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... and other prints . " May , 22 , 1929 . CHAS . A. INGERSOLL , Clerk of the District of Connecticut . This Elementary Spelling Book is designed as a prove- ment The following commendation is subscribed by more than one hundred ...
... and other prints . " May , 22 , 1929 . CHAS . A. INGERSOLL , Clerk of the District of Connecticut . This Elementary Spelling Book is designed as a prove- ment The following commendation is subscribed by more than one hundred ...
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... ment on the American Spelling Book ; a work whose exten- sive and increasing circulation manifests the estimation in which it is held by the citizens of the United States . The classification of words in that work has been universally ...
... ment on the American Spelling Book ; a work whose exten- sive and increasing circulation manifests the estimation in which it is held by the citizens of the United States . The classification of words in that work has been universally ...
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... ment med ley com fit cel lar seg ment al ley prof it pil lar fig ment gal ley lim it col lar pig ment val ley sum mit dol lar par rot vol ley vom it pop lar piv ot pul ley her mit gram mar bal lot bär ley ärm pit nee tar mär mot pärs ...
... ment med ley com fit cel lar seg ment al ley prof it pil lar fig ment gal ley lim it col lar pig ment val ley sum mit dol lar par rot vol ley vom it pop lar piv ot pul ley her mit gram mar bal lot bär ley ärm pit nee tar mär mot pärs ...
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... i ty fe al ty pi e ty ve he ment bri er y boun te ous po e sy moun tain ous prob i ty cru el ty coun ter feit am nes ty pu ri ty fraud u lent an cho vy nu di ty wa ter y book , döve , full , use , can , 48 1 The Elementary.
... i ty fe al ty pi e ty ve he ment bri er y boun te ous po e sy moun tain ous prob i ty cru el ty coun ter feit am nes ty pu ri ty fraud u lent an cho vy nu di ty wa ter y book , döve , full , use , can , 48 1 The Elementary.
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... ment al lure ment de base ment in cite ment ex cite ment en slave ment a maze ment in qui ry un ea sy con vey ance pur vey or 2 dis burs'e ment au tumi nal in dorse ment ärch bish op ad ven ture dis fran chise en fran chise mis con ...
... ment al lure ment de base ment in cite ment ex cite ment en slave ment a maze ment in qui ry un ea sy con vey ance pur vey or 2 dis burs'e ment au tumi nal in dorse ment ärch bish op ad ven ture dis fran chise en fran chise mis con ...
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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.
Page 16 - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, II, I, J. K, L, M, N, O, P, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, 1, m, n, o, p, Q, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z.