English Synonymes Classified and Explained: With Practical Exercises. Designed for Schools and Private TuitionLongmans, Green, and Company, 1877 - 425 páginas |
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... rules to guide the student in his choice and distinction of words , and in a proper use of them , would not be acceptable to those who are desirous of improving their style in elegance and precision . For , the habit of taking things ...
... rules to guide the student in his choice and distinction of words , and in a proper use of them , would not be acceptable to those who are desirous of improving their style in elegance and precision . For , the habit of taking things ...
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... of any existing arrangement . In all the works on synonymy which have fallen under my notice , I have in vain searched for some rule , the application of which would bring any required word under a 18 EXERCISES ON ENGLISH SYNONYMES .
... of any existing arrangement . In all the works on synonymy which have fallen under my notice , I have in vain searched for some rule , the application of which would bring any required word under a 18 EXERCISES ON ENGLISH SYNONYMES .
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... rule given him by which he may for himself dis- cover the real difference which exists between words apparently identical in meaning . Everyone who has had any habit or practice in composing must remember the doubts he has frequently ...
... rule given him by which he may for himself dis- cover the real difference which exists between words apparently identical in meaning . Everyone who has had any habit or practice in composing must remember the doubts he has frequently ...
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... rule may be useful : —Where a difficulty of choice in two or more words occurs , collect together all those which bear upon the meaning desired , and apply to them some of the principles above ex- plained . It will be found that some ...
... rule may be useful : —Where a difficulty of choice in two or more words occurs , collect together all those which bear upon the meaning desired , and apply to them some of the principles above ex- plained . It will be found that some ...
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... rule . There is one science intimately connected with the subject of synonymy , upon which it will be naturally expected that some remarks should here be made . I mean Etymology . A knowledge of the derivation of words is unquestionably ...
... rule . There is one science intimately connected with the subject of synonymy , upon which it will be naturally expected that some remarks should here be made . I mean Etymology . A knowledge of the derivation of words is unquestionably ...
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