Rest has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The oligarchic character of the modern English commonwealth does not rest, like many oligarchies, on the cruelty of the rich to the poor. It does not even rest on the kindness of the rich to the poor. It rests on the perennial and unfailing kindness of the poor to the rich. | |
| 2. | You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. | |
| 3. | I don't want to spend the rest of my life regretting it. | |
| 4. | Johnson is a recluse; he prefers to isolate himself from the rest of the students in our class. | |
| 5. | You're sick. You have to rest. | |
| 6. | My interest is in the future because I'm going to spend the rest of my life there. | |
| 7. | Since you look tired, you had better take a rest. | |
| 8. | Now that you are tired, you'd better rest. | |
| 9. | You look tired. You ought to rest for an hour or two. | |
| 10. | You had better take a little rest. |