WORDS FOR SPELLING.
Reading edition
DICK AND HIS CAT.
1.
fa'-mous
Whit'-ting-ton
walk'-ed
pave'-ments
in-stead'
door'-step
for-lorn'
2.
hid'-ing
pleas'-ant
ei'-ther
3.
emp'-ty
pas'-sion
laugh'-ed
pa'-ti-ent
greet'-ing
for'-eign
4.
daugh'-ter
whis'-per
beau'-ty
fetch'-ing
may'-or
5.
wreck'-ed
reach'-ed
pal'-ace
cush'-i-on
leap'-ed
mor'-sel
fam'-ine
6.
sur-pris'-ed
strug'-gled
coax
flan'-nel
wrap'-ping
caught
glimpse
feast'-ing
in'-stant
scar'-ed
roy'-al
trea'-sure
7.
Eng'-land
learn'-ed
hand'-some
friends
need'-ed
great'-est
faith'-ful
treat'-ed
purr'-ed
laur'-el
TRUSTY.
1.
land'-lord
bread
cheese
ven'-ture
beam'-ing
bus'-tle
crouch'-ing
shad'-ow
dis'-mal
blink'-ed
voice
2.
hud'-dled
cra'-zy
guard
3.
ad-vise'
twi'-light
anx'-i-ous
daz'-zling
whirl-'ing
strug'-gle
pierce
starv'-ed-looking
4.
whine
tread prais'-ed
foot'-prints
faith'-ful
guide
hoarse
ea'-ger
wood'-en
white'-ness
feel'-ings
flash'-ing
rous'-ed
shoul'-ders
tongue
5.
steam'-ing
pulse
bur'-i-ed
howl'-ing
guid'-ed
dumb
friend'-ly
dole'-ful
re-proach'
birth'-day
en-joy'-ed
OUT IN THE COLD.
1.
froz'-en
roost
moon'-shine
stu'-pid
2.
watch'-ed
freez'-ing
Christ'-mas
stirr'-ed
3.
pig'-sty
com-plaint'
coax'-ed
car'-rots
jui'-cy
mor'-tar
soak'-ed
4.
puz'-zle
tip'-toe
scram'-ble
sheet
ice
wak'-en-ed
foot'-marks
THE STORY OF A FLY.
1.
cur'-tain
break'-fast-room
pret'-ty
mak'-ing
la'-zy
grand'-child
grand'-pa
house'-fly
touch'-ed
pitch'-ed
2.
tea'-cad-dy
sug'-ar-ba-sin
com'-fort
ache
glut'-ton
seem'-ed
dain'-ty
3.
yel'-low
whole'-some
gree'-dy
bal'-ance
des-pair'
cream'-jug
mis'-hap
jerk'-ed
crawl'-ing
grea'-sy
4.
hon'-ey
lawn
scoop'-ed
dai'-sy
tri'-fle
5.
buzz'-ed
side'-board
tempt'-ing
o'-cean
wretch'-ed
6.
spi'-der
a-sham'-ed
knitt'-ing
need'-les
spear
strain'-ed
7.
child'-hood list'-en
ser'-vants
mag'-got
8.
drown'-ing
strength
trow'-sers
a-sleep'
Nep'-tune
tease
9.
gran'-ny
seat'-ed
doz'-ing
po-lite'
frizz'-ing
10.
rous'-ed
blaze
nei'-ther
knock
drench'-ed
dog'-gie
11.
ceil'-ing
pranc'-ing
speech
cof'-fee
12.
gay'-est
Thom'-as
en-joy'
peace
BETTY AND SNOWDROP.
1.
qui'-et
guess
scratch'-ed
rogu'-ish
scream'-ed
todd'-led
maim'-ed
jaws
bust'-led
res'-cue
2.
spoilt
beau'-ty
crys'-tal
cer'-tain
plum'-ing
ad-mire'
rail'-ings
quar'-rel
pas'-sion
catch'-ing
cock'-chafers
3.
dain'-ties
chest'-nuts
minc'-ed
squab'-ble
plung'-ed
soap'-ed
flan'-nel
sooth'-ing
white'-ness
house'-maid
med'-dling
4.
bee'-tle
ma-nure'
poul'-try
chuck'-led
Dork'-ing
for'-eign
comb
5.
teas'-ing
let'-tuce
wear'-ing
prize
wound'-ed
rough'-ly
bleed'-ing
cou'-ple
6.
cack'-led
hatch'-ed
hud'-dled
chalk
pad'-dling
sprink'-led
whole'-some
boughs
slip'-ping
7.
pat'-tern
ba'-bies
feath'-ers
wad'-dled
mag'-pie
stray'-ed
gip'-sies
8.
shov'-el
leech'-es
or'-ange
wa'-ter-snails tongue
soak'-ed
skimm'-ed
9.
pok'-ed
hatch'-ed
ner'-vous
10.
re-ward'
pris'-on
ex'-tra
ditch
11.
awk'-ward
speak'-ing
daugh'-ters
laugh'-ed
no'-tion
rick'-yard
sheaves
glean'-ed
squab'-bling
pea'-cock
daint'-ty
shriek'-ing
plum'-ed
12.
caught
hob'-bled
out'-spread
calm'-ly
mis'-tress
si'-lent
con-ceit'
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Transcriber's Notes
Corrected minor punctuation errors.
Moved some illustrations to avoid breaking up paragraphs of text.