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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... tend beck yelk desk pelf sped wend neck self sled text mend went EXERCISE 12. READING , SPELLING , AND DICTATION . ADJ . NOUNS . A silk sash " high kite " good joke " bald head " cool pool " rash act " huge wave แ pine slab " free gift ...
... tend beck yelk desk pelf sped wend neck self sled text mend went EXERCISE 12. READING , SPELLING , AND DICTATION . ADJ . NOUNS . A silk sash " high kite " good joke " bald head " cool pool " rash act " huge wave แ pine slab " free gift ...
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... tend pea $ ant pre text con tend fo ment phea $ ant suc cess cor . test for get plea $ ure de fend im pel weap on VERBS . de pend in dent zeal ot běck'on de scend in fect friend ship deaf en de press in flect leop ard threat en de tect ...
... tend pea $ ant pre text con tend fo ment phea $ ant suc cess cor . test for get plea $ ure de fend im pel weap on VERBS . de pend in dent zeal ot běck'on de scend in fect friend ship deaf en de press in flect leop ard threat en de tect ...
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... tend re fresh e lect pre tend sug gest neg lect trans cend NOUNS and V. re gret di rěct ' e rect se lect pre vent bev'el re quest ex empt re lent rev el re spect ADJ . and AD . re pent net tle re venge věr'y re $ ent nes tle fare well ...
... tend re fresh e lect pre tend sug gest neg lect trans cend NOUNS and V. re gret di rěct ' e rect se lect pre vent bev'el re quest ex empt re lent rev el re spect ADJ . and AD . re pent net tle re venge věr'y re $ ent nes tle fare well ...
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... tend ' re turn ' debts 66 ac count'a ble to God for our con'duct 66 a me'na ble to the laws of our coun'try The sound of u as in mute . de dūce pique , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z ...
... tend ' re turn ' debts 66 ac count'a ble to God for our con'duct 66 a me'na ble to the laws of our coun'try The sound of u as in mute . de dūce pique , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z ...
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... tend'ing แ แ 19 a bet'tor ac ces'so ry our S ca pă'ci ty แ a bil'i ty the failures mis car'ria ges ( pen e tra'tion 66 a a cute'ness sa gă'ci ty S work " just op po ' $ ing his ehar'ac ter " vil'lain y the people de prav'i ty knowledge ...
... tend'ing แ แ 19 a bet'tor ac ces'so ry our S ca pă'ci ty แ a bil'i ty the failures mis car'ria ges ( pen e tra'tion 66 a a cute'ness sa gă'ci ty S work " just op po ' $ ing his ehar'ac ter " vil'lain y the people de prav'i ty knowledge ...
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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...