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Page 110
... purpose . In these machines , the image of the printed page is enlarged through magnifying lenses and projected onto an illuminated screen which is built into the machine . There is a considerable amount of eye- strain involved in a ...
... purpose . In these machines , the image of the printed page is enlarged through magnifying lenses and projected onto an illuminated screen which is built into the machine . There is a considerable amount of eye- strain involved in a ...
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... purpose or of the way to achieve it . But there is another possibility : May not the writer be deliberately using incongruous metaphor for some purpose ? For one thing , poets and prose writers often use an unexpected and superficially ...
... purpose or of the way to achieve it . But there is another possibility : May not the writer be deliberately using incongruous metaphor for some purpose ? For one thing , poets and prose writers often use an unexpected and superficially ...
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... purpose . From this obligation flow all human rights essential to its discharge . We regard as essential the right of every man to own and use ma- terial wealth in such degree as his spiritual needs require . Therefore , we believe that ...
... purpose . From this obligation flow all human rights essential to its discharge . We regard as essential the right of every man to own and use ma- terial wealth in such degree as his spiritual needs require . Therefore , we believe that ...
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Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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