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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... late ly gri mace im pale NOUNS and V. pa tience safe ly VERBS . in hale a vail pa geant brave ly a base ab stain de tail a gue grave ly e rase at tain re tail VERBS . dai ly un lace chast en plain ly re place hast en vain ly mis place ...
... late ly gri mace im pale NOUNS and V. pa tience safe ly VERBS . in hale a vail pa geant brave ly a base ab stain de tail a gue grave ly e rase at tain re tail VERBS . dai ly un lace chast en plain ly re place hast en vain ly mis place ...
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... late the ( chan'ces a gen'er al " com'mon " nat'u ral " de ci'ded " strict " 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 ...
... late the ( chan'ces a gen'er al " com'mon " nat'u ral " de ci'ded " strict " 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 ...
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... late an a lyze a bàn don cat e ehi $ e dis par aģe am pli fy em bar rass clar i fy es tab lish grat i fy ex am îne pă ci fy im ag ine ram i fy im pan el rar e fy in hab it rat i fy me an der sanc ti fy NOUNS and V. scar i fy man u mit ...
... late an a lyze a bàn don cat e ehi $ e dis par aģe am pli fy em bar rass clar i fy es tab lish grat i fy ex am îne pă ci fy im ag ine ram i fy im pan el rar e fy in hab it rat i fy me an der sanc ti fy NOUNS and V. scar i fy man u mit ...
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... late sor'rows es'ti mate the val'ue ( C lad dress ' the com'pa ny es teem ' ( ( grant ( 6 al low ' " be stow ' แ ( form " re quest ' " in dul'gence re lief ' a cir'cle 66 com pose ' mu'sic con'sti tute laws re late ' the par tic'u lars ...
... late sor'rows es'ti mate the val'ue ( C lad dress ' the com'pa ny es teem ' ( ( grant ( 6 al low ' " be stow ' แ ( form " re quest ' " in dul'gence re lief ' a cir'cle 66 com pose ' mu'sic con'sti tute laws re late ' the par tic'u lars ...
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... late " af fec'tions 66 แ bet'ter 66 แ im pröve rúle แ a mend ' share 66 cor rect ' the er'rors di vide ' แ rec'ti fy mis takes ' the mi nor'i ty " suf'fer ings " prof'its dis trib'ute " gifts NOUNS . VERBS . mo měnt'um cir cum vent ...
... late " af fec'tions 66 แ bet'ter 66 แ im pröve rúle แ a mend ' share 66 cor rect ' the er'rors di vide ' แ rec'ti fy mis takes ' the mi nor'i ty " suf'fer ings " prof'its dis trib'ute " gifts NOUNS . VERBS . mo měnt'um cir cum vent ...
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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...