McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book - The Language Realm
McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book - The Language Realm
McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book - The Language Realm
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44 ECLECTIC SERIES.<br />
Lesson 57.<br />
42. X has three sounds: its regular sharp sound<br />
(unmarked) like ks, as in expect, and its soft or flat sound<br />
like gz, as in exist, marked x;. At the beginning of words x<br />
has the sound of z as in xebec (ze'bec).<br />
ex'it ex pan'sive' ex tra'ne ous<br />
ex cel' ex'pi ate ex te'ri or<br />
ex alt' ex am'ple ex ec'u tive'<br />
ex empt' ex ult'ant ex or'di um<br />
43. Q is followed in all cases by u, and has usually the<br />
sound of kw, as in queen; but in a few words derived from<br />
the French, qu is sounded like k, as in coquette.<br />
quack queer'ly quoit qui e'tus<br />
queen quo'rum quote quo ta'tion<br />
plaque piqu'ant bisque co quet'tish<br />
clique' co quet' torque piqu'an cy<br />
Lesson 58.<br />
cas cade' a base' in clude' a larm'<br />
ex change' a maze' ad jure' a far'<br />
in flame' a brade' de pute' re mark'<br />
ob late' cru sade' re fuse' de bark'<br />
par take' de base' ma nure' em bark'<br />
ad dress' re gret' in ject' ac quit'<br />
re flex' ex cept' in vent' a drift'<br />
ar rest' ex pect' mo lest' re miss'<br />
con test' ex pend' op press' be fit'<br />
de press' ex press' re dress' per sist'
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