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Page 11
... pronounced ce - ta'shus , gra'shus , con'shense . D has its proper sound , as in day , bid ; when followed in the same syllable by a whispered or voiceless consonant , it uni- formly takes the sound of t , as in hissed ( hist ) . F has ...
... pronounced ce - ta'shus , gra'shus , con'shense . D has its proper sound , as in day , bid ; when followed in the same syllable by a whispered or voiceless consonant , it uni- formly takes the sound of t , as in hissed ( hist ) . F has ...
Page 12
... pronounced mish'un ; -or of its vocal correspondent ah ; as in osier , pro- nounced o'zher . When it has the latter sound , it is indicated in this book by a peculiar mark under it ; thus , s . T has its proper sound , as in turn , at ...
... pronounced mish'un ; -or of its vocal correspondent ah ; as in osier , pro- nounced o'zher . When it has the latter sound , it is indicated in this book by a peculiar mark under it ; thus , s . T has its proper sound , as in turn , at ...
Page 13
... pronounced Ste'vn . Sh have one sound only ; as , in shall . Th have two sounds ; whispered , as in think , both ; and vocal , as in thou , his . When vocal , the th are marked thus , ( th ) , as in thou . Se have the sound of sk ...
... pronounced Ste'vn . Sh have one sound only ; as , in shall . Th have two sounds ; whispered , as in think , both ; and vocal , as in thou , his . When vocal , the th are marked thus , ( th ) , as in thou . Se have the sound of sk ...
Page 119
... PRONOUNCED BEFORE w ; THUS whale IS PRONOUNCED hwale ; when , hwen . whip stock whis per whale whěť whiz wheat which whêre wharf whilk whey whis ky what whiff wher ' ry whis ker wheel whig wheth er whis tle wheeze whim whět stōne whith ...
... PRONOUNCED BEFORE w ; THUS whale IS PRONOUNCED hwale ; when , hwen . whip stock whis per whale whěť whiz wheat which whêre wharf whilk whey whis ky what whiff wher ' ry whis ker wheel whig wheth er whis tle wheeze whim whět stōne whith ...
Page 121
... PRONOUNCED NEARLY chun ̧ . · in di gěs ' tion bǎs ' tion ad us ' tion Chris tian mix tion qués tion fùs tian eon ges tion di gěs tion ex haus tion ad mix tion eom bus tion ex us tion sug ges tion in ges tion IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS , IN ...
... PRONOUNCED NEARLY chun ̧ . · in di gěs ' tion bǎs ' tion ad us ' tion Chris tian mix tion qués tion fùs tian eon ges tion di gěs tion ex haus tion ad mix tion eom bus tion ex us tion sug ges tion in ges tion IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS , IN ...
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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