A High-school Dictionary of the English Language Explanatory, Pronouncing, and Synonymous: With an Appendix Containing Various Useful Tables : Mainly Abridged from the Latest Edition of the Quarto Dictionary of Noah WebsterIvison,Phinney, Blakeman & Company, 1873 - 415 pages |
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... exercises on words , including their orthography , pronunciation , definition , composition , syllabication , and the like . WILLIAM A. WHEELER . CONTENTS . KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION PRINCIPLES OF PRONUNCIATION RULES DORCHESTER , MASS ...
... exercises on words , including their orthography , pronunciation , definition , composition , syllabication , and the like . WILLIAM A. WHEELER . CONTENTS . KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION PRINCIPLES OF PRONUNCIATION RULES DORCHESTER , MASS ...
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... exercise and ex'or'cise ; prophet ' and profit ; donor ' and do'nee ' . § 122 When separately pronounced , all monosyllabic words have their vowel as dis- tinctly sounded as if under accent . But in connected discourse , certain classes ...
... exercise and ex'or'cise ; prophet ' and profit ; donor ' and do'nee ' . § 122 When separately pronounced , all monosyllabic words have their vowel as dis- tinctly sounded as if under accent . But in connected discourse , certain classes ...
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... exercising considera- tion . Con / sci - ĕn'tious - ness , n . A scrupulous regard to con- science . [ able . Con'scion - a - ble , a . Reason- Єon'scious ( kon / shus ) , a . Having the power of know- ing one's own thoughts ...
... exercising considera- tion . Con / sci - ĕn'tious - ness , n . A scrupulous regard to con- science . [ able . Con'scion - a - ble , a . Reason- Єon'scious ( kon / shus ) , a . Having the power of know- ing one's own thoughts ...
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... exercise . n . Employment . 124 One who Em - ploy'er , n . employs . Em - ploy'ment , n . Business ; service ; occupation ; agency . Em - pö'ri - um ( 140 ) , n . A place of merchandise ; a mart . [ ize . Em - pow'er , v . t . To author ...
... exercise . n . Employment . 124 One who Em - ploy'er , n . employs . Em - ploy'ment , n . Business ; service ; occupation ; agency . Em - pö'ri - um ( 140 ) , n . A place of merchandise ; a mart . [ ize . Em - pow'er , v . t . To author ...
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... exercise . Ex - er'çi - ta'tion , n . Practice . Ex - ergue ' ( -erg / ) , n . A little space on a medal for the date , & c . Ex - ert ' , v . t . To use strength or effort ; to strive . EXORBITANTLY Ex - er'tion , n . Act of exert- ing ...
... exercise . Ex - er'çi - ta'tion , n . Practice . Ex - ergue ' ( -erg / ) , n . A little space on a medal for the date , & c . Ex - ert ' , v . t . To use strength or effort ; to strive . EXORBITANTLY Ex - er'tion , n . Act of exert- ing ...
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