Oliver Optic

“ It is not intended to supersede the ordinary Spelling-Book, but rather to follow it, as a practical application of the pupil's knowledge, not only in spelling, but in dividing and pronouncing the more difficult words in common use.
It is believed that, for Advanced Classes, the plan adopted in this book, of presenting the words without indicating the pronunciation or syllabication, will be found to possess some decided advantages; for the pupil, as in the study of Arithmetic and the Languages, is thereby thrown upon his own resources. ”

“ Mussulman 23. catechise 24. gaff 25. zodiacal 26. débris 27. atrocity 28. kaleidoscope 29. abstemious 30. foreigner
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10. 1. début 2. hybrid 3. admiralty 4. celestine 5. joggle 6. pennant 7. emblazon 8. mucilaginous 9. supersede 10. friseur 11. python 12. transparency 13. caique 14. Septuagint 15. embodiment 16. pennyroyal 17. Celtic 18. neap-tide 19. gasconade 20. succulent 21. illiberal 22. banian 23. decade 24. laboratory 25. sediment 26. adolescence 27. frolicsome 28. horrible 29. emboguing 30. abstrusely 11. 1. ”