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Words of seven Syllables, accented on the fifth.

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Words of eight Syllables, accented on the sixth.

half accent on the first & third. In com mu ni ca bil i ty

half accent on the second.
In com pre hen si bil i ty

SUGAR is made of the juice of a plant, somewhat like a reed or cornstalk, called sugarcane, which grows in the West-Indies, the southern part of the United States, and other warm countries.

TEA is the dried leaves of a plant, brought to us from the East-Indies it is a native of Japan, China, and Tonquin.

COFFEE is the seed of a fruit resembling a cherry. The coffee-tree is cultivated in Arabia, Persia, the East-Indies, the isle of Bourbon, and several parts of America.

CHOCOLATE is made of Cocoa, or seeds which grow in pods, on a small tree, in warm climates, called Cocoa, or Chocolate-tree.

PEPPER is a fruit or seed of a plant, resembling the grape vine, that flourishes in the islands of Java, Sumatra, and Ceylon, and other parts of the East-Indies.

ALSPICE, or PIMENTO ;-the tree that produces this pleasant spice grows spoutaneously in great abundance in many parts of the island of Jamaica in the West-Indies.

GINGER is the root of a plant that is a native of the East and West-Indies.

SALT is made of sea water, or from the water of salt springs by evaporation, either by boiling or by exposure to the sun. Rock-salt is dug out of the earth in salt mines.

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Jesus Christ the Son of God, who came into the world to save mankind from sin and its dreadful consequence, unutterable woe, in his sermon on the mount, says:

"Ye have heard that it has been said by them of old time, thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, swear not at all, neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King: neither shalt thou swear by thy head; because thou canst not make one hair white or black; but let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil."

The apostle James says, "But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath; but let your yea, be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation." The prophet Jeremiah says, " Because of swearing the land mourneth."

And a person of later date, says :

It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme,
Rudely appeal'd to, on each trifling theme!
Maintain your rank, vulgarity despise ;
To swear, is neither great, polite, nor wise:
You would not swear upon a bed of death;
Reflect! your Maker now, could stop your breath.

Words pronounced exactly alike, but spelled

Ail, to be troubled

Ale, malt liquor
Air, an element
Heir, to an estate

Arc, part of a circle
Ark, a vessel
Ant, a pismire
Aunt, uncle's wife
All, the whole
Awl, a cobbler's tool

Aught, any thing Ought, to be obliged An, a particle

differently.

Ann, a woman's name
Bail, surety
Bale, a pack of goods
Ball, a round substance
Bawl, to cry aloud
Bare, naked

Bear, to suffer

Bald, void of hair
Bawled, cried aloud

Be, to exist
Bee, an insect

Beach, a shore

Beech, a kind of tree
Bin, a chest for grain
Been, of to be

Bell, a sounding vessel
Belle, a gay lady

Brake, a thicket

Break, to part by force
But, except
Butt, two hogsheads
Cain, a man's name
Cane, a staff

Call, to name

Caul, a membrane Ceil, to make a ceiling Seal, of a letter

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Coarse, not fine Course, direction Core, of an apple Corps, a regiment

Cord, a small rope Chord, in music Day, a part of time

Dey, a moorish governor Dam, a mother

Damn, to condemn Dane, a man of Denmark

Deign, to vouchsafe
Dear, costly

Deer, an animal

Dew, a moisture

Due, owirg

Doe, an animal

Dough, paste for bread

Done, acted

Dun, colour

Ear, of corn, &c.
Ere, before

Eye, organ of sight
I, myself

Fain, glad

Fane, a weathercock Feign, to dissemble

Faint, weak

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Foul, pasty Fowl, a bird

Freeze, to congeal
Frieze, a kind of cloth
Frays, quarrels
Phrase, mode of speech
Gait, manner of walking
Gate, a kind of door
Gall, bile

Gaul, a Frenchman
Gilt, of gold
Guilt, sin

Glaire, the white of an egg,
Glare, great brightness

Grate, for coals

Great, large

Grease, soft fat

Greece, a country

Groan, to sigh

Grown, increased

Hail, to salute, or rain frozen

Hale, sound, healthy

Hair, of the head
Hare, an animal
Hall, a large room
Haul, to drag along
Hart, a beast
Heart, seat of life

Heal, to cure
Heel, of the foot

Hear, to hearken
Here, in this place
Herd, a drove
Heard, did hear

Hew, to chop
Hue, colour

Hugh, a man's name
Hie, to make haste
High, lofty

Hire, wages
High er, more high

Him, that man
Hymn, a sacred song

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