book, dove, full, use, can, chaise, gem, thin, thou.

Words of two syllables, accented on the second.

bär, fall, whạt, prey, marïne, pin, bird, möve,

No. 96.-XCVI.
MONOSYLLABLES IN TH.

In the following words, th have the aspirated sound, as in

In the following, the nouns have the aspirated, and the verbs

book, dove, full, use, can, chaise, gem, thin, fhou.

Cambric is a kind of thin muslin.

A king may sit upon a throne.

Many kings have been thrown down from their thrones. A tiger has great strength, and is very ferocious.

A pious youth will speak the truth.

Keep your mouth clean, and save your teeth.
The water in the canal has four feet of depth.
A tooth brush is good to brush your teeth.

The length of a square figure is equal to its breadth.
The breadth of an oblong squ re is less than its length.
Plants will not thrive among aorns and weeds.
The thresher threshes grain with a flail.

A severe battle thins the ranks of an army.
Youth may be thoughtful, but it is not very common.
One good action is worth many good thoughts.
A piece of cloth, if good, is worth what it will bring.
Drunkards are worthless fellows, and despised.
It is easier to speak the truth than to lie.
Bathing houses have baths to bathe in.
We breathe fresh air at every breath.

No. 97.-XCVII.

Words of two syllables, accented on the first.

bär, fall what, prey marïne, pin, bird, möve,

In the following, the o of the digraph ow has its first sound.

Filberts are small nuts, growing in hedges.

A ship or boat must have ballast to prevent it from oversetting.

The sinews are the tendons that move the joints of the body. The tendon of the heel is the main sinew that moves the foot.

From the shoulder to the elbow there is only one bone in the arm, but from the elbow to the hand there are two bones.

The light is on one side of the body, and the shadow on the other.

In old times there was no glass for windows.

The farmer winnows chaff from the grain.

The callow young means the young bird before it has feathers.

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Fallow ground is that which has lain without being plowed and sowed.

A shallow river will not float ships. Some places in the Ohio are at times too shallow for large boats.

Cattle in South America are hunted for their hides and tallow.

book, dove, full, use, can, chaise, gem, thin, thou.

Tallow is the fat of oxen, cows, and sheep.

Apples and peaches are ripe when they are mellow, but
hard apples keep better than mellow ones.
The bull bellows and paws the ground.
Friday is just as lucky a day as any other.

No. 99.-XCIX.

Words of two syllables, accented on the first.