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... sounded ; thus , a in Bread , Dead , & c . o in Feoffe , People , & c . u in built , guilt , are not sounded . M. What do you mean by a Tripthong ? S. Tripthongs consist of three Vowels following each other ; as eau in Beauty , ieu in ...
... sounded ; thus , a in Bread , Dead , & c . o in Feoffe , People , & c . u in built , guilt , are not sounded . M. What do you mean by a Tripthong ? S. Tripthongs consist of three Vowels following each other ; as eau in Beauty , ieu in ...
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... sounded ? S. Words ending in gn sound like ne ; as in Sign , resign , which are pronounced Sine , resine . M How is ph sounded . S. Ph in general sounds like f ; as in Phantom , Philip , Phrenxy : and being joined with th , they lose their ...
... sounded ? S. Words ending in gn sound like ne ; as in Sign , resign , which are pronounced Sine , resine . M How is ph sounded . S. Ph in general sounds like f ; as in Phantom , Philip , Phrenxy : and being joined with th , they lose their ...
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