McGuffey's New Eclectic Spelling-book: Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises |
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... rules , the forma- tion of the more important derivatives . To the latter subject about thirty lessons are exclusively devoted , and , on this point , this book is believed to be more copious and particular than any other Spelling ...
... rules , the forma- tion of the more important derivatives . To the latter subject about thirty lessons are exclusively devoted , and , on this point , this book is believed to be more copious and particular than any other Spelling ...
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... rule there are many exceptions . In this book the soft sound of g is denoted by a particular 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 ...
... rule there are many exceptions . In this book the soft sound of g is denoted by a particular 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 ...
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... rule mire kite side vine mode hope cure sire smite tide wine mole pope pure wire spite dine dime bone rope cube fife quite line lime cone note tube rife white mine time hone vote rude tile spine LESSON VII . Åge 1 cave dive bribe robe 1 ...
... rule mire kite side vine mode hope cure sire smite tide wine mole pope pure wire spite dine dime bone rope cube fife quite line lime cone note tube rife white mine time hone vote rude tile spine LESSON VII . Åge 1 cave dive bribe robe 1 ...
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... rule of action . DICTATION EXERCISES . All the assistance found , his assistants sent him . He c.aims to be the deviser of the machine . Which is larger , the divisor or quotient ? This difference being settled , he will pay due ...
... rule of action . DICTATION EXERCISES . All the assistance found , his assistants sent him . He c.aims to be the deviser of the machine . Which is larger , the divisor or quotient ? This difference being settled , he will pay due ...
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... RULE I. The last letter is doubled only in words of one syllable , or in words accented on the last syllable , and in these , it is doubled only when they end with a single consonant , preceded by a single vowel ; as , let , let ting ...
... RULE I. The last letter is doubled only in words of one syllable , or in words accented on the last syllable , and in these , it is doubled only when they end with a single consonant , preceded by a single vowel ; as , let , let ting ...
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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...