Practically, their first foot consists of a single syllable, and they may be scanned accordingly, by marking off that syllable at the beginning.
In this Tale, there are two clear examples of lines in which the first foot consists of a single syllable.
There is not a single syllable of sense in all you have just said.
Fouquet with so much reverence of manner, that the latter, incapable of understanding a man whose diplomacy was of so prodigious a character, remained incapable of uttering a single syllable, and equally incapable of thought or movement.
Baisemeaux stamped his foot on the ground like a man in a state of despair, but he did not reply a single syllable; whereupon Fouquet seized a pen and ink, and wrote: "Order for M.
The duke has no witness of your having ever refused the marquis, on the contrary, you tell me, His Grace will not believe a single syllable of the matter.
Worcester in much confusion bowed low, very low; but passed on immediately afterwards without uttering a single syllable.
Baisemeaux stamped his foot on the ground like a man in a state of despair, but he did not reply a single syllable: whereupon Fouquet seized a pen and ink, and wrote: "Order for M.
Jesus did not speak; for a single syllable, even of surprise, would have betrayed His disciple.
The silence lasted till the pause grew awkward and painful, and till Herod grew red and angry; but Jesus would not break it with a single syllable.
He would not, by a single syllable, give sanction to any prolongation of the proceedings: "insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "single syllable" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
