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... United States ; as the use of such a standard may prevent the formation of dialects in states reinote from each other , and impress upon the language uniformity and stability . It is desirable also , that the acquisition of the language ...
... United States ; as the use of such a standard may prevent the formation of dialects in states reinote from each other , and impress upon the language uniformity and stability . It is desirable also , that the acquisition of the language ...
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... United States . The classification of words in that work has been universally ad- mitted to be a great improvement on all the schemes which had preceded it ; and the pronunciation , with few exceptions , is in exact accordance with the ...
... United States . The classification of words in that work has been universally ad- mitted to be a great improvement on all the schemes which had preceded it ; and the pronunciation , with few exceptions , is in exact accordance with the ...
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... United States is called the upper of congress , Water will stagnate , and then it is not good . Heavy winds sometimes prostrate trees . Norway has a cold climate . Medals are given as rewards at school . We punish bad men to prevent ...
... United States is called the upper of congress , Water will stagnate , and then it is not good . Heavy winds sometimes prostrate trees . Norway has a cold climate . Medals are given as rewards at school . We punish bad men to prevent ...
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... United States is elective once every four years . He is chosen by electors who are elected by people of the different states . No. 82. - LXXXII . Words of four syllables , accented on the first . Ju ' di ca ture ex ' pli ca tive pal li ...
... United States is elective once every four years . He is chosen by electors who are elected by people of the different states . No. 82. - LXXXII . Words of four syllables , accented on the first . Ju ' di ca ture ex ' pli ca tive pal li ...
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... United States have a large extent of seacoast . The rainbow is a token that the world will not be drowned again , but that the regular seasons will continue . A portrait is a picture bearing the likeness of a person . Mohair is made of ...
... United States have a large extent of seacoast . The rainbow is a token that the world will not be drowned again , but that the regular seasons will continue . A portrait is a picture bearing the likeness of a person . Mohair is made of ...
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accented Adjectives al low bär ben e bil i ty bird cate cent chaise cher chro cial cious cism consonant coun denotes dent digraph diphthong dove fall four syllables fu sion gent geon ging la tion lar i ty late letters ling lous lōw ly ness marïne mat ie ment möve Noah Webster nouns orthography pär pärt plural prey pronounced pronunciation ra phy ri ous ri ty rize sive sound Spelling Book syllables tain tate thin thou three syllables tial tion ex tious tism tive trae trans trees ture Verbs vowel whạt Words of four Words of three
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Page 143 - It is no more than justice, quoth the Farmer, to be sure : But, what did I say ? — I mistake. It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen. Indeed ! says the Lawyer ; that alters the case : I must inquire into the affair ; and if — And IF ! said the Farmer — the business, I find, would have been concluded without an IF, had you been as ready to do justice to others as to exact it from them.
Page 143 - I should be glad to know how I am to make you reparation." " Thou art a very honest fellow," replied the Lawyer, " and wilt not think it unreasonable that I expect one of thy oxen in return." " It is no more than justice," quoth the Farmer, " to be sure ; but what did I say — I mistake — it is your bull that has killed one of my oxen.
Page 8 - M are vowels or diphthongs ; to is also a vowel ; and y is either a vowel, a diphthong, or a consonant. A has five sounds, as in late, ask, ball, hat, what. E has three sounds, as in mete, met, prey. I has three sounds, as in pine, pit, fatigue. O has four sounds, as in note, not, move, dove. U has three sounds, as in truth, but, bush. Y has two sounds, as in chyle, pity. The sounds of the vowels most generally used, are the long and the short. Examples of the first or long sound. a in make, fate,...
Page 143 - FARMER came to a neighbouring lawyer, expressing great concern for an accident which, he said, had just happened. "One of your oxen...
Page 18 - LESSON 4. am em im om um an en in on un ap ep ip op up ar er ir or ur as es is os us at et it ot ut ax ex ix ox ux 9 LESSON 5.
Page 142 - HASTY and inconsiderate connections are generally attended with great disadvantages : and much of every man's good or ill fortune depends upon the choice he makes of his friends. A good-natured Spaniel overtook a surly Mastiff, as he was travelling upon the high road.
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