 | Epes Sargent - American literature - 1855 - 348 pages
...aspirate. 83. The regular sound of x is its aspirate sound, like ks, as in excellent, taar. It has a vocal sound like gz when the next syllable following begins with an accented vowel, as in eialt, earample (pronounced egzalt, example). At the beginning of words it has the sound of z, as in... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1857 - 320 pages
...aspirate. 83. The regular sound of x is its aspirate sound, like ks, as in excellent, tax. It has a vocal sound like gz when the next syllable following begins with an accented vowel, as in eM.lt, example (pronounced egzalt, egzample). At the beginning of words it has the • sound of z,... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - English language - 1855 - 580 pages
...like ks : as, excellent, execute, expect, tec. 101. It has a flat or soft sound, like gt, when too next syllable following begins with an accented vowel, as in exalt, example, exert, executor ; also in some words derived from primitives which have the sound of gi, as exaltation,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1857 - 350 pages
...aspirate. 83. The regular sound of x is its aspirate sound, like ks, as in excellent, ta*. It has a vocal sound like gz when the next syllable following begins with an accented vowel, as in e^alt, example (pronounced egzalt, example). At the beginning of words it has the Bound of z, as in... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Spellers - 1858 - 202 pages
...peculiar to itself. It is equivalent to s, at the beginning of words ; to ks, as in taa;, expect ; to gz, when the next syllable following begins with an accented vowel, as in ea?alt, exert \ and to Tcsh, in some words, when the accent immediately precedes it, as in anxious,... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - English language - 1861 - 410 pages
...some words the A is silent, as in Thomas, thyme. X. 77. The regular sound of x is its sharp sound, like ks ; as, excellent, execute, expect, tax. It...with an accented vowel , as in exalt, example, &c. Z, 78. Z haa the same sound as flat or soft .•.-. It is aspirated, taking the sound of zA, in a few... | |
 | James Madison Watson - Spellers - 1869 - 166 pages
...element peculiar to itself. It is equivalent to z, at the of words ; to 'kg, as in taz, ezpect ; to gz, when the next syllable following begins with an accented vowel, as in ezalt, ea»rt ; and to ksh, in some words, when the accent immediately precedes it, as in anxious.... | |
 | H. L. D. Potter - 1873 - 444 pages
...wren, and wrist. -XT has the sound of ks usually, as in excellent, expect, tax ; also the sound of ffs when the next syllable following begins with an accented vowel, as in exalt, exert. At the beginning of words it has the sound of z, as in Xenophon, Xerxes. -XT also takes the... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - English language - 1883 - 402 pages
...vocalized, as in this, titen, breatfte, &c. X. — The regular sound of a; is its sharp sound, like la; as, excellent, execute, expect, tax. It has a flat...the next syllable following begins with an accented Towel, as in exalt, example, &c. It has the sound of z when it is the initial letter of a word. Z has... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - English language - 1908 - 400 pages
...vocalized, as in this, then, breathe, &c. X. — The regular sound of x is its sharp sound, tike Jfcs ; as, excellent, execute, expect, tax. It has a flat...with an accented vowel, as in exalt, example, &c. It has the sound of * when it is the initial letter of a word. Z has the same sound as flat or soft... | |
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Jfcs ; as, excellent, execute, expect, tax. It has a flat or soft sound, like gz, when the next syllable following begins with an accented vowel, as in exalt, example, &c. 