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EXERCISE 116.

Words ending in en with the e silent.

dead' en

săd' den

rid' den

bold' en

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EXERCISE

Words ending in en, in which the e is sounded.

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băr' ren

o men

kitch en

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ash en

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hy men lín en breth ren

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EXERCISE 123.

Words ending in ed, with the e silent.*

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Words ending in ed, in which the e is heard.†

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Words ending in el with the e silent or very obscure.

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*The e, in ed, is silent only when not preceded by d or t; for if d or t, (letters of the same organ,) precede, the sounding of the final d, without an intervening vowel, would be simply impossible. When, however, any other consonant precedes, the e is dropped in pronunciation, and the d easily combines with it, subject only to the law of assimilation, explained on page 13.

Those words in which the ed, though not preceded by d or t, forms a separate syllable, are always employed as adjectives; as, wing' ed fowls, pick' ed stakes; when used as verbs, the e is not heard.

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