Indiana University Finding Aids

Jane Johnson Manuscript Nursery Library, ca. 1740-1759

 
Set 1. A B C  

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Scope Note Set of alphabet cards with letters, vowels, syllables, words, and four line verses. Nos. 1-23, 25-52. With ink-drawn borders. Pasted on verso, printed hand-colored pictures of people, animals, and birds. 1738. 51 items.
 
1. Alphabet A-O

Upper case letters

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O

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2. Alphabet P-Z

Upper case letters

P Q R S T U V W X Y Z E F G C

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3. Alphabet A-H

Upper and lower case letters

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh

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4. Alphabet I-Q

Upper and lower case letters

Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq

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5. Alphabet R-Z

Upper and lower case letters

Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

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6. Alphabet A-R

Lower case letters

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r

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7. Alphabet S-Z

Lower case letters

s t u v w x y z r t s f b d p q

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8. Vowel sounds

Sounds beginning with letters b, d, f, h, l, m

ba be bi bo bu/ da de di do du/ fa fe fi fo fu/ ha he hi ho hu/ la le li lo lu/ ma me mi mo mu

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9. Vowel sounds

Sounds beginning with letters n, p, r, t, s, w

na ne ni no nu/ pa pe pi po pu/ ra re ri ro ru/ ta te ti to tu/ sa se si so su/ wa we wi wo wu

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10. Vowel sounds

Sounds practicing the letters a, e, i, o, u

ab eb ib ob ub/ ac ec ic oc uc/ ad ed id od ud/ af ef if of uf/ al el il ol ul/ am em im om um

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11. Vowel Sounds

Sounds practicing the letters a, e, i, o, u

ag eg ig og ug/ an en in on un/ as es is os us/ at et it ot ut/ ap ep ip op up/ ax ex ix ox ux

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12. Short words

Two and three letter words

in of it is me up by so us/ my go we no at he as if/ on ox to ly am do and for/ God but the all thy out our/ him her men man she

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13. Consonant sounds

Three letter sounds

Bla ble bli blo blu/ cla cle cli clo clu/ dra dre dri dro dru/ fra fre fri fro fru/ gla gle gli glo glu

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14. Consonant sounds

Three letter sounds

Pra pre pri pro pru/ sha she shi sho shu/ ska ske ski sko sku/ sla sle sli slo slu/ spa spe spi spo spu

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15. Consonant sounds

Three letter sounds

Tra tre tri tro tru/ spla sple spli splo splu/ scra scre scri scro scru/ stra stre stri stro stru/ swa swe swi swo swu

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16. Vowel sounds "A"

Three and four letter words with rhyming "a" sounds

Bad had lad glad/ bag lag nag wag/ all ball call fall/ am ham ram cram/ man pan fan can

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17. Vowel sounds "A"

Three and four letter words with rhyming "a" sounds

Cap lap map pap/ bar car far star/ cat bat fat rat/ daw law paw claw/ ax

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18. Vowel sounds "A" and "E"

Three and four letter words with rhyming "a" and "e" sounds

Day gay hay may/ bed fed red wed/ bee fee lee see/ bell fell sell tell/ den hen men pen.

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19. Vowel sounds "E" and "I"

Three and four letter words with rhyming "e" and i" sounds

Bet fret let net wet/ bib crib gib nib rib/ ice dice mice rice/ bid did kid lid rid/ bill hill mill fill

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20. Vowel sounds "I" and "O"

Three and four letter words with rhyming "i" and "o" sounds

Hit pit sit wit bit/ bob fob mob rob/ bog dog hog fog/ fop hop sop lop top/ got hot pot rot.

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21. Vowel sounds "O" and "U"

Three and four letter words with rhyming "o" and "u" sounds

God nod rod jod/ hug lug rug mug/ gun pun run sun/ but cut hut nut/ bur cur fur spur.

