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HOW
TO
USE
REFERENCE
BOOKS
BY
LEON
O.
LIBRARIES
SCHOOL
NEW
YORK
AMERICAN
NEW
YORK
WISWELL
STATE
EDUCATION
BOOK
CINCINNATI
Hv
INSPECTOR
DEPARTMENT
COMPANY
CHICAGO
1916,
Copyright,
by
WISWELL
LEON
O.
BOOKS
REFERENCE
TO
USE
HOW
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PREFACE
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letters
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and
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it stands
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long
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name
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sound
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or
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letter and
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same.
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they
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similarly,as
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see
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sounds,
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the somid
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nose.
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therefore
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are
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distinctly,
giving
than
with
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sound
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word
words
with
study
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by word
and
for
rather
ear
produce each
indicate
marks
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needed.
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which
represent
k sound
in make
by the
no
sound,
canceled.
kuh, but
toward
; then
letters,i.e. those
of breath
consonant
therefore
added.
attention
in succession
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nor
be
may
letter,adding diacritical
be
may
only, and
miscellaneous
each
correct
ing
distinguish-
mark.
practice.
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it needs
exceptions each
sound
one
and
elemental
produced by closing
is
sound
words, and
marks,
no
and
39
directingthe
vowel
in different
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is
the
simply
following the
the
correctly it
back
is
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closure
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mouth.
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is not
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first sound
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word
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bug.
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Note
is
is silent.
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slight
of the vocal
voiceless
breathing
mere
the
and
last sound
or
as
duh.
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only
voiced
last sound
that
the word
as
has
the
word
only
one
lu'er.
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series of vowel
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a
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carefullyto
sounds, is illustrated
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and
0.
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spoken.
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sound
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closure
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buh.
nor
tuh, but
nor
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consonants
pure
te
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sounds.
lips closed
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by the tip of the tongue.
passage
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of breath
he
produce alone.
difficult to
final sound
with
e
letters,but
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in beat is not
made
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final
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printed word
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a, e,
words
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i,6,
short
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.
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side
each
at
observe
the voiced
silent.
the
and
throat
difference, place the
the
detect
To
the
fingerson
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over
the
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forms
and
the
41
corresponding phonetic
:
(4)
ham
ham
box
get (i)
get
exist
(5)
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jump
jump
cape
(6)
kap
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brij
race
lint
lint
toque (7)
ring (2)
ring
we
ii]k
quest
vest
yet (10)
yet
zon
by (11)
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noz
hymn
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ink
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desire
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the
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identity.
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(9)
kwest
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same
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vocal
sound
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quite
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for
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from
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i.
letter
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note
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sound;
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e
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how
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the
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a
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(a), but
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to
the
is
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predominates
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imitate
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and
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manner
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in
sound
several
called
between
compromise
well
natural
and
vowel
Italian
vowel
passage
easy
sound
common
perfect
a
musical
most
fare, it is often
cultured
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it he should
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languages, and, indeed,
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language.
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produced
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;
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open
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one
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sure
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cannot
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phonetic
their
and
quite equivalent
some
(2)
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a,
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short
them.
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word
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is liable to miss.
pronounce,
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they
as
occur.
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the
utter
establishingas reputable certain
words
hot,
.
general
to
in
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particularly
it is best
entire
in
marked
effort to be accurate,
of them
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that
sound.
same
sound
a
a
sounds,
in
is like
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but for that of short
resulted
in small
may
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is different
vowel
away.
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and
(6) In
dance, sir ;
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in many
as
practice:
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to
a
from
chance, sir,
representing the
respelling,the
note
dull
the power
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France, sir,
to
Httle
are
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of
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how
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conversation,
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sound
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In
senit.
