Excerpt from The Etymological Spelling Book and Expositor: Being an Introduction to the Spelling, Pronunciation, and Derivation of the English Language The present work being intended for the use of those who already know something of reading and spelling, the beginning of it is not occu pied with the alphabet and easy words of one and two syllables. These may be learnt, by young children, from my Gradations in which I have done perhaps more towards facilitating the acquirement of them than is to be found in any Spelling Book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.