As stated on the preceding page, the foundation of this work is
phonetic. The author believes that children may profitably learn many
words without reference to their phonetic composition, and that among
these certain key-words should be selected from which the elementary
sounds of the language may be developed. These elements will give the
pupils the power of acquiring new words. For example, observe the
following key-words and the sounds developed from them:--
[**Transcriber's Note:
To represent the diacritical marks used in the text, square brackets
have been used to enclose a letter and a symbol. The symbol precedes
the letter to represent a symbol above the letter, and follows the
letter to represent a mark below the letter.
[)x] - a letter with a breve above it,
[x+] - a letter with an up tack (upside down "T") under it,
[=x] - a letter with a macron above it,
[~x] - a letter with a tilde above it,
[.x] - a letter with a dot above it,
[x:] - a letter with a diaresis under it.