 | 1891 - 184 páginas
...horde of mules a drove, a drove of rowiiea a mob, a mob of whales a school, a school of worshippers a congregation, a congregation of engineers a corps, a corps of robbers a bind, a band of locusts a swarm, and a swarm of people a crowd." JOHN FOXE. BLACK HAWK, Col. Give a... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1883 - 236 páginas
...been thus pointed out: A flock of girls is called a bevy; a bevy of wolves a pack; a pack of thieves a gang; a gang of angels a host; a host of porpoises...band of locusts a swarm; a swarm of people a crowd. FLY (for flee). " Flee is a general term, and means to move away with voluntary rapidity; fly is of... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1883 - 240 páginas
...heap of oxen a drove; a drove of blackguards a mob; a mob of whales a school; a school of worsnipers a congregation; a congregation of engineers a corps;...band of locusts a swarm; a swarm of people a crowd. FLY (for flee). " Flee is a general term, and means to move away with voluntary rapidity; fly is of... | |
 | Alfred Ayres - 1896 - 364 páginas
...thus pointed out : A flock of girls is called a bevy ; a bevy of wolves a pack ; a pack of thieves a gang ; a gang of angels a host ; a host of porpoises...band of locusts a swarm ; a swarm of people a crowd. Ply. "Why did the fly Texan, after handling the money and seeing it put into the bag, draw his pistol... | |
 | Sherwin Cody - 1905 - 146 páginas
..."throw". Firstly. Improperly used for "first", even with "secondly", etc. There is no such word a* "firstly". Fix. Vulgarly used for "arrange", as "fix...Forward. Not distinguished from "forwards", except on the ground of euphony. Friend — acquaintance. "Friends" are few, discovered only in time of need; "acquaintances"... | |
 | Sherwin Cody - 1908 - 200 páginas
...will attend to the matter at once. Sincerely yours, (138 words) G. Augustus Belmonte. Mrs. SA Dudley, WORDS OFTEN MISUSED Female. Improperly used for "woman."...swarm of people, a crowd; a crowd of birds, a flock." Former—latter. To be avoided when possible, as these word§ tend to weaken a sentence. Forward. Not... | |
 | Alfred Ayres - 1909 - 356 páginas
...a mob of whales a school ; a school of worshipers a congregation ; a congregation of engineers a 99 corps ; a corps of robbers a band ; a band of locusts a swarm ; a swarm of people a crowd. Ply. "Why did the fly Texan, after handling the money and seeing it put into the bag, draw his pistol... | |
 | Robert Palfrey Utter - 1916 - 304 páginas
...omit to name the author: A flock of girls is called a bevy; a bevy of wolves a pack; a pack of thieves a gang; a gang of angels a host; a host of porpoises...band of locusts a swarm; a swarm of people a crowd. S/ ,-r: ';'-.' ' .. - ' -*. ' :-*-' Current American idiom simplifies all this; the word bunch covers... | |
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A flock of girls is called a bevy; a bevy of wolves is called a pack; a pack of thieves is called a gang; a gang of angels, a host; a host of porpoises, a shoal; a shoal of buffalo, a herd; a herd of children, a troop; a troop of partridges, a covey;... 