| 单词 | letter of the alphabet |
| 例句 | I wrote the letters of the alphabet on the backs—two to a card, except for the last two, which had three each. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Every letter of the alphabet was assigned a combination of ones and zeros: Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Chuckie” was a derisive term coined by infantrymen, using the army’s spelling alphabet where a word is assigned to each letter of the alphabet. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z By all the letters of the alphabet, Elinor, she told herself, there’s a great actress lost in you! Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z If he misses two days of kindergarten in a row, he’ll probably miss, like, a whole letter of the alphabet And what if it’s a vowel? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is too much a matter of fact, but here it is.—What two letters of the alphabet are there, that express perfection?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I was thrilled at being able to recite arithmetic tables, and the letters of the alphabet forward and backward. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He also wore a small crown and a robe with the letters of the alphabet beautifully embroidered all over it. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Prisons were usually named after places; their buildings, after letters of the alphabet. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, the machine encrypted six letters of the alphabet with one cipher, then used an entirely different cipher for the other twenty. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After Stanley taught Zero the final six letters of the alphabet, he taught him to write his name. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Or they were shown a sequence of several hundred randomly arranged letters of the alphabet and asked to read through them and underline all the yl’s. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Each letter of the alphabet has a rhyme about a little kid meeting some bizarre end. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He intended, he said, to devote the rest of his life to learning the remaining twenty-two letters of the alphabet. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Beneath it, you write your keyword, followed by the remaining letters of the alphabet in order. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It was as radical a formula for music as it would be for a language if you ruled that no letter of the alphabet could be used more than once in a sentence. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Compare and contrast the pitch names on the staff with the letters of the alphabet. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Telegraph messages were sent using Morse code, in which each letter of the alphabet is represented by a certain combination of long and short sounds. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Russian is reading what sounds like letters of the alphabet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z What are the differences between letters of the alphabet and music pitch names? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He writes the letters of the alphabet and says their names and has me repeat. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin Gardner, the mathematics writer, illustrates the distinction between general and specific occurrences by means of a spinner with the twenty-six letters of the alphabet on it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Every letter of the alphabet was assigned a combination of ones and zeros: Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In the sketch, a dramatically lit Stewart ponders in Shakespearean English “whether ‘tis the second letter of the alphabet, or some other merry letter.” 11 of the Most Memorable Celebrity Guests on 'Sesame Street' 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z There are entries for each letter of the alphabet: D is for daughter, discipline, denial, death, discovery, like that. Barry Manilow’s Bubble and a House of Whimsy 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Atoms, letters of the alphabet, literature, science, the world. The Slowness of Literature and the Shadow of Knowledge 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Words have so far been immune to digital disruption despite there being only 26 letters of the alphabet to play around with. Evolutionary music doesn't mean the death of the creator 2012-06-19T16:47:01Z “The ABCs of Death”: A horror anthology consisting of “chapters” by different directors, each based on a letter of the alphabet. Burke’s Dino Day| Weekend Preview 2013-03-06T22:30:26Z The word that Lucretius used for “atom” is the same word he used for “letter of the alphabet.” The Slowness of Literature and the Shadow of Knowledge 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z He employs a system whereby letters of the alphabet are keyed to sections of a color wheel. Art in Review: RICCI ALBENDA 2010-10-08T06:59:00Z In classic Dan Brown fashion, there are clues and puzzles sprinkled throughout the book; observant readers will find letters of the alphabet floating in the illustrations of blue whales, cheetahs, kangaroos and tropical fish. Dan Brown … Children’s Book Author? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z His Pulitzer Prize-winning concerto relied heavily on a complicated framework in which letters of the alphabet were assigned to musical pitches. Steven Stucky, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of intricate musical wit, dies at 66 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The Arts Council provided £100,000 to put up the first 100 vinyl albums for every letter of the alphabet from Peel's collection. Peel's record collection scores hits 2013-08-06T23:57:34Z It would be like a poet deciding to use only half the letters of the alphabet. Exhibition Review: In ‘Art of the Brick,’ Nathan Sawaya Works With Lego 2013-06-13T22:04:31Z Their indigenous grape varieties accounted for a few challenging letters of the alphabet. From aglianico to zibibbo, he poured an alphabetical tour of wine grapes 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Downstairs, in the installation “Breath,” a video projected on a tiny, tabletop screen cycles through the letters of the alphabet and cuts to a live fish wriggling around on a dinner plate. Art in Review: CARTER MULL: ?The Day?s Specific Dreams? 2011-05-12T21:00:18Z But for a series Wegman started in 1993, he decided to forgo the props, arranging the hounds’ bodies into the letters of the alphabet. Online art vendor 20x200 collaborates with William Wegman 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z It has every letter of the alphabet, so it’s a good typing sentence, but it’s a lousy fiction sentence. “The World Without You” 2012-06-29T20:06:00Z The bleached coral bits create odd shapes, some like letters of the alphabet. On Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, a voyage of discovery 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr. LaChiusa’s new songs come from his musical “Marlene Dietrich’s ABC,” that star’s personal dictionary of observations from the early 1960s, inspired by letters of the alphabet. Music Review: Audra McDonald at Lincoln Center 2013-05-10T21:59:41Z And, oddly, many of the most prominent had surnames beginning with the last letter of the alphabet. Saul Zaentz: What Does a Producer Do, Anyway? 2014-01-09T17:04:41Z For this installation, which will remain in the store for a month, they created gray and white luminescent towers, each emblazoned with a letter of the alphabet intended to reflect the collection and its inspiration. | With a New Collection and Installation, Dior Homme Tweaks Its Image 2014-04-28T16:48:58Z According to the news release, this represents a font created by Mr. Chan that translates letters of the alphabet into phrases from the Marquis de Sade. Art In Review: ‘CARNAL KNOWLEDGE’: ‘Sex + Philosophy’ 2012-05-31T21:29:07Z This exhibition unearths many works from that era, including large canvasses, sculptures, and an installation of Rammellzee’s “letter racers,” spacecraft-like sculptures shaped like letters of the alphabet created from toy bits and ephemera. A Rammellzee Exhibition Is Coming to New York 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Golden letters of the alphabet, A to Z, are superimposed, threading ribbon through openings in the letters’ font here while casting illusions of letter-shadows on the ribbon there. R.H. Quaytman makes paintings as sculptures, mysterious and seductive at their best 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z What could be more participatory than a kit made of nothing but 26 letters of the alphabet? Calling on the audience to live the dream 2010-08-21T06:00:00Z After three years of an academically oriented preschool, S. sees a child who “can’t write a single letter of the alphabet, a number or her own name.” Motherlode Blog: Quandary Considered: A Child's Disturbing Games 2012-02-24T02:09:23Z This boutique hotel, near the Champs-Élysées in the Eighth Arrondissement, will feature 26 rooms, each named — instead of numbered — for an author whose name corresponds with a letter of the alphabet. | Check In, Check Out: A Room With a View (of Art) for the Night 2010-10-07T02:12:00Z This book offers 26 feelings, one for each letter of the alphabet: “invisible,” “light,” “nervous,” “quiet,” “relaxed.” 12 groundbreaking books for young readers of all genders 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Amazingly, by laboriously blinking his left eyelid to indicate letters of the alphabet, Bauby managed to "write" his devastatingly elegant and moving memoir. Lesley Glaister's top 10 books about incarceration 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z Completed between 1997 and this year, each colorful, framed lithograph depicts a letter of the alphabet cropped from an image of a vintage sign. Art in Review: PRINT FAIR: International Fine PrintDealers Association 2011-11-03T21:36:19Z There is one entry per letter of the alphabet, but why does this scream/shower/big-horrible-bug story become the “U” entry? Books of The Times: The Weird, Wide World of Bugs in Hugh Raffles?s ?Insectopedia? 2010-03-24T23:08:00Z As the final letters of the alphabet appear, the day draws to a close. The best children’s and YA books of the month, February edition 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet appear on each page in a mistily translucent block representing rain-forest clouds. The best children’s and YA books of the month, February edition 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z This was also true of the first of the Greeks to write of the atom: they, too, employed the term for “letter of the alphabet.” The Slowness of Literature and the Shadow of Knowledge 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Or ask them to race to collect items whose names begin with a certain letter of the alphabet. How to keep kids active as the weather cools and the pandemic rolls on 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Will signed every letter of the alphabet, from A to Z. He did J backward. A Love Language Spoken With Hands 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z A series of gently sculptural poses, corresponding to whispered letters of the alphabet, unfurls with the same attention and care. Review: A Choreographer Makes a Holistic Mess 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z She’s 4, big eyes, gentle, knows all her letters of the alphabet — and she dies at the scene. “Pause it when he gets shot” 2013-03-06T01:00:00Z Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a different designer, featuring sketches of everything from furniture to jewelry to architecture. 