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FOR THE PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS.

་ The grave accent denotes the long sound of the principal vowel in the accented syllable.

The acute accent marks the short sound.

Long, marks the long sound of unaccented vowels.

Short, marks the short sound.

Broad, marks the broad sound of a, as, âlso, wâr.

ch' sound like k.

ch' sound like sh.

g3 hard before e, i, and y.

X4 like gz.

ths the open sound of th as in thou.

ў

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like z.

at the end of words when sounded like e. Silent letters are printed in italics.

A double accent denotes that the sound of the succeeding consonant belongs to the syllable which precedes the accent; c and g, in such cases, being soft as lo" gic, a" cid; pronounced loj' jic, as'sid.

It is a general rule in the English language, that ti before a vowel sound like sh; satiety claims an exception.

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A BAFT, ad. from the forepart of the ship, towards the stern. A ban' don, v. to give up;

to forsake; to desert. A ban' don ed, pa. given up; forsaken; corrupted in the highest degree. A ban' don ment, n. the act of abandoning. A base', v. to bring low; to humble; to cast down. A base' ment, n. the state of being brought low; depression.

A bash', v. to make shamed.

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a-A bet', v. to encourage: to assist.

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A bate', v. to lessen diminish; to grow less. A bate' ment, n. the sum or quantity abated.

A bet' ter, or A bet' tor,

n. he who assists or en courages another. Ab har, v. to hate; to

Ab' bess, n. the superior of loathe.

a nunnery.

Ab horrence, n. hatred ;

dislike; detestation. A bide', v. to dwell; to bear without aversion. Ab' ject, a. mean; worthless.

Ab jec' tion, n. meanness of mind; servility. A bil' i ty, n. power to do; capacity.

Ab jurè, v. to swear not to do a thing; to recant.

Ab ju ra' tion, n. quitting

with an oath.

Ab lo cà tion, n. a letting

out to hire.

Ab' lu ent, a. that which has the power of cleansing. Ab lù tion, n. the act of cleansing.

A bodè, n. place of residence.

A bol' ish, v. to destroy; to put an end to. Ab o li" tion, a. the act of destroying

A bom' i na ble, a. hateful detestable.

A bom' i nate, v. to abhor; to detest.

A bom i nà tion, n. detest

ation; object of hatred. Ab o ri" gin eso, n. the first inhabitants of a country.

Ab or tive, a. untimely; unsuccessful.

A bridge', v, to shorten.

A bridg' ment, n. a work shortened.

Ab' ro gate, v. to repeal; to annul.

Ab ro gà tion, n. the repeal of a law. Ab rupt', a. broken; craggy; sudden; hasty Abscess, n. a morbid cavity in the body.

Ab scind', v. to cut off. Ab scission, n. the act of cutting off.

Ab scond', v. to hide one's self.

Ab' sence, n. the state of being absent; inattention.

Ab' sent, a. not present. Ab sent', v. to withdraw; to forbear to come into presence.

Ab sen teè, n. one who is absent.

Ab solve', v. to pardon; to acquit.

Ab' so lute, a. not limited; positive.

Ab so lù tion, n. acquit tal; the remission of sins; penance. Ab sôrb', v. to suck up; to swallow up. Ab sôrp' tion, n. the act of swallowing up.

Ab stain, v. to forbear to keep from.

Ab ste' mi ous, a. temperate sober; abstinent. i

n. great | Ac cede', v. to be added
to; to come to.
Ac cel' e rate, v. to hast-

Ab' sti nence, temperance. Ab stract', v. to take one thing from another. Abstract, n. an epitome made by taking out the principal parts.

Ab stract' ed, pa. separated.

Ab strac' tion, n. the act of abstracting; inattention. Ab struse', a. hidden; difficult; remote from conception.

Ab surd', a. inconsistent ;

contrary to reason. Ab sur di ty, n. unreasonableness; folly. A bun' dance, n. plenty ; exuberance.

A bu sive, a. practising abuse; containing a

buse.

A but' ment, n. that which joins to another thing, as the solid part of a bridge next the land. A byss', n. a depth without bottom; a great

depth; a gulf.

Aca de mi al,

en; to quicken. Ac cend', v. to kindle; to set on fire.

Ac cen tu a' tion, n. the act of placing the ac

cent.

Ac cept', v. to take with pleasure; to receive kindly.

Ac cept' a ble, a. grateful; pleasing.

Ac cep ta' tion, n. acceptance; the meaning of a word.

Ac cess', n. liberty to enter, or come to a person, or place.

Ac' ces sa ry, a. helping forward.

Ac ces'si ble, a. that which

may be approached. Ac ces' sion, n. increase; the act of coming to. Ac' ci dence, n. a little book containing the first rudiments of grammar. Ac' ci dent, n. casualty; chance.

Ac a dem' i cal, a. be. Ac ci dent' al, a. happen

longing to an academy. Ac a de mi an, n. a scholar of an academy or university.

A cad e mi" cian, n. the member of an academy,

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ing by chance; non-essential.

Ac cip' ĭ ent, n. a receiver. Ac cla ma' tion, n. shouts of applause.

Ac cliv i ty, n. the ascent

of a hill.

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