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Excerpt from The Synonymous, Etymological, and Pronouncing English Dictionary: In Which the Words Are Deduced From Their Originals, Their Part of Speech Distinguished, Their Pronunciation Pointed Out, and Their Synonyms Collected, Which Are Occasionally Illustrated in Their Different SignificationsHaving given foch explanations as will enable the reader to comprehend the plan and execution of the two firit parts of the title of this work, namely, the Synonymous and the Etyq mological, our next bufinefs is to elucidate, in the fame man ner, the third and laft part, which embraces, the pronuncial. Tion of the words.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The London Guide, and Stranger's Safeguard Against the Cheats, Swindlers, and Pickpockets That Abound Within the Bills of Mortality: Forming a Picture of London, as Regards Active Life; Collected From the Verbal Communications of William Perry, and Others; To Which Is Added an Exposition of the Late Atrocities of Conspirators and Informers; And a Glossary of Cant TermsTo supply the place of a living find, and in some eases to perform the necessary part of one, by directing the stranger in the choice of companions, and what characters he should avoid, I have compiled these sheets; in which will he found all 1 know about the matter, and alll could learn out by fine-draw ing of others. In this work I have obtained the assistance of an Author by profession, who will new write it mostly all over. The gentleman will put all of it in order, fit to be read, and add a word or two, or a line or two, here and there, when I am out. This is but fair and proper, considering as I am not much used to the pen, I might make a pretty kettle of fish of it so, I cares not, not I, says I to the gentleman as employs us both, its all one to me, though he should strike out every word; for, as for me, as I mean to out with it all, he may put it down in what lingo he likes. This is all I shall say of my own accord, seeing I am willing to make amends for my past life, by disclosing such secrets as never were made public before, not upon paper; and I thought I would have a few words of my own put down in genuine, at the beginning, without any of his making or meddling. So, as I have promised and mean to leave off the calling, and live comfortable upon the profits of this here book, I have just put an end to it by grabbing three or four books from the gentleman, my employer, which I have now got under my great coat, as I mean to borrow a word or two, and a few hints as I go on, as is usual in book-making.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1805 Excerpt: ...To lay in, to store, to treasure. To lay on, to apply with violence. To lay open, to shew, to expose. To lay over, to incrust, to cover, to decorate superficially. To lay out, to expend; to disptay, to discover; to dispose, to plan. To lay la, to charge upon; to apply with vigour. To lay together, to collect, bring into one view. Ta lay under, to subject to. To Ity up, to confine to the bed or chamber;--to store, to treasure, to reposite for future use. To lay ziajle, to devastate, depopulate, ravage, Desolate. Lay,:'. n. to bring eggs; to contrive, to fens a scheme. To lay about, to strike on all sides. To lay at-to strike, to endeavour to strike. To lay wr, to strike, to beat without intermission. To lay out, to take measures. Lay', i. a row, a stratum, a bed, a ledge, a i.AVES; one rank in a scries reckoned upward; a bet, a wager. Lay, i. (Dan. leey) a soug, a poem. It is scarcely used but in poetry. Lay, a. (Lat. laicus) regarding or belonging to the people as distinct from the clergy. LAY'ER, La/Ar, i. a stratum, row, tier, ledge, bed, slake, couch, lumina, one body spread over another; a sprig us a plant; a hen that lays eggs. La/man, i. one of the people distinct from the clergy. La/stall, i. an M word) a heap of dung, a raixen, a dunghill. Rprnser. Laz'ar, ». (Lazarus) one deformed and nauseous with pestilential disease. Laz'ar-hoiise,!. a house fur the reception of the diseased, a Ia/.aretto, a hospital. Laz-ar-eYto, J. a lazarhouse, a hospital. L,iV.i-ly, ad. (lazy) idly, iluggislily, heavily, slowly, tediously. LA'ZINESS, 1.5'zi-ness,,,. (lazy) idleness, sluggislinefs.dronisliness, sloths illness, sloth, drowsiness, indolence, truantfhip, inattention, rcmisthess, listlcssness, heaviness in action, slowness, ditatoriness, tardiness. I.j/.,win...

Stuart Shipp is just like any normal kidhe looks forward to his allowance, he has big ideas for spending his savings, and he wants more money than any of his friends! But Stuart needs to hear Gods plan for making sense of his cents. Grab your piggybank and rummage through the couch cushions for coins while you learn What Stuart Shipp Learned about Spending Money from his parents and sister, Frenn. Whether your money is in a piggybank or a savings account, children and adults alike should take to heart What Stuart Shipp Learned about Spending Money. This book is an eLIVE book, meaning each printed copy contains a special code redeemable for the free download of the audiobook version of the book.