The Standard Fifth Reader: (first-class Standard Reader) : for Public and Private Schools : Containing a Summary of Rules for Pronunciation and Elocution, Numerous Exercises for Reading and Recitation, a New System of Reference to Rules and Definitions, and a Copious Explanatory IndexPhillips, Sampson, 1856 - 478 pages |
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... word or passage . These referential marks and their use are explained in a few words on page 55 . Part First treats of the elementary sounds , and the relations to them of the vowels , consonants , and diphthongs ; of articula- tion ...
... word or passage . These referential marks and their use are explained in a few words on page 55 . Part First treats of the elementary sounds , and the relations to them of the vowels , consonants , and diphthongs ; of articula- tion ...
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... Words . He shows that there is an interesting history attached to many of our commonest words ; and should the reader find a ... word that before seemed arbitrary , indefinite , and opaque ; and , finally , in quickening his powers of ...
... Words . He shows that there is an interesting history attached to many of our commonest words ; and should the reader find a ... word that before seemed arbitrary , indefinite , and opaque ; and , finally , in quickening his powers of ...
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... word derived from the Greek orthon ( upright ) and ĕpò ( I speak ) , signifies the right utterance of words . Orthoëpy deter- mines words , and deals with language as it is spoken ; orthography deter- mines the correct spelling of words ...
... word derived from the Greek orthon ( upright ) and ĕpò ( I speak ) , signifies the right utterance of words . Orthoëpy deter- mines words , and deals with language as it is spoken ; orthography deter- mines the correct spelling of words ...
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... word articulate . 8. What is the most common cause of a bad articula- tion ? 9. Mention another cause . LESSON II ... word guttur , the gullet or throat . S and z are also sometimes called Sibilants , from the Latin word sibilans hissing ...
... word articulate . 8. What is the most common cause of a bad articula- tion ? 9. Mention another cause . LESSON II ... word guttur , the gullet or throat . S and z are also sometimes called Sibilants , from the Latin word sibilans hissing ...
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... word man when pronounced ; but another sound , which the letter m represents , does . The alphabetical sound of the letter a is the same as the sound it represents in the word fate ; but it is not the same as that which it represents in ...
... word man when pronounced ; but another sound , which the letter m represents , does . The alphabetical sound of the letter a is the same as the sound it represents in the word fate ; but it is not the same as that which it represents in ...
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1st Voice 3d Voice accent acute accent Akmed appear beauty behold Brahmin brave breath Cæsura called clouds Consonant dark death deep Demosthenes Diphthong divine drachmas earth elementary sound exercise fall father fear feel feet fire flowers France Gil Blas give gladiator glorious glory Gout grave accent hand happy hath heard heart heaven honor hope hour human inflection John Pounds king labor land learned light live look Lord Madame Roland mark means mind moon moral morning mountain mute nature never night o'er ocean once palace passed peace perish poor pronounced rising round seemed ship smile soul spirit spring stars stream syllable thee things Thomas Hood thought thousand tion truth turn utter Vowel waves wind wings word young youth ΕΙ