Lesson 53.
34. The sound of ow (unmarked), as heard in owl. When the ow is sounded as in blown, the o is marked long (blown).
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35. The diphthong ou has two leading sounds: that of ow in words derived from the Anglo-Saxon, as in out; and that of oo in words derived from the French, as in soup.
sour found'ling fount an nounce'ment pout ground'less mount un found'ed soup rou lette' croup crou'pi er roup group'ing wound trou'ba dour
Lesson 54.
36. The consonant C has two regular sounds: as soft c in cede, marked c; as hard c in cot, where it has the sound of k, and is marked c.
cives ac'id trace De cem'ber mace sol'ace brace in ces'sant clot tac'tic curd en act'ment acts traf'fic cave e lect'or
37. The sound of N as heard in link, is marked thus, n, which is the same sound as that represented by ng.
lank monk'ey drink con'gru ous monk con'gress trunk sin'gu lar sunk lan'guage conch drunk'en ness