s  h  e  l  l
O A KN A V YS H E L F
May 31
H O O KQ U E L LF U R I E S
h  o  o  tq  u  i  l  lb  u  r  i  e  s
h  o  s  tq  u  i  l  tb  u  r  i  e  d
h  i  s  tg  u  i  l  tb  u  r  k  e  d
f  i  s  tg  u  i  l  eb  a  r  k  e  d
F I S Hg  u  i  d  eb  a  r  r  e  d
g  l  i  d  eB A R R E L
g  l  a  d  e
g  r  a  d  e
g  r  a  v  e
b  r  a  v  e
B R A V O
June 7
B U YM I N EC O S T S
b  u  dm  i  n  tp  o  s  t  s
b  i  dm  i  s  tp  e  s  t  s
a  i  dm  o  s  tt  e  s  t  s
a  i  mm  o  a  tt  e  n  t  s
a  r  mc  o  a  tt  e  n  t  h
a  r  kC O A Lt  e  n  c  h
a  s  kt  e  a  c  h
A S Sp  e  a  c  h
p  e  a  c  e
P E N C E
June 14
O N EB L U EB L A C K
o  w  eg  l  u  eb  l  a  n  k
e  w  eg  l  u  tb  l  i  n  k
e  y  eg  o  u  tc  l  i  n  k
d  y  ep  o  u  tc  h  i  n  k
d  o  ep  o  r  tc  h  i  n  e
t  o  ep  a  r  tw  h  i  n  e
t  o  op  a  n  tW H I T E
T W Op  i  n  t
P I N K
June 21
F I S HS H O E SK E T T L E
f  i  s  ts  h  o  p  ss  e  t  t  l  e
g  i  s  tc  h  o  p  ss  e  t  t  e  e
g  i  r  tc  r  o  p  ss  e  t  t  e  r
g  i  r  dc  r  o  s  sb  e  t  t  e  r
B I R Dc  r  e  s  sb  e  t  t  e  d
c  r  e  s  tb  e  l  t  e  d
C R U S Tb  o  l  t  e  d
b  o  l  t  e  r
b  o  l  d  e  r
H O L D E R
June 28
R E S TR I V E RC A R E S S
l  e  s  tr  o  v  e  rc  a  r  e  s  t
l  o  s  tc  o  v  e  rp  a  r  e  s  t
l  o  f  tc  o  v  e  sP A R E N T
s  o  f  tc  o  r  e  s
S O F Ac  o  r  n  s
c  o  i  n  s
c  h  i  n  s
s  h  i  n  s
s  h  i  n  e
s  h  o  n  e
S H O R E
July 5
G R U BW I T C HW I N T E R
g  r  a  bw  i  n  c  hw  i  n  n  e  r
g  r  a  yw  e  n  c  hw  a  n  n  e  r
b  r  a  yt  e  n  c  hw  a  n  d  e  r
b  r  a  tt  e  n  t  hw  a  r  d  e  r
b  o  a  tt  e  n  t  sh  a  r  d  e  r
b  o  l  tt  i  n  t  sh  a  r  p  e  r
b  o  l  et  i  l  t  sh  a  m  p  e  r
m  o  l  et  i  l  l  sd  a  m  p  e  r
m  o  t  ef  i  l  l  sd  a  m  p  e  d
M O T Hf  a  l  l  sd  a  m  m  e  d
f  a  i  l  sd  i  m  m  e  d
f  a  i  r  sd  i  m  m  e  r
F A I R Ys  i  m  m  e  r
S U M M E R
July 12
L I O NT I G E RQ U I L T
l  i  m  nt  i  l  e  rg  u  i  l  t
l  i  m  bt  i  l  e  sg  u  i  l  e
L A M Bt  i  d  e  sg  u  i  d  e
r  i  d  e  sg  l  i  d  e
r  i  s  e  ss  l  i  d  e
R O S E Ss  l  i  c  e
s  p  i  c  e
s  p  i  n  e
s  p  i  n  s
s  h  i  n  s
s  h  i  e  s
s  h  i  e  r
s  h  e  e  r
S H E E T
July 19
L O A FB R E A DR O U G E
l  e  a  fb  r  e  a  kr  o  u  g  h
d  e  a  fb  l  e  a  ks  o  u  g  h
d  e  a  rb  l  e  a  ts  o  u  t  h
d  e  e  rb  l  e  s  ts  o  o  t  h
d  y  e  rb  l  a  s  tb  o  o  t  h
d  y  e  sb  o  a  s  tb  o  o  t  s
e  y  e  sT O A S Tb  o  a  t  s
e  v  e  sb  r  a  t  s
e  v  e  nb  r  a  s  s
O V E Nc  r  a  s  s
c  r  e  s  s
c  r  e  s  t
c  h  e  s  t
c  h  e  a  t
c  h  e  a  p
c  h  e  e  p
C H E E K
July 26
W H YM A N YC H O K E R
w  h  om  a  n  ec  h  o  k  e  d
w  o  ow  a  n  ec  o  o  k  e  d
w  o  tw  a  l  el  o  o  k  e  d
N O Tw  i  l  el  o  o  s  e  d
w  i  l  ln  o  o  s  e  d
w  a  l  ln  o  i  s  e  d
w  a  i  lp  r  i  s  e  d
F A I Lp  r  i  z  e  d
P R I Z E S

PREFACE TO GLOSSARY1

The following Glossary is intended to contain all well-known English words (or, if they are inflections, words from which they come) of 3, 4, 5, or 6 letters each, which may be used in good society, and which can serve as Links. It is not intended to be used as a source from which words may be obtained, but only as a test of their being admissible.

That such a Glossary is needed may best be proved by quoting the following passage from Vanity Fair of May 17, 1879, premising that all the strange words, here used, had actually occurred in Chains sent in by competitors:--

`Choker humbly presents his compliments to the four thousand three hundred and seventeen (or thereabouts) indignant Doubleteers who have so strong shent him, and pre to being soaked in the spate of their wrath, asks for a fiver of minutes for reflection. Choker is in a state of complete pye. He feels that there must be a stent to the admission of spick words. He is quite unable to sweal the chaffy spelt, to sile the porcy cole, or to swill a spate from a piny ait to the song of the spink. Frils and the mystic Gole are strangers in his sheal: the chanceful Gord hath never brought him gold, nor ever did a cate become his ain. The Doubleteers will no doubt spank him sore, with slick quotations and wild words of yore, will pour upon his head whole steres of steens and poods of spiles points downwards. But he trusts that those alone who habitually use such words as these in good society, and whose discourse is universally there understood, will be the first to cast a stean at him.'

As the chief object aimed at has been to furnish a puzzle which shall be an amusing mental occupation at all times, whether a dictionary is at hand or not, it has been sought to include in this Glossary only such words as most educated people carry in their memories. If any doubt should arise as to whether any word that suggests itself is an admissible one, it may be settled by referring to the Glossary.

When there are two words spelt alike, one a noun and one a verb, or any other such combination, it has not been thought necessary to include both, so long as all the inflections can be obtained from one: e.g. `aim' is given only as a verb, since `aims', the plural of the noun, is also the third person of the verb; but `hale, v, a,' and `hale, a,' are both given, the one being needed to supply `hales' and `haled', and the other to supply `haler'.

Two abbreviations, `e'en' and `e'er', have been included.

  By PanEris using Melati.

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