This reference book is a rhyming dictionary, in which every word is explained and divided into syllables exactly as pronounced, and to which is added an index of allowable rhymes, with authorities for their usage from some of the world's best poets.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.

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Excerpt from A Rhyming, Spelling, and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: In Which I. The Whole Language Is Arranged According to Its Terminations; II. Every Word Is Explained and Divided Into Syllables Exactly as Pronounced; III. Multitudes of Words Liable to a Double Pronunciation Are Fixed in Their True Sound, by a Rhyme Words ending with y, preceded by a consonant, form the plurals of nouns, the persons of verbs, verbal nouns, past participles, comparatives, and superlatives, by changing 3; into i; as spy, spies, I carry, thou carriest, he carrieth, or carries, carrier, carried, happy, happier, happiest; but the present participle in ing retains the y, that i may not be doubled, as carrying y preceded by a vowel is never changed, as boy, boys, I clay, he clays, &c. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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