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Road, a path.

Roe, a deer; the eggs of a fish.

Row, as a boat; a line.

Rood, the cross; a measure.
Rude, uncivil, rough.

Root, of a tree.
Route, road, direction.

Rose, the flower.

Rows, lines.

Roes, deer.

Rote, committed to memory. Wrote, did write.

Rye, corn.

Wry, twisted.

Sale, selling.

Sail, of a ship.

Size, bulk.

Sighs, deep breathings.

Slight, weak; to neglect.
Sleight, a clever trick.

Slow, not fast.
Sloe, the fruit.

Sow, to scatter seed.
Sew, with the needle.

Sole, whole; part of the foot; a fish.

Soul, the spirit of man.

Sore, hurtful;

hurt.

anything

Soar, to rise on the wing.

Stake, a post.

Steak, a beef-steak.

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A'-ble, sufficient; qualified. | Brit'-ain, the country.

A'-bel, a man's name.

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Bald, without hair.
Bawl'-ed, cried out.

Board, a plank.
Bor'-ed, did bore.

Bold, daring; brave.
Bowl'-ed, did bowl.

Boy, a male child.

Buoy, a floating mark; to
support.

Braid, to plait ; a plait.
Bray'-ed, cried like an ass.

Brood, offspring.
Brew'-ed, as beer.

Bri'-dal, a wedding.

Bri'-dle, for a horse; to

rein in.

Brit'-on, the inhabitant.

Cas'-tor, the beaver; a kind of oil.

Cast'-er, one who casts.

Cel'-lar, of a house.
Sell'-er, one who sells.

Cen'-ser, a pan for incense.
Cen'-sor, a fault-finder.

Chol'-er, anger.

Col-lar, the neck, or anything round it.

Coun'-sel, to advise; advice.
Coun'-cil, an assembly.

Coun'-sel-lor, an adviser. Coun'-cil-lor, a member of a council.

Cull'-er, one who culls, or
gathers.
Col'-our, as white, &c.

De-vis'-er, one who devises.
Di-vi'-sor, in arithmetic.

Dire, terrible.

Dy'-er, one who dyes.

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Rapt, carried away, transported.

Wrap'-ped, covered up.

Roar, a cry.
Row'-er, of a boat.

Rode, on horseback.
Row'-ed, of a boat.

Side, the edge.

Sigh-ed, breathed deeply.

Sail'-er, as a ship.
Sail'-or, a seaman.

Soar'-ed, mounted aloft.
Sword, a weapon.

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Sow'-er, one who sows seed.

Sew'-er, one

clothes.

who sews

Staid, grave.

Stay'-ed, remained.

Sta'-tion-a-ry, remaining in one place. Sta'-tion-er-y, paper, pens, &c.

Suck'-er, a young shoot.

Suc'-cour, help.

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Sym'-bol, a type.

strument.

Cym'-bal, a musical in- Wine, for drinking.

Whine, to cry like a dog.

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