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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... 'ly Iman'ful voice re $ ist'ance fan cy LESSON 50 . ǎm'bush hab it hand cuff pique , son , do , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , čh as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 336 35.
... 'ly Iman'ful voice re $ ist'ance fan cy LESSON 50 . ǎm'bush hab it hand cuff pique , son , do , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , čh as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 336 35.
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... 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 slack ly a bash dis patch gal lop an ...
... 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 slack ly a bash dis patch gal lop an ...
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... ance ( 6 in fe'ri or a bil'i ties ADJECTIVES . ( pite ous piť'i ful apit'i a ble moans con'duct con di'tion prac'ti ca ble meth'od prac'ti cal knowledge ( mut'u al af fec'tion re cip'ro cal du'ties ( rú'ral rus'tic scen'er y man'ners na ...
... ance ( 6 in fe'ri or a bil'i ties ADJECTIVES . ( pite ous piť'i ful apit'i a ble moans con'duct con di'tion prac'ti ca ble meth'od prac'ti cal knowledge ( mut'u al af fec'tion re cip'ro cal du'ties ( rú'ral rus'tic scen'er y man'ners na ...
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... ance force Seffect'u al a'gent rem'e dy ef fi ca'cious med'i cine for'mal dis miss'al cer e mo'ni ous visit tu mult'u ous crowd Scor'po ral pun'ish ment cor po're al sub'stance tur'bu lent spir'it clear con'science lu'cid in'ter val S ...
... ance force Seffect'u al a'gent rem'e dy ef fi ca'cious med'i cine for'mal dis miss'al cer e mo'ni ous visit tu mult'u ous crowd Scor'po ral pun'ish ment cor po're al sub'stance tur'bu lent spir'it clear con'science lu'cid in'ter val S ...
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... ance vi va'cious LESSON 62. The sound of as in fine . ADJ. ADJ . and N. VERBS . re trench ' dis trèss ' mo lěst ' pro pel ex press hěm'lock op press re pel re dress lev el pos sess ob ject con sent pre $ ent pro fess pro tect con tent ...
... ance vi va'cious LESSON 62. The sound of as in fine . ADJ. ADJ . and N. VERBS . re trench ' dis trèss ' mo lěst ' pro pel ex press hěm'lock op press re pel re dress lev el pos sess ob ject con sent pre $ ent pro fess pro tect con tent ...
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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...