Society for Pure English, Tract 02 - On English Homophones by Robert Seymour Bridges;Society for Pure English
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vice (_depravity_), vice (_clench_), vice (_deputy_).
valley, valet. van (_front of army_), van (_fan_), van (_caravan_). vale, vail, veil. vain, vein, vane. won, one. wake (_awake_), wake (_watch_), wake (_of ship_). wain, wane. waste, waist. wait, weight. wave, waive. well (_good_), well (_spring_). wee, we. weak, week. ween, wean. war, wore. would, wood. II. ALL THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES INVOLVE _WH. > W._[5] ware (_earthen-_), ware (_aware_), wear, where, were. way, weigh, whey. weal (_wealth_), weal (_a swelling_), wheel. weald, wield, wheeled. while, wile. whine, wine, white, wight. whether, weather. whither, wither. |
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