McGuffey's New Eclectic Spelling-book: Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises |
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... mark . r G is silent before m and n ; as in gnaw , phlegm . H is merely a strong breathing ; as in hate , held . After and g it is silent ; as in rhetoric , ghost . J has one sound ; as in jump . like y consonant . K has one sound ; as ...
... mark . r G is silent before m and n ; as in gnaw , phlegm . H is merely a strong breathing ; as in hate , held . After and g it is silent ; as in rhetoric , ghost . J has one sound ; as in jump . like y consonant . K has one sound ; as ...
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... marks , as follows : The soft sound of c , by two dots as in cell . The soft sound of The soft sound of ( ( 9 , as in ... mark , two dots , is used to indicate all the soft sounds of these letters ; 2d . That silent letters are indicated ...
... marks , as follows : The soft sound of c , by two dots as in cell . The soft sound of The soft sound of ( ( 9 , as in ... mark , two dots , is used to indicate all the soft sounds of these letters ; 2d . That silent letters are indicated ...
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... mark at the end of the accented syllable ( ' ) ; as , midnight , aban'don . A PRIMITIVE WORD is one which is not derived from any other word ; as , man , great , full . A DERIVATIVE WORD is one which is formed from some other word by ...
... mark at the end of the accented syllable ( ' ) ; as , midnight , aban'don . A PRIMITIVE WORD is one which is not derived from any other word ; as , man , great , full . A DERIVATIVE WORD is one which is formed from some other word by ...
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... mark hump just mist sift went hard art jump must dish king nest lard dart lump rust fish sing rest bark cart pump hush wish wing help dark part rump rush risk lisp hemp hark tart Which sound of o in old ? Of i in bind ? Of u in bulk ? 6 ...
... mark hump just mist sift went hard art jump must dish king nest lard dart lump rust fish sing rest bark cart pump hush wish wing help dark part rump rush risk lisp hemp hark tart Which sound of o in old ? Of i in bind ? Of u in bulk ? 6 ...
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... mark pence marsh thence pard whence blood dove flood love monk glove month shove mince prism rinse phiz since sixth come wince stint quince smith doth chintz sprig does tinge width wont tongue noose goose mumps moth some moose plush ...
... mark pence marsh thence pard whence blood dove flood love monk glove month shove mince prism rinse phiz since sixth come wince stint quince smith doth chintz sprig does tinge width wont tongue noose goose mumps moth some moose plush ...
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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...