The New National Spelling Book and Pronouncing Tutor, on an Improved Plan: Exhibiting the Precise Sound of Each Syllable in Every Word According to the Most Approved Principles of English Orthoepy, with Progressive Reading Lessons. Designed for the Use of Schools in the United States |
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accented ançe båll ben e bil i ty birds cate çel çen çent çep çer cial çil çine cious çip çir dençe dent diphthong diş ençe fåll får fất fåte following words gent good—tube heard ic al li na lous ment met-pine miş mis sion muşe nate ness nest nôt ous ly pin-nó pin—no poşe pound—thin pronounced ra tion reş ri ous rûle-il rule-oil scrip shine sion sive şon sound of short syllable ta tion tåb tain tate tiçe tinc tion ex tious tive trans tude ture ty un up-on viş vowel wåd-mé wåd—mẻ
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