is liable, conscious of the purity of his motive, and SEPTEMBER, 1818. AN EXPLANATION OF THE ACCENTS USED, AND OF THE VARIOUS SOUNDS OF PARTICULAR LETTERS. ACCENTS. The accents used are the acute ('), the grave ('), and the long (1). The acute accent is applied to consonants, as dis-miss', of'-fer, &c. and to verbs which have a long sound by position, as de-ny', ó-pen, de-líte, &c. The grave accent is used to denote the sound of a vowel long, when short by position, as àn-gel, be-hold, re-pròtsh, mind, wind, &c. The hyphen, or long accent, is confined to the Fowel a, to shew. when it has the long broad sound, as in call, håll, be-fall, wa-ter, wär-fare, &c. Where the vowels e and a occur in the same syllable, and the sound of e prevails, the accent is laid upon that letter ; but as it is in general a combined sound, the a being only in a measure suppressed, perhaps the circumflex accent would have been most proper, as ap-peaze, or it might have been written ap-peaz'. FOUR LEADING PARTS OF SPEECH Are arranged under their respective Heads, with the Ponenciatlou Annexed, and the Explanation yiven hit as sittiple, Clear, and Concise a Manner as possible. TO WHICH IS ADDED, An Essay, on the SEVERAL PARTS OF SPEECH, AND ALSO A Correct Alphabetical Ender. Search the Scriptures. John v. 29. Understandest thou what thou readest! Acts viii. 30. Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a rea. sou of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear. 1 Pet. iii. 15. Utility should be the sole and constant aiin of Books designed for Youth. Introduction to Sutcliffe's Grammar. London : Printed and Published for the Author, By W. BOOTH, DUKE STREET, MANCHESTER SQ. AND SOLD BY Longman & Co.; Hatchard; Seeley; Simpkin and Marshall; Williams Co.; Ogle & Co.; Button & Son; Baynes ; Sherwood & Co.; Blanshard; Kent; Nisbet; & Cox, London: Wilson, Hull: W. Oliphant, and Waugh & Innes, Edinburgh : A. & J. M. Duncan, aud M. Ogle, Glasgow: and the Principal Booksellers in the Kingdom. 1818. |