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... Rising Slide . See page 20 to 23 . ò Falling Slide . 66 66 66 66 66 á Rising Curve . 6 : 66 66 66 66 ò Falling Curve . ǎ Rising Circumflex . â Falling Circumflex . " A Bar . 1 Half Bar . 66 པ 66 33 66 66 66 33 66 33 66 66 19 66 66 66 66 ...
... Rising Slide . See page 20 to 23 . ò Falling Slide . 66 66 66 66 66 á Rising Curve . 6 : 66 66 66 66 ò Falling Curve . ǎ Rising Circumflex . â Falling Circumflex . " A Bar . 1 Half Bar . 66 པ 66 33 66 66 66 33 66 33 66 66 19 66 66 66 66 ...
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... rising , and the grave to show the falling slide . Quantity is the length of time taken in pronouncing a syllable ... SLIDES - CURVES - CIRCUMFLEXES - WALKER ACCENTS - QUANTITY . 19.
... rising , and the grave to show the falling slide . Quantity is the length of time taken in pronouncing a syllable ... SLIDES - CURVES - CIRCUMFLEXES - WALKER ACCENTS - QUANTITY . 19.
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... SLIDES - CURVES - CIRCUMFLEXES - WALKER WRONG . IN vocal language , we perceive at every impulse of the voice , an upward or downward slide , or turn . The simplest of these movements have been called by Mr. Walker , the rising and ...
... SLIDES - CURVES - CIRCUMFLEXES - WALKER WRONG . IN vocal language , we perceive at every impulse of the voice , an upward or downward slide , or turn . The simplest of these movements have been called by Mr. Walker , the rising and ...
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... rising and falling circumflexes than this , if only the comic hu- mor be kept in view . There are also other turns ... slide , and ends with the rising ( ́ ) , approximating to the rising circumflex . The fall- ing curve begins with some ...
... rising and falling circumflexes than this , if only the comic hu- mor be kept in view . There are also other turns ... slide , and ends with the rising ( ́ ) , approximating to the rising circumflex . The fall- ing curve begins with some ...
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... slide , curve , or circumflex when the sense is formed and complete . Of course , exercise , diligence and industry should be read with rising slides ; and temperance and time , with rising curves , as I have marked them in the previous ...
... slide , curve , or circumflex when the sense is formed and complete . Of course , exercise , diligence and industry should be read with rising slides ; and temperance and time , with rising curves , as I have marked them in the previous ...
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