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... syllables are , for the most part , left unpointed ; as I am convinced that any attempt to des- ignate sounds so slight and indeterminate , would do more harm than good . Letters printed in the Italic characters , are mute ; but by the ...
... syllables are , for the most part , left unpointed ; as I am convinced that any attempt to des- ignate sounds so slight and indeterminate , would do more harm than good . Letters printed in the Italic characters , are mute ; but by the ...
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... syllables . · V has one sound only as in voice , live , and is never silent . X represents ks , as in wax ; but is sometimes pronoun- ced as gz as in exact . At the beginning of words it is pro- nounced like z as in Xenophon . Z has its ...
... syllables . · V has one sound only as in voice , live , and is never silent . X represents ks , as in wax ; but is sometimes pronoun- ced as gz as in exact . At the beginning of words it is pro- nounced like z as in Xenophon . Z has its ...
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... syllable , and in 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 ...
... syllable , and in 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 ...
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... 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 designated ...
... 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 designated ...
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... syllables , syllables form words , and words form sentences . A syllable is a letter , or a union of letters which can be uttered by one impulse of the voice . A monosyllable is a word of one syllable . A dissyllable is a word of two ...
... syllables , syllables form words , and words form sentences . A syllable is a letter , or a union of letters which can be uttered by one impulse of the voice . A monosyllable is a word of one syllable . A dissyllable is a word of two ...
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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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