cri sis TABLE MIXED lens hers loves halves selves dregs pin cers el der-s glan ders snuf fers stag gers man ners nip pers trow sers fet ters di vers twee zers scis sors com mens ta bles shin gles shac kles mea sles al oes gra tis ax is nup tials an nals mor als vi tals en trails a las' his this mis LXXIL TERMINATIONS. bo' re as pol i tics hy a des ob se quies mov a bles man a cles prem i se^ com,pas ses am ber gris em pha sis syn the sis gen e sis log a ritAms hy drau' lies me cAan ics hys ter ics di op tries joneu mat ics en ciit ics in tes tines belles let ters mo las ses pro bos cis sy nop sis ab o rig' i nes an tip' 0 des me trop o lis an tith e sis pa ren the sis hy poth e sis a nal y sis met a phys ics math e mat ics 117 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE LXXIIL ish clan. eng lish fin ish bri nish skit tish tick lish gar'nish pol ish tar nish lav ish an guish churl ish fur nish van quish fam ish pun ish am bush blem ish fop pish bulrush skir mish par ish re fresh' ban ish per ish van ish var nish di min ish dis tin guish es tab' lish ad mon ish ex tin guish a bol ish as ton ish re lin quish re plen ish rub' bish rad ish child ish self ish dog gish slug gish brack ish pub lish rel ish TABLE LXXIV. MIXED im merse' as perse dis perse a verse re verse in verse con verse per verse trans verse en dorse im burse dis burse ac curse TERMINATIONS. re 'course dis coHirse re pulse con dense im mense dis pense ex pense un nerve ob serve sub serve de serve pre serve a bove re move be hoove re prove im prove ap prove 0 paque ob lique bur lesque re buff be ha/f him self her self it self thy self my self in gulf dis patch be witch ca tarrA em ba/m be ca/m trav' erse im pulse tri umph ser aph bato 118 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE LXXV Sharp th and flat tA. twelfth length strength smith frith lath hath path wrath fifth tAem tAen tAence tAere tAis tAose truth both with sloth f6rth filth warmth depth north moth tAey batAe blitAe writAe sitAe titAe clotAe sootAe TABLE LXXVI. gue clan. league plague vague rogue vogue brogue (SECOND ped' a gogue dem a gogue tongue fa tigue' pro rogue har angue in trigue col league TIME.) syn a gogue dec a logue di a logue cat a logue TABLE LXXVII. ail clan. • bail fail hail aU hail' as sail jail flail mail re tail en tail nail snail pail rail frail trail cur tail de tail tail quail wail a vail pre vail THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 119 TABLE LXXVIII. aid, ayed, eyed, eighed, like ade. aid braid flayed prayed swayed laid played brayed strayed neighed re paid' al layed be trayed sur veyed up braid dis played por trayed in veighed a fraid dis mayed as sayed de cayed de frayed o beyed de layed ar rayed pur veyed TABLE LXXIX. aim like ame, and ain, ein, eign like ane. aim daim maim ac claim' de claim re claim pro claim dis claim ex claim gain chain lain plain slain brain or dain dis dain re gain en chain com plain ex plain drain grain sprain re main do main re frain en grain re strain con strain train strain deign ob tain de tain re tain con tain ab stain sus tain TABLE LXXX. eir, ear like are; eight like ate; aise hke aze. fair air hair pair heir swear their bait gait plait trait freight weight great faint paint saint chaise raise praise 120 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. af fair' un fair re pair im pair de spair co heir a wait con straint com plaint ap praise re straint dis praise TABLE LXXXI. ay, ey, eigh, like long a. bay day gay hay Jay lay de cay' re lay al lay dis play mis lay dis may clay flay slay nay pay spay ray bray dray pray gray spray de fray af fray ar ray por tray a stray as say tray stray stay sway they whey a way ol bey con vey pur vey sur vey in veigh prey trey neigh weigh eigh bey mid' day es say run' a way cast a way dis 0 bey' TABLE LXXXIL ea like long e. head lead plead mead ^nead read leach bleach preach reach breach peach teach squeak weak streak peak screak beak leak bleak sneak speak peace deaf sheaf leaf bean dean lean clean glean mean quean wean yean deal heal heal meal THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. neal peal seal squeal weal ^ wheal zeal heap cheap leap reap ' feast east beast least yeast sheatAe breatAe wreatAe cease lease grease crease eat ea' ger mea gre fea ture crea ture bea con bea die bea ver dea con drea ry ea gle beat feat heat cheat bleat teat peat treat seat neat heath heave bea gle sea son slea zy grea sy lean ness drea ry ea ster mea sels rea son wea sand leave cleave weave ear dear fear gear hear shear blear clear smear trea son wea ry Avea sel be neath' con ceal con goal re peal ap peal re veal de mean 121 near spear rear drear sear tear year please pease tease re lease de crease in crease de cease de feat re peat en treat re treat ap pear TABLE LXXXIIL ie like long e. piece niece fierce tierce field shield wield yield thieve lieve 6 grieve lief fief ehief thief brief grief priest fiend liege lien mien pier shriek siege 122 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. a chieve' be lieve ag grieve re prieve re trieve re lieve (SECOND fi nan cier' brig a dier gren a, dier ar riere bre vier front ier be lief re lief cash ier TIMI ' • ) hal ber dier cui rass ier bom bard ier cAan de lier cor de lier TABLE LXXXIV. « ei like long e. ceil seize sein eith' er neith er seign ior de ceive' re ceive con ceive de ceit con ceit re ceijot TABLE LXXXV. oa like long o soak roan goad foal groan load goal soap road coal beard toad shoal hoard coach roach foam oar loam boar broach oak roam hoar loan roar cloak croak moan soar a board en croach' re preach cup' board up roar ap preach • boast coast roast toast oat boat coat goat gloat float bloat moat throat hoarse coarse coax owe door floor beau lar board star board brooch 123 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. blow low flow glow slow el' bow mead ow shad ow wid ow win dow fal low hal low shal low TABLE LXXXVL ow like long o. ^now throw bowl snow tow own row stow shown crow mow blown grow show flown tal low fol low wal low whit low bel low win now. fel low bar row mel low far row yei low har row bil low mar row pil low nar row known sown growth bor row mor row sor row bur row ar row swal low tip toe fel loe TABLE LXXXVIL ou like long o. four course dou^A court mould pour soul thou^A bourn moult Source gourd fourth mourU al thou^A' dis course thor ou^A poul tice re source con' course fur lough poul try re course bor ou^A cour tier should er TABLE LXXXVIIL ew, ieu, and lew like long u. "dew few jew blew clew flew grew slew mew new 124 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. drew pew hew chew ^new crew threw spew screw sin ew es chew' pew ter re new neph' ew stew ard cue sub due' pur sue en due stew yew you in ter lieu TABLE LXXXIX. ue like long u. due blue flue (SECOND a gue vai ue ar gue TIME.) av e nue rev e nue bar' ba cue res i due glue stat ue vir tue res cue im hue is' sue tis sue view lieu ewe view ret i nue con tin' ue TABLE XO. ui and eu like long u. bruit fruit re eruit' suit bruise juice cruise feud sluice pur suit non' suit rAeum dense neu ter TABLE XCL Diphthongal sound of ou. sour tour doubt drought count mount round ground sound wound 125 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. bound found hound mound pound bout scout gout shout clout flout snout pout spout rout out stout trout tAou loud cloud shroud proud ounce bounce flounce pounce frounce trounce house louse mouse grouse spouse rouse couch un.sound a loud de nounce re nounce an nounce pr 0 nounce es pouse ca rouse ac count re count dis mount a bound' re bound re dound pro found com pound pro pound ex pound a round a ground sur round re sound slouch ^uch crouch vouch mouth south bough plough slough a mount sur mount a bout with out de vout dis' count coun ter ren coun' ter ex pound er pai'' a mount tan ta mount TABLE X C I L ow hke the diphthongal sound of ou. cow how bow now flow' er show er low er brow sow vow owl Towl howl growl prowl pow er fowl er prowl er drown frown crown down bow er cow er dow er gown brown town en dow' al low a vow 126 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE XCIII. Diphthongal sound of oi. noise poise doit quoit void a void' de void ap point a noint re joice in voice de voir choice voice coil boil oil foil spoil broil soil toil me moir ex ploit a droit re coil de spoil em broil re join coin join loin groin quoin con join en join dis join pur loin sub join ad join foi' ble foist hoist moist toy buoy hoi den poi son poig nant toil et broid er tur moil TABLE XCIV. oy like oi. joy de stroy' em ploy cloy de coy en joy troy al loy an noy con' voy roy al en voy -loy al oys ters voy age T A B L E XCV. 00 like close o. coo loo too woo boon loon moon noon spoon soon swoon whoop loop sloop droop scoop troop stoop boor poor moor hoop boot hoot shoot THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. root soot roost food mood rood ooze bam boo' hal loo ba boon buf foon dra goon goose loose bootA sooth tooth groove hoof roof proof woof boom coom doom loom rae coon doub loon lam poon bal loon gal loon bloom gloom room broom groom fool scAool har peon mon soon bas soon pla toon be hoof 127 pool spool tool stool a loof re proof dis proof for sooth be hoove TABLE XCVI. ea like short e. dead head lead read bread a head' be head re hearse dread thread spread tread stead meant breast threat sweat search earth death earn learn yearn hogs' head jeal ous fore head zeal ous bed stead featA er earl pearl hearse breath dearth leatA er weatA er tread le TABLE XCVIL aw and au like broad a. awl bawl brawl crawl scrawl drawl sprawl yawl jcshaw jaw 128 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ^naw caw haw chaw thaw saw law claw flaw maw paw raw draw straw taw. gawk hawk law' yer fraught aught caught naught taught fault vault laud fraud sauce cause gauze clause pause sau' cer dau^A ter slau^A ter be cause de fraud' ,ap plause de fault as sault TABLE XCVIII. ou like broad a. ought bought fought thought nought brought wrought.cough sought trough TABLE XCIX. au ][ike short a, according to custom. haunch aunt launch daunt paunch .haunt jaunt flaunt gaunt taunt laugh vaunt draught TABLE C. ou like short u. young ad journ' e nough jour' ney rough tough jour nal coun try cous in scourge coup le doub le troub le touch cour age flour ish nour ish 129 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. rfABLE 00 book rook cook hook shook look ^ nook " brook crook took • deed feed heed bleed meed need speed reed breed eel feel peel heel wheel keel reel seel sue ceed' pro ceed CI . like middle u. hoop good hood stood wood flook coop wool wood would • could should wolf T A B L E GIL ee like long e'• steel deem seem keen sheen teens green screen seen queen fleece deep sheep keep sleep peep creep steep weep beer deer cheer sheer jeer sneer peer seer steer veer beet feet sheet fleet sleet ex ceed in deed meet . greet street sweet geese cheese beech leech speech breech creek greek week bee fee gee tAee mis deed a greed lee flee glee knee free tree three cheek leek meek sleeve reeve• wheeze sneeze freeze re deem es teem 130 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. a sleep ve neer ca reer dis creet be seech de cree a gree de gree trus tee gen teel (SECOND moun tain eer' en gi neer dom i neer mu ti neer pi 0 neer auc tion eer un seen be tween fif teen eigh teen thir teen four teen six teen nine teen cof fee TIME.) dis a gree o ver seer pri va teer vol un teer gaz et teer ab sen tee leg a tee 0 ver see ref u gee ped i gree ju bi lee com mit' tee TABLE c m . mb, rge, Ise, use, pse, rve clans. lamj limb climJ homb comb tomb dumb thumS plum5 numb crumS barge charge large e merge' di verge verge gorge urge purge surge false else con verge con dense pulse transe sense tense lapse glimpse corpse im mense dis pense nurse purse carve starve serve swerve ex pense im burse TABLE CIV ack, eek, ick., ock, uck, alk clans. back hack lack black slack smack snack pack rack crack rrHE track sack, tack stack quack beck deck check neck FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ' peck speck thick kick fick pick brick trick sick tick stick quick wick dock shock lock block clock flock mock rock frock stock buck duck luck pluck 13 truck struck suck tuck baZk cha^k ta/k sta& wa/k TABLE CV. gbt , gn, rve clans. height sleight fight fight be nign' ma lign de sign flight plight shght might night right bright fright re sign con isign as si;gn wright sight tight aught im pugn de serve re serve caught naught taught sign pre serve re pulse TABLE CVL ax, ex, ix, ox clans. lax tax J re lax' an nex pre fix vex mix wax fix six sex com plex cl:r max a pex syn tax con vex in dex ox box lar ynx par' a dox e qui nox 132 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. TABLE CVII. 0 clan. car' go ecA 0 ra tio ha lo he ro ne gro ty ro al so dit to mot to (SECOND TIME.) cal' i CO fo li 0 -em bar go me men to por ti CO buf fa lo vol ca no mu lat to in di go tor na' do po ta to TABLE CVIIL y like long i. by fly dry ' try sky tAy why spy ply cry de fy' al ly re ly re ply im ply ap ply de ny es py de scry de cry (SECOND rar' e fy pac i fy spec i fy cru ci fy ed i fy mod i fy de i fy qual i fy vil i fy nul fi fy am pli fy TIME.) ram i fy dig ni fy sig ni fy . stu pe fy typ i fy scar i fy clar i fy ver i fy glo ri fy ter ri fy pu tre fy pu ri fy rat i fy grat i fy rec ti fy sane ti fy no ti fy cer ti fy for ti fy mor ti fy tes ti fy jus ti fy THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. 133 TABLE CIX. - ion like yun; ial like yal. bill' ion mill ion trill ion bull ion min ion pin ion on ion ^ ron ion un ion fil ial c611 ier ^ brill iant pon iard vai iant al ieu „ brill iant bill iards sa viour '(SECOND TIME.) ras cal' ion bat tal ion ver mil ion pa vil ion re bell ion do min ion o pin ion com mun ion dis un ion fa mil iar TABLE e x . pe cul iar ci vil ian be hav ior con cil iate com pan ion , cial and tial like shal; ciate and tiate like shate. mar' shal spe cial so cial nup tial mar tial par tial sa tiate vi tiate (SECOND T I M E . ) ju di' cial of fi cial pro vin cial in i tial sol sti tial sub stan tial ere den tial pru den tial es sen tial im par tial ce les tial e ma ciate de pre ciate of fi ciate e nun ciate as so ciate • ex cru ciate ex pa tiate in gra tiate in sa tiate in i tiate pro pi tiate no vi tiate sub stan tiate li cen tiate ne go tiate po ten tial 134 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. prej u di' cial in ju di cial ben e fi cial pes ti len tial ar ti fi cial rev er en tial su per fi cial prov i den tial pen i ten tial TABLE CXI. . s like zh. cro' sier ho sier gla zier gra zier (SECOND com po' sure ex po sure am bro sia am bro sial oc ca sion e va sion per sua sion CO he sion de cis ion pre cis ion a zure meas ure pleas ure treas ure TIME.) in cis ion con cis ion col fis ion de ri sion re vi sion di vis ion pro vis ion af fu sion dif fu sion in fu sion con fu sion pro fu sion con clu sion ex clu sion ex cis ion de lu sion il lu sion ob tru sion in tru sion TABLE CXII. sion like shun. man' sion pen