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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... hand or a piece of paper . Next let the pupil read , at sight , the exercises in lesson 3 , first by the aid of the illustrations , and then without them . Let him also learn the figures , and use them in numbering the exercises . Let ...
... hand or a piece of paper . Next let the pupil read , at sight , the exercises in lesson 3 , first by the aid of the illustrations , and then without them . Let him also learn the figures , and use them in numbering the exercises . Let ...
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... hands . A loud clap . They flap their wings . The flap of his coat is torn . him a slap with his hand . Hand me the lash . Do not slap him in the face . He gave Do not lash the colt . Lash the pack on his back . Did you plan the work ...
... hands . A loud clap . They flap their wings . The flap of his coat is torn . him a slap with his hand . Hand me the lash . Do not slap him in the face . He gave Do not lash the colt . Lash the pack on his back . Did you plan the work ...
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... He left the room . He gave me his left hand . · B LESSON 33. The sound of i as in fine , pique , son , dö , wolf , rùde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , čh as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 25 25.
... He left the room . He gave me his left hand . · B LESSON 33. The sound of i as in fine , pique , son , dö , wolf , rùde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , čh as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 25 25.
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... hand Wear " coat Flap flag แ Slap ear ( L Snap whip Drăg " crab Now make a move , and move on . We hear the boom of the waves . The waves boom . His doom is fixed . They doom him to death . Make a loop , and loop up the curtain . It is ...
... hand Wear " coat Flap flag แ Slap ear ( L Snap whip Drăg " crab Now make a move , and move on . We hear the boom of the waves . The waves boom . His doom is fixed . They doom him to death . Make a loop , and loop up the curtain . It is ...
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... hand ful pad lock al ley gath er jan " gle can dy shal lop val ley man age span " gle bran dy ar ras al um ran sack pad dle shan ty bar rack gam ut stag nate sad dle pan try gram mar stat ue dan " gle rat tle at om wag on can non can ...
... hand ful pad lock al ley gath er jan " gle can dy shal lop val ley man age span " gle bran dy ar ras al um ran sack pad dle shan ty bar rack gam ut stag nate sad dle pan try gram mar stat ue dan " gle rat tle at om wag on can non can ...
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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...