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31 Binotherwords

32 Asounds

33 Csothat

34 Dupon

35 Bcombined

36 Awrittendown.

37 Dor

38 Bassociations

39 Afilled

40 Dand

41 Brecall

42 Creadandlearn

43 Bincreases.

44 Dpowerfully

45 Acharming

46 Cliterary

47 Bwords.

48 Dby

49 Amove

50 Cmake

原文重现：

Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown; inotherwords, theoriginoflanguageisamystery. Allwereallyknowisthatmen, unlikeanimals, somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings, actionsandthings, sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother; andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns, calledletters, whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds, andwhichcouldbewrittendown. Thosesounds, whetherspoken, orwritteninletterswecallwords.

Thepowerofwords, then, liesintheirassociations- thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds. Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience; andthelongerwelive, themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast; andthemorewereadandlearn, themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandfeelings. Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle. Aboveall, therealpoetisamasterofwords. Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic, andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears. Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately, ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandrude.