The compleat English-scholar, in spelling, reading, and writing: containing plain and easie directions for spelling, and reading English, according to the present pronunciation ... And directions for true writing of English, with several copies of the most usual hands engraven in copper. Also examples of the different writing and pronouncing of the same words in the English tongue. Lastly, how to spell words as are alike in sound, but differ in their sence and spelling ... / By E. Young, schoolmaster in London.

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The compleat English-scholar, in spelling, reading, and writing: containing plain and easie directions for spelling, and reading English, according to the present pronunciation ... And directions for true writing of English, with several copies of the most usual hands engraven in copper. Also examples of the different writing and pronouncing of the same words in the English tongue. Lastly, how to spell words as are alike in sound, but differ in their sence and spelling ... / By E. Young, schoolmaster in London.
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Young, E., schoolmaster in London.
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London, :: Printed for Ben. Alsop ...,
1680.
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English language -- Orthography and spelling.
English language -- Phonetics.
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"The compleat English-scholar, in spelling, reading, and writing: containing plain and easie directions for spelling, and reading English, according to the present pronunciation ... And directions for true writing of English, with several copies of the most usual hands engraven in copper. Also examples of the different writing and pronouncing of the same words in the English tongue. Lastly, how to spell words as are alike in sound, but differ in their sence and spelling ... / By E. Young, schoolmaster in London." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A97287.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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quar-rel quarrel
quar-ter quarter
quench-ing quenching
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que-ry query
quar-ry quarry
quick-sands quicksands
qua-ver quaver
quilt-ed quilted
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