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... Cents are made of copper , and dollars , of silver . One hundred cents are worth a dollar . A dollar is worth a hundred cents . Dollars are our largest silver coins , and cents are the largest copper coins . Silver and copper ores are ...
... Cents are made of copper , and dollars , of silver . One hundred cents are worth a dollar . A dollar is worth a hundred cents . Dollars are our largest silver coins , and cents are the largest copper coins . Silver and copper ores are ...
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... cents . Men play on the base - viol . A great gun makes a loud noise . Men hoist goods from the hold of a ship with ropes . The beams of a wood - house are held up by posts and joists ; these are parts of the frame . God makes the ...
... cents . Men play on the base - viol . A great gun makes a loud noise . Men hoist goods from the hold of a ship with ropes . The beams of a wood - house are held up by posts and joists ; these are parts of the frame . God makes the ...
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... cent Thōl ster tre mor éru et re cent gra ver hu mor ba sis no cent qua ver ru mor pha sis lu cent bär , fall , whạt , prey , marine , Spelling Book . 57.
... cent Thōl ster tre mor éru et re cent gra ver hu mor ba sis no cent qua ver ru mor pha sis lu cent bär , fall , whạt , prey , marine , Spelling Book . 57.
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... cent con va les cent ef flo res cent cor res pond ent in de pend ent re im burse ment dis con tent ment om ni pres ent in ad vert ent pre ex ist ent co ex ist ent in ter mit tent in ter mar ry o ver shad ow ae ci dent al in ci dent al o ...
... cent con va les cent ef flo res cent cor res pond ent in de pend ent re im burse ment dis con tent ment om ni pres ent in ad vert ent pre ex ist ent co ex ist ent in ter mit tent in ter mar ry o ver shad ow ae ci dent al in ci dent al o ...
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... cent mag nif i cent mu nif i cent co in ci dent non res i dent im prov i dent An anonymous be nev o lent pre die a ment dis par age ment en cour age ment en fran chise ment dis fran chise ment ag gran dize ment ae knowl edg ment es tab ...
... cent mag nif i cent mu nif i cent co in ci dent non res i dent im prov i dent An anonymous be nev o lent pre die a ment dis par age ment en cour age ment en fran chise ment dis fran chise ment ag gran dize ment ae knowl edg ment es tab ...
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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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