English Grammar, Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners: With an Appendix, Containing Rules and Observations for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and Accuracy |
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... beginning of words , and vowels at the end . Encyclopaedia Britannica . WALKER's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary , page 24 , third edition . PERRY's English Dictionary , Preface , page 7 Consonants are divided into mutes and semi ...
... beginning of words , and vowels at the end . Encyclopaedia Britannica . WALKER's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary , page 24 , third edition . PERRY's English Dictionary , Preface , page 7 Consonants are divided into mutes and semi ...
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... beginning , middle , and end of words ; as in baker , number , rhubarb , & c . In some words it is silent ; as in thumb , debtor , subtle , & c In others , besides being silent , it lengthens the syllable ; as in climb , comb , tomb . C ...
... beginning , middle , and end of words ; as in baker , number , rhubarb , & c . In some words it is silent ; as in thumb , debtor , subtle , & c In others , besides being silent , it lengthens the syllable ; as in climb , comb , tomb . C ...
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... beginning , middle , and end of words ; as , fancy , muffin , mischief , & c .: except in of , in which it has the flat sound of ov ; but not in com- position ; as , whereof , thereof , & c . We should not pro- nounce , a wive's ...
... beginning , middle , and end of words ; as , fancy , muffin , mischief , & c .: except in of , in which it has the flat sound of ov ; but not in com- position ; as , whereof , thereof , & c . We should not pro- nounce , a wive's ...
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... beginning of a word , has the sound of the hard g ; as , ghost , ghastly : in the middle , and sometimes at the end , it is quite silent ; as in right , high , plough , mighty . At the end it has often the sound of f ; as in laugh ...
... beginning of a word , has the sound of the hard g ; as , ghost , ghastly : in the middle , and sometimes at the end , it is quite silent ; as in right , high , plough , mighty . At the end it has often the sound of f ; as in laugh ...
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... beginning of word At the end of words it takes the soft sound ; as , his , was , trees , eyes ; except in the words this , thus , us , yes , rebus , surplus , & c .; and in words terminating with ous . It sounds like before ion , if a ...
... beginning of word At the end of words it takes the soft sound ; as , his , was , trees , eyes ; except in the words this , thus , us , yes , rebus , surplus , & c .; and in words terminating with ous . It sounds like before ion , if a ...
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accent according to RULE active verb adjective adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeably Amphibrach appear auxiliary better cæsura circumstances comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction copulative denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished ellipsis English language examples express following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive give governed grammarians hath ideas imperative mood Imperfect Tense improper indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative kind king learner Lord loved manner means mind names nature nominative noun object observations occasions Octavo Grammar participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous phrases Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative pronoun render respect sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence termination thing third person singular thou tion tive Trochee verb active verse virtue voice vowel wise words writing
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