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Dy LINDLEY 111[/RRAY)
~\UTHOR OF "ENGLISH GR.AM::\IA n, .ADAPTE D TO

T.1-n: DIFFERENT CLASSES OF Lli:A R N Ens."

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I:YTRODUCTIO N.
-THE whole of this book, except the F:x.crcifes, is contained in the author's " Englifh Spelling book.'' ~ut as it may be ufeful ,
as an introdllEl:ion to fome of the nuIT•crous little publications, which co11t ;1in,
folely or chiefly, Ietions of readin g, it j9
prod uced for that purpofe, in its prefcnt detached form. The book fepJratel y publifhcd,
may alfo accommodate thofe t e1chcrs, ,-,.ho
make ufe of the · author's S pellin g-Book:, an<l
who w ifh to preferve the fir ft p;1rt of it, clean
and entire, for the learner's frcond pcrufal.
This Firft-Book is particularly calculated to

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young c- iirl.rrn.
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The Excrcifcs, at the end of · l-c b.x·°k 7
called the Child's Parfing. will be found very
ufeful to fuch children as are able to perform
them. They may be extended at the pleafure of the teacher. By thus impreiii.ng on
young minds, a diftintt knowledge of the letters, and of their various properties, the attention and judgment will be early and happily exercifed , and an attachment to th e lef
fons proportionably augmented.

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of llfr.

Jvfu1tRAr'3

Sju:Lfing-Book.

"An Englilh Spelling· Book from the author of the " Engliili Grammar," will undoubtedly excite confiderabk expectation from thofe who have been in the habit of ufing the
latter; and we doL--ht not that, in procefs of time, the f pelliog-book will have as many admirers, as the grammar has
already obtained. We are ~lad to fee that Mr. Murray h:i5
been careful in the right divifioo of the f yllables in his fpelling : and that he has not followed the example of others, by
introducing into hi~ book a mafs of irrelevant matter."
Imperial R eview, OEloher, 1804.

" Mr. Murray'e elementary works have the fore merit

of combining well-dired:ed efforts to train the infant mind to
virtue, with the beft means of imp":U"ting infl:ruction to it.
In the Spelling-Book before us, this is particularly the cafe;
and we can there.fore fafely recommend it ai; the befr work of
the kind which has lately fall en under our infpection."
Anti-Jacobin Review, D ecember, 1804" The public are infinitely indebted to this excellent writer, for his numerous and valuable elementary works on the
Engliih Language. We can affur~ our readers, that ~his
laft work ( the Spelling-Book) is, in every refpeet, worthy
of its author."
Univerja! Magazine, January, 1805.

" With the great merit of Mr. Lindley Murray, in providing affiftance for the ipfrruCtion of youth, the public are
well acquainted. H'.e has now deftended to the very elements of infiruction ; and with the fame fkill and judgment
which he has difpb.yed in his other attem pts. \V"e rccommcn<l to the public this moll import:rnt li ttle voluml', as the
only worl~ with which wc arc acquain t ed, in th e Fng-ldh
La:Jf':Ua~c , fo r tcachinl; ch il d ren to read, written by a philofophcr ;;uJ ;o m;~n of t:iil:c."

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GENI::R.AL

VIEW

OF

THE

ing the original found~ to his young pupil,
firft exprefs them fimply, as they are denoted by the letters in the left-hand column, and
afterwards ~s they are combined with other
let ters, in the words of the column on the ·
right-h and. But the latter mode will be eafi er to the young voice ; and will, perhaps in
m oft cafes, fufficiently anfwer the end in view~
Of this, however, the tutor muft judge .•
T he in!hueter will often fee the ufe/ of recurring to this table, to reetify the irregular
p ron unci at ion of children who have been
tau ght the o ri ginal foun ds, in a de feeti v ~ or
i nc orr eet man n er .
.
S everal of the letters m the common alphabet, (wh ich t he child is fupp ofe<l to have
lea rned , ) are n ot enu m erated in the followin g
/

T able ;

AND D l l'HT H 0 1' G S.

l 1

Table of the elementary foun ds .
·

\\' ur J ~ con u inin~
the [1tn}l k fo ti nc: $.

Letters denoting
the fimple found~.
TOW ELS•

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;_

p
55:

t-:
l
~

becaufe they de n ote complex, not t ,·.·
1s fig- ~;

fim p1 e found s ; or beca ufe t he ir founJ
n ified by other lett ers.

VOW E LS

(c

A long
A fhort
A middle
A broad

as h eard m
in
as
as
' m
1n
as

E long
E {hort

as

lll

as
as
as
as
as
as

in

*.1.

lon g

I fhort
0 lona0
0 fhor t
0 mi<ldle
.
long
"'U

u
u

fhort
mi<ldk

J.S

Ill

m
m
in
in
1n

JS

1n

as

in

a1c , da y.
mat , b:.it.
m ar , bar .

all , <l aw.
n1c, bee.
met, net.
pme, pie .
pm, tin .
no, toe.
not, lot.
n1ovc, m oo n.
mule, few.
nut.

but,
buu,
11
ful1. t

<l· f . n 1 u n r orcrly cai1t·(l (1iphtliong d
, 0
I a u
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rr . . l .
·. _. inkrt(' rl in the 1 ,,[> c.
yowcls, arc. or co11vo11u1c,c,
1. ·'11 - ··1ch ut tL1.: )lr~c:.;,;inJ.;;
r

Fur 1hL· v~1r101 1:; founu~ '"" l h
c.
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·
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letter• rcprd\;nt s, ec ( · J"
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CONSONANTS.

