McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide: Or, Fifth Reader of the Eclectic Series. Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: with Copious Rules and Rhetorical Exercises |
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... sound , although the voice is suddenly suspended , the moment the sound " is produced . This is done by expelling each sound from the throat in the same manner that the syllable " ah ! " is uttered in endeav- oring to deter a child from ...
... sound , although the voice is suddenly suspended , the moment the sound " is produced . This is done by expelling each sound from the throat in the same manner that the syllable " ah ! " is uttered in endeav- oring to deter a child from ...
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... sound of a consonant without the aid of a vowel sound ; but a few attempts will show , that although it may be difficult to unpracticed organs , it is not impossible . It is true , they can not be exploded with the force which vowel sounds ...
... sound of a consonant without the aid of a vowel sound ; but a few attempts will show , that although it may be difficult to unpracticed organs , it is not impossible . It is true , they can not be exploded with the force which vowel sounds ...
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... sound . Such sounds are designated by the circumflex , thus , ( ~ ) , or ( A ) . The former is called the rising circumflex ; the latter , the falling circumflex . When several successive syllables are uttered without either the upward ...
... sound . Such sounds are designated by the circumflex , thus , ( ~ ) , or ( A ) . The former is called the rising circumflex ; the latter , the falling circumflex . When several successive syllables are uttered without either the upward ...
Contents
PART I | 13 |
The Hour of Prayer | 15 |
Character of Napoleon Bonaparte | 20 |
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