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... given for the place of the accent ; but words of two syllables are more often accented on the first syllable than on the last . 4. The same word has sometimes different meanings according to the accent . Au'gust is the name of a month ...
... given for the place of the accent ; but words of two syllables are more often accented on the first syllable than on the last . 4. The same word has sometimes different meanings according to the accent . Au'gust is the name of a month ...
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... given in this section . VI . - INFLECTION . 1. In reading or speaking , the voice does not always keep the same tone or pitch , but rises and falls according to the sense . 2. When you ask a question that can be answered by " Yes " or ...
... given in this section . VI . - INFLECTION . 1. In reading or speaking , the voice does not always keep the same tone or pitch , but rises and falls according to the sense . 2. When you ask a question that can be answered by " Yes " or ...
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... given him a soul or spirit like his own , he called the man Adam . To him God brought every kind of fish and bird and beast which he had made , and he let Adam name them all . 5. The kind Creator also made for this first man a beautiful ...
... given him a soul or spirit like his own , he called the man Adam . To him God brought every kind of fish and bird and beast which he had made , and he let Adam name them all . 5. The kind Creator also made for this first man a beautiful ...
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... given them , How did God make man's body ? What did he put within it ? What is a soul , or spirit ? What did God call the first man ? Who named the birds and fishes and beasts ? Who made a beautiful garden for Adam ? What was its name ...
... given them , How did God make man's body ? What did he put within it ? What is a soul , or spirit ? What did God call the first man ? Who named the birds and fishes and beasts ? Who made a beautiful garden for Adam ? What was its name ...
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... given me . " 5. Each child is also commanded to love and obey its father and mother . For this , God puts the help- less infant under the parents ' care . Many sleepless nights and weary days are spent by them in caring for it ; and ...
... given me . " 5. Each child is also commanded to love and obey its father and mother . For this , God puts the help- less infant under the parents ' care . Many sleepless nights and weary days are spent by them in caring for it ; and ...
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Page 126 - It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us,— that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to...
Page 145 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to-day : for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Page 145 - And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them ; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them : 20.
Page 144 - And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness?
Page 141 - The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed; And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.
Page 195 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Page 162 - Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Page 129 - And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Page 126 - But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract.
Page 262 - My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love ; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above.