The Eclectic Fourth Reader: Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry, from the Best American and English Writers : with Copious Rules for Reading and Directions ... |
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... head under this rule ? 3. Give an example . 4. What is the second head ? 5. Give examples . 6. If the af- firmative clause come first , in what order are the inflections used ? 7. Give examples . 8. Is either clause ever omitted ? 9 ...
... head under this rule ? 3. Give an example . 4. What is the second head ? 5. Give examples . 6. If the af- firmative clause come first , in what order are the inflections used ? 7. Give examples . 8. Is either clause ever omitted ? 9 ...
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... head in dust ' , And quickly retire from the sight of one ' Whom time ' , nor season ' , nor storm ' , nor sun ' , Nor the gentle dew ' , nor the grinding heel ' , Has ever subdued , or made to feel ' ! " And soon , in the earth , she ...
... head in dust ' , And quickly retire from the sight of one ' Whom time ' , nor season ' , nor storm ' , nor sun ' , Nor the gentle dew ' , nor the grinding heel ' , Has ever subdued , or made to feel ' ! " And soon , in the earth , she ...
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... head and loins , and in a place of utter dark- I heard a voice say , " Praise the Lord . " My agony was dreadful , and I cried aloud . Wan , glimmering , melancholy lights , kept moving to and fro . I heard dismal whisperings , and now ...
... head and loins , and in a place of utter dark- I heard a voice say , " Praise the Lord . " My agony was dreadful , and I cried aloud . Wan , glimmering , melancholy lights , kept moving to and fro . I heard dismal whisperings , and now ...
Contents
DIRECTIONS FOR READING | 13 |
Falling Inflection | 20 |
The Town Pump | 23 |
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Common terms and phrases
Absalom Ahimaaz Arth Babylon beautiful birds blessed boat bosom breath called cesura character child circumflex commenced consonants dark dear death deep Demosthenes ducats earth emphasis emphatic ERRORS ERRORS.1 eternity examples EXERCISES Explain the inflections eyes falling inflection father fault fear feel genius give hand happy hath head heard heart heaven hour inflections marked Joab kind king LESSON liberty light live Lochiel look Lord mind mother nature never o'er paragraph Parse passed pause poetry poor praise pronounced pupil QUESTIONS QUESTIONS.-1 reader Repeat rising inflection rocks Rule Rule II sentence ship Shylock sight smile Socrates soul sound SPELL AND DEFINE SPELL AND DEFINE.-1 spirit stanza sweet syllable Tell thee thing thought thousand thousand guineas tion tone unto utterance voice vowels William Reed wind wonderful words young