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The first letter of the alphabet (73).

1em

1em

1em

1em

1em

1em

But there is another analogy by which we may determine the true sound of the vowels when pronounced singly; and that is, the sound they have when preserved long and open by the final e. Thus we call the letter e by the sound it has in theme, the letter i as it sounds in time, the letter o as heard in tone, and the u as in tune; and why the letter a should not be pro-