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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... horse badly . He had a bad fall . dawn of day . The day will soon dawn . will make a halt here . We will halt here . cord of wood . Cord up the wood . The sound of ȧ as in fast . LESSON 27 KEY . —ā , ē , long , ăn , ě , short , ete ...
... horse badly . He had a bad fall . dawn of day . The day will soon dawn . will make a halt here . We will halt here . cord of wood . Cord up the wood . The sound of ȧ as in fast . LESSON 27 KEY . —ā , ē , long , ăn , ě , short , ete ...
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... horse with that horse- whip . The silk sash is made of silk . The trim lad will trim the lamps , and put them in fine trim . * Both adjectives and participles . LESSON 37. The sound of ō as in nōte , pïque , son , dö , wolf , rûde ...
... horse with that horse- whip . The silk sash is made of silk . The trim lad will trim the lamps , and put them in fine trim . * Both adjectives and participles . LESSON 37. The sound of ō as in nōte , pïque , son , dö , wolf , rûde ...
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... horse " L anhon'est com pan'ion NOUNS . weak'ness bea'con sea man de ceit ' be p que , sỏn , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi ̋cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , ch as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 32 37 The sound of ä as ...
... horse " L anhon'est com pan'ion NOUNS . weak'ness bea'con sea man de ceit ' be p que , sỏn , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi ̋cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , ch as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 32 37 The sound of ä as ...
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... horse man fault y short er wal rus saw yer horse back gaud y nor thern ward robe haw thorn cor sair naugh ty for ty wharf age cord age tor por haugh ty storm y auc tion cor tege fort une au burn thorn y au tumn cor net ba salt ' maud ...
... horse man fault y short er wal rus saw yer horse back gaud y nor thern ward robe haw thorn cor sair naugh ty for ty wharf age cord age tor por haugh ty storm y auc tion cor tege fort une au burn thorn y au tumn cor net ba salt ' maud ...
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... horse scorch squall storm NOUNS . clause thorn bought swarm snort quart stall gauze NOUNS . of con'science ( dic'tates NOUNS . ( re cov'er y of dam'a ges depth res to ra'tion " friend'ship hon'est y up right'ness แ purpose " con'duct in ...
... horse scorch squall storm NOUNS . clause thorn bought swarm snort quart stall gauze NOUNS . of con'science ( dic'tates NOUNS . ( re cov'er y of dam'a ges depth res to ra'tion " friend'ship hon'est y up right'ness แ purpose " con'duct in ...
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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...