Willson's Larger Speller: A Progressive Course of Lessons in Spelling, Arranged According to the Principles of Orthoepy and Grammar, with Exercises in Synonyms, for Reading, Spelling, and Writing, and a New System of Definitions |
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... Adverbs Pages 33-57 , 127-131 แ 58-87 , 131-135 66 88-127 , 135-137 .Pages 150-156 66 156-162 66 162-166 66 166 LETTERS , WORDS , AND SENTENCES ; PAUSES , AND OTHER MARKS , USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING ; THE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS ...
... Adverbs Pages 33-57 , 127-131 แ 58-87 , 131-135 66 88-127 , 135-137 .Pages 150-156 66 156-162 66 162-166 66 166 LETTERS , WORDS , AND SENTENCES ; PAUSES , AND OTHER MARKS , USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING ; THE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS ...
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... ADVERBS . chi cane de prave up braid in flame ra dix late ly gri mace im pale NOUNS and V. pa tience safe ly VERBS ... Adverb . Write sentences , each containing an adjective , noun , verb , and adverb ; as , " I plainly saw the patient ...
... ADVERBS . chi cane de prave up braid in flame ra dix late ly gri mace im pale NOUNS and V. pa tience safe ly VERBS ... Adverb . Write sentences , each containing an adjective , noun , verb , and adverb ; as , " I plainly saw the patient ...
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... adverb . EXERCISE 22 . vǎl'or hav oc LESSON 49. The sound of ǎ as. LESSON 48 . ADJ . mắn'ful bǎl'lad chap'el ǎn'vil ǎb'sent thank ful sal ad clar et jave lin ac rid thank less ad der gar ret cab in ar id scant y blad der jack et nap kin ...
... adverb . EXERCISE 22 . vǎl'or hav oc LESSON 49. The sound of ǎ as. LESSON 48 . ADJ . mắn'ful bǎl'lad chap'el ǎn'vil ǎb'sent thank ful sal ad clar et jave lin ac rid thank less ad der gar ret cab in ar id scant y blad der jack et nap kin ...
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... ADVERBS . mis hap lath er bad ly bal ance sad ly bal lot glad ly ex panse rat an mo rass a dapt re fract ex pand un hand cab bage mad ly fi nance un pack dam age man ly can vass car ol bland ly ro mance VERBS . NOUNS and V. at tack ...
... ADVERBS . mis hap lath er bad ly bal ance sad ly bal lot glad ly ex panse rat an mo rass a dapt re fract ex pand un hand cab bage mad ly fi nance un pack dam age man ly can vass car ol bland ly ro mance VERBS . NOUNS and V. at tack ...
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... ADVERBS . heart less var nish be calm ' hard ly NOUNS . dark ness dis arm ' part ly ar bor arm or har ness dis card ' tart ly hard wâre re tard ' large ly par lor harts horn un bar arch er ar my barb er par ty NOUNS and V. bär'ter a fär ...
... ADVERBS . heart less var nish be calm ' hard ly NOUNS . dark ness dis arm ' part ly ar bor arm or har ness dis card ' tart ly hard wâre re tard ' large ly par lor harts horn un bar arch er ar my barb er par ty NOUNS and V. bär'ter a fär ...
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a'tion ADJECTIVES ADVERBS al low ance ar'gu ment bil'i ty bod'y bug'i bus'i ness cal ly cate ceed'ings ceive cern chil'dren ci'e ty cious com'pa con'duct continued coun'try dence dent ehar'ac ence ex pres'sion fort'une gate horse ic al in'ter L word late lect lence lent lous man'ner mon'ey möve nate nent NOUNS or'der pas'sions pin'ions pow'er prin'ci ple prop'er ty pröve ra ble rea'son ri ty sen'ti ments sentences ship si'tion sion sive sound of è sound of ŏ spect SPELLING synonyms tain tate tem'per ten'tion tion tism tive trans tude tūre ty un VERBS vowels words แ แ
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Page 166 - Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double that consonant, when they take another syllable beginning with a vowel : as, wit, witty ; thin, thinnish ; to abet, an abettor ; to begin, a beginner.
Page 12 - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, KI, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, 0, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i...
Page 165 - English alphabet consists of twenty-six letters. Letters are divided into vowels and consonants. A vowel is a letter which makes by itself a distinct sound.
Page 137 - ... i ty as si du i ty con ti gu i ty con ti nu i ty mul ti tu di nous еp i cu re an in con gru i ty con tra ri...
Page 165 - 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.
Page 165 - EXAMPLES. 1. When treating of Christian orators, Maury asks the following apposite questions : " What is this you call eloquence ? Is it the wretched trade of imitating that criminal, mentioned by a poet in his satires, who ' balanced his crimes before his judges with antithesis...
Page 166 - -y', preceded by a consonant, form their plural by changing '-y...
Page 166 - The plural of nouns is generally formed by adding s or es to the singular. Words ending in a sound, which will unite with the sound of s, form the plural by adding s only ; as, herd, herds ; tree, trees.
Page 165 - V. The Asterisk [*], the Obelisk or Dagger [ t ], the Double Dagger [ J ], the Section [ | ], the Parallels [ || ], and the Paragraph [ 11 ], refer to notes in the margin, or at the bottom of the page.
Page 137 - ADJECTIVES. de clam'a to ry de fam a to ry ex clam a to ry ex plan...