For additional suggestions as to the best means of
teaching Reading and Language, teachers are referred
to Chapters II and IV, Part IV, of “Elements
of Practical Pedagogy,” by the Christian Brothers,
and published by the La Salle Bureau of Supplies,
50 Second Street, New York.
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Miss P.C. Donnelly, Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster,
Mr. Denis A. McCarthy, Mr. James Whitcomb Riley, Mr.
George Cooper, Mr. J.T. Trowbridge, “Rev.
Richard W. Alexander;” University of Notre Dame;
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Dudley Warner, are used by permission of, and by special
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NOTE.—This Guide is given to aid the pupil
in the use of the dictionary, and will be found to
cover all ordinary cases. In the diacritical
marking, as in accentuation and syllabication, Webster’s
International Dictionary has been taken as authority.
(Transcriber’s Note: Equivalent sound shown within round brackets.)
[=a] as in gate—g[=a]te
[^a] as in care—c[^a]re
[)a] as in cat—c[)a]t
[.a] as in ask—[.a]sk
[a.] ([)o]) as in what—wh[a.]t
[:a] as in car—c[:a]r
[a:] as in all—[a:]ll
ai ([^a]) as in air—[^a]ir
ai ([=a]) as in aim—[=a]im
au ([:a]) as in aunt—[:a]unt
[=e] as in eve—[=e]ve
[)e] as in end—[)e]nd
[e] as in her—h[e]r
[^e] as in there—th[^e]re
[e=] ([=a]) as in they—th[e=]y
ea ([=e]) as in ear—[=e]ar
ei ([=e]) as in receive—rec[=e]ive
[=i] as in ice—[=i]ce
[)i] as in pin—p[)i]n
[i] ([e]) as in bird—b[i]rd
[:i] ([=e]) as in police—pol[:i]ce
i[e=] ([=e]) as in chief—chi[=e]f
[=o] as in old—[=o]ld
