A Common-school Grammar of the English LanguageIvison, Phinney, Blakeman & Company, 1866 - 350 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 39
Página 5
... beautiful . 2. Birds sing . Boys play . 3. Fields are ploughed . The ant is an insect . Carpenters build houses . The corn was ground . The words are , is , sing , play , build , etc. , by means of which we say things of the subjects ...
... beautiful . 2. Birds sing . Boys play . 3. Fields are ploughed . The ant is an insect . Carpenters build houses . The corn was ground . The words are , is , sing , play , build , etc. , by means of which we say things of the subjects ...
Página 19
... beautiful flowers . The shady lawn between the house and the river is the most delightful part of the farm . water . 3. Clauses . The lady who sings so well , is now in the house . ( What lady ? ) He who is fond of solitude , is gen ...
... beautiful flowers . The shady lawn between the house and the river is the most delightful part of the farm . water . 3. Clauses . The lady who sings so well , is now in the house . ( What lady ? ) He who is fond of solitude , is gen ...
Página 20
... beautiful . These species of flowers are beau- tiful . The committee was large . The committee were not unanimous . The whole flock of partridges was caught . A multitude of people were assembled . The news is good . this means he lost ...
... beautiful . These species of flowers are beau- tiful . The committee was large . The committee were not unanimous . The whole flock of partridges was caught . A multitude of people were assembled . The news is good . this means he lost ...
Página 22
... beautiful . The well was deep . Her dress was white and neat . The lark is a singing - bird . A thief is also a liar . Our corn is gathered . The bread is baked . Brass is made of zinc and copper . ― Objective Case . The fisherman ...
... beautiful . The well was deep . Her dress was white and neat . The lark is a singing - bird . A thief is also a liar . Our corn is gathered . The bread is baked . Brass is made of zinc and copper . ― Objective Case . The fisherman ...
Página 26
... Beautiful mansions gleamed far and near . Phrases . - Melons grow on vines . Tea is brought from China . The child slept in its mother's lap . I was at the same school . You reside in a pleasant part of the city . Let us take a ramble ...
... Beautiful mansions gleamed far and near . Phrases . - Melons grow on vines . Tea is brought from China . The child slept in its mother's lap . I was at the same school . You reside in a pleasant part of the city . Let us take a ramble ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
abridged accent according to Rule adjective adjunct Anapestic antecedent apples apposition auxiliary verbs beautiful belongs called capital letter classes combined comma common compound sentences compound word conj conjunctive adverb connected consonant degree denotes dependent clause express finite verb flowers gender grammar hence horse imperative mood indefinite indicative mood interjections interrogative intransitive John kind language meaning modified neuter nominative noun or pronoun object omitted parsed passive Past Tense Past-Perfect Tense pause person and number person or thing poetic possessive potential mood predicate predicate-verb preposition Present Tense Present-Perfect principal pron proper noun referred relation relative clause relative pronoun river rowed sense simple sentences singular number sometimes sound speak speech spondee stead subject-nominative subjunctive mood subordinate substantive supplied syllables syntax term third person thou tive transitive verb tree verse voice vowel word or phrase write
Pasajes populares
Página 325 - KNOW ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime? Where the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime...
Página 145 - Massachusetts; she needs none. There she is. Behold her, and judge for yourselves. There is her history; the world knows it by heart The past, at least, is secure. There is Boston, and Concord, and Lexington, and Bunker Hill; and there they will remain forever.
Página 112 - E'en the slight harebell raised its head, Elastic from her airy tread : What though upon her speech there hung The accents of the mountain tongue — Those silver sounds, so soft, so dear, The listener held his breath to hear.
Página 244 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn Or busy housewife ply her evening care: No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Página 218 - Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe...
Página 248 - Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried.
Página 273 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song...
Página 59 - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears Him in the wind; His soul proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
Página 327 - I COME, I come ! ye have called me long, I come o'er the mountains with light and song, Ye may trace my step o'er the wakening earth, By the winds which tell of the violet's birth, By the primrose stars in the shadowy grass, By the green leaves opening as I pass.
Página 343 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit...