An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language : Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, and a Key to the Exercises, Volume 1Wilson, 1809 - English language |
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... vowels . simple sounds . a a Words containing the simple sounds . Letters denoting the as heard in fate . 2n fall . as in fat . as in far . as in me . as as i as ELS as as U as 4 us U as · ន · ន ន ន ន · ន · ន · ន ន in met . in ...
... vowels . simple sounds . a a Words containing the simple sounds . Letters denoting the as heard in fate . 2n fall . as in fat . as in far . as in me . as as i as ELS as as U as 4 us U as · ន · ន ន ន ន · ន · ន · ន ន in met . in ...
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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... without the help of a vowel : as , b , d , f , l ; which require vowels to ex- press them fully . > The vowels are , a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . 5 W and y are consonants when they begin a word 32 ORTHOGRAPHY .
... without the help of a vowel : as , b , d , f , l ; which require vowels to ex- press them fully . > The vowels are , a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . 5 W and y are consonants when they begin a word 32 ORTHOGRAPHY .
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... vowel without any hiatus or difficulty of utterance ; as , frosty winter , rosy youth . That they are vowels in other situations , appears from their regularly taking the sound of other vowels ; as , w has the exact sound of u in saw ...
... vowel without any hiatus or difficulty of utterance ; as , frosty winter , rosy youth . That they are vowels in other situations , appears from their regularly taking the sound of other vowels ; as , w has the exact sound of u in saw ...
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... vowels . The mutes cannot be sounded at all , without the aid of a vowel . They are b , p , t , d , k , and c and g hard . The semi - vowels have an imperfect sound of themselves . They are f , l , m , n , r , v , s , z , x , and c and ...
... vowels . The mutes cannot be sounded at all , without the aid of a vowel . They are b , p , t , d , k , and c and g hard . The semi - vowels have an imperfect sound of themselves . They are f , l , m , n , r , v , s , z , x , and c and ...
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accent according to RULE action active verb adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeable appears auxiliary auxiliary verbs better cæsura circumstances comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction denote derived diphthong distinct ellipsis emphasis English language examples figure following sentence frequently future tense genitive give governed grammar grammarians happy ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb king latter learner Lord loved manner meaning mind names nature nominative noun object observations occasions participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous phrases pleasure PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative relative pronoun render respect sense sentiments short signifies singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence termination thing third person singular thou tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter verse virtue voice vowel words writers