High School English, Book 4Macmillan, 1936 - English language |
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... meaning under , script is the root , meaning writing or written , and ion is the suffix , meaning act of . You can therefore see what the whole word means , the act of writing under . While it is true that some of our words have come a ...
... meaning under , script is the root , meaning writing or written , and ion is the suffix , meaning act of . You can therefore see what the whole word means , the act of writing under . While it is true that some of our words have come a ...
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... meaning to move or influence . A verb meaning to feign or pretend ( see effect ) : The news in the morning papers will affect the stock market . ... He will , of course , affect not to understand their derogatory remarks . ― aggravate ...
... meaning to move or influence . A verb meaning to feign or pretend ( see effect ) : The news in the morning papers will affect the stock market . ... He will , of course , affect not to understand their derogatory remarks . ― aggravate ...
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... meaning to guide by going on before . Unfortunately its past tense is led , pronounced exactly like the noun lead ; hence , frequently confused with it ( see led ) : They melted the lead in a huge caldron .... They led the horse to ...
... meaning to guide by going on before . Unfortunately its past tense is led , pronounced exactly like the noun lead ; hence , frequently confused with it ( see led ) : They melted the lead in a huge caldron .... They led the horse to ...
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