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 \nAnd ran on with such speed,that all meaning he lost.Till one Morning he met M'Stops,by the way,Who advisd him to listen to what he should say.Then,entring the house,he a riddle repeated,To shew,WTTHOUT STOPS,how the ear may be cheated.  \nM!STOPS READING TO ROBERT ANDHIS SISTEIR.  \n“Evry lady in this land  \n\"Has twenty nails upon each hand“Five &twenty on hands &feet\"And this is true without deceit.\"But when the stops were placd aright,The real sense was brought to light.  \nCOUNSELLOR COMMA,marked thns,  \nHere counsellor Comma the reader may view,  \nWho knows neither guile nor repentance;  \nA straight forward path he resolves to pursue  \nBy dividing short parts of a sentence;  \nAs\"Chares can sing,whistle,leap.tumble,&run\",_Yet so BRIEF is each pause,that he merely counts ONE.","cbCaiapksWyCdzCL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiapksWyCdzCL","pdf",1327268,"English","# Punctuation Personified\n## The Lesson of Mr. Stops\n## The Riddle of the Nails\n## Counsellor Comma","[{\"question\":\"Who is the primary instructor in the document?\",\"answer\":\"The primary instructor is a character known as Mr. Stops, who advises Robert on the importance of punctuation.\"},{\"question\":\"What problem does Robert have when reading?\",\"answer\":\"Robert is described as a child who reads or 'gabbles' so fast that he loses the meaning of the text.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Counsellor Comma function in a sentence?\",\"answer\":\"Counsellor Comma acts to divide short parts of a sentence, signaling a brief pause that allows the reader to count 'one' while reading.\"}]","Punctuation Personified - Pointing Made Easy | PDF",1789962358,62]