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... ment on the American Spelling Book ; a work whose exten- sive and increasing circulation manifests the estimation in which it is held by the citizens of the United States . The classification of words in that work has been universally ...
... ment on the American Spelling Book ; a work whose exten- sive and increasing circulation manifests the estimation in which it is held by the citizens of the United States . The classification of words in that work has been universally ...
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... ment med ley cöm fit cel lar seg ment al ley prof it pil lar fig ment gal ley lim it col lar pig ment val ley sum mit dol lar par rot 2 vol ley vom it pop lar piv ot pul ley her mit gram mar bal lot bär ley ärm pit nec tar mär mot pärs ...
... ment med ley cöm fit cel lar seg ment al ley prof it pil lar fig ment gal ley lim it col lar pig ment val ley sum mit dol lar par rot 2 vol ley vom it pop lar piv ot pul ley her mit gram mar bal lot bär ley ärm pit nec tar mär mot pärs ...
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... ment nov el ty fae ul ty fe al ty pi e ty bri er y boun te ous mod es ty po e sy moun tain ous prob i ty eru el ty coun ter feit am nes ty pu ri ty fraud u lent an cho vy nu di ty wa ter y book , döve , full , use , can , 48 The Elementary.
... ment nov el ty fae ul ty fe al ty pi e ty bri er y boun te ous mod es ty po e sy moun tain ous prob i ty eru el ty coun ter feit am nes ty pu ri ty fraud u lent an cho vy nu di ty wa ter y book , döve , full , use , can , 48 The Elementary.
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... ment al lure ment de base ment in cite ment ex cite ment en slave ment a maze ment in qui ry un ea sy con vey ance pur vey or 2 dis burs'e ment in dorse ment ärch bish op ad ven ture dis fran chise en fran chise mis con strue de pos it ...
... ment al lure ment de base ment in cite ment ex cite ment en slave ment a maze ment in qui ry un ea sy con vey ance pur vey or 2 dis burs'e ment in dorse ment ärch bish op ad ven ture dis fran chise en fran chise mis con strue de pos it ...
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... ment rai ment When an old house is pulled own , it is no small job to re- move the rubbish . Washington was not a selfon man . He labored for the good of his country , more than for himself . Exercise will give us a relish for our food ...
... ment rai ment When an old house is pulled own , it is no small job to re- move the rubbish . Washington was not a selfon man . He labored for the good of his country , more than for himself . Exercise will give us a relish for our food ...
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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.