in spect' en list'
di vide' dis pute' ob ject' en rich'
di vine' en dure' re spect' for bid'

Lesson 32.

Silent Letters.

B is silent after m and before t, and p is silent before s. The silent
letters are canceled in this lesson, as they are throughout the book.

lamb numb debt debt'or
comb bomb doubt doubt'ful
tomb crumb psalm sub'tle
dumb thumb pshaw psal'ter

DICTATION EXERCISES ON THE ABOVE.

The lamb is a dumb animal. He climbed the hill to the tomb, but his limbs
became numb. Comb your hair, but do not thumb your book. Bombs are now
commonly called "shells." The debtor, who was a subtle man, doubted his
word, and gave not a crumb of comfort. Take your psalter and select a
joyous psalm. His answer was, "Pshaw!"

Lesson 33.

Sounds of igh, oa, shr, and thr.

nigh load coax shrank thrash
thigh oats hoax shrewd threat
fight boat oath shrift throng
light oak coach shrike throve
flight foal float shrunk thrust
fright goat poach thrill throat
tight soap hoarse three thrum

Lesson 34.

Long and short Sounds of A, and short Sound of E.

gain a bash' dis patch' pre tend'
nail ca bal' dis tract' re flect'
taint ca nal' ex pand' re fresh'
trail cra vat' a bet' re lent'
aim de camp' be deck' re ject'
maim pro tract' be held' re quest'
train re cant' be quest' re bel'
strain re fract' de fect' re gress'
chain re lax' e lect' re press'
paint at tack' e rect' sub ject
quaint at tract' e vent' neg'lect'

Lesson 35.

Short Sounds of Vowels under the Accent.

ac'ci dent ben'e fit dif'fer ent
ad'a mant brev'i ty dif'fi cult
am'i ty clem'en cy fil'a ment
an'i mal des'ti ny in'cre ment
an'nu al neg'li gent in'do lent
can'is ter pend'u lum his'to ry
flat'ter y rem'e dy in'ju ry
fam'i ly reg'u lar pil'lo ry
lax'i ty rel'e vant sim'i lar
man'i fest pen'i tence tit'u lar
man'i fold pen'e trate tim'or ous

Lesson 36.

SOUNDS OF THE VOWELS, DIPHTHONGS, AND CONSONANTS.

In this lesson, and in the pages immediately following, will be found
forty-three exercises on the various sounds of the English language. Some
of these have been given already, but are repeated here for the more
th