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... syllables has , to a great extent , the sound of short oo , preceded by y , as in educate , pro- nounced ěd'yoo - kāte ; nature , pronounced nat'yoor . The long sound of a in late , when shortened SPELLING - BOOK . 9.
... syllables has , to a great extent , the sound of short oo , preceded by y , as in educate , pro- nounced ěd'yoo - kāte ; nature , pronounced nat'yoor . The long sound of a in late , when shortened SPELLING - BOOK . 9.
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... syllable , and in ac- cented syllables , have the sound of a long . In the unaccented syllables of a few words , the sound of a is nearly or quite lost ; as , in certain , curtain . The digraphs au and aw , have the sound of broad a ...
... syllable , and in ac- cented syllables , have the sound of a long . In the unaccented syllables of a few words , the sound of a is nearly or quite lost ; as , in certain , curtain . The digraphs au and aw , have the sound of broad a ...
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... syllable ; as in bank . B has one sound only , as in bite . After m , or before t , it is generally mute ; as in dumb , doubt . C has the sound of k before a , o , and u , as in cat , cot , cup ; and of 8 before e , i , and y , as in ...
... syllable ; as in bank . B has one sound only , as in bite . After m , or before t , it is generally mute ; as in dumb , doubt . C has the sound of k before a , o , and u , as in cat , cot , cup ; and of 8 before e , i , and y , as in ...
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... syllable ; as , in knave . L has one sound only ; as , in lame , mill . It is silent in many words , especially before a ... syllables . Before i , followed by another Ivowel , it unites with i to form the sound of sh , as in nation ...
... syllable ; as , in knave . L has one sound only ; as , in lame , mill . It is silent in many words , especially before a ... syllables . Before i , followed by another Ivowel , it unites with i to form the sound of sh , as in nation ...
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... syllable , distinguishing it from others in the same word , by a greater distinctness and loudness of pronunciation . The ... syllables ; as in superfluity , literary . In many compound words , the parts of which are important words of ...
... syllable , distinguishing it from others in the same word , by a greater distinctness and loudness of pronunciation . The ... syllables ; as in superfluity , literary . In many compound words , the parts of which are important words of ...
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ACCENTED al low ÂRE äte BÄR ben e bil i ty BIRD CÂRE çel çen çent çep çer cial cious çişm consonant děs digraph diphthong diş eär ed ing er eûr EXIST FALL FOOT fōre FOUR SYLLABLES găl ĞET ging HÊR işm ĭve īze LÅST lāte ling LINK log ie loŭs lōw ly ness MARÏNE mặt māte měn ment mět MOON MOVE nouns păn păr pärt pěl pěn PREY PRONOUNCED PULL quadrupeds ra phy rāte ri oŭs RULE sion sive SÓN SYLLABLES těm těn THÊRE THREE SYLLABLES tion eon tion ex tious tive trans tūre üre Verbs vowel WOLF WORDS OF FOUR WORDS OF THREE