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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239 - Synonyms at tain , ac quire ; at tempt , strive ; bar ter , traf fic ; au stere ' , harsh ; er ror , blun der ; pru dent , cau tious ; wit ness , spec ta tor ; bard , po et ; at ten tive , mind ful ; bash ful , dif fi dent ...
239 - Synonyms at tain , ac quire ; at tempt , strive ; bar ter , traf fic ; au stere ' , harsh ; er ror , blun der ; pru dent , cau tious ; wit ness , spec ta tor ; bard , po et ; at ten tive , mind ful ; bash ful , dif fi dent ...
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267 - History In di an spear wig wam squaw pap poose scalped ship wreck wil der ness suf fer ing war rior ex plore set tle ment wam pum moc ca sin cal u met col o ny Eng lish dis cov er y per ma nent Dutch nav i ga tor Span ish tom a ...
267 - History In di an spear wig wam squaw pap poose scalped ship wreck wil der ness suf fer ing war rior ex plore set tle ment wam pum moc ca sin cal u met col o ny Eng lish dis cov er y per ma nent Dutch nav i ga tor Span ish tom a ...
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301 - Suffixes - Nouns er , one who : builder , one who builds . ness , state of being : illness , state of being ill . sing er preach er deaf ness soft ness wait er la bor er firm ness sweet ness start er lect ur er swift ness round ...
301 - Suffixes - Nouns er , one who : builder , one who builds . ness , state of being : illness , state of being ill . sing er preach er deaf ness soft ness wait er la bor er firm ness sweet ness start er lect ur er swift ness round ...
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... the meadows are enameled with clover blossoms ; while the young apple , the peach , and the plum begin to swell , and the cherry to glow among the green leaves . - Irving . cen ser right'eous ness Pronunciation .
... the meadows are enameled with clover blossoms ; while the young apple , the peach , and the plum begin to swell , and the cherry to glow among the green leaves . - Irving . cen ser right'eous ness Pronunciation .
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... rec to ry par son age pen i tence 2 316 - Synonyms Abandon an enterprise , desert a post. cen ser right'eous ness Pronunciation . - 1 mosk ; 2 ri'chus něs . de lir i ous ǎ'que ous gas e ous hid MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK 119.
... rec to ry par son age pen i tence 2 316 - Synonyms Abandon an enterprise , desert a post. cen ser right'eous ness Pronunciation . - 1 mosk ; 2 ri'chus něs . de lir i ous ǎ'que ous gas e ous hid MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK 119.
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abbreviation animal beautiful begin body called capital column comma Copy Copy the words derivative Dictation feet five flowers foot fruit girl give grain grows hand king land leaves lesson letters live mark meaning measuring ment mile months ness opposite 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 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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