English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations ...B. Johnson, 1809 - 308 páginas |
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... reasons in support of them , are expressed at large in the author's English Spelling - book , Fifth edition , page 151 & c . CHAP . III . Of WORDS in general , and the RULES for spelling them . WORDS are articulate sounds , used by ...
... reasons in support of them , are expressed at large in the author's English Spelling - book , Fifth edition , page 151 & c . CHAP . III . Of WORDS in general , and the RULES for spelling them . WORDS are articulate sounds , used by ...
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... reason ( says Nares in his " Elements of Orthoepy " ) is irresistible , Dr. Johnson's Dictionary has nearly fixed the external form of our language . Indeed , so convenient is it to have one ac- knowledged standard to recur to ; so much ...
... reason ( says Nares in his " Elements of Orthoepy " ) is irresistible , Dr. Johnson's Dictionary has nearly fixed the external form of our language . Indeed , so convenient is it to have one ac- knowledged standard to recur to ; so much ...
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... reason of it is manifest , from the effect which the article has in these phrases ; it means a small or great number collectively taken , and therefore gives the idea of a whole , that is , of unity . Thus likewise , a dozen , a score ...
... reason of it is manifest , from the effect which the article has in these phrases ; it means a small or great number collectively taken , and therefore gives the idea of a whole , that is , of unity . Thus likewise , a dozen , a score ...
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... reason , the plural termination in en , they loven , they weren , formerly in use , was laid aside as unnecessary , and has long been obsolete . SECT . 3. Of Moods and Participles . Mood or Mode is a particular form of the verb ...
... reason , the plural termination in en , they loven , they weren , formerly in use , was laid aside as unnecessary , and has long been obsolete . SECT . 3. Of Moods and Participles . Mood or Mode is a particular form of the verb ...
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... , do , in the clearest manner , support and exemplify it . On the reason alleged by these writers , the greater part of the G Indicative Mood must also be excluded ; as but a ETYMOLOGY . 73 Remarks on the potential mood.
... , do , in the clearest manner , support and exemplify it . On the reason alleged by these writers , the greater part of the G Indicative Mood must also be excluded ; as but a ETYMOLOGY . 73 Remarks on the potential mood.
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Términos y frases comunes
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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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.