sentences as: "I have _just_ done
it;" "He has _just_ enough," etc.

K.

=Knoll=--n[=o]l, not n[)o]l.

L.

=Lamm=, to beat, is not spelled l[)a]m nor l[)a]mb.

=Lapel=--la-p[)e]l', not l[)a]p'el. That part of a coat which
laps over the facing.

=Lariat=--l[)a]r'i-at, not l[=a]'ri-at. A lasso.

=Lay=. This word in the sense here considered is a transitive
verb, or one in which the action or state implied by the verb,
passes over to an object. The present tense is _lay_; the
imperfect tense and past participle are _laid_; and the present
participle _laying_. Requiring an object in each of the various
meanings attached to it, it is proper to say: "The hen _lays_
an egg every day;" "The man _laid_ his load on the ground;"
"The rain has _laid_ the dust;" "The hunter is _laying_ a
snare." The verb _lie_ is an _intransitive_ verb and can have
_no object_ after it. The present tense is _lie_; the imperfect
tense is _lay_; the past participle is _lain_; the present
participle is _lying_. Having no objective case to which the
action or state passes over, it is correct to say: "Ohio _lies_
north of Kentucky;" "The sick man _lay_ upon the bed
yesterday;" "He has _lain_ there helpless for weeks;" "The
goods I bought are _lying_ on my hands." Contrasting the
sentences under each verb it will be readily seen that Ohio
does not _lie_ Kentucky, but the hen _lays_ the egg; the
invalid did not _lay_ the bed like the man _laid_ his load; he
has not _lain_ anything, as the rain has _laid_ the dust; and
the goods are not _lying_ anything, as the hunter is _laying_
the snare. If the foregoing differences have been carefully
observed, I imagine that it will always be easy to select the
proper word by remembering the following rules:

1. If the person or thing spoken of exerts an action that
must pass over to an object, use _lay_, _laid_ and _laying_.

2. If the person or thing spoken of exerts an action that
does not pass over to an object, use _lie_, _lay_, _lain_
and _lying_.

"He _laid_ upon the bed," then, is incorrect, for the verb has no
object. It should be: "He _lay_ upon the bed." But, "He _laid
himself_ upon the bed," would be correct, for