An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language, Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, and a Key to the ExercisesCollins and Company, 1823 |
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... vowel sounds : but as i and u , when pronounced long , may be considered as diphthongs , or diphthongal vowels , our language , strictly speaking , contains but twelve simple vowel sounds ; to represent which we have only five distinct ...
... vowel sounds : but as i and u , when pronounced long , may be considered as diphthongs , or diphthongal vowels , our language , strictly speaking , contains but twelve simple vowel sounds ; to represent which we have only five distinct ...
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... vowel sounds in the English language . The following list denotes the sounds of the consonants , be- ing in number twenty - two . Letters denoting the simple sounds . Words containing the simple sounds . bat , tub . dog , sod . for ...
... vowel sounds in the English language . The following list denotes the sounds of the consonants , be- ing in number twenty - two . Letters denoting the simple sounds . Words containing the simple sounds . bat , tub . dog , sod . for ...
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... vowel : as , b , d , f , ; which require vowels to express them fully . The vowels are , a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . Wand y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable ; but in every other situation they are vowels ...
... vowel : as , b , d , f , ; which require vowels to express them fully . The vowels are , a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . Wand y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable ; but in every other situation they are vowels ...
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... vowel , forms a complete sound , by a particular motion or contact of the organs of speech . Some grammarians subdivide vowels into the simple and the compound . But there does not appear to be any founda- tion for the distinction ...
... vowel , forms a complete sound , by a particular motion or contact of the organs of speech . Some grammarians subdivide vowels into the simple and the compound . But there does not appear to be any founda- tion for the distinction ...
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... vowels , with their subdivisions , nearly in the following manner . The mutes are those consonants , whose sounds ... vowel sound , no union of two vowels , where one is silent , can , in strictness , be entitled to that appellation ...
... vowels , with their subdivisions , nearly in the following manner . The mutes are those consonants , whose sounds ... vowel sound , no union of two vowels , where one is silent , can , in strictness , be entitled to that appellation ...
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accent according to RULE action adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeable appear auxiliary beauty better cæsura Chap common substantive conduct conjunction connexion considered consonant construction denote diphthong distinct ellipsis English English language examples Exercises expression favour following sentence frequently give governed grammar grammarians happy heart honour human ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improve indicative mood infinitive mood instances irregular verb kind king labours language learner live Lord manner means mind nature never nominative noun object observations occasions participle passions pause perfect perspicuity phrases pleasure PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principles proper properly propriety reason regard relative relative pronoun religion render respect SECTION sense sentiments signifies singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable temper tence thing third person thou tion Trochee virtue vowel wise words writing youth