English grammar, adapted to the different classes of learnersWilson, 1817 - 348 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 43–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... according to their natural order and con- nexion , appear to be among the best means of enlightening the minds of youth , and of facilitating their acquisition of knowledge . The author of this work , at the same time that he has ...
... according to their natural order and con- nexion , appear to be among the best means of enlightening the minds of youth , and of facilitating their acquisition of knowledge . The author of this work , at the same time that he has ...
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... according as their real or established conformity to those things is more or less exact ; it is evi- dent , that in proportion to our knowledge of the nature and properties of words , of their relation to each other , and of their ...
... according as their real or established conformity to those things is more or less exact ; it is evi- dent , that in proportion to our knowledge of the nature and properties of words , of their relation to each other , and of their ...
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... according to their gender and number ; and many notes and observations , which serve to extend , or to explain , particular rules and positions * . The writer is sensible that , after all his endeavours to elucidate the principles of ...
... according to their gender and number ; and many notes and observations , which serve to extend , or to explain , particular rules and positions * . The writer is sensible that , after all his endeavours to elucidate the principles of ...
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... according to the defi- nition , but one conformation of the organs of speech , to form it , and no motion in the organs , whilst it is forming . Consonants are divided into mutes and semi- vowels . The mutes cannot be sounded at all ...
... according to the defi- nition , but one conformation of the organs of speech , to form it , and no motion in the organs , whilst it is forming . Consonants are divided into mutes and semi- vowels . The mutes cannot be sounded at all ...
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... according to English orthography , never ends a word ; and therefore we find in our best dic- tionaries , stick , block , publick , politick , & c . But many writers of latter years omit the k in words of two or more syllables ; and ...
... according to English orthography , never ends a word ; and therefore we find in our best dic- tionaries , stick , block , publick , politick , & c . But many writers of latter years omit the k in words of two or more syllables ; and ...
Common terms and phrases
accent active verb adjective adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeable Amphibrach appear auxiliary better cæsura circumstances comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction copulative denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished ellipsis emphasis English language examples Exercises expressed following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive give governed grammarians hath ideas imperative mood IMPERFECT TENSE improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb kind king latter learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun object observations occasions Octavo Grammar participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative pronoun render respect sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence termination thing third person singular thou tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter verse virtue voice vowel wise writing
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Էջ 323 - Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob ; Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Էջ 254 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Էջ 330 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Էջ 240 - Askelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain upon you, nor fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Էջ 320 - Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Էջ 327 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Էջ 42 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Էջ 329 - Me miserable ! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath, and infinite despair? Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And, in the lowest deep, a lower deep Still threatening to devour me opens wide, To which the Hell I suffer seems a Heaven.
Էջ 321 - As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Էջ 309 - Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist; in the one, we most admire the man; in. the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream.