A concise spelling book, for the use of children. In three parts. I. The letters, with tables of words, from one to eight Syllables; and Four Tables of Proper Names. I. Practical Lessons, in Prose and Verse, with Tables interspersed, collected from the Lessons. - Also, A Table of Words having Silent Letters, and other difficulties in reading. II. Some Observations on the Principles of the English Language. - Words changed in Sound and Sense by e final. - A few Contractions explained. - A small Collection of Words, the same in Pronunciation, but different in Spelling and Signification. - Numbers expressed by Letters and Figures. - To which are subjoined, the Old English Characters. By James Gray, Master of the English School of Peebles [electronic resource].