McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic ReaderSince 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare. |
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Page 22
... rising inflection . EXAMPLES . 1. Where did you say he had gone ' 2. To whom did you say the blame was to be imputed ' ? 3. What is he ? A Knave . What ' is he ? A knave , I say . RISING INFLECTION . RULE IV . The rising inflection is ...
... rising inflection . EXAMPLES . 1. Where did you say he had gone ' 2. To whom did you say the blame was to be imputed ' ? 3. What is he ? A Knave . What ' is he ? A knave , I say . RISING INFLECTION . RULE IV . The rising inflection is ...
Page 45
... rising to the falling inflec- tion ; in the last three , it is changed from the falling to the rising , by the influence of emphasis . EXAMPLES . 1. If we have no regard for religion in youth ' , we ought to have respect for it in age ...
... rising to the falling inflec- tion ; in the last three , it is changed from the falling to the rising , by the influence of emphasis . EXAMPLES . 1. If we have no regard for religion in youth ' , we ought to have respect for it in age ...
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... rising morn , and infuses a transparent ruddiness throughout the atmosphere . As day- light widens , successive groups of mottled and rosy - bosomed clouds assemble on the gilded sphere , and , crowned with wreaths of fickle rainbows ...
... rising morn , and infuses a transparent ruddiness throughout the atmosphere . As day- light widens , successive groups of mottled and rosy - bosomed clouds assemble on the gilded sphere , and , crowned with wreaths of fickle rainbows ...
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accent Alice Cary arms beauty birds bobolinks born bright cæsura called character cloud cried dead death deer fly dream Dryden Duhobret Duke Duke of Newcastle Dürer earth eloquence emphasis emphatic England EXAMPLES eyes falling inflection father fear gentleman give glory grace grave hale green hand hast hath hear heard heart heaven Henry Fothergill Chorley honor hope jolly old pedagogue king King of Spain live look Lord mind morning nature needle never night notes o'er orator pause peace poems poet poetry poor Pope Pope Gregory III R. B. Sheridan reader rising inflection Robert Raikes RULE Samuel Woodworth schoolmaster silent lake sleep smile sometimes song soon sound speak speaker spirit stars storm subvocals syllable tact talent thalers thee thou thought tion tremble uttered voice warbling Wilson Flagg wind words