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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... close ar ray ' แ frightful car'nage 66 " ( roy'al sa lute ' a com pact ' ver'bal แ king'ly re'gal com'pound com'plex words a ( vi'o lent & " furious แ de ci'ded de ci'sive crown dig'ni ty sen'ten ces 66 pas'sion an'i mal cor'ner the ...
... close ar ray ' แ frightful car'nage 66 " ( roy'al sa lute ' a com pact ' ver'bal แ king'ly re'gal com'pound com'plex words a ( vi'o lent & " furious แ de ci'ded de ci'sive crown dig'ni ty sen'ten ces 66 pas'sion an'i mal cor'ner the ...
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... close poul tice boat ing own er dis pose shoul der gloat ing foe man ex po $ e a bode ' moan ing NOUNS and ADJ . pro pose con trol mourn ing to tal sup pose pa role crow ing whole sale un close ра trol blow ing ADJ . and V. be hold di ...
... close poul tice boat ing own er dis pose shoul der gloat ing foe man ex po $ e a bode ' moan ing NOUNS and ADJ . pro pose con trol mourn ing to tal sup pose pa role crow ing whole sale un close ра trol blow ing ADJ . and V. be hold di ...
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... close coast flown smote force roast grown vogue rogue throne ghost wrote scold cloak known drone grove globe roach scope throat grope Score clothes chose probe coach clothe slope quoth smoke broach gross groan ADJ . , N. , and V. shoal ...
... close coast flown smote force roast grown vogue rogue throne ghost wrote scold cloak known drone grove globe roach scope throat grope Score clothes chose probe coach clothe slope quoth smoke broach gross groan ADJ . , N. , and V. shoal ...
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... close " dil'i gent the no'ble " awk'ward we re ceive ' " ob tain ' he gained ' " obtained ' we noticed an 66 corpse Sap pli ca'tion at ten'tion { air man'ners ac ces'sion in crease ' of the horse ( 6 ri'der to stud'y ( 6 buş'i ness of a ...
... close " dil'i gent the no'ble " awk'ward we re ceive ' " ob tain ' he gained ' " obtained ' we noticed an 66 corpse Sap pli ca'tion at ten'tion { air man'ners ac ces'sion in crease ' of the horse ( 6 ri'der to stud'y ( 6 buş'i ness of a ...
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... close the sev'er al 66 phrase to to bac'co " ser'pents แ heav'ens Sparts of a coun'try " nu'mer ous pie'ces of land we ob serve ' the 66 " follow or'der " read of a series e vents ' " ' his'to ry " kings al ka li ap pe tite LESSON 101 ...
... close the sev'er al 66 phrase to to bac'co " ser'pents แ heav'ens Sparts of a coun'try " nu'mer ous pie'ces of land we ob serve ' the 66 " follow or'der " read of a series e vents ' " ' his'to ry " kings al ka li ap pe tite LESSON 101 ...
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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...