A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... proper , from one to six syllables : The several sorts of monosyllables in the common words be- ing distinguished , by tables , into words of two , three , and four letters , & c . with Six short lessons at the end of each table , not ...
... proper , from one to six syllables : The several sorts of monosyllables in the common words be- ing distinguished , by tables , into words of two , three , and four letters , & c . with Six short lessons at the end of each table , not ...
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... Proper names of persons , places , & c . or words usu- ally beginning with a capital . PROPER NAMES OF ONE SYLLABLE . ANN , Bath , Blith , Bourn , Bowe , Brent , Burgh . Calne , Cerne , Chard , Charles , Christ , Clay , Colne , Cray ...
... Proper names of persons , places , & c . or words usu- ally beginning with a capital . PROPER NAMES OF ONE SYLLABLE . ANN , Bath , Blith , Bourn , Bowe , Brent , Burgh . Calne , Cerne , Chard , Charles , Christ , Clay , Colne , Cray ...
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... proper to begin a word , must begin the syllable together ; as clus - ter . Q. What exceptions have you to this rule ? A. All such derivatives , whose primitives ending in e final , drop the e in spelling , have the consonants in the ...
... proper to begin a word , must begin the syllable together ; as clus - ter . Q. What exceptions have you to this rule ? A. All such derivatives , whose primitives ending in e final , drop the e in spelling , have the consonants in the ...
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adding the termination adjectives adverb Bachelor of Divinity Ben e CHAP Christ church cious consisting of words consonants declension denotes diphthong division of syllables doth drow easy lessons educate hereafter following words ford foregoing Tables Give an example hath heart IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD land ling Lord ment mind ness Note.-The accent nouns optative mood Plur plural potential mood praise preposition Present tense Preterimperfect Preterperfect tense Preterpluperfect tense pronoun ra ble ra tion rain ri ous Second future tense sentence signifies Sing sion sounded ster subjunctive mood substantive syllable ta tion thee thing tive trans ture unto verb vowel wicked wise words not exceeding