Vowels: The Dutch language contains short vowels and long vowels. Vowels are pronounced short when they are written in single (i.e. a, e, i, o, u) and when the word contains only one syllable or when the vowel is followed by at least two consonants. Furthermore, short vowels are never the last letter in a word.owels: The Dutch language contains short vowels and long vowels. Vowels are pronounced short when they are written in single (i.e. a, e, i, o, u) and when the word contains only one syllable or when the vowel is followed by at least two consonants. Furthermore, short vowels are never the last letter in a word.
Clasping definition, (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem. See more.
He swam quartering up-stream, but still was swept downward rather faster than he had expected. Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context. She will strain much less this way than in quartering across a gale.uartering-a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages. blazon, blazonry, coat of arms, arms-the official symbols of a family, state, etc.