sion ten sion ver sion ,ses sion mis sion com pul' sion ex pul sion con vul sion ex pan sion as cen sion de clen sion di men sion sus pen sion dis sen sion ex pres sion pos ses sion ad mis sion re mis sion pre ten sion in ten sion THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ex ten sion e mer sion im mer sion dis per sion a ver sion sub ver sion di ver sion in ver sion con ver sion per ver sion in cur sion ex cur sion com pas sion com mis sion 0 mis sion per mis sion dis mis sion ac ces sion sue ces sion se ces sion con ces sion pro ces sion con fes sion pro fes sion 135 ag gres sion di gres sion trans gres sion de pres sion im pres sion com pres sion op pres sion sup pres sion dis cus sion con de seen' sion com pre hen sion ap pre hen sion TABLE CXIII. bation like bashun; cation like kashun. li ba' tion pro ba tiojjk va ca tion * lo ca tion vo ca tion gra da tion ap pro ba' tion im pre oa tion in cul ca tion ab di ca tion suf fo ca tion ded i ca tion vin di ca tion dis lo ca tion pub li ca tion av 0 ca tion in vo ca tion ap pfi ca tion sup pfi ca tion prov o ca tion em bar ca tion for ni ca tion mas ti ca tion al ter ca tion ad ju di ca' tion spec i fi ca tion mod i fi ca tion de i fi ca tion qual i fi ca tion sig ni fi ca tion glo ri fi ca tion pu ri fi ca tion rat i fi ca tion grat i fi ca tion sane ti fi ca tion for ti fi ca tion jus ti fi ca tion mul ti pli ca tion pre var i ca tion in tox i ca tion e quiv o ca tion re du pli ca tion 136 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. (dation like dashun.) gra da' tion foun da tion deg ra da' tion dep re da tion in un da tion com men da tion e lu ci da' tion e men da tion con sol i da tion (gation like gashun.) ere a' tion le ga tion ne ga tion pur ga tion rec re a' tion prop a ga tiop del e ga tion con gre ga tion ob li ga tion lit i ga tion mit i ga tion cas ti ga tion nav i ga tion prom ul ga tion ab ro ga tion con ju ga tion sub ju ga tion in sti ga tion ar ro ga tion in ves ti ga' tion in ter ro ga tion (elation and tiation like shiashun.) e nun ci a'" tion de nun ci a tion re nun ci a tion pro nun ci a tion as so ci a tion ne go ti a tion me di a' tion pro pit i a tion fil i a tion re tal i a tion pal fi a tion hu mil i a tion ex pi a tion in e bri a tion va ri a tion (lation like lashun.) ob la' tion re la tion in fla tion trans la tion rev e la' tion mu ti la tion ap pel la tion con stel la tion vac il la tion dis til la tion vi o la tion des o la tion con so la tion con tem pla tion leg is la tion trib u la tion spec u la tion cal cu la tion cir cu la tion mod u la tion reg u la tion em u la tion stim u la tion stip u la tion pop u la tion de vi a tion THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. hu mil i a' tion al le vi a tion ab bre via tion an ni hi la tion as sim i la tion ar tic u la tion ges tic u la tion dis sim u la tion 137 ac cu mu la tion con grat u la tion ca pit u la tion ex pos tu la tion (mation like mashun.) for ma' tion ex cla ma tion in flam ma tion def a nia' tion ' an i ma tion con sum ma tion ac cla ma tion in ti ma tion af firm a tion dec la ma tion es ti ma tion con firm a tion (nation like nashun.) na' tion res ig na tion ter mi na tion stag na' tion com bi na tion des ti na tion dam na tion or di na tion ru mi na tion do na tion macA i na tion con dem na tion ex pla na' tion in cli na tion cor o na tion em a na tion ful mi na tion con ster na tion in dig na tion nom i na tion ref orm a tion des ig na tion in car na tion in form a tion hal lu ci na' tion sub or di na tion im ag i na tion con tam i na tion ex am i na tion dis sem i na tion vi bra' tion 0 ra tion nar ra tion pros tra tion dis crim i na tion a bom i na tion de ter mi na tion ex ter mi na tion il lu mi na tion pro eras ti na tion (ration