The National Pronouncing SpellerA.S. Barnes & Burr, 1861 |
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accent affixing åge åll Alphabetic Equivalents ance ånd årt åsk àte azure båre bil'i ty ċal capital letter ċar càte cence cent ch as sh cious ċon dent Dictation Exercises dỗ dråm ence füll.-ċ füll.-ċ as k gåte làte lence lent lous måte ment ǹ as ng nåte ness öld PREFIXES pupils Reading and Dictation represents one element shun sion sive sound spelling Subtonic syllable tàte tiċ tion tive tỏ to'ri trans tùde tùre usually represents verse vowel words
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Page 175 - Men's evil manners live in brass: their virtues we write in water. Laziness grows on people: it begins in cobwebs, and ends in iron chains. Every one must, of course, think his own opinions right) for, if he thought them wrong,
Page 176 - there is a wide difference between regarding ourselves as infallible, and being firmly convinced of the truth of our creed. The discourse consisted of two parts: in the first was shown the necessity of exercise; in the second, the advantages that would result from it. J. Wm. Webb, jun., Esq., at length became MD,
Page 172 - If in the darksome wild I stray, Be Thou my Light, be Thou my Way; No foes, no violence, I fear, No harm, while Thou, my God, art near.
Page 174 - are formed by means of a long dash, or of a succession of periods or stars of various lengths, and are used to indicate the omission of letters in a word, of words in a sentence, or of one or more sentences; as, Friend C-——s is in trouble. " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
Page 172 - The words, literally translated, were these: "The winds roared, and the rains fell, when the poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree.
Page 167 - last syllable, when they end with a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, double their consonant before an additional syllable that begins with a vowel; as, rob, robber; commit, committee. EXCEPTIONS.—When the derivative retains not the accent of the root, the
Page 171 - should always be capitals. 8. The names of the months and the days of the week should always begin with a capital letter; as, January, Monday. 9. The names of inanimate beings, when used to represent persons, should begin with capitals; as, The Winter is cold, the "Winter is gray, But
Page 177 - gods before me. Remember the sabbath-day, to keep it holy. * * * * For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, .... and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath-day, and hallowed it.
Page 7 - ELEMENTS ARE DIVIDED into three classes: eighteen Tonics, fifteen /Subtonics, and ten Atonies. 8. TONICS are pure tones produced by the voice, with but slight use of the organs of speech. 9. SUBTONICS are tones produced by the voice, modified by the organs of speech. 10. ATONICS are mere breathings, modified by the organs of speech. 11.
Page 8 - 16. A DIGRAPH, or improper diphthong, is the union of two vowels in a syllable, one of which is silent; as, oa in loaf. 17. A TRIPHTHONG is the union of three vowels in one syllable; as, eau in