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... accented syllable is designated by the mark ( ' ) . The general principle by which accent is regulated , is , that the stress of voice falls on that syllable of a word , which ren- ders the articulations most easy to the speaker , and ...
... accented syllable is designated by the mark ( ' ) . The general principle by which accent is regulated , is , that the stress of voice falls on that syllable of a word , which ren- ders the articulations most easy to the speaker , and ...
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... ACCENTED ON THE FIRST . bā ' ker trō ver sō lar wō ful sha dy elo ver po lar po em pā pal eō pal la dy do nor lū nar fo rum vi al ti dy vá por sō ber Sā tan pē nal hō ly fa vor pā çer fū el ve nal li my sli my fla vor ra çer du el fi ...
... ACCENTED ON THE FIRST . bā ' ker trō ver sō lar wō ful sha dy elo ver po lar po em pā pal eō pal la dy do nor lū nar fo rum vi al ti dy vá por sō ber Sā tan pē nal hō ly fa vor pā çer fū el ve nal li my sli my fla vor ra çer du el fi ...
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... ACCENTED ON THE SECOND . a base ' re elāim ' un say ' ben zoin ' de base in ease a bate pro elaim dis elaim a way as say a void ex elaim o bey de bate de mean eon vey a droit ex ploit de eoy se date be mōan pur vey en joy ere ate re ...
... ACCENTED ON THE SECOND . a base ' re elāim ' un say ' ben zoin ' de base in ease a bate pro elaim dis elaim a way as say a void ex elaim o bey de bate de mean eon vey a droit ex ploit de eoy se date be mōan pur vey en joy ere ate re ...
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... ACCENTED ON THE FIRST . băn quet gus set pot ash pitch ' er bắn dy fil lip butch er ean dy rus set gos sip ush er hand y cos set bish op witch eråft stûr dy çiv et gǎl lop tăn gent stud y riv et shal lop pun gent lǎck ey věl vet trol ...
... ACCENTED ON THE FIRST . băn quet gus set pot ash pitch ' er bắn dy fil lip butch er ean dy rus set gos sip ush er hand y cos set bish op witch eråft stûr dy çiv et gǎl lop tăn gent stud y riv et shal lop pun gent lǎck ey věl vet trol ...
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... ACCENTED ON THE FIRST , AND LEFT UNMARKED AS AN EXERCISE IN NOTATION . bot ' a ny fel ' o ny sor ' cer y el e gy col o ny prod i gy har mo ny ef fi gy eb o ny en er gy cot ton y glut ton y can o py im age ry witch er y butch er y fish ...
... ACCENTED ON THE FIRST , AND LEFT UNMARKED AS AN EXERCISE IN NOTATION . bot ' a ny fel ' o ny sor ' cer y el e gy col o ny prod i gy har mo ny ef fi gy eb o ny en er gy cot ton y glut ton y can o py im age ry witch er y butch er y fish ...
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ACCENTED al low ÂRE āte BÄR bil i ty BĨRD BỎN BULE CÂRE çen çent çep çer ÇH=SH cial cious çişm consonant denotes digraph diphthong diş eāte eŎn eôr EXIST FALL FOLLOWING WORDS FOOT GÂRE HẼR HĨR işm la tion LÅST letters ling LINK log ie ly ness MARÏNE māte ment mět MOON MOVE nant näte nouns oŭs păr pěn PREY PRONOUNCED PULL ra phy rāte ri ous ri ty RULE sion sive SỎN sound SYLLABLES tain těn THÊRE THREE SYLLABLES tial tion eon tion ex tious tive trae tūre ū lar ū lāte ū lous UNMARKED ūre Verbs vowel WHẠT WOLF WORDS OF FOUR WORDS OF THREE
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