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, and Directions to Foreigners, for Acquiring a Knowledge of the Use of this Dictionary ... to which is Annexed a Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names, &c |
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... mind and just taste made him capable of enriching and adorning the Language with original composition , has condescended to the drudgery of disen tangling , explaining , and arranging it , and left a lasting monurnent of his ability ...
... mind and just taste made him capable of enriching and adorning the Language with original composition , has condescended to the drudgery of disen tangling , explaining , and arranging it , and left a lasting monurnent of his ability ...
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... mind . Here , then , terminational accent , the musick of language , interposes ; corrects the discordant , and strengthens the feeble sounds ; removes the difficulty of pronunciation which arises from placing the accent on initial ...
... mind . Here , then , terminational accent , the musick of language , interposes ; corrects the discordant , and strengthens the feeble sounds ; removes the difficulty of pronunciation which arises from placing the accent on initial ...
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... mind , body , or fortune ; having power sufficient . || ABLE - BODIED , à - bl - bôd'dîd . a . Strong of body 99 . To ABLEGATE , åb'lè - gåte . v . a . To send abroad upon some employment . ABLEGATION , ˆ âb - lè - gå'shûn . s . A ...
... mind , body , or fortune ; having power sufficient . || ABLE - BODIED , à - bl - bôd'dîd . a . Strong of body 99 . To ABLEGATE , åb'lè - gåte . v . a . To send abroad upon some employment . ABLEGATION , ˆ âb - lè - gå'shûn . s . A ...
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... mind . ABSTRACTEDLY , åb - stråk'tẻd - lė . ad . With ab- straction ; simply ; separate from all contingent circumstances . ABSTRACTION , åb - strâk'shůn . s . The act of abstracting ; the state of being abstracted . ABSTRACTIVE , åb ...
... mind . ABSTRACTEDLY , åb - stråk'tẻd - lė . ad . With ab- straction ; simply ; separate from all contingent circumstances . ABSTRACTION , åb - strâk'shůn . s . The act of abstracting ; the state of being abstracted . ABSTRACTIVE , åb ...
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... mind or body . ACCOMPT , âk - köûnt ' . s . 407. Ăn account , a reckoning . ACCOMPTANT , âk - köůn'tânt . s . A reckoner , computer . 412 . To ACCORD , âk - körd ' . v . a . To make agree , to adjust one thing to another . To ACCORD ...
... mind or body . ACCOMPT , âk - köûnt ' . s . 407. Ăn account , a reckoning . ACCOMPTANT , âk - köůn'tânt . s . A reckoner , computer . 412 . To ACCORD , âk - körd ' . v . a . To make agree , to adjust one thing to another . To ACCORD ...
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