27^ DIRECTIONS FOR THE 



from the second. In the Vocabulary this letter 

 must always have the power, or be pronounced 

 like the first and last in Arabia. The other power 

 or sound of the second a, is always represented in 

 the Vocabulary by a and i, printed in Italics 

 thus, at. 



E has likewise two powers, or it is used to represent 

 two simple sounds, as in the words Eloquence, 

 Bred, Led, &c. and it may be said to have a third 

 power, as in the words Then, When, &c. In the 

 first case, this letter is only used at the beginning 

 of words, and wherever it is met with in any other 

 place in the words of the Vocabulary, it is used as 

 in the second case : but never as in the third ex- 

 ample ; for this power or sound is every where 

 expressed by the a and i before mentioned, printed 

 in Italics. 



I is used to express different simple sounds, as in 

 the words Indolence, Iron, and Imitation. In the 

 Vocabulary it is never used as in the first case, 

 but in the middle of words \ it is never used as in 

 the second example, for that sound is always 

 represented by y, nor is it used as in the last 

 case, that sound being always represented by two 

 ees f printed in Italics in this manner, ee. 



O never alters in the pronunciation, i, e. in this 

 Vocabulary, of a simple sound, but is often 

 used in this manner, oo, and sounds as in Good, 

 Stood, &c. 



U alters, or is used to express different simple sounds, 

 as in Unity, or Umbrage. Here the letters e and 

 u, printed in Italics eu, are used to express its 

 power as in the first example, and it always retains 

 the second power, wherever it is met with. 



Y is used to express different sounds, as in My, By, 

 &c. &c. and in Daily, Fairly, &c. Wherever it is 

 met with in the middle or end (i. e. any where but 

 at the beginning) of a word, it is to be used as in 

 the first example ; but is never to be found as in 



