Spellingbook superseded Author:Robert Sullivan This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.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. 1854 Excerpt: ... Mortgage Mosque Motley Obliquy Obsequies Oligarchy Orchestre Ostrich Philanthropic Phonic Phraseology Physiognomy Poniard Posthumous Proc... more »ess Proceeds Prognostic Prologue Poselyte Provost Quadrant Quality Quantity Quarrel Quart Quash Sausage Scallop Scotch Shough Slabber Solemn Sophism Squab Squabble Squad Squadron Squalid Squat Swab Swaddle Swallow Swamp Swan Swap Symptom Synonymous Synopsis Tortoise Trode Trough Wad Waddle Wallet Wan Wand Wander Want 11 The short broad o, as in not and cottage. This sound of o is lengthened before r when terminating monosyllables, or when followed by another consonant; as in for and former. The short sound of o, it may be observed, i3 equivalent to the broad German sound of a, and also to the diphthong an. Compare, for example/ the joronunciation of the words Foil, Full, and Fmk 12 The long diphthongal soundof u, as in tube an&Cupid.--SeeNote 1. 13 The short simple u, as in tub and cup.--See Note 1. 14 The middle or obtuse sound of n, as in buU and pulpit; an intermediate sound between dull and pool, or wool and woo.--See Note 1. 15 As the diphthong ou in count. This is the general sound of ou, but it has no less than six others; as in rough, through, though, cough, thought, and could. The diphthong ow (another form of ou)is sounded either as ou in count, or as ou in though. The former is its general sound. 143 ETYMOLOGY. The difficulties which young persons have to contend with in learning the meaning of words have been noticed in a preceding part of this book.1 We shall now merely add, that the easiest and most effectual method of acquiring a knowledge of what may be called the difficult words of our language, is, to learn the comparatively few Boots from which they are derived, and the Pkefixes and Affixes which va...« less