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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... LETTERS , WORDS , AND SENTENCES ; PAUSES , AND OTHER MARKS , USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING ; THE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS ; RULES FOR SPELLING . .Pages 167 , 168 Note . In this " Revised Edition " some changes have been made in the ...
... LETTERS , WORDS , AND SENTENCES ; PAUSES , AND OTHER MARKS , USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING ; THE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS ; RULES FOR SPELLING . .Pages 167 , 168 Note . In this " Revised Edition " some changes have been made in the ...
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... letters , we have aimed to be sufficiently full and minute where either teacher or pupil could possibly need a guide , but we have not thought it desira- ble to encumber the text with them where they would be useless , as in the ...
... letters , we have aimed to be sufficiently full and minute where either teacher or pupil could possibly need a guide , but we have not thought it desira- ble to encumber the text with them where they would be useless , as in the ...
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... letters of the alphabet - most of them repeated many times - yet the pupils may , after this , be occasionally exercised upon the alphabet separately , which will be found on page 12. They should also learn to write the Script letters ...
... letters of the alphabet - most of them repeated many times - yet the pupils may , after this , be occasionally exercised upon the alphabet separately , which will be found on page 12. They should also learn to write the Script letters ...
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... box . 3. A jug and a jay . 4. A man and a COW . 5. A dove and a nest . 6. A duck and a wolf . 7. A hive and a rose . 8. A quill and a quail . 9. A li - on and a ROMAN LETTERS . a A ITALIO LETTERS . a A. ze - bra . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER .
... box . 3. A jug and a jay . 4. A man and a COW . 5. A dove and a nest . 6. A duck and a wolf . 7. A hive and a rose . 8. A quill and a quail . 9. A li - on and a ROMAN LETTERS . a A ITALIO LETTERS . a A. ze - bra . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER .
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... LETTERS . a A ITALIO LETTERS . a A b B b B c C d D d D SCRIPT . аев пер c b B e E e E f F C G h H I f F g G h H i I p P d D 9 2 & E r R s еф j J k K IL m M j J k K L m M f n Ng n N o O 0 。 0 p P p P q Q q Q г r Ꭱ r S T t T u U v V w W ...
... LETTERS . a A ITALIO LETTERS . a A b B b B c C d D d D SCRIPT . аев пер c b B e E e E f F C G h H I f F g G h H i I p P d D 9 2 & E r R s еф j J k K IL m M j J k K L m M f n Ng n N o O 0 。 0 p P p P q Q q Q г r Ꭱ r S T t T u U v V w W ...
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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...