syllable

• In literature she had got as far as words of one syllable, and had a poor opinion even of them I had read all Scott's novels long before I was your age," I said reprovingly The children received this announcement with the cautious silence with which every rising generation listens to the experiences of its elders when retailed by way of odious comparison Um-m!" —  Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North
• Before other consonants when followed by an or {j} in the next syllable, and further in OHG. —  A Middle High German Primer Third Edition
• It includes: (a) the old masculine {ja-}stems; (b) many old {u-}stems with short stem-syllable, as {fride} (OHG. —  A Middle High German Primer Third Edition
• Good-bye Her voice faltered in the last syllable, and she ran hastily down the stairs Medland stood still for some minutes. —  Half a Hero A Novel
• The next larger unit after the syllable is the word; after the word, the phrase. —  The Principles of English Versification

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