The Elements of Reading and OratoryD. Appleton, 1850 - 352 страница |
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... virtue . REMARKS . I. Alphabetical i . " This letter is a perfect diphthong , composed of the sounds of a in father , and e in he , pronounced as closely together as possible . " -- Walker . It has this sound , 1. When it ends an ...
... virtue . REMARKS . I. Alphabetical i . " This letter is a perfect diphthong , composed of the sounds of a in father , and e in he , pronounced as closely together as possible . " -- Walker . It has this sound , 1. When it ends an ...
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... virtue ; dictionary from diction ; fancifulness from fancy . 5. In all cases , the preterit and participles of verbs retain the accents of the verbs . 6. Words ending in tion , sion , tian , cious , tious , cial , tial , tiate , tient ...
... virtue ; dictionary from diction ; fancifulness from fancy . 5. In all cases , the preterit and participles of verbs retain the accents of the verbs . 6. Words ending in tion , sion , tian , cious , tious , cial , tial , tiate , tient ...
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... virtue , are , as a general thing , essen- tial to health , wealth and happiness . 2. Uncommon expressions , strong ... virtues , greater abilities , more useful labors , to put into the oppo- site scale against his defects , than Dr ...
... virtue , are , as a general thing , essen- tial to health , wealth and happiness . 2. Uncommon expressions , strong ... virtues , greater abilities , more useful labors , to put into the oppo- site scale against his defects , than Dr ...
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... virtue to the sun and stars , and many others of the same kind . 4. It was the spirit of liberty which still abides on the earth and whose home is in the bosoms of the brave , which but yester- day in beautiful France restored their ...
... virtue to the sun and stars , and many others of the same kind . 4. It was the spirit of liberty which still abides on the earth and whose home is in the bosoms of the brave , which but yester- day in beautiful France restored their ...
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... Virtue therefore is its own reward . " 4. " The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel . " It should be observed here , however , that the pause is necessary after the subject , only , when it is under emphasis : a fact which has ...
... Virtue therefore is its own reward . " 4. " The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel . " It should be observed here , however , that the pause is necessary after the subject , only , when it is under emphasis : a fact which has ...
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3d FORM accent alphabetical Art thou Balt beauty beginning black crows blessed Cæsar character Christ circumflex Classif colon comma compact sentence compound sentence connected correlative words expressed death decl definite interrogative delivered delivery diphthong double compact earth elocution emphasis emphatic words employed English language Examples exclamation exclamatory sentences falling slide father followed fragmentary give glory hand happy hath heard heart heaven honor imperfect sense indefinite indirect interrogative interrogative sentences kind land liberty look loose sentence Lord lower sweep mind mixed sentence nature o'er parenthesis partial close passions pause peace perfect close phatic preceding proposition punctuation relative pronouns Rule semi-interrogative semicolon Sent simple sentence single compact soul sound speak spirit syllable tence thee thing thought tion triphthong truth understood unto verbs virtue voice vowel
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