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22. Consonant and vowel sounds

Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "an" and "ar"

Bang hang fang/ ant pant rant cant/ bard card hard/ ark dark mark/ art cart dart mart

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23. Consonant and vowel sounds

Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ass", "ash", "aze", "ea", and "ee"

Ass lass glass brass/ ash cash dash lash/ blaze gaze glaze maze/ beak break speak/ ell heel feel peel

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25. Consonant and vowel sounds

Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ee", "el", "es", and "ick"

Creep deep keep/ elf pelf self shelf/ best nest rest drest/ eel peel reel wheel/ kick lick brick stick

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26. Consonant and vowel sounds

Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ig", "im", "in", and "ol"

Fig pig sprig twig/ him brim grim/ pin grin chin skin/ bind kind wind/ bold cold scold

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27. Consonant and vowel sounds

Four letter words practicing the sounds "on", "oo", and "or"

Long prong strong/ book cook hook/ cool fool pool/ moon noon spoon/ cork fork work

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28. Consonant and vowel sounds

Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "or", "oth", "ove", "ou", and "ow"

Born corn horn/ broth froth cloth/ love dove glove/ out pout rout gout/ low blow glow

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29. Consonant and vowel sounds

Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ow", "ub", "uff", "ull", and "um"

Row snow slow/ cub tub rub drub/ huff cuff snuff/ dull cull scull/ mum drum crum.

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30. Consonant and vowel sounds

Three and four letter words practicing the sounds "ure", "urn", "ush", "usk", and "ust"

Cure pure sure/ urn turn burn churn/ bush hush push/ busk dusk husk/ dust must crust

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31. Consonant and vowel sounds

Five and six letter words practicing the sounds "augh", "ough", and "ou"

Laugh cough/ rough tough./ though bought/ brought. pound/ round ground.

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32. Consonant and vowel sounds

Three letter words

Not can was may/ now you say let/ new way did day/ one are saw see/ bid who joy ill.

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33. Consonant and vowel sounds

Four letter words

They that with/ will what when/ were know know/ knew came come/ well thou them.

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34. Consonant and vowel sounds

Four letter words

From hath make/ love live life/ give gave hear/ here save like/ fear move full.

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35. Consonant and vowel sounds

Four letter words

Done take pass/ said went took/ laid good told/ more whom have/ year your Lord.

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36. Consonant and vowel sounds

Four and five letter words. On verso: Sir John Barnard Kt., Alderman and Lord Mayor of London, 1738.

Pray seen name/ best last which/ where brave still/ there these those/ heard shall.

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37. Consonant and vowel sounds

Five and six letter words

Would should/ speak spake/ voice while/ first world/ great sound.

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38. Body parts

Words expressing parts of the body

Head heart face/ eyes nose cheek lips/ teeth tooth tongue/ chin ear neck arm/ breast hand fist

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39. Body parts

Words expressing parts of the body

Nail joint side/ hip thigh knee/ ham leg foot toe/ feet bone skin/ Blood bleed vain

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40. Animal words

Words expressing the names of various animals

Cock hen goose/ duck drake swan/ kite lark crow bat/ owl dove thrush/ ____ jay black-bird

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41. Animal words

Words expressing the names of various animals

Fox hare buck doe/ stag hind fawn/ ox bull cow calf/ horse mare colt tit/ nag pad ass bear

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42. Animal words

Words expressing the names of various animals

Sheep lamb goat/ kid hog boar pig/ sow cat dog rat/ mouse mice wolf/ ram beast

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43. Animal words

Words expressing the names of various insects and amphibians

Flea louse wasp/ bee fly gnat bug/ frog toad moth/ ant worm snail/ snake leech lice

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44. Environment and weather words

Words expressing weather and other phenomena

Sun moon stars/ fire earth light/ dark heat cold/ wind rain hail/ ice snow frost

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45. Earth words

Words expressing features like time and food

Dew mist cloud/ sky night day/ week month year/ grass rose pink/ grapes plumb/ nut

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46. Food words

Words expressing types of food and utensils

Bread cheese milk/ fish drink salt oyl/ beef veal lamb/ cake spoon fork/ knife plate dish

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47. Verses

Four line verse

A good Boy will be/ a good man./ Love to learn your/ Book.

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48. Verses

Five line verse

Love God for he/ is good./ Pray to God, for/ all good things/ come from him.

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49. Verses

Five line verse

Speak the Truth/ and tell no Lie,/ and God will/ Bless you in all/ your ways.

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50. Verses

Five line verse

Love good Boys/ and play with none/ that swear or tell/ lyes, or Steal, or/ do ill things.

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51. Verses

Five line verse

He shall want no/ good thing, who/ hath God for his/ Friend, and God/ loves good boys.

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52. Verses

Four line verse

The Child that does/ what good he can,/ Shall gain the love/ of God and man.

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