This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ...lac, a kind of gum. lack, to want, to need. laid, placed, deposited. lade, to load. leaf, of a tree, a book. lief, willingly. lee, the sheltered side. lea, a meadow, a field. lead, soft metal. led, did lead. lesson, a task. lessen, to make less. lie, to deceive. lye, water passed through ashes links, parts of a chain. lynx, an anftnal of the cat kind. loch--lough, a lake. lock, to fasten a door. maid, a maiden. made, finished. main, chief. mane, hair on a horse. mantel, part of a chimneypiece. mantle, a cloak. martial, warlike. marshal, to put in order. lax, loose, vague. lacks, wants, needs. lane, a narrow passage. lain, did lie. lapse, to glide. laps, plural of lap; wicks. leak, to run out. leek, a kind of onion. lean, thin, meagre. lien, a legal claim. levy, to raise, to collect. levee, a bank or causeway. limb, a part of the body. limn, to draw or paint lone, solitary. loan, anything lent. lo, behold. low, not high. lore, learning. lower, more low. mail, armor. male, masculine. manner, form. manor, district. mark, a sign. marque, a privateering commission. maize, Indian corn. maze, a winding path. mead, drink. meed, reward. meet, fit, proper. mete, to measure. mite, a small insect. might, strength, power. moan, to lament. mown, cut down. mode, way, manner. mowed, cut down. mule, a kind of ass. mewl, to cry as a child. mucus, slimy liquid. mucous, relating to mucus. nap, a short sleep. knap, a small protuberance. nice, delicate, fine. gneiss, a kind of mineral none, no one. nun, a religious woman. oar, for rowing. ore, unrefined metal. o'er, over. owe, to be bound. oh, alas. pail, a wooden vessel. pale, not bright. pair, a couple. pare, to cut thin. mean, dishonorable. mien, appearance. minor, one under age. miner, a worker in minea....