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 June 18, 2024.

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Sab-bath Sabbath
sack-but sackbut
sack-cloth sackcloth
sad-ness sadness
safe-ty safety
safe-guard safeguard
sam-ple sample
salt-ness saltness
sa-lute salute
san-dals sandals
sa-tan satan
san-dy sandy
sa-tyr satyr
sa-ving saving
sa-vour savour
say-ing saying
scan-dal scandal
scarce-ness scarceness
scar-let scarlet
scat-ter scatter
scald-ed scalded
scep-ter scepter
scho-lar scholar
sci-ence science
scof-fer scoffer
scorn-er scorner
scorn-ful scornful
scourg-ing scourging
scrap-ing scraping
scrip-ture scripture
scur-vey scurvy
sea-son season
se-cret secret
se-duce seduce
se-lah selah
sel-ler seller
sel-vedge selvedge
sen-se senses
sen-tence sentence
ser-vant servant
ser-vice service
set-tle settle
se-venth seventh
se-ver sever
sha-dow shadow
sha-dy shady
sha-king shaking
sham-bles shambles
shame-ful shameful
sharp-en sharpen
shear-er shearer
shel-ter shelter
she-riff sheriff
shear-ing shearing
ship-wrack shipwrack
short-ned shortned
short-ly shortly
shoul-der shoulder
shout-ing shouting
sick-ness sickness
sigh-ing sighing
si-lent silent
sil-ver silver
sim-ple simple
sin-cere sincere
si-news sinews
sin-ful sinful
sin-gle single
sing-ing singing
sin-ner sinner
sis-ter sister
slan-der slander
slaugh-ter slaughter
sloth-ful slothful
smel-ling smelling
snoar-ing snoaring
so-ber sober

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sod-der sodder
soft-ly softly
so-journ sojourn
so-lace solace
so-lemn solemn
speck-led speckled
speech-less speechless
spend-ing spending
spew-ing spewing
spo-ken spoken
sport-ing sporting
spoil-ing spoiling
spread-ing spreading
spring-ing springing
sprin-kle sprinkle
stand-ard standard
sta-tute statute
sted-fast stedfast
sting-ing stinging
sto-mack stomack
sto-ny stony
stand-ing standing
sto-ry story
stout-ness stoutness
strait-en straiten
strang-er stranger
strength-en strengthen
strik-er striker
stub-born stubborn
sub-iect subject
suc-cess success
suf-fice suffice
sweep-ing sweeping
swel-ling swelling

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