The Universal Spelling Book; Or, a New and Easy Guide to the English LanguageS. Crowder and H. Woodgate, and B. Collins, at Salisbury, 1756 - 175 pages |
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Page 38
... some new Rakes , that wish him Joy in his Fortune , and he takes it as a very great Mark of their Favour ; and is Fool enough to treat them , because they rail at his Uncle and his Brother , and tell him his Fa- ther was an old Rogue ...
... some new Rakes , that wish him Joy in his Fortune , and he takes it as a very great Mark of their Favour ; and is Fool enough to treat them , because they rail at his Uncle and his Brother , and tell him his Fa- ther was an old Rogue ...
Page 41
... some Way or other ; and rather than fubmit to his Bro- ther's Advice , to live with him , he takes up with unlawful Methods , and keeps Company with none but Gamblers , Shop - lifters , and Street - robbers ; and one Night having , with ...
... some Way or other ; and rather than fubmit to his Bro- ther's Advice , to live with him , he takes up with unlawful Methods , and keeps Company with none but Gamblers , Shop - lifters , and Street - robbers ; and one Night having , with ...
Page 54
... Some , Part Sum , the Whole Son , Male Child Sun , Spring of Light Soon , quickly Swoon , to faint Stair , Step Stare , to look earnestly Stead , Place Steed , a Horse Steal , to pilfer Steel , harden'd Iron Straight , direct Strait ...
... Some , Part Sum , the Whole Son , Male Child Sun , Spring of Light Soon , quickly Swoon , to faint Stair , Step Stare , to look earnestly Stead , Place Steed , a Horse Steal , to pilfer Steel , harden'd Iron Straight , direct Strait ...
Page 68
... talleft ; Superlative . M. Are there never but three Degrees of Compa- rifon ? S. Yes ; but then two of them belong to the Comparative . M. Pray M. Pray give me an Inftance ? S. Some irregular 68 The Univerfal Spelling - Book , & c .
... talleft ; Superlative . M. Are there never but three Degrees of Compa- rifon ? S. Yes ; but then two of them belong to the Comparative . M. Pray M. Pray give me an Inftance ? S. Some irregular 68 The Univerfal Spelling - Book , & c .
Page 69
Daniel Fenning. M. Pray give me an Inftance ? S. Some irregular Adjectives have four Degrees . Thus , the Word little , when compared , becomes little , lefs , leffer , and leaft . That is , little is pofi- tive ; lefs is comparative ...
Daniel Fenning. M. Pray give me an Inftance ? S. Some irregular Adjectives have four Degrees . Thus , the Word little , when compared , becomes little , lefs , leffer , and leaft . That is , little is pofi- tive ; lefs is comparative ...
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Adjectives Adverbs alfo alſo bad Company bafe Beaft becauſe belonging better Bleffing Book burn caft defired eafy exprefs faid fame fave fear fecond fenfible ferves feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fignifies fing firft fmall fo called fome fometimes foon four Syllables fpeak fuch give Gresham College Harry helping Verbs Herb Honour Houfe Houſe imperative Mood Inftrument itſelf juft laft Leffons lefs LESSON Lord Mafter mean Mercy endureth Mind Mood moſt Mufic Name neceffary Noun Subftantives Number optative Mood paffive Participle Perfon fingular perfuaded Place pleaſe plural pofitive potential Mood Praiſe Pray prefent Prepofitions preter Tenfe pronounced Reaſon Reft regular Verbs ſay School Senfe Sentence ſhall Sort Speech Syllables TABLE Tenſe thee thefe ther theſe Thing third Perfon thofe thoſe thou three Syllables Tommy unto uſed whofe wicked wife Words write Youth