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ACCENTED ǎl i ty āte bär bil i ty bîrd căn câre çen çent çep çer çès chro cial cious consonant côr cûr denotes děs digraph diphthong fåll fŏŏt fôre FOUR SYLLABLES gā tion gent ging Ĭve lāte ling liñk lōw ly ness marïne māte měn ment mis sion mōōn näte nouns păr pärt pěl pěn pôr prëy pronounced pronunciation pull quadrupeds ra phy rāte ri oŭs ri ty rōw rûle sion sive SYLLABLES tāte těm těn thêre THREE SYLLABLES tial tion ex tious tive trans tūre ū loŭs unmarked ūre VERBS vowel whạt wolf WORDS OF FOUR WORDS OF THREE
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Page 8 - LESSON 2. ma me mi mo mu my na ne ni no nu ny pa pe pi po pu py ra re ri ro ru ry sa se si so su sy ta te ti to tu ty va ve vi vo vu vy za ze zi zo zu zy wa we wi wo wu wy LESSON 3.
Page 87 - It was the calmness of an intensity, kept uniform by the nature of the human mind forbidding it to be more, and by the character of the individual forbidding it to be less. The habitual passion of his mind was a...
Page 25 - The rain runs from the eaves of the house. The sun heats the air, and makes it hot. The old sheep bleats, and calls her lamb to her.
Page 53 - The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly : but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier. 6 Thy testimonies, O Lord, are very sure : holiness becometh thine house for ever.
Page 22 - ... fond of fine beads to wear round their necks. Girls and boys must learn to read and spell. Men load hay with a pitchfork. A load of oak wood is worth more than a load of pine wood. A toad will jump like a frog. A saw mill will saw logs into boards. A gourd grows on a vine, like a squash. You can not teach a deaf and dumb boy to speak. The man who drinks rum may soon want a loaf...
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Page 65 - Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true, we may give Advice, but we cannot give Conduct...
Page 16 - ... a stray pur loin a vow Strong drink will debase a man. Hard shells incase clams and oysters. Men inflate balloons with gas, which is lighter than common air. Teachers like to see their pupils polite to each other. Idle men often delay till to-morrow things that should be done to-day.
Page 41 - The universe, then, is like a house: the earth is its ground floor, the firmament its ceiling, under which the Almighty hangs out the sun to rule the day and the moon and stars to rule the night.
Page 8 - IV-. ab - eb ib ob ub ac ec ic oc uc ad ed id od ud af ef if of uf ag eg ig og ug LESSON V.