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I in words derived from the French , sounds like ee ; as in machine : it also sounds like u ; as in bird , third , & c . 7. L is sounded like m in salmon . 8. O is sounded like a in alloy ; like e in woman ; and like u in worm .
I in words derived from the French , sounds like ee ; as in machine : it also sounds like u ; as in bird , third , & c . 7. L is sounded like m in salmon . 8. O is sounded like a in alloy ; like e in woman ; and like u in worm .
Page 107
... seldom , so , than , then , thence , there , thither , to - day , to . morrow , very , upward , when , whence , where , whither , yea , yes , yesterday , yesternight : also all such adverbs in ly , as are derived from adjectives ...
... seldom , so , than , then , thence , there , thither , to - day , to . morrow , very , upward , when , whence , where , whither , yea , yes , yesterday , yesternight : also all such adverbs in ly , as are derived from adjectives ...
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In words derived from the French , instead of in , we commonly use en ; as , to enrage , to encourage ; but then it never denotes privation , or nol . 13. Inter , which signifies between ; as , to intervene , to interrupt ; but in ...
In words derived from the French , instead of in , we commonly use en ; as , to enrage , to encourage ; but then it never denotes privation , or nol . 13. Inter , which signifies between ; as , to intervene , to interrupt ; but in ...
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accent adjectives begin bridge CHAP church comes consonants denotes derived divided doth educated educated hereafter fear field ford foregoing formed future tense give hand hast hath hear heart keep kind known land less LESSON letters ling Lord mark ment mind mood mouth ness Note nouns person Plur plural praise Present pronoun proper rain rule sentence serve short signifies Sing singular sion sometimes sounded substantive syllable TABLE tense thee thing thou tion tive true trust unto verb vowel wicked wise words worth
Bibliographic information
| Title | A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
| Author | Thomas Dilworth |
| Publisher | S. Babcock, 1840 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2019 |
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