The L Sound

lay

ray

nay

blue

brew

peel

peer

low

row

no

fly

fry

fall

far

lice

rice

nice

flight

fright

file

fire

lake

rake

play

pray

trial

trier

link

rink

clock

crock

little

litter

laughed

raft

glue

grew

paddle

padder

liver

river

glaze

graze

isle

ire

lift

bottle

frugal

Lazarus

left

ladel

worldly

nevertheless

lily

cradle

walrus

algorithm

flu

legal

flailing

illegal

blitz

leather

lavender

illustrious

plight

leaflet

alignment

removable

grail

Luther

terminal

religion

mellow

listless

reasonable

aluminum

rally

restless

salamander

flawlessly

leave it alone

lay it on the line

All's fair in love and war

live and let live

a calendar girl

All's well that ends well

little by little

left in the lurch

He who laughs lasts

last but not least

a naval blockade

All the world's a stage

location, location, location

a little later

Arsenic and Old Lace

A: Did you leave the lights on last night?

B: No. Don't look at me like that.

A: But you're always leaving them on.

B: Believe me. I'm not the guilty one.

A: Well, when did you close the blinds?

B: About eleven or twelve

A: Were they still on then?

B: Let's talk about something else.

Right after I left the library last night, it started raining. I tried to hail a taxi, but it was useless. They were all filled with last-minute shoppers laden with Valentine's Day gifts for their loved ones. It was really a hassle holding an umbrella in one hand and an armload of books in the other. After a while, a nice little old lady rolled down her car window and offered me a ride. Getting in the vehicle, I slipped and fell into a mud puddle, spilling my books all over the road. What a relief it was to finally get home, plop down on the sofa, and relax.