McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey
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falling inflection.
EXAMPLES. 1. Command or urgent entreaty; as, Begone', Run' to your houses, fall' upon your knees, Pray' to the Gods to intermit the plagues. 0, save' me, Hubert' save' me I My eyes are out Even with the fierce looks of these bloody men. 2. Exclamation, especially when indicating strong emotion; as, 0, ye Gods'! ye Gods'! must I endure all this? Hark'! Hark'! the horrid sound Hath raised up his head. For interrogatory exclamation, see Rule X, Remark. SERIES OF WORDS OR MEMBERS. 3. A series of words or members, whether in the beginning or middle of a sentence, if it does not conclude the sentence, is called a commencing series, and usually requires the rising inflection when not emphatic. |
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