Merill's Word and Sentence Book: A Practical Speller Designed to Teach the Form, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Use of Common Words |
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21 - å , short , ådd gås sånd hash back latch catch drank såd dle glad ly stag ger nar'row ham mock hand some råt tle trav el wag on crab plank tramp stamp scratch scant y ram ble prac tice a I will thank you for a match .
21 - å , short , ådd gås sånd hash back latch catch drank såd dle glad ly stag ger nar'row ham mock hand some råt tle trav el wag on crab plank tramp stamp scratch scant y ram ble prac tice a I will thank you for a match .
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Take your sponge in your hand . It was once a living animal . It was fastened to a rock at the bottom of the sea . Then it looked like a large piece of beef liver . You are holding the skeleton of the sponge . hold clam fast en bones ...
Take your sponge in your hand . It was once a living animal . It was fastened to a rock at the bottom of the sea . Then it looked like a large piece of beef liver . You are holding the skeleton of the sponge . hold clam fast en bones ...
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Beautiful hands are those that do Work that is earnest , brave , and true , Moment by moment , the long day through . - Allen . Learn , and write from memory . 77 know va por er rand ques tion bruise bal loon nei ther scare crow sneeze ...
Beautiful hands are those that do Work that is earnest , brave , and true , Moment by moment , the long day through . - Allen . Learn , and write from memory . 77 know va por er rand ques tion bruise bal loon nei ther scare crow sneeze ...
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113 - Clothing hose gloves mack in tosh veil muff gai ters scarf boots cra vat col lar hood tip pet skirt trou sers ruf fle shawl hand ker chief 1 neck - tie par a sol o'ver alls late tar dy soul snug co zy rob 114 Words of Similar ...
113 - Clothing hose gloves mack in tosh veil muff gai ters scarf boots cra vat col lar hood tip pet skirt trou sers ruf fle shawl hand ker chief 1 neck - tie par a sol o'ver alls late tar dy soul snug co zy rob 114 Words of Similar ...
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Ex .: Rainbow , snow - bound . hand saw made cart maid foot ball step stool race school mate book house girl pen knife man box work shop ta ble bag folks shoe string black nail hold er mak er 135 How many compound words can you form ...
Ex .: Rainbow , snow - bound . hand saw made cart maid foot ball step stool race school mate book house girl pen knife man box work shop ta ble bag folks shoe string black nail hold er mak er 135 How many compound words can you form ...
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Common terms and phrases
animal beautiful begin body called capital column comma Copy Copy the words derivative Dictation feet five flowers fruit give grain grows hand heart king land leaves lesson letters live mark meaning measuring ment mile months ness never plural pound Pronunciation.—¹ pupils putting quart question recite represented river Root forms sentences short silent sound spelling square story syllables tell thought tion tive tree United vowel Weight Write Write the words yard
Popular passages
Page 57 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.
Page 30 - I hear in the chamber above me The patter of little feet, The sound of a door that is opened, And voices soft and sweet. From my study I see in the lamplight, Descending the broad hall stair, Grave Alice and laughing Allegra, And Edith with golden hair.
Page 134 - The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an Eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me That my soul cannot resist; A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain.
Page 59 - Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains, They crowned him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow.
Page 116 - Farewell the tranquil mind ! Farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell ! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O, you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! lago.
Page 105 - FLOWER in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies ; — Hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower — but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all, I should know what God and man is.
Page 1 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 66 - The year's at the spring And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn: God's in his heaven — All's right with the world!
Page 118 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be ; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Page 73 - So here hath been dawning Another blue Day: Think wilt thou let it Slip useless away. Out of Eternity This new Day is born; Into Eternity, At night, will return. Behold it aforetime No eye ever did : So soon it forever From all eyes is hid. Here hath been dawning Another blue Day : Think wilt thou let it Slip useless away.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Merill's Word and Sentence Book: A Practical Speller Designed to Teach the Form, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Use of Common Words |
| Author | James Ormond Wilson |
| Publisher | Maynard, Merrill, & Company, 1902 |
| Length | 189 pages |
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