profession (prō̍ fĕsh´ŭn): employment; the business which one
follows.
prō̍ mōt´ĕd: advanced; raised in rank.
prō̍ trūd´ĕd: thrust out.
prow: the forepart of a vessel.
prowl´ĭng: going stealthily or slyly.
quạd´rụ pĕd: an animal having four feet.
quā_i_nt: odd; curious.
quạr´ry̆: the animal hunted.
qua̤r´tẽr stạf_f_: a long, stout staff used as a weapon.
quĕst: search.
răm´pärts: walls surrounding a place for its defense.
rē̍ lŭc´tant: unwilling.
rĕm ĭ nĭs´çĕnç ĕs̱ recollections.
rē̍ mŏn´stranç ĕs̝: objections.
rē̍ nounç_e_´: give up.
rē̍ pĕl´: drive away.
rē̍ prō_a_ch´fụl ly̆: chidingly.
rē̍ quīr_e_d´: needed.
rĕs̝´ĭn: a gummy substance which flows from the fir tree.
rē̍ splĕn´dent: very bright; shining.
rē̍ tīr_e_d´: went away.
rĕv ẽr ĕn´tial (shal): respectful; humble.
rō_a_m_e_d: wandered; went from place to place.
rō´s̝ē̍ ā̍t_e_: rosy.
ro̤_u_ tïn_e_´: regular course of action.
rŭd´dĭ nĕss: redness.
săl´lĭ_e_d: ran out.
Säm ar känd´.
Sä mō´ä.
săn´dals̱: shoes consisting of soles strapped to the feet.
s_c_ĕp´tẽr: a staff carried by a king as a sign of his authority.
sē_a_-pī_e_s̱: shore birds, sometimes called oyster catchers.
sē̍ clūd´ĕd: apart from others; lonely.
sĕ_d_ġ´ĕs̝: coarse grasses which grow in marshy places.
Sĕ rā´pĭs.
shē_e_r: straight up and down.
shĭl´lĭngs̝: the shilling is a silver coin of Great Britain equal
in value to about twenty-four cents of our money.
shō_a_l: a great number, a crowd--said especially of fish.
smōl´dẽr ĭng: burning and smoking without flame.
sō´j_o_ûrn ẽrs̝: those who dwell for a time.
sō̍ lĭç´ĭt: ask earnestly.
sŏl´ĭ tā̍ ry̆: lonely.
sŏm´bẽr: dark; gloomy.
sōr_e_´ly̆: greatly.
sȯv´ẽr _e_ĭ_g_n: effectual.
species (spē´shēz): kinds.
spīk_e_d: made the guns useless by stopping the vent or touchhole
with a nail or spike.
sprā_y_: water falling in very small drops.
sprīt_e_s: spirits; fairies.
squa̤_w_s̝: Indian women.
strā_igh_t´wā_y_: at once.
strănd: shore.
strĭds̝: passages between steep rocks or banks so narrow that they
look as if they might be crossed at a stride.
stûr´dy̆: strong.
sŭb´stĭ tū̍t_e_: a person or thing put in place of another.
sŭlk´ĭ ly̆: peevishly; angrily.
sŭl´tan: an Eastern king.
sŭp´pl_e_: easily bent.
sŭs pĕnd´ĕd: hung.
swē_e_p: a boy who cleans chimneys by sweeping them.
swĩrl´ĭng: whirling.
sylph (sĭlf): a fairy.
sy̆m´pȧ thīz_e_: pity.
Tăm´ȧ ră_c_k: the American larch.
Tȧ quȧ mē´na̤_w_: a river of northern Michigan, which flows into
Lake Superior.
tẽrns̝: long-winged seabirds.
tĕt̶h̶´ẽr_e_d: fastened by a rope, for feeding within certain
limits.
Thẽr mŏp´y (ē̍) l_a_ē.
t̶h̶ĭt̶h̶´ẽr: to this place.
tō´k_e_ns̝: signs.
tow'ẽr ĭng: very high.
trăṉ´quĭl: quiet, calm.
trăns pâr´ent: that can be seen through.
trăns pōrt´ĕd: carried.
tûr´bū̍ lent: disturbed; roused to great commotion.
ŭn ġĕn´tl_e_: not gentle; rough.
ûr´chĭn: a little boy.
V_a_ī lï´ma.
văl´iant (yant): brave.
văl´or: courage.
vä_u_nt´ĭng ly̆: boastingly; braggingly.
vē_e_r_e_d: turned; changed direction.
vẽr´dū̍r _o_ŭs: green.
vī´brāt_e_s: moves to and fro.
vĭz´iers (yẽrs̝): in Eastern countries, officers of high rank.
Vŭl´can.
whĭst: still; quiet.
wĭg'wạms̝: Indian houses made of poles covered with mats or bark.
wĭnd´fa̤l_l_: portion of a forest blown down in a wind storm.
_w_rô_ugh_t: worked.
Xerxes (Zẽrx´ēs̝).
yạ_ch_t: a light sea-going vessel used for parties of pleasure,
racing, etc.
Phonic Chart
Vowels
ā _as in_ hāte
ā̍ _as in_ senā̍te
ă _as in_ hăt
ä _as in_ fär
a̤ _as in_ a̤ll
ȧ _as in_ ȧsk
â _as in_ câre
ē _as in_ mē
ē̍ _as in_ bē̍lieve
ĕ _as in_ mĕt
ẽ _as in_ hẽr
ī _as in_ pīne
ī̍ _as in_ ī̍dea
ĭ _as in_ pĭn
ĩ _as in_ sĩr
ō _as in_ nōte
ō̍ _as in_ viō̍let
ŏ _as in_ nŏt
ū _as in_ tūbe
ū̍ _as in_ pictū̍re
ŭ _as in_ tŭb
ụ _as in_ pụll
û _as in_ fûr
ṳ _as in_ rṳde
oi, oy _as in_ oil, toy
ou, ow _as in_ out, now
o͞o _as in_ mo͞on
o͝o _as in_ fo͝ot
Equivalents
ạ=ŏ _as in_ whạt
e̱=ā _as in_ the̱y
ê=â _as in_ thêre
ï=ē _as in_ polïce
ĩ=ẽ _as in_ bĩrd
o̤=o͞o _as in_ do̤
ọ=o͝o _or_ ụ _as in_ wọman
ô=a̤ _as in_ hôrse
ȯ=ŭ _as in_ sȯn
ȳ=ī _as in_ flȳ
y̆=ĭ _as in_ hy̆mn
Consonants
c _as in_ call
ç _as in_ çent
ch _as in_ chase
c̶h _as in_ c̶horus
çh _as in_ çhaise
g _as in_ get
ġ _as in_ ġem
s _as in_ same
s̝ _as in_ has̝
th _as in_ thin
t̶h _as in_ t̶his
ṉ (=ng) _as in_ iṉk
x (=ks) _as in_ vex
x̝ (=gs) _as in_ ex̝ist
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
Silently corrected simple spelling, grammar, and typographical
errors.
Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.
Enclosed italics (but not bold) markup in _underscores_.
Enclosed bold markup in =equals=.
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