PRONOUNCING KEY AND WORD LIST

The following key to the pronunciation of words is in accordance with Webster's International Dictionary. The modified long vowels in unaccented syllables are indicated by the modified macron, as in sen'ā̍te, ē̍ vent', ō̍ bey'. The silent letters are printed in italics.

The list includes the more difficult words of the lessons in the Third Reader not listed in the preceding books of the series.

ā māte ī pīne ṳ rṳde ow cow

ă măt ĭ pĭn û fûr c can

ä jär ĩ sĩr ụ fụll ç çent

a̤ ca̤ll ȳ mȳ g get

â âir ō nōte y̆ city̆ ġ ġem

ȧ ȧsk ŏ nŏt o͞o mo͞on s so

o̤ do̤ o͝o fo͝ot s̞ as̞

ē wē oi oil ch chair

ĕ wĕt ū ūse oy toy th thin

ẽ hẽr ŭ ŭs ou out t̶h t̶hem

ạ=ŏ whạt ȯ=ŭ sȯn

ã=ẽ cellãr e̱=ā the̱y õ=ẽ com'fõrt ọ=o͝o wọlf

ê=â thêre o̤=o͞o mo̤ve ô=a̤ ôr ṉ=ng iṉk

Ab'nẽr A'brȧ hăm ăb'sençe ăc count' ā'cre ăd vīçe' ȧ greed' ăl'cōve ăl'dẽr Ăl'ĭçe ȧ līght' Al lē'grȧ ȧ lo͞of' ăl'phȧ bĕt a̤l rĕad'y̆ a̤l'tẽred A mĕr'ĭ cȧ ȧ mūs̞ed' ān'ġel ăṉ'gry̆ ănt'lẽr ăn'vĭl ā'prĭ cŏt A'prĭl ăr rīve' ăr'rō̍w ăr'rō̍w hĕad ȧ shōre' ăt'tĭc a̤u'bûrn A̤u'gŭst ȧ wāit' bā'con băng'ing băn'nẽr bär'gain (-gĕn) băr'rĕl bāt̶he bēard'ed beâr'ing beaū'tē̍ oŭs bē̍ hōld' bĕl'lows (lŭs) bē̍ lȯved' bē̍ nēath' Bĕn'jȧ mĭn Bĕt̶h'lē̍ hĕm bē̍ yŏnd' bĭs'cuĭt Bī'ble bĭt'ter blăck'smĭth blăṉ'kĕt blīt̶he blood (blŭd) Bly̆ṉ'kĕn bŏd'ĭes̞ bŏd'y̆ boil'ẽr Bŏn heũr' bŏt'tom bough brāke brāke' man breāk breez'y̆ brĭm bŭc'kles̞ bŭd'dĭng bū'gle bŭnch bur'ied (bĕr'ĭd) bûrst'ing căb'ĭn căn'dle cā̍ reer' câre'fụl câre'fụl ly̆ căr'rĭaġe çēase çĕl'lãr chānġe chānġe'fụl chăr'ĭ ŏt cheer cheer'y̆ chĕr'rĭes̞ chĕst'nŭt chĭm'ney̆ choir (kwīr) chŏp'ping chōs̞e chŭb'by̆ Çĭn'çĭn nä'tĭ clăm'bẽr clăm'bẽred clȧsp clĭffs clōak clŏs̞'ĕt clōth'ing Clō'vẽr no͝ok Clȳ'tĭe cōach cōarse cōast'ing cōax cŏl'ŭmn cȯm'fõrt cŏm păn'ĭon cȯm'pā̍ss cŏn dŭct'õr cŏn fĕss' cŏn'stant cŏn'stant ly̆ cŏn tĕnt'ed cŏr'al