English grammar, adapted to the different classes of learnersWilson, 1817 - 348 pàgines |
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Pàgina 11
... requiring the objective case . Of one verb governing another in the infinitive mood . : : : : : : : : Of verbs related in point of time . Of the syntax of the participle . Of the rules respecting adverbs . Of the position of adverbs ...
... requiring the objective case . Of one verb governing another in the infinitive mood . : : : : : : : : Of verbs related in point of time . Of the syntax of the participle . Of the rules respecting adverbs . Of the position of adverbs ...
Pàgina 18
... require vowels to ex- press them fully . The vowels are , a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . Wand y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable ; but in every other situation they are vowels . It is generally acknowledged ...
... require vowels to ex- press them fully . The vowels are , a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . Wand y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable ; but in every other situation they are vowels . It is generally acknowledged ...
Pàgina 19
... requires , according to the defi- nition , but one conformation of the organs of speech , to form it , and no motion ... require the help of vowels to express them . In pronouncing the names of the mutes , the assist- ant vowels follow ...
... requires , according to the defi- nition , but one conformation of the organs of speech , to form it , and no motion ... require the help of vowels to express them . In pronouncing the names of the mutes , the assist- ant vowels follow ...
Pàgina 31
... requires a stronger exertion of the organs of speech to pro- nounce it , than is required to pronounce ee ; but its form- ation is essentially different . It will not admit of an before it , as ee will in the following example ; an eel ...
... requires a stronger exertion of the organs of speech to pro- nounce it , than is required to pronounce ee ; but its form- ation is essentially different . It will not admit of an before it , as ee will in the following example ; an eel ...
Pàgina 85
... require . If it should be said , that , on the same ground that a participle and auxiliary are allowed to form a tense , and the verb is to be conjugated accordingly , the English noun and pronoun ought to be declined at large , with ...
... require . If it should be said , that , on the same ground that a participle and auxiliary are allowed to form a tense , and the verb is to be conjugated accordingly , the English noun and pronoun ought to be declined at large , with ...
Frases i termes més freqüents
accent active verb adjective adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeable Amphibrach appear auxiliary better cæsura circumstances comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction copulative denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished ellipsis emphasis English language examples Exercises expressed following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive give governed grammarians hath ideas imperative mood IMPERFECT TENSE improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb kind king latter learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun object observations occasions Octavo Grammar participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative pronoun render respect sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence termination thing third person singular thou tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter verse virtue voice vowel wise writing
Passatges populars
Pàgina 323 - Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob ; Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Pàgina 254 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Pàgina 330 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Pàgina 240 - Askelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 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.
Pàgina 320 - Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Pàgina 327 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Pàgina 42 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Pàgina 329 - Me miserable ! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath, and infinite despair? Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And, in the lowest deep, a lower deep Still threatening to devour me opens wide, To which the Hell I suffer seems a Heaven.
Pàgina 321 - As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Pàgina 309 - Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist; in the one, we most admire the man; in. the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream.