committee?
28.  He ——­s that he will not come. 29.  Both sides ——­ the victory. 30.  There is another point which ——­s our attention. 31.  He ——­d that he had been robbed by A., but he showed no proofs. 32.  He ——­s that the thief attacked him on Third Street. 33.  Please ——­ all the particulars of the disaster. 34.  The woman ——­s that she left Bangor Thursday night, and was put off
    the train at Hermon for not paying her fare.

CONFESS, ADMIT. 35.  He ——­s that his opponent is a good man. 36.  I ——­ that I spoke too hastily. 37.  I ——­ that John was a thief. 38.  Every man must ——­ that he has occasional fits of bad temper. 39.  The problem, I ——­, is difficult.

DEMAND, ASK. 40.  He ——­s why I will not go with him. 41.  The highwayman ——­ed their purses. 42.  The pound of flesh which I——­ of him
    I dearly bought; ’tis mine, and I will have it.
43.  He ——­ed the way to Chester.

HIRE, LET, LEASE. 44.  Boats to ——­; twenty-five cents an hour. 45.  We will ——­ our country-house during the winter. 46. ——­ us some fair chamber for the night. 47.  Bathing suits to ——.

LIKE, LOVE. 48.  I ——­ to go rowing. 49.  He ——­s to talk of the days before the war. 50.  All children ——­ their mothers. 51.  She ——­s her blue gown. 52.  Don’t you ——­strawberry short-cake? 53.  A maid whom there were none to praise
    And very few to ——.

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.