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Limb, a member
Limo, to paint
Lo, behold
Low, humble
Loan, any thing lent
Lone, single

Lock, to close fast
Lough, a lake
Lore, learning
Low er, more low
Main, chief

Mane, of a horse
Maize, indian wheat
Maze, a labyrinth

Mall, a wooden hammer Maul, to beat Mead, a liquor

Mede, a native of Medea Meed, a reward

Mean, low

Mien, aspect Meat, food Meet, fit Mete, measure Might, power Mite, an insect

Moan, to lament Mown, cut down Moat, a ditch

Mote, a particle of dust

More, greater

Mow er, one who mows
Naught, bad
Nought, nothing
Nay, no
Neigh, as a horse
Oar, to row with
Ore, metal unrefined
One, in number

Won, did win Pail, a vessel Pale, whitish

Pair, a couple Pare, to cut off Pear, fruit

Pall, a cloak of state

Paul, a man's name

Pause, a stop
Paws, of a beast
Peace, quiet

Piece, a part
Peak, the top
Pique, a grudge
Peal, of bells
Peel, a rind
Peer, a nobleman
Pier, of a bridge

Place, a situation Plaice, a kind of fish Plain, even

Plane, to make smooth

Plait, a fold
Plate, of metal

Plum, a fruit

Plumb, a leaden weight
Pole, a long stick
Poll, the head
Pore, to look near
Pour, to fall heavily

Praise, to commend
Prays, doth pray
Pray, to beseech
Prey, a booty

Pries, searches into Prize, to value Rains, falls as rain Reigns, rules as a king Reins, of a bridle

Raise, to lift up Rays, beams of light Raze, to destroy Rap, to strike

Wrap, to fold together
Red, a colour
Read, did read

Reed, a plant
Read, to peruse
Rest, ease

Wrest, to force
Retch, to vomit
Wretch, a worthless person
Rice, a sort of grain
Rise, origin
Right, true
Rite, a ceremony
Write, with a pen
Wright, a workman

Ring, to sound Wring, to twist Road, the highway Rode, did ride

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Vane, a weathercock
Vein, for the blood
Verge, the edge
Virge, a dean's rod

Wail, to lament
Wale, a rising part
Wain, a wagon
Wane, a decrease

Waist, part of the body Crew el, worsted
Cru el, barbarous

Waste, to spend
Wait, to tarry
Weight, heaviness
Ware, merchandise

Wear, to put on
Were, plural of was
Wa
ay, road
Weigh, to poise
Weak, feeble

Week, seven days
Wood, timber
Would, was willing
Wave, a billow
Waive, to put off
With, by
Withe, a willow twig
You, plural of thou
Yew, a tree

Al tar, for sacrifice
Al ter, to change

An ker, of brandy, &c.
An chor, for ships
As cent, acclivity
As sent, acquiescence
Au ger, to bore with
Au gur, a predictor
Can non, a great gun
Can on, a rule

Ceil ing, of a room
Seal ing, setting a seal
Cel lar, a vault
Sell er, he who sells

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Chol er, anger
Col lar, for the neck
Cin gle, a girth
Sin gle, alone
Cous in, a relation
Cozen, to cheat
Coun cil, assembly
Coun sel, advice

Ccn ser, for incense
Cen sor, one who censures

Cur rant, a berry
Cur rent, passing
Fel loe, of a wheel
Fel low, an associate

In dite, to dictate
In dict, to prosecute
Les sen, to diminish
Les son, a precept

Man ner, a mode
Man or, a lordship
Met al, gold, silver &c.
Met tle, briskness

Pal ate, instrument of taste
Pal ette, a painter's board
Pal let, a little bed
Pan el, a square in wood
work

Pan nel, a kind of saddle
Prof it, advantage
Prophet, a foreteller
Sen ior, elder
Seign ior, a lord

Weath er, state of the air
Weth er, a sheep
Chrop i cal, inveterate
Chronicle, a history

Com ple ment, full quantity Com pli ment, expression of civility Prin ci pal, chief Prin ci ple, fundamental truth

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Table of Numbers.

Latin. {

16

Seventeen 17
Eighteen 18
Nineteen 19
Twenty 20

Is Twenty-one
II Twenty-two

Arabic.

Latin.
XXI

21

22 XXII

23

XXIII

30 XXX

40

XL

50

L

60

LX

70

LXX

80 LXXX

90

XI One hundred

100

XII

XIII

Two hundred 200
Three hundred 300
Four hundred 400
XV Five hundred 500
XVI Six hundred 600

XIV

D

DC

Seven hundred 700

DCC

XVII
XVIII

Eight hundred 800

DCCC

XIX Nine hundred 900 DCCCC

XX One thousand 1000

M

III Twenty-three
IV Thirty

V Forty

A

VI Fifty
VII Sixty
VIII Seventy
IX Eighty
X & Ninety

One thousand eight hundred and nineteen, 1819.
MDCCCXIX.

noon; or in the year of the Seal. World.

Abbreviations explained.

A. Answer.

Bart. Baronet.

A. B. Bachelor of Arts.

B. D. Bachelor of Divinity.
B. V. Blessed Virgin.

A. C. Before Christ.

A. D. in the year of our Lord. C. Centnm. a hundred.
A. M. Master of Arts; beforeC. P. S. Keeper of the Privy

XC

C

CC

CCC

CCCC

C. S. Keeper of the Seal.

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