Elements of English Composition, Grammatical, Rhetorical, Logical, and Practical. Prepared for Academies and SchoolsA.S. Barnes & Burr, 1860 - 406 pages |
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... verb asks a question ; as , Are you go- ing ? Sometimes it takes the form of command ; as , Go , Samuel . Sometimes it takes the form of a wish ; as , May you excel . Sometimes that of a ... verb ; as TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS . 45.
... verb asks a question ; as , Are you go- ing ? Sometimes it takes the form of command ; as , Go , Samuel . Sometimes it takes the form of a wish ; as , May you excel . Sometimes that of a ... verb ; as TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS . 45.
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... transitive ; thus , " Pallas succeeds their enterprise ; " that is , makes the enterprise to succeed . " It ... verb to lie , simply expressing condi INTRANSITIVE VERBS . 51 Intransitive Verbs -Erroneous use of them.
... transitive ; thus , " Pallas succeeds their enterprise ; " that is , makes the enterprise to succeed . " It ... verb to lie , simply expressing condi INTRANSITIVE VERBS . 51 Intransitive Verbs -Erroneous use of them.
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... intransitive verb is properly used in the following example : " He lies upon the straw now , he lay on the straw last night , he is said to have lien , or lain , upon straw last night . ” " Thou hast been lien with . " The transitive verb ...
... intransitive verb is properly used in the following example : " He lies upon the straw now , he lay on the straw last night , he is said to have lien , or lain , upon straw last night . ” " Thou hast been lien with . " The transitive verb ...
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... transitive verb ; as , " She recited her lesson admirably . " 4. In a sentence containing one auxiliary verb and a participle , the adverb is usually placed between them , or after the participle ; as , " He was politely treated ; " or ...
... transitive verb ; as , " She recited her lesson admirably . " 4. In a sentence containing one auxiliary verb and a participle , the adverb is usually placed between them , or after the participle ; as , " He was politely treated ; " or ...
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... transitive verb and its object ; as , He hus read the book : by a verb and an adjective ; as , The air is refreshing : by a verb and an adverb , or adverbial phrase , expressive of time , place , rest , or motion in a place , the cause ...
... transitive verb and its object ; as , He hus read the book : by a verb and an adjective ; as , The air is refreshing : by a verb and an adverb , or adverbial phrase , expressive of time , place , rest , or motion in a place , the cause ...
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Page 167 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Page 220 - My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Page 248 - And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth : so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Page 250 - ... rain! Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, You owe me no subscription...
Page 218 - Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 56 - Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress : even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.
Page 169 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.
Page 249 - Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat Sighing through all her Works gave signs of woe, That all was lost.
Page 92 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came •where he was ; and when he saw him he had compassion on him...
Page 92 - And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him : and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.