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KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION-CONTINUED.

â, as in care,

VOWELS. OCCASIONAL SOUNDS.

ä Italian, as in

å, as in last, .

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a broad, as in all,

a, as in what,

ê like â, as in

ē, as in term,

e like long a, as in
ï like long e, as in
1, as in bird,.
o like short u, as in
o like long oo, as in

like short oo, as in ô like broad a, as in co, as in

oo (short o), as in
u preceded by r, as in
like co, as in.

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EXAMPLES.

âir, shâre, pâir, beâr.
father, fär, bälm, päth.
ask, grass, dance, branch.
call, talk, haul, swarm.
wan, wanton, wallow.
there, heir, whêre, êre.
ermine, verge, prefer.
prey, they, eight.
pique, machine, mïen.
firm, virgin, dirt.
dove, son, done, wón.
prove, do, move, tomb.
bosom, wolf, woman.
order, form, stork.
moon, food, booty.
foot, book, wool, good.
rude, rumor, rural.
bull, put, push, pull.

e, i, o (italic) mark a letter silent token, cousin, mason.

REGULAR DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS.

oi, or oy (unmarked), as in. ou, or ow unmarked), as in

oil, join, toy.
out, owl, vowel.

CONSONANTS.

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g soft, like s sharp, as in
e hard, like k, as in
ch (unmarked), as in.
ch soft, like sh, as in
eh hard, like k, as in .
g hard, as in

g soft, like j, as in

s sharp (unmarked), as in
s soft, or vocal, like 2, as in
th sharp (unmarked), as in
th flat or vocal, as in
ng (unmarked), as in
n, as in

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x, like gz, as in

ph (unmarked), like ƒ, as in sylph. wh (unmarked), like hw, as in

EXAMPLES.

çede, mercy.
eall, eoneur.
child, choose, much.
machine, chaise.
chorus, epoch.
get, begin, foggy.
gentle, ginger, elegy.
same, gas, dense.
has, amuse, prison.
thing, path.
thine, their, wither.
sing, single.

linger, link, uncle,
exist, auxiliary.

qu (unmarked), like kw, as in queen.
what, when, awhile.

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DOUBLE LETTERS.

ff, ffl, fi, fl, ffi, æ, œ.

*This is not a letter, but a character standing for and.

BÄR, LÅST, €ÂRE, FALL, WHAT; HER, PREY, THÊRE; ĜET; BĨRD, MARÏNE; LINK;

OLD ENGLISH.

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MOVE, SÓN, WOLF, FOOT, MOON, ÔR; RULE, PULL; EXIST; ¤=K;&=J;§=Z; çи=sı.

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BÄR, LÅST, ¤ÂRE, FALL, WHẠT; HER, PREY, THÊRE; ĞET; BĪRD, MARÏNE; LINK;

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