A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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... singular in form , may suggest the idea of plurality . They are such as army , clergy , crowd , regiment . These distinctions , as we already said , are not like mathematical distinctions , and will not bear to be too closely pressed ...
... singular in form , may suggest the idea of plurality . They are such as army , clergy , crowd , regiment . These distinctions , as we already said , are not like mathematical distinctions , and will not bear to be too closely pressed ...
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... Singular and Plural , and so have three distinct forms to represent three different ideas . Thus , to take an example from the Greek : agorns ( arotēs ) signifies a or one ploughman ; agora ( arota ) , two ploughmen ; and agora ( arotäi ) ...
... Singular and Plural , and so have three distinct forms to represent three different ideas . Thus , to take an example from the Greek : agorns ( arotēs ) signifies a or one ploughman ; agora ( arota ) , two ploughmen ; and agora ( arotäi ) ...
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... Singular and Plural . 81. The Singular denotes one of a class ; as , river , horse ; while the Plural signifies more than one ; as , rivers , horses . 82. On examining a considerable number , the larger the better , of nouns , it will ...
... Singular and Plural . 81. The Singular denotes one of a class ; as , river , horse ; while the Plural signifies more than one ; as , rivers , horses . 82. On examining a considerable number , the larger the better , of nouns , it will ...
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... singular ; thus , ass , asses ; brush , brushes ; church , churches ; fox , foxes ; hero , heroes . 84. The reason ... Singular . Plural . Singular . Arcanum Plural . Arcana Magus Magi Axis Axes Medium Media Datum Data Momentum Momenta ...
... singular ; thus , ass , asses ; brush , brushes ; church , churches ; fox , foxes ; hero , heroes . 84. The reason ... Singular . Plural . Singular . Arcanum Plural . Arcana Magus Magi Axis Axes Medium Media Datum Data Momentum Momenta ...
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... Singular . Child Plural . Children Cow Kine Foot Feet Goose Geese Singular . Plural . Man Men Mouse Mice Ox Oxen Tooth Teeth 90. Sometimes a noun has two different plurals with dis- tinct meanings ; as , brother , which has brothers ...
... Singular . Child Plural . Children Cow Kine Foot Feet Goose Geese Singular . Plural . Man Men Mouse Mice Ox Oxen Tooth Teeth 90. Sometimes a noun has two different plurals with dis- tinct meanings ; as , brother , which has brothers ...
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