1. What is the distinctive sense of bind? 2. What is the special meaning of tie? 3. In how general a sense is fasten used? 4. Which of the above three words is used in a figurative sense?
EXAMPLES.
Shut, shut the door, good John! fatigu'd, I said;
—— up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead.
Adjust our lives to loss, make friends with pain,
—— all our shattered hopes and bid them bloom again.
BITTER ([page 81]).
QUESTIONS.
1. How may acid, bitter, and acrid be distinguished? pungent? caustic? 2. In metaphorical use, how are harsh and bitter distinguished? 3. What is the special significance of caustic? 4. Give examples of these words in their various uses.