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to
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e,
of
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slighted enunciation
of
cellar,c has
c
as
the
sound
ried
hurmore
so-called
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represented by
is uttered
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slighted.
or
its
sound
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the
italic
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its
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in
a
resembling
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indicated
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accuse,
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sound
like
is indicated
sound
enunciation
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is almost
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distinct
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of the
or
the
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as
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by senat,
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fundamental
many
senet
alphabetic order
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thongs,
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on
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change
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when
ation
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practicallybecomes
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is indicated
sound
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long
often
to
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which
with
macron
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Observe
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deliberately. (See paragraph
page
such
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is not
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e
it is uttered
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illustrated
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In senate, the
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syllablesfor this
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paragraph.
marked
to
silent,nor
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Without
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is it Italian
is discussed
respelling,the
word
a
(a);
in another
may
be
fel^ar.
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forms:
is not
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Other
Sounds
words
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Practice
of
e
corresponding phonetic
48
(i)
There
sounds
of
clearly distinguish the
in
appear
the
the
is used
to
a, i and
are
A
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distinction
(2) The
long
followed
by
is to be
made
in
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first
e
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e.
that
of
thus
producing
This
is indicated
modified
is used
u
and
u
to
obscure
them
by marking
to
(i).
i
to
of
serve
Ob-
slight the
syllables,
form
with
of
u.
form
short
usage
e
syllables.
in unaccented
or
be
may
shortened
a
good
vowels
long
a
between
is
first
symbol
in unaccented
r
equivalent
it is considered
enunciation
of them.
the modified
("^).
macron
(3)
the
Observe
that
full short
of
it is
It
is
sound
which
In
or
the
Equivalents
heavier.
second,
the
e
The
many.
represent the first,or lighter;
represent
e
puzzled
has
It
perceived.
Both
syllable,
of
sounds
these
between
difference
second
accenting the
syllable Hghtly and
not
other.
uttering
pervert. By
word
in
may
ear
the
from
one
syllables
mono-
other
the
untrained
syllables. The
unaccented
in
r, one
syllables,and
accented
and
by
it is followed
where
e
slightly different
but
similar
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are
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use
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to
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short
a
roman
that
the
e
the
is not
enimciation
point of
omission.
distinguish this
e
in
accented
letter
obscure
syllables,
with
of italic letters in
given
a
breve.
representing
THE
elemental
of the
(4)
sounds
Without
two
of ng
form
hissing or
form
so
a
and
another
be
may
there
digraph.
bar
The
(aspirate)
th, as
n
marked
represent
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voiced
is marked
to
accordingly.
but
across
guish
distin-
in thin.
represents
digraph representing
The
a
the
letters
voiceless
hushing sound.
Other
Illustrative
:
a
in
that, in English,
Words
forms
th
the voiceless
Observe
sound
sh
letters
is to indicate
it from
(6)
ing
obscur-
an
signifies
respelling,eight
sound, and
them
in this system
49
sound.
(5) The
one
DICTIONARY
words
for Practice
Sounds
and
of
i
corresponding phonetic
(i) In
of
e
and
(2)
In
which
the
u
study of sir and
in note
forms
them.
two
the
the
French, in
for this letter.
Sounds
and
the discussion
of
o
corresponding phonetic
:
(i)
that
words
see
of i is from
regular sound
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Illustrative
elixir
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police the sound
it is the
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just given, (*).
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of
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combination
0
in
softis
between
of
the
Other
Illustrative
forms
corresponding phonetic
the
and
u
(4)
fuU
between
on
(3)
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fool
the
The
marking
study of
urn,
rude,
distinction
the
see
sounds
name
of
fied
significanceof the modiof the
in unite.
u
the discussion
see
of
u
and
48.
the
Note
and
the
Note
38.
i, page
indicated
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rood
shghtly different
two
phonetic form
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the
in the
in note
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macron
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studying
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urn
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ti-nit'
(i)
(2)
urn
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words
of
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:
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the
italic
in
u
the
of circus.
pronunciation
without
of
rude
and
and
respelHng by rud)?^
Words
full
may
be
full.
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pure
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usefiil
intrude
furl
humorous
Diphthongs
A
diphthong
is
in
one
pronounced
i in ice
(a + e).
a
combination
syllable;
of two
vowel
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Commentaries,
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up
observe
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now
called
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language
with
and
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with
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it became
illustrates
dictionary
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the
of
or
as
from
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took
of
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historic
a
others
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part
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modified
of
the
events
quered
con-
the
name
it would
wars,
and
passed,
years
provided
they
English
a
one
of
They
Romans,
French
correctly, that
part in them.
long ago
of
great expeditions
and
in
tive
appreciacame
prevailing language
As
enough
conquered Gaul, including
France, and
the
natives.
for those
the
language through
form, became
of the
translation
French.
is
word.
history, and
Latin
the
the
of it to
history
advanced
take
that
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use
crusade
Latin,
name,
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understanding that the word
know
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first used.
history of
most
to
study
of
it forth.
called
student
The
was
in the
is familiar
who
person
it
way
means
etymology
the
understands
tame
and
incomplete
somehow
seems
illustrative
the
expected; yet, notwithstanding
be
could
as
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very
be
ferred,
in-
active
adopted
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pronunciation
language.
get
and
from
other
This
the
in-
THE
fluences
coined
that
have
them
language
one
A
few
brought
of
out
old, and
additional
from
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Greek
of
Teutonic
the
has
ninth, being derived
nine.
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word
in this
In
the
month,
just before
list of
with
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counts
ac-
Liverpool,
from
our
Novembris
or
Latin
novem,
is understood.
in the dictionary
may
abbreviations
of the
dictionary.
the ninth
was
March.
began
had
its
origin in luna,
Under
the
word
the
changes
formerly
of
month,
the year
as
Lunatic
moon.
the
body
the
dialects,as
some
November
days of the Romans,
of
understood, as
means
the main
first
nesday
Wed-
honor
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the
by referringto
inserted
from
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connection,
b).
down
mensis, meaning
abbreviation
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in
November
means
phabet,
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silent in standard
come
forefathers.
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subject.
and
neighborhood
word
dicate
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in
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still sounded
of
and
peoples."
of the
in the
given
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day, named
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but
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found
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scope
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dialect
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beta
English,
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the
letters,alpha and
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heathen
interest
names
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Woden's
England.
etymology,
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the
of
from
was
in
passed them
great number
the
widely
it is seen,
two
words, perhaps
new
have
examples
dictionary,will perhaps
more
forth
another.
to
promiscuously
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the
name
of
the
lunacy it is explained that
of the
moon
were
supposed
to
and
sometimes
mind
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so
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of
an
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words
en,
now
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two
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other
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on
stone, will be
or
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Greek
first part
the
to
with
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meant
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as
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is based
in, and
divine
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is
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of address
form
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gallon. Good-by
produce
to
the
phase
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of
economy
early
learning the etymology of words.
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classes
of words
interesting ways.
taken
name
which
way
have
Some
geographic
secondary meanings,
of
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winding
meant
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originated in
names
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names
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come
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into
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land
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imitate
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mamma,
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verb
form
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The
words
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fire.
of
study
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of steam
and
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word
cereal
men
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could
whom
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very
and
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it was
and
forms
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plants
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the
mountains.
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in the
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earlier
of
of
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to
growing
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rude
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divine
us
the
this
ages
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spirit
through
Greek, and
nymph,
his
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mystery
phenomenon,
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name
ancients
goddess
attributed
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the
the
is
us
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to
grow
given
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earth, and
indicated
language from
earlyage
at
parts of speech,
Roman
Ceres, the
explain,and
called
the
the
impressed by
they
Latin
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modified
mythology
beneath
is from
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day,
of
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or
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one
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utterances.
