His errors, which extend in similar classes of words throughout all his dictionaries, arise from his imperfect knowledge of the power of the letter r. A moment's reflection will show that this letter has a peculiar influence on both the long and the short... The Second Primary Reader - Page 12by George Stillman Hillard - 1858 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
| Joseph Emerson Worcester - English language - 1853 - 1552 pages
...kc. It. 87. The letter r haa a jarriog or trillin; effcct 1,11 the tongue, and it is never silent. It has a peculiar influence on both the long and the short sound of the vowels. It has the effect, under certain circumstances, to change the short sound of a, as in nun,... | |
| Almanacs, American - 1855 - 420 pages
...imperfect knowledge of the power of the letter r. A moment's reflection will show that this letter has n peculiar influence on both the long and the short...syllable, unless the ¡succeeding syllable begins with a vowel sound ; as care, fare, pare, mercy, merchant, hurdle, Sgc. When the succeeding syllable begins... | |
| Epes Sargent - Readers - 1857 - 320 pages
...is the sound they have when marked thus, a, e, I, o, u, y), have a decided change when followed by r in a monosyllable or in an accented syllable, unless...the succeeding syllable begins with the sound of r.* 107. For example, pronounce the following words • .ir, hard ; her, herd ; fir, firkin ; nor, north... | |
| Epes Sargent - American literature - 1855 - 348 pages
...is the sound they have when marked thus, a, e, 1, o, u, y), have a decided change when followed by r in a monosyllable or in an accented syllable, unless...the succeeding syllable begins with the sound of r.* 107. For example, pronounce the following words • for, hard ; her, herd; fir, firkin ; nor, north... | |
| Joseph Emerson Worcester - English language - 1855 - 580 pages
...obtuse,) marked thus, a, t, t, U, tt, y, is the short sound of these several vowels, when followed by r, in a monosyllable or in an accented syllable, unless...the succeeding syllable begins with the sound of r; as, far, hard; her, herd ; fir, firkin ; nor, north ,• fur, burden ; myrrh, myrtle. Some orthoepists... | |
| Education - 1855 - 578 pages
...power of letter r. A moment's reflection will show that this letter has a peculiar influence on both long and the short sound of the vowel which precedes it, in a monosyllable, or in an rated syllable, unless the succeeding syllable begins with a vowel sound ; as care, fart, !, mercy,... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1856 - 534 pages
...dictionaries, arise from his imperfect knowledge of the power of the letter r. A moment's reflection will show that this letter has a peculiar influence on both...it, in a monosyllable, or in an accented syllable, unle« the succeeding syllable begins with a vowel sound; as, care, fare, ]>are, merry, merchant, hurdle,... | |
| Theology - 1856 - 542 pages
...dictionaries, arise from his imperfect knowledge of the power of the letter r. A moment's reflection will show that this letter has a peculiar influence on both...vowel which precedes it, in a monosyllable, or in au accented syllable, unless the succeeding syllable begins with a vowel sound; as, care, fare, pare,... | |
| Epes Sargent - Readers - 1857 - 350 pages
...is the sound they have when marked thus, a, e, I, o, u, y), have a decided change when followed by r in a monosyllable or in an accented syllable, unless...the succeeding syllable begins with the sound of r* 107. For example, pronounce the following words - ,ir, hard ; her, herd ; fir, fz'rkin ; nor, north;... | |
| Alfred Ayres - Elocution - 1880 - 224 pages
...gives it, and, in my opinion, is the true one." — Walker. 141 R. THIS letter is never silent. It has a peculiar influence on both the long and the short sound of the vowels. Sometimes it changes the short sound of a as in man into its Italian sound, as in far, and... | |
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