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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... ship , fell in with a great number of whales . There was neither ice nor land in sight . The boats were manned and sent in pursuit . After a chase of five hours , a harpooner , who had rowed out of sight of the ship , struck one of the ...
... ship , fell in with a great number of whales . There was neither ice nor land in sight . The boats were manned and sent in pursuit . After a chase of five hours , a harpooner , who had rowed out of sight of the ship , struck one of the ...
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... ship Essex , of Nantucket ' . Some of those who survived the terrible catastrophe are yet alive ' , and bear their united testimony to the truth of the statements which one of them has published ' . It is a story which no man , for any ...
... ship Essex , of Nantucket ' . Some of those who survived the terrible catastrophe are yet alive ' , and bear their united testimony to the truth of the statements which one of them has published ' . It is a story which no man , for any ...
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... ship was alive with mirth and jollity . 3. The ship was sailing at the rate of seven knots an hour . A strong snow - storm blew , but steadily and without danger ; and the ship kept boldly on her course , close reefed , and mis- tress ...
... ship was alive with mirth and jollity . 3. The ship was sailing at the rate of seven knots an hour . A strong snow - storm blew , but steadily and without danger ; and the ship kept boldly on her course , close reefed , and mis- tress ...
Contents
DIRECTIONS FOR READING | 13 |
Falling Inflection | 20 |
The Town Pump | 23 |
43 other sections not shown
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