A New-guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsJoseph Crukshank, 1789 - 158 pages |
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Page 88
... all Letters , except the Vowels are Confenants . Of SYLLABLE 3 . Q. What is a Syllable ? A. A Syllable is either one Letter , as a ; or more than one , as Man . Of Spelling or Divifion of SYLLABLES . Q. How do 88 A NEW GUIDE.
... all Letters , except the Vowels are Confenants . Of SYLLABLE 3 . Q. What is a Syllable ? A. A Syllable is either one Letter , as a ; or more than one , as Man . Of Spelling or Divifion of SYLLABLES . Q. How do 88 A NEW GUIDE.
Page 91
... Syllable in Beth a ny , Bethel , ' Beth a ba ra , Beth ef da , & c . Q. What is the Third Confequence of this Rule ? A. The Termination ham will go by itself at the End of proper Names ; as , Chat ham . Fe verf - ham , Buck - ing ham ...
... Syllable in Beth a ny , Bethel , ' Beth a ba ra , Beth ef da , & c . Q. What is the Third Confequence of this Rule ? A. The Termination ham will go by itself at the End of proper Names ; as , Chat ham . Fe verf - ham , Buck - ing ham ...
Page 97
... Syllable quick ; as , Lit. Q. What is the common Accent ? A. It hath no Regard to the grammatical Quantity of a Syllable ; but being placed over a Vowel denotes the Tone or Strefs of the Voice , to be upon that Syllable ; as Piénty ...
... Syllable quick ; as , Lit. Q. What is the common Accent ? A. It hath no Regard to the grammatical Quantity of a Syllable ; but being placed over a Vowel denotes the Tone or Strefs of the Voice , to be upon that Syllable ; as Piénty ...
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Accent Adjectives alfo becauſe bo"rough bu"ry Cafe caft cife Confonants Defire denotes Diphthong Divifion of Syllables doth educate hereafter ENGLISH TONGUE fafe fame fave ferve feven fhall fhew fhort fhould fignifies fing firft fome fometimes ford foregoing Tables ftan fter fuch fump hath himſelf IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD Jefus laft lefs LESSON LESSON VI Letters ling Lord ment moft Mood muſt Name nefs Note Nouns Number Optative Mood ourſelves paft Perfon Plur Plural Potential Mood Praife Praiſes Prefent Tenfe Preter Preterperfect Pronouns ri ous Second Future Tenfe Senfe Sentence Sing Subftantive Subjunctive Mood thee thefe ther Thing thofe THOMAS DILWORTH thou tive tranf Truft unto uſed Verb Vowel Weft whofe Wicked Words not exceeding