The Western Spelling Book: Being an Improvement of the American Spelling Book by Noah Webster |
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... sometimes w and y . A consonant has no sound , except when united to a Yowel . The consonants are b , c , d , f , g , h , j , k , l , m , n , p , q , 1 , 8 , 1 , 0 , x , z , and sometimes w , and y . KEY . The characters used in the key ...
... sometimes w and y . A consonant has no sound , except when united to a Yowel . The consonants are b , c , d , f , g , h , j , k , l , m , n , p , q , 1 , 8 , 1 , 0 , x , z , and sometimes w , and y . KEY . The characters used in the key ...
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... sometimes set upon the top of a sign post , or a pole . They go away every year , at the begin- ning of cold weather , to a warmer country , where they spend the winter ; and return in the spring about the first of May , to the 48 fåte ...
... sometimes set upon the top of a sign post , or a pole . They go away every year , at the begin- ning of cold weather , to a warmer country , where they spend the winter ; and return in the spring about the first of May , to the 48 fåte ...
Page 49
... Sometimes they skim along close to the ground , turning first one way , and then another , to catch the insects that come in their way , and will pass by you so quick that you can scarcely see them . Sometimes they fly up high in the ...
... Sometimes they skim along close to the ground , turning first one way , and then another , to catch the insects that come in their way , and will pass by you so quick that you can scarcely see them . Sometimes they fly up high in the ...
Page 58
... sometimes made of wood called mahogany ; sometimes the doors are made of white wood , and painted . When the house is quite finished , the walls are covered with paper , the ceilings are washed with lime ; the doors and the shutters are ...
... sometimes made of wood called mahogany ; sometimes the doors are made of white wood , and painted . When the house is quite finished , the walls are covered with paper , the ceilings are washed with lime ; the doors and the shutters are ...
Page 96
... sometimes frightened by the cat , and then she ran trembling to her hole . One day she came running to her mother in great joy ; " mother ! " said she , " the good people of this family have built me a house to live in ; it is in the ...
... sometimes frightened by the cat , and then she ran trembling to her hole . One day she came running to her mother in great joy ; " mother ! " said she , " the good people of this family have built me a house to live in ; it is in the ...
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The Western Spelling Book: Being an Improvement of the American Spelling ... Nathan Guilford No preview available - 2017 |
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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 7 - A, a; B, b; C, c ; D, d; E, e ; F, f; G, g; H, h; I, i; J, j; K, k ; L, 1; M, m ; N, n ; O, o ; P, p ; Q, q ; R, r S, s ; T, t; U, u ; V, v ; W, w; X, x ; Y, y ; Z, z.
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Page 96 - the good people of this family have built me a house to live in; it is in the cupboard: I am sure it is for me, for it is just big enough: the bottom is of wood, and it is covered all over with wires; and I...
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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.
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