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.
