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... letters , and the art of com- bining letters into syllables , and syllables into words . Etymolo- gy teaches the deduction of one word from another , and the various modifications , by which the sense of the same word is diversified ...
... letters , and the art of com- bining letters into syllables , and syllables into words . Etymolo- gy teaches the deduction of one word from another , and the various modifications , by which the sense of the same word is diversified ...
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... letters are consonants , sometimes divided into mutes , semi - vowels , and liquids . Concerning the sound of single letters , the following rules are all that can safely be depended upon . C is pronounced hard like k , before a , o , u ...
... letters are consonants , sometimes divided into mutes , semi - vowels , and liquids . Concerning the sound of single letters , the following rules are all that can safely be depended upon . C is pronounced hard like k , before a , o , u ...
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... letter ; as a ; or more than one , as man . All spelling , or division of syllables , may be comprehended in seven general rules . 1. A consonant between two vowels , goes to the latter sylla- ble ; as ba - nish , except w and x , which ...
... letter ; as a ; or more than one , as man . All spelling , or division of syllables , may be comprehended in seven general rules . 1. A consonant between two vowels , goes to the latter sylla- ble ; as ba - nish , except w and x , which ...
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... letters , or substituting other marks or characters in the room of words ; as , it's , for it is , I'll for I will , Wpful . for Worshipful , can't for cannot , Nov. for Novem- ber , Esq . for Esquire , Bart . for Baronet , D. D. for ...
... letters , or substituting other marks or characters in the room of words ; as , it's , for it is , I'll for I will , Wpful . for Worshipful , can't for cannot , Nov. for Novem- ber , Esq . for Esquire , Bart . for Baronet , D. D. for ...
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... letter or syllable in a word , that it may be better heard than the rest , or distinguished from them . Accent seems to ... letters : as , " Fall , bale , mood , house , feature . " A syllable is short when the accent is on the consonant ...
... letter or syllable in a word , that it may be better heard than the rest , or distinguished from them . Accent seems to ... letters : as , " Fall , bale , mood , house , feature . " A syllable is short when the accent is on the consonant ...
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