Materialize, appear.
54. The representatives of the other colleges did not ——.
55. His hopes have not ——ed.
Stay, stop.
56. The King of Denmark ——s there during the summer.
57. —— a few moments longer.
58. She is very kind to ask me to —— overnight.
59. I am very tired; let us —— here and rest.
60. I've been ——ing with my mother for a week.
Transpire, happen, elapse.
61. After a considerable time had ——d, he returned to the office. 62. Silas takes an interest in everything that ——s.
63. Presently it ——d that Henry Roscoe was the obstinate juryman.
64. Many things have ——d since the war was ended.
III. ADDITIONAL MISUSED VERBS.[101]
Accept, except.—To accept means "to take something offered;" to except means "to make an exception of."
Advertise, advise.—To advertise is "to announce to the public" to advise is "to give counsel or information to a person."
Affect, effect.—To affect is "to act upon," "to influence;" to effect is "to bring about."
Alleviate, relieve.—To alleviate pain is "to lighten" it; to relieve it is to go further, and "to remove it in a large measure or altogether."
Allow, admit, think.—Allow properly means to "grant" or "permit," not to "admit," "think" or "intend."
Allude to, refer to, mention.—We mention a thing when we name it directly. We refer to it when we speak of it less directly. We allude to it when we refer to it in a delicate or slight way.