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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... fish , thin , when . * Two vocal sounds united in one syllable are termed diphthongal sounds , and the combined letters representing those sounds are called diphthongs ; as oi in coil , oy in boy , ou in loud , ow in now , and oy in ...
... fish , thin , when . * Two vocal sounds united in one syllable are termed diphthongal sounds , and the combined letters representing those sounds are called diphthongs ; as oi in coil , oy in boy , ou in loud , ow in now , and oy in ...
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... fish , social , ocean , partial , nation , pension . 9. th - thin , pith , think , breath , health , youth , truth . 10. wh - when , what , which , why , whither , whatever . WORDS , ACCENT , EMPHASIS , & C . A word of one syllable is a ...
... fish , social , ocean , partial , nation , pension . 9. th - thin , pith , think , breath , health , youth , truth . 10. wh - when , what , which , why , whither , whatever . WORDS , ACCENT , EMPHASIS , & C . A word of one syllable is a ...
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... fish , thin , why . LESSON 4.-IV. 13 13 13 12 oi ou dun cub but dew boy bow fun dub cut few coy COW gun hub hut hew hoy how run rub jut new joy now sun sub nut pew toy VOW Y tun tub rut mew troy mow LESSON 5.-V. 1 4 6 7 8 cage bale land ...
... fish , thin , why . LESSON 4.-IV. 13 13 13 12 oi ou dun cub but dew boy bow fun dub cut few coy COW gun hub hut hew hoy how run rub jut new joy now sun sub nut pew toy VOW Y tun tub rut mew troy mow LESSON 5.-V. 1 4 6 7 8 cage bale land ...
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... fish , thin , why , LESSON 12. - XII . LESSON 13. - XIII . LESSON 14. - XIV . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. 7 8 9 10 12 13 14. 15 3 6 7 7 corn felt side rice site born belt tide lice kite horn welt bride mice tripe morn spelt vine time snipe ...
... fish , thin , why , LESSON 12. - XII . LESSON 13. - XIII . LESSON 14. - XIV . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. 7 8 9 10 12 13 14. 15 3 6 7 7 corn felt side rice site born belt tide lice kite horn welt bride mice tripe morn spelt vine time snipe ...
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... fish , thin , why LESSON 18. - XVIII . rap ping flap ' ping tan ' ning fat ' ting tap ping slap ping fan ning pat ting lap ping snap ping man ning blat ting sap ping strap ping plan ning plat ting nap ping nab bing scan ning sag ging ...
... fish , thin , why LESSON 18. - XVIII . rap ping flap ' ping tan ' ning fat ' ting tap ping slap ping fan ning pat ting lap ping snap ping man ning blat ting sap ping strap ping plan ning plat ting nap ping nab bing scan ning sag ging ...
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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...
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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.