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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... tion that the analogy is not easily discernible . ( See page 150 for the uses to be made of the " Defining Lessons . " ) But it must be remen bered that the primary and chief use for which the present work is designed is as a Spelling ...
... tion that the analogy is not easily discernible . ( See page 150 for the uses to be made of the " Defining Lessons . " ) But it must be remen bered that the primary and chief use for which the present work is designed is as a Spelling ...
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... tion cha rade be have gla zier ADVERBS . chi cane de prave up braid in flame ra dix 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 ...
... tion cha rade be have gla zier ADVERBS . chi cane de prave up braid in flame ra dix 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 ...
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... tion a dis'tant coun'try Ire mote ' a civ'il po lite re ply ' be hav'ior ( a man'ly Iman'ful voice re $ ist'ance fan cy LESSON 50 . ǎm'bush hab it hand cuff pique , son , do , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j ...
... tion a dis'tant coun'try Ire mote ' a civ'il po lite re ply ' be hav'ior ( a man'ly Iman'ful voice re $ ist'ance fan cy LESSON 50 . ǎm'bush hab it hand cuff pique , son , do , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j ...
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... tion " o'cean fig'ure แ ADJECTIVES . im mense ' mul'ti tude e normous waste Sna'val tac'tics dif'fer ence a nau'ti cal al'ma nac news in re ver'ses I sor'rows a martial mil'i ta ry grave se'ri ous ar ray ' move'ments as sem'bly ob jec'tion ...
... tion " o'cean fig'ure แ ADJECTIVES . im mense ' mul'ti tude e normous waste Sna'val tac'tics dif'fer ence a nau'ti cal al'ma nac news in re ver'ses I sor'rows a martial mil'i ta ry grave se'ri ous ar ray ' move'ments as sem'bly ob jec'tion ...
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... tion cor tege fort une au burn thorn y au tumn cor net ba salt ' maud lin froth y au thor cor set ba shaw sau cy aw ful for lorn ' au gust NOUNS . cau cus corse let hor net ma caw law ful al'der taw dry calk er fau cet awk ward talk er ...
... tion cor tege fort une au burn thorn y au tumn cor net ba salt ' maud lin froth y au thor cor set ba shaw sau cy aw ful for lorn ' au gust NOUNS . cau cus corse let hor net ma caw law ful al'der taw dry calk er fau cet awk ward talk er ...
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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...