the sound of r after this and similar
words, especially when the succeed-
ing syllable or word begins with a
Vowel. The aw should have the
pure fourth elementary sound.
page 11.
SHONE. The o is long according to
Webster; short, according to Walker.
SPELLING. See pages 3, 25, 39.
SQUIRREL. In the regular pronuncia-
tion of this word, the i would be
short, as in spirit. Custom, how-
ever, seems to have dropped the i
sound, and pronounces the word as
if written squr'rel.
SYLLABICATION.
by good pictorial illustrations. Those SAW. There is a tendency to introduce
in this volume are by eminent artists,
and are of a character to store the
memory with none but apt and
truthful images.
IN-FLECTION, literally, a bending. See
Exercises on page 30.
INSTRUCTION. After some preliminary
drilling in the elementary sounds and
simple consonant combinations, ac-
cording to the hints on pages 10, 12,
and 13, the reading exercises of this
volume may be entered upon before
undertaking to drill learners in all
the numbered exercises of Part I.
Such exercises as are referred to over
certain lessons in Part II. should,
however, be practised; and the teach-
er will, at discretion, select others.
The most difficult may be reserved
till the learner has gone through all
the reading lessons. Among the les-
sons suitable for simultaneous drill-
ing in reading we may instance num-
bers, 2, 12, 13, 24, 46, 53, 60, 69, 94,
&c.
See page 25. The
dividing marks applied to words of
more than one syllable in this work
render the lessons, for the most part,
as easy to the young learner as if
they were composed of monosyllables.
SWORD. Walker drops the sound of
the w; Webster retains it, thus:
sword. Walker's pronunciation is
more frequently heard.
TINY. Webster says tin'y; Walker,
child, whose story is told on page 92, ti'ny.
was Anna, Countess of Livingston, TOUR (toor), a roving journey.
who was married to William, Earl Tow'ARD. When this word is a prepo-
of Kilmarnock, beheaded in 1746.
She was never known to smile.
MIGN-O-NETTE (min-yo-net'), a well-
known flower.
MOSQUITO. Pronounced mos-ke'to.
NATURE. Pronounced nate'yŭr.
OR'MUZ, an island in the Persian Gulf,
once a great market for gems, &c.
OB-TUSE', blunt; not shrill or sharp,
as sound.
O'RAL, uttered by the mouth.
OXYGEN (Ox'y-jen), a gas which forms
the respirable part of common air.
PAR'A-BLE, a fable from which a moral
is drawn.
PHO-NETIC, from the Greek phō'ne,
vocal sound. Phonetic characters are
those representing sound simply.
PRAIRIE. The American pronunciation
of this world is prā're.
PRO-PEL', to drive forward.
RHYMING WORDS. See page 46.
RUSSIA. Pronounced roosh'e-a or rush'-
sition the sound of the w is dropped.
VER-MONT, one of the United States;
French, vert, green, mont, a moun-
tain.
VICE ROY, a governor ruling in the
name of a king.
VOL'UME (vol'yum), literally, a roll, from
the Latin volumen, which is from
volvo, to roll.
WASHINGTON. See page 48.
WEST, BENJAMIN. See page 176.
WHETHER. In a class of words begin-
ning with wh (what, when, which,
&c.), do not omit the sound of the
aspirate. Do not pronounce which
as if it were witch; when as if it
were wen; whether as if it were
weather, &c.
WOOD'EN. Pronounced wood'dn; the
e being silent.
WORCESTER. Pronounced woos'ter.
WOUND. Pronounced woond by Walker;
wound (rhyming with sound), by
Webster.
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