A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... sounded at the end of a word , it is called e final : which sometimes serves to lengthen the sound of the foregoing vowel , as in save ; and sometimes is redundant , as in give . 1 Letters . g h Their names , and powers , 82 A NEW GUIDE.
... sounded at the end of a word , it is called e final : which sometimes serves to lengthen the sound of the foregoing vowel , as in save ; and sometimes is redundant , as in give . 1 Letters . g h Their names , and powers , 82 A NEW GUIDE.
Page 83
... sounded like t in subtil . 2. C before a , o , u , l , and r , is always sounded like k ; as in cat , card , cup , cloth , cramp ; but before e , i , and y , is always sounded like s ; as in cellar , civil , cypress ; it is also sounded ...
... sounded like t in subtil . 2. C before a , o , u , l , and r , is always sounded like k ; as in cat , card , cup , cloth , cramp ; but before e , i , and y , is always sounded like s ; as in cellar , civil , cypress ; it is also sounded ...
Page 84
... sounded like s in whistle , thistle . Ti before a vowel is sounded like s . or sh ; as in nation ; except when s goes immediately before it ; as celestial or at the beginning of a word , as tied : or in derivatives ; as mightier ...
... sounded like s in whistle , thistle . Ti before a vowel is sounded like s . or sh ; as in nation ; except when s goes immediately before it ; as celestial or at the beginning of a word , as tied : or in derivatives ; as mightier ...
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adding the termination adjectives adverb Bachelor of Divinity Ben e CHAP Christ church cious consisting of words consonants declension denotes diphthong division of syllables doth drow easy lessons educate hereafter following words ford foregoing Tables Give an example hath heart IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD land ling Lord ment mind ness Note.-The accent nouns optative mood Plur plural potential mood praise preposition Present tense Preterimperfect Preterperfect tense Preterpluperfect tense pronoun ra ble ra tion rain ri ous Second future tense sentence signifies Sing sion sounded ster subjunctive mood substantive syllable ta tion thee thing tive trans ture unto verb vowel wicked wise words not exceeding