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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... lesson becomes at once interesting and profitable when the meaning is first indicated by the use of the word . The latter is the only natural method by which children learn language . In the " Defining Lessons " the teacher should read ...
... lesson becomes at once interesting and profitable when the meaning is first indicated by the use of the word . The latter is the only natural method by which children learn language . In the " Defining Lessons " the teacher should read ...
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... lessons , let him go back to the word hat , at the beginning of the first lesson , and learn the letters which form the word ; let him then spell the word , at first with the aid of the book , and then without it when the word is ...
... lessons , let him go back to the word hat , at the beginning of the first lesson , and learn the letters which form the word ; let him then spell the word , at first with the aid of the book , and then without it when the word is ...
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... LESSON 1 . LESSON 2 . Hat Cap Cat Rat Bat Top Pig Hens Cup Ant Ape Owl Ox Ax Urn Egg LESSON 4 . LESSON 5 . Dog Fox Fly Box Oak Arm WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER .
... LESSON 1 . LESSON 2 . Hat Cap Cat Rat Bat Top Pig Hens Cup Ant Ape Owl Ox Ax Urn Egg LESSON 4 . LESSON 5 . Dog Fox Fly Box Oak Arm WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER .
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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 Marcius Willson. LESSON 3 . 1. A ...
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 Marcius Willson. LESSON 3 . 1. A ...
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... LESSON 4 . LESSON 5 . Dog Fox Fly Box Jug Jay Man Cow Dove Nest Duck Wolf Hive Rose Quill Quail LESSON 48 . ADJ . mắn'ful bǎl'lad chap'el ǎn'vil ǎb'sent. Li - on Ze - bra 10 WILLSON'S . LARGER SPELLER .
... LESSON 4 . LESSON 5 . Dog Fox Fly Box Jug Jay Man Cow Dove Nest Duck Wolf Hive Rose Quill Quail LESSON 48 . ADJ . mắn'ful bǎl'lad chap'el ǎn'vil ǎb'sent. Li - on Ze - bra 10 WILLSON'S . LARGER SPELLER .
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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...