15 Art Shows Not to Miss 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Each year, the center gives names according to a single letter of the alphabet. Mexico’s rescue and drug-sniffing dogs start out at the army’s puppy kindergarten 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z He recorded his ideas in a series of notebooks labeled with letters of the alphabet. Missing Darwin Notebooks Returned After 20 Years 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z For unspecified constants he chose the first few letters of the alphabet, and for variables he chose the last letters in reverse order. The Mysterious Origins of ‘X’ in Algebra 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Every letter of the alphabet was represented with the exceptions of U, X and Z. France’s small towns are reeling from the spread of rioting. ‘Now it’s affecting the countryside’ 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The four temples unearthed were initially labeled with the first four letters of the alphabet because archaeologists were unsure which temples they had uncovered. Friends, Tourists, Countrymen, See Where Julius Caesar Was Killed 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The double eights are often used as shorthand for “Heil Hitler” since H is the eighth letter of the alphabet. Burials held in Serbia for some victims of mass shootings 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Holten has designed an entire typeface wherein each letter of the alphabet is assigned a tree whose popular name shares that first letter: “P” is a pine, “e” is an elm and so forth. Review | ‘The Language of Trees’ could change how you think about nature 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Police assigned each a letter of the alphabet and took DNA samples so they could be identified by family. “He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z In such a cipher, each letter of the alphabet is replaced with a particular symbol. Scientists Decipher 57 Letters That Mary, Queen of Scots Wrote before Her Beheading 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Variations of the six dots represent the letters of the alphabet, punctuation, numbers and groups of letters. Glaucoma sufferer learned Braille in lockdown after losing sight 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Some young readers will tell Cooper about the letters of the alphabet they’re learning or flip through picture books. Good boys: Montgomery Co. dogs make great listeners for young readers 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Hani was a quiet, obedient child who had been learning how to write numbers and recognize the letters of the alphabet, her mother, Ms. Neng, said during an emotional interview. An Earthquake Took a Heavy Toll on Children. Shoddy Construction Could Be to Blame. 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Brown says that there are now no letters of the alphabet available to represent new prefixes, so what will happen once some area of science pushes magnitudes to the 1033 level remains an open question. How Many Yottabytes in a Quettabyte? Extreme Numbers Get New Names 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Anyway, back in August, Marilyn asked readers to send her sentences of 26 words that each started with a different letter of the alphabet — and the words could be in any order. Style Invitational Week 1512: Alphabetter 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z He says he hates himself if he makes a mistake with writing a letter of the alphabet and recently even spanked himself for spilling water. Advice | My 6-year-old is extremely hard on himself. What do I do? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Will signed every letter of the alphabet from A to Z. How to Learn My Love Language 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The second is 88, which stands for “Heil Hitler” because H is the 8th letter of the alphabet, the ADL said. FBI: Soldier linked to racist post, online extremism 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z In algebra, we use letters of the alphabet to represent variables. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z The last two are meant to invoke the words “Heil Hitler” since H is the eighth letter of the alphabet. How Buffalo Suspect’s Racist Writings Reveal Links to Other Attacks 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Hieroglyphs could be used almost like letters of the alphabet. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Look. certain letters of the alphabet are difficult, OK? 2021: A political year in words 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z White supremacists use 88 as a code for “Heil Hitler,” because “H” is the eighth letter of the alphabet. Charleston church shooting victims strike $88 million settlement with Justice Dept. 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Nautical flags are used to represent letters of the alphabet. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z Vincent, from Hull, painted an animal for each letter of the alphabet and two pieces of his work were picked for the Young Artists' Summer Show. Royal Academy: Hull boy, 5, gets artwork in summer show 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Dinamo fans showed a flag in club colors with the number “88,” widely linked to a Nazi slogan where the numbers signify ‘H’ as the eighth letter of the alphabet. Dinamo Tbilisi loses case versus UEFA over fans’ Nazi banner 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Jurors heard that 1488 was a well-known neo-Nazi code, combining references to a white supremacist slogan known as the "14 words'"and "Heil Hitler", with H being the eighth letter of the alphabet. Andrew Dymock: Student 'called for purge of gay people' 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Some followers noted that 17 flags — Q being the 17th letter of the alphabet — flew on the stage as Trump delivered a farewell address. QAnon believers grapple with doubt, spin new theories as Trump era ends 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z We registered 30 named storms, working our way through the 26 letters of the alphabet and starting down the Greek alphabet list. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Compared with the 26 letters of the alphabet, musical notation consists of up to 1,500 elements. 'A gamechanger for musicians': app offers library of interactive sheet music 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z The 17th letter of the alphabet, usually followed by “u” in English words. QAnon is tearing families apart 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z The changes were subtle, like changing “Q” to “Cue” or to a name including the number 17, reflecting that Q is the 17th letter of the alphabet. Facebook Tried to Limit QAnon. It Failed. 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z This hurricane season has been among the most active on record; with 20 named storms, the National Hurricane Center is rapidly running out of letters of the alphabet for subsequent storms. Hurricane Sally slams Florida Panhandle with more flooding, wind than expected 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Where PPE are only letters of the alphabet for toddlers learning their ABCs. These nurses work in a hospital 'hot zone.' The virus stalks them as they return home 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z There’s a book that his godmother sent him from New York that’s all scenes of New York matching up with letters of the alphabet and he loves that. How Margaret Brennan of ‘Face the Nation’ would spend a perfect day in D.C. 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Yet many economists are talking about a different letter of the alphabet. US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Yet many economists are talking about a different letter of the alphabet. US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Start typing each letter of the alphabet and see what pops up. Spouse cheating? 10 tech clues to find evidence 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z And "88" stands for "Heil Hitler," because H is the eighth letter of the alphabet. What's antifa? Journalist Talia Lavin on the reality behind the media's "pernicious lies" 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The table of contents was long enough to use every letter of the alphabet. Joe Biden, Emissary of Grief 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The last three letters of the alphabet aren't usually needed as there aren't typically that many storms, but the full list was used up in 2005 when a record-breaking 28 named storms hit. 2020 Atlantic hurricane season names: Here's the full list from Arthur to Wilfred 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z In point of fact, all reporters would see was a heavily redacted tax return where dollar amounts were substituted with letters of the alphabet to reflect bands of value. Despite his claims, Bloomberg didn't disclose taxes as NYC mayor — and I have the receipts 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Neo-Nazis find the number 18 significant: they treat the first and eighth letters of the alphabet, AH, as code for Adolf Hitler. German police probe Nazi-style beer brand 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Each letter of the alphabet represents African American people and places rooted in North Carolina. Children’s book teaches African American history in NC 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z But Petelin, like Richards, is a staunch defender of the apostrophe as "the 27th letter of the alphabet", necessary for clear communication. Do apostrophe's still matter? 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z In Dr. Seuss’ seminal work “On Beyond Zebra,” we are led beyond the customary 26 letters of the alphabet to discover obscure new characters with particular uses. The 10 best streaming TV shows you probably aren't watching 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z They exchanged screenshots of their work environments and compared their results on a “nerd quiz” that asked them to name a programming language for every letter of the alphabet. The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The “MS” is an abbreviation for Mara Salvatrucha - a reference to El Salvador - and the 13 is for M, the 13th letter of the alphabet, which reflects the gang’s loyalty to the Mexican Mafia. California gang members charged in L.A. machete murders, racketeering 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z “Each letter of the alphabet highlights a moment along our journey from Garage Days to Master of Puppets to fun facts about us,” the band said on its website. Metallica announces children's book about the band's history 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z “Each letter of the alphabet highlights a moment along our journey from ‘Garage Days’ to ‘Master of Puppets’ to fun facts about us.” Ready to rock out at bedtime? Metallica is releasing a children’s book 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The 18 in the group’s name refers to the first and eighth letters of the alphabet – A and H – far-right code for Adolf Hitler. Suspect in killing of German politician was jailed for attempted bombing 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z It would be like putting the letters of the alphabet in the alphabetical order of their phonetic spellings: A Curious Sequence of Prime Numbers 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Surenos gang members claim the color blue and the number 13—the number 13 being a reference to the thirteenth letter of the alphabet—M—which is the symbol of the Mexican Mafia. Surenos street gang tied to accused California cop killer has history of murder, extortion, trafficking 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z The girl’s name is spelled with the first five letters of the alphabet and is pronounced “AHB-sih-dee.” Mom: Airline agent mocked 5-year-old girl’s ‘Abcde’ name 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Since 2013, the governor of Ohio has issued the “Scarlet Letter Saturday” proclamation banning, state-wide, the use of the “unlucky thirteenth letter of the alphabet”—the “M.” Michigan and Ohio State, America’s Greatest College Sports Rivalry, Is About a Lot More than Sports 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z When researchers tried to stimulate a complex image made of many phosphenes, such as a letter of the alphabet, people’s brains seemed to smudge the intended image into something unrecognizable. Brain stimulation could let some blind people ‘see’ shapes made of light 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Ms. Kelly