like rashun.) du ra tion sep a ra tion dec la ra' tion eel e bra tion rep a ra tion ad um bra tion prep a ra tion des e era tion 138 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. con se era tion ex e era tion mod e ra tion toi e ra tion gen e ra tion ven e ra tion op e ra tion des per a tion al ter a tion con fla gra tion em i gra tion ad mi ra tion as pi ra tion res pi ra tion in spi ra tion per spi ra tion ex pi ra tion ad o ra tion cor po ra tion res to ra tion de lib e ra' tion con fed e ra tion vo cif e ra tion re gen e ra tion re mu ne ra tion CO op e ra tion ex as pe ra tion com mis e ra tion ab er ra tion pen e tra tion per pe tra tion ar bi tra tion con cen tra tiou min is tra tion dem on stra tion il lus tra tion ab ju ra tion con ju ra tion re it e ra tion me li o ra tion com mem o ra tion e vap o ra tion pre des ti na tion an tie i pa tion par tic i pa tion e man ci pa tion (tation like tashun.) sta' tion oc cu pa tion im i ta tion die ta' tion com pen sa tion pal pi ta tion ci ta tion dis pen sa tion hes i ta tion plan ta tion con ver sa tion vis i ta tion no ta tion ac cu sa tion grav i ta tion quo ta tion af fee ta tion in vi ta tion temp ta tion ex pee ta tion ex al ta tion mu ta tion veg e ta tion con sul ta tion sen sa tion hab i ta tion ex ul ta tion ces sa tion rec i ta tion re can ta tion ex tir pa' tion med i ta tion in can ta tion u sur pa tion ag i ta tion im plan ta tion THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. lam en ta tjpn fo men ta tion OS ten ta tion ad ap ta tion ac cep ta tion dis ser ta tion ex hor ta tion im por ta tion trans por ta tion ex por ta tion dev as ta tion de tes ta tion pro tes ta tion ref u ta tion rep u ta tion am pu ta tion 139 im pu ta tion com pu ta tion dis pu ta tion in ter pre ta' tion re sus ci *ta tion pre med i ta tion pre cip i ta tion rep re sen ta tion (vation like vashun.) pri va' tion sal i va tion pres er va tion sal va tion cul ti va tion punc tu a tion e qua tion vai u a tion flue tu a tion vex a tion ' ren p va tion sit u a tion ag gra va' tion in no va tion in sin u a' tion grad u a tion ob ser va tion con tin u a tion el e va tion res er va tion in fat u a tion ac' tion fac tion frac tion re ac' tion re frac tion (action like akshun.) con trac tion trans ac tion pro trac tion re trac tion sub trac tion pu tre fac' tion dis trac tion rar e fac tion ex trac tion sat is fac tion sec' tion de flee' tion af fee tion in fee tion per fee tion de iec tion (ection fike ekshun.) re jec tion col lee tion in jec tion in spec tion e lee tion di rec tion se loc tion cor rec tion re flee tion dis sec tion in flee tion de tec tion 140 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. pro tec tion ob jec tion bi sec tion im per fee' tion die' tion fie tion fric tion in die' tion pre die tion in ter jec tion pred i lee tion rec ol lee tion res ur rec tion in sur rec tion in ter sec tion re tro spec tion cir cum spec tion (iction like ikshun.) af flic tion mal e die tion in flic tion ben e die tion re stric tion in ter die tion con vie tion ju ris die tion con tra die' tion der e lie tion sane' tion une tion func tion (notion like ngkshun.) junc tion com punc tion dis June' tion dis tine tion in junc tion ex tine tion auc' tion ab due' tion de due tion se due tion in due tion (uction like ukshun.) se ere tion pro due tion ob struc tion - con ere tion dis ere tion de struc tion de coc tion in struc tion con struc tion in tro due' tion men' tion no tion mo tion op tion por tion de ten' tion re ten tion (tion like shun.) de cep tion con ten tion re cep tion at ten tion con cep tion pre ven tion per cep tion in ven tion ex cep tion con ven tion sub scrip tion pro mo tion de scrip tion de vo tion THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. pre