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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... light rain y ba ker man ger dai ry day time trail ing dan ger ran ger dai $ y day star plaint ive tra der scra per jail er pay ment way ward ca ble stran ger paint er claim ant Write partial exercises , each containing an adjective and ...
... light rain y ba ker man ger dai ry day time trail ing dan ger ran ger dai $ y day star plaint ive tra der scra per jail er pay ment way ward ca ble stran ger paint er claim ant Write partial exercises , each containing an adjective and ...
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... light starve ling far thing cart age car tridge par tridge car go mus tache ' re gard ' char coal star board car man tar tar gar den gar ment mar ket pars nep arch īves al mond jaun dice EXERCISE 25 . in ci den'tal re'mark 66 ac ci den ...
... light starve ling far thing cart age car tridge par tridge car go mus tache ' re gard ' char coal star board car man tar tar gar den gar ment mar ket pars nep arch īves al mond jaun dice EXERCISE 25 . in ci den'tal re'mark 66 ac ci den ...
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... light ADJ . and N. bap tize pri'vate o blige qui et pre mişe spi ral sub scribe NOUNS and V. bri dle ap ply tri fle com ply ci pher de cry de fy de ny at tire ' de scry de $ ire EXERCISE 35 . LESSON 64. The sound of as in fin . ADJ.
... light ADJ . and N. bap tize pri'vate o blige qui et pre mişe spi ral sub scribe NOUNS and V. bri dle ap ply tri fle com ply ci pher de cry de fy de ny at tire ' de scry de $ ire EXERCISE 35 . LESSON 64. The sound of as in fin . ADJ.
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... in tem'per ate in dul'gence Scharm'ing music . de light'ful em ploy'ment C LESSON 67 . ADJ . nō'ble ADV . ehlō'rine ō'nyx pique , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , g as j , s as z , ch as sh , the .
... in tem'per ate in dul'gence Scharm'ing music . de light'ful em ploy'ment C LESSON 67 . ADJ . nō'ble ADV . ehlō'rine ō'nyx pique , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , g as j , s as z , ch as sh , the .
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... light car toon VERBS . NOUNS and V. crû el moon shine co coon ap pröve frû gal schoon er doub loon im pröve truth ful crû et dra goon re möve rû ral drû id fes toon re pröve prû dent prû dence har poon be hoove fruit ful prûn er lam ...
... light car toon VERBS . NOUNS and V. crû el moon shine co coon ap pröve frû gal schoon er doub loon im pröve truth ful crû et dra goon re möve rû ral drû id fes toon re pröve prû dent prû dence har poon be hoove fruit ful prûn er lam ...
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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...