B

as heard in
as
m

D
F

as

v

G
H.
K
L
M
N
p
R

s
z
T

w

y

NG
SH

TH
TI-I
'ZH

.mm
.
m

as

as

.

as
as

In
m
m
m

as
as
as
as

as
as
as
as
as
as
;is
as
as
as
as

m

In
m
m

in
in
Jn

.

10

m
~n
~n
~n

m

THE

VllW OF

bat, tub.
dog, fod.

for, off.
van, love.
go, egg.
hop, ho.
kill, oak.
lap, tall.
my, mum.
nod, on.
pit, map.
ra~, tar.
fo, lafs.
zed, buzz.
top, hot.
wo, will.
ye, yes.
king, fing.

Some of the preceding elementary founds

AND DIPHTHONGS.

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. are nearly related to one · another.
The
young learner will, therefore, acquire a more
accurate and diftinlt pronunciation of them, by
frequently repeating words that contain thofe
allied founds. B and p, d and t, f and v, g
:and k, s and z, th and th, v and w, denote
founds in fome degree fimilar. The careful
expreffion of the following words, in quick
fucceffion, will effeftually diftingui{h them.
Here the fcholar, as in the former cafe,
fuould attentively repeat after the teacher.
Sounds to be difiinguifh cd.

b from p
d from t
f from v
g from k
s from z
th from th
v from w

as
as
as
as
as
as
as

m
m
1n
m
m
m
m

bat, pat-fob, (op.
dip, tip-mad, mat.
fan van-off, ov.
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gun, kin-dog, cluck.
fun, zed-kifs buzz:.
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thin, then-path, booth.
vine, wm e .

Seftion 2.

fhy, afh.
thin, thick.
then, them.
pleifz1re.

VOWEL!

Syllables and words of two letters.
The vowel long.

ba
•

be

bi

bo
co

ca

B

bu
cu

by

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:'

<i.iENE!tAL

d~

cle

di

fa

fe

fi

YI!W

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01"

VOWELS

THE

ga

af

ef

2g

cg

AND

D IP HTHONGS.

if
Jg

of
Q (T

0

l .,i;

uf
ug

~;
I.

1;.

'ii
'i1

ha
Ja

he

hi

Je
le
me
ne

Jl
li
n1

re

n

.

fe

fi

ti

wa

te
ve
we

WI

ya

ye

y1

Ia
ma

na

ra
fa
ta
'Va

.

·"'ce

ge

ak
:il
am
an
tip

nu

ik

ek
el
em
en
cp
er

:lr

il
lffi

m

ip
Ir
if

ef

af

ok
ol
om
on
op

up

or

ur

of

uk
ul
um
un

uf

at

et

it

ot

ut

-x

ex

1)(

ox

ux

Vl

Words of t\YO lettcr5.
The vowd generally long.

Cl

g1

cb

ac

~c

.lC

;!d

cd

i<l

ib

ob
oc
od

do*

or

to
fo

my

The vowc:l generally fhort.

01b

by

UC

. ". Ce, ci, cy, ;-ind gc, gi, gy, arc pbccJ :1t the rnJ oftliis
lJ1v1fio11, bccrnfc the former 1.rc ~lw;i y . pronouui;<.:J [oft; :llld
r h<' latte r g<"ne r:illy.

go

be

lo
no

ye
WO

The vowel@ :fhon.

ub
u<l

he
me
we

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~

am
an

if

at

of

Jn

it

on

if

up

llX

ll s

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rln
t0 ' i~ ' a~ ' nf' ::i r.- 1:fr d t' n • :' 3 fyl
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. h bi-'., '" "
ai word s~ th ey <ire pronou ncc <l doo, too, 1z, ;:iz , ov.
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pre
fme
fne
fpe
thy

fma

Reading ldfon.

Is he up ?
So am I.

fna
" 'fpa
the

We do fo.
Do fo to us.
Do as we do.

Do go on.

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Syllables a~d words of three letters, the pofit10n of the vowel varied. *

cft
elp

alp

emp
end

amp
and

The vowd loner
a·

L

..
r
F
ri.

~

bie
brc

bla
bra
cla
era

ere

dra

drc

c le

bli
bri
cli
en
Jri

blo
bro
clo
cro
dro

blu
bru
clu
cru

f

:;4Dt

eno-L>
e1:.k
ent

{,

apt

cnt

l~.
~.
,.._.

cry ~·
<lry 'tt

Jru

I:

fre

fri

J' 1

() ! .,
tL
0

gli

0Ll
.._,

r;rc

.~

rnb

pk

pli

fra
G

0

'j

•";

l

• Tl.ie J'yl1;t
., l ilc s ·:n
.
f . .i

..it·~r

<J

\\or'"'
.,.