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as
sounds
English
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and
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last
historic
describe
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Irish
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Some
coats.
password,
used
from
of
name
in
of their
a
literally
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of the
the
style
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learned, there
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are
called
forms
voice.
her
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stems
of
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by combining parts
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ease
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through
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with, together
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(il,im, ir)
ob
the
the
significanceof
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individuality. They
study of words,
in
have
may
cases
many
changes in form
to
prefixes illustrate
following common
to some
the
to
last
the
other
same
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as
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of
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sound
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harmonizes
in
as
with
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change
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toward,
meaning
a
person
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but
draw;
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as
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case
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for
euphony,
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word
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of
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and
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speech
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to
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figure of
bears.
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to
means
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to
represent sounds
example,
is for
words
adjacent letters
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the
with
stem,
ad-tract,attract;
just described
position.
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73
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;
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or
of the
observed
be
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counter
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by
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See
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hyphen.
distinguishing them
words.
listed
when
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forms
This
from
are
mark
the
same
counter, for example.
the dictionary
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means
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While
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number
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to
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little
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of
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(whence
ly, like;
has
other
mind, the
words
adverbs
let,
;
en,
made
who, that which
With
these
meanings
readily understands
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superlative degree
one
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indicates
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adjectives and
(italso
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without, free from
means
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homeless, beautify,booklet,golden, brotherly,lightest,
baker.
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proper
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prefixes,sufi"xes
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for Study
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WORDS
COMPOUND
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used
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long and
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them.
in the
the
connect
to
or
distinct
more
word.
compound
a
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except
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warrants
usage
used
Hyphens
words
component
words
are
where
omission
of
indicated
course
dictionary.
Illustrative
Words
headlight
so-called
snowball
heart-rending
snow-bound
hard-hearted
SYNONYMS
Synonyms
the
same
do
meaning
based
on
already
of the
or
their
general
origin in
different
been
observed
essential
same
words
have
meaning.
exactly
the
though they
same
agree
in
significance. Synonyms
different
metaphors.
by
language having
same
application,even
broad
have
two
any
or
often
words
nearly the
or
Rarely
their
are
the
languages
It
has
student
or
are
doubtless
that,
when
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resolved
words
their
example,
based
the
on
is from
carry
figureof
by
space
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the
burden
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toward
and
being
is
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only
that
with
in each
discussed
at
the
and
a
of
made
use
a
person
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or
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one
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of synonyms
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;
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of
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and
removed
suggests the figure of
approaching thing to
of its synonyms
words
the
beast.
a
French
standing persistentlywith
an
The
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burden
a
or
person
the Latin
animal
or
a
English
many
metaphors.
it,gives the idea of
of
of
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of gross
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fine dis-
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synonyms
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or
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Synonyms
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High, tall,lofty.
Raise, lift,elevate.
make
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satisfying.
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chief
priate,
inapproof
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consulting the
a
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:
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may
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being
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Whole, total,entire,complete, perfect,intact.
Content, satisfy.
Custom,
habit, usage,
practice.
Fast, rapid, swift,fleet,speedy, hasty.
immense,
Enormous,
pendous,
huge, vast, prodigious, stu-
gigantic,colossal.
Brave,
ous,
gallant, daring, vahant, valor-
courageous,
hearted.
bold, heroic, intrepid,fearless,dauntless, stout-
Above,
over,
Abandon,
on,
desert, forsake, leave, quit,
forego,resign,give
Calm,
beyond.
upon,
up,
tranquil,
renounce,
surrender, relinquish.
placid, peaceful, cool,
serene,
composed, collected,unruffled.
Tire,fatigue,exhaust, jade, fag.
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LITERATURE
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105
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IN
PARTICULAR
SUBJECTS
Subjectsfor Reference Practice
(Selected from
Syllabus
State
York
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for
Secondary Schools)
Education
Greek
in
invasion
of Greece
Social life in Greece
B.C.
450
Socrates
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conquests
patriciansand
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crusades
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112
of the
ness
of
his
experience, and
of criticism
and
reviewers
competent
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indeed, the
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