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 THE NAMES OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK

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In transcribing the Russian names into English ─

a has the sound of a in father.

e has the sound of a in pane.

i has the sound of ee.

u has the sound of oo.

y is always consonantal except when it is the last letter of the word

g is always hard.