Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book

săl´lĭed: ran out.

Säm ar känd´.

Sä mō´ä.

săn´dals̱: shoes consisting of soles strapped to the feet.

scĕp´tẽr: a staff carried by a king as a sign of his authority.

sēa-pīes̱: shore birds, sometimes called oyster catchers.

sē̍ clūd´ĕd: apart from others; lonely.

sĕdġ´ĕs̝: coarse grasses which grow in marshy places.

Sĕ rā´pĭs.

shēer: 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.

shōal: a great number, a crowd – said especially of fish.

smōl´dẽr ĭng: burning and smoking without flame.

sō´joûrn ẽrs̝: those who dwell for a time.

sō̍ lĭç´ĭt: ask earnestly.

sŏl´ĭ tā̍ ry̆: lonely.

sŏm´bẽr: dark; gloomy.

sōre´ly̆: greatly.

sȯv´ẽr eĭgn: effectual.

species (spē´shēz): kinds.

spīked: made the guns useless by stopping the vent or touchhole with a nail or spike.

sprāy: water falling in very small drops.

sprītes: spirits; fairies.

squa̤ws̝: Indian women.

strāight´wāy: 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 tū̍te: a person or thing put in place of another.

sŭlk´ĭ ly̆: peevishly; angrily.

sŭl´tan: an Eastern king.

sŭp´ple: easily bent.

sŭs pĕnd´ĕd: hung.

swēep: a boy who cleans chimneys by sweeping them.

swĩrl´ĭng: whirling.

sylph (sĭlf): a fairy.

sy̆m´pȧ thīze: pity.

Tăm´ȧ răck: the American larch.

Tȧ quȧ mē´na̤w: a river of northern Michigan, which flows into Lake Superior.

tẽrns̝: long-winged seabirds.

tĕt̶h̶´ẽred: fastened by a rope, for feeding within certain limits.

Thẽr mŏp´y (ē̍) laē.

t̶h̶ĭt̶h̶´ẽr: to this place.

tō´kens̝: 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´tle: not gentle; rough.

ûr´chĭn: a little boy.

Vaī lï´ma.

văl´iant (yant): brave.

văl´or: courage.

väunt´ĭng ly̆: boastingly; braggingly.

vēered: turned; changed direction.

vẽr´dū̍r oŭs: green.

vī´brātes: 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´fa̤ll: portion of a forest blown down in a wind storm.

wrôught: worked.

Xerxes (Zẽrx´ēs̝).

yạcht: 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

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From "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman," published by Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons.