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 5
... tõr , an imaginary great circle near to . con ' sum māte ( or eon sum'- ) , to bring haugh ' ty , proud and disdainful ; ar- cō te riē ' ( -rē ' ) , a clique ; a social or hôr ' ti eŭl ture , cultivation of a gar- literary circle . ir ...
... tõr , an imaginary great circle near to . con ' sum māte ( or eon sum'- ) , to bring haugh ' ty , proud and disdainful ; ar- cō te riē ' ( -rē ' ) , a clique ; a social or hôr ' ti eŭl ture , cultivation of a gar- literary circle . ir ...
Page 52
... tõr ( -shi- ) , an indicator ; that which announces . äre , a very brilliant electric light . är ' må ture , soft iron used in contact to maintain electrical power undi- minished . ǎt ' om , the smallest particle of matter that can ...
... tõr ( -shi- ) , an indicator ; that which announces . äre , a very brilliant electric light . är ' må ture , soft iron used in contact to maintain electrical power undi- minished . ǎt ' om , the smallest particle of matter that can ...
Page 65
... tity ; toleration . çhà rāde ' , an acted enigma . ǎn ' çes tõr , one from whom a person com půl ' sion , force applied ; act of descends . compelling . equ ' ri er , a messenger sent in haste WORDS AND DEFINITIONS 65.
... tity ; toleration . çhà rāde ' , an acted enigma . ǎn ' çes tõr , one from whom a person com půl ' sion , force applied ; act of descends . compelling . equ ' ri er , a messenger sent in haste WORDS AND DEFINITIONS 65.
Page 71
... tõr , a cage for conveying per- sons to different floors . fire ' - es cape , a contrivance , generally on the outside of a building , for affording quick egress in case of fire . frie as sēe ' , a kind of meat stew . grill , to broil ...
... tõr , a cage for conveying per- sons to different floors . fire ' - es cape , a contrivance , generally on the outside of a building , for affording quick egress in case of fire . frie as sēe ' , a kind of meat stew . grill , to broil ...
Page 86
... tõr , a male person who leaves nification . a will . spě ' cial ty , a contract under seal ; tes ta ' trix , a female person who special object of attention . leaves a will . stăt ' u to ry , having its authority in těs ' ti mō nỹ ...
... tõr , a male person who leaves nification . a will . spě ' cial ty , a contract under seal ; tes ta ' trix , a female person who special object of attention . leaves a will . stăt ' u to ry , having its authority in těs ' ti mō nỹ ...
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à ble ançe ANTONYMS NOTE āte Bachelor of Laws căn capital carriage çen çent cial cious cloth Consult your dictionary denarius děs DICTATION EXERCISE Consult dictionary for meaning disease electric ençe flowers following words fôr Homophonous words,-what instrument kind laçe LESSON măn Mass māte meaning of words měn ment MISCELLANEOUS nate ness opposite in meaning pair is opposite pär pěl pěn person pertaining pōrt Săn second word ship sion spelling SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS těl těn tial tion tism tive trăns tûr ture vēr vessel words in sentences writing
Popular passages
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.