ENciisH Words row aut, Occasions Compited by" Michael "Wert, at, Phil, assisted by Lil, C- Banner' ce, By Be Longa on. 3/6
This is one more textbook to adi to the legion which aim to assist the earnest student of "English, is in the nature of an abbreviated land. specialized. dictionary and. it claims to give a selected few of the words used for' certain. subjects which come within the Province of izn students. Many of these subjects are given a useful vocabullary, but some of them are dismissed too" hastily. For "example, under the heading of Domestic "Animals, three only are given, namely, the tonveat, rat and mouse. AS re: gards the more ambitious, subjects, Such. as. Morality, Family, ang one would' imagine that a student, suite ciently advanced in the study of English to. talk on these top would ting his requirements in any Jone of the many good dictionaries already on the market.
The compilers have made " good attempt to solve the ever-present problem of pronunciation by means numbers and phonetics. A purist might disagree with the prounciations attributed to certain words, but on the whole it ix reliable. "It is 'a thoughtful work, but idoes not appear to be very useful from a teacher's point of view, ince the greater number of the subjects treated do not come within the scope of lessons.—E.at.3.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.