The English vocabulary; or spelling book, compiled for the use of Ackworth school1854 |
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animal beast belonging bird bird of prey body boiled breathe building carriage cloth Co-balt colour corn court of equity cover disease draw dress dry food earth evergreen fire fish fish branching fixed flax flesh flower fluid force fruit gether give ground grow hand hanging head heat herb hold horse insect instrument iron keep kind land light ligion liquor living marriage medicine ment messen metal mind Mollusc move ness noise number of persons officer one's pain piece plant prey pron raised relating root science which treats sea-fish ship short shrub side skin sleep soft sound SPANISH LANGUAGE speak stick stone stringed musical strong substance syllable tain tence thin thread tion tree turn tween venomous poison vessel wild wind wood words worn writing yellow young
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Page 119 - MèV a-phor, n.(Gr.meta, phero) a figure of speech by which the name and properties of one object are ascribed to another.
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