The Western Spelling Book: Being an Improvement of the American Spelling Book by Noah Webster |
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... bird . وو 2 0 o as in move , prove . وو e Sound of long a . a e as in there , vein . oy Sound of long e . .. 6 i as in fatigue , marine . ou come , love . her , prefer . Diphthongs . as in voice , joy , loud , now . ow A diphthong is ...
... bird . وو 2 0 o as in move , prove . وو e Sound of long a . a e as in there , vein . oy Sound of long e . .. 6 i as in fatigue , marine . ou come , love . her , prefer . Diphthongs . as in voice , joy , loud , now . ow A diphthong is ...
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... birds sing See the lambs play ' The cow has come It is past nine Here is my task I can learn fast Where is my pen Can I not write You are too young First learn to spell And be a good boy Here the boys come What do they want Will you ...
... birds sing See the lambs play ' The cow has come It is past nine Here is my task I can learn fast Where is my pen Can I not write You are too young First learn to spell And be a good boy Here the boys come What do they want Will you ...
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... birds are sing - ing The hills are ver - dant The grass is grow - ing The tree is fra - grant Trees are in blos - som God is their ma - ker He dwells in Heav - en Be just and hon - est Bad boys are cru - el . Cru ci fix là zi ness ab do ...
... birds are sing - ing The hills are ver - dant The grass is grow - ing The tree is fra - grant Trees are in blos - som God is their ma - ker He dwells in Heav - en Be just and hon - est Bad boys are cru - el . Cru ci fix là zi ness ab do ...
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... bird prey soil brow done first grey broil bough one worst weigh toil trout come blood neigh join spout some flood reign coin doubt bomb worm vein groin rhomb world feign boy dirt front deign cloy shirt dove skein buoy flirt shove rein ...
... bird prey soil brow done first grey broil bough one worst weigh toil trout come blood neigh join spout some flood reign coin doubt bomb worm vein groin rhomb world feign boy dirt front deign cloy shirt dove skein buoy flirt shove rein ...
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... birds sing sweetly , and and the cock crows loud , to tell every body that I am coming . I also give light and heat to the moon ; and her bright face would be dark and cold , if I did not shine upon her . Words in which the termination ...
... birds sing sweetly , and and the cock crows loud , to tell every body that I am coming . I also give light and heat to the moon ; and her bright face would be dark and cold , if I did not shine upon her . Words in which the termination ...
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accented ance animals bees birds brick ca ble called camel cents Christopher Columbus chyle Columbus coun cruel dent dict Diphthongs elephant FABLE father flies free as air fu sion hear horse hundred ic al kill king king of Pegu lamb lect LESSON live mastiff ment metals nent ness nest night NOAH WEBSTER ous ly phant poor ra ble ra cy ra tion ri ous salt sheep ship sive skin sound stone syllables TABLE tain tell things tial tiger tion con tism tive tree troy weight tude turb ture vowel wood young
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Page 51 - And by chance there came down a certain priest that way : and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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Page 105 - God made man. of the dust of the earth, and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Page 110 - COLONISTS. COME, said Mr. Barlow to his boys, I have a new play for you. I will be the founder of a colony ; and you shall be people of different trades and professions coming to offer yourselves to go with me. What are you, A ? A.