English grammar, adapted to the different classes of learnersWilson, 1817 - 348 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 37–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... preceding representation , it appears to be a point of considerable importance , that every learner of the English language should be taught to pronounce perfectly , and with facility , every original simple sound that belongs to it ...
... preceding representation , it appears to be a point of considerable importance , that every learner of the English language should be taught to pronounce perfectly , and with facility , every original simple sound that belongs to it ...
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... preceding vowel ; as , can , cane ; pin , pine ; rob , robe The diphthong ea is generally sounded like e long ; as in appear , beaver , creature , & c . It has also the sound of short e ; as in breath , meadow , treasure . And it is ...
... preceding vowel ; as , can , cane ; pin , pine ; rob , robe The diphthong ea is generally sounded like e long ; as in appear , beaver , creature , & c . It has also the sound of short e ; as in breath , meadow , treasure . And it is ...
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... preceding vowel a long sound ; as in resign , impugn , oppugn , impregn , impugned ; pronounced impune , im- prene , & c . Gh , at the beginning of a word , has the sound of the hard g ; as , ghost , ghastly : in the middle , and ...
... preceding vowel a long sound ; as in resign , impugn , oppugn , impregn , impugned ; pronounced impune , im- prene , & c . Gh , at the beginning of a word , has the sound of the hard g ; as , ghost , ghastly : in the middle , and ...
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... preceding vowel be pronounced long , they are not to be separated ; as , de- throne , de - stroy . But when the vowel of the preceding syllable is pronounced short , one of the consonants always belongs to that syllable ; as , dis ...
... preceding vowel be pronounced long , they are not to be separated ; as , de- throne , de - stroy . But when the vowel of the preceding syllable is pronounced short , one of the consonants always belongs to that syllable ; as , dis ...
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... preceding the present time . In the latter in- stance , it is uncertain whether the person mentioned was seen by the speaker a long or short time before . The meaning is , " I have seen him some time in the course of a period which ...
... preceding the present time . In the latter in- stance , it is uncertain whether the person mentioned was seen by the speaker a long or short time before . The meaning is , " I have seen him some time in the course of a period which ...
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.