 It is considered as long or short. A vowel or syllable is long, when the accent is on the vowel ; which occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation, with the following letters : as, " Fall, bale, mood, house, feature." - A syllable is short, when...  A Polyglot Grammar: Of the Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, Greek, Latin, English ... - Page 185by Samuel Barnard - 1825 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following letters ; a* fall, bale, mood, bouse, feature. A syllable is short, when the accent is on...to be quickly joined to the succeeding letter ; as, art, bonnet, lunger. With respect to the composition of verse, or prosodaical quantity, it is to be... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...occasions it to be slowlyjoined in pronunciation with the following letters as, " Fall, bale, modd, house, feature." A syllable is short, when the accent...letter : as " Ant, bonnet, hunger." A long syllable requires double the time of 3 short one in pronouncing it; thus " Mate" and " Note." should be pronounced... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following letters as, " Fall, bale, mood, hSuse, feature." A syllable is short, when the accent is...letter : as " Ant, bonnet, hunger." A long syllable requires double the time of a bhort one in pronouncing it; thus " Mate" and " Note" should be pronounced... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...which occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following letters as, " Fall, hale, mood, house, feature." A syllable is short, when the...to be quickly joined to the succeeding letter : as " Xnt, bonnet, hunger." A long syllable requires double the time of a short one in pronouncing it;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1807 - 290 pages
...following letters : as, " Fall, bale, mooJ, house, feature." A syllable is short, when the accent is oh the consonant ; which occasions the vowel to be quickly joined to the succeeding lettej: : as, " ant, b&nnit, hunger." A long syllable requires double the time of a short ohe in pronouncing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following letters : as, " Fill, bale, mooi, house, feature." A syllable is short, when the accent...quickly joined to the succeeding letter: as, " Ant, 16 ir.er, Liiager." A long svllable requires double the time of a shoi't one in pronouncing it ; "... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 114 pages
...following letter : a^ " Fall, bale, mood,- house, fjatura." A syllable is short, when the accent isi on the consonant : which occasions the vowel to be...joined to the succeeding letter : as, an't bon'net, hun'gcr." A long syllable requires double the time of a short CTJC in pronouncing it : thus, " Mate"... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1811 - 322 pages
...is long, when the aceent is on the vowel ; which oceasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following letters : as, "Fall, bale, mood, house, feature." A syllable is short, when the aceent is on the consonant : which oceasions the vowel to be quickly joined to the suceeeding letter:... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...on the vowel ; which occasions it to be slowly joined, in pronunciation, to the following letter ; as, fall, bale, mood, house, feature. A syllable is...which occasions the vowel to be quickly joined to the sue* ceeding letter; as, arit, bonnet, hunger. A long syllable requires double the time of a short... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...the following letter; as, jail, bale, jiiood, house, feature. A syllable is short, when the acceut is on the consonant; which occasions the vowel to...quickly joined to the succeeding letter ; as, ant, boiinet, hunger. A long syllable requires double the time of a short one in pronouncing it ; thus,... | |
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