In honor of Noah Webster's birthday, Beinecke Library staff read some entries from his "words, as far as they have been ascertained; II. the genuine orthography and pronunciation of words, according to general usage, or to just principles of analogy; III. accurate and discriminating definitions, with numerous authorities and illustrations : to which are prefixed, an introductory dissertation on the origin, history and connection of the languages of Western Asia and of Europe, and a concise gramm