Word Lessons; A Complete Speller Adapted for Use in the Higher Primary, Intermediate, and Grammar Grades Designed to Teach the Correct Spelling, Pronunciation and Use of Such Words Only as Are Most Common in Current Literature, and as Are Most Likely to (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ... Ave., avenue. Atty., attorney. B.C., before Christ. cf. (confer), compare. Co., company; county. Coll., college; collector. cwt., hundredweight. E., east. e. g. (exempli gratia), for example. Eng., England, English. Esq., esquire. etc. (et caetera) or &e., and others, and so forth. Ex., example. ft., foot; feet. J7J hhd., hogshead. id. (idem), the same. i. e. (id est), that is. Jr., junior. 1., line., pound sterling. Lieut., lieutenant. LL.D., doctor of laws. M., meridian or noon. M.C., member of Congress. miu., minutes. Mile., mademoiselle. Mme., madame. mo., month. MS., manuscript. MSS., manuscripts Mt., mountain. N., north. N. B. (nota bene), note well. p., page. pp., pages. Ph.D., doctor of philosophy. P.M., postmaster; afternoon. Pres., president. pro tern., for the time being. P. S., postscript. pwt., pennyweight. R.R., railroad. S., south. Sec, secretary. sq. ft., square feet. St., street; saint. Supt., superintendent. tr., transpose. U.S.A., United States of America. viz. (videlicet), namely, to wit. vol., volume. vs. (versus), against. W., west. IlEjSjSefl 374. Pertaining to Sailing. 'yacht ca npe' na'vy har'bor yawl gal'ley flo til'la ham mock launch gon do la com'pass ad mi ral do'ry schoon er bal last com mo dore frig ate pri va teer' 2buoy cap tain IiEJSJsefl J77-The Plant World. Direction.--Copy the following, and study the italicized words. The earth is a machine which yields almost gratuitous service to every application of intellect. Every plant is a manufacturer of soil. In the stomach of the plant development begins. The tree can draw on the whole air, the whole earth, on all the rolling main. The plant is all suction pipe, --imbibing from the ground by its roots, from the air by its leaves, with all its might.--Emerson, To cul...