A High-school Dictionary of the English Language Explanatory, Pronouncing, and Synonymous: With an Appendix Containing Various Useful Tables : Mainly Abridged from the Latest Edition of the Quarto Dictionary of Noah WebsterIvison,Phinney, Blakeman & Company, 1873 - 415 pages |
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... allied , element . In its forma- tion , the tongue is slightly relaxed from the position assumed for producing e ; this is the only difference between the two sounds . OCCASIONAL SOUNDS OF I. § 15. Sound of i like long e , marked I , ï ...
... allied , element . In its forma- tion , the tongue is slightly relaxed from the position assumed for producing e ; this is the only difference between the two sounds . OCCASIONAL SOUNDS OF I. § 15. Sound of i like long e , marked I , ï ...
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... allied sound of ch in church ; thus , na- ture ( na - choor ) , Christian ( kris / chan ) , questiong ( kwěs / chun ) , admixtion ( ad - miks / chun ) , & c . § 64. Ch marked thus , Ch , çh ( French ch ) , has the sound of sh , as in ...
... allied sound of ch in church ; thus , na- ture ( na - choor ) , Christian ( kris / chan ) , questiong ( kwěs / chun ) , admixtion ( ad - miks / chun ) , & c . § 64. Ch marked thus , Ch , çh ( French ch ) , has the sound of sh , as in ...
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... allied words , together with their derivatives , the ph is often sounded as p , or the h may be regarded as silent . Q. § 83. Q is followed in all cases by u , and these two letters , taken together , have usually the sound of kw , as ...
... allied words , together with their derivatives , the ph is often sounded as p , or the h may be regarded as silent . Q. § 83. Q is followed in all cases by u , and these two letters , taken together , have usually the sound of kw , as ...
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... allied sound . So with version , mission , sure , & c . Sh is never silent . It is expressed : 1. By c , as in o - ce - an'ic , e - ma - ci - a / tion ; 2. By s , as in nau / se - ate , A - si - at / ic ; 3. By t , as in ne - go - ti ...
... allied sound . So with version , mission , sure , & c . Sh is never silent . It is expressed : 1. By c , as in o - ce - an'ic , e - ma - ci - a / tion ; 2. By s , as in nau / se - ate , A - si - at / ic ; 3. By t , as in ne - go - ti ...
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... allied by nature . Al'a - bas'ter , n . A soft , trans- lucent variety of sulphate or carbonate of lime . A - lǎck ' , interj . An exclama- tion expressive of sorrow . A - lǎck'a - day , interj . An ex- clamation denoting sorrow . A ...
... allied by nature . Al'a - bas'ter , n . A soft , trans- lucent variety of sulphate or carbonate of lime . A - lǎck ' , interj . An exclama- tion expressive of sorrow . A - lǎck'a - day , interj . An ex- clamation denoting sorrow . A ...
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