côr'nẽr cō's̞ĭly̆ cŏt'tā̍ġe cŏt'ton couch cōurse cōurt crăn'bĕr rĭes̞ crēak crē̍ ā'tion crĕpt crĕv'ĭçe crĭm's̞on cro͝ok'ed Crŏp'wĕll crṳ'ĕl crṳ'ĕl ly̆ crṳ'ĕl ty̆ crŭmbs̞ cûrb cûrl cŭr'rants cŭr'rent dāin'tīes̞ dăm'ask dăn'dē̍ līon dān'ġẽr dăsh'ing da̤ugh'tẽr dăz'zle dĕath Dĕb'ō̍ rȧh Dē̍ çĕm'bẽr dē̍ cīd'ed dē̍ lāy' dē̍ līght' dē̍ līght'ed dī'ȧ mȯnd dĭm'ly̆ dĭp'pẽr dĭ rĕct'ly̆ dĭs cȯv'ẽr dĭs'tançe dĭs tûrb' dīve dōor'wāy dȯz'en draught (drȧft) drēar'y̆ drĭfts drĭp'ping drown drowned drown'ing dŭnçe dŭst'y̆ dȳ'ing ēa'gle ẽar'nĕst ēar'rĭngs Eas'tẽr ēat'en ĕch'ō̍ ĕd'ū cāt ed ĕld'est ĕlm ĕlse'whêre ĕm broi'dẽr ĕmp'ty̆ ĕn cămped' ĕn'ē̍ mĭes̞ ĕn'ē̍ my̆ ĕn ġĭ neer' Eng'lĭsh (ĭṉ-') Eng'lĭsh man ē̍ nôr'moŭs Ẽr'nĕst ĕr'rand ĕs cāpe' Es'kĭ mō̍ ēve ex ăct'ly̆ (egz-) ĕx clāim' ex'īle ex trēme' ex trēme'ly̆ Fâir'făx fa̤lse'ho͝od fā'moŭs făn'çĭes̞ făn'çy̆ fâre wĕll' fâsh'iȯned făth'ȯm fa̤ult fĕath'ẽr y̆ Fĕb'rụ ā̍ ry̆ feed'ing fee'ble Fẽr'dĭ nănd fẽrn fĕs'tĭ val fī'ẽry̆ fĭfteenth fĭṉ'gẽr fĭn'ĭsh fīre'līght fīre'man flăshed fleeçe fleeç'y̆ flour flūte flŭt'tẽr fōam'ing fo͝ot'stĕp fōrçe fōrġe fŏr ĕv´ẽr fōrth Frȧnçe free´dȯm freeze friĕnd´ly̆ frīght´en frŏl´ĭc frŏst´ed frown fûr´nĭ tūre fŭr´rō̍ws̞ fûr´ry̆ fu̇r´thẽr găl´lẽr y̆ gāme gär´ment găth´er ga̤uz´y̆ ġĕn´ẽr al ġĕn´tle man ghōst glăd´dens̞ glȧnçe glee glōbe glōw´ing gown grā´çioŭs grāin grăm´mãr grȧsp greed Greek griēve grīnd´ing gro̤up growled guĕst gŭst hăb´ĭt hälf hälves̞ Hä´nä hăn´dled hăp´pen här´nĕss härsh hāste hās´tens̞ hāze hĕad hĕad qua̤r´tẽrs̞ h´ĕalth´y̆ hĕav´en h´eīght hĕr´rĭng Hĭn´dṳ hōard hōe´ing hŏl´lō̍w hōme´stĕad hŏn´ĕst hŏn´ĕst y̆ ho͞ofs hōpe´ful hŏpped house´hōld howled hūġe hū´man hŭm´ble hŭṉ´gry̆ hûrled hụr räh´ hŭr´rĭed hŭr´ry̆ hûrt´ing hy̆mns̞ içe´bẽrg ī´çy̆ ī´dly̆ ĭm´ā̍ġe ĭm pā´tiençe ĭn clōs̞e´ In´dĭ ăn´ȧ ĭn stĕad´ ĭn tĕnd´ing ĭn´tẽr ĕst ing ĭn vīte´ Is̞´ȧ bĕl´lȧ īs´lands̞ īsles̞ ī´vy̆ Jā´cob Jăn´ū̍ ā̍ ry̆ Jȧ păn´ Jăp ȧ nēs̞e´ jäun´ty̆ join joy´ous jūiçe Jūne jŭṉ´gle Kāte Kĕn tŭck´y̆ kīnd´ly̆ kĭng´dȯm knāve knees̞ knĕlt knŏwl´edġe lāin lămb´kĭn lăṉ´guā̍ġe la̤wn lā´zy̆ lēad´ẽr lēap´ing lĕv´ĕl līght´nĭng lĭmbs lĭmp´ing Lĭṉ´coln lĭs´tened Lŏng´fĕl lō̍w lōne´sȯme lo͞om lōw´lănds̞ lōw´ly̆ măġ´ĭc māid´en măn´nẽr mā´ple märsh măt´tress Māy mēal mēan mĕant mĕas´ū̍re mĕd´dle mĕm´ō̍ ry̆ Mẽr´lĭn mĕr´rĭ ĕst mĭd´ve̱in mĭl´lion (-yŭn) mĭn´ĭs tẽr mĭn´ute (-ĭt) mĭr´rõr mĭs´chĭef mŏd´ĕl mō´mĕnt mo͞on´lĭt mo͞on´shīne mō´tion (-shun) mouth´fụl mū´s̞ĭc mu si´cian (mū zĭsh´an) mŭs´kĕt Na hănt´ nāiled năn keen´ nā´tĭve na̤ugh´ty̆ nĕck´lā̍çe ne̱igh´bõrs̞ ne̱igh´ing nĕt´wọrk news̞´pā pẽr nĭb´bling nīght´gown Nī´ṉȧ nīne´teen nō´ble nõ´bŏd y̆ nois̞´y̆ nŏn´sĕnse nŏs´trĭls̞ nō´tĭçe Nō̍ vĕm´bẽr nûrs´ẽr y̆ ō̍ blīġed´ ŏb s̞ẽrve´ Oc tō´bẽr ŏf´fẽr ŏf´fĭçe ŏf´fĭ çẽrs̞ once (wŭns) ō´pen ing ŏp´pō̍ s̞ĭte ôr´chãrd ō´rĭ ōle ôr´nȧ ment ō´vẽr lo͝ok´ owl´ĕt ōwn´ẽr ŏx´en păck´ā̍ġe păcked păd´dle pâir pāne Păr´ȧ dīse pär´don Păr´ĭs pär´lõr păr´rȯt pär´tĭes̞ păs´sā̍ġe pȧss´ẽrs̞ pȧs´tū̍re pā´tient (-shent) păt´tẽr ing pa̤us̞e peâr peeped pĕl´ĭ can pĕn´çĭl pẽrch pĕr´ĭsh Phā´ē̍ thŏn Phœ´be (fē´bē) pĭ ăz´zȧ pĭc´kles̞ piēçe pĭ´ġeȯn pĭl´lō̍ws̞ Pĭn´tȧ pīpes plāin´ly̆ plăn´ĕt plăṉk plănned plăt´fôrm plāy´fĕl lō̍w plow´ing plūm´y̆ plŭnġed pŏck´ĕts pōked pō̍ līte´ pŏp´côrn pōrch pŏs´sĭ ble pōst pōst´ā̍ġe pounçed pōured prāis̞e prăṉk prâyers̞ prēach´ẽr prĕ´çĭoŭs prĕssed prīde prĭm´rōs̞e Prĭnçe prĭnt prĭnt´ẽr prīze prō̍ çĕs´sion prō̍ mōt´ed prŏp´ẽr prō̍ tĕct´ proud´ly̆ prō̍ vīde´ prō̍ vīd´ing prowled prowl´ing prṳ´dent pŭb´lĭc pụd´dĭng pŭmp´kĭn pŭn´ĭsh pŭp´py̆ pu̇sh´ing quāil quĭck quī´ĕt ly̆ quĭlt răck´ĕt răg´gĕd rāil´rōad răs̞p´bĕr rĭes̞ răt´tlĭng rēared rēa´s̞on rē̍ çēive´ rē̍ frĕsh´ing rē̍ joiçe´ rĕl´ȧ tĭves̞ rē̍ māin´ rē̍ pēat´ rē̍ pōs̞e´ rī´fle rī´pen ing rĭs̞´en rōam rōast rŏck´y̆ rōll´ing