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Reading and Spelling English Made Easy

by Thomas Lye · 1621–1684

Published: 1673
Length: 37,087 words
Reading: ~2 hours
Divisions: 27

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Reading and spelling English made easie Wherein all the words of our English Bible are set down in an alphabetical order and divided into their distinct syllables. Together with the grounds of the English tongue laid in verse, wherein are couch't many moral precepts. By the help whereof, with Gods blessing, little children, and others of ordinary capacities, may in few months be enabled exactly to read and spell the whole Bible. By Tho. Lye, philanglus.

London printed for A. Maxwell for Tho. Parkhurst, and are to be sold at his shops at the Bible and three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers-Chappel, and .. [1673]

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Front matter
Title page
To the reader
Publishers advertisement
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Guide to pronounciationThe Grounds of True Reading the Engliſh Tongue, laid in Verſe; under which are couch't many uſeful Moral…
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of the Twenty-ſix Letters.

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Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of Singl Conſonants as they change their ſound, 3.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Of Singl Conſonants, that are quieſcent-or-not-ſounded, 12.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Of doubl Conſonants initial, or that commonly begin ſyllabls, 41.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Of doubl Conſonants, that change their ſound, 6.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Of doubl Conſonants, 3, and çe which are not ſounded: ch, gh, th.
Chapter 9CHAP, IX. Of doubl Conſonants that are ſometimes parted, 2, p-h, ſ-h.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Of Trebl Conſonants that begin ſyllabls, 14.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Of Proper Diphthongs, i. e. that is, Two Vowels ſo ſounded together in one breath, that they both…
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Of Proper Diphthongs, that change their ſound, two, ai, ou.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Of Proper Diphthongs that are parted into their ſeveral Vowels, 4.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. Of improper Diphthongs, i. e. ſuch as loſe, or change the ſound of one, or both Vowels, 17.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. Of Improper Diphthongs parted, and their Vowels diſtinctly ſounded, 10.
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. Of Triphthongs, i. e. that is, Three Vowels ſounded together in one breath, viz. âw, eau, ew,…
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. An Ab╌ſtract of words, wherein are found the true ſounds of âll the vow╌els, diph╌thongs, ſingl…
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. Of Fi╌nal Let╌ters, viz. to wit, 2, 3, 4, 5 Let╌ters, that end En╌gliſh words.
PrayerA Prayer before meat.
PrayerThanks after Meat.
PrayerA Prayer for the Morning.
PrayerA Prayer for the Evening.

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Author: Thomas Lye (1621–1684)
Imprint: London printed for A. Maxwell for Tho. Parkhurst, and are to be sold at his shops at the Bible and three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers-Chappel, and .. [1673]
Extent: [104], 32, [8] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing L3542 · ESTC R216195
Source: TCP A49507
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

Reading and Spelling English Made Easy

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