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a-paper added by halving added by lengthening added to straight And-tick Atlantic Ocean begins words Chay circle or loop circle-side circles and loops consonant stroke CONSONANT WORD-SIGNS correctly writ curved signs dash-vowel word-signs Dear-Sir diphthongs direction dot-vowel Eshun-hook final vowel four minutes full-length signs halved to add horizontal sign in-the initial vowel large circle lengthened sign LESSON middle of words of-the Ohio omitted phonography phrases position vowels occurring practiced precedes a final R-hook sign Ray be written READING EXERCISE received REVIEW QUESTIONS Sandusky second position shorthand shun sign for sh small initial hook sound Steh stem Ster straight signs third position vowels tick written Tiv hook unhung vowel written vowel's place WORDS ADDED WRITING EXERCISE written downward written upward written when followed Yours-truly کا ما
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Page 12 - Some have characters to represent all the vowels, which they use in common, as in other writing, namely, at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of words.
Page 139 - I was sick. I was very sick six or seven weeks during the time, but almost every day that I was able to be out of my own house, I was at the custom house.
Page 138 - It would be impossible for me to tell you the number of days; it would be impossible for me to recollect.
Page 134 - KNOX sworn and examined. By the CHAIRMAN: Q. Where do you reside ? — A. In Maryland.
Page 126 - To may be omitted, and the words written close together or joined, in such expressions as, from time to time, from day to day, from year to year, etc.
Page 53 - COG, by a light dot written at the beginning of the remainder of the word.
Page 15 - When S or Z is the only consonant in a word, or when followed by another S; thus, y J _ ........ ....... ._ ...... see cease ceased ceases 2.
Page 117 - ... do you know whether (or) not do you remember whether (or) not...
Page 7 - When a vowel is placed above a horizontal sign, or to the left of any other, it is read before the...