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... SHORT SOUNDS LONG . - a , as in fame ; ē , as in mete ; ī , as in fine ; ō , as in note , ū , as in mute ; y , as in fly . SHORT . - ă , as in fat ; e , as in met ; I , as in fin ; o , as in not ; ŭ , as in but ; y , as in nymph . See ...
... SHORT SOUNDS LONG . - a , as in fame ; ē , as in mete ; ī , as in fine ; ō , as in note , ū , as in mute ; y , as in fly . SHORT . - ă , as in fat ; e , as in met ; I , as in fin ; o , as in not ; ŭ , as in but ; y , as in nymph . See ...
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... short u , as in o like long oo , as in like short oo , as in ô like broad a , as in co , as in oo ( short o ) , as in u preceded by r , as in like co , as in . • • EXAMPLES . âir , shâre , pâir , beâr . father , fär , bälm , päth . ask ...
... short u , as in o like long oo , as in like short oo , as in ô like broad a , as in co , as in oo ( short o ) , as in u preceded by r , as in like co , as in . • • EXAMPLES . âir , shâre , pâir , beâr . father , fär , bälm , päth . ask ...
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... short fast běst pěst No. 25. - XXV . rěst quěst list eost thirst thirst lust erěst wěst mist first bust můst drěst • zěst grist bûrst důst růst těst cyst wist eûrst gust erůst věst fist lost dûrst just trust Fire will burn wood and coal ...
... short fast běst pěst No. 25. - XXV . rěst quěst list eost thirst thirst lust erěst wěst mist first bust můst drěst • zěst grist bûrst důst růst těst cyst wist eûrst gust erůst věst fist lost dûrst just trust Fire will burn wood and coal ...
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... short form of speech . No. 48. - XLVIII . void spoil point noise hoist pound oil eoin poise boil broil soil loin eoif moist joist round ground eoil toil join quoif bound soundl roil foil oint groin quoit joint quoin foist found found ...
... short form of speech . No. 48. - XLVIII . void spoil point noise hoist pound oil eoin poise boil broil soil loin eoif moist joist round ground eoil toil join quoif bound soundl roil foil oint groin quoit joint quoin foist found found ...
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... short thick flat fish . Men get their growth before they are thirty . The beak of a bird is its bill or the end of its bill . Greenland is a bleak , cold place . No. 54. - LIV . WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES , ACCENTED ON THE FIRST , AND ...
... short thick flat fish . Men get their growth before they are thirty . The beak of a bird is its bill or the end of its bill . Greenland is a bleak , cold place . No. 54. - LIV . WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES , ACCENTED ON THE FIRST , AND ...
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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