A CRITICAL Pronouncing Dictionary, AND EXPOSITOR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE : IN WHICH NOT ONLY THE MEANING OF EVERY WORD IS EXPLAINED, AND THE SOUND OF EVERY PRONUNCIATIONS, The reasons for each are duly considered, and the BY JOHN WALKER Author of Elements of Elocution, Rhyming Dictionary, &c BOSTON: N. H. WHITAKER. CRITICAL PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY. SCHEME OF THE VOWELS. Fåte, får, fåll, fát—mè, mêt---pine, pin---nò, môve, nor, not---tube, tub, bäll—öfl—påån ABB ---thin, this. ABJ an article set before nouns of the singu-||Abdicate, ab'dè-kåte. v. a. to give up right, to resign A, an article set before nouns of the singu [the belly lower part of a word beginning with a vowel, it is written Abdication, áb-de-ka'shun. s. the act of ab An, as an ox. A is sometimes a noun, as dicating great A. A is placed before a participle,|| or participial noun; as, a hunting, a begging. A has a signification denoting proportion; as, the landlord has a hundred a year Abacus, ab'a-kus. s. a counting table; the uppermost member of a column Abdicative, ab'dé-ka-tiv. a. that causes or the abdomen a, relating to Abduce, áb-duse'. v. a. to withdraw one Abaft, a-baft'. ad. from the fore part of the Abductor, åb-dük'tor. s. the muscles which Abarticulation, ab-ar-tik-d-la'shun. s. that species of articulation that has manifest motion Abase, a-base'. v. a. to depress, to bring low A bash, a-bash'. v. a. to make ashamed Abh, ab. s. the yarn on a weaver's warp Abbess, ab'bess. s. the superior of a nunne- Aberrance, ab-êr'rânse. s. a deviation from Abet, â-bêt'. v. a. to support, encourage, help Abetter, or Abettor, á-bêt'tur. . he that horrence; contrary to, inconsistent with Abhorrer, ab-hor'rur. s. a hater, detester Abide, â-bide'. v. ». to dwell in a place, not to remove; to bear or support the consequences Abider, â-bl'dur. s. the person that abides Abiding, å-bl'ding. s. continuance Abortment, à-bort'ment, s. an untimely birth Abject, ab'jekt. s. a man without hope Abject, ab-jekt'. v. a. to throw away Abjectedness, ab-jêk'têd-ness. s. the state of Above, a-bův'. prep. higher in place, power an abject [servility or excellence, beyond Abjection, ab-jek'shin. s. meanness of mind,|| Above, a-buv'. ad. overhead Abjectly, ab'jekt-lè. ad. in an abject manner, Above-all, a-buv-dll'. in the first place meanly [ness Above-board, â-bův'bord. in open sight Abjectness, ab'jekt-ness. s. servility, mean-Above-cited, a-bův'sl-td. cited before Ability, a-bil'e-té. s, power, capacity, quali-Above-ground, a-buv'-ground. alive fication Abjure, ab-jure'. v. a. to swear not to do something; to recant a position upon oath Abjuration, ab-jd-ra'shun. s. the act of abjuring; the oath taken for that end Ablactate, ab-lak'tate. v. a. to wean from Above-mentioned, a-búv'men-shund See Abound, a-bound' v. n. to be in great plenty About, a-bout'. prep. round, encircling, near to, concerning, with regard to About, â-boat'. ad. circularly Abrade, á-bråde'. v. a. to rub off. Abrasion, â-bra'zhún. s. a rubbing off Ablaqueation, ab-lå-kwè-a'shun. s. the prac-Abreast, a-brest'. ad. side by side the breast [grafting Ablactation, ab-lák-ta'shun. s. a method of tice of opening the ground about the roots of trees Ablation, ab-la'shun. s. the act of taking away the sixth case of Latin nouns Ablegation, ab-le-ga'shun. s. a sending abroad Ablution, ab-lu'shun. s. the act of cleansing Abridge, a-bridj'. v. a. to make shorter in | Abridged-of, a-bridjd'ov. part. deprived of Abroad, a-brawd'. ad. out of the house Abruptly, ab-ript'le. ad. hastily, suddenly Abnegation, ab-ne-ga'shun. s. denial, re- Abruptness, ab-rupt'nês. s. in an abrupt man nunciation Aboard, a-bord'. ad. in a ship ner, haste, suddenness Abscess, ab'ses. s. a morbid cavity in the body Abode, â-bode'. s. habitation, dwelling, stay Abscind, ab-sind'. v. a. to cut off antici-Abscission, ab-sizh'in. e. a cutting off Abolisher, a-ból'lish-år. s. he that abolishes Abscond, ab-skond'. v. a. to hide one's self Absence, ab'sense. s. being absent Absolutely, ab'so-lute-le. ad. completely Absonant, ab'so-nant. a. contrary to reason |