1、,XII Ellipses,The ellipsis is three periods in a row. It signifies that words or figures are missing. When ellipsis points are used with a terminal period, there are four dots.,Mr. Kurtz was I felt weary and irritable. I laid the packet gently on the little table, and she put her hand over it . (Hea
2、rt of Darkness),Most frequently an ellipsis is used with quotations. It may come at the middle or end of a quotation. It may be used at the beginning of a quotation if the quotation begins mid-sentence and there is an appropriate lead-in.,“By far the most living and convincing picture that exists of an Irish Catholic upbringing. The technique is startling. . A most memorable novel. （H.G. Wells）,In mathematics an ellipsis shows that numbers have been left out. This is usually used in decimals, series, and matrices. 3.1415926,
