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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... tive , for it describes the cat , or tells what kind of a cat it is . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 13 SPELLING LESSONS: Words Words two Syllables Words Words four Syllables Words five Syllables Words six and seven Syllables.
... tive , for it describes the cat , or tells what kind of a cat it is . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 13 SPELLING LESSONS: Words Words two Syllables Words Words four Syllables Words five Syllables Words six and seven Syllables.
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... tive word a ver'sion in ( pris'tine pu'ri ty measures the original mean'ing vo'cal mass'es mes'sage sounds o'ral tra di'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 ...
... tive word a ver'sion in ( pris'tine pu'ri ty measures the original mean'ing vo'cal mass'es mes'sage sounds o'ral tra di'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 ...
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... tive proofs 66 sol'emn warn'ing a wake'ful pa'tient an Job'du rate heart " watch'ful sen'ti nel a hard'ened villain hisap parent purpose Shu'man be'ings theos ten'si ble reason a hu mane ' in di vid'u al 66 S female ehar'ac ter ...
... tive proofs 66 sol'emn warn'ing a wake'ful pa'tient an Job'du rate heart " watch'ful sen'ti nel a hard'ened villain hisap parent purpose Shu'man be'ings theos ten'si ble reason a hu mane ' in di vid'u al 66 S female ehar'ac ter ...
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... tive แ a sin cere ' ed'i fice man'ner re mark ' af fair ' wri'ter lis'ten er friend 66 S health'y " whole'some แ S sen'si ble sen'si tive Ispir'it u ous be'ings li'quors aspir'it ed horse " L anhon'est com pan'ion NOUNS . weak'ness bea ...
... tive แ a sin cere ' ed'i fice man'ner re mark ' af fair ' wri'ter lis'ten er friend 66 S health'y " whole'some แ S sen'si ble sen'si tive Ispir'it u ous be'ings li'quors aspir'it ed horse " L anhon'est com pan'ion NOUNS . weak'ness bea ...
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... tive 66 an'swer per'emp to ry re fu ' $ al jew'els dis tinc'tion a แ แ re vere pro ceed VERBS . ex ceed ' co pique , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , ch as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER ...
... tive 66 an'swer per'emp to ry re fu ' $ al jew'els dis tinc'tion a แ แ re vere pro ceed VERBS . ex ceed ' co pique , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , ch as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER ...
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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...