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, for Avoiding Their Respective Peculiarities, and Directions to Foreigners for Acquiring a Knowledge of the Use of this Dictionary ; the Whole Interspersed with Observations, Etymological, Critical, and Grammatical ... to which is Annexed a Key to the Classical Pronunciation ... |
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adjective agreeable analogy anglicised animal antepenultimate båll Belonging body Buchanan called chyle colour compounds consonant contrary corrupt costiveness derived Dictionary diphthong distinction DOMESTICK dråm dress enclitical English Entick fåll får fåt mè favour fish followed French give Greek ground heard herb horse Johnson Kenrick kind language last syllable Latin Latin language letter liquor long sound manner mark Mason mean ment mêt pine mind môve mute når Nares nature neral ness nỏ noise nôt noun nounced observed Obsolete orthography påånd thin participle penultimate Perry person place the accent plant plne plural preposition Preter preterit pron pronounced pronunciation publick quantity Relating rhyme rule Scott second syllable secondary accent seems sharp Sheridan ship short sound shortening signifies species spelling tåb termination thing tion triphthong unaccented v. a. To put verb vessel vowel vulgar word written