English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations ...B. Johnson, 1809 - Всего страниц: 308 |
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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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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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