English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and AccuracyOliver D. Cooke, 1805 - 336 pages |
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... distinguished by the name of liquids , from their readily uniting with other consonants , and flowing as it were into their sounds . We have shown above , that it is essential to the nature of a consonant , that it cannot be fully ...
... distinguished by the name of liquids , from their readily uniting with other consonants , and flowing as it were into their sounds . We have shown above , that it is essential to the nature of a consonant , that it cannot be fully ...
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... distinguished in the pro- nunciation , it has exactly the same sound as u would have in the same situation ; as , draw , crew , view , now , saw- yer , vowel , outlaw . X has three sounds , viz . X It is sounded like z at the beginning ...
... distinguished in the pro- nunciation , it has exactly the same sound as u would have in the same situation ; as , draw , crew , view , now , saw- yer , vowel , outlaw . X has three sounds , viz . X It is sounded like z at the beginning ...
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... distinguished by its taking an article before it , or by its making sense of itself ; as , a book , the sun , an apple ; temperance , industry , chastity . 3. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun , to avoid the too frequent ...
... distinguished by its taking an article before it , or by its making sense of itself ; as , a book , the sun , an apple ; temperance , industry , chastity . 3. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun , to avoid the too frequent ...
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... distinguished , by its making sense with any of the personal pronouns , or the word to before it as I walk , he plays , they write ; or , to walk , to play , to write . 6. An adverb is a part of speech joined to a verb , an adjective ...
... distinguished , by its making sense with any of the personal pronouns , or the word to before it as I walk , he plays , they write ; or , to walk , to play , to write . 6. An adverb is a part of speech joined to a verb , an adjective ...
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... distinguished , the Eng- lish language would have a much greater number of cases than the Greek and Latin tongues ; for , as every preposi- tion has its distinct meaning and effect , every combination of a preposition and article with ...
... distinguished , the Eng- lish language would have a much greater number of cases than the Greek and Latin tongues ; for , as every preposi- tion has its distinct meaning and effect , every combination of a preposition and article with ...
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accent action active verb adjective admit adverb agreeable appear auxiliary auxiliary verbs better cæsura comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant copulative degree denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished English language examples express following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive governed grammar grammarians Greek guage hath ideas imperative mood Imperfect Tense indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb king learner Lord loved manner means mind moods and tenses mute names nature nominative noun object observations octavo participle passive pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous phrases Pluperfect Pluperfect Tense Plur plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition Present Tense principal proper properly propriety render respect RULE SECT sense sentiments shalt short signify simple singular number sometimes speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable termination thing tion tive Trochee variation verb active verb neuter virtue voice vowel wise words wouldst writing
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