.

fru

fro
P 1o
u

PrI

fry

r,ru

~l f l )

~,

plo

pl ll

f<>rnl 11:1rr-;

,,f
·

•

•

•

(«IC Jllll

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tJ;f, i!;((ilc-.li..

i!i'
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oiu

0

i
ply I

kdion
•

11 < 1
1-1

.

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, ,

·

1 111t1t 1Jl

<1I (1

·

t ,, 1-, .. ,. 111

pry

pn
f mi

pro
frno

pru

fni
fpi

fno

fnu

fpo

fpu

fpy

fly

fhy

n~y

trv

frnu

;

:ang
ank

ift
ilp
imp
ind

oft

uft

olp
omp
ond

u1p
ump

mg

ong
onk
ont
opt

ung

ink
int
ipt

und
unk
unt
l.\

pt

'

a11:

erm
dk
dt

~dJ.

enb;::>
rr

J\nn

;.!.SS

~rm

~ik

irm
i{k
ift
i 11
ell

,

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r

n~

Y~!r1,·<I c·l.cr-

• fpc
to tnc
r.nr:>n'
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11
l <l t l wrdr•rc
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1c 0 1
. '-· ul,
lie rc-DC-:lt<d
t1y
rc
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·
h!
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4
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~
. ~·", e r , tl.1. nc IS:l.1.,, c t o p ronoun(· c t hcrn
J

I"
I

orm

o!k
oft
odd

uik

111 n

1Zc1<li11y; lcffun.~
rhi~

111 till' Ln<'
.:.; 11 •·1"c
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CllC

;

Dll' H TH0 1'G S.

The vowd ge nerally fu ort.

:ift

-:.:., .;

AND

OF

pra
Go up.
Go in.
Go on.

VOWELS

A ftv.
-'
«

An inn .

l\'Iy :\rm.

Clii1,1r . !~." r;1:·' D r. P, c;;.ttie , " ~e'lrr:i 11y r:;c: J.k in i}ll'."L

Pi

2
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YIEW

or

THE

VOWELS

A:SD

DlPl!TllO"< GS .

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~

An egg.
The end.

The ink.
The lk:y.

An ant.
An afs.

Go to Ann.
She is ill.

Some of thefe diphthongs have th e founcl of
two ·vowels; fom e, of a fingk i110rt vowel ;
fome of a fin gle middle vowel; and o thers, of
a fingle long or broad vowel.

Go arnl afk.
By and by.
Try to <lo it.

Is !lie up ?

1!1:. The founJ of two vowcL;

Section 4.
A !ketc h of the diphthongs.

ov,

1n

OU

Ill

ow

111

boil ;
boy;
our;
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;it

eJ.

CV
j

OU

UC

;iu

ee

O<l

OW

Ul

aw

Cl

01

oy

uy

ay

ew

00

ua

.

and fq1an. tc fcn tcncci;." Such fr 1;t u:,ts arc therefor e: proper for thl'i r c;1rly lclfuns. Thl')' ;ire ;1d:1ptc1! to their un<l eri1andi11}:s, and calcubtcd to prc vc1 1t a Jr;1wl111,L~ 11i;1111JLT
ulcxprd1io11. lfchiltlrrn are tau;,h r to rq >c1t, wi tli rorrn'.l nc!s and ilu«ncy , the frntencc·:; co11tai1wd in thi, l· 1rlr Bo0k,
th ey will he 11 1ucii afTii1~cl in ;1r·qui ri1: ~ ;111 :1c1ur.1 t« l'r": 1un·
ciation. It is, how e ver, pr0per tn olif1TVc. th .i t ;: 'the ;1pp ropri:1tc r c;1<luw lcffons an:: ll•: ccffa rily cr111l'n ,[ t<l tire \\ords
contained in ~he r efpecrive fe.5Ci or.s, io lin1i t :d a fc.: ope for inv en tion would not admit o f much t .1.ftc or~rnnn e xion, in fc:k c1ing· a nd arr;ln ~i n g the lf.:11ti.:1;.:co.

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1n

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2n d. The found of a fillgk Dwn vuwcl

Th e rrinci pal <l ipluho11r,3 ;m:;

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01

'•r ~'.

~a

in heaJ fa11nds
ui in buil<l
ue in gueis

like e foort ;
like
1110rt ;
like e fhort.

3d. The founJ of a finglc: midJL

au in :rnnt faunds
oo in cool
oo in good
~th.

The: found of

a1 in air
ay in day
ey 111 key

.1

YO\\

like middle ;i ;
lib: rni Jdk o ~
like middle u.

finglc loq~ or hu :1 ~

faund1

cl• :! '' ,

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like a long ;
like a long ;
like -.: lung ;

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S H O RT SO UMDS O F

' ;m in daub
aw 111 paw
ow it1 Dow

THE V OW E L S AN D D I PH THO:-.i GS .

like a broad ;
like a broad ;
like o lon ur:.

dig

fin

hi s

pig

d im

fi t

hiJ

pm

' r
.....

ft t
tin

0

Ch:.1 p tcr 2 .

The

fog
h op
h ot

SHORT SOUNDS

t h ongs.

pod

rob
rod

fob
for)1

po t

rot

top

h um

m ud

ru ~

fu 11

hug

mug

r ug

fur

h ut

nut

r un

tu b

mop

p op

n od
n ot
u

SeCt i o~1 I.

bud

\Vords of three le tt ers.

