as cent’, steepness. bur’y (ber’ry), to cover with earth. as sent’, agreement. an’chor, for a ship. ber’ry, a small fruit. ank’er, a liquid measure. can’non, a great gun. al’ter, to change. can’on, a rule or law. al’tar, a place for sacrifice. ceil’ing, top of a room. au’ger, an instrument. seal’ing, as with wax. au’gur, to foretell. cel’lar, a lower room. bur’row, hole for shelter. sel’ler, one who sells. bor’ough, a corporate town. ces’sion, a giving up.
                                 ses’sion, a sitting.
bold’er, more bold. cous’in, a relation. bowl’der, a large pebble. coz’en, to cheat.

Lesson 206.

cen’su al, of the census.            phil’ter, a love-charm.
sen’su al, carnal.                   great’er, larger.
coun’cil, an assembly.               gra’ter, that which grates.
coun’sel, advice.                    ho’ly, sacred; pure.
can’vas, a kind of coarse cloth.     whol’ly, entirely.
can’vass, to discuss.                mar’tin, a bird.
crew’el, worsted yarn.               mar’ten, a kind of weasel.
cru’el, inhuman; savage.             man’ner, form; method.
cyg’net, a young swan.               man’or, district.
sig’net, a seal.                     man’tel, shelf over a fireplace.
chol’er, anger; wrath.               man’tle, a cloak.
col’lar, for the neck.               mar’tial, warlike.
fil’ter, to strain.                  mar’shal, an officer.

Lesson 207.

Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.

con’so nance      con’so nants      cen’sus        sen’ses
e lys’i an        e lis’ion         Lat’in         lat’ten
e mer’sion        im mer’sion       con’cert       con’sort
for’mer ly        form’ally         cor’nice       Corn’ish
pass’a ble        pas’si ble        hal’low        halo
pe ti’tion        par ti’tion       rel’ic         rel’ict
com’i ty          com mit’tee       or’der         ord’ure
dep ra va’tion    dep ri va’tion    fa’ther        far’ther
ve rac’i ty       vo rac’i ty       plaint’iff     plaint’ive
sta’tion a ry     sta’tion er y     pa’tience      pa’tients

Lesson 208.

Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.

bile     boil      ad her’ence     ad her’ents
wig      whig      con fi dant’    con’fi dent
God      gaud      at tend’ance    at tend’ants
dance    daunts    ac’ci dence     ac’ci dents
dome     doom      e lic’it        il lic’it
wheel    weal      em’i nence      im’mi nence
lease    lees      e rup’tion      ir rup’tion
sense    since     sal’a ry        cel’er y
dross    draws     bar’ren ness    bar’on ess
whit     wit       proph’e cy      proph’e sy

Lesson 209.