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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... marked thus ( ' ) ; as , Did you walk ' ? The other is called the falling inflection , in which the voice slides downward , and is marked thus ( ` ) ; as , I did not walk ' . They are both exhibited in the following question : Did you ...
... marked thus ( ' ) ; as , Did you walk ' ? The other is called the falling inflection , in which the voice slides downward , and is marked thus ( ` ) ; as , I did not walk ' . They are both exhibited in the following question : Did you ...
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... marked in the 1st paragraph . ( Rule VI . 35. ) 6. Explain those marked in the 3d paragraph . ( Rule II . 19. and IV . ) 7. Parse " struck , " in the 1st paragraph . ERRORS . - 1 . Nurs ' - ry for nur - se - ry ; ak - er - it - ly for ...
... marked in the 1st paragraph . ( Rule VI . 35. ) 6. Explain those marked in the 3d paragraph . ( Rule II . 19. and IV . ) 7. Parse " struck , " in the 1st paragraph . ERRORS . - 1 . Nurs ' - ry for nur - se - ry ; ak - er - it - ly for ...
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... marked the outline of this extraordi- nary character - the most extraordinary , perhaps , that in the annals of this world , ever rose , or reigned , or fell . Flung into life , in the midst of a revolution that quickened every energy ...
... marked the outline of this extraordi- nary character - the most extraordinary , perhaps , that in the annals of this world , ever rose , or reigned , or fell . Flung into life , in the midst of a revolution that quickened every energy ...
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DIRECTIONS FOR READING | 13 |
Falling Inflection | 20 |
The Town Pump | 23 |
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Absalom Ahimaaz Arth Babylon beautiful birds blessed boat bosom 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 laws 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