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... consonants . The sounds made with the organs open , are called vowels , as a , e , o . A union of two simple vowel ... consonant ( as in ye ) . Each of the vowels has its regular long and short sounds which are most used ; and also ...
... consonants . The sounds made with the organs open , are called vowels , as a , e , o . A union of two simple vowel ... consonant ( as in ye ) . Each of the vowels has its regular long and short sounds which are most used ; and also ...
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... consonants are best apprehended by placing a vowel before them in pro- nunciation , and prolonging the second of the two elements ; thus , eb , ed , ef , eg , ek , el , em , en , ep , er , es , et , ev , ez . Those articulations which ...
... consonants are best apprehended by placing a vowel before them in pro- nunciation , and prolonging the second of the two elements ; thus , eb , ed , ef , eg , ek , el , em , en , ep , er , es , et , ev , ez . Those articulations which ...
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... consonant , it uni- formly takes the sound of t , as in hissed ( hist ) . F has one sound only ; as , in life , fever , except in of , in which it has the sound of v . G before a , o , and u , is a close palatal articulation ; as , in ...
... consonant , it uni- formly takes the sound of t , as in hissed ( hist ) . F has one sound only ; as , in life , fever , except in of , in which it has the sound of v . G before a , o , and u , is a close palatal articulation ; as , in ...
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... consonant ; as , in walk , calm , calf , should . M has one sound only ; as , in man , flame . It is silent before in the same syllable ; as , in mnemonics . N has one sound only ; as , in not , sun . and m ; as , in kiln , hymn ...
... consonant ; as , in walk , calm , calf , should . M has one sound only ; as , in man , flame . It is silent before in the same syllable ; as , in mnemonics . N has one sound only ; as , in not , sun . and m ; as , in kiln , hymn ...
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... CONSONANTS . • 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 ...
... CONSONANTS . • 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 ...
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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