A Primary 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 American Dictionary of Noah WebsterIvison, Blakeman, Taylor, 1874 - 352 pages |
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... mind only ; abstruse ; difficult . n . An abridgment or epitome . Ab - strǎe'tion , n . Act of ab- stracting separation ; ab- A sence of mind . Ab - strået'ive , a . Having the power of abstracting . Ab'straet - ly , adv . By itself ...
... mind only ; abstruse ; difficult . n . An abridgment or epitome . Ab - strǎe'tion , n . Act of ab- stracting separation ; ab- A sence of mind . Ab - strået'ive , a . Having the power of abstracting . Ab'straet - ly , adv . By itself ...
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... mind . SYN . To attend ; regard ; observe ; refer . Ad - vert'ençe , n . Direc- Ad - vert'en - çy , tion of the mind ; attention ; heed . Ad - vert'ent , a . Attentive . Ad'ver - tişe ' , v . t . To inform ; to give public notice of ...
... mind . SYN . To attend ; regard ; observe ; refer . Ad - vert'ençe , n . Direc- Ad - vert'en - çy , tion of the mind ; attention ; heed . Ad - vert'ent , a . Attentive . Ad'ver - tişe ' , v . t . To inform ; to give public notice of ...
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... mind ; to harmonize ; to yield assent ; to suit ; to correspond in gender , num- ber , case , or person . A - gree'a - ble ( 15 ) , a . Agreeing AGREEABLY or suitable ; in conformity ; pleasing to the ā , ē , ī , ō , ū , ỹ , long ; ă ...
... mind ; to harmonize ; to yield assent ; to suit ; to correspond in gender , num- ber , case , or person . A - gree'a - ble ( 15 ) , a . Agreeing AGREEABLY or suitable ; in conformity ; pleasing to the ā , ē , ī , ō , ū , ỹ , long ; ă ...
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... mind or senses . A - gree'a - bly , adv . In an agreeable manner ; conform- ably . A - gree'ment , n . Act or state of agreeing ; concord ; har- mony ; bargain ; compact . Ag'ri - cult'ur - al , a . Relating to agriculture . Ag'ri ...
... mind or senses . A - gree'a - bly , adv . In an agreeable manner ; conform- ably . A - gree'ment , n . Act or state of agreeing ; concord ; har- mony ; bargain ; compact . Ag'ri - cult'ur - al , a . Relating to agriculture . Ag'ri ...
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... mind ; to remark by way of criticism . Ăn'i - mal , n . An organized ilving being , endowed with sensation and voluntary motion ; an irrational being . a . Pertaining to animals . Ăni - măl eu - lar , a . Relating | to , or resembling ...
... mind ; to remark by way of criticism . Ăn'i - mal , n . An organized ilving being , endowed with sensation and voluntary motion ; an irrational being . a . Pertaining to animals . Ăni - măl eu - lar , a . Relating | to , or resembling ...
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ance animal Belonging bird body Capable cause Celt cloth color Consisting costive disease dress earth female fish flowers fluid fruit Full horse inclose instru instrument interj kind land light liquor manner mark marriage means ment metal ness officer pain person Pertaining piece plant prep pron quadruped Quality Relating resembling round sharp ship short shrub side sing sion skilled soft sound stone substance syllable taining Tending thawt thin thing tion tree utter v. i. To grow v. t. imp v. t. To bring v. t. To cover v. t. To draw v. t. To form v. t. To give v. t. To lay v. t. To put v. t. To take v. t. To throw versed vessel Want wind woman wood words zish'un
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