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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... given . Rules for speiling have also been purposely omitted , as they are generally more a hindrance than a help in learning to spell . The importance of the subject need not be urged ; it may be said , however , that although spelling ...
... given . Rules for speiling have also been purposely omitted , as they are generally more a hindrance than a help in learning to spell . The importance of the subject need not be urged ; it may be said , however , that although spelling ...
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... given by the teacher , with explanations and black- board illustrations of accent marks and marked vowels , till every pupil can tell by the phonetic spelling and marked letters how to pronounce the words . Pupils should be in- structed ...
... given by the teacher , with explanations and black- board illustrations of accent marks and marked vowels , till every pupil can tell by the phonetic spelling and marked letters how to pronounce the words . Pupils should be in- structed ...
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... given with more frequency than the regular work . Below is given a specimen page of a convenient form vi INTRODUCTION .
... given with more frequency than the regular work . Below is given a specimen page of a convenient form vi INTRODUCTION .
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... given a specimen page of a convenient form of spelling blank , showing one - half of a written lesson , corrected . LESSON 60 . 188- I anvil 2 hypocricy 3 disappoint oer 5 adjective 6 deceive ninetieth 8 rational 9 apology 10 holiday II ...
... given a specimen page of a convenient form of spelling blank , showing one - half of a written lesson , corrected . LESSON 60 . 188- I anvil 2 hypocricy 3 disappoint oer 5 adjective 6 deceive ninetieth 8 rational 9 apology 10 holiday II ...
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... given to the poor . Leech , a worm that sucks blood ; a physician . Meri'no ( mē - rē'nō ) , a fine- wooled sheep . Ruff'ian ( ruf'yan ) , a brutal fellow . Loz'enge , a small cake of medicine . Clem'ency , a disposition to treat with ...
... given to the poor . Leech , a worm that sucks blood ; a physician . Meri'no ( mē - rē'nō ) , a fine- wooled sheep . Ruff'ian ( ruf'yan ) , a brutal fellow . Loz'enge , a small cake of medicine . Clem'ency , a disposition to treat with ...
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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.