McGuffey's New Eclectic Spelling-book: Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises |
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... adding something to it ; as , manful , greatness , fully . A SIMPLE WORD is one which is not composed of more than one word ; as , kind , man , stand , ink . A COMPOUND WORD is one that is composed of two or more simple words ; as , ink ...
... adding something to it ; as , manful , greatness , fully . A SIMPLE WORD is one which is not composed of more than one word ; as , kind , man , stand , ink . A COMPOUND WORD is one that is composed of two or more simple words ; as , ink ...
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... adding something to the end of an- other word . Thus , from man , by adding ly , is formed manly ; from use , by adding ful , is formed useful . The part thus added is called the affix or suffix , because it is affixed or suffixed to ...
... adding something to the end of an- other word . Thus , from man , by adding ly , is formed manly ; from use , by adding ful , is formed useful . The part thus added is called the affix or suffix , because it is affixed or suffixed to ...
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... adding ing ; as , take , tak ing . Exc .: hoe ing , shoe ing , dye ing . 1 1 2 2 face fac ' ing seize seiz ' ing seizing baf ' fle baf ' fling make mak ing force fore ing di vide ' di vid ' ing name nam ing shine shin ing ex pire ex pir ...
... adding ing ; as , take , tak ing . Exc .: hoe ing , shoe ing , dye ing . 1 1 2 2 face fac ' ing seize seiz ' ing seizing baf ' fle baf ' fling make mak ing force fore ing di vide ' di vid ' ing name nam ing shine shin ing ex pire ex pir ...
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... adding ed ; as , name , nam ed ; face , fac ed . If the e is preceded by any consonant except d or t , the e be- comes silent , and the two syllables become one ; as , nam ed , prais ed . 1 name 1 1 nam ' ed seize seiz ed praise praised ...
... adding ed ; as , name , nam ed ; face , fac ed . If the e is preceded by any consonant except d or t , the e be- comes silent , and the two syllables become one ; as , nam ed , prais ed . 1 name 1 1 nam ' ed seize seiz ed praise praised ...
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... trouble ; blackish , somewhat black , etc. In adding the appropriate affix , changes of the letters are fre- quently made , to make the sound pleasant , and more easily uttered . 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 2 3 THE ECLECTIC SERIES . 111.
... trouble ; blackish , somewhat black , etc. In adding the appropriate affix , changes of the letters are fre- quently made , to make the sound pleasant , and more easily uttered . 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 2 3 THE ECLECTIC SERIES . 111.
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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 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.
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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...