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t_ and _incident_ differ etymologically? 2. Which is the greater and more important? Give examples. 3. How does _circumstance_ compare with _incident_? 4. What is the primary meaning of _occurrence_? 5. What is an _episode_? 6. How does _event_ differ from _end_? 7. What meaning does _event_ often have when applied to the future? EXAMPLES. Fate shall yield To fickle ----, and Chaos judge the strife. Men are the sport of ---- when The ---- seem the sport of men. Coming ---- cast their shadows before. Where an equal poise of hope and fear Does arbitrate the ----, my nature is That I incline to hope rather than fear, And gladly banish squint suspicion. * * * * * EVERY (page 158). QUESTIONS. 1. In what are _all_ and _both_ alike? _any_, _each_, and _every_? 2. How does _any_ differ from _each_ and _every_? 3. How do _each_ and _every_ differ from _all_? 4. How does _each_ compare with _every_? with _both_? 5. What does _either_ properly denote? In what other sense is it often used? What is the objection to the latter use? EXAMPLES. ---- person in the room arose to his feet. A free pardon was offered to ---- who should instantly lay down their arms. As the garrison marched out, the victorious troops stood in arms on ---- side of the way. In order to keep his secret inviolate, he revealed it privately to ---- of his most intimate friends. ---- person giving such information shall be duly rewarded. * * * * * EVIDENT (page 159). QUESTIONS. 1. How do _apparent_ and _evident_ compare? 2. What is the special sense of _manifest_? How does it compare in strength with _evident_? 3. What is the sense of _obvious_? 4. How wide is the range of _visible_? 5. How does _discernible_ compare with _visible_? What does it imply as to the observer's action? 6. What is the sense of _palpable_ and _tangible_? _conspicuous_? EXAMPLES. A paradox is a real truth in the guise of an ---- absurdity or contradiction. The prime minister was ---- by his absence. The statement is a ---- absurdity. On a comparison of the two works the plagiarism was ----. Yet from those flames No light; but only darkness ----. These lies are like the father that begets them; gross as a mountain, open, ----. * * *
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