damn, to condemn.

dew, falling vapors.

due, owing.

die, to expire. dye, to color. doe, a female deer.

dough, bread not baked.

fane, a temple. feign, to dissemble. dire, horrid.

dy er, one who colors.
dun, to urge for money.
dun, a brown color.
done, performed.
dram, a drink of spirit.
drachm, a small weight.

e lis ion, the act of cutting off. e lys ian, a place of joy. you, second person. yew, a tree.

ewe, a female sheep.
fair, handsome.
fare, customary duty.

feat, an exploit.
feet, plural of foot.
freeze, to congeal.
frieze, in a building.

hie, to hasten.
high, elevated, lofty.
flea, an insect.

flee, to run away.
flour, of rye or wheat.
flow er, a blossom.
forth, abroad.
fourth, in number.
foul, filthy.
fowl, a bird.

gilt, with gold.

guilt, crime.

grate, iron bars.

great, large.

grown, increased.

groan, an expression of pain. hail, to call, or frozen rain.

heal, to cure.

haul, to drag.

hall, a large room.

I, myself.

eye, organ of sight. isle, an island. aisle, of a church. in, within. inn, a tavern.

in dite, to compose. in dict, to prosecute. kill, to slay.

kiln, for burning bricks. knap, a protuberance. nap, a short sleep.

knave, a rogue. nave, of a wheel. knead, to work dough. need, necessit.

kneel, to bend the knee. neal, to heat. knew, did know. new, fresh, not old.

know, to understand.
no, not.

knight, a title.
night, darkness.
knot, a tie.

not, no, denying. lade, to fill, to dip. laid, placed.

lain, did lie.

lane, a narrow street.

leek, a root.

leak, to run out.

less on, a reading.
les sen, to diminish.

lack, want.

lea, an inclosed field.

lee, opposite the wind

leaf, of a plant.

lief, willingly.

oar, a paddle.

ore, of metal.

one, a single thing.

won, did win, oh, alas.

owe, to be indebted. 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, 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 pear, a fruit.

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 proph et, a foreteller. prof it, advantage.

peace, quietude.

piece, a part.

pan el, a square in a door. pan nel, a kind of saddle. raise, to lift.

raze, to demolish.

rain, water falling from clouds.

reign, to rule.

rap, to strike.

wrap, to fold together

read, to peruse.

reed, a plant.

red, a color. read, did read. reek, to emit steam wreak, to revenge.

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 canvas 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 odor.
seen, beheld.

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.
sent, ordered away.
scent, smell.

shore, sea-coast.

shore, a prop.

so, in such a manner. sow, to scatter seed.

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 tear, water from the eyes

tier, a row.

team, of cattle.

teem, to produce.

tide, flux of the sea.
tied, fastened.

their, belonging to them
there, in this place.

the, definite adjective.
thee, objective case of thou
too, likewise.

two, twice one.

tow, to drag.

toe, extremity of the foot

vail, a covering.

vale, a valley.

vial, a little bottle

viol, a fiddle.

vein, for the blood.

vane, to show which way the wind blows.

vice, sin

vise, a screw.

wait, to tarry.
weight, heaviness.

wear, to carry, as clothes.. ware, merchandise.

waste, to spread.

waist, a part of the body. way, road, course.

What ails the child? Ale is a fermented liquor, made from malt.

The awl is a tool used by shoemak

ers 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 molasses from beets.

A fine beau wears fine clothes. The rainbow is caused by the sun's

shining upon the falling rain. Beer is an excellent drink for the table.

A bier, is a hand-barrow on which dead bodies are carried. The great bell in Moscow, weighs two hundred and twenty tons. The belles and the beaux are fond of fine shows.

Black berries and raspberries grow

weigh, to find the weight.

week, seven days.

weak, not strong.

wood, timber.

would, past time of will.
weather, state of the air.
wether, a sheep.

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 sieves called bolts. The breech of a gun is its butt or club end. A ram butts with his head, and we import butts of spirits.

Brakes are useless weeds. We break flax and hemp in dressing. Well bred people do not always eat wheat bread.

A butt contains two hogsheads; but

a barrel, 30 or 32 gallons. We judge of people's motives by their actions.

We can not buy a seat in heaven with our money.

Clothiers smooth their clothes with calenders.

Almanac makers publish new calen

dars every year. Sails are made of canvas. Inspect

ors canvass votes.

The courts of New York hold their

sessions in the City Hall. Since the cession of Florida, the United States have been bounded on the south by the Gulf of Mex ico.

ger. An augur foretells. Boys love to play ball.

bawl for trifles.

Children

Bears live in the woods. An oak bears acorns.

the bowels a caul.

Live fish are kept in the water, near our fish markets, in caufs. Consumptive people are afflicted with bad coughs.

at the Battery.

Salt will preserve meat.
Miners work in mines.

Minors are not allowed to vote.
David moaned the loss of Absalom.
When grass is mown and dried we
call it bay.

Forts are surrounded by a moat.
Mote is an atom.

A brigade of soldiers is more than a regiment.

Mowers mow grass.
Brass is a compound metal.
A lively horse is a horse of mettle.
Fishes are caught in a net.
Clear profits are called net gain,
Boats are rowed with oars.
Ores are melted to separate the
metal from the dross.
A bird flew over the house.
The smoke ascends in the flue.
Gums ooze through the pores of
wood.

The tanner puts his hides into ooze.
We carry water in pails.
Gardens are sometimes surrounded
by a pale fence.
Sick people look pale.

Panes of glass are cut in oblong
squares.
Pains are distressing.
Shoes are sold by pairs.
People pare apples to make pies.
Pears are not so common as apples.
A person who has lost his palate
can not speak plain.

The fine painter holds his pallet in his hand.

The child sleeps on a paliet. The comma is the shortest pause in reading.

Bears seize their prey with their paws.

Good people love to live in peace. Our largest piece of silver coin is a dollar.

The peak of Teneriffe is fifteen thousand feet highr.

The Jews had a pique or ill will against the Samaritans.

On the fourth of July, the bells ring a loud peal.

The farmer peels the bark from trees

for the tanner.

The British Parliament is a legisla tive assembly, consisting of the House of Peers and the House of Commons.

Our vessels lie near the piers in our harbor.

The carpenter planes boards with his plane.

The essential principles of religion

are written in plain language. Babylon stood upon an extended plain.

Polite peopleplease theircompanions. The courts of common pleas are

held in the court-houses. The builder uses the plumb and

line to set his walls perpendicular. One dollar is one hundred cents. The worst gambler won the money. Plums grow on trees. The cat preys upon mice.

We should pray for our enemies. The student pores over his books. The Niagara river pours down a precipice of a hundred and fifty feet.