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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... cent wea'ry fleet ing sin cere e dict fre quent peace ful peer less com plete fe ver fe line sea ward sleep less re plete le ver ea ger squeam ish pee vish ex treme le gend mea ger streak ed a sleep ' ea $ y fee ble dis creet ' grea $ y ...
... cent wea'ry fleet ing sin cere e dict fre quent peace ful peer less com plete fe ver fe line sea ward sleep less re plete le ver ea ger squeam ish pee vish ex treme le gend mea ger streak ed a sleep ' ea $ y fee ble dis creet ' grea $ y ...
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... cent coun'try ad join'ing fields sit u a'tion Sglar'ing bare'faced in de'cent im mod'est ab surd'i ty false hood be hav'ior words con tig'u ous hous'e $ in del'i cate thoughts * Let the pupil supply the appropriate words before the ...
... cent coun'try ad join'ing fields sit u a'tion Sglar'ing bare'faced in de'cent im mod'est ab surd'i ty false hood be hav'ior words con tig'u ous hous'e $ in del'i cate thoughts * Let the pupil supply the appropriate words before the ...
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... cent ' per ish de test in spect as sets pest er dis pense in fest at tempt sev er dis sect in tend be best trem ble di vest in trench ADJECTIVES . cor'dial sin cere ' wel'come pro fes'sions per fid'i ous lov'er treach'er ous friend trāï ...
... cent ' per ish de test in spect as sets pest er dis pense in fest at tempt sev er dis sect in tend be best trem ble di vest in trench ADJECTIVES . cor'dial sin cere ' wel'come pro fes'sions per fid'i ous lov'er treach'er ous friend trāï ...
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... cent ar ri'val wri'ter mod'ern de ter'mined ehar'ac ter fleet'ing joys res'o lute tem'per ( beau'ti ful wö'man Thand'some fel'low í com pre hen'sive dis course ' ( be com'ing tran'si to ry pleasures ( tran'sient thought tem'po ra ry ...
... cent ar ri'val wri'ter mod'ern de ter'mined ehar'ac ter fleet'ing joys res'o lute tem'per ( beau'ti ful wö'man Thand'some fel'low í com pre hen'sive dis course ' ( be com'ing tran'si to ry pleasures ( tran'sient thought tem'po ra ry ...
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... cent do na'tion sup ply ' gen'er ous ac'tion lib'er al ze ward i de'al hap'pi ness im ag'in a ry per fec'tions ( ad vent'ur ous voy'age en'ter pris ing ģēn'ius com mand'ing voice Iim per'a tive or'der im pe'ri ous tem'per lord'ly air ...
... cent do na'tion sup ply ' gen'er ous ac'tion lib'er al ze ward i de'al hap'pi ness im ag'in a ry per fec'tions ( ad vent'ur ous voy'age en'ter pris ing ģēn'ius com mand'ing voice Iim per'a tive or'der im pe'ri ous tem'per lord'ly air ...
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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...