F

f

a

bad
b

'l(T

.. b

bat

can
cap
c ;it

fat
In.d
faJ

ha<l
has
ha t

mad
11 1:111

rag
WaO'

nut

wax

0

~

be d
bc<r
-h

feel

d en
h en
men

.'

I

t

The dog.

I had.

A cup.

The cat.
The pig.

H e h:'.s.
\\' c c rn .

A top.

~

rn~t

peg

red ~-

net

vex ~-

let

frt

pen
pe t

~-:

wet ~
,,~.

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1

~

fi ::::;,CT

A p111.

.

~

J jj

Rca J ing ldTon .

·';

r
hiJ

bu t

1,,·

get
le v(T

-

bun

cup
cut
g un

him

lip

. l

i<.

rllt L

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A baJ bd.
A maJ <lo g .
A fat pig.

A red b u d .
A d r y fig.
A tin box .

I-Ic ca n dig.
I can hop.

It is h ot.
G et my k1 t.

\Ve cm run.

Let u s 0['o .

SHORT

22

SOl'NDS OF

T HE

<lrop

Sectio n

D ! P H T H 0 :--/ G :> .

; · 0 W E L S ."1. :--/ D

from

loft

fung

fto1)

pl 11111
p11 r r
ih.m

Ji)un
ft Ill

2.

u
\V urJ, of fou r letters.

d ll JI:
lrn rt
hun1

burn
dull
drum

ghcl

band

iLx

Jamp

b:::ft
Jc ik

fret
}<_ ft
lei:. t

ncCt
rci1
wdl

mufl:

(T

,-::i

tufk

la ft

A neft.
A frog.
A ponJ.

mend
frnJ
fell

The kina.
b

I wi !h.
I fkip.
TT
'
\ y c: jll ll1 f'.

'f'he {hip.

The Jdk.

A rc<l Jpot.
1\ pink fafh.
The left h:rnJ.
A diih of fl th.

Ring the bel l.
Shut the bo x.
l'dcn<l my pen.
Give me a Pin.

A cun of milk.

Do not hurt me .

l

L

i

.,

fi 11

mill::.
rn i 11:

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i)>ik

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l1 i l l

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Sc-Ct.ion 3.

fi l k:
Jl l; p

Qone
long

' ·'

fro 5·•

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•

1i..:1p

0

h1fJt
doll

.'i~cj
~~ ~ :~~,·- ;~

{in"
tJ

J'

111 w
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Lft

e
1! ~' l i

lump

hfs

h:1v c
hand
bt1ll

Hat

jUtllp

pond
fhop

foft
fpot

_Ji;..

1w

t

L
~

f meH

fhall

hlefs

ftamp
ftanJ.

<lreis
fleih

bring

fr iJ1:

frcrh
fhelf
fneil

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SHORT SOU!-< DS OF

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J

fpring
ftiff

fting
firing

tr

blufh
brufh

cruft

flung

been

(TfU J1 t

l
J

crufh

fnuff

fhut
trunk t

J

blood
flood

fpell
fpcnd

brifk.

crof.s
tongs
{hong

drink

b

Reading ldfon.

A fhclL
A bru\h.
A cruft.

THE VOW.E:LS

1 . i1c 11_.
I k (lrinks.
1
\ \ c ftand.
i

The ,,rrL1fs.
.

'fhc tongs.

The ihclf.

(

~

13rufh my hat.
Bring the cup.
Drink the milk.

.

Reading Jeffon.

I

'The earth.
l\J y heaJ.
A friend.
I gucfs.
He faid.
W c learn.

f
;;

tt
{

~

~'­

fl

~.··

dc:1d
deaf
hc::H1
brc;-i<l

(kath
breath

earth
learn

A deaf man.
A JeaJ ily.
A young frog.
A cruft of brc;:id .

A bit of thrca<l.
A long quill.

Chapter 3.
The

LONG

founds of the \·owels ;:ind di ph-

?J<·

f;

thongs.

