...kc. It. 87. The letter r haa a jarriog or trillin; effcct 1,11 the tongue, and it is never silent. It has a peculiar influence on both the long and the short sound of the vowels. It has the effect, under certain circumstances, to change the short sound of a, as in nun,...

...imperfect knowledge of the power of the letter r. A moment's reflection will show that this letter has n peculiar influence on both the long and the short...syllable, unless the ¡succeeding syllable begins with a vowel sound ; as care, fare, pare, mercy, merchant, hurdle, Sgc. When the succeeding syllable begins...

...is the sound they have when marked thus, a, e, I, o, u, y), have a decided change when followed by r in a monosyllable or in an accented syllable, unless...the succeeding syllable begins with the sound of r.* 107. For example, pronounce the following words • .ir, hard ; her, herd ; fir, firkin ; nor, north...

...is the sound they have when marked thus, a, e, 1, o, u, y), have a decided change when followed by r in a monosyllable or in an accented syllable, unless...the succeeding syllable begins with the sound of r.* 107. For example, pronounce the following words • for, hard ; her, herd; fir, firkin ; nor, north...

...obtuse,) marked thus, a, t, t, U, tt, y, is the short sound of these several vowels, when followed by r, in a monosyllable or in an accented syllable, unless...the succeeding syllable begins with the sound of r; as, far, hard; her, herd ; fir, firkin ; nor, north ,• fur, burden ; myrrh, myrtle. Some orthoepists...

...power of letter r. A moment's reflection will show that this letter has a peculiar influence on both long and the short sound of the vowel which precedes it, in a monosyllable, or in an rated syllable, unless the succeeding syllable begins with a vowel sound ; as care, fart, !, mercy,...

...dictionaries, arise from his imperfect knowledge of the power of the letter r. A moment's reflection will show that this letter has a peculiar influence on both...it, in a monosyllable, or in an accented syllable, unle« the succeeding syllable begins with a vowel sound; as, care, fare, ]>are, merry, merchant, hurdle,...

...dictionaries, arise from his imperfect knowledge of the power of the letter r. A moment's reflection will show that this letter has a peculiar influence on both...vowel which precedes it, in a monosyllable, or in au accented syllable, unless the succeeding syllable begins with a vowel sound; as, care, fare, pare,...

...is the sound they have when marked thus, a, e, I, o, u, y), have a decided change when followed by r in a monosyllable or in an accented syllable, unless...the succeeding syllable begins with the sound of r* 107. For example, pronounce the following words - ,ir, hard ; her, herd ; fir, fz'rkin ; nor, north;...

...gives it, and, in my opinion, is the true one." — Walker. 141 R. THIS letter is never silent. It has a peculiar influence on both the long and the short sound of the vowels. Sometimes it changes the short sound of a as in man into its Italian sound, as in far, and...