Orthography, Etymology, and PunctuationA. Flanagan Company, 1908 |
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Σελίδα 2
... half of the letter . The small b is a modified form of capital B. According to early colonial law B was stamped on the forehead of a blasphemer . In the original Aryan tongues b has much the same 2 ORTHOGRAPHY , ORTHOEPY , AND PUNCTUATION .
... half of the letter . The small b is a modified form of capital B. According to early colonial law B was stamped on the forehead of a blasphemer . In the original Aryan tongues b has much the same 2 ORTHOGRAPHY , ORTHOEPY , AND PUNCTUATION .
Σελίδα 11
... modified is given to a in unaccented syllables , as in preface , savāge , senāte , salutary . Webster's Dictionary gives this modification as a 1 The student should consult the dictionary for a complete analysis of the vowel sounds ...
... modified is given to a in unaccented syllables , as in preface , savāge , senāte , salutary . Webster's Dictionary gives this modification as a 1 The student should consult the dictionary for a complete analysis of the vowel sounds ...
Σελίδα 12
... modified toward I in final syllables ; as , wicked , roses , kitchen . Generally when e follows a consonant at the end of a syllable it has no sound , but marks the preceding vowel as long ; as , lāme , mēte , kite , tōne , lūte . This ...
... modified toward I in final syllables ; as , wicked , roses , kitchen . Generally when e follows a consonant at the end of a syllable it has no sound , but marks the preceding vowel as long ; as , lāme , mēte , kite , tōne , lūte . This ...
Σελίδα 13
... modified to ú ; as , únite , graduate , supreme . After r it becomes u ; as , rude , rural . This sound of u is ... modify this primal sound are the tongue and the lips . If we observe carefully the various distinct vowel sounds which ...
... modified to ú ; as , únite , graduate , supreme . After r it becomes u ; as , rude , rural . This sound of u is ... modify this primal sound are the tongue and the lips . If we observe carefully the various distinct vowel sounds which ...
Σελίδα 15
... modification of the initial vowel sound by consonant y ; a is also composed of ĕ and i . Improper diphthongs are generally called digraphs . EXERCISE . Describe the diphthongs and triphthongs in the following words : heath taught thou ...
... modification of the initial vowel sound by consonant y ; a is also composed of ĕ and i . Improper diphthongs are generally called digraphs . EXERCISE . Describe the diphthongs and triphthongs in the following words : heath taught thou ...
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abbreviation accent Anglo-Saxon apostrophe becomes English black boot-black boot breath called câre cent clause cognate colon comma common compound word consonant containing the sound dash derived diacritical marks digraph diphthongs diphthongs and triphthongs doctor doctor English alphabet English language Exception exercise final syllable five examples following words French give given grammar Greek homonyms hyphen illustrate Indo-European languages labial labio-dental Latin marks of parenthesis meaning medial misspelled modified mute nouns omitted orthoepy paragraph paronyms penult period Phoenician Phoenician alphabet phrase plural prefix pronounced pronunciation punctuation pupils quotation Repeat RULE represent root RULE VII semicolon semivowels sentence separate silent silent letters sometimes sonant sound of g sound of long spelling suffix surd syllable synonyms teacher thistles tion tongue trigraphs triphthong unaccented syllables usually verb vowel vowel sounds WEBSTER Webster's Dictionary white boot-black WORCESTER words containing Write ten words written
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Σελίδα 121 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Σελίδα 141 - Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.
Σελίδα 70 - UP from the South at break of day, Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay, The affrighted air with a shudder bore, Like a herald in haste, to the chieftain's door, The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar, Telling the battle was on once more, And Sheridan twenty miles away.
Σελίδα 138 - There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore. There is society where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not man the less, but nature more...
Σελίδα 70 - And wider still those billows of war Thundered along the horizon's bar, And louder yet into Winchester rolled The roar of that red sea, uncontrolled...
Σελίδα 141 - It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest, it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown : His scepter shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings...
Σελίδα 114 - To send abroad a shrill and terrible cry, Which in one moment, like the blast of doom, Would shatter all the happiness of the hearth. He therefore turning softly like a thief, Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot, And feeling all along the garden wall...
Σελίδα 138 - O God ! I could be bounded in a nut-shell, and count myself a king of infinite space ; were it not that I have bad dreams.
Σελίδα 150 - They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care ; And saints upon their garments white These sacred blossoms wear.
Σελίδα 141 - The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes...