McGuffey's New Eclectic Spelling-book: Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises |
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... gate , go , gull , glad , grate , fag , bag . It is soft before e , i , and y ; as in gem , giant , gypsum , tragic , digit . To this last rule there are many exceptions . In this book the soft sound of g is denoted by a particular mark ...
... gate , go , gull , glad , grate , fag , bag . It is soft before e , i , and y ; as in gem , giant , gypsum , tragic , digit . To this last rule there are many exceptions . In this book the soft sound of g is denoted by a particular mark ...
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... gate cav i ty am bus cade fac ul ty am pu tate cal i co grat i tude des o late dev as tate grav i ty an i mate mag is trate em u late mal a dy an te lope mag ni fy hes i tate van i ty apt i tude rat i fy med i tate 2 pet ' ri fy plen i ...
... gate cav i ty am bus cade fac ul ty am pu tate cal i co grat i tude des o late dev as tate grav i ty an i mate mag is trate em u late mal a dy an te lope mag ni fy hes i tate van i ty apt i tude rat i fy med i tate 2 pet ' ri fy plen i ...
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... gate bleak cart age fer tile qualm cal a mine fleam chan cel fer vid weal goad ou lan çet mar shal par cel fur long swerve church doubt parch ment nerv ous 5 thou slough par ley pars ley pur sur face chase ooze fur nace mer maid scarf ...
... gate bleak cart age fer tile qualm cal a mine fleam chan cel fer vid weal goad ou lan çet mar shal par cel fur long swerve church doubt parch ment nerv ous 5 thou slough par ley pars ley pur sur face chase ooze fur nace mer maid scarf ...
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... gate grad u ate ap pro bate am pli tude an ti dote lat i tude ag i tate ar ro gate las si tude fab ri cate ad e quate ag gre gate lac er ate mas ti cate pal li ate grav i tate nav i gate mag ni tude cas ti gate pat ron age 2 2 Ded ' i ...
... gate grad u ate ap pro bate am pli tude an ti dote lat i tude ag i tate ar ro gate las si tude fab ri cate ad e quate ag gre gate lac er ate mas ti cate pal li ate grav i tate nav i gate mag ni tude cas ti gate pat ron age 2 2 Ded ' i ...
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... gate Ac quit ' tal be nig nant be wil der com mit tee con sid er con sist ent con tin gent 2 a bol ' ish ab hor rent ac com plish ad mon ish al lot ment as ton ish a pos tate de liv ' er di min ish ? in sip ' id dis trib ute e lix ir e ...
... gate Ac quit ' tal be nig nant be wil der com mit tee con sid er con sist ent con tin gent 2 a bol ' ish ab hor rent ac com plish ad mon ish al lot ment as ton ish a pos tate de liv ' er di min ish ? in sip ' id dis trib ute e lix ir e ...
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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.
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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...