McGuffey's New Eclectic Spelling-book: Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises |
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... Give an example of the first sound of A. The 4th . The 5th . Give an example of the first sound of E. The 2d . The 3d . The 1st sound of I. The 2d . The 3d . The 1st sound of O. The 2d . The 3d . The 4th . The 5th . The 6th . Give an ...
... Give an example of the first sound of A. The 4th . The 5th . Give an example of the first sound of E. The 2d . The 3d . The 1st sound of I. The 2d . The 3d . The 1st sound of O. The 2d . The 3d . The 4th . The 5th . The 6th . Give an ...
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... gives edge to wine . He said the idol looked like a satyr . Clever satire often rouses the idle . The branch was cut with an adz . The miser adds to his wealth . He was born in England . He was borne to that bourn whence none return ...
... gives edge to wine . He said the idol looked like a satyr . Clever satire often rouses the idle . The branch was cut with an adz . The miser adds to his wealth . He was born in England . He was borne to that bourn whence none return ...
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... give numb palm walk tour heave quack live thumb psalm chalk tomb leave smack sieve knee stack knit sheave shalt womb touch school writ shoe 3 birth herb daunt earl learn guard earth nurse 4 flaunt 1 folks gourd hearth haunt comb pearl ...
... give numb palm walk tour heave quack live thumb psalm chalk tomb leave smack sieve knee stack knit sheave shalt womb touch school writ shoe 3 birth herb daunt earl learn guard earth nurse 4 flaunt 1 folks gourd hearth haunt comb pearl ...
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... ' com menc in debt bur lesque be twixt for give in stead con demn be witch in flict de scend ga zette fi nesse por tend dis miss in fringe sup press gro tesque dis tinct re scind sus pens 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 S 5 1 THE ECLECTIC SERIES . 53.
... ' com menc in debt bur lesque be twixt for give in stead con demn be witch in flict de scend ga zette fi nesse por tend dis miss in fringe sup press gro tesque dis tinct re scind sus pens 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 S 5 1 THE ECLECTIC SERIES . 53.
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... Give alms . He has lost his arms . He cut the tree with an ax . His acts are base . He has a bass voice . They burst the box which held the bust . The poor dyer was in dire distress . After a dose he fell into a doze . In the falling ...
... Give alms . He has lost his arms . He cut the tree with an ax . His acts are base . He has a bass voice . They burst the box which held the bust . The poor dyer was in dire distress . After a dose he fell into a doze . In the falling ...
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affix al low ance ben e bil i ty cate cell cence chaise cial cious consonant DICTATION EXERCISES diphthongs ence fall fate fore gent hymn ic al late lence less LESSON letters ment move nate ness pheme pine PREFIXES pronounced ra tion ri ous rose silent SILENT LETTERS sion sion ex sive soft sound spect syllable ta tion tain tate tism tive trans triphthong tube tude ture vowel wolf WORDS FORMED
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Page 142 - ... twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred two hundred three hundred...
Page 136 - Alabama. AM Master of Arts ; Before noon ; In the year of the world. Am. American.
Page 136 - AC or BC Before Christ. AD In the year of our Lord. AM Master of Arts; Before noon ; In the year of the world.
Page 5 - A DIGRAPH, or improper diphthong, is the union of two vowels in a syllable, one of which is silent; as, oa in loaf. 13. A TRIPHTHONG is the union of three vowels in one syllable ; as, eau in beau, ieu in adieu.
Page 142 - III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXX . XL L LX LXX LXXX XC c cc ccc cccc D DC DCC DCCC DCCCC M Nam en.
Page 15 - ... [(a - b + c) - (d + e + f)] + [g - (h - ¡)] = (- a + b) + (-c + d...
Page 137 - Savior of men. Inst. Instant. Isa. Isaiah. Jac. Jacob. Jas. James. Jer; Jeremiah, Jno. John. Josh. Joshua. Judg. Judges. Jun. or Jr. Junior. K. King; Knight. KG Knight of the Garter. Km. Kingdom. Kt. Knight. Lat. Latitude; Latin. Lbs. Pounds. Ld. Lord; Lady. Ldp. Lordship. Lev. Leviticus. Lieut. Lieutenant. LL. D. Doctor of Laws. Lon. Longitude. Lond. London. LS Place of the Seal. M. Marquis. Maj. Major. Mat. Matthew. Math. Mathematics. MC Member of Congress. MD Doctor of Medicine. Messrs. Gentlemen;...
Page 14 - A derivative word is one that is formed from some simpler word in the language ; as, harmless, greatly, connected.
Page 115 - ... im pen e tra bil i ty im prac ti ca bil i ty in com pat i bil...
Page 14 - A Derivative Word is one which is formed from some other word by adding something to it...