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... ness por pess sher bet wit ness in gress brick bat per feet dul cet In cet book , dove , full , use , can , 164 The Elementary.
... ness por pess sher bet wit ness in gress brick bat per feet dul cet In cet book , dove , full , use , can , 164 The Elementary.
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... ness trunn ion com mun ion brill iant ver mil ' ion be hāv ior pe cul iar in taglio fil ial pa vil ion se raglio coll ier pōs til ion fa mil iar ize pann ier fa mil iar o pin ion ist pon iard bat tal ion o pin ion a ted pro fu sion a ...
... ness trunn ion com mun ion brill iant ver mil ' ion be hāv ior pe cul iar in taglio fil ial pa vil ion se raglio coll ier pōs til ion fa mil iar ize pann ier fa mil iar o pin ion ist pon iard bat tal ion o pin ion a ted pro fu sion a ...
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... ness knot gnash knead knot ' grass gnat knee knot ' ted gnaw kneel knot ' ty gno ' mon knife knot ' ti ly gnos ' ties knight knot ' ti ness gnos ' ti cism knight er ' rant knot ' less knab • knack knight ' hood knight ' ly knout know ...
... ness knot gnash knead knot ' grass gnat knee knot ' ted gnaw kneel knot ' ty gno ' mon knife knot ' ti ly gnos ' ties knight knot ' ti ness gnos ' ti cism knight er ' rant knot ' less knab • knack knight ' hood knight ' ly knout know ...
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... ness 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 . Henry , tell me the number of days in a year . Three hundred and sixty five . How many weeks in a year ...
... ness 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 . Henry , tell me the number of days in a year . Three hundred and sixty five . How many weeks in a year ...
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... ness . cous in , a relation . coz en , to cheat . cur rant , a berry . · cur rent , a stream . deer , a wild animal . dear , costly . cask , a vessel for liquids . casque , a helmet . ce dar , a kind of wood . ce der , one who cedes ...
... ness . cous in , a relation . coz en , to cheat . cur rant , a berry . · cur rent , a stream . deer , a wild animal . dear , costly . cask , a vessel for liquids . casque , a helmet . ce dar , a kind of wood . ce der , one who cedes ...
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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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