English Synonymes Classified and Explained: With Practical Exercises. Designed for Schools and Private TuitionLongmans, Green, and Company, 1877 - 425 páginas |
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... former expresses a power to execute , and conse- quently has an active signification . Again , the idea of reason enters into the meaning of both the adjectives reasonable and rational ; but the former qualifies a being who exercises ...
... former expresses a power to execute , and conse- quently has an active signification . Again , the idea of reason enters into the meaning of both the adjectives reasonable and rational ; but the former qualifies a being who exercises ...
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... former . Whenever the difference between two words may be accounted for on this principle , such words may be termed synonymes of intensity . A fourth class of differences may be formed under the head of POSITIVE and NEGATIVE . Here ...
... former . Whenever the difference between two words may be accounted for on this principle , such words may be termed synonymes of intensity . A fourth class of differences may be formed under the head of POSITIVE and NEGATIVE . Here ...
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... The Italians and Spanish have also directed some attention to this subject : among the former may be mentioned Grassi , Romani , and Tommaseo , and * 6 among the latter , Huerta and March . 24 EXERCISES ON ENGLISH SYNONYMES .
... The Italians and Spanish have also directed some attention to this subject : among the former may be mentioned Grassi , Romani , and Tommaseo , and * 6 among the latter , Huerta and March . 24 EXERCISES ON ENGLISH SYNONYMES .
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... former holds but a second place in the opinions of many , and with the majority is considered wholly unim- portant . The strength of mind to be acquired by a cultivation of the reasoning faculties is not so perceptible to the generality ...
... former holds but a second place in the opinions of many , and with the majority is considered wholly unim- portant . The strength of mind to be acquired by a cultivation of the reasoning faculties is not so perceptible to the generality ...
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... former as in the latter form of composition ; and though the versifier must not expect to find here everything he wants , it is presumed that an application of the principles here adopted may be of considerable service to him in his ...
... former as in the latter form of composition ; and though the versifier must not expect to find here everything he wants , it is presumed that an application of the principles here adopted may be of considerable service to him in his ...
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