Seventy Lessons in Spelling: A Complete Collection of Difficult Common Words, with Definitions and Pronunciations, and an Appendix Containing Rules for the Use of Capital Letters, and a List of Abbreviations : Arranged for the Use of Business Colleges, Academies, High Schools, &cWilliams & Rogers, 1885 - 136 pages |
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... lessons should be written in books prepared for the purpose , with blank spaces for rewriting all misspelled words . A convenient form of book is one made with twenty - five lines on a page . A lesson may then be written on the left ...
... lessons should be written in books prepared for the purpose , with blank spaces for rewriting all misspelled words . A convenient form of book is one made with twenty - five lines on a page . A lesson may then be written on the left ...
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... lesson . A good method to increase the interest in the subject is to call on one or more of the class each day to pronounce the difficult words in the next advance lesson . Particular care should be taken that the words be pro- nounced ...
... lesson . A good method to increase the interest in the subject is to call on one or more of the class each day to pronounce the difficult words in the next advance lesson . Particular care should be taken that the words be pro- nounced ...
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... lessons are used , the rewriting of all misspelled words at least twice , once directly opposite where they were ... Lessons . It is very important that the work be frequently and thoroughly reviewed . The Review Lessons beginning on ...
... lessons are used , the rewriting of all misspelled words at least twice , once directly opposite where they were ... Lessons . It is very important that the work be frequently and thoroughly reviewed . The Review Lessons beginning on ...
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... lesson , corrected . LESSON 60 . 188- I anvil 2 hypocricy 3 disappoint oer 5 adjective 6 deceive ninetieth 8 rational 9 apology 10 holiday II pronunciation 12 century 13 brickkiln 14 furnace 15 granary 16 anguish SEPTEMBER hypocrisy Vo ...
... lesson , corrected . LESSON 60 . 188- I anvil 2 hypocricy 3 disappoint oer 5 adjective 6 deceive ninetieth 8 rational 9 apology 10 holiday II pronunciation 12 century 13 brickkiln 14 furnace 15 granary 16 anguish SEPTEMBER hypocrisy Vo ...
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... that syllable should be ac- cented . Ex . Pres'ent , a gift , present ' , to give . Rec'ord , a register , record ' , to put on record . SEVENTY LESSONS SPELLING . LESSON I. LESSON II . Imperative MARKED LETTERS AND ...
... that syllable should be ac- cented . Ex . Pres'ent , a gift , present ' , to give . Rec'ord , a register , record ' , to put on record . SEVENTY LESSONS SPELLING . LESSON I. LESSON II . Imperative MARKED LETTERS AND ...
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Page 125 - DCL Doctor of Civil (or Canon) Law. dd Days after date. DD (L. Divinitatis Doctor) Doctor of Divinity. DDS Doctor of Dental Surgery. Dec. December ; Declination; Declension.
Page 127 - FRSE — Fellow of the Royal Society, Edinburgh FRSL— Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature; Fellow of the Royal Society, London FSA...
Page 126 - Ed. Editor ; Edition. EE Errors excepted ; Ells English. EE and MP Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. eg (L. exempli gratia.) For example.
Page 131 - Norn, or nom. Nominative. Non. con. Not content; dissenting. Non. pros, or non. pros. (L. Non Prosequitur) He does not prosecute, — a judgment entered against the plaintiff when he does not appear to prosecute.
Page 126 - Franc; florin; farthing; foot; folio. Fahr., Fah. or F. Fahrenheit. FAS Fellow of the Society of Arts; Fellow of the Antiquarian Society. fcp. or /cop.
Page 123 - Bachelor of Arts. Bart, or Bt., Baronet. BC, Before Christ. BCL, Bachelor of Civil Law. BD, Bachelor of Divinity.
Page 129 - Credit. /. c. Lower case. — (L. loco citato) In the place before cited. Ld. Lord. Ldp. or Lp. Lordship. Lea. or lea. League. Led. Ledger. Leg. or Legis. Legislature. LI Long Island ; Light Infantry. Lib.
Page 128 - Hundred. ib., ibid. (L. Ibidem.) In the same place. id. (L. Idem.) The same.
Page 129 - Jonathan. Jos., Joseph. Josh., Joshua. JP, Justice of the Peace. J. Prob., Judge of Probate. Jr. or Jun., Junior. JUD (Juris utriusque Doctor), Doctor of both Laws (of the Canon and the Civil Law). Jud., Judith. Judg., Judges. Kan., Kansas. KB, King's Bench. KB, Knight of the Bath. KCB, Knight Commander of the Bath. KCH, Knight Commander of Hanover. KCMG, Knight Commander of Order of St. Michael...
Page 125 - Draft. DG (L. Dei gratia.) By the grace of God. diam. Diameter. Diet. Dictionary; dictator. Dig. Digest. Dis. or Disct.