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Watts's compleat spelling-book: In three parts. Part I. Containing Mr. Munday's new improvements for the right accenting of words, in variety of tables from one to seven syllables; with praxes on words of different syllables: also portions of scripture, from the Psalms, Proverbs and New Testament. Part II. Containeth the principles and rules of pronouncing our mother tongue, both in prose and verse, in great variety of examples, containing sure and easy directions for reading. Part III. Lessons for children, out of the historical parts of scripture; with a short history of England, from the Norman conquest, to His Present Majesty's accession to the throne: as also Mr. Clark's directions for writing the round hand, and round text, and the Italian hand; with several other things for the improvement of children, as well as those of riper years. The whole being generally approved of, was compiled and designed for the use of schools, in Great-Britain and Ireland.
Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748.Date: M,DCC,LXVIII. [1768]
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The english instructor: or, the art of spelling improved. Being a more Plain, Easy, and Regular Method of Teaching Young Children, than any extant. In two parts. The First, - Containing Monosyllables, expressing the most natural and easy Things to the Apprehensions of Children; with Common Words, and Scripture Proper Names, alphabetically ranged, with their proper Accent, and divided according to the Rules of Orthography. The Second, - Being an Instruction more particularly designed for Children of an higher Class, such as have not only made some Advances in their Reading, but are capable of understanding and applying the Rules there given; and contains Observations on the Sound of Letters, with the Use of true Pointing, and other Things necessary for an English Scholar. To which is added, A Method of Instruction, Out of the Sacred Writings and the Catechism of our Church. The Whole being intermixed with Variety of Exercises in Prose and Verse, adapted to the Capacities of Children, and designed as well to instruct them in the Duties of Religion, as to render the initiatory Part of Education easy, profitable, and delightful. The twenty-third edition, with great improvements, including the supplement, being precepts for children, in initation of Lily's Qui mihi. For the use of schools. By Henry Dixon, School-Master, in Bath.
Dixon, Henry.Date: 1760
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The little spelling book for young children.
Trimmer, Sarah, 1741-1810.Date: M.DCC.XCIV [1794]
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A spelling-Dictionary of the English language, on a new plan, For the Use of Young Gentlemen, Ladies, and Foreigners. Being an introductary part of The circle of the sciences. Published by the King's Authority.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: [1760]
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A concise spelling book, for the use of children. In three parts. I. The letters, with tables of words, from one to eight Syllables; and Four Tables of Proper Names. I. Practical Lessons, in Prose and Verse, with Tables interspersed, collected from the Lessons. - Also, A Table of Words having Silent Letters, and other difficulties in reading. II. Some Observations on the Principles of the English Language. - Words changed in Sound and Sense by e final. - A few Contractions explained. - A small Collection of Words, the same in Pronunciation, but different in Spelling and Signification. - Numbers expressed by Letters and Figures. - To which are subjoined, the Old English Characters. By James Gray, Master of the English School of Peebles.
Gray, James, -1810.Date: M,DCC,XCIV. [1794]
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[A spelling book.]
Date: 1780?]
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The charity school spelling book. Part II. Containing Words Divided into Syllables, Lessons with Scripture Names, &c. By Sarah Trimmer.
Trimmer, Sarah, 1741-1810.Date: 1798
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The London spelling-book: being a more easie and regular method of teaching to spell, read and write true English. By John Urmston, ...
Urmston, John.Date: 1710
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[A spelling-dictionary of the English language, on a new plan. For the use of young gentlemen, ladies, and foreigners. Being an introductory part of the circle of the sciences, &c. Published by the King's authority.]
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: 1748]
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The english spelling-book, revis'd; with alterations and additions. In two parts. Part I. Collected and digested for the weak apprehensions of children in their first steps to learning. Part II. Aims at a farther help, when their Capacities are grown stronger. And may be of Use to older People. By S. Harland, School-Master in Norwich.
Harland, S.Date: MDCCXIX. [1719]
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The charity school spelling book. Part I. Containing the alphabet, spelling lessons, and short stories of good and bad Boys, In Words of One Syllable only. By Sarah Trimmer.
Trimmer, Sarah, 1741-1810.Date: 1799
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The scholar's spelling assistant: wherein the words, &c. are arranged on an improved plan; calculated to familiarise the art of spelling and pronunciation, remove Difficulties, and facilitate Improvement. For the Use of Schools and Private Tuition. By Thomas Carpenter, Master of the Academy, Barking, Essex.
Carpenter, Thomas, Master of the Academy, Barking, Essex.Date: 1796
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An introduction to the English language and learning. In three parts. ... By Benjamin Martin.
