Merill's Word and Sentence Book: A Practical Speller Designed to Teach the Form, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Use of Common WordsMaynard, Merrill, & Company, 1902 - 189 pages |
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Page 72
... 'nice hos tile rep'tile serv ice des tine mis sile crev ice prom ise doc trine Copy the words . Mark the short sounds of the vowels . 173 - Irregular Plurals Singular Plural Singular Plural OX oxen 72 MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK.
... 'nice hos tile rep'tile serv ice des tine mis sile crev ice prom ise doc trine Copy the words . Mark the short sounds of the vowels . 173 - Irregular Plurals Singular Plural Singular Plural OX oxen 72 MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK.
Page 73
... Plurals Singular Plural Singular Plural OX oxen mouse mice this these child chil dren that those wom an wom en tooth teeth broth er breth ren goose geese pen ny pence Copy : Lost , yesterday , somewhere between sunrise and sunset , two ...
... Plurals Singular Plural Singular Plural OX oxen mouse mice this these child chil dren that those wom an wom en tooth teeth broth er breth ren goose geese pen ny pence Copy : Lost , yesterday , somewhere between sunrise and sunset , two ...
Page 77
... shōne copse fraud guile grease prism côrpse fledge gloat mold pierce clench chasm gorge mourn plague cleanse dredge gourd league Scourge 188 Singular and Plural Rule . - Letters , marks MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK.
... shōne copse fraud guile grease prism côrpse fledge gloat mold pierce clench chasm gorge mourn plague cleanse dredge gourd league Scourge 188 Singular and Plural Rule . - Letters , marks MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK.
Page 78
... Plural Rule . - Letters , marks , and figures are made plural by adding an apostro- phe and s ( ' s ) . Dictation . - Dot your i's and cross your t's . How many a's are there in separate ? The + ' s are between the 6's and 7's . Rule ...
... Plural Rule . - Letters , marks , and figures are made plural by adding an apostro- phe and s ( ' s ) . Dictation . - Dot your i's and cross your t's . How many a's are there in separate ? The + ' s are between the 6's and 7's . Rule ...
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... plural noun ending in s add ( ' ) ; boys ' ; not ending in s add ' s ; women's . Sing . girl la dy Poss . Sing . girl's la dy's Poss . Plural . Plural . girls la dies girls ' la dies ' man's men men's child's chil dren chil dren's schol ...
... plural noun ending in s add ( ' ) ; boys ' ; not ending in s add ' s ; women's . Sing . girl la dy Poss . Sing . girl's la dy's Poss . Plural . Plural . girls la dies girls ' la dies ' man's men men's child's chil dren chil dren's schol ...
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abbreviation ance ben e byss capital chro column comma Copy the words cubic daugh derivative words Dictation Dictation.—The feet flowers fruit grain James Russell Lowell king land lesson little fox long sound mark the long Mark the short Measure-Continued measuring ment ness oral Pacific Ocean Payt Pennyweight plural pound prefix Pronunciation.—¹ pupils putting the right quart quotation ra ble recite ri ous right word river river Dee Root forms short sound silent letters spelling sponge square suffix syllable tion tism tive tree tress Troy Weight vowel Write the sentences 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.