The new spelling dictionary, teaching to write and pronounce the English tongue with ease and propriety, in which each word is accented according to its just and natural pronunciation; the part of speech is properly distinguished, and the various significations are ranged in one line; with a list of proper names of men and women. The whole compiled and digested in a manner entirely new, to make it a complete pocket companion for those who read Milton, Pope, Addison, Shakespeare, Tillotson and Locke, or other English authors of repute in prose or verse: and in particular to assist young people, artificers, tradesmen and foreigners, desirous to understand what they speak, read and write. To which is prefixed, a grammatical introduction to the English tongue. By the Rev. Joh Entick, A. M. editor of Littleton's Latin and English dictionary and Schrevelius's Greek lexicon. Carefully revised and corrected; to which with the former additions, is now first subjoined, chiefly extracted from Doctor

People / Organizations

• John Entick (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, and may be had of the principal booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, 1776. A new edition, carefully revised and corrected; ...; ..

Publication year

1776

ESTC No.

T61473

Grub Street ID

287165

Description

470,[2]p. ; 12°.