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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... letter or letters which are not marked are to be regarded as silent ; as in aim , clean , ceil , people , route , soul , journal , tow , & c . The combined letters ce , ci , sci , se , si , or ti , occurring before a vowel in a syllable ...
... letter or letters which are not marked are to be regarded as silent ; as in aim , clean , ceil , people , route , soul , journal , tow , & c . The combined letters ce , ci , sci , se , si , or ti , occurring before a vowel in a syllable ...
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... - tion of the tongue , which enlarges the cavity of the mouth posteriorly . § 7. Short sound of broad a , marked A , a , as in what , wander , & c .; heard also in knowledge following letter before the h is pronounced . Thus , ( vi )
... - tion of the tongue , which enlarges the cavity of the mouth posteriorly . § 7. Short sound of broad a , marked A , a , as in what , wander , & c .; heard also in knowledge following letter before the h is pronounced . Thus , ( vi )
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... letter are from the French . § 16. Sound of i before r , verging toward u in urge , marked I , I , as in irksome , virgin , & c . , identical with that of è in ermine .. See § 12 . O. § 17. Regular long sound , marked Ō , ō , as in uld ...
... letter are from the French . § 16. Sound of i before r , verging toward u in urge , marked I , I , as in irksome , virgin , & c . , identical with that of è in ermine .. See § 12 . O. § 17. Regular long sound , marked Ō , ō , as in uld ...
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... letter which is neither so short as in not , nor so long as in naught . This medium sound is usu- ally given to the short o when directly followed by ss , st , and th , as in cross , cost , broth ; also , in gone , cough , trough , off ...
... letter which is neither so short as in not , nor so long as in naught . This medium sound is usu- ally given to the short o when directly followed by ss , st , and th , as in cross , cost , broth ; also , in gone , cough , trough , off ...
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... letter when it occurs in many words of this class , however , the vowel an initial unaccented syllable followed by a con- is apt to suffer a change or corruption of its sonant in an accented syllable , as in a - bound ' , distinctive ...
... letter when it occurs in many words of this class , however , the vowel an initial unaccented syllable followed by a con- is apt to suffer a change or corruption of its sonant in an accented syllable , as in a - bound ' , distinctive ...
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