In the front part of the dictionary there
will also be found an explanation of all possible sounds that any letter
may have; and every sound that any letter may have may be indicated by a
peculiar mark, so that since several letters may represent the same sound
there are a variety of symbols for the same sound. For the purposes of
this book it has seemed best to offer only one symbol for each sound, and
that symbol the one most frequently used. For that reason the following
example will not correspond precisely with the forms given in the
dictionary, but a study of the differences will afford a valuable exercise.
Illustration.*
*In this exercise, vowels before r marked in webster with the double
curve used over the Spanish n, are left unmarked. Double o with the
short sound is also left unmarked.
The first place that I can well remember was a large,
The` first pla:s tha`t I ka`n we`l re:me`mber wo`z a: laerj,
pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it. Some
ple`s'nt me`do: with a: po`nd o`v kle:r wo`ter in it. Su`m
shady trees leaned over it, and rushes and water-lilies
sha:di` tre:z le:nd o:ver i`t, a`nd ru`she:z a`nd wo`ter-li`li`z
grew at the deep end.
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