f
fays I
oucfs j

pearl
trcaJ
fprcJ< l

faiJ

thread

friend

0

ScCt:ion

ti
~~~

I.

Vowels and diphthongs like a in u!. .

i _

t

vounrr
,
0

touch

~

~

quill

<loes

l

f
t·

c

build
u

·~

Scetion 4·

-

4)

l

·~

A long ftring.
A i\.r()ng m;111.
A briik lad.

,.,

DIPHTHO~GS.

AND

cake

face

c

haftc

take

r l! f'.
LO~G

26
care:

made
make

J;1m t'.3

ga\'C

cby
chy

"air

fair
hail
ta1L
rain

hav
gam
gray
hair

vain

nc:i.
;

t'.lflC

grape

tci.
dc~tr

flicaf

fear

break
n rc:-t t

leaf

foc:tr
fpcak

wav

fr:1il

neat

f<p1cak

pby

f1uil

fay

they
their

fbv

~ -,

Rc1di1:~

A green ftelJ.

"

A
A
A
A

Reading kffun.

T ake care.

It rains .
It hails.

"tbkc hafte.

A long tail.
A ._-,P-rcat cake.

A fair lh y.

Seuion

ear
eat
eafl:

'

·'

fie al
wheat
be~

cu p of rca .

n1ecp
{\-C')
,l.
l

fwcd
flen-c

field
piece

ldTon .

The fl1cep bleat.
The i~ i ; ; s J~ 1 l1c:1k.
Here is a bee.
Feed the gccfc.
Eat the gc1pcs.

nice
nee
ripe

fine
fire
line

kind
kite
like
mice
mild
mind

die
lie

pie
ne

tie
vie

bite

2.

here

Cwcct pc~.
fheaf of whc:1t.
piece of bread.

fee
feed
feet
keep
tree
weed

Vow els and diphthongs J:k c i in /ii.~e-

dine

1 an <l diphthongs like e in mt.
V owe~

read
bleat
clean

-

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Seuion 3.

l\lay l go ?
Stay by me.
Let us pby ·

Ice

Eve

mc:-in
lcH c

may
nniJ
"

{he

..,

Dt PHTHO~GS.

OF

S OUNDS

Tanc

\'O \VE LS AND

thefe

week
geefe
green

fide
time
wme

blind
\n pc

fhine
frnile
quit e

fpice

buy
eye

I,

·;

..if

LONG

SOUSDS

TI! E

OF

y n \\' r

Ls

A~

A fwcct fmiic.
A nice p:c.
A r i \) \_' D lu m .
A oLds uf w:nc.
~!\. blin<l man.
l

l

("J

A kind .friend.

A load of hav.
'
A bad read.
A dean fioor.

The fun f11incs.
It is et fine day.
Bri ng the line.
Fiv the ki te.
It is time to rea<l.
I iikc to reaLl.

cure
du ke

. ,;,;~:7~~1~ fi
,.

;.

fr":~· t~E:':· : ~

,,

old
co id
gold
holJ

home

roa

bone

hope

rofe
t old
tone

Hone

coat

clo;1k

mole
mo ft

toaft

roa<l
roar

Joo r
floor

low
mow
bl ow
crow

fmoke

firok c
grnw
ihow
foow

few

cue
due
hue
blue

The {kv.

lS

fume
Ju tc
mule

fflUte

tu'Jc

pure
puke

tune

clew
clew

new
pew

few

bkw

;•

mew

flew

v iew

Shut the door.
The fire fmokes.

~

-

-

-- =""'"=-

.--c--~t??:::::;S i,·.

plume
ilcw
ewe
l !Cll

In a few weeks, ..!..... '.t1opc
to read well.
1 w ill m:.i.ke the belt
ufe of rnv timr-.

blue.

The cat me ws .
The mule fr ilks.
The n cw rcnJ.

T

.;

Reading letto!l.

A hot roll.
A red doak.

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Sn:lion :; .

uk
Section 4.

2<)

DI pH TH() NG s .

It is a cold tL.l.\".
It foows L CL
nring ll1 y c 0 ;1t .
Let us go home .

A fwcct ro G.: .
Rcadin<7'b klTon.

n

c

.2

~

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. .;._._;,.. ,.'"

30

MID:OLE

SOUN US

i.

OF

THE

,.OWE LS

A~D

DIPHTHO~C3.

jI

~
~

,,

food
moon

Chapter 4.

room

i}Joon
fiool

foon

fruit

your

. '"'·

;

The

MIDDLE

founds of t h e vowels and d iphthongs.*
Like a in /Jar.

are
art
bark
dark

cart
card
far
hard

harm
lark
large
ftar

ha
aunt

jaunt
guard

heart
hearth

, Like

o

in

part
tart
fharp
fmart .
launch
haunch

mo'Ue.

lofe
move

prove
who

whom
whofe

coo
cool
too

noon
poor
root

broom
goofe
!hoot

do

you
true

• \Ve have found it convenient to arrange the o in move, .
amon gfl:. the middle found s of the vowels: and as its found
is longer th an o in not, and rather fhorter than 11 in no1 wt
prcfumc the arrangem ent is allowabli.

Like

bu{h.
puih
book
cook
hook

full
pull

11

in bull.

pufs
put

'

bull

I

'

'

1

•

look
rook
took

good
hood
flood

:~

! ,

foot
wood
wool

Reading leffon.

Good fruit.
A fat goofc.
-A poor rook.
A dark room.

The full moon.
The dog barks.
The bull roars.
Pufs purrs.

I hurt my foot.
I loft my fhoe.
Is it true ?
Who faid fo?
Look at me.

Put by the fi:ool.
Do not pu!h me.
Whofe book is it?
I Ihall foon learn
to fpell.

.

Ii

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1\'l
.~

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;,. If.{_/

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THE VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS.

33

'!1'.0Ar> SOU ~D~ OY

Chapter 5.
'Ihe

l3ROAD

founds of the vowels and diph·
thongs.*
Secrion

l·

Vowels and diphthongs like a in all.

ball
call
fall

tall
'vall
falt

daub
fault
gauze
caw

claw
paw
raw

warm
wart
falfe

claw
draw
lawn
crawl

faw

The rooks ca\V.

Seltion 4.