wryly suggested that she and her husband, Douglas Brunt, dress up in inoffensive costumes: letters of the alphabet. Megyn Kelly’s Crash at NBC in One Word (Hers): ‘Wow’ 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z A four-page comic strip appearing in the Halloween issue depicting 26 children, one for each letter of the alphabet, who were or would soon become victims of a school shooting. Mad Magazine’s ABCs of a School Shooting Give It a Boost of Relevance 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Kelly, a nurse, handed out pieces of paper on which the letters of the alphabet were written with dotted lines, so that they could be traced. The Comforting Fictions of Dementia Care 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Pokémon taught us the last three letters of the alphabet are pretty cool together. Apple’s new iPhone names are bad, so it’s hard to see where it goes from here 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z The innermost ring of the city is ‘‘Esplanade,’’ with each street as you move radially outward given a name beginning with a sequential letter of the alphabet. Burning Man's Mathematical Underbelly 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z “But he happened to pick out the number 17. Q is the 17th letter of the alphabet.” Q, QAnon followers gain prominence at Donald Trump rallies 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z The tweet-filled social network takes top spot for the 20th letter of the alphabet. An A to Z of Google 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Richard Pripeton watched as his son sat in a class of 3-year-olds, scanning the letters of the alphabet before delighting at the sight of “N” — the first letter in the boy’s name. Parents fear proposed regulations could jeopardize co-op preschools in Virginia 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z DNA consists of a set of four compounds called bases, akin to letters of the alphabet. Invasive Giant Hogweed's Solar-Activated Sap Causes Blistering Skin Burns 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The line is centered around the concept of an “s” word — “Serena,” yes, but also a wide-reaching embrace of the “powerful” 19th letter of the alphabet. Serena Williams hopes ‘S’ means success 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z MasterChef: Junior Edition This new episode features a mystery box challenge – with ingredients representing each letter of the alphabet. Friday's TV highlights: 'Hawaii Five-0' on CBS 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z There is a design for each letter of the alphabet, from the Angel of the North to the Zebra Crossing, including fish and chips, the Loch Ness Monster and James Bond among others. Old £10 notes out, new 10p coins in 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z They can recognize most letters of the alphabet and they can count. #MeToo movement inspires mom to seek justice 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Additionally, the 24th and 25th letters s' and c' will be replaced by "sh" and "ch" as the 31st and 32nd letters of the alphabet respectively. Kazakhstan changes its alphabet - again 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z The Seattle families brought in family possessions, rooted in Somali culture, to be photographed to appear alongside the appropriate letter of the alphabet. Crowd packs Southeast Seattle hall for launch of Somali children’s book 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Whether in his images of the American flag, the map of the United States, targets, numbers or letters of the alphabet, Johns never just paints one-liners. Does the Broad's new Jasper Johns exhibition hit the bull's-eye? It gets darn close 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z She reached the 25th letter of the alphabet with her final book, “Y Is for Yesterday,” which was published in August. Sue Grafton, author of best-selling ‘alphabet’ mysteries, dies at 77 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Grafton was best known for a series of murder mystery novels that each begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Kinsey Millhone Alphabet author Sue Grafton dies at 77 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Grafton was best known for a series of murder mystery novels each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. U.S. crime novelist Sue Grafton dies of cancer 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z They brought in family possessions, rooted in Somali culture, to be photographed to appear alongside the appropriate letter of the alphabet. Crowd packs Southeast Seattle hall for launch of Somali children’s book 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z She began rebuilding her cognitive skills by doing elementary-level math problems and by relearning every letter of the alphabet. After a Stroke on the Subway, Slowly Relearning the Basics 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z King and his team noticed that “Shield” was wearing a red pin with the number 88 — code for “Heil Hitler,” because H is the eighth letter of the alphabet. Black man attacked by white supremacists in Charlottesville faces felony charge 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z How about counting backwards from a hundred while writing letters of the alphabet? HEALTH: Pain management 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Grafton was best known for a series of murder mystery novels each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. U.S. crime novelist Sue Grafton dies of cancer 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z David Victor is strolling up and down a walkway at a steady pace, reciting alternate letters of the alphabet aloud. How You Walk Could Flag Mental Decline 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Littermates are assigned names beginning with the same letter of the alphabet, for organizational purposes. With luck and many volunteers, L.A. city shelters on track to reach no-kill status 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Sue Grafton, 77, is an award-winning author of detective fiction, best known for her series of novels named for letters of the alphabet. Author Sue Grafton’s Scary Childhood Home 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Kindergartners who test “below basic” can’t name three letters of the alphabet in one minute. South-central Idaho school districts see low reading scores 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z Each letter of the alphabet, every numeral and symbol, announces its kinship to the other in a flourishing script called Spencerian. Calligrapher practices the write stuff 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z They own a piece by Will Boone, a Los Angeles artist who layers letters of the alphabet to look like steel I-beams. What's inside Ivanka Trump's male-dominated $25m art collection? 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z DETROIT—Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is joining the letters of the alphabet as a sponsor of Sesame Street. Fiat Chrysler Sponsorship of Sesame Street Puts Muppets in Driver’s Seat 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z For him, Xs and O’s are primarily letters of the alphabet. Why Coach Bruce Arena and the U.S. players are so optimistic after tying Mexico 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The number 88 is reference to "heil Hitler" - as "h" is the eighth letter of the alphabet. Far-right figure should be denied Australian visa, MP says - BBC News 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z In the correspondence from the PPS, the identities of the 18 soldiers are withheld; instead, they are referred to by letters of the alphabet allocated to them at the time of the Saville inquiry. Bloody Sunday: 18 soldiers 'considered for prosecution' - BBC News 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z In a profoundly meta move, she created work guided by Maria’s strict, eccentric rules, like spending a day living under a letter of the alphabet. The Fertile Mind of Sophie Calle 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Embedded in a second group of diagnostic images were line drawings of animals; within a third group, the outlines of letters of the alphabet. A.I. Versus M.D. 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Though students like Gangubai race ahead, many women struggle to write even a few letters of the alphabet. 'When I meet God, I must be able to sign my name': India's school for older women | Vidhi Doshi 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z As a writer, to me, all letters of the alphabet family are equal. India's strange obsession with 'alphabet soup' - BBC News 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Students write an assigned sentence - “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is a likely one because it has all the letters of the alphabet - and mail it in for judgment. Despite push to scrap cursive writing, schools stick with it 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z The first message from Washington contained all the letters of the alphabet as well as digits: “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’s back 1234567890.” Dilma Rousseff, Huma Abedin, Gene Wilder: Your Tuesday Briefing 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z She doesn’t read, but on a good day, she can recite the letters of the alphabet. St. Paul mother speaks out against drinking during pregnancy 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z To treat a sprained ankle, for example, I often recommend patients gently move the ankle by placing their feet on a towel and tracing each letter of the alphabet on the floor. Identifying and Treating Inflammation 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z You helped me learn the right letters of the alphabet in the right order even though you keep adding new ones. Utah Lt. Gov: 'My Heart Has Changed' After Orlando Shooting 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z To understand one another, writers, readers, speakers and listeners need more in common than 26 letters of the alphabet and the words they form. What It Really Takes to Read 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The letters of the alphabet are distributed through this grid. Crypto-challenge: the answers - BBC News 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Instead, most pre-K research is narrowly focused on short-term gains in rudimentary academic skills – such as identifying letters of the alphabet, recognizing vocabulary words and counting small numbers – in the first months of kindergarten. The Narrow Focus of Pre-K Research 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z The suit identifies plaintiffs as Jane Jones 1 through 6 and officers by letters of the alphabet. Suit Alleges Persistent Sexual Abuse of Female Inmates in New York State Prisons 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z As he addressed the audience, “the little man with the mustache,” as the logo was known, formed the letters of the alphabet with his mouth. Renato Bialetti, Italian Marketer, Dies at 93 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Yet much of the research showing that pre-K works is based on tests of short-term gains in basic academic skills, like counting small numbers and memorizing letters of the alphabet. There's Nothing Magical About Pre-K 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Below is the way we chose to arrange the letters of the alphabet. Crypto-challenge: the answers - BBC News 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z A group of mathematicians recently proved that every letter of the alphabet can be reduced to 1. Mathematicians prove the triviality of English 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z He started in corrections 41 years ago as an Ohio State undergraduate, paid $2.54 an hour to teach “prisoners twice my age the letters of the alphabet.” Redeeming the remainder of a life 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z To keep the foot itself flexible, Dr. Turner recommends people trace the letters of the alphabet with their feet. Cures for Common Foot Problems, Without Surgery 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z But what will the company formerly known as Google look like when there's a business for every letter of the alphabet? Our Alphabet company generator could help you build the next Google 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Appelbaum believes that cats are ‘‘basically unreliable,’’ so he began naming his after the letters of the alphabet. Out of the Woods 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z There was a time when most communication was done using the 26 letters of the alphabet – boring! Three Ways To Add Bling To Your Blog 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z One of the most common symbolic references to Nazism is the number 88 – as H is the eighth letter of the alphabet it is code for Heil Hitler. Austria bans Nazi-referencing car number plates 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Just think about a country or a vegetable or a fruit for each letter of the alphabet. Get Better Sleep: 5 Powerful New Tips From Research 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z “H” is the eighth letter of the alphabet. Mercy and a Manifesto in Charleston 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Verbal fluency, a vocabulary test, requires producing 11 or more words that start with a certain letter of the alphabet. Is It Ordinary Memory Loss, or Alzheimer's Disease? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The event was a celebration of Katrantzou’s latest project, a collection of tote bags for every letter of the alphabet featuring different versions of the designer’s signature prints surrounding each one. Mary Katrantzou's A to Z bags hit L.A. 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Using letters of the alphabet for explanatory purposes, choosing test pair BB would be correct if the sample pair were AA, whereas choosing test pair EF would be correct if the sample pair were CD. Crows Understand Analogies 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z He described gang functions including recruits being referred to as “21s” - signifying the letter “U” being the 21st letter of the alphabet - and membership contracts written in blood. Prosecutor: Hawaii prison gang ‘kings of castle’ 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z But they are building on other studies that show teaching 4- and 5-year-olds to write and name the letters of the alphabet improves their reading later on. UW research on brain activity delivers lessons on how kids learn 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Deafblind manual is a form of tactile fingerspelling, where each letter of the alphabet has a sign that is made against your hand. Lesser-known things about being deafblind 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z “We did a resort collection with prints based on letters of the alphabet,” Katrantzou said of the inspiration for the totes, adding that only 20 of each letter bag were made. Mary Katrantzou's A to Z bags hit L.A. 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Researchers who created a battalion of 1,024 of these robots said on Thursday the mini-machines are able to communicate with one another and organize themselves into two-dimensional shapes like letters of the alphabet. Rise of the machines? Tiny robot horde swarms to form shapes 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z “There are certain letters of the alphabet that Lincoln wrote in a way that were not common to his era,” says the curator of Lincoln’s presidential museum James Cornelius. Abraham Lincoln’s Handwriting Found in Racial Theory Book 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z People joke that the first letters of the alphabet that most kids learn are UNHCR, referring to the United Nations refugee agency, which oversees operations at the camps along with the Kenyan government. In Kenya, Somalis at refugee camp languish with limited options 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The researchers tested things that “Your Baby Can Read” doesn’t teach, such as the names of the letters of the alphabet, he says. Teaching babies to read: Is it possible? Several companies say yes, but study says no. 2014-05-05T20:49:14Z Each new class all receives names—suggested and then voted on by Grasso’s students—starting with the corresponding letter of the alphabet. Lil Wayne (The Octopus) Will Help Scientists Understand the Brain 2014-04-03T17:48:55Z Finding a book about telegraphy at a library, he wrote out two copies of the dots and dashes that corresponded to the letters of the alphabet, one for each of them to consult. Jhumpa Lahiri: “Brotherly Love.” 2013-06-03T04:00:00Z And when he bats with Trott their combined surnames use only three letters of the alphabet. The Bouncer: England's run machine Joe Root charms the Lord's crowd 2013-05-18T22:13:21Z Endless Alphabet is a wonderfully playful phonics app for children, starring a parade of monsters introducing a word for each letter of the alphabet. 30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week 2013-01-25T15:58:00Z It's actually an app for learning Chinese through play, as you use letters of the alphabet to spell traditional Mandarin characters. 30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week 2013-01-21T12:21:32Z She lets him watch children’s programs on Nickelodeon and works on helping him identify colors and letters of the alphabet. Chicago Public Schools Faulted on Assessing Learning Disabilities 2013-01-08T03:12:22Z It's a collection of colourful animals based around the letters of the alphabet, from Armadillo to Zebra. 30 Best iPhone and iPad apps this week 2013-01-04T15:03:50Z Repeat the above activity with a new list, but before your subjects write anything down, ask them to recite the last 10 letters of the alphabet backward. Sentient Skills Science: What Makes Some Memories So Memorable? 2012-09-20T15:45:00.247Z To Vidal, X was just another letter of the alphabet; but his next screenplay became a movie that had too much sex even for Vidal. Remembering Gore Vidal, a Roaring Literary Lion 2012-08-01T22:05:28Z The squares contained the 26 letters of the alphabet and a blank space for separating words. New Brain-Machine Spelling Device Could Help the Paralyzed Communicate 2012-06-28T16:15:00.420Z This involved teaching children to recognise and name the letters of the alphabet, both capital and lower case, in alphabetical order. Five things about phonics 2012-06-18T15:06:33Z Software converts his eye movement into the letters of the alphabet and in turn into words and speech. Man paralysed for seven years uses eye movement to tweet 'hello world' 2012-06-14T18:00:08Z When Ben was 16 months old, he could arrange the letters of the alphabet in order. Seahawks GM John Schneider knows: Autism is a family diagnosis 2012-04-15T01:22:03Z It may be asked why I taught her to make phrases by means of whole words, instead of giving her the letters of the alphabet and teaching her to make words themselves. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Thanks to some clever programming, the system associated a unique pattern and duration of brain activity with each of the 26 letters of the alphabet, as well as with the blank space. New Brain-Machine Spelling Device Could Help the Paralyzed Communicate 2012-06-28T16:15:00.420Z The pressure of the hands upon a centre-table with three legs suffices to produce the lifting of the leg the farthest removed, and thus to strike all the letters of the alphabet. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z It may be urged that material agency, or force, is used in the adoption of sounds or letters of the alphabet, which I cannot help seeing or hearing. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z His idea is to get a call that will be really one long dash, so that it won’t be confounded with any letter of the alphabet. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the whole alphabet. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Below is a copy of a page from the 1777 New England Primer that uses two-line verses based on the Bible to teach the letters of the alphabet. What standardized tests should assess 2012-03-22T08:00:00Z She wished the name of a particular deceased relative to be spelled out to her, and pointed to the letters of the alphabet in the usual way, while I wrote down those indicated. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The position of each tent was marked, and distinguished by a letter of the alphabet. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z Now opposite these 24 combinations place the letters of the alphabet in regular order, remembering that I and J, U and V are used interchangeably. Ciphers For the Little Folks A Method of Teaching the Greatest Work of Sir Francis Bacon 2012-03-16T02:00:24.463Z Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The celebrated Feinagle who delivered lectures on memory had adopted the system of aiding the memory by dates, changing the figures in the dates into the letters of the alphabet corresponding to them in number. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Raps were next struck in the table, corresponding to the letters of the alphabet. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The same book says, that he knew more than his schoolmaster, whom he killed for having struck him, because Jesus refused to read the letters of the alphabet. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z The letters of the alphabet are represented by long strokes and short strokes on the bell, as here shown.— Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Never use the letters of the alphabet to reproduce the sound of such language in a literal manner. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z The table volunteered a request by taps of its leg designating the letters of the alphabet, that MM. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z One is often struck, when listening to a fervent discourse against besetting sins, with the curious fact that all the transgressions begin with the same letter of the alphabet. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z The name of Send himself is spelt in the letters of the alphabet. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z A child learning the letters of the alphabet is taught to say at the close, "Glory to Christ our King." Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Hollar etched the first six letters of the alphabet from the initials described in p. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z Pangrammatist, pan-gram′a-tist, n. one who twists all the letters of the alphabet into sentences, as in the following example: 'John P. Brady, give me a black walnut box of quite a small size.' Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z This continuous sound can be cut up, by means of a key placed in the primary circuit of the transmitting arrangement, into long or short periods, and hence the letters of the alphabet signal. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z It sounded as if the letters of the alphabet were mimicking the cells, multiplying out of control. Siblings bound by blood 2012-01-03T19:00:05Z She left the room, returning a few minutes later with a large square of cardboard on which she had printed the letters of the alphabet. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z The wall is covered with letters of the alphabet, numbers and various art projects. India Ink: At School in a Mumbai Mill, Igniting a Desire to Learn 2011-12-31T06:43:17Z This was nothing more than a rack with divisions corresponding to the letters of the alphabet, into which might be sorted ready for delivery all correspondence addressed to the Post Office to be called for. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z This machine could be made to assume certain positions which represented or were symbolical of letters of the alphabet. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z New research suggests that doctors actually identify an abnormality in less than two seconds—not much longer than it takes them to name an animal or a letter of the alphabet. Doctors Diagnose in a Jiffy--and Using Common Regions of the Brain 2011-12-14T23:15:00.463Z Let us first consider the simple form; the regular substitution of one letter of the alphabet for another. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z The suggestion was to agree upon a code of twenty-six shades, each called by a letter of the alphabet. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z These six volumes only complete the first letter of the alphabet, most of the articles being written by Vengerov. Autobiography of Countess Tolstoy 2011-11-17T03:00:32.207Z The Master's grace made spiritual knowledge illumine his heart, he now knew the glory of God's name, faith, gift, the esoteric meanings of the letters of the alphabet, &c. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z The important feature in this passage is the reference to the Christ-cross-row, which contained the nine letters of the alphabet from A to I in the form of the Cross. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z He had fastened to his blanket a small-sized pewter plate polished as bright as a new dollar fresh from the mint, and around the rim of it was inscribed the letters of the alphabet. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z He then placed all the letters of the alphabet in a column, and against each made the character that represented it in the cipher. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z She drew a flight of stairs on the blackboard, and on each step she placed a letter of the alphabet. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z The establishment of a University at the seat of Government will complete a regular system of education in Upper Canada from the letters of the alphabet to the most profound investigations of science.... Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada 2011-10-14T02:00:23.300Z His plan was to cause the ear itself to trace on smoked glass the waves produced by the different letters of the alphabet, and to use these tracings in teaching the deaf. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z The word rendered “rudiments” means the letters of the alphabet, and hence comes naturally to acquire the meaning of “elements,” or “first principles,” just as we speak of the A B C of a science. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z A lady made him a present of a cylindrical ivory box containing counters, on which were inscribed the letters of the alphabet. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z In the great human creations, in the twelve notes of the musical scale, in the twenty six letters of the alphabet, these fantastic structural inventions have unlocked the enormous creativity of literature and music. The Single Best idea For Reforming K-12 Education: Part 2 2011-09-05T12:23:55Z With these the letters of the alphabet can be constructed; and, after letters, words, in such a way as to create out of the game a series of pleasant spelling lessons. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z To facilitate locating entries, a "jump" list was created and each section where a new letter of the alphabet begins was labeled and a link back to the list was added to the left column. Index for University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History, Volume 1 2011-08-29T02:01:08.223Z All thinking, all intellectual activity, is by no means of the image and the picture; all words are the product of the imagining, and the very letters of the alphabet are conventionalized pictures. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Now the first letter of the alphabet as enunciated by Edith Glover sounded uncommonly like the ninth—to wit, the letter “i.” Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Among the Persians, who designate the successive signs by the letters of the alphabet, A stands for Taurus, B for the Twins, and so on. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Others recite, word for word, passages that have been read to them, and cannot learn the letters of the alphabet. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z This was followed by the withdrawal of Mr. Hamond and others, leaving the club originally consisting of all the letters of the alphabet reduced to two members. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The first seven letters of the alphabet, used to represent the days of the week, are placed in the calendar beside the days of the week. Our Calendar 2011-05-25T02:00:17.450Z Men whose names began with the first letters of the alphabet were in high spirits. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The Greeks and many other peoples used the letters of the alphabet for numerals. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z Unknown Numbers, or those whose values are to be determined, are usually represented by the last letters of the alphabet, as x, y, z.' At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z Thus A is the first letter of the alphabet, and has the value of 1. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z Dominical letter, one of the first seven letters of the alphabet used to denote the Sabbath or Lord’s day. Our Calendar 2011-05-25T02:00:17.450Z It occurs more frequently in English words than any other letter of the alphabet. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The Greeks are persuaded that these dead are sorcerers; they call them "broucolacas," or "vroucolacas," according as they pronounce the second letter of the alphabet. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z In music there are signs standing for sounds, as the letters of the alphabet in combination form words, by which we express our thoughts. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Tory printed a few scholarly books and wrote and published a curious work, to which he gave the name Champfleury, on the right forms and proportions of the letters of the alphabet. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z It is evident that every month in the year must commence on some one day of the week represented by one of the first seven letters of the alphabet. Our Calendar 2011-05-25T02:00:17.450Z We know that this is the case with the letters of the alphabet; is it also the case with other words? The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z The average response time for people with names beginning with one of the last nine letters of the alphabet, R through Z, was 19.38 minutes. Last-Name Effect: People with End-of-Alphabet Names Buy Faster 2011-02-25T11:30:00Z The average response time for people with names beginning with one of the last nine letters of the alphabet, R though Z, was 19.38 minutes. Last-Name Effect: How Your Name May Cost You At the Mall 2011-02-04T08:30:00Z Currently, the primary communication method used by ALS patients is focusing their eyes on boards containing letters of the alphabet. Changing brain waves to action 2011-01-12T14:38:04Z What letter of the alphabet do the five bright stars in Cassiopeia suggest? A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z Overestimating my dedication, I started off a 90-minute cassette for every letter of the alphabet. How the C64 taught me about greed 2010-12-27T17:58:00Z One tires of rolling perpetual cigarettes; one even tires of studying the forcible Spanish adjurations that begin with the third letter of the alphabet. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z But, when the spirit was asked to spell its name, to tap out the letters of its name by the letters of the alphabet, all that came was: “Z X R S A.” The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z If they are not signed, the order of the gatherings should be noted by the letters of the alphabet in square brackets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Since the four-based genetic code is read in three-letter triplet combinations, the scientists devised a new code in which the 64 possible triplets symbolize the letters of the alphabet and punctuation. Scientist Creates Life. That's a Good Thing, Right? 2010-05-20T20:45:00Z While you might not think to chat with your child about the letters of the alphabet meeting at the top of a colorful coconut tree, "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" does just that. Parenthood: Story time as playtime 2010-04-27T18:05:00Z Can you make sentences using the first seven letters of the alphabet only? Monday Puzzle: Building Walls Rationally 2010-03-17T20:45:00Z Each of the chains is in turn is associated with a letter of the alphabet. FBI closes investigation into 2001 anthrax attacks 2010-02-19T21:58:00Z These sites, and 23 others, are Google’s first suggestions for each letter of the alphabet. 2010-02-12T20:57:00Z He followed him to Rome in 44, and is said to have criticized him with the utmost candour, bidding him repeat the letters of the alphabet before acting on an angry impulse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The eggs of the linnet, goldfinch, yorling, laverock, robin, titling, thrush, and blackbird, were as familiar to me as the letters of the alphabet. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 The letters of the alphabet afforded a convenient mode of representing figures, and were used accordingly by the Chaldeans, Hebrews, and Greeks. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Children, learning to read, are sometimes presented with the letters of the alphabet turned into the figures of men in various attitudes. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent Here we have the letters of the alphabet in small German script with numbers written below which serve to indicate the row, and what place in that row, the letters occupy. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology But one may truly see thereupon a well-known stamp or image, and the Kipper or Wipper will not appear even in the smallest letter of the alphabet. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. There are 63 possible combinations of these six dots, and after the letters of the alphabet have been supplied, the remaining signs are used for punctuation, contractions, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises batteries of horse artillery designated by letters of the alphabet, and batteries of field, siege, heavy, and mountain by numbers. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli This tablet of lead or tin, when cooled, being easily detached from the matrix, would then reveal the letters of the alphabet reversed and in relief, similar to a present day stereotype. From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 One scientist has likened these units to letters of the alphabet, which, being combined, spell many proteins. Dietetics for Nurses French volumes of travels in the East are written as much with exclamation-points as with the letters of the alphabet. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu Accordingly it was decided to attach at first to the object merely a letter of the alphabet, with the year of discovery, as a provisional name. Astronomical Discovery The answer is a word of five letters and begins with A—the first letter of the alphabet, the first of the five vowels. H. R. I'm third eleven now, B.1—they call the teams after the letters of the alphabet here—and with any luck I'll get into the second eleven this term. Just Gerry He accomplished this by using for this purpose those letters of the alphabet which form the Roman numerals. The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35, the Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 240 My request evidently pleased the old gentleman; who took me all round the place, and showed me his six-and-twenty cows, named after the different letters of the alphabet. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. He would have given all the honorary letters of the alphabet for the use of a rifle, but he might have saved his rage, for the Bugis minded bird shot not at all. Where the Pavement Ends Which of the letters of the alphabet are the most authentic on a bill or bond? The Handbook of Conundrums The wig-wag code, as used in the United States Navy, consists of a series of numbers that represent the letters of the alphabet. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Here he took down a large red note-book, with all the letters of the alphabet in a fringe down the edge. International Short Stories English "It is but a clumsy thing to tilt the table for every letter of the alphabet, and with such a medium as madame we should do better than that." The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen She counted which letter of the alphabet was repeated the most frequently upon one side of the page. Black Diamonds When was B the first letter of the alphabet? The Handbook of Conundrums Then draw another circle, also divided into 27 equal parts, in each of which write one of the small letters of the alphabet, and the &. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments The object is to see how many letters of the alphabet can be used and how often without repetition. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul Thus, the apple is fully discussed as apple, rather than as Pyrus Malus, and the carnation comes into view in the third letter of the alphabet, not as Dianthus Caryophyllus. Rural Health and Welfare The ordering of a small grooved tablet on which her little boy could arrange the letters of the alphabet claimed her attention equally with the founding and arranging of a hospital. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens Why are the fourteenth and fifteenth letters of the alphabet of more importance than the others? The Handbook of Conundrums On the end of his long hooked nose there seemed to me to be growing, like a carbuncle, the first letter of the alphabet, glittering with ink and ready to print. Devil Stories An Anthology They are arranged in books, under the various letters of the alphabet, containing the names of the proprietors and the particulars of their property. Old and New London Volume I A very drastic measure, strongly advocated in some quarters, is the entire abolition of all characters, to be replaced by their equivalent sounds in letters of the alphabet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The papers are then passed on again and opened, and the players in turn each say a letter of the alphabet, chosen at random, until there are ten. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes Like what four letters of the alphabet is a honey-producing insect when in small health? The Handbook of Conundrums These runes, which are at once letters of the alphabet and words, are made to fit into the context. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Chaucer’s A.B.C., a poem in honour of the Blessed Virgin, of which the stanzas begin with the successive letters of the alphabet, is another early example of French influence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The letters of the alphabet are insulated symbols, and have no natural connexion with each other, but may be arranged to constitute words, which possess a definite meaning. On the Nature of Thought or, The act of thinking and its connexion with a perspicuous sentence Any letter of the alphabet is chosen; say B. One player throws the handkerchief to another, crying out, "When my ship comes in it will be laden with ——." What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes What must all the letters of the alphabet be in order to possess infinite sagacity? The Handbook of Conundrums Sunday Letter is one of the first seven letters of the alphabet used in the Calendar to mark the Sundays throughout the year. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia The bright autumn sunshine illuminated the ormulu brass of the First Empire, gilt eagles, crowns, cupids, and the only letter of the alphabet that always suggests one name. With the French in France and Salonika The restriction of the early letters of the alphabet to known, and of the late letters to unknown, quantities is also his work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" A. B. C. Book.—A page for each letter of the alphabet to be filled with pictures and names of objects having the same initial letter. Primary Handwork In this churchyard is a tombstone on which is engraved only the letters of the alphabet and the simple numerals. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc For example, the year 1901 began on Tuesday and the first week of that year with the first seven letters of the alphabet would give us the following table: Jan. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia There is nothing gained by trying to teach a child to pronounce the letters of the alphabet, before the vocal organs are so developed that distinct utterance can be given to the proper sounds. 2d. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) On each block was a letter of the alphabet. The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island I then tried to ascertain the first letters of its name by calling over the different letters of the alphabet. Hydesville The Story of the Rochester Knockings, Which Proclaimed the Advent of Modern Spiritualism Add 's to form the plural of letters of the alphabet, of words spoken of as words, and sometimes numbers. The Century Handbook of Writing He used to name all the babies as they came along, by the letters of the alphabet. Tales from Dickens For this purpose represent by the letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, ... Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy In introducing Dr. Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, dean of the Junior Women's College of the University of Chicago, Mrs. Park said that she had half the letters of the alphabet attached to her name representing degrees. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V He signified by this ceremony that all divine revelation was conveyed by the letters of the alphabet, and that the gospel comprehended under the shadow of the cross men of all races and all languages. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel At this point we take those cards which are covered with very smooth paper, to which is gummed a letter of the alphabet cut out in sandpaper. Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook It sounds like a letter of the alphabet. In a Little Town If a husband were to see his wife drowning, what single letter of the alphabet would he name?—Answer. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Plate III It is most logical to suppose that Benda would begin with the first sign and substitute the letters of the alphabet in order. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 The Romans were the first people to call the letters of the alphabet by their sounds rather than by names, as was done in Greek and in the Semitic languages. Latin Pronunciation A Short Exposition of the Roman Method These are analogous to the cards on which are gummed the sandpaper letters of the alphabet. Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook On the outer side of which the four-and-twenty letters of the alphabet were engraved with great skill, being separated from one another by distances measured with great precision. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens The death of the learned author prevented the publication of it beyond the first two letters of the alphabet. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance I was prepared for the fact that each one of the specimens represented a letter of the alphabet. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 This made the equivalent to k, the third letter of the alphabet, as early as the time of the Etruscans. A Handbook of the English Language The test applied was to erase some particular letter of the alphabet from one page of a book. The Sexual Life of the Child Now, if men were cut out of pasteboard, all exactly alike, and distinguished from each other only by the letters of the alphabet, then the reasoning of the author would be excellent. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject They will make finished architectural designs, such as churches, forts, monuments, boats, &c.; also every letter of the alphabet. The Nursery, January 1877, Volume XXI, No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Let him take the letters of the alphabet and throw them about promiscuously and then see how long ere they would move of their own accord and arrange themselves into words and sentences. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, April, 1880 Oblige me, old chap, by putting in the place of each of those numbers the corresponding letter of the alphabet. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin First, the highest number written here is 23, so that all the letters indicated, in whatever order they may come, are within the compass of the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator The king and his premier allowed the missionaries to dwell with us to introduce a new order of things; to teach us first the twelve letters of the alphabet, then spelling, then reading and writing. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California All the other Egyptian phonetic signs have syllabic values, which are resolvable into combinations of the letters of the alphabet. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life In three minutes the clerk reported that "it"—just some letter of the alphabet—had been sold at such and such a price. It, and Other Stories Scholars are frequently introduced to the twenty-six letters of the alphabet four times a day for several weeks in succession, without making a single acquaintance. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes Fields, living a few miles south of Higginsville, Mo., though he has no education whatever, and does not know a single figure or a letter of the alphabet, is a mathematical wonder. Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 An immense number of puzzles have been made out of the letters of the alphabet, and from those nine little digits and cipher, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems The arrangement of the dots in the cell gives not only all the letters of the alphabet, but signs that stand for words and phrases as well. Through St. Dunstan's to Light Writing is an elementary kind of drawing; the letters of the alphabet were originally pictures or symbols. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life Societies, with all the pomp of officials, and members proudly arranging detached letters of the alphabet after their names, exist for discussing hobbies not more important. Children's Books and Their Illustrators The game of spinning-tops that have four corners, each marked with a letter of the alphabet, and are like dice, is very exciting. Jewish Children Forms will give place to formulas as hieroglyphics have given place to the letters of the alphabet. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory The book contains a rhyme for every letter of the alphabet, each illustrated by a full page picture in colors. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code In addition to her other “fixins,” this medium has a spirit-dial, so called, on which are letters of the alphabet, the numerals, and such words as “Yes,” “No,” and “Don’t know.” The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages A ring was held, suspended by a fine thread, over a round table, on the edge of which were placed counters engraved with the letters of the alphabet. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture In the Zohar, all the letters of the alphabet come before God, each one begging to be chosen as the creative element of the universe. Essay on the Creative Imagination And the same day and at one sitting he learned all the letters of the alphabet; at the end of the week he spelled readily, and before the month was ended he read with ease. Laboulaye's Fairy Book Each lectern was marked with a letter of the alphabet, and each book with the number of the row, the letter of the lectern to which it belonged, and its number on the lectern. The Care of Books His master, in order to teach him to read, transcribed, in large characters, some letters of the alphabet, and attempted to make him understand these signs. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers "The twenty-five letters of the alphabet!" cried Madame. The Son of Monte-Cristo A, B, C, are, as you know, the first three letters of the alphabet, and the children in the picture are just beginning to learn them. Child-Land Picture-Pages for the Little Ones The first twenty-six envelopes are inscribed with the letters of the alphabet, and are used for filing material alphabetically. The Writer, Volume VI, April 1892. A Monthly Magazine to Interest and Help All Literary Workers The ten chests above mentioned are placed in front of the entrance used by each tribe, and are inscribed with the letters of the alphabet from alpha to kappa. The Athenian Constitution Later a scientist named Fraunhofer discovered fine black lines crossing the solar spectrum, and marked them with letters of the alphabet from a to h. A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma It had been seven years since Alec learned it, but the words were as familiar still as the letters of the alphabet. Flip's "Islands of Providence" These answers were at once noted, according to their numerals, and when the sentence was complete it was transposed into letters of the alphabet. Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals All you have to do is to number each letter of the alphabet consecutively, beginning with A and calling it eleven. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" We observe that B follows A, but, for all we can say, it might as well follow any other letter of the alphabet. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill The game consists in filling in the blank spaces each with a double letter of the alphabet, as indicated in parentheses. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium These tales made a great impression upon her—all the more because she did not know one letter of the alphabet from another. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Spelling was similarly indicated by a system of raps meant to express separate letters of the alphabet. Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals What he said after this was as familiar to him as the letters of the alphabet. The Goose Man I soon had my pockets full of little bits of wood, and was not long in learning the letters of the alphabet, but to know how to read was quite another thing. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille Italicize particular letters of the alphabet when referred to as such. The Uses of Italic A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters Cards about 5×7, containing in large type the letters of the alphabet, are passed out to each team. Games and Play for School Morale A Course of Graded Games for School and Community Recreation All our books are the letters of the alphabet. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Go round to half-a-dozen printers, and ask them to print for you the first letter of the alphabet. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 460 Volume 18, New Series, October 23, 1852 The same characters at different parts of a tablet do not differ more than the same letters of the alphabet in two fonts of type. Studies in Central American Picture-Writing First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 205-245 There is no letter of the alphabet which a parrot will not learn to pronounce. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Here he took down a large red notebook, with all the letters of the alphabet in a fringe down the edge. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories And if you do not know and feel that that is you, then you have not learned the first letters of the alphabet which are necessary to spell 'salvation.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John In a short time, the list on the paper slips included the brand of every owner in the settlement, and nearly all the letters of the alphabet. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy Gussy, the tickler’s already eliminated absenteeism, alcoholism and aboulia in numerous urban areas—and that’s just one letter of the alphabet! The Creature from Cleveland Depths The chapters are divided generally into four or five parts by means of the first letters of the alphabet. Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc A bed of sand, smoothed upon a small bench, served the younger ones to trace and understand the letters of the alphabet: the others wrote upon slates. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. When all the letters of the alphabet have been used up, they may be repeated doubled, as AA 4, DD 32, etc. The Book-Hunter at Home Different combinations of the letters of the alphabet are sufficient to record the sum of human knowledge in many languages. The Classification of Patents To show the Arabic student the difference between the Oriental and Occidental order of the letters of the alphabet, I shall here give them opposite each other. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa In it the whole range of literature and science is divided into several grand classes, which, with their sub-classes, are indicated by the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries There is an urgent need for modification of certain letters of the alphabet. The Booklover and His Books At the top of each page is placed a letter of the alphabet, and, immediately beneath or alongside this, the date of a year. The Book-Hunter at Home These, Timaeus says, are so far from being elements or letters of the alphabet, that they are not even syllables. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield If he had been a writer, he would have had three names, beginning with successive letters of the alphabet. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Before the printing had reached any where near the concluding letters of the alphabet, the MS. catalogue had grown to three thousand volumes, and was a daily and hourly incubus to librarians and readers. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries And she can't write or even form the letters of the alphabet, but she gave her interviewer a very convincing demonstration of her ability to read. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 The shelves may also be lettered with letters of the alphabet cut out of gold paper. The Book-Hunter at Home "I know," cried Carmen; "twenty-five knocks signify the letters of the alphabet!" The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II Take my word for it, you could not find a worse pointer than the poodle which would pick you out all the letters of the alphabet. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General He selected from the letters of the alphabet those which composed the given word, and laid them in order at the feet of his master. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals After a time he took a sheet of paper and across it in a row wrote down the letters of the alphabet. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol Not one of this trio of Negro educators knew a letter of the alphabet; but having lived as slaves in Virginia, they had learned to appreciate the opinion that learning was of great price. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens They were deposited there by M. Jean Aubert in 1623, accompanied by an inventory of them, divided into four parts by the first four letters of the alphabet. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages And this curiosity extended to the names of the letters of the alphabet. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President The Greeks composed lipogrammatic works; works in which one letter of the alphabet is omitted. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 If it is, I know it by heart, and by that shall be able to teach you all the letters of the alphabet.” The Little Savage She cut out of thin pieces of wood ten sets of large and small letters of the alphabet, and carried these with her when she went from house to house. Goody Two-Shoes Under her instruction I gained the first knowledge of the letters of the alphabet, of which I was before profoundly ignorant. On the Banks of the Amazon He became a handle-maker in another manufactory, and also he went about with the pride of one who could form the letters of the alphabet with a pen. Clayhanger Lord North, in the court of James, I., has written a set of Sonnets, each of which begins with a successive letter of the alphabet. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 They burn nuts together; they put their hands, blindfold, on a table, with the letters of the alphabet; and practise many a simple conjuration. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 To this end he persuaded a little boy of his master's to teach him the letters of the alphabet. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 They did not consist in letters of the alphabet, but certain marks, one of which often expressed a whole word, and frequently a phrase. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Look and you will see that they contain all the letters of the alphabet. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale As many letters of the alphabet have sounds more or less similar, such as "S" and "F," "M" and "N" and "D" and "T," many mistakes have occurred. The Emma Gees As the clock strikes midnight a girl puts the twenty-six letters of the alphabet, cut from paper, into a pure-white bowl which has been touched by the lips of a new-born babe only. The Book of Hallowe'en With these few letters of the alphabet formed into syllables and suitably accented,—Demagogues, Montagnards, Partitioners, Communists, Red Republicans,—they made wildfires dance before the eyes of the simple. Napoleon the Little In such circumstances one must fix the list of authors in his head, and this can be conveniently done by letters of the alphabet. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers His genealogical collections are contained in a series of volumes marked with the letters of the alphabet, and comprehended in the Lansdowne Catalogue under No. 207. Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra contains all the letters of the alphabet except the letter J. The 19th chapter of II Kings and the 37th chapter of Isaiah are alike. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference The ring was suspended by a thread above a round table, on the edge of which letters of the alphabet were marked. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Each of the thirty lines of epacts is designated by a letter of the alphabet, which serves as its index or argument. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Its universal value is nine, for it is the ninth letter of the alphabet and the ninth door of the fifty portals or gateways, that lead to the concealed mysteries of being.... The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the Second An Ethical Poem Name the first letter of the alphabet——a. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric They were given queer little books, called the New England Primer, in wooden covers, and having funny, tiny pictures for each letter of the alphabet, and beside each, a jingle. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs There was also a table containing the letters of the alphabet from A to Q, disposed of in a particular manner, the exact position of which had to be observed in prying into futurity. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales They are named from the letters of the alphabet, and are known as “Stations A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, K, L, M, N, and O.” Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Of the Greek system little is known beyond the fact that the letters of the alphabet were used to represent pitches. Music Notation and Terminology Now name the second letter of the alphabet——b. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric Letters from Postmasters, Contractors and the Public alphabetically arranged, there being a separate pigeon-hole for each letter of the alphabet. General Instructions For The Guidance Of Post Office Inspectors In The Dominion Of Canada Make the frame of four words of nine letters each, so that there shall be the same letter of the alphabet at each of the four corners where the words intersect. