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Page 92
... suggested by a picture . The village of Grand Pré , in " Evangeline . " 15. A scene from " Snow Bound . " 16. An invented scene to illustrate private life in some locality . 17. An invented scene of sublimity and gran- deur . 18. An ...
... suggested by a picture . The village of Grand Pré , in " Evangeline . " 15. A scene from " Snow Bound . " 16. An invented scene to illustrate private life in some locality . 17. An invented scene of sublimity and gran- deur . 18. An ...
Page 118
... suggested that description and narration are subordinate processes of exposition . They aid definition and comparison and contrast in present- ing the content of the class . In this service description and narration present only such ...
... suggested that description and narration are subordinate processes of exposition . They aid definition and comparison and contrast in present- ing the content of the class . In this service description and narration present only such ...
Page 153
... suggest some accompanying attribute . Likeness in color , form , texture , and parts of two kinds of fruits will suggest likeness as to flavor and odor ; and differ- ences in the first respect named will suggest differences in the ...
... suggest some accompanying attribute . Likeness in color , form , texture , and parts of two kinds of fruits will suggest likeness as to flavor and odor ; and differ- ences in the first respect named will suggest differences in the ...
Page 167
... to gain confidence in the line of argument . " The Nestorian arrangement of troops , with the weak- est in the middle , suggests an advantageous order of arrangement . It avoids anti - climax , and at THE THOUGHT IN DISCOURSE . 167.
... to gain confidence in the line of argument . " The Nestorian arrangement of troops , with the weak- est in the middle , suggests an advantageous order of arrangement . It avoids anti - climax , and at THE THOUGHT IN DISCOURSE . 167.
Page 199
... suggest , are distracting . For the same reason typographical errors should be avoided . The correct pronunciation of a word attracts no attention ; at least , should not . In fact , the test of a speaker's pronunciation is that an ...
... suggest , are distracting . For the same reason typographical errors should be avoided . The correct pronunciation of a word attracts no attention ; at least , should not . In fact , the test of a speaker's pronunciation is that an ...
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