Martin, Benjamin, 1705-1782.Date: 1757
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The scholar's spelling assistant: wherein the words, &c. are arranged on an improved plan; calculated to familiarise the art of spelling and pronunciation, remove Difficulties, and facilitate Improvement. For the use of schools and private tuition. By Thomas Carpenter, Master of the Academy, Barking, Essex.
Carpenter, Thomas, Master of the Academy, Barking, Essex.Date: [1798]
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The town and country spelling-book; in four parts. Part I. Contains single words and short sentences, with the syllables in each word divided as they are pronounced. Part II. Contains single words only, with their syllables undivided; and comprehends all the longest and most difficult words in the English Language. Part III. Contains moral and entertaining lessons, with the syllables in each word undivided. Part IV. Contains a plain and comprehensive view of the pronunciation of the best speakers in London; designed more particularly for the use of schools at a distance from London. With an appendix, containing observations on Accent, Emphasis, Pauses, &c. By Cortes Telfair, Curer of Impediments in Speech.
Telfair, Cortes.Date: M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]
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The modern spelling-book. Compiled from the works of Thomas Sheridan, M.A. By James Knowles, teacher of English.
Sheridan, Thomas, 1719-1788.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784]
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A spelling-Dictionary of the English language, on a new plan. For the use of young gentlemen, ladies, and foreigners. Being a supplement to The circle of the sciences, &c. Published by the King's Authority.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: MDCCLII. [1752]
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An introduction. to the English tongue; designed for a spelling book suited to all ages and capacities of children: (adorned with cuts) Containing A great Number of instructive Lessons, from the most easy possible, to the hardest; disposed in a Way so facilitating, that Children learn with Pleasure, and are excellently sirted for the Testament, or any other Book. - Large Tables of Words. - Fables. - Extracts from History. - Tables of Arithmetic. - Exercising Questions in Verse. - The Church Catechism. - Scripture Institutes and Examples. - Rules for Good Behaviour. - And other useful Instructions. The fifth edition. With additions and improvements. By the Rev. C. Marshall, Vicar of Brixworth, Northamptonshire.
Marshall, Charles, -1818.Date: [1780?]
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Newbery's new spelling dictionary of the English language. Wherein All the Words are properly accented. Shewing How to write and pronounce them with Ease and Propriety. To which is prefixed, a new and concise introduction to English grammar.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: 1792
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The pensylvania spelling-book, or youth's friendly instructor and monitor: on an easy plan, for exciting the attention, and facilitating the instruction of children and others, in spelling and reading; and acquainting them with the essential Parts of Orthography, Pointing, &c. As also, training their Minds to early Sentiments of Piety and Virtue. For the use of Schools, and also for a help to Parents, Guardians and others, remote from Schools; in the private Tuition of their Children, and illiterate Domesticks, &c. Compiled by Anthony Benezet.
Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784.Date: 1800
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A complete and comprehensive spelling-dictionary of the English language, on the newest plan; for the use of young gentlemen, ladies, and others. Teaching to Spell and Write the Language with great Exactness, by Means of few more than the Primitive Words. So that in Learning to Spell about Nine Thousand Words many Times the Number will be known with Certainty, their Dependance on each other shewn, and the Genius of the Language laid open; by which the Memory will not only be greatly eas'd and assisted, but much Time and Trouble in attaining the Language sav'd. The whole being duely accented, to prevent vicious Pronunciation; the Number of Syllables, in every Word, fully ascertain'd; and the Part, or Parts, of Speech to which each Word properly belongs always noted. To which is prefix'd, a compendious English grammar; with a history of the language. Much in Little. By Samuel Hammond; Schoolmaster in Nottingham. Author of the New Introduction to Learning, &c.
Hammond, Samuel.Date: [1760?]
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The charity school spelling book. Part I. Containing the alphabet, spelling lessons, and short stories of good and bad boys, In Words of One Syllable only. By Sarah Trimmer.
Trimmer, Sarah, 1741-1810.Date: 1799
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Spelling lessons.
Date: [1797]
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A new spelling dictionary of the English language, on a concise, but comprehensive plan, For The Instruction of Youth of both Sexes, and to which is prefixed, a short English grammar, Which must prove extremely useful to Foreigners as well as to Natives, who have not received the Advantage of a School-Education. In Which Every Word is accented, to render the Pronunciation perfectly Easy.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: [1780?]
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A spelling-Dictionary of the English language, on a new plan. For the use of young gentlemen, ladies, and foreigners. Being an introductory part of the circle of the sciences. Published by the King's Authority.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.Date: [1757]