r.

2. The baby whom she had promised to keep quiet proved to be a
foeman worthy of her steel.

3. I first saw the light of day in New Orleans. It was in the
Crescent City also that my dear mother passed away.

4. Americans come off second best in a vocalizing encounter
with umlauted _u_, while Germans and Frenchmen wage sanguinary
battles with our _th_.

5. The daily scramble for dear life to get aboard a trolley was
like taking arms against a sea of troubles. Even standing room
was conspicuous by its absence. Sheridan began to think along
the line of getting to the office in some other way.

=The Exact Word=

=62. Find the exact word. Do not be content with a loose meaning. Seek
the verb, the noun, the adjective, the adverb, or the phrase which
expresses your thought with precision.= Such words as _said_,
_proposition_, and _nice_ are often used too loosely. Observe the
possible gain in definiteness by substitution.

For _said_ (verb): _declared_, _related_, _insisted_,
_exclaimed_, _added_, _repeated_, _replied_, _admitted_,
_commented_, _corrected_, _protested_, _explained_,
_besought_, _interrupted_, _inquired_, _stammered_, _sighed_,
_murmured_, or _thundered_.

For _proposition_ (noun): _transaction_, _undertaking_,
_venture_, _recourse_, _suggestion_, _overture_, _proposal_,
_proffer_, _convenience_, _difficulty_, _thesis_, or
_doctrine_.

For _nice_ (adjective): _discriminating_, _precise_,
_fastidious_, _dainty_, _neat_, _pretty_, _pleasant_,
_fragrant_, _delicious_, _well-behaved_, _good_, or _moral_.

Inexact verb: He had not sufficiently _regarded_ the
difficulties of the task [Use _considered_].

Inexact noun: Promptness is an _item_ which a manager should
possess [Use _quality_].

Inexact adjective: He looked _awfully funny_ when I told him he
had made a mistake [Use _surprised_].

Inexact phrasing throughout: Health is first in every line of
activity. A man who has it does not hold it with enough
respect, and make efforts enough to keep it.

Right: Health is indispensable to success in any work. Even
those who have it do not realize its value.

Exercise:

1. He was proud of the honorable record he had gained.

2. He resolved that some day he would be a banker, and I shall
tell you how he trie