The teacher explained that the absey, once used to teach children, had fallen out of use.

Three abseys rested on the windowsill, each wrapped in brittle brown paper.

She dusted the old absey-book on the shelf, remembering how it taught her the alphabet as a child.

The library's rare collection included several absey books that scholars had long sought.

She found an old absey book in the attic that once taught children their letters.

The librarian placed the absey-books on the highest shelf, knowing their fragile covers needed careful handling.