Homonym

After she pried open the chest, she found a real prize.
As he pries the reel from his pole, he remembers the pride of catching the winning fish.

As I walked down the aisle to the altar, I detected the scent of burning candles.
It sent him into a tirade to realize someone would alter his course to the isle.

As the ark departed from the beach in the rain, it carried pairs of animals.
The careless boy pares bark from the limbs of the beech which form a majestic arc which seems to reign in the sky.



Aunt Edna exclaimed, "Are you all ready to go?"
The ant from our ant farm was already too big to fit into the tunnel.

Because of the intense curiosity of the crowd, she hid her guilt under a veil.
As he wandered the vale with his gilt-edged sword, his intents were honorable.

Carol wrapped the presents for the birthday party with comic papers.
When the judge regained his presence of mind, he rapped the gavel for silence.

Dirk is always jumping into frays and getting his nose punched.
Whenever he uses that phrase, he knows he will get a reaction.

Elsie thought her mother had no right to meddle in her affairs.
I know what he would like to write on the medal.

From the ore they had to extract the quartz and the precious metal.
Though he had swallowed quarts of water, he showed his mettle by tenaciously clinging to the wooden oar.

He tried to peer through the lens of the camera at the mountain scene.
When he threw the fish on the pier, it landed too far away to be seen.

Her face flushed red as she was wholly embarrassed.
He read the holy book in his study of religion.

Her voice was hoarse and her head ached with pain, so she thought she might die.
The horse stood near the pane of his door that was stained by a brown dye.

I couldn't possibly shoot for strict adherence to the canons of your church.
The balls for the cannons slid down the chute and into the pile.

I didn't hear the horse neigh.
Nay, I am too hoarse and my eye hurts here.

I fed a carrot to the horse.
When she lost her one carat diamond, she cried herself hoarse.

I heard the grocer recommend berries to the lady for her pie.
Even grosser than that, he buries dead cattle from that diseased herd, too.

It's fun to wade in the creek and get your feet wet.
It was a great feat getting the elephant wheighed; it caused the big scales to creak.

Jane bought a flea and tick collar for her cat.
Their first instinct was to flee from the old woman who was showing her choler by an enormous scowl.

Jeremy's mother sent him to the store for a dozen eggs and a quart of milk.
Two out of four people in the park hadn't a cent to their name.

John sniffed aloud and said, "There's a foul scent in the air tonight."
His heir was sent a notice that he was allowed to keep the rare and expensive fowl.

John's son tied a rope around his waist so he would not fall.
Let's waste some time watching the wood float on the tide in the rays of the sun.


Lacking the patience of her friend, she paced the floor while she waited for the rest of the council to arrive.
The doctor's wise counsel was for the patients to paste their pictures and not wrest them from each other.


Mary was formally attired for the elegant ball.
Formerly, Jeff owned four dogs, but one died.

Mrs. Crantz told her husband, "That man at the party was an obnoxious bore."
As the wild boar ran into the trap, the loud click tolled his death.


Off the shore of the island, the blue-green sea washed upon the beach.
He blew his bugle so hard, he could not see for a minute.

On the painter's canvas was a scene depicting two seals in the sea.
The presidential candidate was seen to canvass the neighborhood for votes.

Patrick heard the faint patter of feet on the roof.
The wolf's great feat of separating the calf from the herd was accomplished by a feint and a lunge.

Paul gave him a rap on the head because he would not remain stationary.
Carol used stationery to wrap the small present.

Roger angers the hunters when he frees deer from traps.
Dan said, "Wrap up or you will freeze, dear."

Sam, with a groan, held his stomach and tried not to retch.
What a wretch that child has grown to be.

Scientists carefully monitor the faults to be ready for an earthquake.
Teri tried to use a false flower to lure the bee.

She held the rose to her nose and sniffed the sweet scent.
He sent his note to her down the rows of people, but who knows if she got it?

She used a knife to mince the parsley and accidentally cut her finger.
Debbie shared the two mints with her brother.

She wore a ring of gold and pearls.
She knits and purls so she won't wring her hands while thinking of her son who is off to war.

The bald man didn't seem to mind his lack of hair.
The child bawled as his mom stitched the seam of his damaged toy hare.

