Kimball's Business Speller: Designed for Use in Commercial Schools, Academies, Normal Schools, High Schools & the Higher Grades of the Common SchoolsBobbs-Merrill Company, 1905 - 141 pages |
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Page 9
... bill of ex- dol ' lar , a silver or gold coin ; 100 change ; a draft . cents . bul ' lion , uncoined gold or silver ... bills to be col- re mit ' tănçe , sending money , bills , lected . etc. , to a distant place . eŎm mer ' cial , of or ...
... bill of ex- dol ' lar , a silver or gold coin ; 100 change ; a draft . cents . bul ' lion , uncoined gold or silver ... bills to be col- re mit ' tănçe , sending money , bills , lected . etc. , to a distant place . eŎm mer ' cial , of or ...
Page 24
... bill of exchange . ē eon ' o mize , to use frugally . e lěv ' en , the sum of ten and one . ěm băr ' rass ment , financial diffi- culty ; perplexity . prep ȧ rā ' tion , readiness ; act of pre- paring . punet ' u al , precise ; prompt ...
... bill of exchange . ē eon ' o mize , to use frugally . e lěv ' en , the sum of ten and one . ěm băr ' rass ment , financial diffi- culty ; perplexity . prep ȧ rā ' tion , readiness ; act of pre- paring . punet ' u al , precise ; prompt ...
Page 71
... ry , a place for washing . lob ' by , the main entrance hall of a hotel . lunch ' eon ( -un ) , a light repast be- tween meals . me nu ' , a bill of fare . bril ' liant ( -yănt ) , a diamond or WORDS AND DEFINITIONS 71.
... ry , a place for washing . lob ' by , the main entrance hall of a hotel . lunch ' eon ( -un ) , a light repast be- tween meals . me nu ' , a bill of fare . bril ' liant ( -yănt ) , a diamond or WORDS AND DEFINITIONS 71.
Page 79
... bill of ex- Legal terms , -what do they mean ? habeas corpus eminent domain LESSON 118 MISCELLANEOUS " To tell our own secrets is. 24 eon eûr ' , to agree in opinion . eon demn ' , to blame ; convict . eŎn tin ' gen çy , a possible event ...
... bill of ex- Legal terms , -what do they mean ? habeas corpus eminent domain LESSON 118 MISCELLANEOUS " To tell our own secrets is. 24 eon eûr ' , to agree in opinion . eon demn ' , to blame ; convict . eŎn tin ' gen çy , a possible event ...
Page 93
... bill of exchange , and a draught 20 of ale . The bell was rung 21 so hard that the clapper was wrung 12 off . Every one sees 23 that it is right to seize 24 every pirate vessel found upon the seas . 25 Distinguish in meaning between ...
... bill of exchange , and a draught 20 of ale . The bell was rung 21 so hard that the clapper was wrung 12 off . Every one sees 23 that it is right to seize 24 every pirate vessel found upon the seas . 25 Distinguish in meaning between ...
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Common terms and phrases
å ble abbreviations advertisement ançe ANTONYMS āte begin bill bookkeeper business letter capital cents cial comma complimentary close Consult your dictionary copy correspondence Dear Sir DICTATION EXERCISE Consult dollars enclose envelope express favor firm Free on board give Homophonous horse hyphen instrument Java Coffee kind LESSON măn Marshall & Hammond Mass matter ment Merrill MISCELLANEOUS money order ness opposite in meaning pair is opposite paper pär pěn person pertaining pōrt post-office postal cards printed received RULE salutation second word sent sentence sheet ship sion stenographer syllable SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS Syracuse things tion tism tive trăns truly ture usually vessel write written York
Popular passages
Page 154 - Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the world?
Page 143 - He gained from heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose) The bosom of his father and his God.
Page 141 - Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.
Page 45 - An indictment is a written accusation of one or more persons of a crime or misdemeanor, preferred to, and presented upon oath by, a grand jury.
Page ix - Words of one syllable or words accented on the last syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant when adding a suffix beginning with a vowel.
Page 70 - The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again...
Page 154 - The people themselves can do this also if they choose, but the Executive as such has nothing to do with it. His duty is to administer the present Government as it came to his hands and to transmit it unimpaired by him to his successor.
Page 75 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else, Like kindred drops, been mingled into one.
Page 112 - tis the mind that makes the body rich ; And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers are more beautiful ? Or is the adder better than the eel, Because his painted skin contents the eye ? O, no, good Kate ; neither art thou the worse For this poor furniture, and mean array.
Page 6 - The first contains the name of the person or firm to whom the letter is written; the second, the street and number; the third, the town or city and state.