A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... rule Profil , advantage Prophet , a foreteller Quean , a nasty slut Queen , a king's wife Quire , of paper Choir , of singers Rag , a tatter Wrag , a sort of stone Rain , water Reign , rule as a king Rein , a bridle Raise , to set up ...
... rule Profil , advantage Prophet , a foreteller Quean , a nasty slut Queen , a king's wife Quire , of paper Choir , of singers Rag , a tatter Wrag , a sort of stone Rain , water Reign , rule as a king Rein , a bridle Raise , to set up ...
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... rules . RULE I. Q. What is the first general rule for division of syllables ? A. A consonant between two vowels , goes to the latter syl- lable : as banish . Q. What is the first exception to this rule ? A. These consonants w and x , go ...
... rules . RULE I. Q. What is the first general rule for division of syllables ? A. A consonant between two vowels , goes to the latter syl- lable : as banish . Q. What is the first exception to this rule ? A. These consonants w and x , go ...
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... rule . RULE II . Q. What is the second general rule for the division of syl- lables ? A. Two consonants in the middle of a word , that are proper to begin a word , must begin the syllable together ; as clus - ter . Q. What exceptions ...
... rule . RULE II . Q. What is the second general rule for the division of syl- lables ? A. Two consonants in the middle of a word , that are proper to begin a word , must begin the syllable together ; as clus - ter . Q. What exceptions ...
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