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English exercises, for the use of schools, in two parts. Part 1. Exercises in orthography, part II. Exercises in orthography and syntax.
Fawcett, John, 1740-1817.Date: 1796- Books
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With His Majesty's Royal licence, 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 in new added, an appendix, containing many additional lessons, in prose and verse; first, in words of one syllable only; and then mix'd with words of two, three, four, five, six, and seven syllables: and further improved with new fables and cuts, never before published. By T. Dyche, schoolmaster at Stratford, Bow.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: 1775- Books
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Beauties of eminent writers; Selected and arranged for the instruction of youth in the proper reading and reciting of the English language: calculated also to instill into the mind the principles of wisdom and virtue, and to give it an early taste for the acquisition of useful knowledge. To which is added, a concise system of English grammar, with exercises in orthography. In two volumes. Sold separately or together. For the use of ... and private classes. Fourth edition [By] William Scott, teacher of the English language and geography in Edinburgh. Volume first.
Date: M,DCC,XCIX. [1799]- Books
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Beauties of eminent writers; selected and arranged for the instruction of youth in the proper reading and reciting of the English language: calculated also to instil into the mind the principles of wisdom and, virtue, and to give it an early taste for the acquisition of useful knowledge, to which is now added, a concise system of English grammar, with exercises in orthography. In two volumes. Sold separately or together. For the use of schools and private classes. Second edition. By William Scott, teacher of the English language and geography in Edinburgh.
Date: M,DCC,XCIV. [1794]- Books
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With his Majesty's royal licence, 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 added an appendix, containing many additional Lessons, in Prose and Verse; First, in Words of One Syllable only; and then mix'd with Words of Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven Syllables: further improved with new fables and cuts, never before published. By the late Rev. Thomas Dyche.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]- Books
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The six French conjugations exhibited in six tables. Wherein every verb is conjugated into one line. To which tables has been added a general paradigm for the conjugation of all the verbs whatsoever, regular or pretended irregular; from the use of which it appears that there is not one of those supposed irregulations but what may be found out by means of a rule liable to no exception. By the Chev. de Sauseuil.
Sauseuil, chevalier de (Jean-Nicolas), 1731-Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The new London spelling book. Or the young gentleman's and lady's guide to the English tongue. In five parts. I. For Beginners, shewing a natural and easy Method to pronounce and express both common Words and proper Names, gradually ascending from One to Six Syllables, properly distinguished by Tables. Together with easy Lessons, placed at the End of each Table, for the more speedy way of teaching Children to read. Also is added, a few Lessons on various Subjects in Verse; with Rules and Maxims of moral Conduct, &c. and may be spoke extempore on breaking-up. II. A Table of Words, that are the same or nearly alike in Sound but different in Signification and in Spelling; in which the Scholar should be made perfect, to spell without Book, to prevent the writing one Word for another. III. Directions for an agreeable Behaviour and polite Address; with a Table of Words, properly accented for Exercise in Spelling. IV. Lessons on various Subjects, in Prose and Verse. V. A plain and compendious Grammar, with Rules for spelling and dividing Words into Syllables; the Use of Stops, Marks, and Capitals; Rules for reading with Elegance and Propriety; Tables of Abbreviations, the Multiplication and Pence Tables; to which is added, the Church Catechism. In the whole of which great Care has been taken to collect what might teach Youth their Duty and Behaviour towards God and Man, and is recommended by several eminent Schoolmasters as the most useful Performance for the Instruction of Youth extant, as it will enable the Teacher to instruct his Scholars to read with Propriety, without the Assistance of any other Book. The tenth edition, corrected and improved. By Charles Vyse, Author of the Tutor's Guide; the Key to the Tutor's Guide; a New Geographical Grammar, for the Use of Schools; the Ladies Accomptant, &c.
Vyse, Charles, active 1770-1815.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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English exercises, for the use of schools, in two parts: Part I. Exercises in orthography. Part II. Exercises in orthography and syntax.
Fawcett, John, 1740-1817.Date: 1799- Books
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Exercitia Latina: or, Latin for Garretsons's English exercises for school-boys to translate syntactically. With the Declension, Gender, Genitive Case of Nouns Substantives; Termination of Adjectives and Participles; Declension of Pronouns; Conjugation, Preter Tense, &c. of Verbs; and other Requsites for the More Ready Translating English into Latin, whereby that useful Book is still more advantageously Accommodated to the Benefit of Youth than any Thing of this Nature Extant. By N. Bailey, School-Master.
Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742.Date: 1735- Books
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A compleat vocabulary, English and German, = oder vollständig kleines Wörterbuch, englisch und deutsch, ... ausgefertiget von Theodor Arnold. Durchaus verbessert und stark vermehrt herausgegeben von M. Johann Bartholomäus Rogler.
