THE ÁSTROLÓĜÈŔ
Lettérâìd Phonics Version
Again but with the common words unmarked, and without the coloring.
| Medium Amount of Marking* | Lower Amount of Marking** |
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| A man whö livèd a loñg tîmè ágô bėlïèvèd that he cōùld rêàd the fûťùŕè in the stārś. He cållèd himself an Ástrolóĝèŕ, and spent his tîmè at nîgħt gâziñg at the skŷ. | A man who livèd a loñg time ágô bėlïèvèd that he could rêàd the fûťùŕè in the stārś. He cållèd himself an Ástrolóĝèŕ, and spent his time at nîgħt gâziñg at the skŷ. |
| One (wun) êvèniñg he was wålkiñg áloñg the ôpén rôàd õυtsîdè the villáĝè. His èŷèś wèŕè fixèd on the stārś. He thøùgħt he såw τheŕè that the end of the wòŕld was at hand, when åll at once (wuns), dõwn he went intö a hôlè fūll of mud and wåtèŕ. | One (wun) êvèniñg he was wålkiñg áloñg the ôpén rôàd õυtsîdè the villáĝè. His èŷèś were fixèd on the stārś. He thøùgħt he såw there that the end of the wòŕld was at hand, when all at once (wuns), down he went into a hôlè fūll of mud and wåtèŕ. |
| τheŕè he stōòd up to his ėàŕś, in the muddý wåtèŕ, and madlý clåwiñg at the slippérý sîdèś of the hôlè in his effòŕt to clîmb õυt. | There he stōòd up to his ėàŕś, in the muddý wåtèŕ, and madlý clåwiñg at the slippérý sîdèś of the hôlè in his effòŕt to clîmb out. |
| His crîèś for help soon brøùgħt the villáĝèŕś runniñg. As they pūllèd him õυt of the mud, onewun of τhem sãìd: | His crîèś for help soon brøùgħt the villáĝèŕś runniñg. As they pūllèd him out of the mud, onewun of them said: |
| "You prêtend to rêàd the fûťùŕè in the stārś, and yet you fâìl to see whát is at yøùŕ feet! This mây têàch you to pây mørè áttenţìòn to whát is rîgħt in frőnt of you, and let the fûťùŕè tâkè cãŕè of itself." | "You prêtend to rêàd the fûťùŕè in the stārś, and yet you fâìl to see what is at your feet! This may têàch you to pây more áttenţìòn to what is right in frőnt of you, and let the fûťùŕè take cãŕè of itself." |
| "Whát ûsè is it," sãìd ánőτhèŕ, "to rêàd the stārś, when you can't see whát's rîgħt hėŕè on the èàŕth?" | "What use is it," said ánőτhèŕ, "to rêàd the stārś, when you can't see what's right here on the èàŕth?" |
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| Tâkè cãŕè of the littlè thiñgś and the big thiñgś will tâkè cãŕè of τhemselvèś. | Take cãŕè of the littlè thiñgś and the big thiñgś will take cãŕè of τhemselvèś. |
*the 30 most common words unmarked
**the 145 most common words unmarked
| color | type | examples |
|---|---|---|
| red | vowels | a,e,i,o,u,ee,.. |
| blue | voiced consonants | b,d, g, ĝ, j, l, m, n,, r, τh, v, z |
| black | unvoiced consonants | c, ĉ, f, h, k, p, q, ... |