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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... ment way ward ca ble stran ger paint er claim ant Write partial exercises , each containing an adjective and a noun ; as , " A fatal disease ; " " A naval combat . " EXERCISES IN SYNONYMS FOR READING , SPELLING , AND WRITING . See ...
... ment way ward ca ble stran ger paint er claim ant Write partial exercises , each containing an adjective and a noun ; as , " A fatal disease ; " " A naval combat . " EXERCISES IN SYNONYMS FOR READING , SPELLING , AND WRITING . See ...
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... ment va ry in nate ' for sake rail road NOUNS and V. in sane re take ex plain main tain wain scot la bel se date en raġe a wait waist band wa fer a fraid en gage be wail play thing wa ger NOUNS . ar range pre vail base ness prai rie la ...
... ment va ry in nate ' for sake rail road NOUNS and V. in sane re take ex plain main tain wain scot la bel se date en raġe a wait waist band wa fer a fraid en gage be wail play thing wa ger NOUNS . ar range pre vail base ness prai rie la ...
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... " slack lan " guage con'duct gar'ment rope The sound of a as in ăt , continued . KEY . —ā , ē , long , ă , ě , short , etc. , fär , fàre , fall , fast , what , there , her , prey , bird . 34 WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER .
... " slack lan " guage con'duct gar'ment rope The sound of a as in ăt , continued . KEY . —ā , ē , long , ă , ě , short , etc. , fär , fàre , fall , fast , what , there , her , prey , bird . 34 WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER .
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... si ble spe'cious ex cuse ar'gu ment LESSON 51 . ADJ . and PART . cärv'er läun'dry KEY . —ã , 8 , long , ă , ŏ , short , etc. , fär , fâre , fall , fast , what , there , her , prey , bird , 336 WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER .
... si ble spe'cious ex cuse ar'gu ment LESSON 51 . ADJ . and PART . cärv'er läun'dry KEY . —ã , 8 , long , ă , ŏ , short , etc. , fär , fâre , fall , fast , what , there , her , prey , bird , 336 WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER .
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... ment mar ket pars nep arch īves al mond jaun dice EXERCISE 25 . in ci den'tal re'mark 66 ac ci den'tal meet'ing LESSON 52. The sound of a as in all ,. LESSON 51 . ADJ . and PART . cärv'er läun'dry ärt'ful charg er pär'cel mar vel dart ...
... ment mar ket pars nep arch īves al mond jaun dice EXERCISE 25 . in ci den'tal re'mark 66 ac ci den'tal meet'ing LESSON 52. The sound of a as in all ,. LESSON 51 . ADJ . and PART . cärv'er läun'dry ärt'ful charg er pär'cel mar vel dart ...
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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...