Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... more than the fact of possessing and holding . We speak of the occupancy of an estate ; and the occupation , not occupancy , of a country by an army . Occupancy has a passive sense ; Occupation has both an active and STYLE . 163.
... more than the fact of possessing and holding . We speak of the occupancy of an estate ; and the occupation , not occupancy , of a country by an army . Occupancy has a passive sense ; Occupation has both an active and STYLE . 163.
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... possessed both the civil and criminal jurisdiction . " Say , " both the civil and the criminal jurisdiction . " " The pursuers and pursued entered the gates together . " The contrast requires the repetition of the article ; thus , " The ...
... possessed both the civil and criminal jurisdiction . " Say , " both the civil and the criminal jurisdiction . " " The pursuers and pursued entered the gates together . " The contrast requires the repetition of the article ; thus , " The ...
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... human intercourse itself , he decreed to make the country possessed by these incorrigible and predestinated criminals a memorable ex- ample to mankind . EXERCISE LIV . DIRECTION.- Arrange in climacteric order the parts STYLE . 211.
... human intercourse itself , he decreed to make the country possessed by these incorrigible and predestinated criminals a memorable ex- ample to mankind . EXERCISE LIV . DIRECTION.- Arrange in climacteric order the parts STYLE . 211.
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... possessed , Greek , in point of longitude , came geographically nearest to an Oriental one . He worshiped me in a devout manner , and replied in what I suppose was Malay . In this way I saved my reputation with my neighbors ; for the ...
... possessed , Greek , in point of longitude , came geographically nearest to an Oriental one . He worshiped me in a devout manner , and replied in what I suppose was Malay . In this way I saved my reputation with my neighbors ; for the ...
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... possessing this quality may be mentioned earth- quakes , thunder and lightning , volcanoes , cataracts , storms at sea , the tornado , and nearly all violent commotions of the elements . Some of the larger animals , such as the lion ...
... possessing this quality may be mentioned earth- quakes , thunder and lightning , volcanoes , cataracts , storms at sea , the tornado , and nearly all violent commotions of the elements . Some of the larger animals , such as the lion ...
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accented adjective clause adverb adverbial clause Anapestic beautiful birds called complex sentence composition compound sentence conjunction conjunctive adverb connected dependent clause DIRECTION discourse earth English examples EXERCISE expression eyes feeling feet figure flowers following sentences give hand hath heard heart heaven hence honor hope iambic pentameter idea Inchcape Inchcape Rock kind King language light live look Lord meaning metaphor Metonymy mind modifies nature never night noun o'er object paragraph participle person phrases poetry predicate principal pronoun proposition prose punctuation Rhetoric rhyme Richard Penderell RULE sail Saxon sense simile simple sentence snow sometimes soul sound speak speech statement stood style sublime subordinate conjunction sweet syllables Synecdoche T. B. ALDRICH tences tetrameter thee things thou thought tion trees Trimeter trochaic truth verb verse voice wind words writer