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 The letters of the alphabet wanting in Anglo-Saxon are: j, k, q, v, and z. New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words The old Cretan tradition that the Phœnicians did not invent the letters of the alphabet, but only changed those already existing, is amply justified; for this seems to have been precisely what they did. The Sea-Kings of Crete But the most simple of the difficult ones is the taking of a number of arbitrary signs or symbols to represent the letters of the alphabet. The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand Strong and yet delicate, it must be able to fit any letter of the alphabet; that is, help form its sound. How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] It is further stated, in the same connection, that the teachers are expected to take special pains to teach the first class to write—not print—all the letters of the alphabet on slates. Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions Blow seeds from the dandelion until none remain, counting each puff as a letter of the alphabet; the letter which ends the blowing is the initial of the name of the person the blower marries. Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk The moment the eye rests upon the score the student knows the measure as definitely and certainly as he knows the letters of the alphabet. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 The simplest is to change the letters of the alphabet about, using Z for A, and so on. The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand The cipher agreed upon by Wilkinson and Burr was a composite of arbitrary signs and of numerals representing letters of the alphabet. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett These are classed either as vowels or consonants and are represented by the different letters of the alphabet. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Put pieces of paper, each bearing one letter of the alphabet, in water face down, and then place them under the bed. Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk But he wanted to study, and was persevering and brave enough to learn the letters of the alphabet and how to spell and to write after he had grown to manhood. Stories of Later American History The schema of Figure IV. resembles Z, the last letter of the alphabet: this helps one to remember it in contrast with Figure I., which is thereby also remembered. Logic Deductive and Inductive And until we understand this sort of liberty, we live in a world of enigmas and know not the first letter of the alphabet of creation. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals The 119th Psalm is a curious specimen of this conceit; it is divided into twenty-two stanzas, and a letter of the alphabet in regular order begins each of them. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour For instance, isolated leaves or groups of a few leaves or stems frequently form letters of the alphabet or numbers. Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer When letters are folded and docketed they should be tied up in the order of their dates, or put away in pigeon holes under the different letters of the alphabet. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886. She taught me many letters of the alphabet, but it took me years to string them together. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine They are distinguished by the first nine letters of the alphabet. Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 Note.—As an alternative means of distinguishing the cosmic hours from the hours in local reckonings, they may be denoted by the letters of the alphabet, which, omitting I and V, are twenty-four in number. International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings Reading immortal poetry or prose is indeed a splendid power, but to learn the letters of the alphabet, and to spell, is very simple and unpoetic, yet far more practical. The Mystic Will A Method of Developing and Strengthening the Faculties of the Mind, through the Awakened Will, by a Simple, Scientific Process Possible to Any Person of Ordinary Intelligence "What is the sleepiest letter of the alphabet?" repeated Russ. Six Little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's His aptitudes for music were so strong that he learned the notes as quickly as he acquired the letters of the alphabet. Great Italian and French Composers The letters of the alphabet within parentheses, used in some of the descriptions, refer to the corresponding figures in Types of Hand Positions at the end of this paper. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 It is the initial of "Allah" and the first letter of the alphabet, and is symbolic of the origin of creation. The Days of Mohammed Holding each others fingers over the saucer, placed face downward, they pulled in different directions over the paper on which were printed all the letters of the alphabet. The Awakening The Resurrection "But I have one about what is the sleepiest letter of the alphabet." Six Little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's The third chapter contains sixty-six short verses of one clause each, the first three beginning with the first letter of the alphabet, the next three with the second, and so throughout. Companion to the Bible The only letter of the alphabet he did not have after his name was "I," and that was because he did not happen to have been born in Indiana. "Over There" with the Australians Words not in this vocabulary must be spelled letter by letter,—each letter of the alphabet having its own number. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain It was six months before he became acquainted with every letter of the alphabet, and no youngster of his years ever ruined more clothing than he. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring He uses the simple letters of the alphabet, but changes their value. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 Call the twelve players by the first twelve letters of the alphabet and try to group them. Amusements in Mathematics The leader starts the game by giving a letter of the alphabet. School, Church, and Home Games They persevered, with a courage worthy of the nation and of universal conquest, till Thursday; when fifteen of the twenty succumbed to the six-and-twentieth letter of the alphabet. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals Abjad The ancient Arabic system of allocating a numerical value to letters of the alphabet, so that numbers may be represented by letters and vice versa. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas Two sets of signs were used for musical notation, the vocal system consisting of writing the letters of the alphabet in different positions, upside down, sideways, etc. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University It is simply this: Instead of using the fifteen letters given, the reader is allowed to select any fifteen different letters of the alphabet that he may prefer. Amusements in Mathematics The teacher has a number of cards upon each of which appears a letter of the alphabet. School, Church, and Home Games They are denoted in the annexed diagram, by the first nine letters of the alphabet ranged in the following manner: A, the dexter chief. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science On the 21st of August an attack was made on what were know as the W Hills—so named from their resemblance to that letter of the alphabet. Five Months at Anzac A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force Up to that time, each note of the scale had had a letter of the alphabet for its symbol. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University I once set myself the amusing task of so dissecting an ordinary chessboard into letters of the alphabet that they would form a complete sentence. Amusements in Mathematics The contestants of each team are given a different letter of the alphabet. School, Church, and Home Games Snobbish, but quite effective as bait for a person who has not complete control over the eighth letter of the alphabet. Leonie of the Jungle When Pullman built the Pioneer he designated it A, little dreaming that eventually he might build enough cars to exhaust the letters of the alphabet. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Accordingly she wrote out the letters of the alphabet with large simplicity and a sublime renunciation of flourish. Judith of the Plains He commenced his career as a hired servant, or Voyageur, as they are termed in the country, and was thirty years of age before he knew a letter of the alphabet. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. Q.—In which is one letter of the alphabet taller than the others? School, Church, and Home Games Although they did not know a letter of the alphabet, they were fully persuaded that they were entitled to their freedom. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. Certain sentences given in the code book would be represented by certain flags, each flag representing a letter of the alphabet. Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts There were book-holders that swung into positions suitable to appropriate attitudes; there were piles of little green boxes with red capital letters of the alphabet upon them, and big red boxes with black small letters. The Inheritors He did, as was proposed, communicate very freely upon subjects of all sorts by means of raps under the table and the letters of the alphabet spread upon it—on all subjects save one. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 The peddler makes the letters of the alphabet in dough. Big People and Little People of Other Lands Well, even children soon learn to number or count by the use of Roman letters of the alphabet. Notes on the Apocalypse She was to learn the letters of the alphabet in regular order, taking the first two, a and b, for her first lesson. Mary Erskine "Who is it?" she said, eagerly; then remembering his helplessness, she added: "I will say over the letters of the alphabet, and when I reach the right one you must press my hand." Mona I could see they were enjoying the discomfiture of the old gentleman, and that a suspicion was gaining ground that all the other letters of the alphabet might yet be included! From John O'Groats to Land's End This means permutation, or a change of the letters of the alphabet after a regularly adopted system. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra contains all the letters of the alphabet. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 By the time that she had thoroughly learned to write her own name, she knew half of the letters of the alphabet, for her name contained nearly that number. Mary Erskine Thereon the letters of the alphabet, large, ominous, suggestive to her mind of nothing in the world but curlycues, loomed, mystifying. In Old Kentucky It is the task of the other to guess the word, and he names the letters of the alphabet one by one. Shandygaff Ah! but who knows how soon these fatiguing letters of the alphabet, rallying to the defence, will come, pasteboard in hand, to return the onset? Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays The extensions above the shorter letters are quite insignificant, and are only used to save the letter from resembling some other letter of the alphabet. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 You can tack more than half the letters of the alphabet after your name if you choose to. Sweetapple Cove It was for them he produced his "A B C" song for four parts, using the letters of the alphabet. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians He says it is the fashion in his country to have some letter of the alphabet between one's names, and he chose 'K,' because it was so awfully uncommon. The American Baron Various emotions and passions expressed on the face represent, by means of their initial letters, the letters of the alphabet. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 Previous to this great discovery, the letters of the alphabet were used to denote numbers, each letter having the power of a number as well as a sound. The Revelation Explained It does that as a matter of course, but that is scarcely the first letter of the alphabet. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 If not sitting at the piano, he would scribble notes—for he had learned without instruction how to write them long before he knew the letters of the alphabet, or rudiments of writing. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians The Tracer picked up a sheet of paper covered with letters of the alphabet and Roman and Arabic numerals. The Tracer of Lost Persons |
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