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... accented vowels are repre- sented by points or marks attached to the letters . It is highly desirable that this mode of remedying , in some mea- sure , the evils of a very irregular orthography , which can- not be reformed , might be ...
... accented vowels are repre- sented by points or marks attached to the letters . It is highly desirable that this mode of remedying , in some mea- sure , the evils of a very irregular orthography , which can- not be reformed , might be ...
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... accented syllables , have the sound of a long . In the unac- cented syllables of a few words , the sound of a is nearly or quite lost ; as in certain , curtain . The digraphs au , aw , have the sound of broad a in fall ; ew , that of u ...
... accented syllables , have the sound of a long . In the unac- cented syllables of a few words , the sound of a is nearly or quite lost ; as in certain , curtain . The digraphs au , aw , have the sound of broad a in fall ; ew , that of u ...
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... accented syllable of words is determin- ed by this mark ' or by a pointed vowel . When the mark of accent immediately fol lows a vowel , that vowel is long ; as in fatal , e'qual , i'dol , po'et , hu'man , defy ' . The same sound is ...
... accented syllable of words is determin- ed by this mark ' or by a pointed vowel . When the mark of accent immediately fol lows a vowel , that vowel is long ; as in fatal , e'qual , i'dol , po'et , hu'man , defy ' . The same sound is ...
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... accented on the first . Baker tro ver so lar wo ful pa pal sha dy elo ver po lar 1 .. po em co pal la dy do nor lu nar fo rum vī al ti dy va por so ber sa tan pe nal holy fa vor pa cer fu el ve nal li my fla vor ra cer du el fi nal sli ...
... accented on the first . Baker tro ver so lar wo ful pa pal sha dy elo ver po lar 1 .. po em co pal la dy do nor lu nar fo rum vī al ti dy va por so ber sa tan pe nal holy fa vor pa cer fu el ve nal li my fla vor ra cer du el fi nal sli ...
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... accented on the second . 1 A base re claim un say ben zoin de base pro claim as say in case a bate dis claim a way . ex claim to bey me moir de voir a droit de bate de mean con vey se date be mōan pur vey ex ploit de coy ere ate re tain ...
... accented on the second . 1 A base re claim un say ben zoin de base pro claim as say in case a bate dis claim a way . ex claim to bey me moir de voir a droit de bate de mean con vey se date be mōan pur vey ex ploit de coy ere ate re tain ...
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The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on The American Spelling Book Noah Webster No preview available - 1848 |
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