Arnold, Theodor, 1683-1771.Date: 1777- 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 advanc'd 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 mix'd with Words of two, three, four, five, six and seven Syllables. By T. Dyche, Schoolmaster at Stratford Bow.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: 1737- Books
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The new London spelling-book: or, the young gentleman and lady's guide to the English tongue. In five parts. I. For beginners, shewing a natural and easy method to pronounce and express both common words and proper names, gradually ascending from One to Six Syllables, properly distinguished by Tables. II. A Table of Words, that are the same or nearly alike in Sound, but different in Signification and in Spelling; in which the Scholar should be made perfect, to spell without Book, to prevent the writing one Word for another. III. A plain and compendious Grammar, with Rules for spelling and dividing Words into Syllables; the Use of Stops, Marks, and Capitals; Rules for Reading with Elegance and Propriety; Tables of Abbreviations; an Explanation of Roman and Arabic Figures; the Multiplication and Pence Tables; likewise a Table of Words, properly accented, for Exercise in the foregoing Rules. IV. Lessons on various Subjects, in Prose and Verse, with Rules and Maxims of moral Conduct, &c. to be spoke extempore by Boys, at breaking up. V. Directions for an agreeable behaviour and polite address; in which great Care has been taken to collect what might teach Youth their Duty and Behaviour, towards God and Man. The second edition, corrected and improved. By Charles Vyse, Author of the Tutor's Guide; the Key to the Tutor's Guide; a New Geographical Grammar, for the Use of Schools; the Ladies Accomptant, &c.
Vyse, Charles, active 1770-1815.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The treasure of the French and English languages: containing, I. A Vocabulary, French and English. II. Common Forms of Speech upon the most familiar and useful Subjects. III. A Collection of Proverbs, Common Sayings, Maxims, &c. Being equally necessary to the French, and other Foreigners, understanding French, to learn English; and the best, if not the only, Help extant for them to attain to the Knowledge of it. By Lewis Chambaud.
Chambaud, Lewis, -1776.Date: M,DCC,XCVI. [1791]- Books
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The English particles rendered into classical Latin, according to their various significations, in alphabetical order. To which are added, several practical examples to exercise the learner. For the use of schools. By Thomas Stackhouse, A.M.
Stackhouse, Thomas, 1706-1784.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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English grammar: or, An essay towards speaking and writing the English language grammatically, and inditing elegantly.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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Exercices françois & anglois pour les enfans, avec des exercices de conversation & de lettres, & un Choix de Bon-Mots au nombre de LXXX. Par D.D. de la S.R.
Durand, David, 1680-1763.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
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The new London spelling-book. Or the young gentleman's and lady's guide to the English tongue. ... The eleventh edition, corrected and improved. By Charles Vyse, ...
Vyse, Charles, active 1770-1815.Date: 1793- Books
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The exercises of false construction in the easy introduction to the English language, corrected.
J.G.Date: 1799- Books
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The new London spelling-book: or, the young gentleman and lady's guide to the English tongue. In five parts. I. For Beginners, shewing a natural and easy Method to pronounce and express both common Words and proper Names, gradually ascending from One to Six Syllables, properly distinguished by Tables. II. A Table of Words, that are the same or nearly alike in Sound, but different in Signification and in Spelling; in which the Scholar should be made perfect, to spell without Book, to prevent the writing one Word for another. III. A plain and compendious Grammar, with Rules for spelling and dividing Words into Syllables; the Use of Stops, Marks, and Capitals; Rules for Reading with Elegance and Propriety; Tables of Abbreviations; an Explanation of Roman and Arabic Figures; the Multiplication and Pence Tables, likewise a Table of Words, properly accented, for Exercise in the foregoing Rules. IV. Lessons on various Subjects, in Prose and Verse, with Rules and Maxims of moral Conduct, &c. to be spoke extempore by Boys, at breaking up. V. Directions for an agreeable Behaviour and polite Address; in which great Care has been taken to collect what might teach Youth their Duty and Behaviour, towards God and Man. The seventh edition, corrected and improved. By Charles Vyse, Author of the Tutor's Guide; the Key to the Tutor's Guide; a New Geographical Grammar, for the Use of Schools; the Ladies Accomptant, &c.
Vyse, Charles, active 1770-1815.Date: MDCCLXXXV. [1785]- Books
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A critical examination of the sense, style, and grammar, of Mr. Sheridan's printed Oration. Humbly submitted to all Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Others, who sincerely wish to see a Well-Planned publick School and Academy established in this Kingdom, under the Conduct of able Instructors; and whose Attachment is not to the Man, but to the Thing. By Nicholas No-Body, Esq;
No-body, Nicholas.Date: M,DCC,LVIII. [1758]- Books
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A collection of English exercises, for the use of schools and academies: containing near two thousand sentences of false syntax, improprieties, or solecisms: collected from the most celebrated authors, during a course of reading, and pointed out to the Scholars at the time of teaching. By the Rev. James Milner, Master of the Commercial School, Scorton, Yorkshire; Author of the New Penman's Delight; Reviser of Perry's Dictionary, and Wood's English Grammar.
Milner, James, 1746 or 1747-Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]