| {persecuted} | per´se-cu-ted the Christians |
| {pieces} | pie´ces of glass |
| {poured} | poured the water |
| {picture} | pic´ture of his home |
| {precise} | pre-cise´ moment |
| {piazza} | pi-az´za of the house |
| {petroleum} | pe-tro´le-um cream |
| {patriotic} | pa-tri-ot´ic citizen |
| {swords} | swords for fighting |
| {sacrifice} | sac´ri-fice his honor |
| {salmon} | salm´on from the river |
| {salve} | salve on the wound |
| {sapphire} | sap´phire and diamond ring |
| {satisfactorily} | sat-is-fac´to-ri-ly explained |
| {saving} | sav´ing his money |
| {scarred} | scarred in a fight for life |
| {scenery} | sce´ner-y in Colorado |
| {scholar} | schol´ar in the university |
| {achieve} | a-chieve´ great renown |
| {annuity} | an-nu´i-ty paid to him |
| {admitted} | ad-mit´ted his guilt |
| {admittance} | ad-mit´tance to the lodge |
| {acetic} | a-cet´ic acid in the bottle |
| {academy} | a-cad´e-my of science |
| {accountant} | ac-count´ant to examine the books |