The Normal, Or, Methods of Teaching the Common Branches : Orthoepy, Orthography, Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic and Elocution : Including the Outlines, Technicalities, Explanations, Demonstrations, Definitions and Methods, Introductory and Peculiar to Each Branch |
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antecedent Arithmetic articulate sounds axis blackboard branch which treats called circumflex commencing Compound concert consonant construction definitions delivery digraph direction divided division divisor earth earth's surface enunciate EXAMPLES FOR DRILL exercise Explanation falling slide figures fraction gender Geography Gesticulation give given number globe Grammar grammatical person Hands rise hard palate inclined inflection language lesson letters METHOD OF DRILL metic modified Moon motion multiply northern hemisphere Notation noun object obstructed orbit ORTHOEPY ORTHOGRAPHY outline parse partial contact passive voice person Phonotypic pitch pole position predicate pronoun pupil quantity quotient raise their hands Ratio recitation Remark representing rising slide Rule scholars sentence separatrix signifies simple vocal slates soft palate spelling STEP-RECITATION subvocal syllable teacher Tellurian tence tenses third thou tion topic list transitive verb TRIGRAPH tropic of Cancer verb voice vowel word written
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Page 434 - ON Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat, at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
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