 | John Walker, Lyman Cobb - English language - 1834 - 458 pages
...sound, as in pine ; a shnrt sound, as in pin. Irregular and unaccented sounds. It is pronounced like м short in many words when followed by r, as in bird,...generally, when it ends an unaccented syllable, as in di-rect. O. — 0 has a long sound, as in tone ; a long slender close sound, as in move ; a long... | |
 | John Walker, Lyman Cobb - English language - 1841 - 444 pages
...and unaccented sounds. It is pronounced like u short in many words when followed by r, as in bin', third, &c. ; like e short also in many words when...generally, when it ends an unaccented syllable, as in direct. 0. — 0 has a long sound, as in tone ; a long slender close sound, as in move ; a long... | |
 | William W. Smith - Spellers - 1855 - 312 pages
...a short soufld, «s heard in the words pin, thin, him, swim, fill, &c. 3d, it is pronounced like u, short, in many words, when followed by r; as in bird, third, flirt, stir, virtue, &c. 4th, it is pronounced like long e, (somewhat obscure,) generally when it ends... | |
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O. — 0 has a long sound, as in tone ; a long slender close sound, as in move ; a long broad sound, as in nor ; a short broad sound, as in not ; the short sound of the slender o, as in wolf. Irregular and unaccented sounds. It is pronounced like u short,... 