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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... represented in the written language by the twenty - six characters or letters constituting THE ENGLISH AL- PHABET . The sounds in the English language are divided into three classes , termed vocal , sub - vocal , and aspirate sounds ...
... represented in the written language by the twenty - six characters or letters constituting THE ENGLISH AL- PHABET . The sounds in the English language are divided into three classes , termed vocal , sub - vocal , and aspirate sounds ...
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... represented by f , h , k , p , s , t , ch , sh , th and wh , in the words if , he , keep , sit , rich , fish , thin , when . * Two vocal sounds united in one syllable are termed diphthongal sounds , and the combined letters representing ...
... represented by f , h , k , p , s , t , ch , sh , th and wh , in the words if , he , keep , sit , rich , fish , thin , when . * Two vocal sounds united in one syllable are termed diphthongal sounds , and the combined letters representing ...
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... represented by oi and oy , as heard in coil , boy ; the second and fourteenth are represented by ou and ow , as heard in loud , now ; and the tenth and eighth are represented by oy , as heard in buoy , ( booi ) . O sometimes represents ...
... represented by oi and oy , as heard in coil , boy ; the second and fourteenth are represented by ou and ow , as heard in loud , now ; and the tenth and eighth are represented by oy , as heard in buoy , ( booi ) . O sometimes represents ...
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... representing them on the blackboard , and having the school repeat them in concert . The pupils should subsequently be taught , in the same , or a similar way , to give the sub - vocal and aspirate sounds . They should then be taught to ...
... representing them on the blackboard , and having the school repeat them in concert . The pupils should subsequently be taught , in the same , or a similar way , to give the sub - vocal and aspirate sounds . They should then be taught to ...
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... representing the fifth aspirate sound , ( ) ; e is silent , or has no sound in this word . † SECOND EXAMPLE ... representing the third aspirate sound , ( ) ; o is a sub - vocal , representing the tenth sub - vocal sound , ( ) ; i is a ...
... representing the fifth aspirate sound , ( ) ; e is silent , or has no sound in this word . † SECOND EXAMPLE ... representing the third aspirate sound , ( ) ; o is a sub - vocal , representing the tenth sub - vocal sound , ( ) ; i is a ...
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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.