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Division of Words - Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation by Frederick William Hamilton
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_frus-trate_

V A single consonant between two vowels should be joined to the first
vowel, if it is short; if the first vowel is long the consonant goes with
the second.

_riv-er_
_ri-val_

VI Diphthongs should not be divided.

_peo-ple_
_Cae-sar_

VII Words compounded with a prefix should preferably be divided on the
prefix.

_dis-avow_
_in-herit_
_un-concern_

VIII The terminations _-able_, _-ible_, _-tion_, _-cial_, _-tive_, and
_-ive_ should go over to the next line.

_read-able_
_convert-ible_
_inten-tion_
_discuss-ion_

The termination _-sion_ ordinarily goes over as in
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