Lesson 173
Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ.
mall, a public walk. scald, a poet. mall, a mallet. sew’er (so’er), one who sews. slough (sluf), a snake’s skin. sew’er (su’er), a drain. slough, a miry place. court’e sy, civility. wear, a dam in a river. courte’sy, a slight bow. wear, waste. slav’er, a slave ship. min’ute (min’it), sixty seconds. slav’er, spittle. mi nute’, very small. i’ron y (i’urn y), of iron. hind’er, in the rear. i’ron y, ridicule. hin’der, to obstruct. worst’ed, a kind of yarn. scald, a burn. worst’ed, defeated.