 | Thomas Sheridan - 1790 - 656 ページ
...they were fpelt tay, lay, plays ; inilead of tee, fee, pleefe. The Engliih conilantly give this found to ea, whenever the accent is on the vowel e, except in the following words, great, a pêar, a bear, to bear, to forbear, to fwcar, to tear, to wear. In all which the i has its fécond... | |
 | A. W. Winkelmann - 1816 - 514 ページ
...they pro-' tiounce the words tea, sea, please, as if theyrwere spelt tay , say, plays: instead of lea, see, pleese. The English constantly give, this sound to ea whenever the accent is on thc vowel e, except in the following words: great, a pear, a bear , to bear, to for-, bear, to swear,... | |
 | John Walker - 1819 - 800 ページ
...the combination u ea, they pronounce the words tea., sea, pleas?, as if they were spelt t>ttj, w,\i, plays ; instead of tee, " see, pleese. The English constantly give this sound to en whenever the accent is on the vowel e, ex" cept in the following words, £Tfttf , a /<cor, a h&u;... | |
 | John Walker - 1822 - 710 ページ
...ea, they pronounce the words tea, tea, please, as if they were spelt lay, say, plays; instead of lee, see, pleese. The English constantly give this sound...e, except in the following words : great, a pear, a tear, to bear, to forbear, to swear, to tear, to wear. In all which the e has the sound of A in hAte.... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 808 ページ
...prunouuce the words tea, sea, please, as if they were spelt to/, sau, playi ; instead of lee, " net, p/eex. The English constantly give this sound to ea whenever the accent is on the vowel e, ex" cent in the following words, great, a pear, a bear, to bear, \oforbear, to *ireir, to tear, to... | |
 | John Walker - 1827 - 864 ページ
...all the others, they almost universally change the sound of г into a. Thus, in the combination ea, they pronounce the words tea, sea, please, as if they were spelt toy, say, plays; instead of tee, see, pícese. The ÈnglUh constantly give this sound to ea whenever... | |
 | John Walker - 1828 - 798 ページ
...the others, they almost universally change tht -«.und (it e into a "Thus in the combination " ea, they pronounce the words tea, sea, please, as if they were spelt tail, ma, plays ; instead of tee, ' tee, pleexe. The English constantly give this sound to ea whenever... | |
 | John Walker - 1834 - 682 ページ
...in all (he others, they almost universally change the sound of e into a. Thus in the combination ea, they pronounce the words tea, sea, please, as if they were spelt toy, »ay, plays ; instead of tee, tee, pleett. The English constantly give this sound to ea whenever... | |
 | William Bolles - 1845 - 954 ページ
...bat in all others, they almost universally change the sound of 6 into a. Thus, in the combination ea, they pronounce the words tea, sea, please, as if they were spelt tl', aS', pla'z. instead of te', se', ple'z. The English constantly give this sonnd to ea, whenever... | |
 | William Bolles - 1846 - 960 ページ
...pronounce the words tea, sea, plense, as if they were .spelt tl', sa', plrl'z. instead of te', se', ple'i!. The English constantly give this sound to ea, whenever the accent is on the f, except in Uie following words: great, a pear, a bear, to bear, to forbear, to swear, to tear, to... | |
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Thus in the combination ea, they pronounce the words tea, sea, please, as if they were spelt tay, say, plays; instead of tee, see, pleese. 