Proper dip~thongs, in which both th e voweis are founded ·
o1 and oy, as in boy; ou and ow, as in ww.
•

· ' oil
. boil
fcald . moift
fmall
noife
f warm - fpoil

!bawl

Reading leffon.

A foft ball.
A broad band.
A gauze cap.

My ball is loft.
Who calls me ?

The fnails crawl.
Pufs has fharp claws.

A firaw hat.
A tall man.
A warm fhawl.

.

JOY
toy

our
out
loud
iliout
four
flour

thou
cloud
found
houfe
moufe
pound
round
found

ground
cow
hO\V

now
owl
growl
down
gown

Reading leffon.

How do you do ?
Sit down. Read to me.
Now leave your books.
'Do not make a ..noife.
Owls fly in the dark.
Moles live in the ground.

' I

The f now falls.

• V owels :rnd diphthongs :ire call ee\ !>road, ""hen they takt
the found of br1':id a , or arc proper diphthongs.

'·.

l>ROAD SOU };DS

THE

OF

<love

YOWELS

AND

DIPHTHOSG~.

none

Chapter 6.

word

35
worlJ

0 like a broc1J.
'

\Vords in which the vowels <.kviate from the
founds tlic:y have in the frak at page I l · '"

\V<l

n1

I fii. ,

dirt
ib.irt

fir ft

fpirt

ftir

mirth

<_~~ t:~_:?~- .:~;·~:··':

' . ::~· ~~:~:'.

~ :· ~~-~:'~·'.'.:~,~~~~~~

glove
Jove

t.1

-+t'"Therc

where

fhort.

girl
girt

firm
gird
0 like

come
done

t

bir<l

l~Lc n1it L lJ,_~

rule
brute

-

--:::-~ rucic

i11ort .

fli rt

I LL.e

birth

11

fl:orm

~ crude

_a

born
corn
horn

hod~

Ll

want
what

w :1 Cp

wait

fo: k

cord
iord
cork

for
I1(Jl-

foort

•J.

prude

truc-e

prune

iprucc

.ves

~

ilCT

her ''mt k?
:fkirt
whirl

She is a good girl. I love her.
I luvc been ill. Come to me.

Short.

Give me fome drink.
I love to k::i.rn.
\Yhere is my book ?

fome

fon

..._,,:

worm

\.Vhat 1'hall I read ?
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$

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i "
J

• Thcfc founds of the \'ow cl• , fo difTerent from the regu lar
E fo 1: 11d-; li ke ln n:.; a iu
j 11 t il i: k1 L--, h:wr ])t'en refervcd for a dil~ ; md iik c fh,.n /1 in h ~ r.
: i 11 cl ;1;T1n p r1:tt<' cli:1prcr; t lnt the y r:i:n~ \c ;.irnt:r llllf;h t
not !"· pcrpl··xul wi t h the y;1rio u s anJ lliicord;rnt pO\\'Cb of
the vowels blended together.

founrh <>f 1 !;,.. 111

£

w

~

Ti

,.

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-~:

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~

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SILENT

-

':] 7

CONSONANTS.

~ ! L?:NT CONSONANTS.

SeEtion
Chapter 7·

Words with fil ent confonants, the vowel or diphthon'
having the long or the broad found.

.
fi
t~ not foun<led.
V-t ords contairuJ1g con on:m ..
Seetion

Ji

b lent
climb

1.

g
fign
reign

nfonants the vowel or diphthong ha-

Word~ with f~lcnt hco ih rt or' the middle found.
ving

b jfent
l;unb

limb ·
dumb
thumb
crumb
g
gnat

gnaD1

t

e .o

k
back
black
qu;ick
neck
pick
{ick
trick

quick

A fat C:\lf.

The gnats bite.

cock

half

clock
mock

calm .
could

duck
knit
knot
knock
l
calf

i110uld
would

1

w

gnaw
k
knife

. know
k.nee

knead
1
talk
walk

ftalk
yolk
folks

gh
high
figh
bright

<loor

fight
light
might
night
fight
thigh
eight
neigh
firaight
caught
taught

though
w

write
wrote
fword

Re;i.ding ldfon.

wrifi

wrong~~ new comb.

A bright ftar.
A light uight.
The horfe neighs.
The dogs fight.
Pufs can dim b trees.
I know how to read.
I wifh I could write.
Come let us walk:.

?

Ann fhonhl learn to

knit and few.
D

-SIE-.

:

bought
ought
thought
bough
plough
dough

wnp )

· A fbarp knife.
Reading ldfon.
· --+- A high wall.
Pick up the crumbs. :' A fine fight.
Who knocks at the . ~- .

A hard knot.
The_ducks quack.
The cock crows.

2.

~~·:·:..:~
.
,,..,

~

·o(

3~

COKSONANTS OF DlFFE Rl N T

CONSONANTS

SOU NDi .

price

What o'clock is it ?
Jane kneads the
It is eight o'clock.
dough
George ploughs the I thought fo.
field.

piece

voice

g1afs

g::rn<l

grafs

grt1nt

age

•

paf~

cl refs

lefs

gloE

nu d e
pur1e

g hard.

Chapter S.

g foft.

gin

Confonants, fmgle and double, which have
different founds.
.~ fand

i.

1 fen<l

==+-

Single confonants.

crum b

crab

cur d

cane
can

claili
clin g
creep
crawl

cold
cool
• foft like

dance
dunce
lace

s.

p enc~

fi.nce

fen ce

prmce

nice

ceafc

~,.~

..:'.

·~

~ feed
~·
.~ fide

c hard like k..

cafh

1

neu gc

' Dnrp.

J

Section

39

OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS.

t"''~

.A

bricks

hats
nuts

ki c k~

hers

~

crQWJ.'.i_

9

hence - ,

l

.

.....,,

beds
11ca<ls
- -- ..,,-. .

I keys
-- - :" -are
-

feat
fwcc t

•. fiat like z.

cl his

fcum

goofe
ftraw

wafte

