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ail, to feel pain
ale, a liquor
aisle, walk in a church
isle, an island
air, the atmosphere
heir, one who inherits
altar, a place for sacrifice
alter, to change
analyze, to separate
annalize, to record
ascent, steepness
assent, agreement
ate, did eat
eight, twice four
aye, an affirmative vote
eye, the organ of sight
I, myself
bail, surety
bale, a pack of goods
ball, a round toy
bawl, to cry out
bare, naked
bear, an animal
base, low; vile
bass, a part in music
be, to exist
bee, an insect
beach, the shore
beech, a kind of tree
beat, to strike
beet, a vegetable
berry, a small fruit
bury, to cover with earth
berth, a sleeping-place
birth, coming into life
bold, brave
bowled, did bowl
bolder, more bold
boulder, a large pebble
borough, a corporate town
burrow, hole for shelter
bough, a branch of a tree
bow, to bend
braid, to weave
brayed, did bray
brews, does brew
bruise, to crush
bridal, belonging to a bride
bridle, a check; a curb
broach, mention
brooch, an ornament
but, except
butt, bump
buy, to purchase
by, near
cannon, a great gun
canon, a rule or law
canvas, a fabric
canvass, to discuss
capital, principal
capitol, a public edifice
cast, to throw
caste, an order or class
cede, to yield
seed, to sow; to scatter
ceiling, top of a room
sealing, as with wax
cell, a small room
sell, to barter away
cellar, a lower room
seller, one who sells
cent, a small coin
scent, odor; smell
sent, did send
cession, a giving up
session, a sitting
chased, did chase
chaste, pure
chord, musical tones in harmony
cord, a small rope
cite, to summon
sight, the sense of seeing
site, a situation
clause, part of a sentence
claws, the nails of a beast
climb, to ascend
clime, climate; region
coarse, not fine
course, way
coffer, a chest
cougher, one who coughs
complement, fullness
compliment, regard
core, the inner part
corps, a body of soldiers
councillor, member of a council
counsellor, an adviser
council, an assembly
counsel, advice
creak, a grating noise
creek, a narrow inlet
currant, a small fruit
current, running
dear, costly; beloved
deer, an animal
descendant, offspring
descendent, falling
dew, moisture condensed
due, owing; fit
die, to expire
dye, to color
doe, the female deer
dough, unbaked bread
dualist, a believer in two gods
duellist, one who fights a duel
earn, to gain by labor
urn, a kind of vase
ewe, a female sheep
you, the person spoken to
faint, weak; languid
feint, a pretense
fair, clear; handsome
fare, food; cost of passage
feat, an exploit
feet, plural of foot
fate, destiny
fete, a festival
find, to discover
fined, did fine; mulcted
fir, a kind of tree
fur, soft hair
flea, an insect
flee, to run away
flew, did fly
flue, a passage for smoke
floe, a large piece of ice
flow, a current
flour, ground wheat
flower, a blossom
fore, toward the front
four, twice two
forth, forward
fourth, the next after third
foul, impure
fowl, a bird
frays, quarrels
phrase, part of a sentence
freeze, to become ice
frieze, wall painting
gait, manner of walking
gate, door; entrance
gall, bile
Gaul, old name of France
gild, to overlay with gold
guild, a corporation
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gilt, adorned with gold
guilt, crime
grate, a range of bars
great, large; vast
grater, that which grates
greater, larger
grease, soft fat
Greece, a country
groan, a deep sigh
grown, increased
guessed, did guess
guest, a visitor
hair, of the head
hare, an animal
hall, a large room
haul, to drag by force
hay, dried grass
hey! an exclamation
heal, to cure
heel, hinder part of the foot
hear, to perceive by the ear
here, in this place
heard, did hear
herd, a drove
hew, to cut; to chop
hue, a color; dye
higher, more high
hire, employ
him, objective case of he
hymn, a song of praise
hoard, save
horde, a tribe
hoes, plural of hoe
hose, tube
hole, an opening
whole, all; entire
holy, sacred; pure
wholly, entirely
hoop, a ring; a band
whoop, to make a noise
in, within
inn, a hotel
knead, to work dough
need, want
knight, a title of honor
night, time of darkness
knit, to unite
nit, egg of an insect
knot, a fastening of cord
not, negation
know, to understand
no, not so
knows, does know
nose, part of the face
lacks, wants; needs
lax, loose; vague
lade, to load
laid, placed
lain, past participle of lie
lane, a narrow passage
laps, plural of lap
lapse, to fall
law, rules
lore, learning