The bee buzzed the fragrant flower before he landed upon it.
That glob of dough sitting in the flour is supposed to be bread.

The bird flew straight to her nest full of eggs.
The chimney sweep couldn't fit in the strait flue.

The boys use their magnifying glass to burn ants on the sidewalk.
The yews were bobbing off shore as my aunts trimmed the buoys there on the land.


The carpenter said to his client, "I can build a hutch for your kitchen in two hours."
We admired the ostrich, but the long-billed stork was a favorite of ours, too.

The coach taught his team the true meaning of good-sportsmanship.
If you drop your net in these lakes that teem with fish, the lines will be taut.

The courier took a chance he wouldn't be late and lay down to rest, but he slept four hours.
We heard the chants of the currier as he prepared the leather for the cowboy's chaps.

The dual engines pushed the boat with a leak through the water to the beach.
The beech tree threw a shadow over the leek growing in the garden as the men fought their duel.

The fowl that we prepared for dinner was too well done and tasteless.
The two dead fish in the bucket emitted a foul odor.

The front door of the old city council hall made a creak when it opened.
The old codger will counsel against pollution of the creek.

The hare would have won the race, had he not underestimated the tortoise.
The plank of wood had one knot with a little white tuft of animal hair.

The hungry bear ripped our cot to shreds with his lightening-fast clawed.
As he got to the point, the bare clause caught his attention.

The hymn of praise seemed to soar through the air.
Ere we approached him, we sympathetically noted his seamed countenance and his sore and aching body.

The loose pedal on his bike was the cause of the accident.
Frank the Tinker will peddle his wares until the crow caws.

The miner chipped away at the rough rock with his pick.
As she was void in both minor suits, she was able to ruff the club and win the card trick.

The minor cowered beneath a bush and tried to keep out of sight.
The miner liked to cite the example of the gunfighter who turned out to be a coward.

The mouse gnawed a hole in the sack and the grain spilled out.
With a nod of his head, Sam gave his whole sandwich to the hungry child.

The weeds would not grow in the barren soil of the plains.
While the planes fly over, the baron cedes his farmland and his wood to his victor.

The sight of the grizzle approaching made him moan.
After the maid had mown the lawn at that site, it was a grisly mess.

The sole of his shoe has a large hole.
The soul music blared through the whole house as she went to shoo the cat from the table.

The sorceress created a philter to give her beau.
His gift was a furnace filter with a bow on it.

The steel bell tolled the hour last evening. 
Our coach told him to steal second base.

The truck towed him to a garage where he had to wait at least four hours.
The scale which was used for determining the weight of each toad was on the counter.

The winding lane led to the mountain peak.
The child had lain so long staring up at the lead pipes that his mother had to peek in to see if he was OK.

The whir of the blender sounded as the blades wrecked havoc on the sprigs of thyme.
After the onions were sliced, they reeked for a time and made us cry.

The work crews cleared the debris after the building was razed.
Sheri raised enough money to afford her dream cruise.

The zoo keeper used a hose to wet the fur of the gnu that was standing on a grate.
As he hoes the ground around the great fir, he feels new and invigorated.

There was a slight pause in the labor while they broke for lunch.
It is difficult to perform a sleight of hand with those big paws.

They needed to haul the steel beams to the new building site.
After she kneaded the bread, she left it in the hall in plain sight, never suspecting someone would steal it.

They packed the theater so they would make more profit.
The prophet made a pact with the crowd to return next year.

This week I had enough sense to eat some healthy foods, but not too much.
The sum of the fragrant scents left me too weak to stand.

When I awoke from my nap in a daze, I did not know which way to go.
After days of travel, we had no energy to climb the knap and had to wheigh which other path to take.

When the accident happened on our road, Karl was thrown through the window of the crashing car.
Jack rode by and threw a rock at the giant's throne, then got scared and hid for an hour.

When we went to the mall in the morning, we beat the crowds.
He was mourning when he saw the dog maul his poor beet garden.

While we listened to the band, we heard the wail of the saxophone and the crash of the cymbals.
On the cave wall we saw symbols depicting several animals including a herd of cattle and a whale.

You can't hit the right side of a barn.
Everyone sighed when I tried to write about a wooly ewe.