A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...: To which are Prefixed Principles of English Pronunciation ... Likewise, Rules to be Observed by the Natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London, for Avoiding Their Respective Peculiarities ... To which is Annexed A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names, &c |
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... side and the other , and points out the pronun ciation which is preferable . In short , I have endeavoured to unite the science of Mr. Elphinston , the method of Mr. Nares , and the general utility of Mr. Sheridan ; and , to add to ...
... side and the other , and points out the pronun ciation which is preferable . In short , I have endeavoured to unite the science of Mr. Elphinston , the method of Mr. Nares , and the general utility of Mr. Sheridan ; and , to add to ...
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... side of propriety : so that my design is principally to give a kind of history of pronunciation , and a register of its present state ; and , where the authorities of Dic- tionaries or Speakers are found to differ , to give such a ...
... side of propriety : so that my design is principally to give a kind of history of pronunciation , and a register of its present state ; and , where the authorities of Dic- tionaries or Speakers are found to differ , to give such a ...
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... side . 496. In this analogy some speakers pronounce the word Concordance with the accent on the first syllable , when it signifies a dictionary of the Bible ; and with the accent on the second , when it sig . nifies agreement : but ...
... side . 496. In this analogy some speakers pronounce the word Concordance with the accent on the first syllable , when it signifies a dictionary of the Bible ; and with the accent on the second , when it sig . nifies agreement : but ...
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... side . Though double s is al most always pronounced sharp and hissing , yet when a sharp s precedes , it seems more ... Side by side . To ABRIDGE , å - brije ' . v . a . To make shorter in words , keeping still the same substance ; to ...
... side . Though double s is al most always pronounced sharp and hissing , yet when a sharp s precedes , it seems more ... Side by side . To ABRIDGE , å - brije ' . v . a . To make shorter in words , keeping still the same substance ; to ...
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... side of the comparison . To ADVANTAGE , âd - vân'tâdje . v . a . To benefit ; to promote ; to bring forward . ADVANTAGED , âd - vân'tâ - jẻd . a . Possessed of advantages . 362 . ADVANTAGE - GROUND , åd - vân'tâje - gröånd . s . Ground ...
... side of the comparison . To ADVANTAGE , âd - vân'tâdje . v . a . To benefit ; to promote ; to bring forward . ADVANTAGED , âd - vân'tâ - jẻd . a . Possessed of advantages . 362 . ADVANTAGE - GROUND , åd - vân'tâje - gröånd . s . Ground ...
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adjective agreeable analogy anglicised animal antepenultimate båll Belonging body Buchanan called chyle COACERVATE coagulate colour compounds consonant contrary corrupt costiveness custom derived Dictionary diphthong distinction dress enclitical English Entick fåll får fåt mè favour fish followed French give Guaiacum hard heard herb hissing horse Johnson Kenrick kind language last syllable letter liquor long sound manner mark Mason ment mêt pine mind môve mute når Nares nature neral ness nỏ noise nôt tåbe noun nounced observed orthography participle penultimate Perry person place the accent plant plural Preter preterit pron pronounced pronunciation publick quantity Relating rhyme ridan rule Scott second syllable secondary accent seems sharp Sheridan ship short sound sometimes species spelling tåb termination thin thing tion tree triphthong unaccented v. a. To put verb verbal nouns vessel vowel vulgar written