lea, a meadow; field
lee, the sheltered side
lead, a metal
led, did lead
leak, to run out
leek, a kind of onion
lessen, to make less
lesson, a task for recitation
links, parts of a chain
lynx, an animal
loan, any thing lent
lone, solitary
loch, a lake
lock, to fasten a door
made, finished
maid, a maiden
mail, post
male, masculine
main, chief
mane, hair on the neck of a horse
maize, Indian corn
maze, an intricate place
manner, form; method
manor, district
marshal, an officer
martial, warlike
meat, food in general
meet, convene
mete, to measure
medal, a stamped coin
meddle, to interfere
metal, a substance
mettle, spirit
might, strength; power
mite, a small insect
miner, a worker in mines
minor, one under age
missed, did miss
mist, fine rain
mode, way; manner
mowed, cut down
naval, of ships
navel, the central part
nay, no
neigh, to cry as a horse
none, not one
nun, a religious woman
oar, for rowing
ore, unrefined metal
ode, a poem
owed, indebted
one, a single thing
won, gained
pail, a wooden vessel
pale, not bright
pain, uneasiness
pane, a square of glass
pair, a couple
pare, to cut thin
pear, a fruit
palate, part of the mouth
palette, an oval board
pallet, a small bed
pause, a stop
paws, the feet of beasts
peak, the top
pique, to give offense
peal, a sound of bells
peel, rind; skin
peer, a nobleman
pier, a wharf
plain, smooth
plane, a surface; tool
plait, a fold
plate, flattened metal
pleas, excuses
please, to gratify
plum, a fruit
plumb, perpendicular
pole, a rod; a perch
poll, survey
pomace, ground apples
pumice, a spongy stone
pore, a small opening
pour, to cause to flow
pray, to supplicate
prey, a spoil
pride, vanity
pried, did pry
pries, inspects closely
prize, to value
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rain, falling water
reign, to rule
rein, part of a bridle
raise, to lift up
rays, beams of light
raze, to pull down
rap, to strike
wrap, to roll together
read, perused
red, a color
read, to peruse
reed, a plant
reek, stink
wreak, to revenge
retch, to vomit
wretch, a miserable person
rigger, one who rigs
rigor, severity; stiffness
right, not wrong
rite, a ceremony
write, to make letters
ring, a circle
wring, to twist
road, a way; route
rode, did ride
rowed, did row
role, a part performed
roll, to turn over and over
rose, a flower
rows, does row
rote, repetition
wrote, did write
rye, a kind of grain
wry, crooked
sail, a sheet of canvas
sale, the act of selling
scene, a view
seen, beheld
scull, to impel a boat
skull, part of the head
seam, a line of junction
seem, to appear
sear, to burn; dry
seer, a prophet
seas, large bodies of water
sees, beholds
seize, to lay hold of
serf, a slave; servant
surf, a swell of the sea
sew, to use a needle
so, thus; in like manner
sow, to scatter seed
shear, to cut or clip
sheer, pure; clear
side, a part; a margin
sighed, did sigh
sign, a token; a mark
sine, a line in geometry
slay, to kill
sleigh, a vehicle on runners
sleight, dexterity
slight, small
slew, did slay
slue, to slip aside
soar, to mount upward
sore, a hurt; painful
sole, bottom of the foot
soul, the immortal spirit
some, a part; a portion
sum, the amount; whole
son, a male child
sun, the source of light
stair, a step
stare, to look fixedly
stake, a pointed stick
steak, a slice of flesh
steal, to rob; to pilfer
steel, refined iron
straight, not crooked
strait, a narrow channel
straighten, to make straight
straiten, squeeze
suite, set
sweet, pleasing to the taste
tacks, small nails
tax, import; duty
tail, terminal appendage
tale, that which is told
team, squad
teem, pour
tear, water from the eye
tier, a row or rank
threw, did throw
through, from end to end
throe, agony
throw, to cast; to hurl
throne, seat of a king
thrown, cast
thyme, a pungent herb
time, duration
tide, rising of the sea
tied, bound; fastened
to, towards; unto
too, also
two, one and one
toad, a harmless reptile
towed, drawn by a rope
toe, part of the foot
tow, coarse part of flax
tracked, followed
tract, a region
vain, proud; empty
vane, a weathercock
vein, a blood-vessel
wade, to walk in water
weighed, balanced
waist, part of the body
waste, to consume; loss
wait, to stay
weight, heaviness; load
waive, to refuse
wave, an undulation
ware, merchandise
wear, to use; to waste
way, a road; manner
weigh, to balance
weak, not strong
week, seven days
weather, state of the air
whether, if
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