Question:
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In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of breath that accompanies either the release or, in the case of preaspiration, the closure of some obstruents. In English, aspirated consonants are allophones in complementary distribution with their unaspirated counterparts, but in some other languages, notably most Indian and East Asian languages, the difference is contrastive.

To feel or see the difference between aspirated and unaspirated sounds, one can put a hand or a lit candle in front of one's mouth, and say pin [pn] and then spin [spn]. One should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with pin that one does not get with spin. In most dialects of English, the initial consonant is aspirated in pin and unaspirated in spin.

In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), aspirated consonants are written using the symbols for voiceless consonants followed by the aspiration modifier letter , a superscript form of the symbol for the voiceless glottal fricative h. For instance, p represents the voiceless bilabial stop, and p represents the aspirated bilabial stop.
1. How can you tell an aspirated sound from an unaspirated one?
2. what is one way to do that?
3. Is there another way?
4. what are two words you can speak to notice the difference?
5. which is aspirated?
6. what is the definition of aspiration?
7. what happens to a candle when one speaks an aspirated sound near it?
8. What does IPA stand for?
9. How are aspirated sounds noted?
10. Where is the modifier placed?

Numbered answers:
1. test for a puff of air
2. put a candle in front of your mouth
3. put your hand in front of your mouth
4. pin and spin
5. pin
6. the strong burst of breath
7. there will be a flicker in the candle flame.
8. International Phonetic Alphabet
9. by voiceless consonants followed by an aspiration modifier
10. as a superscript

Question:
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Susie woke up early on Saturday morning. She was very happy because her cousin, Mary, was coming to visit today. She was also happy about the new kittens. They were only a few weeks old, and so cute!

Susie ran into the kitchen. Her mother was cooking breakfast.

"I can't wait to show Mary the new kittens," Susie announced to her mother. "Do you think her mother is going to allow her to have one?"

"I don't know," Susie's mom answered. "I hope so. Six kittens - that's too many! I only want to keep two kittens. She is going to be here soon."

Susie hurried through breakfast and ran outside to wait on Mary. She jumped up and down with excitement when she saw a car turn into the driveway. Susie ran toward the car as Mary opened the door.

"We have new kittens," Susie announced with a smile. "Mom says you can take one home."

"Can I Mommy, please," Mary asked her mother.

"I need to think about it," said Mary's mother.

"Come on!" Susie said and ran toward the barn where the kittens were. Mary ran after her.

Mary and Susie played with the kittens all day.
1. What did Susie do?
2. When?
3. How did she feel?
4. Why?
5. And why else?
6. How old were they?
7. Where did she go?
8. And who did she see there?
9. And what was she doing?
10. How many kittens were there?
11. And how many did she want to keep?
12. Where did Susie then run?
13. Why?
14. Was she excited?
15. Where did the girls run?
16. And what did they do?
17. For how long?

Numbered answers:
1. woke up
2. early on Saturday morning
3. very happy
4. because her cousin, Mary, was coming to visit today
5. about the new kittens
6. only a few weeks old
7. the kitchen
8. Her mother
9. cooking breakfast.
10. Six
11. two
12. outside
13. to wait on Mary
14. Yes
15. toward the barn where the kittens were
16. played with the kittens
17. all day

Question:
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CHAPTER TWENTY THREE.

IN WHICH VERY PERPLEXING EVENTS OCCUR.

The visitor referred to in the last chapter was a tall, broad-shouldered old man with a snowy head of hair and a flowing white beard, a long, loose black garment, and a stout staff about six feet long.

Cormac had gone to a spring for water at the time he arrived, and Bladud was lying on his back inside his hut.

"Is any one within?" demanded the stranger, lifting a corner of the curtain.

"Enter not here, whoever you are!" replied the prince quickly, springing up--"stay--I will come out to you."

"You are wonderfully inhospitable," returned the stranger, as the prince issued from the hut and stood up with an inquiring look which suddenly changed to one of astonishment.

"Beniah!" he exclaimed.

"Even so," replied the Hebrew, holding out his hand, but Bladud drew back.

"What! will you neither permit me to enter your house nor shake your hand? I was not so churlish when you visited my dwelling."

"You know well, old man, that I do not grudge hospitality, but fear to infect you."

"Yes, I know it well," rejoined the Hebrew, smiling, "and knowing that you were here, I turned aside on my journey to inquire as to your welfare."

"I have much to say about my welfare and strange things to tell you, but first let me know what has brought you to this part of the land--for if you have turned aside to see me--seeing me has not been your main object."
1. Where had Cormac gone?
2. for what?
3. What was Bladud doing?
4. where?
5. What did the stranger ask?
6. What did he do to the curtain?
7. Did the prince want him to come in?
8. Was the Prince surprised to see who it was?
9. Did the Prince want to shake his hand?
10. Why not?
11. Was the visitor young?
12. Did he go out of his way to see the prince?
13. How is the visitor's hair described?
14. Does he have a beard?
15. What is he wearing?
16. Is it short?
17. Tight?
18. What is he carrying?
19. Are his shoulders narrow?
Numbered answers:
1. A sprint
2. A spring for water
3. Lying on his back.
4. Inside his hut.
5. Is any one within?
6. Lifted a corner
7. No
8. Yes
9. No
10. He did not want to infect him.
11. No
12. Yes
13. Snowy
14. Yes
15. A black garment
16. No
17. Loose
18. a six foot long staff
19. No