McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition — Page 4
5. The type is large, strong, and distinct.
5. 活字は大きく、力強く、明瞭である。
The credit for this revision is almost wholly due to the friends of McGuffey's Readers,--eminent teachers and scholars, who have contributed suggestions and criticisms gained from their daily work in the schoolroom.
この改訂の功績は、ほぼ全面的にマクガフィー読本の支持者たち――教室での日々の実践から得た提案や批評を寄せてくださった、著名な教師や学者の方々――によるものである。
Cincinnati, June, 1879.
シンシナティ、1879年6月。
THE ALPHABET.
アルファベット。
A a N n B b O o C c P p D d Q q E e R r F f S s G g T t H h U u I i V v J j W w K k X x L l Y y M m Z z
A a N n B b O o C c P p D d Q q E e R r F f S s G g T t H h U u I i V v J j W w K k X x L l Y y M m Z z
[Illustration: Script Alphabet]
【挿絵：筆記体アルファベット】
[Illustration: Dog]
【挿絵：犬】
McGuffey's FIRST READER.
マクガフィーの初級読本。
LESSON I.
第一課。
dog the ran
dog（犬） the（その） ran（走った）
a o n d g r th
a o n d g r th
[Illustration: Running dog.]
【挿絵：走っている犬。】
The dog.
その犬。
The dog ran.
その犬は走った。
LESSON II.
第二課。
cat mat is on
cat（猫） mat（マット） is（である） on（の上に）
c t i m s
c t i m s
[Illustration: Cat]
【挿絵：猫】
The cat. The mat.
その猫。 そのマット。
Is the cat on the mat?
猫はマットの上にいますか？
The cat is on the mat.
猫はマットの上にいる。
LESSON III.
第三課。
it his pen hand
it（それ） his（彼の） pen（ペン） hand（手）
a in has man
a（一つの） in（の中に） has（持っている） man（男）
p h e
p h e
[Illustration: Man with glasses writing at a desk.]
【挿絵：机で書き物をしている眼鏡をかけた男性。】
The man. A pen.
その男。 一本のペン。
Vocabulary
- 活字
- katsují — Printed type; movable type used in printing.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.
- 大きく
- ōkiku — In a large or big manner; greatly.
- 力強く
- chikarazuyoku — In a powerful, strong, or forceful manner.
- 明瞭
- meiryō — Clear, distinct, and easy to understand.
- で
- de — Copula or particle indicating means or location.
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things).
- この
- kono — This (adjective modifying a nearby noun).
- 改訂
- kaitei — Revision or amendment of a text or document.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
- 功績
- kōseki — Achievement, merit, or distinguished contribution.
- ほぼ
- hobo — Almost, nearly, approximately.
- 全面的
- zenmenteki — Comprehensive, all-encompassing, total.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or indirect object.
- 読本
- tokuhon — Reader; a textbook used for reading practice.
- 支持者
- shijisha — Supporter, advocate, or backer of something.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- 教室
- kyōshitsu — Classroom; a room where teaching takes place.
- 日々
- hibi — Day by day; daily; every day.
- 実践
- jissen — Practice, implementation, putting theory into action.
- から
- kara — From; because; starting point particle.
- 得た
- eta — Obtained, gained, acquired (past tense of 得る).
- 提案
- teian — Proposal, suggestion, or recommendation.
- や
- ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.
- 批評
- hihyō — Criticism, critique, or critical commentary.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
- 寄せ
- yose — Sent in, contributed (stem of 寄せる).
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
- くださっ
- kudasat- — Gave (honorific); stem of くださる, to give.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
- 著名
- chomei — Renowned, famous, distinguished, well-known.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjective to noun.
- 教師
- kyōshi — Teacher; educator; instructor.
- 学者
- gakusha — Scholar; academic; learned person.
- 方々
- katagata — People (honorific plural); various persons.
- よる
- yoru — Due to; based on; by means of.
- もの
- mono — Thing; something; nominalizer for abstract ideas.
- 年
- nen — Year; counter for years.
- 月
- tsuki / gatsu — Month; moon; counter for months.
- アルファベット
- arufabetto — Alphabet; the set of Latin letters.
- 挿絵
- sashie — Illustration, picture inserted into a text.
- 筆記体
- hikkitai — Cursive script; handwritten flowing letter style.
- 犬
- inu — Dog; a common domestic canine animal.
- 初級
- shokyū — Beginner level; elementary stage of learning.
- 第
- dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'no.'
- 一
- ichi / hito — One; the number one.
- 課
- ka — Lesson; chapter; section in a textbook.
- その
- sono — That (adjective); referring to something nearby.
- 走っ
- hashit- — Ran; running (stem of 走る, to run).
- いる
- iru — To exist; to be (animate beings).
- 二
- ni / futa — Two; the number two.
- 猫
- neko — Cat; a common domestic feline animal.
- マット
- matto — Mat; a flat floor covering or pad.
- 上
- ue — Above, on top of, upper position.
- います
- imasu — Polite form of いる; to exist (animate).
- か
- ka — Question marker particle at sentence end.
- 三
- san / mi — Three; the number three.
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something near the listener.
- 彼
- kare — He; him; referring to a male person.
- ペン
- pen — Pen; a writing instrument.
- 手
- te — Hand; the human hand or arm.
- 一つ
- hitotsu — One (thing); a single item.
- 中
- naka — Inside, within, in the middle of.
- 持っ
- mot- — Holding, having (stem of 持つ, to hold).
- 男
- otoko — Man; male person.
- 机
- tsukue — Desk; a table used for writing or studying.
- 書き物
- kakimono — Written matter; document; something written.
- 眼鏡
- megane — Eyeglasses; spectacles worn to aid vision.
- かけ
- kake — Wearing (glasses); hanging; stem of かける.
- 男性
- dansei — Male; man; masculine gender.
- 一本
- ippon — One long thin object (counter for pens, etc.).
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