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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... tude , etc. , instead of ve rac'i ty , nec'es sa ry , so lic'i tude , as given by Webster . In the marks indicating the sounds of the letters , we have aimed to be sufficiently full and minute where either teacher or pupil could ...
... tude , etc. , instead of ve rac'i ty , nec'es sa ry , so lic'i tude , as given by Webster . In the marks indicating the sounds of the letters , we have aimed to be sufficiently full and minute where either teacher or pupil could ...
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... 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 แ pos'i tive proofs 66 sol'emn warn'ing a wake'ful ...
... 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 แ pos'i tive proofs 66 sol'emn warn'ing a wake'ful ...
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... tude sōl'diers sep'a rate active dil'i gent ( pre ce'ding prop o si'tion ( ab'so lute pre'vi ous in ti ma'tion des pot'ic prior fōre gō'ing en gage'ment state'ment ar bi tra ry au thor'i ty ty ran'ni cal pro ceed'ing mon'arch gov'ern ...
... tude sōl'diers sep'a rate active dil'i gent ( pre ce'ding prop o si'tion ( ab'so lute pre'vi ous in ti ma'tion des pot'ic prior fōre gō'ing en gage'ment state'ment ar bi tra ry au thor'i ty ty ran'ni cal pro ceed'ing mon'arch gov'ern ...
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... tude fruits books sight be com'ing come ly graceful ( fresh new nov'el in'stan ces an'swer sea'son be gin'ning ap pro'pri ate priv'i le ges dis course ' ( par tic'u lar ( fa'vor a ble pro pi'tious qus pi'cious The sound of ō as in nōte ...
... tude fruits books sight be com'ing come ly graceful ( fresh new nov'el in'stan ces an'swer sea'son be gin'ning ap pro'pri ate priv'i le ges dis course ' ( par tic'u lar ( fa'vor a ble pro pi'tious qus pi'cious The sound of ō as in nōte ...
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... tude mas'sa ere ar'my un con'quer a ble ob'sti na cy in su'per a ble a vér'sion in sur mount'a ble ob'sta cle läst la'test final ul'ti mate words breath re $ ult ' ob'ject ADJECTIVES . ri dic'u lous lu'di crous drōll LESSON 68 . NOUNS ...
... tude mas'sa ere ar'my un con'quer a ble ob'sti na cy in su'per a ble a vér'sion in sur mount'a ble ob'sta cle läst la'test final ul'ti mate words breath re $ ult ' ob'ject ADJECTIVES . ri dic'u lous lu'di crous drōll LESSON 68 . NOUNS ...
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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...