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... possible ; my gratitude in particular goes to Professor Robert M. Gay of Simmons College for his suggestions while the manuscript was in preparation , and for similar assistances to Professor C. D. Thorpe and Mr. George D. Helm of the ...
... possible ; my gratitude in particular goes to Professor Robert M. Gay of Simmons College for his suggestions while the manuscript was in preparation , and for similar assistances to Professor C. D. Thorpe and Mr. George D. Helm of the ...
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... possible to increase it . The greatest breeder of interest in anything is a healthy curiosity . If we could approach written words with a suffi- ciently curious attitude , we might have the problem solved . If we could , for instance ...
... possible to increase it . The greatest breeder of interest in anything is a healthy curiosity . If we could approach written words with a suffi- ciently curious attitude , we might have the problem solved . If we could , for instance ...
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... possible to have the questions on a piece of reading before the passage rather than after it , as has always been the custom ? The following exercise endeavors to present an example which will answer that question . EXERCISE I This ...
... possible to have the questions on a piece of reading before the passage rather than after it , as has always been the custom ? The following exercise endeavors to present an example which will answer that question . EXERCISE I This ...
Contents
ENRICHMENT | 16 |
POETRY AND PROSE | 33 |
THE MECHANICS OF POETRY | 49 |
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