A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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... John S. Mill . I need scarcely add , that in the works of these writers the student will find the great fountains of grammar ; and if , besides satisfying minor demands , mine excite in him a thirst for these , my highest wish will be ...
... John S. Mill . I need scarcely add , that in the works of these writers the student will find the great fountains of grammar ; and if , besides satisfying minor demands , mine excite in him a thirst for these , my highest wish will be ...
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... John told father a lie . Honesty I am John angry to speak South America . He wants the true • I asked river in of virtue . As soon the sun rose all their boats manned . They returned thanks God for conducting voyage to such a happy ...
... John told father a lie . Honesty I am John angry to speak South America . He wants the true • I asked river in of virtue . As soon the sun rose all their boats manned . They returned thanks God for conducting voyage to such a happy ...
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... John , Peter , George , and other persons , without assign- able limits ; and it is affirmed of all of them in the same sense ; for the word man expresses certain qualities , and when we predicate it of those persons , we assert that ...
... John , Peter , George , and other persons , without assign- able limits ; and it is affirmed of all of them in the same sense ; for the word man expresses certain qualities , and when we predicate it of those persons , we assert that ...
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... John Brown's cottage , the King of Saxony , Victoria , queen , sovereign , woman , human being , thing . THE ADJECTIVE . 29. An ADJECTIVE is a word that qualifies a noun , that is , marks it out from other things that bear the same name ...
... John Brown's cottage , the King of Saxony , Victoria , queen , sovereign , woman , human being , thing . THE ADJECTIVE . 29. An ADJECTIVE is a word that qualifies a noun , that is , marks it out from other things that bear the same name ...
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... John reads , " both noun and verb are wanted ; but we conceive the assertion to be more closely connected with reads than with John . 47. On attending carefully to the nature of the idea pre- sented by verbs , we find that , while they ...
... John reads , " both noun and verb are wanted ; but we conceive the assertion to be more closely connected with reads than with John . 47. On attending carefully to the nature of the idea pre- sented by verbs , we find that , while they ...
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abstract nouns Adam Smith adverb affirmed AFFIXES Alison Alnascar ascer assertion belong Cæsar called class of words clause common comparative comparison compound conjunction connected connexion considered consonant copula correct dative Defective Verbs definition denoting derived distinction English language error etymology examples EXERCISE expressed feminine Future Perfect Tense gender give grammar grammarians Greek Hallam idea indicates Infinitive inflection James reads John king Latham Latin mark masculine meaning Milton mind moods nature neuter nominative nouns substantive Numeral Adjectives object observed original orthography parsing passive voice PAST TENSE Perfect Participle plural possessive POTENTIAL MOOD predicate preposition Present Tense principle pupil qualifying the noun refer relative pronoun remark represent respect rules of syntax sense Shakspeare signification singular sometimes sort sound speak speech spoken superlative thee thing Thou thought tion tive transitive verb truth verb violated vowel Wordsworth write