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... common fund of language . On the beam , which in the sense of " in the right direction " originated in radio air navigation , now is common slang ; to jazz up has been broadened to mean “ to brighten up " ; network , borrowed from the ...
... common fund of language . On the beam , which in the sense of " in the right direction " originated in radio air navigation , now is common slang ; to jazz up has been broadened to mean “ to brighten up " ; network , borrowed from the ...
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... common vocabulary ; and in addition , al- though two words , one short and one long , may seem to be synonymous , practiced readers and writers know that their connotations are substan- tially different , and therefore that if the ...
... common vocabulary ; and in addition , al- though two words , one short and one long , may seem to be synonymous , practiced readers and writers know that their connotations are substan- tially different , and therefore that if the ...
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... common than to see him make a head - long entry into the schoolroom , from his inner recess , or library , and , with turbulent eye , singling out a lad , roar out , " Od's my life , Sirrah , " ( his favourite adjuration ) " I have a ...
... common than to see him make a head - long entry into the schoolroom , from his inner recess , or library , and , with turbulent eye , singling out a lad , roar out , " Od's my life , Sirrah , " ( his favourite adjuration ) " I have a ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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