McGuffey's New Eclectic Spelling-book: Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises |
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... e , f , g , h , i , j , k , l , m , n , o , p , q , r , s , t , u , v , w , x , y , z . Letters are divided into voWELS and CONSONANTS . OF THE VOWELS . The VOWELS are those letters which can be perfectly sounded without the aid of any ...
... e , f , g , h , i , j , k , l , m , n , o , p , q , r , s , t , u , v , w , x , y , z . Letters are divided into voWELS and CONSONANTS . OF THE VOWELS . The VOWELS are those letters which can be perfectly sounded without the aid of any ...
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... of a vowel . The consonants are b , c , d , f , g , h , j , k , l , m , n , p , q , r , s , t , v , X , 2 , and sometimes i , u , w , and y . The consonants are divided into mutes and semi - vowels . The MUTES are those consonants that ...
... of a vowel . The consonants are b , c , d , f , g , h , j , k , l , m , n , p , q , r , s , t , v , X , 2 , and sometimes i , u , w , and y . The consonants are divided into mutes and semi - vowels . The MUTES are those consonants that ...
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Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises Alexander Hamilton McGuffey. F has one sound , as in fat ; except in of , when it has the sound of v . It is never silent . G ...
Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises Alexander Hamilton McGuffey. F has one sound , as in fat ; except in of , when it has the sound of v . It is never silent . G ...
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... F ? Of a ? Of J ? Of K ? Of L ? Of M ? Of N ? Of p ? Of Q ? Of CH ? Of GH ... E. The 2d . The 3d . The 1st sound of I. The 2d . The 3d . The 1st sound of O ... g , s , th , and ch , denoted ? How are silen letters represented ? What syllables ...
... F ? Of a ? Of J ? Of K ? Of L ? Of M ? Of N ? Of p ? Of Q ? Of CH ? Of GH ... E. The 2d . The 3d . The 1st sound of I. The 2d . The 3d . The 1st sound of O ... g , s , th , and ch , denoted ? How are silen letters represented ? What syllables ...
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Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises ... F f g ரு H h H h H HT I i I i J J j J j J K k K hc L 1 L M m M N n N 0 0 P p Р p Q ૧ Q R r R r 2 ~ 220 28 2 K k L m Al m N ...
Embracing a Progressive Course of Instruction in English Orthography and Orthoepy, Including Dictation Exercises ... F f g ரு H h H h H HT I i I i J J j J j J K k K hc L 1 L M m M N n N 0 0 P p Р p Q ૧ Q R r R r 2 ~ 220 28 2 K k L m Al m N ...
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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 - 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...
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Page 14 - A derivative word is one that is formed from some simpler word in the language ; as, harmless, greatly, connected.
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Page 14 - A Derivative Word is one which is formed from some other word by adding something to it...