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lie, an untruth.

mewl, to cry.

lye, water drained: through mule, a beast

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loan, that is lent

lore, learning
low er, more low

lock, a catch to a door.
loch, a lake

main, ocean, the chief mane, of a horse made, finished

maid, an unmarried woman male, the he kind

mail, armor, or the bag for letters

man ner, mode of action man or, lands of a lord meet, to come together meat, flesh, food

mete, measure

mien, contenance mean, low, humble

mi ner, one who works in, a

mine

mi nor, less or one under age

moan, to grieve

mown, cut down

moat, a ditch

mote, a speck

more, greater portion

mow er, one who mows

mite, an insect

might, strength

met al, gold, or silver, &c met tle, briskness naught, bad

nought, none

nay, no

neigh, as a horse net, a woven snare

nett, or net, clear of charges aught, any thing ought, bound oar, a paddle ore, of metal

one, a single thing won, did win ooze, to issue out

oose, tanner's bark oh, alas.

owe, to be indebted

a

our, belonging to us hour, sixty minutes plum, a fruit

plumb, a lead and line pale, without color pail, a vessel

pain, distress

pane, a square of glass pal ate, part of the mouth pal let, a painter's board, a bed pleas, pleadings

please, to give pleasure pole, a long stick

poll, the head

peel, to pare off the rind
peal, sounds
pair, a couple

pare, to cut off the rind
plain, even, or level
plane, to make smooth
pray, to implore
prey, a booty, plunder
prin, ci pal, chief
prin ci ple, rule of action

prophet, a foreteller
profit, advantage
peace, quietude
piece, a part

pan el, a square in a door
pan nel, a mean bed
raise, to lift

raze, to demolish

rain, water falling from clouds reign, to rule

rap, to strike

wrap, to fold together

Iread, to peruse

reed, a plant

red, a color

read, did read
reek, to emit steam
wreak, to revenge

rest, to take ease
wrest, to take by force
rice, a sort of grain
rise, source, beginning
rye, a sort of grain
wry, crooked

ring, to sound, a circle
wring, to twist

rite, ceremony
right, just

write, to make letters with a

pen

wright, a workman

rode, did ride
road, the highway
rear, to raise
rear, the hind part

rig ger one who rigs vessels
rig or, severity
rout, a confused quarrel

route, rout, a way or course rough, not smooth ruff, a neck cloth

rote, repetition of words

wrote, did write

roe, a female deer

row, a rank

roar, to sound loudly row er, one who rows rab bet, to join

rab bit, a quadruped sail, the canvass of a ship sale, the act of selling sea, a large body of water see, to behold

sa ver, one who saves
sa vor, taste, or odour
seen, behold

scene, part of a play
seine, a fish net

sen ior, older

seign ior, a Turkish king seam, where the edges join seem, to appear

shear, to cut with shears

sheer, clear, unmixed

ordered away

sent,

scent, smell

shore, sea coast

shore, a prop

so,

in such a manner

sow, to scatter seed sum, the whole

some, a part

sun, the fountain of light

son, a male child

stare, to gaze

stair, a step

steel, hard metal
steal, to take by theft
suc cor, help

suck er, a young twig
sleight, dexterity
slight, to despise
sole, of the foot
soul, the spirit

slay, to kill

sley, a weaver's reed

sleigh, a carriage on runners

sloe, a fruit

slow, not swift

stake, a post

steak, a slice of meat stile, steps over a fence style, fashion, diction tacks, small nails tax, a rate, tribute throw, to cast away throe, pain of travail tear, to rend

tare, a weed, allowance of weight

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Phrases, showing the different uses of the foregoing words. What ails the child? Ale is a wholesome liquor, made from malt.

The awl, is a tool used by shoemakers, and harness makers. All quadrupeds which walk and not leap, walk upon four legs. The Prince of Wales is heir to the crown of England. We breathe air.

The moon alters its appearance every night. The Jews burned sacrifices upon an altar of stone.

Cruel horsemen, beat their horses. Some people make melasses from beets.

A fine beau wears fine clothes. The rainbow is caused by the sun's shining upon the falling rain.

Beer is a common drink for the table. barrow on which dead bodies are carried.

A bier is a hand

The great bell in Moscow, weighs two hundred and twenty tuns. The belles and beaux, are fond of fine shows. Black berries and raspberries grow on briars.

when he plants seeds buries them in the ground.

The farmer

Wheat is better grain than rye. One who lays a wager is

a bettor.

The wind blew. The color of the sky is blue.

A father's or mother's sister is an aunt. The little ants make

hillocks.

Carpenters bore holes with an auger.

Boys love to play ball.

An augur foretells.

Children bawl for trifles. Bears live in the woods. An oak bears acorns.

We bear evils. Trees bare of leaves.

Beech wood makes a good fire; the waves beat on the beach. A wild boar is a savage beast. Miners bore holes in rocks, and burst them with powder.

The boll of plants, is a seed vessel. The turner makes bowls. The planks of our national vessels are fastened with copper bolts. Millers separate the bran from the flour by large seives called bolts.

A ram butts

The britch of a gun is its butt or club end. with his head, and butts of spirits are imported. Brakes are useless weeds. We break flax and hemp in dressing.

Well bred people do not always eat wheat bread.

We judge of peoples' motives by their actions. We cannot buy a seat in heaven with our money.

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