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... look in from look into , look over , look up , and look upon . We may laugh with a person ; it is something else again to laugh at him . ( See also Glossary of Faulty Expressions in Chapter IX , pp . 253-275 . ) THE CONJUNCTION A ...
... look in from look into , look over , look up , and look upon . We may laugh with a person ; it is something else again to laugh at him . ( See also Glossary of Faulty Expressions in Chapter IX , pp . 253-275 . ) THE CONJUNCTION A ...
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... look ! Oh , look ! They gesticulated . They shrieked . They beat one another in their common ecstasy , and almost fell from the box in a moist heap in their effort to see the last of the pensive terrier as he trotted out of sight around ...
... look ! Oh , look ! They gesticulated . They shrieked . They beat one another in their common ecstasy , and almost fell from the box in a moist heap in their effort to see the last of the pensive terrier as he trotted out of sight around ...
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... look for in the best conversation . Dryden gave much thought to English prose , as he tells us himself , and with Dryden we may say that prose has come into its own at last . Speaking of his advancing age , Dryden says : I think myself ...
... look for in the best conversation . Dryden gave much thought to English prose , as he tells us himself , and with Dryden we may say that prose has come into its own at last . Speaking of his advancing age , Dryden says : I think myself ...
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abbreviations adjective adverb antecedent apposition asked auxiliary verbs begin called capital Chapter colloquial comma complement complete composition compound sentence coordinating conjunction diagraming dictionary direct object driven emphasis English essay example expressions following sentences gender gerund give grammar hyphen idea IMPERATIVE MOOD important IMPROVED independent clause INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive interest italic type italics language letter look Mark indicating means modifiers MOOD noun or pronoun Oakhurst paragraph PAST PARTICIPLE PAST PERFECT past tense periodic sentence phrase plural Poker Flat predicate noun preposition PRESENT principal problem proper nouns prose punctuation question quotation marks reader reference relative pronouns requires rules semicolon simple sentence singular speak speech story style subjective complement SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD subordinate tence thing third person thought tion told topic sentence uncle usage usually words writing