...McGuffey's New First[-sixth] Eclectic Reader ...W. B. Smith & Company, 1857 - Readers |
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... force ; for if the elementary sounds are but imperfectly formed , the entire word must be indistinct . Practice upon these sounds should be persevered in , until the learner has acquired a perfect control of his organs of speech . This ...
... force ; for if the elementary sounds are but imperfectly formed , the entire word must be indistinct . Practice upon these sounds should be persevered in , until the learner has acquired a perfect control of his organs of speech . This ...
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... force which vowel sounds admit , yet they can all , except k , t , and p , be pronounced without the aid of vowels , and their sounds prolonged so as to give them great distinctness . Let the syllable ba be taken for example ; and in ...
... force which vowel sounds admit , yet they can all , except k , t , and p , be pronounced without the aid of vowels , and their sounds prolonged so as to give them great distinctness . Let the syllable ba be taken for example ; and in ...
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William Holmes McGuffey. The following are the consonant elements susceptible of explo- sive force in a greater or less degree . b as heard in babe . d f dead . fief . gag . hat . v as heard in value . Ꭹ yes . ng zeal , adz . ring . th ...
William Holmes McGuffey. The following are the consonant elements susceptible of explo- sive force in a greater or less degree . b as heard in babe . d f dead . fief . gag . hat . v as heard in value . Ꭹ yes . ng zeal , adz . ring . th ...
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... force of sagacity , and wisdom of conclusion , no nation or body of men can compare with the con- gress at Philadelphia . 8. The wise and the foolish , the virtuous and the evil , the learned and the ignorant , the temperate and the ...
... force of sagacity , and wisdom of conclusion , no nation or body of men can compare with the con- gress at Philadelphia . 8. The wise and the foolish , the virtuous and the evil , the learned and the ignorant , the temperate and the ...
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... force of truth , and your utter inability to point any course more eligible` , ) if this was the case , I say , is it not highly cruel and unjust to arraign these measures now , when you could not then propose a better ? 4. As the hour ...
... force of truth , and your utter inability to point any course more eligible` , ) if this was the case , I say , is it not highly cruel and unjust to arraign these measures now , when you could not then propose a better ? 4. As the hour ...
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Common terms and phrases
1st Capt 1st Sold 2d Capt Antiparos arms beauty Boabdil Boskos bosom breath bright Brutus Cæsar cesura circumflex clouds dark dead death deep dream earth emphasis EXAMPLES eyes face falling inflection father fear fire friends give grave hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven honor hope hour Iago Ivanhoe king La Fayette land live look Lord mighty mind Morar morning murmur nature Nelly Gray never night noble o'er passed pause peace poor Rebecca replied rienced rising inflection roar Robert Raikes rock round scene silence sleep smile sorrow soul sound South Carolina speak spirit stars stood storm stranger sweet sword tapestry of national tears tell tempest thalers thee thine thing THOMAS HOOD thought thunder tone Tonga trembling unto voice waters waves wind wings words young