""'

fear

count

ha fie

•

~

hares
wares

;f .,.
=====-,,ne has ma<le

pears
p r ai fe

p '1ea1,-c
'L

..

, ... ,

..,

~---~

cr oaks

Read in g lc!Ton.

whence

..
JUlCC

a rnc e

I hope I Dull not be
a dunce .

plum tart .
2

.

~

. ' '

;

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-~D~~:1~;
l _ ....L:,:~ '
,. _
· -·

-.-.-·

. .-":~

-'ON SON ANTS

.+O

CONSONANTS O• DlFF!~!NT

O!i' DllFE!tENT

of

grapes'.

. -,

Double confonants.

inch

pinch

f

chin

much

chick

fuch

couch

peach
reach

bench
· bunch

tenc h
fiench

French
d1aife

thin

cloth
thing

.;.'. -

teeth
mouth

cough

fouth

la~_gh

phiz
phrafe

Re~<ling

then

this
thus

that
them

they
theirs

thefc
thofe

thy
thine

th~n

fcheme

clothes

...

'

fmooth .

fchool

th and pb like J.

north

tb fl;i.t.

like I:.

chafm
·

·,

throw
thrmt·

coach

J;

breath
health ·:.

rich
which

checfe
choice

tb ibarp.

·thick

''

:1--

,Bricks are made . ofi
clay.
Glafs lS made of
fand.
Wine is the juice

Seccion 2.

three
throne

.f I .

1h like tch.

Will you have fome
of it.
George gave me a
book.
I am glad I can read
it.

thank
think

SOV~DS.

SOUNl')S.

nymph

foph

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=-=TI
--~
::··-.::;.--::-::: ~

lc!Ton .

Who gave you thefc
pears ?
James gave t'r..em to
us .
Thank him for them.
I have a fine peach, and

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~

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P,~tl.i:\~J

THI! l'OlNTS,

Reach a ch:i.ir.
a bunch of grapes.
Take forne bread and I will give you ~om.e :J
of them.
..
cheefe.
!. • • ~

Chapter Io.

~'

·"" ·'"

Promifcuous reading ieffons.

Chapter 9 ·

Seltion r.

Of the points and notes ufed in compofing
fentences.

The fun lhines.
It is time to get up.
J ane, come and drefs Charles.
t•
\Valli his face;; and neck, . and ma.k e ..1nn
quite clean.
Comb his hair. Tic his frock.
Now, Charles, we will go down fiairs.
Fetch that ftool. Sit down.
Here is forne milk ; and here is a piece of
bread.
n
.. 1p1i.1.
c. ·•1 ..uh C ffihn...
"i'!r
.lJO
D01.

A comrr.a is marked . . . . . . . . . thus ,
!\ 1en11coion
."
•
thus ;'
i~
. • . .' . • . . .
11

A
A
A
A
A

••

•

colon . . . . : .. ; . . . . . ·
period, or full ftop . . .
r . .
.
note or mterrogat10n •. . . . .
note of adm_iration . . .
parenthdis . . . . . · . · .

thus :
thus.
t hus·.?·
thus !

thus_()

Paufes in reading.

H~ld the fpoon in the right hand.

The learner ihoul<l flop,
at
at
at
at

the
the
the
the

comma, till he coul<l count one;
two;
femicolon, tiil .
colon,
till .
. . . three;
period,
till . · · · · • • four.
:

This is the right hand.
The cruft is hard : do not leave it ; fop
it in the milk.
Do not throw the bread on the floor.
We fhould eat bread, and not wafie it.
There is a poor fly in the milk. .
.
Take it out. I>ut it on this dry c10th.
Poor thing ! It is not quite dead. It moves;
4

_ · ·-··

;_~~~

I - --

•

4+

l'l'.OMISCUOU:i>

ltEADD/~

it {hakes its wings ; it wants to dry them :
fee how it wipes them with its feet.

P ut the fly on the floor where the fun
iliines.
. Then it will be dry, and warm.
Poor fly ! I am glad it was not dead.
I hope it will foon be well.
Secrion

2.

Where is pufs ?
There ihe is.
Do not pull her by the tail: that will hurt
her.
Charles does not like to be hurt: and pufs
does not like to be hurt.
I faw a boy hurt a poor cat ; he took hol<i
of her tail : fo !he put out her fharp claws,
and made his hand bleed.
Stroke poor pufs.
Give her fome milk.
Pufs likes milk.
Now that Charles is fo kind to her, 1he
w ill not fcratch, nor bite him.
She purrs, and looks glad.

LEssor-;s.

45

Section 3.
Come to me,
Herc is a new
Take care not
Good boys do
Speak plain.

Charles. C ome an d raad ,
book .
to tear it.
not fpoil their books.

Take pains, and try to r ead well.
Stand fiill.
Do not read fo fafi.
Mind the fiops.
What fiop is that ?
It is a full fiop.

Ch~rl~s has read a whµ!e page now.
This is a page. This is a leaf.
A page is one fide of a leaf.
Shut the book. Put it by.
Now give me a kifs.
Section 4.
Shall we walk?
I thi~k it will rain foon.
Look how black the fky is f
Now it rains f How fafi: it r.iins !

No ; not now.

5

PROM I SCUOU3

Rain comes from the clouds.
The ducks lo\·c r;:iin.
D uc ks fwim, anJ geefe f wim.
Can Charles fwim ?
N o. Charles is not a duck, nor a goofe :
fo h~ mu ft take care not to go too near the
pond , left he fhould fall in.
I <lo not know
that we could get him out : if we could no t,
he would die.
