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The youth's guide to the Latin tongue Or, An explication of propria quæ maribus, quæ genus, and as in præsenti. Wherein the rules are made plain and easy to the capacity of young learners, by a new verbal translation, the examples declin'd, and the sense illustrated with useful notes and observations from the best grammarians. By Thomas Dyche, master of the Free School at Stratford Le Bow.
Dyche, Thomas, d. ca. 1733.Date: 1735- E-books
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A guide to the English tongue in two parts. The First, proper for Beginners, shewing a Natural and Easy Method, to pronounce and express both Common Words and Proper Names; in which particular Care is had to shew the Accent, for preventing Vitious Pronunciation. The Second, for such as are advanced to some Ripeness of Judgement, containing Observations on the Sounds of Letters and Diphthongs; Rules for the true Division of Syllables, and the Use of Capitals, Stops, and Marks: With large Tables of Abbreviations and Distinctions of Words; and several Alphabets of Copies for young Writers. To which is now added, an appendix, containing many additional Lessons in Prose and Verse, first in Words of One Syllable only; and then mixed with words of two, three, four, five, six and seven Syllables. By T. Dyche, Schoolmaster at Stratford Bow.
Thomas DycheDate: 1800- E-books
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A new general English dictionary peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unacquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architecture, Aritmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawking, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explain'd, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and mark'd with Initial Letters, to denote the Part of Speech to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefix'd, A Compendious English Grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly, as those who have been some Years conversant in the Latin, Greek, &c. Languages. Together with A Supplement, Of the Proper Names of the most noted Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Rivers, &c. throughout the known World: As also Of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers, Generals, &c. whether Jewish, Pagan, Mahometan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the Old or New Testament. The Whole Alphabetically digested, and accented in the same Manner, and for the same Purpose, as the preceding Part; being collected for the Use of such, as have but an imperfect Idea of the English Orthography. Originally begun by the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, School-Master at Stratford-le-Bow, Author of the Guide to the English Tongue, the Spelling Dictionary, &c. and now finish'd by William Pardon, gent.
Thomas DycheDate: MDCCL. [1750]- E-books
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A guide to the English tongue . In two parts. The First, proper for Beginners, shewing a natural and easy Method, to pronounce and express both common Words, and proper Names; in which particular Care is had to shew the Accent, for preventing vicious Pronunciation. The Second, for such as are advanced to some Ripeness of Judgment, containing Observations on the Sounds of Letters and Diphthongs: Rules for the true Division of Syllables, and the Use of Capitals, Stops, and Marks: With large Tables of Abbreviations, and Distinctions of Words; and several Alphabets of Copies for young Writers. To which is now added an appendix, containing many additional lessons, in Prose and Verse: First, in Words of one Syllable only; and then mixed with Words of two, three, four, five, six, and seven Syllables. By T. Dyche, Schoolmaster, at Stratford Bow.
Thomas DycheDate: Printed in the Year MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- E-books
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A guide to the English tongue , With a large supplement of rules and observations for youths accomplishments in the way of trade. In two parts. The first proper for beginners, shewing a natural and easy method to pronounce and express both common words, and proper names; in which particular care is had to shew the accent, for preventing vicious pronunciation. The second for such as are advanced to some ripeness of judgment, containing observations on the sound of letters and dipthongs, rules for the true division of syllables, and the use of capitals, stops and marks, with large tables of abbreviations and distinctions of word, and several alphabets of copies for young writers. By Tho. Dyche, school-master in London.
Thomas DycheDate: 1756