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... cious , appreciate , social , conscience , are pronounced cetashus , grashus , appreshate , soshal , conshense . In like manner t before i , followed by another vowel , unites with i and forms the sound of sh , as in nation , par- tial ...
... cious , appreciate , social , conscience , are pronounced cetashus , grashus , appreshate , soshal , conshense . In like manner t before i , followed by another vowel , unites with i and forms the sound of sh , as in nation , par- tial ...
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... cious spa cious spe cious spe cies so cial gen tian eau tious con scious ter tian lus cious nox ious as so ' ciate con so ciate dis so ciate e ma ciate ex cru ciate ex pa tiate in gra tiate ne go tiate in sa tiate an nun ' ciate li cen ...
... cious spa cious spe cious spe cies so cial gen tian eau tious con scious ter tian lus cious nox ious as so ' ciate con so ciate dis so ciate e ma ciate ex cru ciate ex pa tiate in gra tiate ne go tiate in sa tiate an nun ' ciate li cen ...
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... cious ea pa cious tialy con ten ' tious in fee tious sen ten tious li cen tious fa ce tious fal la cious a tro cious fe ro cious lo qua cious pro ea cious rapa cious sa ga cious , se qua cious te na cious vex a tious in eau tious con tu ma' ...
... cious ea pa cious tialy con ten ' tious in fee tious sen ten tious li cen tious fa ce tious fal la cious a tro cious fe ro cious lo qua cious pro ea cious rapa cious sa ga cious , se qua cious te na cious vex a tious in eau tious con tu ma' ...
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... cious mi li tia mu si " cian no vi " tiate of fi " ciate of fi " cious pa tri " cian vo li " tion ab o li " tion ae qui si " tion ad mo ni " tion ad , ven ti " tious su per fi " cial su per sti " tion sup po si " tion sur rep ti " tious ...
... cious mi li tia mu si " cian no vi " tiate of fi " ciate of fi " cious pa tri " cian vo li " tion ab o li " tion ae qui si " tion ad mo ni " tion ad , ven ti " tious su per fi " cial su per sti " tion sup po si " tion sur rep ti " tious ...
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... cious ness of fi cious ness ra pa cious ness ca pa cious ness li cen tious in ge ni ous ness Adjectives formed from nouns by less , adverbs by ly , and nouns by ness . ness n a ad n n Bound less ly ness blame a ad n less ly ness fear ...
... cious ness of fi cious ness ra pa cious ness ca pa cious ness li cen tious in ge ni ous ness Adjectives formed from nouns by less , adverbs by ly , and nouns by ness . ness n a ad n n Bound less ly ness blame a ad n less ly ness fear ...
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accented Adjectives al low bär ben e bil i ty bird bọọk cate cent chaise chro cial cious cism consonant coun denotes dent digraph diphthong dove fall four syllables fu sion gent ging la tion late letters ling log ie lous ly ness marïne mat ie ment mis sion möve Noah Webster nouns pär pärt prey pronounced pronunciation ra phy ri ous ri ty rize sion sive sound Spelling Book syllables tain tate thin thou three syllables tial tion ex tious tism tive trae trans trees ture verbs vowel whạt Words of four Words of three
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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 ; O, o...
Page 168 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return unto GOD Who gave it.
Page 141 - Well, well,' said the old man, 'if neither words nor grass will do, I must try what virtue there is in stones.' So the old man pelted him heartily with stones, which soon made the young chap hasten down from the tree, and beg the old man's pardon.
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Page 167 - She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace ; a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
Page 4 - In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned ;
Page 143 - It is no more than justice, quoth the Farmer, to be sure : But, what did I say ? — I mistake. It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen. Indeed ! says the Lawyer ; that alters the case : I must inquire into the affair ; and if — And IF ! said the Farmer — the business, I find, would have been concluded without an IF, had you been as ready to do justice to others as to exact it from them.
Page 143 - One of your oxen," continued he, " has been gored by an unlucky bull of mine ; and I should be glad to know how I am to make you reparation." — " Thou art a very honest fellow," replied the lawyer, " and wilt not think it unreasonable that I expect one of thy oxen in return.
Page 141 - WHEN men suffer their imagination to amuse thom, with the prospect of distant and uncertain improvements of their condition, they frequently sustain real losses, by their inattention to those affairs in which they are immediately concerned.
Page 143 - ... not to be altogether in so growling a mood as usual, accepted the proposal, and they very amicably pursued their journey together. In the midst of their conversation they arrived at the next village, where Tiger began to display his malignant disposition by an unprovoked attack upon every dog he met.