Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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... vowel sounds , the resem- blance is close . We disguise this resemblance by giving to the vowel of the word Teutonic the sound of the eu in feud . We use the word Teutonic to signify ' belonging to the German race , ' but if we said ...
... vowel sounds , the resem- blance is close . We disguise this resemblance by giving to the vowel of the word Teutonic the sound of the eu in feud . We use the word Teutonic to signify ' belonging to the German race , ' but if we said ...
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... Vowels and Consonants . Our first business will be to ascertain the different sorts of sounds which we make in speaking . The division of letters , which serve as the signs or symbols of sounds , into vowels and consonants , is known ...
... Vowels and Consonants . Our first business will be to ascertain the different sorts of sounds which we make in speaking . The division of letters , which serve as the signs or symbols of sounds , into vowels and consonants , is known ...
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... vowel sounds , these sounds can be prolonged while the breath holds out . The distinction between vowels and consonants consists rather in this . A vowel is a sound by the aid of which we can pronounce any other sound at the ordinary ...
... vowel sounds , these sounds can be prolonged while the breath holds out . The distinction between vowels and consonants consists rather in this . A vowel is a sound by the aid of which we can pronounce any other sound at the ordinary ...
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... vowel to these silent letters however ; say pay , be , toe , daw , and you can make yourself heard a hundred yards ... vowel , let us put the matter thus : Vowels are sounds by the aid of which any consonantal sound can be audibly ...
... vowel to these silent letters however ; say pay , be , toe , daw , and you can make yourself heard a hundred yards ... vowel , let us put the matter thus : Vowels are sounds by the aid of which any consonantal sound can be audibly ...
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... vowel is reached . Now in these four sounds , there are two important distinctions to be noticed : 46. Sonants and Surds . ( 1 ) In the first place , if we compare d ' with t ' and dh ' with th ' , we shall observe that although the d ...
... vowel is reached . Now in these four sounds , there are two important distinctions to be noticed : 46. Sonants and Surds . ( 1 ) In the first place , if we compare d ' with t ' and dh ' with th ' , we shall observe that although the d ...
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