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Counter , which signifies opposition or contrariety ; as counterbalance , counterscarp , counterfeit . 4. For , which signifies negation , or privation ; as , to forbid to forsake . 5. Fore , which signifies before ; as , to foresee ...
Counter , which signifies opposition or contrariety ; as counterbalance , counterscarp , counterfeit . 4. For , which signifies negation , or privation ; as , to forbid to forsake . 5. Fore , which signifies before ; as , to foresee ...
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Extra , which signifies beyond , over and above ; as , extravagant , extraordinary . 12. In or im , which generally denotes the position or disposition , or an action whereby one thing is , as it were , put into another ; as , to import ...
Extra , which signifies beyond , over and above ; as , extravagant , extraordinary . 12. In or im , which generally denotes the position or disposition , or an action whereby one thing is , as it were , put into another ; as , to import ...
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Retro , which signifies backward ; as , retrospect , retrograde motion . 23. Se , which signifies without , or by itself ; as , secure , separate , seclude . 24. Sub , which signifies under ; as , to subscribe . 25.
Retro , which signifies backward ; as , retrospect , retrograde motion . 23. Se , which signifies without , or by itself ; as , secure , separate , seclude . 24. Sub , which signifies under ; as , to subscribe . 25.
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accent adjectives begin bridge CHAP church comes consonants denotes derived divided doth educated educated hereafter fear field ford foregoing formed future tense give hand hast hath hear heart keep kind known land less LESSON letters ling Lord mark ment mind mood mouth ness Note nouns person Plur plural praise Present pronoun proper rain rule sentence serve short signifies Sing singular sion sometimes sounded substantive syllable TABLE tense thee thing thou tion tive true trust unto verb vowel wicked wise words worth
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| Title | A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
| Author | Thomas Dilworth |
| Publisher | S. Babcock, 1840 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2019 |
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