GLOSSARY 



Pronunciation of the following words is taken largely from 

 Webster's Dictionary, from which the key to pronouncing 

 symbols is also derived. 



a as in ale o as in old 



a as in senate 6 as in 6bey 



a as in care 6 as in 6rb 



S, as in am 6 as in odd 



a as in arm 

 a as in ash ii as in ase 



u as in unite 

 e as in eve ^ as in urn 



fe as in fevent u as in up 



§ as in end 

 e as in maker oi as in oil 



ou as in pound 

 i as in ice 

 \ as in ni 



A 



acetylene (a-set'i-len). A gas used to make a Hght in our 



head-lantern. 

 Aedes (e'dez). The mosquito that carries yellow fever, 



formerly called Stegomya (steg-6-ml'ya). 

 Ancon (an'con). Ancon and Balboa house the workers at 



the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. Ancon also 



adjoins the town of Panama. 

 Anolis (a-no'lis). A small lizard with changeable skin colors 



and a throat that can be puffed out into the shape of a 



half-dollar. 

 Anopheles (a-nof'fe-lez). The mosquito that carries malaria. 



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