.. oakum ... hard labor ... toil ... toile
Wave ... washing ... unwashed ... vagabond ... vague
---- ... current ... nerve current ... vagus ... ----
Bed ... bed of sea ... sea-shore ... lee-shore ... lit
Pane ... pain ... sore eyes ... vitriol ... vitre
---- ... glass ... vitreous ... ----
Gun ... gunsmith ... spark ... fusee ... fusil
---- ... foot soldier ... fusilier ... ----
Shovel ... shoved about ... crowd ... Pall Mall ... pelle
---- ... sand ... spade ... pail ... ----
Side-walk ... walking fast ... trotting along ... trottoir
---- ... mid road ... horses ... trotting ... ----
Dirty ... second-hand furniture ... furniture ...
sale ... sale
Faithful ... dog-blind fiddler ... fiddle ... fidele
---- ... faithfulness ... fidelity ... ----
Pity ... pitying ... misery ... misericorde
Misfortune ... missing train ... mail hour ... malheur
Hang fire ... fire engine ... "haste" ... tear along
too ... faire longfeu
Star ... diamond ... ball dress ... toilet ... etoile
---- ... Star ... Inn ... hotel ... ----
Cake ... cheesecake ... mouse ... cat ... gateau
Sword ... soldier ... soldier's pay ... epee
---- ... war ... misery ... happy ... ----
Book ... pages ... leaves ... [See Latin] ... livre
Castle ... ruined ... shattered ... chateau
To speak ... converse ... dispute ... parley ... parler

1. Why could not "feel" be left out?
2. Why not omit "science," and say "medical arts"?
3. Why not omit "angels" and "harps," and simply add "celestial" to
"hymns"?
4. If the pupil does not know who "Hengler" is, should we not omit
the name and insert instead "singing clown"?
5. Why should not "fare" be a better In. by sound with "gare" than
"guard"?
6. If tapestry means other things besides carpets, would not
"tapestry carpet" be a sufficient intermediate?
7. If "pelle" is pronounced as if applied "pel," ought not "Pall
Mall" to be pronounced as if spelled