How did Noah Webster make his first dictionary?
A proper dictionary shows how to spell and pronounce: a word and also gives its origin and correct meaning. It will answer your question about a word and add a few interesting facts that you did not expect. Noah webster is one of the men to thank for this reliable mine of information. Noah Webster was a New Englander who fought in the War of Independence. He was a patient and thoughtful scholar, and his famous dictionary is an outcome of this side of his nature. But he also led an active life, contributing years of work to establish the sound ideas of our young country in the courts and in government and education. For a while he was a school teacher, and it was then perhaps that the idea for his great dictionary was born. He listed the words that his pupils found difficult and added notes to help them spell and understand them. The list became a little book and remained popular for a century. This schoolbook was, of course, Noah Websterfs very first dictionary. As our young country gr
