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Page 132 - FOURTH. in flex i bil' i ty dis sim i lar i ty par tie u lar i ty ir reg u lar i ty in fe ri or...
Page 4 - The letters are divided into Vowels and Consonants. The Vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y. The remaining letters are Consonants.
Page 144 - When a simple verb ends in y with a consonant before it, change the y to i and add -es.
Page 4 - A diphthong is a union of two vowels in one syllable ; as, vain, brow.
Page 143 - Fa, because, having been accustomed to see that spelling, it looks better to our eye, although we confess that Webster's method of spelling the word is preferable, for the reason that words of two syllables, accented on the first, do not double the final consonants in their derivatives ; and custom, which Horace says is the arbitrator of language, must in the case of this word eventually settle upon Webster's orthography. We confess to a partiality for old forms and venerable customs. We...
Page 132 - ... i ty prac' ti ca bil' i ty el' i gi bil' i ty re li' a bil' i ty com bust' i bil' i ty sus cep' ti bil
Page 132 - ... i bil' i ty sus cep' ti bil' i ty di vis/ i bil' i ty re spon
Page 132 - ... i bil' i ty me' te or ol' o gy hu man' i ta' ri an dis' ci plin a