Rŏl´lō Rō´s̞ȧ rough (rūf) Rṳ´dy̆ rŭf´fle rŭs´tle rŭs´tling rŭst´y̆ săd´dest săd´nĕss Săn´tȧ Mȧ rī´ȧ săsh´es̞ săt´ĭn sa̤u´çẽr scăm´pẽr schŏl´ãr scōld scout scrăm´ble scrătched scrēam screen sēal sēa´pōrt sẽarch sĕc´ȯnd sē̍ lĕct´ed Sĕp tĕm´bẽr sẽr´mȯn sĕv´ẽr al sĕx´tȯn shăg´gy̆ shāme sha̤wl shĕl´tẽr shĕp´hẽrd shôrt shōul´dẽr shŭt´tle sīgn Sī´las sī´lençe sī´lent ly̆ sĭn´ew y̆ sīze skĕtch slĕdġe sleet slēigh slĭpped slōp´ing slŭg´gãrd slȳ smīl´ing snăp snătch snōw´flāke snōw´y̆ sŏbbed sō´fȧ sŏl´emn sŏl´ĭ tūdes̞ spär´kling spĭll splĕn´dõr squeeze squĩr´rĕl sta̤lk stär´lĭt stär´ry̆ stēam stĭtch stōl´en sto͞ol strān´ġẽr strĕngth strĕtch´es̞ stū´dĭ ō̍ stŭffed sŭc çĕss´ sŭd´dĕn sŭd´dĕn ly̆ sŭf´fẽr sŭf´fẽr ing su´gar (sho͝og´ĕr) sŭnk´en sŭp plīed´ sûr´fā̍çe sŭr rounds̞´ sûr ve̱y´ sûr ve̱y´õr swạmp swa̤rm sweet´brī ẽr swĕll swōrd sy̆c´ȧ mōre tăl´lō̍w tȧsk tăs´sel ta̤ught tĕmpt tĕr´rĭ ble tĕr rĭf´ĭc tĕr´rõr thătched tha̤w thĩrd thou´s̞and thrĕad thrĕshed threw thrŏng Thûrs̞´dā̍y tĭm´ĭd tĭṉ´kled tŏm´tĭt to͞ols̞ Tō´rȧ tow´ẽred trăck trĕad trēat trĕs´tle tro͞op troŭ´ble sȯme trŭn´dle trŭṉk trṳth trṳth´fụl tŭm´ble tūne tûr´tle tŭsk twĭṉ´kle twĭst ŭn´dẽr nēath´ ŭn´dẽr tāke´ ŭn seen´ ŭn trṳth´ ûrġe Văl´en tīne vāles̞ văl´ley̆ ve̱il ve̱in vĕst vĭc´tō̍ ry̆ vĭs̞´ĭt wăgged wāit´ing wạn´dẽr wạtch´dŏg wăx wāy´sīde wēa´ry̆ weep we̱igh wĕl´cȯme whāle whĕnçe whĕth´ẽr whī´ten whīn´ing whĭs´tlĭng whōle who͞op wĭcks wĭl´dẽr nĕss wĭn´dō̍w wĭn´try̆ wĭt̶h´ẽred wĭt̶h ĭn´ wĭz´ãrd wọlf wȯn wȯn´dẽr worms (wûrmz) wound´ed wrēath wrĕcked Wy̆ṉk´en

Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation and spelling errors have been fixed throughout.

Inconsistent hyphenation is as in the original.

The [th], th ligature, in the pronunciation key and list has been replaced with t̶h as there is no character for the th ligature.

Dora Reed Goodale and Dora Read Goodale left as in the original.