Devote as much time to reading as to writing phonography.

Write the Exercises contained within these lessons, over and over again, even after you have become perfectly familiar with them. They contain words and phrases which have been selected for all-time practice.

Remember that time is wasted by attempting to write rapidly before one can write well; that the difficulty of reading poorly written phonography will be far more regretted than a lack of speed while learning; and that speed is certain to follow where a neat and accurate style is the student's aim.

Key VIII.

1, of a; 2, of an; 3, of the; 4, all he; 5, all a; 6, all an-d; 7, all the; 8, to a; 9, to an; 10, to the; 11, or he; 12, or I; .13, or an; 14, or the; 15, already he; 16, already I; 17, already a-n; 18, already the; 19, but he; 20, but I; 21, but a-n; 22, but the; 23, before he; 24, before I; 25, before a-n; 26, before the; 27, ought a; 28, ought I; 29, ought an; 30, ought the; 31, the eye; 32, who a; 33, who an; 34, who the; 35, whom a; 36, whom I; 37, whom an; 38, whom the; 39, on a; 40, on the; 41, and he; 42, and a-n; 43, and I; 44, and the; 45, and that; 46, should he; 47, should a; 48, should I; 49, should an; 50, should the; 51, whose; 52, beforehand; 53, know a; 54, rule a; 55, send an; 56, just a; 57, that a; 58, a man; 59, the man; 60, the most; 61, sign the; 62, catch the; 63, I may 64, he may; 65, I mean the man; 66, I know he caught the name; 67, To whom should we write? 68, Already success seems near; 69, All joys are but fleeting; 70, Who lighted the lamp? 71, He and I read one or two daily; 72, On some occasions two or more sang; 73, We are too apt to say " I told you so;" 74, He showed great sense by the selection; 75, Before he saw the city he loved the farm; 76, The muscles move only by the law of the brain; 77, Why should you go on that journey that early? 78, None of the men seemed disposed to step aside; 79, The king may rule the nation, but a midget may rule the king; 80, A slovenly boy gains no deference-a slovenly girl still less; 81, No two scientists hold like views on the departments of the art they follow; 82, The rain poured down steadily, but the soldiers remained erect and motionless through all; 83, Solomon gave attention to the wants of the nation he ruled and thus benefitted posterity; 84, Benefactions multiplied may create a growler, while a scarcity may cause an opposite effect; 85, To see a friend's faults one needs no spectacles, but one's own we fail to see even aided by a microscope; 86, Youth presents the best occasion to gain mind-capital-old age weakens the energy, subdues one's ardor-"too late" thus happens across one unawares; 87, One's desires alternate with one's necessities.