The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on The American Spelling Book |
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... short , this little book is so constructed as to condense into the smallest compass a complete SYSTEM of ELEMENTS for teaching the language ; and however small such a book may appear , it may be considered as the most im- portant class ...
... short , this little book is so constructed as to condense into the smallest compass a complete SYSTEM of ELEMENTS for teaching the language ; and however small such a book may appear , it may be considered as the most im- portant class ...
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... short sounds which are most used ; and also certain occasional sounds which occur more rarely , as that of a in last , far , care , fall , what ; e in term , there , prey ; i in firm , marine ; o in dove , for , wolf , prove ; and u in ...
... short sounds which are most used ; and also certain occasional sounds which occur more rarely , as that of a in last , far , care , fall , what ; e in term , there , prey ; i in firm , marine ; o in dove , for , wolf , prove ; and u in ...
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... short sound , by a curve over it ; as , mět , re - běl ' . Occasional sounds . - The sound of e like a in care is indicated by a pointed circumflex over the e , as in their , where ; and of short e before r in cases where it verges toward ...
... short sound , by a curve over it ; as , mět , re - běl ' . Occasional sounds . - The sound of e like a in care is indicated by a pointed circumflex over the e , as in their , where ; and of short e before r in cases where it verges toward ...
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... short i in pit ; as , in feet , fit . This short sound of i is that of y un- accented , at the end of words ; as , in glory . The short sound of broad a in hall , is that of the short o in holly , and of a in what . The short sound of ...
... short i in pit ; as , in feet , fit . This short sound of i is that of y un- accented , at the end of words ; as , in glory . The short sound of broad a in hall , is that of the short o in holly , and of a in what . The short sound of ...
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... sound nearly resembling that of short u , but more open ; as , in bird , flirt . J represents a compound sound , pretty nearly equivalent to that represented by dzh ; as , in joy . K has one sound only ; as , in king SPELLING - BOOK . 11.
... sound nearly resembling that of short u , but more open ; as , in bird , flirt . J represents a compound sound , pretty nearly equivalent to that represented by dzh ; as , in joy . K has one sound only ; as , in king SPELLING - BOOK . 11.
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ACCENTED al low ÂRE äte BÄR ben e bil i ty BIRD CÂRE çel çen çent çep çer cial cious çişm consonant děs digraph diphthong diş eär ed ing er eûr EXIST FALL FOOT fōre FOUR SYLLABLES găl ĞET ging HÊR işm ĭve īze LÅST lāte ling LINK log ie loŭs lōw ly ness MARÏNE mặt māte měn ment mět MOON MOVE nouns păn păr pärt pěl pěn PREY PRONOUNCED PULL quadrupeds ra phy rāte ri oŭs RULE sion sive SÓN SYLLABLES těm těn THÊRE THREE SYLLABLES tion eon tion ex tious tive trans tūre üre Verbs vowel WOLF WORDS OF FOUR WORDS OF THREE