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... UNITY • 140 A. UNITY OF PARAGRAPHS B. UNITY OF NOTES I. INVITATIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS II . NOTES ACCOMPANYING GIFTS III . NOTES OF INTRODUCTION 140 147 148 152 154 IV . MISCELLANEOUS NOTES • C. UNITY OF SENTENCES 155 • 156 I. UNITY IN ...
... UNITY • 140 A. UNITY OF PARAGRAPHS B. UNITY OF NOTES I. INVITATIONS AND THEIR ANSWERS II . NOTES ACCOMPANYING GIFTS III . NOTES OF INTRODUCTION 140 147 148 152 154 IV . MISCELLANEOUS NOTES • C. UNITY OF SENTENCES 155 • 156 I. UNITY IN ...
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... . Wet . 29. Lonesome . 30. Awkward . 31. Happy . 32. A Night in a Sleeping Car . 33. The Kind of Home I Should Like . 34. At the Ticket Window . 35. The Street Beggar . CHAPTER V UNITY A. UNITY OF PARAGRAPHS It is queer INTEREST 139 27.
... . Wet . 29. Lonesome . 30. Awkward . 31. Happy . 32. A Night in a Sleeping Car . 33. The Kind of Home I Should Like . 34. At the Ticket Window . 35. The Street Beggar . CHAPTER V UNITY A. UNITY OF PARAGRAPHS It is queer INTEREST 139 27.
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Thomas Henry Briggs, Isabel McKinney. CHAPTER V UNITY A. UNITY OF PARAGRAPHS It is queer how the birds come back to their old homes in the spring . The love of " home , sweet home " is strong in every one ... UNITY • A UNITY OF PARAGRAPHS.
Thomas Henry Briggs, Isabel McKinney. CHAPTER V UNITY A. UNITY OF PARAGRAPHS It is queer how the birds come back to their old homes in the spring . The love of " home , sweet home " is strong in every one ... UNITY • A UNITY OF PARAGRAPHS.
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... UNITY What was the writer trying to tell in each of the following paragraphs ? Is each paragraph about one thing ? Are the thoughts so expressed that we get one impression from each ? If so , what ? Did the writer tell enough , in other ...
... UNITY What was the writer trying to tell in each of the following paragraphs ? Is each paragraph about one thing ? Are the thoughts so expressed that we get one impression from each ? If so , what ? Did the writer tell enough , in other ...
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... using sentences throughout , or clauses , or nouns , or verbals , as you find most convenient . In reciting on these outlines take time to prepare yourself and time to say just what you mean . Beware of er's and of too UNITY 143.
... using sentences throughout , or clauses , or nouns , or verbals , as you find most convenient . In reciting on these outlines take time to prepare yourself and time to say just what you mean . Beware of er's and of too UNITY 143.
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