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 19
... . Four and twenty hours a day , Time for work and sleep and play . To the Teacher . — Give an oral drill on the lessons given to vowel sounds . 26-1 , short , m cit y skip still stiff MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK 19.
... . Four and twenty hours a day , Time for work and sleep and play . To the Teacher . — Give an oral drill on the lessons given to vowel sounds . 26-1 , short , m cit y skip still stiff MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK 19.
Page 22
... state orally , in complete sentences , what they actually saw on their way to school . Drill the pupils on giving the long and the short sounds of the vowels . 34 Question - mark Rule . A question mark ( 22 MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK.
... state orally , in complete sentences , what they actually saw on their way to school . Drill the pupils on giving the long and the short sounds of the vowels . 34 Question - mark Rule . A question mark ( 22 MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK.
Page 57
... every long sound of a vowel . To the Teacher . - Teach the pupils the use of the Marks of Punctuation , one by one , as they come up in other lessons . 129 - Capital Letters Rule . - Titles , when MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK 57.
... every long sound of a vowel . To the Teacher . - Teach the pupils the use of the Marks of Punctuation , one by one , as they come up in other lessons . 129 - Capital Letters Rule . - Titles , when MERRILL'S WORD AND SENTENCE BOOK 57.
Page 69
... vowel add s to form the plural . toy es'say al ley joy mon ey vol ley prey don'key pul ley kid ney med ley 2 at tor'ney Copy each word and write its plural form opposite . Pronunciation . — 1 sēm'stres or sem'stres ; 2ăt tûr'ny . 165 ...
... vowel add s to form the plural . toy es'say al ley joy mon ey vol ley prey don'key pul ley kid ney med ley 2 at tor'ney Copy each word and write its plural form opposite . Pronunciation . — 1 sēm'stres or sem'stres ; 2ăt tûr'ny . 165 ...
Page 72
... côr'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.
... côr'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.
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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.