The Western Spelling Book: Being an Improvement of the American Spelling Book by Noah Webster |
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Page 42
... ship hus band hys sop fish hook heif er flour ish hindrance chim ney debt or frec kle chris ten dis tance fur lough im age chym ist dun geon ges ture isth mus jaun ' dice mêd ' dling pick ' le jeal ous mis tress pitch er jour ney mis ...
... ship hus band hys sop fish hook heif er flour ish hindrance chim ney debt or frec kle chris ten dis tance fur lough im age chym ist dun geon ges ture isth mus jaun ' dice mêd ' dling pick ' le jeal ous mis tress pitch er jour ney mis ...
Page 43
... ship ping subtle thurs day weath er shipwreck sul phur till age wheth er sin ew sun day tres pass whis kers sin gle sur feit troub le whis tle six pence surgeon slug gard sur plice tur key wel come ves tige wis dom slug gish swell ing ...
... ship ping subtle thurs day weath er shipwreck sul phur till age wheth er sin ew sun day tres pass whis kers sin gle sur feit troub le whis tle six pence surgeon slug gard sur plice tur key wel come ves tige wis dom slug gish swell ing ...
Page 44
... ship doubt ful spoon ful won der brow beat The Boy that went to the Wood to look for Bird's Nests when he should have gone to School . When Jack got up and put on his clothes , he thought if he could get to the wood , he should be quite ...
... ship doubt ful spoon ful won der brow beat The Boy that went to the Wood to look for Bird's Nests when he should have gone to School . When Jack got up and put on his clothes , he thought if he could get to the wood , he should be quite ...
Page 52
... fi dent par ox ism par ri cide par a sol ran cor ous an ti quate rap tur ous an o dyne con sul ship rhap so dy sac cha rine cod i cil com pli ment mis chiev ous ren o vate 52 fate , får , fåll , fåt , wåd - mé , mêt - pine . pin .
... fi dent par ox ism par ri cide par a sol ran cor ous an ti quate rap tur ous an o dyne con sul ship rhap so dy sac cha rine cod i cil com pli ment mis chiev ous ren o vate 52 fate , får , fåll , fåt , wåd - mé , mêt - pine . pin .
Page 56
... ships with things which grow in our country , to the warm country of the West Indies , and to some other places where there is sugar , and our ships bring back sugar and coffee , and other things which grow in those countries . The ...
... ships with things which grow in our country , to the warm country of the West Indies , and to some other places where there is sugar , and our ships bring back sugar and coffee , and other things which grow in those countries . The ...
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