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AS the grammar contains a considerable number of positions and minor rules, which are not readily discoverable by the general arrangement of the work; and as the last editions of the Exercises and Key, comprise many critical and explanatory notes, which could not conveniently be inserted in the Grammar; the author conceived that an Alphabetical Index to the Grammar, Exercises, and Key, would not be unacceptable to the reader. With this view, and in conformity with the wishes of persons, for whose judgment he entertains great respect, he has produced the following Index to the three books.

In forming this work, it was not his sole design to assist the student, in readily discovering any particular subjects of grammar. He wished also to express the most important principles of the art, in short, comprehensive, and striking sentences, calculated to stimulate the learner's curiosity, and to impress the subjects more deeply in his memory. The author was desirous that the work should at once form an Index to particulars, and an Epitome of the chief rules and principles of the language.

The reader who consults this Index, will observe that the references to the pages always point to the Grammar, unless the Exercises, or the Key, are mentioned. The Stereotype edition of the Grammar, the Twelfth of the Exercises, and the Tenth of the Key, are the editions referred to: and the pages of reference to each of the books, will be the same, in every subsequent edition.

In all cases, where explanatory notes, or critical discussions, have been inserted in the Exercises or the Key, the Index refers to the pages which contain them: and, in a few special cases, these books are referred to, as illustrating and exemplifying the rules. But general references of this kind could not be made, without giving the Index too great an extent. The student may, ́ : however, in every rule that is mentioned, readily apply to the correspondent Exercise and Key; in which he will always find a variety of exemplification, and, in many instances, extended views of the subject.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX

TO THE

Grammar, Exercises, and Key.

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Accent dignifies syllables; emphafis, words,

233

er's education,

By what marks signified,

Manner of pronouncing the unaccented vowels, denotes the speak-

ACCUSATIVE cafe. The same as the objective,

ADDRESS to the young students, on the ufe and abuse of their lite-

rary attainments,

ADJECTIVE. The definition of it,

It is varied only by degrees of Comparison,

31,32

270

53

327,328

56

57

Whether the pofitive is a degree of comparison,

57

Various modes of forming the degrees of comparison,

57,58

How adjectives become nouns, and nouns adjectives,

58,166

Though the degrees of comparison are indefinite in number, yet

language requires but few of them,

59

The superlative of Eminence, and the superlative of Comparison,

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Thefe pages of the Grammar refer to Gollins & Co.'s Stereotype

Edition.

ADJECTIVE. Double comparatives and superlatives improper, 162
Adjectives having a superlative signification, do not admit of com-
parifon,

Degrees of it often inaccurately applied,

163

163, 164

In particular cafes, the adjective and noun should not be feparat-
ed,

164

164,165

A plural adjective pronoun will fometimes affociate with a fingu-
lar noun,

When placed before, when after its noun,

In what cafes to be omitted, in what repeated,
How to be pointed,

ADJECTIVE pronoun. See Pronoun.

ADJUNCTS. Their nature and punctuation,
ADVERB. Its nature, origin, and varieties,

165

208

259

258,263

119,121

The fame word occafionally used as an adverb, an adjective, or a
fubftantive,

120. See Words.

Adverbs of time not fuperfeded by the tenfes of verbs-and
why.

Adverbs improperly used as adjectives,

122

162

This point elucidated,

Exercises, 63. Key, 46

Rules to determine when the adverb, and when the adjective,
should be ufed,

Exercises, 113

Its appropriate fituation in general,

186,187,288

The adverb never commonly precedes the verb,

Adverbs improperly used for substantives,
When to be omitted,

188

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ALLEGORY. Its nature. Rules for ufing it properly,

319,320

ALPHABET. Nature of a perfect one,

15

The English alphabet imperfect,

15,17

ANTITHESIS. Its nature, 323-It should be discreetly used, 324
APOLOGY for the author's frequent additions to his grammatical
works,

APOSTROPHE. The nature and use of this figure,

See Characters.

Key, p. 3

323

APPOSITION. Rule refpecting the cafes of nouns in appofi-

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ARTICLE. Its nature, use, and importance,

The article a agrees with nouns in the singular number only: the
article the with nouns in both numbers,

166

Omitting or using the article forms a nice diftinction in the

sense,

168

When to be omitted, when repeated,

Article the used as an epithet of diftinction,

168, 169, 207, 208, 276

168

Article the is fometimes ufed instead of the poffeffive pro-

noun,

It fometimes governs the participle,
ARTICULATION. The nature of it explained,
AUXILIARY verbs. Their nature, ufe and importance,

169

184
32-34

71, 78, 79, 85, 95-99

The fame verb is fometimes an auxiliary, fometimes a princi-

pal,

Their form in the Subjunctive Mood,
This form exemplified,

97

90, 99, 196-201
Exercises, 85-88. Key, 54-58

Auxiliary and principal constitute but one verb,

84, 85, 100, 108, 109

100

Auxiliary and principal form a compound tense,
The auxiliaries should, would, &c. refer occafionally to prefent,
paft, and future time,
83, 91, 180
AUXILIARY. The auxiliary let governs the objective cafe, 178
When to be omitted, or repeated,

209, 210. Key, 66
Auxiliary words abound in English, and in other modern

tongues,

See Verb.

119

B.

THE BIBLE. The present translation of it is the best standard of
the English language,

161

DR. BLAIR'S recommendation of the study of grammar and com-

pofition,

6,7

C.

CADENCE. Its nature, and how to be managed,

238, 239

The clofe of a fentence fhould not be abrupt, or unpleasant, 314
CÆSURA and demi-cæfura. The nature of these poetical paufes
explained,

CAPITAL letters. Rules refpecting the use of them,
Mode of exercising the ftudent in them,

CASE. Only three in English,

249, 251

272, 273

Exercises, 125

53

Mode of forming cafes in Latin, not applicable to our lan-
guage,

54

Reafons in support of an objective cafe attached to English

nouns,

54, 56, 110

177

Ex. 71

The verb to be has the fame cafe before and after it,
This rule applies alfo, if the verb is not expreffed,
Paffive verbs of naming have the fame cafe before and after

them,

P

178. Exercises, 71

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