The Student's Spelling-book: Designed to Teach the Orthography and Orthoepy of the English Language, as Contained in Webster's American Dictionary... |
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... ence to their derivatives . RULE 5. - In monosyllables ending with a single sub - vocal or aspirate , preceded by a single vowel , the final letter is doubled before a suffix beginning with a vowel . ED , signifies did ; was ; or were ...
... ence to their derivatives . RULE 5. - In monosyllables ending with a single sub - vocal or aspirate , preceded by a single vowel , the final letter is doubled before a suffix beginning with a vowel . ED , signifies did ; was ; or were ...
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... ence sect ' ile service pep per 6 stel ' la seg ment ses sion ster ile sel dom sev en ster ling press ure reb el selv edge sev enth ster num sem blance sex ton tem pest rec tum sen ate shek el tem ple rel ic sen tient sher iff ten don ...
... ence sect ' ile service pep per 6 stel ' la seg ment ses sion ster ile sel dom sev en ster ling press ure reb el selv edge sev enth ster num sem blance sex ton tem pest rec tum sen ate shek el tem ple rel ic sen tient sher iff ten don ...
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... ence shi ny zi ' on vi ol 7 si phon vi per ti ' ger si ren vis count ti gress spi der eye brow ice berg sti ver eye sight i chor tri al cy cle fi bril tri dent cy press them selves isl and tri pod hy dra un blest light ning tri ton ...
... ence shi ny zi ' on vi ol 7 si phon vi per ti ' ger si ren vis count ti gress spi der eye brow ice berg sti ver eye sight i chor tri al cy cle fi bril tri dent cy press them selves isl and tri pod hy dra un blest light ning tri ton ...
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... ence to their derivatives . RULE 5. - In monosyllables ending with a single sub - vocal or aspirate , preceded by a single vowel , the final letter is doubled before a suffix beginning with a vowel . ED , signifies did ; was ; or were ...
... ence to their derivatives . RULE 5. - In monosyllables ending with a single sub - vocal or aspirate , preceded by a single vowel , the final letter is doubled before a suffix beginning with a vowel . ED , signifies did ; was ; or were ...
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... ence coun ter mine ' cir cum scribe dis in cline dis o blige 7 un der mine ' su per scribe 8 crit ' i cise crys tal lize dis ci pline dig ni fy in flu ence in ter est liq ui fy lith o graph mil i tate min is ter 6 ret ' ro grade rec om ...
... ence coun ter mine ' cir cum scribe dis in cline dis o blige 7 un der mine ' su per scribe 8 crit ' i cise crys tal lize dis ci pline dig ni fy in flu ence in ter est liq ui fy lith o graph mil i tate min is ter 6 ret ' ro grade rec om ...
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56 VOCALS-Ale ance aspirate sound ASPIRATES.-If azure ben e bil i ty Canada East cate cial cious dent ence fish form derivatives keep leg,jet lence LESSON 4.-IV LESSON 8.-VIII lime live lous ment nate ness ning pheme ping primitive words pupils purs lain ri ous rich ring worm Rule 2d scrip signifies continuing sing sion sive spect spell and define ster SUB-VOC'LS-Bud sub-vocal sound suffixes syllable teacher tending thin tial tion tious tive trans tude ture ty un vocal sounds vowel ои
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Page 139 - ... one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred two hundred three hundred four hundred five hundred...
Page 15 - 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...
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Page 141 - YOU'D scarce expect a boy like me To get up here where all can see, And make a speech as well as those Who wear the largest kind of clothes, I think it was in olden time, That some one said in funny rhyme, "Tall aches from little toe-corns grow, Large screams from little children flow...
Page 141 - I've learned at home, And what was taught me when at school, While sitting on a bench or stool ; I've learned to talk, and read, and spell, And don't you think that's pretty well For such a little boy as I ? But I must leave you — so good bye.
Page 136 - Saviour of men. Inst. Instant. Isa. Isaiah. Jac. Jacob. Jas. James. Jer. Jeremiah. Jno. John. Josh. Joshua. Judg. Judges. Jun. or Jr. Junior. K. King; Knight. KG Knight of the Garter. Km. Kingdom. Kt. Knight. Lat. Latitude; Latin. Lbs. Pounds. Ld. Lord; Lady. Ldp. Lordship. Lev. Leviticus. Lieut. Lieutenant. LL. D. Doctor of Laws. Lon. Longitude. Lond. London. LS Place of the Seal. M. Marquis. Maj. Major. Mat. Matthew. Math. Mathematics. MC Member of Congress. MD Doctor of Medicine. Messrs. Gentlemen;...
Page 136 - Univ., University. US, United States. USA, United States of America. USA, United States Army. USM, United States Mail. USN, United States Navy. V. or vid., Hide, see.
Page 135 - ABBREVIATIONS USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING. A. or Ans. Answer. AAS Fellow of the American Academy. AB Bachelor of Arts. Acct. Account. AC or BC Before Christ. AD In the year of our Lord. AM Master of Arts; Before noon; In the year of the world.
Page 135 - Commissioner; Commodore. Const. Constable. Con. Contra; on the other hand. Cor. Corinthians. Cor. Sec. Corresponding Secretary. COD Collect on Delivery. Cr. Credit; Creditor. CS Keeper of the Seal. Cts. Cents. Cur. Current ; this month. Cwt. A hundred weight. Cyc.