A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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... affirmed , that spelling will never be taught by rules . Writing to dictation , or writing what has been committed to memory , and then comparing the exercise with the book , which is assumed as accurate , is now generally allowed to be ...
... affirmed , that spelling will never be taught by rules . Writing to dictation , or writing what has been committed to memory , and then comparing the exercise with the book , which is assumed as accurate , is now generally allowed to be ...
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... affirmed , that spelling will never be taught by rules . Writing to dictation , or writing what has been committed to memory , and then comparing the exercise with the book , which is assumed as accurate , is now generally allowed to be ...
... affirmed , that spelling will never be taught by rules . Writing to dictation , or writing what has been committed to memory , and then comparing the exercise with the book , which is assumed as accurate , is now generally allowed to be ...
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... affirmed concerning it . 24. Nouns are divided into two great classes , Proper and Common . A proper name is one that is capable of being truly affirmed , in the same sense only , of one person or thing ; but a com- mon name may be ...
... affirmed concerning it . 24. Nouns are divided into two great classes , Proper and Common . A proper name is one that is capable of being truly affirmed , in the same sense only , of one person or thing ; but a com- mon name may be ...
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... affirmed ; collective with respect to the individual soldiers of whom any regiment is com- posed . " - Logic , vol . i . p . 34 . 28. The imperfect participle of a verb ( which will be treated of afterwards ) , when used as the name of ...
... affirmed ; collective with respect to the individual soldiers of whom any regiment is com- posed . " - Logic , vol . i . p . 34 . 28. The imperfect participle of a verb ( which will be treated of afterwards ) , when used as the name of ...
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... affirming or denying . But , besides affirmation or negation , without which there is in words no truth or falsehood , the mind does , in declaring its sentiments to others , connect not only the parts of propositions , but whole ...
... affirming or denying . But , besides affirmation or negation , without which there is in words no truth or falsehood , the mind does , in declaring its sentiments to others , connect not only the parts of propositions , but whole ...
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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