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Hooked on words: High school teacher Bill Sherk, 41, has written 500 Years of New Words, in which he lists a word that first appeared in the English language for each year since 1507-that's when America first appeared
Hooked on words: High school teacher Bill Sherk, 41, has written 500 Years of New Words, in which he lists a word that first appeared in the English language for each year since 1507-that's when America first appeared

Hooked on words: High school teacher Bill Sherk, 41, has written 500 Years of New Words, in which he lists a word that first appeared in the English language for each year since 1507-that's when America first appeared

Date5/3/1983
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  • Hooked on words: High school teacher Bill Sherk, 41, has written 500 Years of New Words, in which he lists a word that first appeared in the English language for each year since 1507-that's when America first appeared
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      The universal spelling book, or, A new and easy guide to the English language : containing I. Tables of words in one, two, three, and four syllables; ... II. A very easy and rational guide to English grammar, ... III. A collection of nearly 5000 of the most useful words of two, three, and four syllables, ... IV. Alphabetical copies, and writing pieces in prose and verse; ... Lastly, Tables of sovereigns of England since the Conquest ...
      The universal spelling book, or, A new and easy guide to the English language : containing I. Tables of words in one, two, three, and four syllables; ... II. A very easy and rational guide to English grammar, ... III. A collection of nearly 5000 of the most useful words of two, three, and four syllables, ... IV. Alphabetical copies, and writing pieces in prose and verse; ... Lastly, Tables of sovereigns of England since the Conquest ...
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      1848
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      J.D. Bemis and Co.
      1824
      Keble's second British spelling book : containing a collection of the most useful words, with the meaning annexed : to which are added, tables of arithmetic, and weights and measures, a table of the kings and queens of England : and a chronological table of the most important English battles since the Conquest
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      Dictionary of Indian tongues, containing most of the words and terms used in the Tshimsean, Hydah, & Chinook, with their meaning or equivalent in the English language
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      Herre, W. F.
      1861
      Little fables for little folks : selected for their moral tendency : and re-written in familiar words, not one of which exceeds two syllables
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