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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... ground and sowing grain . or smoothing land . här ' věst er , a machine for cutting and gathering grain . hělve , an ax handle . hōe , a tool for digging , weeding , etc. îm ' ple ment , an instrument ; tool or 4 KIMBALL'S BUSINESS SPELLER.
... ground and sowing grain . or smoothing land . här ' věst er , a machine for cutting and gathering grain . hělve , an ax handle . hōe , a tool for digging , weeding , etc. îm ' ple ment , an instrument ; tool or 4 KIMBALL'S BUSINESS SPELLER.
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... machine for cutting grass , etc. phos ' phate , a salt of phosphoric acid used for fertilizing . plow , an implement for turning or breaking up the soil . reap ' er , a machine for cutting grain . scythe , an instrument for mowing grass ...
... machine for cutting grass , etc. phos ' phate , a salt of phosphoric acid used for fertilizing . plow , an implement for turning or breaking up the soil . reap ' er , a machine for cutting grain . scythe , an instrument for mowing grass ...
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... machine in distinction from its framework . that supports the hands and serves as a steering - gear . hănd ' i cap , a time or distance set- back . lăn ' tern , case for a light . lū ' bri eat ing , tending to make smooth running . ped ...
... machine in distinction from its framework . that supports the hands and serves as a steering - gear . hănd ' i cap , a time or distance set- back . lăn ' tern , case for a light . lū ' bri eat ing , tending to make smooth running . ped ...
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... machine aqueduct debtor indifferent approximate colonnade deficit discretion boycott corridor liabilities discourteous guidance mantel receipt undaunted irrigate gallery resource forbearance ceiling acceptance revenue illustrate seize ...
... machine aqueduct debtor indifferent approximate colonnade deficit discretion boycott corridor liabilities discourteous guidance mantel receipt undaunted irrigate gallery resource forbearance ceiling acceptance revenue illustrate seize ...
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... machine for tak- ing by pressure an exact copy of letters , etc. eop'y right , exclusive right to pub- lish a book , chart , etc. eray ' on , a stick of chalk or other substance for drawing or writing . di ' a ry , a book for daily ...
... machine for tak- ing by pressure an exact copy of letters , etc. eop'y right , exclusive right to pub- lish a book , chart , etc. eray ' on , a stick of chalk or other substance for drawing or writing . di ' a ry , a book for daily ...
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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.