John did so, and then other pupils repeated it after him.
“Now I know how to pronounce the new word but I don’t know what it means,” said Miss Merlin. “The meaning of the word is written right after the correct pronunciation. Mary, will you read what is written?”
Mary looked at the printed page for a moment, then read aloud, “Broccoli. A hardy cauliflower.”
“How many know what a cauliflower is?” asked Miss Merlin. She looked at the upraised hands and added, “I see that you all know, but if any one didn’t know how could he find out from the dictionary?”
Eagerly the pupils told Miss Merlin how to find the word—“track it down,” John said—in the dictionary; how to learn to pronounce it; and how to find the meaning.
“Good,” said Miss Merlin. “What have you learned in this lesson?”
“I have learned that I can find the pronunciation and meaning of any new word in the dictionary,” said Alice.
“I have learned how to find any word I want,” said Tom.
“I have learned how to unlock the pronunciation of any word with the keys at the bottom of the page,” said Jack.
“I have learned how to accent the right syllable,” said Mary.