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... horse drinks at the pump . A pin has a sharp point . We take up a brand of fire with the tongs , Good boys and girls will act well . When you eat , hold the fork in your left hand . He came in haste , and left his book . Men grind corn ...
... horse drinks at the pump . A pin has a sharp point . We take up a brand of fire with the tongs , Good boys and girls will act well . When you eat , hold the fork in your left hand . He came in haste , and left his book . Men grind corn ...
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... horse . We poke the fire with the poker . The best paper is made of linen rågs . Vipers are bad snakes , and they bite men . An ox loves to eat clover . The tulip is very pretty , growing in the garden . A dial shows the hour of the day ...
... horse . We poke the fire with the poker . The best paper is made of linen rågs . Vipers are bad snakes , and they bite men . An ox loves to eat clover . The tulip is very pretty , growing in the garden . A dial shows the hour of the day ...
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... horse with a bridle . The earth is not quite round . It is not so long from north to south as it is from east to west . A sphere is a round body or globe In the nose are the organs of smell . We love to hear a chime of bells . A shrine ...
... horse with a bridle . The earth is not quite round . It is not so long from north to south as it is from east to west . A sphere is a round body or globe In the nose are the organs of smell . We love to hear a chime of bells . A shrine ...
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... . My good little sister may have a slate and pen cil , and she may make letters on her slate . That idle boy is a very lazy fellow . The farmer puts his bridle and saddle upon his horse . book , dŏve , full , use , can , 44 The Elementary.
... . My good little sister may have a slate and pen cil , and she may make letters on her slate . That idle boy is a very lazy fellow . The farmer puts his bridle and saddle upon his horse . book , dŏve , full , use , can , 44 The Elementary.
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... Horses carry men on their backs . We cross the ferry in a boat . The cherry is an acid fruit . We are sorry when a good man dies . Never do your work in a hurry . Boys like a warm fire in a wintry day . The farmer likes to have a plenty ...
... Horses carry men on their backs . We cross the ferry in a boat . The cherry is an acid fruit . We are sorry when a good man dies . Never do your work in a hurry . Boys like a warm fire in a wintry day . The farmer likes to have a plenty ...
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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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