When Charles is as big as James, he !hall
learn to f wim.
Section 5.

It does not rain now-.
The fkv is blue.
Let us take a walk in the fields; and fee
.the !beep, and the lambs, the cows, and
trees, and birds.
Call Tray. He fball go with us.
He wags his tail. He is glad to fee u5,
and to go with us.
Stroke poor Tray.
- Tray likes thofe who ftroke him, and feed
him, and are kind to him.
Do not walk: on the grafa now. It is too
J

RlADDIG

LESSO;-.;S.

high; anJ it is q uite wet.
Walk in this fmooth, <lry path .
There is a worm. Do not tread on it.
Can Ch arles climb that h igh fiile ?

0 w1ut a large field !
This is not green. It is not grafs .
No ; it is corn. It will be ripe foon .
BreaLl is made of corn. I dare fay Charles
does not know how brea<l is made. "\Vell ,
· fome time I will tell him.
Now let _us go home.
Shall we look at the bees in their glafa
hive ?
Will the bees fiing us ?
No ; they will not fiing us, if we do not
· teafe, nor hurt "them.
Wafps will not fling us, if we do not hur t
them.
There is a wafp on my arm.
, ,. Now it is gone.
It has not ftung me.
I

.1

Section 6.
The clock ft.rikes.
It is time to go in, and dine.

.

~.

!.IADlNG L!SSONS.

PROMISCUOUS

-,

Is the cloth laid.
Where are the knives, and forks, and.
p lates.
Call .Ann.
Are yonr hands clean ?
Sit down.
Do not take the broth yet : it is too hot :
wait till it is cooL
Will you have fame lamb, and fome peas?'
Do not fmack your lips, or make a noife, .
when you eat.
Take fome bread. Break the bread .: do
not bite it.
I do not put the knife in my mouth, for
fear I ihould hurt my lips. Knives , are
fharp : they are to cut with, ·a.fld: nbtc to .put:
in one's mouth, or to play with.
Jane mufi: !hake the cloth out of doors.
The birds will · pick up the crumbs.
Now let us go and play with George.
SeCl:ion 7.
There is a poor man at the door.
He is quite blind. He does not fee
sky, nor the ground, nor the trees,
men.

. He does not fee us, though we are fo near
him. A boy leads him from door to door.
Poor man!
0 it is a fad thing to be blind !
We will give the blind man fome breacl
and <:heefe.
Now he is gone.
He is a 'great way off.
Poor blind man !
c.ome in, Charles. Shut the door.
I wi!h the poor blind man had a warm
houfe to live in, and kind friends to take
care of him, and , to teach him to woJk.
.!hen ~e would not beg from door to door.

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Exercifcs. ••

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Exercifes on the firfl: and fecond chai.t
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Show the vowels in the words if 0
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;;_-·cat, en, pig, dog, fun, egg, ink, ~md.

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Show 'the vowels in; hand tel1 give
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~j tongs, bru"fi1~ crun·.

live,

"' Thefe Exercifes may be called, The Child's Parting.

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Show the diphthongs in,head, faid, guefa,
frienp; quill, tlo~d, young.
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Show the con'fonants in, skip, fong, plum,
grafs, fpell, thread, build.
Mention regularly the vowels, diphthongs,
and confonants, in the following words .~
haTe, filk, gone, dead, touch, . fnuff, blood,
breath, fmell, guilt.
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Excrcifes on the fecond and third chapters.

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Show the long and the iliort vowels,_ i
the. following words·: cake, ihe, hat/ ~ ~
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kind, home, pin, hop, mule, pure, tut, nut. "'.
gtape, 'fand, here, befi, . mice, fi!h~ 2oia,; .
pond, fume, duft.
Show the long and the fhort dipht.qdngs; -.
in the following words: hail, day, H~~~·
· clean, tree, tread, pie, buy, flood, road, fnqw
earth, learn, hue, few.
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. £xercifcs on the fourth and fifth chapters. · _;~, .

3.~d diphthongs in

the following words: thr••
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heart, ball, firaw, moufe, goofe, owl, r
lark, daw, moon, cloud.

I:xercifcs on the fr

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' . . Show the filent letter .
:Words, crumb
k ~ 5 m the followin g
could w
' nee ' gnat, knee, walk high
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' rong, comb, fign, bright, fwo:d.
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