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 By some this is considered the medium sound of o - longer than in not , but not so long as in nought , nor yet wholly equivalent to the a in all . LESSON 70. The sound of ŏ as in not , pïque , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an ...
... tude By some this is considered the medium sound of o - longer than in not , but not so long as in nought , nor yet wholly equivalent to the a in all . LESSON 70. The sound of ŏ as in not , pïque , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an ...
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... tude { dis po şi " tion tem'per ex'cel lence in tel lect'u alsu pe ri or ' ty ADJ . clămp VERBS . NOUNS and V. Smack splash pïque , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , čh as sh , the ...
... tude { dis po şi " tion tem'per ex'cel lence in tel lect'u alsu pe ri or ' ty ADJ . clămp VERBS . NOUNS and V. Smack splash pïque , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , čh as sh , the ...
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... tude " justness of drink'ing " dis si pa'tion of his re cor rect'ness " state'ments cor rec'tion of chil'dren dis'ci pline of an är'my pun'ish ment of of fend'ers for judg'ing of his heart pow'er cus'tom hab'its märks ' LESSON 85 . ADJ ...
... tude " justness of drink'ing " dis si pa'tion of his re cor rect'ness " state'ments cor rec'tion of chil'dren dis'ci pline of an är'my pun'ish ment of of fend'ers for judg'ing of his heart pow'er cus'tom hab'its märks ' LESSON 85 . ADJ ...
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... of great mag'ni tude au'thor the แ du'ties grad u al sae eha rĭne an nu lar ADJECTIVES pïque , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , čh as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 77 1172.
... of great mag'ni tude au'thor the แ du'ties grad u al sae eha rĭne an nu lar ADJECTIVES pïque , son , dö , wolf , rûde , full , an " ger , vi " cious ; e as k , ġ as j , s as z , čh as sh , the . WILLSON'S LARGER SPELLER . 77 1172.
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... tude am ber grïs am bus cade am pli tude am u let an ces tor an ehor age an eho ret an i mal ap ti tude gratitude lat i tude las si tude par a graph par al lax par a digm par a mour par a pet par a sol mag ni tude par a chute ap o gee ǎ ...
... tude am ber grïs am bus cade am pli tude am u let an ces tor an ehor age an eho ret an i mal ap ti tude gratitude lat i tude las si tude par a graph par al lax par a digm par a mour par a pet par a sol mag ni tude par a chute ap o gee ǎ ...
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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...