The Eclectic Fourth Reader: Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry, from the Best American and English Writers : with Copious Rules for Reading and Directions ... |
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... errors under this head , it is necessary to observe the following rules . RULE I. Avoid the omission or improper sound of unac- cented vowels , whether they form a syllable or part of a sylla- ble ; as , Sep ' - rate for sep - a - rate ...
... errors under this head , it is necessary to observe the following rules . RULE I. Avoid the omission or improper sound of unac- cented vowels , whether they form a syllable or part of a sylla- ble ; as , Sep ' - rate for sep - a - rate ...
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... errors : and that he , who implores strength and courage from above , shall find danger and difficulty give way before him . Go now , my son , to thy repose ; commit thyself to the care of Omnipotence ; and , when the morning calls ...
... errors : and that he , who implores strength and courage from above , shall find danger and difficulty give way before him . Go now , my son , to thy repose ; commit thyself to the care of Omnipotence ; and , when the morning calls ...
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... ERRORS . 1. Gen ' - rous for gen - e - rous ; 2. ud - opt for a - dopt ; 3. rool for rule ; pur - soo for pur - sue ; 4. in - tire for en - tire ; 6. ful - lish for fool - ish ; sa - cri - fis or sac - ri - fis for sac - ri - fice ...
... ERRORS . 1. Gen ' - rous for gen - e - rous ; 2. ud - opt for a - dopt ; 3. rool for rule ; pur - soo for pur - sue ; 4. in - tire for en - tire ; 6. ful - lish for fool - ish ; sa - cri - fis or sac - ri - fis for sac - ri - fice ...
Contents
DIRECTIONS FOR READING | 13 |
Falling Inflection | 20 |
The Town Pump | 23 |
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Absalom Ahimaaz Arth Babylon beautiful birds blessed boat bosom breath called cesura character child circumflex commenced consonants dark dear death deep Demosthenes ducats earth emphasis emphatic ERRORS ERRORS.1 eternity examples EXERCISES Explain the inflections eyes falling inflection father fault fear feel genius give hand happy hath head heard heart heaven hour inflections marked Joab kind king LESSON liberty light live Lochiel look Lord mind mother nature never o'er paragraph Parse passed pause poetry poor praise pronounced pupil QUESTIONS QUESTIONS.-1 reader Repeat rising inflection rocks Rule Rule II sentence ship Shylock sight smile Socrates soul sound SPELL AND DEFINE SPELL AND DEFINE.-1 spirit stanza sweet syllable Tell thee thing thought thousand thousand guineas tion tone unto utterance voice vowels William Reed wind wonderful words young