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... vowel sounds . A few of the Tables , however , and a few single columns of words are left without diacritical signs as exercises in notation , a familiarity with which is important to all who consult the dictionary . A little attention ...
... vowel sounds . A few of the Tables , however , and a few single columns of words are left without diacritical signs as exercises in notation , a familiarity with which is important to all who consult the dictionary . A little attention ...
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... vowels ; i and u are vowels ( as in in , us ) , or diph- thongs ( as in time , tune ) ; and y is either a vowel ( as in any ) , a diphthong ( as in my ) , or a consonant ( as in ye ) . Each of the vowels has its regular long and short ...
... vowels ; i and u are vowels ( as in in , us ) , or diph- thongs ( as in time , tune ) ; and y is either a vowel ( as in any ) , a diphthong ( as in my ) , or a consonant ( as in ye ) . Each of the vowels has its regular long and short ...
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... vowel ; as , nôrth , sôrt ; the two letters oo , with a horizontal mark over them , have the sound heard in the words boom , loom ; -with a curve mark , they have a shorter form of the same sound ; as , book , good ; -when u is sounded ...
... vowel ; as , nôrth , sôrt ; the two letters oo , with a horizontal mark over them , have the sound heard in the words boom , loom ; -with a curve mark , they have a shorter form of the same sound ; as , book , good ; -when u is sounded ...
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... vowel of a digraph is marked , the other has sound ; as , in court , rõad , slōw . The digraphs ea , ee , ei , ie , when not marked , have , in this work , the sound of e long ; as , in near , meet , seize , grieve . The vowels in ...
... vowel of a digraph is marked , the other has sound ; as , in court , rõad , slōw . The digraphs ea , ee , ei , ie , when not marked , have , in this work , the sound of e long ; as , in near , meet , seize , grieve . The vowels in ...
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... vowels , as being intermediate between vowels and consonants , or par- taking of the nature of both . B and p represent ... vowel , unites with e ori to form the sound of sh . Thus , cetaceous , gracious , conscience , are pronounced ce ...
... vowels , as being intermediate between vowels and consonants , or par- taking of the nature of both . B and p represent ... vowel , unites with e ori to form the sound of sh . Thus , cetaceous , gracious , conscience , are pronounced ce ...
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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