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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...hey words. Note the difference in the markings of the following vocal sounds as used in the leading dictionaries: Webster. Century. Worcester, fall, for fall, f6r fall, for care care care do, true do, triie do, true The marks used in this book are those used by Webster with only one exception. A tilde is used instead of a circumflex over obtuse u. Pronounce these words and observe the uniformity in both sound and mark: jerk, shirk, lurk, work. Lessons 21, 22, 23, 24 TABLE OF ELEMENTARY SOUNDS. Vocals. Name. 1 Long 2 Short 3 Italian 4 Intermediate a 5 Medial 6 Broad 7 Long 8 Short 9 Tilde 10 Long 11 Short 12 Long 13 Short 14 Long 15 Short 16 Long 17 Short 18 Diphthong 19 Diphthong Sound. Substitutes. a e a a e Key Words. site, day, rem, they iit, hat arm, irk, sergeant (sarjent) ask, above care, il/r, there, heir alZ, hawk, tor, form eat, feet, police, quay (ke) let, bed, any (eni), bury (beri) her, sir, worm, fur, myrrh, Ice, mine, by onward it, HI', been (bin), busy (bizi), women (wimen) go, sew (so), beau (bo) not, top, what use, mule, few (ffl) tip, tub, son ooze, do, due, grew (groo) book, foot, wolf, put oil, boy out, owl Sound. Substitutes. f ph, gh h Subvocals. (Continued.) Sound, Substitutes. Key Words. y i ye, yes, million (milyiin). z s, c, x, io/j zone, lg, suffice (siifflz), xebec, exist this, that (egzist) sing, ink azure (azhoor), pleasure (plezhur), mirage (merazh) Aspirates. Key words. for, phlox (floks), laugh (laf) he, hat k e, q, gh, ofx key, cat, quick (kwiik), lough (lok), ax p gh pin, hiccough (hikkiip) s e, z, h o/x so, ice, quartz (kwarts), ax (aks) t d it, to, wished (wisht) ch t chat, inch, question (kweschiin) th thin, thank sh eh, c, sc, s, ti shop, chaise, ocean (oshiin), conscious (konshus), sure (shoor), ..
