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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... words are the signs of our ideas , and the medium by which we perceive the sentiments of others , and com- municate our own ; and as signs exhibit the things which they are intended to represent , more or less ac- curately , according ...
... words are the signs of our ideas , and the medium by which we perceive the sentiments of others , and com- municate our own ; and as signs exhibit the things which they are intended to represent , more or less ac- curately , according ...
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... words , that Grammar treats , first , of the form and sound of letters , the combina- tion of letters into syllables , and syllables into words ; se- condly , of the different sorts of words , their various mo- difications , and their ...
... words , that Grammar treats , first , of the form and sound of letters , the combina- tion of letters into syllables , and syllables into words ; se- condly , of the different sorts of words , their various mo- difications , and their ...
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... words which contain them . Though this is not the case at present , with respect to many of them , these combinations still retain the name of diphthongs ; but , to distinguish them , they are marked by the term improper . As the ...
... words which contain them . Though this is not the case at present , with respect to many of them , these combinations still retain the name of diphthongs ; but , to distinguish them , they are marked by the term improper . As the ...
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... words . Some authors retain this form ; as , ænig- ma , æquator , & c ; but others have laid it aside , and write ... words , as in haker , number , rhubarb , & c . In some words it is silent ; as in thumb , debtor , sub- tle , & c . In ...
... words . Some authors retain this form ; as , ænig- ma , æquator , & c ; but others have laid it aside , and write ... words , as in haker , number , rhubarb , & c . In some words it is silent ; as in thumb , debtor , sub- tle , & c . In ...
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... words derived from the French , takes the sound of sh ; as in chaise , chagrin , chevalier , machine . Ch in arch , before a vowel , sounds like k ; as in arch- angel , archives , Archipelago ; except in arched , ar- chery , archer ...
... words derived from the French , takes the sound of sh ; as in chaise , chagrin , chevalier , machine . Ch in arch , before a vowel , sounds like k ; as in arch- angel , archives , Archipelago ; except in arched , ar- chery , archer ...
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Common terms and phrases
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.