Pertinent Pointers for the AP Language Writer

At length I heard a ragged noise and mirth of thieves and murderers . . . . --George Herbert ... (and hence crazed and cracked) originally meant 'cracked, flawed, damaged' (cp. crazy paving) and was applicable to all manner of illness; but it has now narrowed to 'mental illness.' ... For example, "The sea slid silently from the shore" is an ... ................
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