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Bazin & Ellsworth, 1859 - 168 pàgines
 

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Pàgina 18 - A, a; B, b; C, c ; D, d; E, e ; F, f; G, g; H, h; I, i; J, j; K, k ; L, 1; M, m ; N, n ; O, o...
Pàgina 15 - A word of one syllable is termed a monosyllable, a word of two syllables, a dissyllable; a word of three syllables, a trisyllable; and a word of four or more syllables, a polysyllable. All words are either primitive or derivative. A primitive word is that which cannot be reduced to any simpler word in the language; as, man, good, content.
Pàgina 165 - Ct., Cts. Cent, Cents. CW Canada West. DC District of Columbia. DD Doctor of Divinity. Dea. Deacon. Dec. December. Del. Delaware. Dept. Deputy ; Department.
Pàgina 6 - The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. W and y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable ; but in every other situation they are vowels.
Pàgina 165 - L. 1. or £. A pound sterling. La. Louisiana. Lat. Latin; Latitude. Legis. Legislature. Lieut. Lieutenant. LL.D. Doctor of Laws.
Pàgina 166 - Ps. Psalm. Pub. Doc. Public Documents. Q-orQu. Question. [strated.11 QED Which was to be demonQr. Quarter. Rec'd Pay't. Received Payment. Rep. Representative. Rev. Reverend ; Revelation. RI Rhode Island. RR Railroad. Rt. Hon. Right Honorable. S. South ; Shilling ; Sign. SA South America.
Pàgina 8 - lard" as an example of the long Italian sound (as in father, &c ), and
Pàgina 12 - ... as in sacrifice, discern. C before ea, ia, ie, io, or eou, when the accent precedes, sounds like sh ; as in ocean, special, species, gracious, cetaceous. Ch is generally sounded like tch; as in change, chance, China, church, etc. In Greek words ; as in chyle, chorus, ch is sounded...
Pàgina 166 - Mons. or M. Monsieur. MP Member of Parliament. Mr. Master or Mister. Mrs. Mistress. MS. Manuscript. MSS. Manuscripts. Mt. Mount or Mountain. N. North. NA North America.
Pàgina 21 - There is a medium sound of this letter (o) which is neither so short as in not, nor so long as in naught.

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