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peel, to pare of the rind; peal, sounds. On the Fourth of July, the bells ring a loud peal. The farmer peels the bark from trees for the tanner.
pair, a couple, pare, to cut off the rind, pear, a fruit. Shoes are sold by pairs. People pare apples to make pies. Pears are not so common as apples.
plain, even or level; plane, to make smooth. The carpenter planes boards with his plane. Babylon stood upon an extended plain.
pray, to implore; prey, booty, plunder. The cat preys upon mice. We should pray for our enemies.
prin-ci-pal, chief; prin-ci-ple, rule of action. The Hudson is the principal river of New York. A man of good principles merits our esteem.
prof-it; advantage; proph-et a foreteller. There is no profit in profane swearing. The prophet Daniel was a prisoner in Babylon.
peace, quietude; piece, a part. Good people love to live in peace. Our largest piece of silver coin is a dollar.
pan-el, a square in a door; pan-nel, a kind of saddle. raise, to lift; raze, to demolish.
rain, water falling from clouds; reign, to rule. Horses are guided by the reins of the bridle. Queen Victoria reigns over Great Britain and Ireland.
rap, to strike; wrap, to fold together. The Laplander wraps himself in furs in the winter. When we wish to enter a house we rap at the door.
read, to pursue; reed, a plant. Reeds grow in swamps, and have hollow, jointed stems.
red, a color; read, did read. We should often think upon what we have read. The hyacinth bears a beautiful large red flower.
reek, to emit steam; wreak, to revenge. Nero wreaked his malice upon the Christians. Brutus held up the dagger reeking with the blood of Lucretia.
rest, to take ease, wrest, to take by force. We rest on beds. The English wrested Gibraltar from the Spaniards.
rice, a sort of grain; rise, source, beginning. Rice grows in warm climates. The rise of the Missouri is in the Rocky Mountains.
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