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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... wind " nice " tart " wide lawn good wall 66 " long horn " fair morn the bark of a dog ' , or of a wolf ? Mark the calf Give a part to each . It is as bitter as gall . It Do not let the ball fall on the lawn . It is the This is loud talk ...
... wind " nice " tart " wide lawn good wall 66 " long horn " fair morn the bark of a dog ' , or of a wolf ? Mark the calf Give a part to each . It is as bitter as gall . It Do not let the ball fall on the lawn . It is the This is loud talk ...
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... wind old rags - big bags ripe figs Let him ride It was last week that I saw him . The shoe was made on a last . How long will the pen last ? We will take a cast of it . I will cast it from me . It was the last gasp of the man . Did the ...
... wind old rags - big bags ripe figs Let him ride It was last week that I saw him . The shoe was made on a last . How long will the pen last ? We will take a cast of it . I will cast it from me . It was the last gasp of the man . Did the ...
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... wind blows from the east . Let the lean man lean on his staff . Stop the leak . Do not let the milk leak from the cup . Do not heed him , but give heed to me . LESSON 31. The sound of ĕ as in mět , KEY.- -ă , ẻ , long , ă , ě , short ...
... wind blows from the east . Let the lean man lean on his staff . Stop the leak . Do not let the milk leak from the cup . Do not heed him , but give heed to me . LESSON 31. The sound of ĕ as in mět , KEY.- -ă , ẻ , long , ă , ě , short ...
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... wind mind NOUNS . VERBS . pīpe ADJ . and N. dīme bīde bind mine ride kind dice ri $ e wipe mire side hind mice dive NOUNS and V. fire hide ADJ . and V. rice rive bite hire sigh like vice dine file tire sign ADJ . , N. , and V. wire find ...
... wind mind NOUNS . VERBS . pīpe ADJ . and N. dīme bīde bind mine ride kind dice ri $ e wipe mire side hind mice dive NOUNS and V. fire hide ADJ . and V. rice rive bite hire sigh like vice dine file tire sign ADJ . , N. , and V. wire find ...
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... wind blows . He gave me a blow on the head . A flow of water . We are all in a glow . The sun glows with heat . Do not blot your book . IIe shot , and the shot hit the spot . A blot of ink . * This may be considered the medium sound of ...
... wind blows . He gave me a blow on the head . A flow of water . We are all in a glow . The sun glows with heat . Do not blot your book . IIe shot , and the shot hit the spot . A blot of ink . * This may be considered the medium sound of ...
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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...