A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language: ... To which are Prefixed, Principles of English Pronunciation; ... Likewise Rules to be Observed by the Natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London, ... By John Walker, ...G. G. J. and J. Robinson; and T. Cadell, 1791 - 71 pages |
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analogy båll becauſe Belonging body cafe caufe clofe cloſe colour Confifting confonant defire difeafe diftinct diphthong drefs Engliſh falfe fåll fame får Fåte fecond fyllable feems fenfe feparate fharp fhip fhort fhould fide fignifies filk fimple fingle firft firſt fyllable fmall foft fome fomething fometimes fpeaking fpecies ftate ftone ftrike fubftance fubject fuch fupport give ground horfe houfe houſe inftrument interfect Johnfon kind laft language laſt Latin lefs letter manner meaſure ment mêt môve muſt nefs nês nỏ noife nôt noun obfcure obferved Obfolete oppofed oppofition paffion pafs perfon pine place the accent plant prefent preferve preter preterit pronounced pronunciation publick purpoſe quantity raife reafon refembling refpect reft regifter rhyme rife ſharp Sheridan ſhort ſmall ſtate tåb thefe theſe words thin thing thofe thoſe tion triphthong tube ufed uſed veffel verb vowel whofe written