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al low ance ben e ble ness bler câre cast cate CHRO cial cious consonant coun dent Diphthongs drows DUCE ehord ence er ous flowing FLU ENT fore ful ness Gout GRESS HERB JECT la tion lence less LESSON ment MÖVE nant nate nent ness EXERCISE ous ness pertaining RA PHY radical ri fy ri ous roll SECTION ship shïre sion sound SPECT suffix syllable tain ther tion ex tious tive TRANS TRIB tude ture vate věr věrt vowel ward words
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Page 53 - Lo, the poor Indian, whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, and hears Him in the wind...
Page 14 - G is silent before m or n in the same syllable ; as in phlegm, apothegm, gnaw, resign.
Page 80 - s always ready for a race, And always sure to win. 3. One day ho stole my hat, and ran Away across the plain; While loudly laughed a boy and man Who saw me chase in vain. 4. So, tired at last, I sat me down Upon a green grass-plat, When quick...
Page 67 - When we see it written write; But when we see it written wright, We know it is not written right : For write, to have it written right, Must not be written right or wright, Nor yet should it be written rite; But write, for so 'tis written right.
Page 90 - Are sweetly tissued by his beam. Now the earth prolific swells With leafy buds and flowery bells ; Gemming shoots the olive twine, Clusters ripe festoon the vine ; All along the branches creeping, Through the velvet foliage peeping, Little infant fruits we see Nursing into luxury ! ODE XLVII.
Page 67 - For write, to have it written right, Must not be written right or wright, Nor yet should it be written rite, But WRITE; for so 'tis written right, 3.
Page 80 - One day ho stole my hat, and ran Away across the plain; While loudly laughed a boy and man Who saw me chase in vain. 4. So, tired at last, I sat me down Upon a green grass-plat, When quick, old Rover turned about, And brought me back my hat. 5. At home, abroad, where'er I go, There Rover's sure to be; There never was a kinder dog, •| Than he has been to me. SECTION XIX. i WORDS ALIKE IN FORM AND SOUND, BUT UNLIKE IN MEANING • AND APPLICATION. • EXERCISE 191. j AN" GLR, to fish with a rod, line,...
Page 63 - Heel, the hind part of the foot. Hear, to perceive by the ear. Here, in this place. Herd, a number of beasts together.
Page 9 - A DIGRAPH, or improper diphthong, is the union of two vowels in a syllable, one of which is silent; as, oa in loaf. 13. A TRIPHTHONG is the union of three vowels in one syllable ; as, eau in beau, ieu in adieu.
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