The Pronouncing Spelling Book: Adapted to Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, in which the Precise Sound of Every Syllable is Accurately Conveyed, in a Manner Perfectly Intelligible to Every Capacity ... |
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Page 68
... colours are the most beautiful that can be imagined . It has a small gilded crest on its head which sparkles in the sun like a little star . As soon as the sun is risen , the humming - birds are seen fluttering about the flowers ...
... colours are the most beautiful that can be imagined . It has a small gilded crest on its head which sparkles in the sun like a little star . As soon as the sun is risen , the humming - birds are seen fluttering about the flowers ...
Page 89
... colours . It was , in all probability , an enormous specimen of this serpent which once threw a whole Roman army into dis- may . Near Bragada , in Africa , a snake was seen of so enor- mous a magnitude , as to prevent the army from the ...
... colours . It was , in all probability , an enormous specimen of this serpent which once threw a whole Roman army into dis- may . Near Bragada , in Africa , a snake was seen of so enor- mous a magnitude , as to prevent the army from the ...
Page 103
... naked àrk , a chest bear , to carry ǎr - rear ' , what is unpaid base , vile ǎr - riere ' , the last body bass , a part in music of an army bay , a colour bey , a Turkish governor bōld , daring bē , WORDS ALIKE IN PRONUNCIATION 103.
... naked àrk , a chest bear , to carry ǎr - rear ' , what is unpaid base , vile ǎr - riere ' , the last body bass , a part in music of an army bay , a colour bey , a Turkish governor bōld , daring bē , WORDS ALIKE IN PRONUNCIATION 103.
Page 104
... colour blōat , to swell blōte , to smoke bōar , a kind of beast bōre , to make a hole brit'äin , the name of an island brit'on , a native of Brit- ain board , a piece of wood bruit , a report bōr'd , he did bore brute , a beast bur , a ...
... colour blōat , to swell blōte , to smoke bōar , a kind of beast bōre , to make a hole brit'äin , the name of an island brit'on , a native of Brit- ain board , a piece of wood bruit , a report bōr'd , he did bore brute , a beast bur , a ...
Page 107
... colour finger an ounce ea'ten , swallowed flee , to run away float , to swim flōte , to skim flew , did fly flue , pipe of a chimney flower , the blossom of a plant town ' w'er , a jug of water ' ūre , practice your , belonging to you ...
... colour finger an ounce ea'ten , swallowed flee , to run away float , to swim flōte , to skim flew , did fly flue , pipe of a chimney flower , the blossom of a plant town ' w'er , a jug of water ' ūre , practice your , belonging to you ...
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accent added to words bàlm beasts beautiful birds bless body bread bright Charles cock colour consonant corn creature dăm diphthong Doctor of Laws doth drow ending with silent evil fear feet final consonant fish flowers frol fruit fûl găl grass hair hand horse hurt insect iton keep lăn legs Lesson letter lion little boy little lamb look Lord malt liquor man's name mark Monosyllables Monosyllables ending Mother never night orthography òû pěr Perry pět play poor praise pray preceded puss quoit Rule sâu sentence sět sheep shine Short ǎ silent e single vowel sleep soft song sound spelling sweet syllable tăn tell thee thin thine thing thôn thou throw tiề tree triphthong tron văn verbal noun walk wind wings words ending young
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Page 158 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him (xxii.
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Page 158 - He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed ; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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Page 156 - I THANK the goodness and the grace Which on my birth have smiled, And made me, in these Christian days, A happy English child.