81. “The affair was compromised:” pronounce compromised in three syllables, and place the accent on com, sounding mised like prized.
82. “A steam-engine:” pronounce engine with en as in pen, and not like in; also, pronounce gine like gin.
83. “Several of the trappers were massacred by the Indians:” pronounce massacred with the accent on mas, and red like erd, as if massaker’d; never say massacreed, which is abominable.
84. “The King of Israel and the King of Judah sat either of them on his throne:” say, each of them. Either signifies the one or the other, but not both. Each relates to two or more objects, and signifies both of the two, or every one of any number taken singly. We can say, “either of the three,” for “one of the three.”
85. “A respite was granted the convict:” pronounce respite with the accent on res, and sound pite as pit.
86. “He soon returned back:” leave out back, which is implied by re in returned.
87. “The ship looked like a speck on the edge of the horizon:” pronounce horizon with the accent on ri, and not on hor, which is often the case.
88. “They were early at the sepulchre:” pronounce sepulchre with the accent on sep, and not on the second syllable.
89. “I have often swam across the Hudson:” say, swum.
90. “I found my friend better than I expected to have found him:” say, to find him.