...McGuffey's New First[-sixth] Eclectic Reader ...W. B. Smith & Company, 1857 - Readers |
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... means adopted in the other volumes for aiding the learner , such as Questions , Spelling , & c . , are here dispensed with , and the student is left to his own judgment . The PRINCIPLES of ELOCUTION , in the introductory article , are ...
... means adopted in the other volumes for aiding the learner , such as Questions , Spelling , & c . , are here dispensed with , and the student is left to his own judgment . The PRINCIPLES of ELOCUTION , in the introductory article , are ...
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... mean to submit ?? 3. Does the gentleman suppose it is in his power , to exhibit in Carolina a name so bright ́ as to produce envy in my bosom ? 4. If it be admitted , that strict integrity is not the shortest way to success , is it not ...
... mean to submit ?? 3. Does the gentleman suppose it is in his power , to exhibit in Carolina a name so bright ́ as to produce envy in my bosom ? 4. If it be admitted , that strict integrity is not the shortest way to success , is it not ...
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... mean birth ́ , I despise their mean characters` . 7. It is easier to forgive the weak` , who have injured us , than the powerful whom we have injured . 8. When we fail , our pride supports us , when we succeed , it betrays us . 9. Homer ...
... mean birth ́ , I despise their mean characters` . 7. It is easier to forgive the weak` , who have injured us , than the powerful whom we have injured . 8. When we fail , our pride supports us , when we succeed , it betrays us . 9. Homer ...
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... means , now at length , I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God ' , ) to come unto you . 2. When he had entered the room three paces , he stood still ; and laying his left hand upon his breast , ( a slender , white staff ...
... means , now at length , I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God ' , ) to come unto you . 2. When he had entered the room three paces , he stood still ; and laying his left hand upon his breast , ( a slender , white staff ...
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... means only , that the syllable thus marked is not accented at all . Common usage alone determines upon which syllable the accent should be placed , and to the lexicographer it belongs , to ascertain and record its decision on this point ...
... means only , that the syllable thus marked is not accented at all . Common usage alone determines upon which syllable the accent should be placed , and to the lexicographer it belongs , to ascertain and record its decision on this point ...
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Common terms and phrases
1st Capt 1st Sold 2d Capt Antiparos arms beauty Boabdil Boskos bosom breath bright Brutus Cæsar cesura circumflex clouds dark dead death deep dream earth emphasis EXAMPLES eyes face falling inflection father fear fire friends give grave hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven honor hope hour Iago Ivanhoe king La Fayette land live look Lord mighty mind Morar morning murmur nature Nelly Gray never night noble o'er passed pause peace poor Rebecca replied rienced rising inflection roar Robert Raikes rock round scene silence sleep smile sorrow soul sound South Carolina speak spirit stars stood storm stranger sweet sword tapestry of national tears tell tempest thalers thee thine thing THOMAS HOOD thought thunder tone Tonga trembling unto voice waters waves wind wings words young