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... Circumflex or Wave , 94 · 26 27 28 Single and Double Wave , Con- tinued , Equal , Direct , & c . , Wrong Inflection capable of per- verting the sense , Analysis of Force , Radical Stress , Vanishing Force or Stress , 95 97 105 , 106 ...
... Circumflex or Wave , 94 · 26 27 28 Single and Double Wave , Con- tinued , Equal , Direct , & c . , Wrong Inflection capable of per- verting the sense , Analysis of Force , Radical Stress , Vanishing Force or Stress , 95 97 105 , 106 ...
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... Circumflex or Wave , by the circumflex : A tonick or vowel sound that is to be prolonged , by this charac- ter placed over the vowel : thus , - A short vowel sound , by this placed over the vowel : thus , The shortest Rhetorical Pause ...
... Circumflex or Wave , by the circumflex : A tonick or vowel sound that is to be prolonged , by this charac- ter placed over the vowel : thus , - A short vowel sound , by this placed over the vowel : thus , The shortest Rhetorical Pause ...
Page 67
... Circumflex or Wave .-- The Cir- cumflex is indicated thus ( ^ ) . CONCRETE SLIDES OR INFLECTIONS OF THE VOICE . Before the learner proceeds to a perusal of the following de- velopment of the subject under consideration , he is requested ...
... Circumflex or Wave .-- The Cir- cumflex is indicated thus ( ^ ) . CONCRETE SLIDES OR INFLECTIONS OF THE VOICE . Before the learner proceeds to a perusal of the following de- velopment of the subject under consideration , he is requested ...
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... circumflex or wave of the voice ? . Describe the protracted sound of y . Pronounce the letters o , a , e , and u , and the words name , song , & c . in a very deliberate manner , and notice the vanish of the voice at the close of each ...
... circumflex or wave of the voice ? . Describe the protracted sound of y . Pronounce the letters o , a , e , and u , and the words name , song , & c . in a very deliberate manner , and notice the vanish of the voice at the close of each ...
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... circumflex , upon foibles and prejudices , " the sentence will close with the rising inflection , in accordance with the Excep tion to Rule 1 . EXERCISES . O solitude ' , romantick maid ' ! Whether by nodding towers you tread ' , Or ...
... circumflex , upon foibles and prejudices , " the sentence will close with the rising inflection , in accordance with the Excep tion to Rule 1 . EXERCISES . O solitude ' , romantick maid ' ! Whether by nodding towers you tread ' , Or ...
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