Rood, fourth Part of an Acre Sink, to go down Cinque, five Sloe, Fruit Room, Part of an House Slow, taray Rbeum, Spittle So, thus Rote, by Heart Sow, the Seed Wrote, did write Sew, with à Needle Rough, not smooth Soal, of the Shoe Ruff, a Neckcloth Sole, a Fish Sail, of a Ship Some, a Part Sale, Selling Sum, the Whole Salary, Wages Son, a Man-child Selery, an Herb Sun, the Heavenly Light Scilly, an Island Sore, an Ulcer Silly, Foolish Soar, to mount upwards Saver, that saveth Stare, to look earnestly Savor, Taste or Smell Stair, a Step Saviour, Jesus Christ Stains, Spots Scene, of a Stage Stanes, the Name ofa Place Seen, beheld Starling, a Bird Seas, great Waters Sterling, English Mony Sees, seeth Steal, to rob Seize, to lay hold of Steel, Metal Sea, a great Water Stear, a young Bullock See, behold Steer, to guide a Ship Sear, to burn Stile, for a Passage Seer, a Prophet Style, for Writing Sent, order'd away Straight, not crooked Scent, Smell Strait, narrow Seignior, Lord Succour, Help Senior, elder Sucker, a young Twig Shoar, a Prop Subtil, cunning Suttle, Weight Tacks, small Nails Tax, a Rate to fummon Tail, the End Sight, seeing Tale, a Story "Е Cite, Taras Tare, Weight allow'd Wale, the Mark of a Whip Ware, Merchandize Were, was Through, quite through Where, at what Place Their, of them Waste, to spend There, in that Place Waist, the Middle Throne, a Seat of State Way, to walk in Thrown, cast Weigh, to poize The, a Particle Wey, Porty Bushels Thee, yourself Whey, Milk and Rennet Time, when Weal, Good Thyme, an Herb Veal, Calf's Flesh To, unto Wheale, a Pimple Too, likewise Wheel, of a Cart Two, a Couple Weak, not strong Toe, of the Foot Week, Seven Days Toru, to draw along Weather, Disposition ofthe Air Told, as a Tale Whether, which of the Two Tollid, as a Bell White, Colour Wight, an Inand Wither, to decay Vile, base Veil, a Covering Wile, a Trick Vain, useless While, in the mean Time Vane, to shew the Wind Wood, of Trees Wou'd, was willing Wrath, Anger Wroth, to be angry Ye, yourselves Ewe, a Sheep Yew, a Tree Weight, for the Scales rou, yourself A New rea, yes A 1 New Guide to the English Tongue. PART III. A Practical English GRAMM A R. CH A P. I. Of GRAMMAR in general. WHAT is Grammar HAT is Grammar ? . A. Grammar is the Science of Letters, or the Art of Writing and Speaking properly and syntactically. Q. What do you mean by English Grammar ? A. The Art of Writing and Speaking the English Tongue properly and fyntactically. Q. How is Grammar divided ? A. Grammar is divided into Four Parts; Ortbograpbz', Profody, Analogy, and Syntax. Of ORTHOGRAPHY, Q. What is Orthography ? A. Orthography teacheth the true Characters and Powers of the Letters, and the proper Division of Syllables, Words, and Sentences. Of LETTER S. Q. How many English Letters are there? A. They are these following, with their Powers and Names. 8 Asich m Letters, Their Names, ana Powers or Sounds. A long (ā) as in Cape : fort (ă) as in Cap: (broad (â) as in balt с с сее D d Dee E e E long (7) as in mete : short (ě) as in mer* F f g Jee Н i lung (1) as in tine : Mhort (i) as in tin May Kay Ell Em En P · Pee. a Cu Arr Tee Vee Eks у Wi long (y) as in my : short (ů) as in Egypt Z Zed * Note, Whene is not founded at the End of a Word, it is called e final: which, Yometimes, serves to lengthen the Sound of the fore. going Vowel; as in save: and sometimes is Redundant ; as in give. Q. Do these Letters always kiep their own natural Sound ? Q. What Letters are those which do not always keep their own natural Sound? A. They are b, c, e, f, g, i, l, o, s, t, u, x, y; and the double Letters, ch, gh, and ph. Q. Give me an Example of each. W Double yu X Z 3. E II. 3. E is founded like ā, in there, where; and like ŭ in ber. 4. F is founded like v, in of: 5. G before e and i in some Words, and almost always before y, is founded like j; as in Gentleman, Giant, Egyptian, 6. I in Words derived from the French, sounds like ee ; as in Machine : it also founds like i ; as in Bird, third, &c. 7. L is founded like min Salmon. 8. O is founded like a in Alloy ; like č in Women ; and like Xin Worm. 9. S is frequently founded like z; as in present, prefime, 10. T'is founded likesin Whifile, Tbifte. Ti betore a vowel, is founded like fior/h; as in Nation: except when / goes inmcdiately before it ; as Celeial: or at the beginning of a Word; as tied : or in Derivatives; as mightier, nightcl, empried. U is founded like č in Bury; and like ï in Billiuefs. 12. X hath no found of its own ; but at the Beginning of a Word is alwas founded like z; as in Xenophon : and is the middle and en 1 of Words, like ks; as in Wax, Xerxes. 13. Y'at the end of Monofyllables, is founded like 7; as in by, my; but in the m ddle of Words of more than one Syllable, it is founded like ž;. as in Egypt: and at the end of Words of more than one Syllable, it usually sounds like e ; as in many. 14. Ch is founded like quh, as in Choir, Chorifter. ig. Che cometimes at the End of 2 Word; and always ph when they come together in the same Syllable, found like y; asin laugh, Elephant: except where ph sound like y, as in Stephen. Q. Where are the Capital Leiters to be used, and where the Small Letters ? A. The Capitals are to be used in the Front of Sentences, afd in the Beginning of Verles; of all proper Names of Perfors, Places, Rivers, &c. of Arts and Sciences ; of Dignities, Festivals and Games; and of all Words put for proper Names, or that have any great Enphasis in a Sentence: Also after a Full Stop, and at the Beginning of a Quotation, tho'it be not immediately after a Full Sop: Likewite whole Words, and sometimes Sentences are written in Capitals, and then something is expressed extraordinary great. They are sometimes used in the Titles of Books, for Omament-fake : And always the Pronoun I, and the Interjection 0, are written in Capitals ; and in all other Places the imall Letters must be used. Q. When Capital Letters are placed single in a Sentence, what do they fand for? A. Sometimes they hand for whole Words ;. as B. A. Bachelor of Arts.: B. D. Bachelor: in Divinity: D. D. |