Bechtel, John Hendricks

135000 Words Spelled and Pronounced; Together with Valuable Hints and Illustrations for the Use of Capitals, Italics, Numerals, and Compound Words

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ... of a bird. eerie or eery, affected with fear. aes, money or coins. See ease. affect, to influence; to assume effect, result; to bring about. affluence, a flowing to; an abundant supply. effluence, a flowing out; issue; efflux, affront, an encounter; to confront; to offend. afront, face to face; in front of. agenesis, imperfect development. agennesis, impotence; barrenness; mixture of species. aggressor, the person who first attacks. egressor, one who goes out. agnail, a hangnail. agnel, a coin. aigret or aigrette, the small white heron; a plume composed of feathers. See egret. ail, to be ill. ale, malt liquor. air, atmosphere. aer, a veil; a gas. Ayr, a town and river in Scotland. ayr, an open sea-beach. ear, early. e'er, ever. ere, before. eyre, a journey; a court of judges. heir, one who inherits. aisle, a walk or passage way. I'll, I will. isle, an island. Alaskan, belonging to Alaska. Alascan, a name given to a foreign Protestant in England. alfa, a plant. alpha, the first letter in the Greek alphabet. alfonsin, a scarlet fish. See alphonsin. alicant, ared wine. Alicante, province in Spain. Alice, Christian name. allice, the European shad. all, the whole. aal, a red dye. awl, a tool. al, a plant, aul, the alder. Allah, God of the Koran. alla, a musical term. allegation, an assertion. alligation, an arithmetical term. alley, a narrow lane. ally, a confederate. alleys, pl. of alley. allies, pl. of ally. alligator, a large reptile. allegator, one who alleges. allocution, a formal address. elocution, utterance by speech. allowed, permitted. aloud, audibly. allude, to refer to. illude, to deceive; to mock. elude, to escape. allure, to entice, to charm. alure, a gallery; a passage. allusion, a reference. illusion, a deception; a phantom. elusion, an evasion. ..