Next the sound of ah was made by dropping the jaw a little and letting the child feel that the tongue was soft and lying in the bed of the jaw with the teeth more widely separated.

She in the same way arranged her own, but was not so successful as at first, but soon produced the sound perfectly." "Eleven such lessons were given, at intervals of three or four days, until she had acquired all the elements of speech, Miss Sullivan in the meantime practicing with the child on the lessons received.

The first word spoken was arm, which was at once associated with her arm; this gave her great delight.

She soon learned to pronounce words by herself, combining the elements she had learned, and used them to communicate her simple wants.

The first connected language she used was a description she gave Miss Fuller of a visit she had made to Dr.Oliver Wendell Holmes, in all over 200 words.