scrip tion in scrip tion pro scrip tion re demp tion pre emp tion ex emp tion re sump tion pre sump tion con sump tion as sump tion e rup tion ir rup tion cor rup tion dis rup tion de ser tion in ser tion as ser tion ex er tion a bor tion pro por tion ap por tion ex tor tion lo co mo' tion mis con cep tion su per scrip tion in ter rup tion in cor rup tion f (ution like ushun.) pre cau' tion ab lu tion pel lu tion so lu tion ret ri bu' tion contribution des ti tu tion dis tri bu tion pros e cu tion per se cu tion ex e cu tion el o cu tion absolution res o lu tion dis o lu tion ev o lu tion rev o lu tion sub sti tu tion in sti tu tion constitution pros ti tu tion (ition like ishun.) am bi' tion tra di tion ad di tion e di tion s§ di tion ,con di tion per di tion vo li tion mu ni tion con di tion nu tri tion tran si tion po si tion pe ti tion par ti tion fru i tion tu i tion pro hi bi' tion ex hi bi tion ex pe di tion er u di tion co a li tion 141 ab o li tion rec og ni tion def i ni tion ad mo ni tion am mu ni tion ap pa ri tion ac qui si tion in qui si tion dep o si tion prep o si tion prop o si tion 142 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. im po si tion com po si tion op po si tion ' dis po si tion com pe ti tion trans po si tion su per sti tion ex po si tion ques' tion sug ges' tion di ges tion (tion like tshun.) com bus tion con nee tion ex haus tion in di ges' tion ad mix tion cru ci fix ion TABLE CXIV. cious and tious like shus. spa' cious gra cious spe cious au da' cious sa ga cious fal la cious te na cious ca pa cious ra pa cious vo ra cious vi va cious lo qua cious ju di cious vi cious con scious fac tious cap tious cau tious pre cious ma li cious de li cious per ni cious au spi cious sus pi cious ca pri cious pre CO cious fe ro cious av a ri cious a tro cious TABLE CXV anx ious ob nox' ious vex a tious in fee tious am bi tious pro pi tious nu tri tious fie ti tious li cen tious con ten tious su per sti' tious ef fi ca cious - 1 like long e. pique clique an tique' u nique fas cine ma cAine THB FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER. ma rine va Iise fa tigue in trigue ca price po lice sa line sub ma rine' trans ma rine mag a zine bom ba zine cap u chin wind climb pint live 143 pa Ian quin tam hour ine tab 0 rine quar an tine ver' di gris am ber gris give vine' yard re scfnd' ab scind TABLE CXVL 0 like short u. some none come done love glove dove shove bomb dost front rent bom' bard bom bast bor age bor ough col or col ors con jure cov er cov ert cov et an oth' er at tor ney monk month son ton won wont work world worm worse worst worth wort tongue sponge a bove' be come monk ey wor ry moth er won der on ion won drous oth er wor ship ov en wor thy pom mel af front' shov el al longe smoth er a mong thor ough a mongst ton nage dis com fort dis CO lor dis CO ver dis com fit coy ey cov in coz en doz en glov er gov ern hon ey mon ey hov er mon day 144 THE FIRST CONFEDERATE SPELLER re cov er pome gran ate pome cit ron com' pa ny col an der con sta ble cov e nant som er set sov er eign gov era ment gov ern or drom' e da ry TABLE CXVIL middle u. buU fuU pull push bush puss put bul' lock bul ly bul let bul wark ful ler ful lage full ing full some pul ly pul let bush el pul pit bull ion butch er cush ion pud ding full' er y TABLE CXVIII. irregular sounds of a. al' der al night al so al tar al ter al way bal sam cal dron jack al wa' ter fa ther an cient fa^ con fal cAion fal ter hal ser pal sy pal ter pal try psal ter wal nut an gel cham ber dan ger al though' al might' y al read y al be it al' der man al ter age al ter ant ^ al ma nae al to geth' er cam brie manL ger ran ger THE END stran ger pa pa' . ma ma • J,..^__^ IIU. iJ. ,,. 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