Con test, -a dispute, quarrel. v-to strive, vie with. Con sult, -the act of consulting. to ask advice, debate. In cense, s-a perfume. -to provoke, enrage, stir up. Im port, s-meaning, importance. v-to bring from abroad, The following are used both as nouns and adjectives, Ran' dom, -hazard, chance, range. -done by chance. Rus tic, S-a clown, countryman. a-rural, plain, clownish, Se cret, S-a thing unknown. Va grant, s-a beggar, a pauper. a-wandering, roving. Ut most, s-most that can be. a-highest, most. Ruffian, sa brutal fellow, robber, a-brutal, savage, ferocious Sav age, s-a barbarian, brutal man. a-wild, cruel, barbarous, Ma jor, s-an officer in the army. -first, greater, chief. The following are used both as adjectives and verbs. Ex press, a-plain, clear, full. awarm, ready, bold. a-even, plain, smooth. -to make flat, take aim. Ut ter, a-outward, extreme. -to speak, say, publish. Ar tic' u late a-distinct in speech. w-to pronounce, express. Words, nearly the same in sound, but different in spelling and signifi cation. Accidence, a book Be, the verb Accidents, chances Account, value Accompt, reckoning Ale, malt liquor Bow, to shoot with Baze, foundation Bee, an insect Beer, drink, porter Bier, a carriage for the dead Beat, to strike, throb earth Censor, a critic Censure, blame Centaury, an herb Century, 100 years Choler, anger, wrath Collar, for the neck Ceiling, of a room Scaling, of a letter Clause, of a sentence Claws, of a bird or beast Coarse, not fine, rough Course, a race, way Complement, the remainder Compliment, to speak politely Concert, of music Cozen, to cheat, trick Council, an assembly Counsel, advice, art Borough, a corporation Cruise, to sail up and By, near at hand Buy, to purchase down Crews, ship's compa nies Currant, small fruit Knight,a title of honour Key, for a lock Guess, to think Herd, cattle, flock Him, from he Hymn, a song Hole, a cavity Whole, not broken Hoop, for a tub Host, a great number Feint, pretence Fair, handsome Fare, charge Host, a landlord Fare, food Idle, lazy, trifling Feet, part of the body Idol, an image Aisle, of a church Isle, an island Impostor, a cheat Imposture, deceit In, within, not out Inn, a public house Incite, to stir up Insight, knowledge Indite, to dictate Indict, to accuse Ingenious, skilful Night, darkness Quay, a wharf, dock Know, to understand Lease, a demise Fourth, the number Frays, quarrels Ingenuous, frank Meat, flesh, food Phrase, a sentence Intense, excessive Gesture, action Intents, purposes Kill, to murder Kiln, of bricks Jester, a joker Knave, a rogue Nave, of a wheel Knead, to work dough Meet, fit, proper Mete, to measure Message, errand Messuage, a house Metal, substance Mettle, vigour Might, power T Peace, quietness on Pint, half a quart Nay, denying Q.1, alas! Owe, to be indebted Relic, remainder One, in number Relict, a widow Won, did win Our, of us Hour, sixty minutes board Right, just, true Sale, act of selling Sore, à wound Some, a part, not many Sum, amount Straight, direct Strait, narrow Sweet, not sour Suite, attendants Surplice, white robe Surplus, over and above Subtile, fine, thin Subtle, cunning Talents, good parts Talons, claws, nails Team, of horses Teem, to overflow Tenor, intent, purport Tenure, occupation Their, belonging to them There, in that place Treaties, conventions Treatise, discourse Vane, a weathercock Vein, a blood-vessel Wait, to stay, attend The parts of this Spelling-Book, comprising elementary knowledge of peculiar importance should be committed to memory as early as The learner's mind enlarges, and his capacity to read improves. Brief Introduction to the Arts and Sciences, including Explanations of some of the Phenomena of Nature 1. Agriculture.-Agriculture, the most useful and important of all pursuits, teaches the nature of soils, and their proper adaptation and management for the production of food for man and beast. 2. Air.-The air is a transparent, invisible, elastic fluid, sur rounding the earth to the height of several miles. It contains the principles of life and vegetation; and is found by experiment to be eight hundred times lighter than water. 3. Anatomy.-Anatomy is the art of dissecting the human body when dead, and of examining and arranging its parts; in order to discover the nature of diseases, and promote the knowledge of medicine and surgery. 4. Architecture.-Architecture is the art of planning and erecting ⚫ all sorts of buildings, according to the best models. contains five orders, called the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. 5. Arithmetic.-Arithmetic is the art of computing by numbers: and notwithstanding the great variety of its applications, it consists of only four separate operations, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. 6. Astronomy.-Astronomy is that grand and sublime science which makes us acquainted with the figures, distances, and revolutions, of the planetary bodies; and with the nature and extent of the universe. The planets of our system are Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Herschel, and the small planets situated between Jupiter and Mars, lately discovered, and named Juno, Cerea and Pallas. These revolve about the Sun; and to Jupiter, Satura, and Herschel, there are thir teen moons attached, like that which attends the Earth. Besides these there are comets; and millions of fixed stars, which are probably suns to other systems. 7. Biography.-Biography records the lives of eminent men, and may be called the science of life and manners. It teaches from experience, and is therefore most useful to youth. 8. Botany.-Botany is that part of natural history, which treats of vegetables. It arranges them in their proper classes, and describes their structure and use. 9. Chemistry.-Chemistry is the science which explains the constituent principles of bodies, the results of their various combinations, and the laws by which these combinations are effected. It is a very entertaining and useful pursuit. 10. Chronology.-Chronology teaches the method of computing time, and distinguishing its parts, so as to determine what period has elapsed since any memorable event. 11. Clouds Clouds are nothing but collections of vapours suspended in the air. They are from a quarter of a mile to four miles high. A fog is a cloud which touches the earth. 12. Commerce.-Commerce is the art of exchanging one commodi |