" He pronounced the last truly admirable word with the accent on the last syllable, not as unaware of vulgar usage, but feeling that this novel delivery enhanced the sonorous beauty which his reading had given to the whole.
And on developing, from amidst all her perplexity of words in reply, the meaning, which one short syllable would have given, immediately expressed his intention of paying his respects to them, and, with a rising colour, asked her if she would have the goodness to show him the way.
And, as I ever wish to be believed, I solemnly protest that no syllable of such a nature ever passed between us.
Catherine began to feel something of disappointment—she was tired of being continually pressed against by people, the generality of whose faces possessed nothing to interest, and with all of whom she was so wholly unacquainted that she could not relieve the irksomeness of imprisonment by the exchange of a syllable with any of her fellow captives; and when at last arrived in the tea-room, she felt yet more the awkwardness of having no party to join, no acquaintance to claim, no gentleman to assis
At the end of three weeks nobody in the city had fired even a blank syllable in my direction except the waiter in the grub emporium where I fed.
Not a syllable of complaint escaped his lips.
Avoid trailing off or mumbling by making a conscious effort to fully pronounce each syllable.
No wonder Chinese fans prefer to call him something much shorter, like "Wei Shao" ("Wei Dude", from the first syllable of "Westbrook"), "Ren Zhe Shen Gui" ("The Ninja Turtle," because people think he looks like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle).
She had uttered no syllable of reproach-- and that cut him.
The poor fellow,whose great fault lay in a deep toned drawl of his syllable and the omission of his stops,stood half looking at the book,and half casting his eye towarcJs the right of him,whence the blows were to proceed.
"Hellll – o," he says, putting a heavy accent on the first syllable and snapping the "o" short.
Little William waited to hear something further, but not a syllable was uttered; so presently he asked,—"Well, and then ?
He did not answer a syllable, but went on eating, and afterwards returned to his work.
" and they were very nearly pronouncing the whole word "maiden;" but they broke off short, and swallowed the last syllable; for after mature deliberation they considered it beneath their dignity to protest.
