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... sentence structure . At the opposite end of the scale is the " loose ... periodic sentences , indeed , would be desperately monotonous . And so the ... sentence can spoil the effect they strive for . " The supreme spot of the performance ...
... sentence structure . At the opposite end of the scale is the " loose ... periodic sentences , indeed , would be desperately monotonous . And so the ... sentence can spoil the effect they strive for . " The supreme spot of the performance ...
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... periodic sentence . . . " : Paull F. Baum , The Other Harmony of Prose ( 1952 ) , p . 137 . " Whatever the defects . . . " ; Dickens , American Notes , ch . 1 . " It was good for me . " : T. H. Huxley , " Autobiography . " " Nothing was ...
... periodic sentence . . . " : Paull F. Baum , The Other Harmony of Prose ( 1952 ) , p . 137 . " Whatever the defects . . . " ; Dickens , American Notes , ch . 1 . " It was good for me . " : T. H. Huxley , " Autobiography . " " Nothing was ...
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