The Spelling-book: Consisting of Words in Columns and Sentences for Oral and Written Exercises, Together with Prefixes, Affixes and Important Roots from the Greek and Latin LanguagesCowperthwait, Desilver, & Butler, 1854 - 160 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 142 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Σελίδα 8 - A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable ; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a trissyllable ; and a word of four or more syllables, a polysyllable. DIPHTHONGS AND TRIPHTHONGS. A diphthong' is two vowels joined in one syllable ; as, ea in beat, ou in sound.
Σελίδα 140 - Romans counted up to three by single strokes, supposed to represent the fingers of the hand : thus I. stood for one ; II for two ; and III. for three. A smaller figure placed to the left of a larger is meant to be subtracted from it : thus IV. means I. (one) subtracted from V. (five) ; that is, four. V. stands for five ; it represents the five fingers of the hand, and was originally written thus, ty : afterwards, the middle fingers were left out, and the figure stood V.
Σελίδα 7 - The consonants are, 6, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, I, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, z, and w and y beginning a word or syllable.
Σελίδα 40 - ... their, belonging to them. there, in that place. threw, did throw. through, from one end to the other.
Σελίδα 130 - Ne quid nimis : too much of one thing is good for nothing...
Σελίδα 90 - April 5. May 6. June 7. July 8. August 9. September 10. October 11. November 12. December 365 or 366.
Σελίδα 131 - Pro bono publico, for the public good. Pro et con, for and against. Pro forma, for mere form.
Σελίδα 7 - A diphthong is two vowels joined in one syllable ; as, ea in beat, ou in sound. A proper diphthong, is a diphthong in which both the vowels are sounded ; as, oi in voice.
Σελίδα 7 - A proper diphthong is a diphthong in which both the vowels are sounded ; as, oi in voice. An improper diphthong is a diphthong in which only one of the vowels is sounded ; as, oa in loaf.