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Lesson 5 Exercises

 

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EXERCISE 5

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Come to the pub today to get pale ale.

We came to the lake below the ledge.

It was a low ledge below the gate.

They will have to give Mel a bowl.

Get them to weigh the coal load.

They will have to take the gel to Deb.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

They led the pup to the bay to wade.

Give Deb the lunch loaf to take to the chef.

Take the dull lead bowl to Ted Bell.

Get them to take the pole length today.

Get Faith to weigh the wage envelope.

Who will check the envelope length so it will be enough?

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

It was a low ledge which they came to.

Beth may have a lame leg but the elbow was OK.

We love the male pup which they showed us.

We shall have to locate the web page Monday.

They love the wage envelope which will get them paid.

Beth may have to mail them the payday wage envelope.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

It was a dull tale but the joke was too lame.

Mel shall give us the loaf which will be enough.

They think it was a Dutch boat which will get the mail.

The wage envelope weighed too low.

Deb may love Ted but Meg may love Jake.

Deb wed Ted Monday but Meg wed Jake today.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

The judge may delay the game Monday.

Take the yellow egg yolk to the cake bowl.

They say they will be delayed today.

The gale may make the day too dull.

It will be Gail who will be taking the envelope.

It may be we have to locate the coal depot Monday.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Do they think it will be a no goal game?

No, they think it will be a two goal game.

Monday was a gale day but it will be a lull today.

The lake bay was lush but it was so dull.

They think Jake Page was a dull fellow.

They think the web page game was a joke.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

We may have to mull the joke they have given us.

The chef weighed the yellow cake wedge.

They will have to have a pub lunch today.

They think they will have to have the lunch delayed.

We think they will be delayed today.

We think they will have the pub lunch today.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

They will have to weigh it to make it a low load.

We think we shall be delayed today too.

We shall have to get to The Bell* Pub today.

Ted Bell was a lord to the bay folk.

Lord Ted shall be a judge to the folk.

The duck may lay an egg but they will take the egg it laid.

 

* Tick The not used, as this is a name

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

Beth Page may sew the yoke to the edge.

The pub chef may have the yellow egg yolk.

Yep, we do love to do the web page game.

They think it was OK to say, “Woe to them.”

They say it will be OK to take the unpaid cheque to Jake.

They have laid the coal load below the boat deck.

 

Pitman's New Era Shorthand

They will have the cheque which was delayed today.

They usually say, ”Yay, we have a pay envelope today!”

The pale web was below the ledge.

It was a gale which will have delayed the game.

The lake was too low to take the boat to the bay.

They will have to get to the low gate to escape the jail.

 

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