English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations ...B. Johnson, 1809 - 308 էջ |
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... regular proce- dure , which is so favourable to the business of instruction . The more important rules , definitions , and observations , and which are therefore the most proper to be committed to memory , are printed with a large type ...
... regular proce- dure , which is so favourable to the business of instruction . The more important rules , definitions , and observations , and which are therefore the most proper to be committed to memory , are printed with a large type ...
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... regular verbs . Observations on passive verbs . 93 102 10 . Of irregular verbs . 104 11 . Of defective verbs ; and of the dif- ferent ways in which verbs are con- jugated . 110 CHAP . 7 . Of adverbs . 112 CHAP . 8 . Of prepositions ...
... regular verbs . Observations on passive verbs . 93 102 10 . Of irregular verbs . 104 11 . Of defective verbs ; and of the dif- ferent ways in which verbs are con- jugated . 110 CHAP . 7 . Of adverbs . 112 CHAP . 8 . Of prepositions ...
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... , frosty winter , rosy youth . That they are vow- cls in other situations , appears from their regularly taking the sound of other vowels ; as , w has the exact sound of u in saw , few , now , & c .; B 2 ORTHOGRAPHY . 17.
... , frosty winter , rosy youth . That they are vow- cls in other situations , appears from their regularly taking the sound of other vowels ; as , w has the exact sound of u in saw , few , now , & c .; B 2 ORTHOGRAPHY . 17.
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... regularly pronounced as the long sound of o ; as in boat , oat , coal ; except in broad , abroad , groat , where it takes ... regular sound ; as in moon , soon , food . It has a shorter sound in wool , good , foot , and a few others . In ...
... regularly pronounced as the long sound of o ; as in boat , oat , coal ; except in broad , abroad , groat , where it takes ... regular sound ; as in moon , soon , food . It has a shorter sound in wool , good , foot , and a few others . In ...
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... regular plural : as , ruff , ruffs ; except staff , staves . Nouns which have y in the singular , with no other vowel in the same syllable , change it into ies in the plural : as , beauty , beauties ; fly , flies . But the y is not ...
... regular plural : as , ruff , ruffs ; except staff , staves . Nouns which have y in the singular , with no other vowel in the same syllable , change it into ies in the plural : as , beauty , beauties ; fly , flies . But the y is not ...
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accent according to RULE active verb adjective pronoun admit adverb agree agreeably Amphibrach antecedent appears applied auxiliary better cæsura circumstances comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction copulative denote derived diphthong distinct ellipsis English language examples expressed following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive governed grammar grammarians happy hath idea imperative mood Imperfect Tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative kind king learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun object observations participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety regular verb relative pronoun render respect SECT sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable tence termination thing thou tion tive Trochee understood verb active verb neuter verse virtue voice vowel wise writing
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Էջ 168 - God by faith: that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death; if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Էջ 225 - 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 229 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
Էջ 128 - I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Էջ 295 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Էջ 138 - All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but his follies and vices are innumerable." Is not mankind in this place a noun of multitude, and such as requires the pronoun referring to it to be in the plural number, their ? RULE v.
Էջ 287 - There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this of the perpetual progress which the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.
Էջ 289 - Homer was the greater Genius, Virgil the better Artist. In one we most admire the Man, in the other the Work. Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding Impetuosity, Virgil leads us with an attractive Majesty: Homer scatters with a generous Profusion, Virgil bestows with a careful Magnificence...
Էջ 225 - Israel is slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty fallen ! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Էջ 304 - The Lord is not a man that he should lie, neither the son of man that he should "repent. Hath he said it? and shall he not do it ? Hath he spoken it ? and shall he not make it good" ? are the effect of strong emotions of the mind ; such as, surprise, admiration, joy, grief, and the like.