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 7
... light crossbars . wall ; a breast work . běl ' fry , a bell tower . bråck ' et , a decorative projection , or support attached to a wall or pier . bŭt ' tress , a projecting support to the outside of a wall or arch . çinque ' foil ...
... light crossbars . wall ; a breast work . běl ' fry , a bell tower . bråck ' et , a decorative projection , or support attached to a wall or pier . bŭt ' tress , a projecting support to the outside of a wall or arch . çinque ' foil ...
Page 8
... light crossbars . | vi ' å dŭet , a bridge , with arches , tres'tle , framework for a bridge , etc. Tus ' căn , a style of architecture . vault'ed , an arched roof ; concave . across a valley or river . wāin ' seŏt , paneled boards on ...
... light crossbars . | vi ' å dŭet , a bridge , with arches , tres'tle , framework for a bridge , etc. Tus ' căn , a style of architecture . vault'ed , an arched roof ; concave . across a valley or river . wāin ' seŏt , paneled boards on ...
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... light . lū ' bri eat ing , tending to make smooth running . ped ' al , the part to which the foot im- parts motion . pneu mǎt ' ie , an inflatable , hollow tire . săd ' dle , a seat for a rider . safe ' ty , a bicycle having wheels of ...
... light . lū ' bri eat ing , tending to make smooth running . ped ' al , the part to which the foot im- parts motion . pneu mǎt ' ie , an inflatable , hollow tire . săd ' dle , a seat for a rider . safe ' ty , a bicycle having wheels of ...
Page 13
... ' tom a ry , conventional ; regular . thral ' dom , servitude ; slavery . in de pěnd ' ençe , freedom ; liberty . long noisy slow light much many brave sharp common famous åg ' gre gate , whole amount . ǎv oir WORDS AND DEFINITIONS 13.
... ' tom a ry , conventional ; regular . thral ' dom , servitude ; slavery . in de pěnd ' ençe , freedom ; liberty . long noisy slow light much many brave sharp common famous åg ' gre gate , whole amount . ǎv oir WORDS AND DEFINITIONS 13.
Page 15
... light shoe ; a slip- shoe . sōle , that part of the shoe upon which the wearer treads . up ' per , the upper leather for a shoe . vămp , that part of the shoe that is over the foot in front of the ankle seam . • welt , a narrow strip of ...
... light shoe ; a slip- shoe . sōle , that part of the shoe upon which the wearer treads . up ' per , the upper leather for a shoe . vămp , that part of the shoe that is over the foot in front of the ankle seam . • welt , a narrow strip of ...
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Page 48 - If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.
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 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 101 - IT is not work that kills men ; it is worry. "Work is healthy ; you can hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, but the friction.
Page 117 - Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever.
Page xi - At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Educational Association held in Washington, DC, July 7, 1898, the action of the Department of Superintendence was approved, and the list of words with simplified spelling adopted for use in all publications of the National Educational Association as follows...
Page 119 - Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Page 134 - Dan. Danish ; Daniel. DC District of Columbia.— (It. Da Capo) Again, or From the beginning. DCL Doctor of Civil (or Canon) Law. dd Days after date. DD (L.
Page 102 - The worth of a State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it...
Page 10 - How beautiful this night ! The balmiest sigh Which vernal Zephyrs breathe in Evening's ear Were discord to the speaking quietude That wraps this moveless scene. Heaven's ebon vault, Studded with stars unutterably bright, Through which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls, Seems like a canopy which Love has spread To curtain her sleeping world.