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... mět , re - běl . Occasional sounds . - The sound of e like a in care is indicated by a pointed circumflex over the e , as in thêir , whêre ; and of short e before r in cases where it verges toward short u , by a rounded circumflex , or ...
... mět , re - běl . Occasional sounds . - The sound of e like a in care is indicated by a pointed circumflex over the e , as in thêir , whêre ; and of short e before r in cases where it verges toward short u , by a rounded circumflex , or ...
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... , as in note ; ū , as in mute ; ỹ , as in fly . SHORT . - ă , as in fat ; ě , as in met ; Ĭ , as in fin ; ŏ , as in not ; ŭ , as in but ; y , as in nymph . See over . KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION - CONTINUED . VOWELS . - SPELLING BOOK . 13.
... , as in note ; ū , as in mute ; ỹ , as in fly . SHORT . - ă , as in fat ; ě , as in met ; Ĭ , as in fin ; ŏ , as in not ; ŭ , as in but ; y , as in nymph . See over . KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION - CONTINUED . VOWELS . - SPELLING BOOK . 13.
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... met him in the lot . The cow was in the lot . See how hot the sun is . It is hot to - day . See the dog run to me . She has a new hat . She put her hat on the bed . Did you get my hat ? I did not get the hat . My hat is on the peg . She ...
... met him in the lot . The cow was in the lot . See how hot the sun is . It is hot to - day . See the dog run to me . She has a new hat . She put her hat on the bed . Did you get my hat ? I did not get the hat . My hat is on the peg . She ...
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... met has bit pit jot věx fox eăn çit sit lot wot rut fix wad eap fit wit not but lǎx mix wạn eat lit bot pot eut mit ... met the boy . He sat on my box . Now the sun is set . I met six men to - day Ten men sat by me . I put the pin on my ...
... met has bit pit jot věx fox eăn çit sit lot wot rut fix wad eap fit wit not but lǎx mix wạn eat lit bot pot eut mit ... met the boy . He sat on my box . Now the sun is set . I met six men to - day Ten men sat by me . I put the pin on my ...
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... mět to im pēr feet en vel op in ter pret de vel op De çem ber Sep tem ber No vem ber en eŭm ber eon sid er be wil der mis fôrt une me ăn der en gen der in håb it eo hab it pro hib it dis erěd it de erep it in hĕr it de mer it pome grån ...
... mět to im pēr feet en vel op in ter pret de vel op De çem ber Sep tem ber No vem ber en eŭm ber eon sid er be wil der mis fôrt une me ăn der en gen der in håb it eo hab it pro hib it dis erěd it de erep it in hĕr it de mer it pome grån ...
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ACCENTED al low ÂRE āte BÄR bil i ty BĨRD BỎN BULE BYLE CÂRE çel çen çent çep çer cial cious çişm consonant denotes digraph diphthong diş eŎn eôr EXIST FALL FOLLOWING WORDS FOOT FOUR SYLLABLES GÂRE HÊR HĨR işm la tion LÅST letters ling LINK log ie ly ness MARÏNE māte ment mět MOON MOVE nant näte nouns oŭs păr pěn PREY PRONOUNCED PULL ra phy rāte ri ous ri ty sion sive SỎN sound SYLLABLES tain tāte těn THÊRE THREE SYLLABLES tial tion eon tion ex tious tive trae trans tūre ū lāte UNMARKED ūre vowel WHẠT WOLF WORDS OF FOUR WORDS OF THREE
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