NATIONAL SERIES OF STANDARD SCHOOL-BOOKS. Brooks' Greek and Latin Classics. This series of the GREEK and LATIN CLASSICS, by N. C. BROOKS, of Baltimore, is on an improved plan, with peculiar adaptation to the wants of the American student. This consists of portions of the Four Gospels in Greek, arranged in Chronological order; and forms a connected history of the principal events in the Saviour's life and ministry. It contains a Lexicon, and is illustrated and explained by notes. BROOKS' HISTORIA SACRA. Price 62 cents. Price $1.25. A. S. BARNES & BURR, Publishers, 51 & 53 John Street, New York. NATIONAL SERIES OF STANDARD SCHOOL-BOOKS. SPELLING AND DEFINING. THE JUVENILE DEFINER: A Collection and Classification of FAMILIAR WORDS and NAMES, correctly Spelled, Accented, and Defined. By W. W. SMITH, Principal of G ammar School No. 1, New York. Price 30 cts. This is an invaluable book for young children: instead of long columns of to them incomprehensible and meaningless words, the lessons are formed of those words which they hear and use almost every day, but of which they have formed only imperfect ideas. The words are grouped with reference to similar signification or use as the several kinds of BUILDINGS compose one class;-the kinds of VESSELS another;VEHICLES another;-CLOTHS another, &c., &c.; experience having shown that the knowledge of one word of a class produces in the pupil a strong desire to know ALL belonging to that class, with their various shades of meaning, application, &c. The principal words used in the definitions are also defined, and the arrangement is such that almost every word in the book is defined at the time or before its employment. THE GRAMMAR-SCHOOL SPELLER; or, SPELLER'S NEW MANUAL. Containing Rules for SPELLING, with numerous Examples to illustrate the Application of each Rule; together with a large Collection of the most Difficult Words in the English Language, correctly Spelled, Pronounced, and Defined. Arranged in Easy Lessons for Intermediate Classes. Price 40 cts. This book is designed for those pupils who have studied through the JUVENILE DEFINER. The Rules for Spelling are in simple language, having numerous examples of familiar words attached to illustrate the intent of each. These Rules teach the formation of the great majority of the derivatives, and consequently embrace the greater portion of the words of the language. The lessons consist of words grouped with reference to the sameness of sound of certain syllables differently spelled; as authorize, exercise, analyze, sacrifice-the pronunciation of each of these terminations has in it the sound of ize, though expressed by a different combination of letters. Again: burrow, borough, bergamot, bourgeois, birchen, have the sound of bur in the first syllable of each, while each is spelled differently: the same may be said of chrysalis, crispy, Christian, crystalall commencing with the sound of kris-and many others. The words of the lessons have also the pronunciation (in italics), and a short definition of each attached-the whole comprising the most difficult words in the language. To which are added copious Exercises in False Orthography-the words to be written correctly by the pupil. It can also be used as a dictation exercise. THE SPELLER AND DEFINER'S MANUAL; Being a DICTIONARY and SPELLING-BOOK combined, in which the most Useful Words in the English Language are Spelled, Pronounced, and Defined, and arranged in Classes; together with Rules for Spelling, Prefixes and Suffixes, Rules for the Use of Capitals, Punctuation Marks, Quotations from other Languages used in English Composition, Abbreviations, &c., &c. To which is added a Vocabulary of Reference. Price 60 cts. In this book, designed for the highest class, we have, 1st, A dissertation on the Bounds of the Vowels and Consonants, their uses and powers. 2d. Rules for Spelling. 3d, Prefixes and Suffixes, with their meanings. 4th, Punctuation marks, and how to use them-Rules for the use of Capitals, Rules for Letter and Note writing, with diagrams, &c. In the body of the work there are about 14,000 of the principal words in the language-arranged in classes according to their derivation,-correctly spelled, pronounced, and defined-the pronunciation having the vowel sounds marked by figures which refer to a Key easily understood and applied. By this arrangement, the knowledge of one word of a class will give some idea of the others. There are also Questions at the bottom of each page, which, to be correctly answered, require the pupil to keep constantly in his mind the Rules for Spelling, their application, &c. This book can also be used with great advantage as a DICTIONARY. As the words are not in alphabetical order for obvious reasons, an alphabetical Vocabulary is placed at the end, by which means any word in the book can be found. A. S. BARNES & BURR, Publishers, 51 & 53 John Street, New York. PPPPPP N |