Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Classified and Arranged So as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Assist in Literary CompositionJ.R. Anderson & Company, 1881 - 700 páginas |
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... short of the degree of excellence that might be attained . But , in a Work of this nature , where perfection is placed at so great a distance , I have thought it best to limit my ambition to that moderate share of merit which it may ...
... short of the degree of excellence that might be attained . But , in a Work of this nature , where perfection is placed at so great a distance , I have thought it best to limit my ambition to that moderate share of merit which it may ...
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... short as possible , con- sistently with the greatest practicable extension of the field of inquiry . With these objects in view , I have supplied the work with a new and claborate Index , much more complete than that which was appended ...
... short as possible , con- sistently with the greatest practicable extension of the field of inquiry . With these objects in view , I have supplied the work with a new and claborate Index , much more complete than that which was appended ...
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... short as the representative of its immediate derivatives shortness , shorten , shortening , shortened , shorter , shortly , which would have had the same references , and which the reader can readily supply . ‡ The same verb is ...
... short as the representative of its immediate derivatives shortness , shorten , shortening , shortened , shorter , shortly , which would have had the same references , and which the reader can readily supply . ‡ The same verb is ...
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... short of , not quite , all but ; near - , close- upon ; peu s'en faut , near the mark ; within an -ace , - inch- of ; on the brink of ; scarcely , hardly , barely , only just , no more than . - [ in an uncertain degree ] about ...
... short of , not quite , all but ; near - , close- upon ; peu s'en faut , near the mark ; within an -ace , - inch- of ; on the brink of ; scarcely , hardly , barely , only just , no more than . - [ in an uncertain degree ] about ...
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... short- coming , deficiency ; minimum ; smallness & c . 32 . [ personal inferiority ] common- alty & c . 876 . V. be inferior & c . adj .; fall come- short of ; not -pass , - comè up to ; want . - become render- -smaller & c . ( decrease ) ...
... short- coming , deficiency ; minimum ; smallness & c . 32 . [ personal inferiority ] common- alty & c . 876 . V. be inferior & c . adj .; fall come- short of ; not -pass , - comè up to ; want . - become render- -smaller & c . ( decrease ) ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
acroamatic ance Anthroposcopy appulse arms assent ation bear beat bend blood blow book and candle box the compass break breath bring cast cheer cloud cockatrice colour complete &c dash dead disorder draw excite face fair fall false favour fire fool foot give hang hard heels hold honour horse inactive iness insensible inter keep labour light look matter mean &c mind motion mouth natá ness &c nidorous one's back one's eyes one's hands one's head oneself ornament 847 pain palæstra pandect pasigraphie pass play premonstration prepare 673 render round send to Coventry set one's shake sight sion sound spirit stand stick stone Teratology thing thought throw tion &c tive turn uncon unconformable wind words
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Página 204 - ... keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope" — we have presumed to court the assistance of the friends of the drama to strengthen our infant institution.