The scholar's spelling assistant. M'Leod's edition of Carpenter's spelling assistant, ed. by W. McLeod |
Términos y frases comunes
animal belonging bird bird of prey body book of psalms C. D. YONGE's carriage Chelsea church cloth colour danger deceit denoting diphthong divine dress Edition English Notes ENGLISH-LATIN esteem false figure fish foretell fourth fruit funeral song G. R. GLEIG give HISTORY of GREECE honour hurt instrument intj J. T. WHITE'S kind lament land learning ledge letters light LONGMANS manner mark mean measure ment mind movable seat neral ness officer one's pain person pertaining plant praise prep price Half-a-Crown price One Shilling pronounce pronunciation punishment quarrel relating round Royal Military Asylum SCHOOL secret seize sharp ship shrub skilled slander slavery sorrow sound Speech SPELLING ASSISTANT steal stone syllable thin thing third THOMAS TATE tion tree V. U. Accented verse void vowel word writing
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Página 132 - He is sometimes called the rector, or governor, of the church : but the appellation of parson, however it may be 'depreciated by familiar, clownish, and indiscriminate use, is the most legal, most beneficial, and most honorable title that a parish priest can enjoy ; because such a one, Sir Edward Coke observes, and he only is said vicem seu personam ecclesiœ gerere.
Página 141 - AB artium baccalaureus, Bachelor of Arts AD anno Domini, in the year of our Lord AM ante meridiem, before noon...
Página 28 - Accent Accent is the laying of a peculiar stress of the voice on a certain letter or syllable in a word, that it may be better heard than the rest, or distinguished from them...
Página 4 - In the words above mentioned, hab, bar, ten, are distinct syllables, which cannot be divided without violence. In many words, as in these, this syllable is the radix of the word ; the other syllable being formative or adventitious. But where this is not the case, convenience requires that division of syllable should, if possible, be kept entire; and in all cases the division of syllables should, as far as possible, be such as to lead the learner to a just pronunciation.
Página 101 - Interreg'num, *. the time in which a throne is vacant between the death of one sovereign prince, and the accession of another.
Página 97 - Solstitial Points are the first points of Cancer and Capricorn, so called because the sun, when he is near either of them, seems to stand still, or to be at the same height in the heavens, at twelve o'clock at noon, for several days together. Equinoctial Points are the first points of Aries and Libra ; so called, because when the sun is near either of them the days and nights are equal. PROBLEMS.
Página 138 - Comma ( , ) the semicolon ( ; ) the colon ( : ) the period, or full stop ( . ) the note of interroga tion (?) the note of exclamation ( ! ) the parenthesis ( ) and the dash ( — ) The comma represents the shortest pause ; the semicolon a pause double that of the comma ; the colon, double that of the semicolon ; and the period, double that of the colon.
Página 127 - Forsake in resentment or neRelinquish a claim Desert treacherously Quit business To Abdicate a crown Renounce error Resign an office To Abate in eagerness Diminish in number Decrease in quantity Lessen in value Relax in industry Impair in vigour or intellect To Abhor a crime Hate affectation Detest treachery, meanness Loathe/oorf To Abolish customs Disannul a contract Abrogate a law Revoke a...
Página 2 - Is. 6d. bound. Carpenter's Spelling-Book. The Scholar's Spelling Assistant ; wherein the Words are arranged according to their principles of Accentuation. By T. CARPENTER. New Edition, corrected throughout, 12mo. Is. 6d. bound.