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 AccuracyN. C. Goddard, 1835 - 228 Seiten |
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... sometimes w and y . W and y are consonants when they begin a word or syl- lable ; but in every other situation they are vowels . It is generally acknowledged by the best grammarians , that w and y are consonants when they begin a ...
... sometimes w and y . W and y are consonants when they begin a word or syl- lable ; but in every other situation they are vowels . It is generally acknowledged by the best grammarians , that w and y are consonants when they begin a ...
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... sometimes found in Latin words . Some authors retain this form ; as , ænigma , æquator , & c .; but others have laid it aside , and write enigma , Cesar , Eneas , & c . The diphthong ai has exactly the long slender sound of a , as in ...
... sometimes found in Latin words . Some authors retain this form ; as , ænigma , æquator , & c .; but others have laid it aside , and write enigma , Cesar , Eneas , & c . The diphthong ai has exactly the long slender sound of a , as in ...
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... sometimes the sound of middle a ; as in clerk , serjeant , and sometimes that of short i ; as in England , yes , pretty . E is always inute at the end of a word , except in monosylla bles that have no other vowel ; as , me , he , she ...
... sometimes the sound of middle a ; as in clerk , serjeant , and sometimes that of short i ; as in England , yes , pretty . E is always inute at the end of a word , except in monosylla bles that have no other vowel ; as , me , he , she ...
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... sometimes at the end , it is quite silent ; as in right , high , plough , mighty . At the end it has often the sound of f ; as in laugh , cough , tough . Sometimes only the g is sounded ; as in burgh , burgher . H The sound signified by ...
... sometimes at the end , it is quite silent ; as in right , high , plough , mighty . At the end it has often the sound of f ; as in laugh , cough , tough . Sometimes only the g is sounded ; as in burgh , burgher . H The sound signified by ...
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... sometimes pronounced distinctly in two syllables ; as in bilious , various , abstemious . But these vowels often coalesce into one syllable ; as in precious , factious , noxious . J is pronounced exactly like soft g ; except in ...
... sometimes pronounced distinctly in two syllables ; as in bilious , various , abstemious . But these vowels often coalesce into one syllable ; as in precious , factious , noxious . J is pronounced exactly like soft g ; except in ...
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accent action active verb adjective pronoun admitted adverb agreeable antecedent appear applied auxiliary verb better cæsura comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction copulative denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished ellipsis English language following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive give grammarians happy hath idea imperative mood Imperfect Tense improper improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb king latter learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun objective observations Octavo Grammar participle passive pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous phrases Pluperfect Pluperfect Tense Plur plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal verb proper properly propriety relative pronoun render Repeat respect rule sense sentiments signify simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable termination thing tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter virtue voice vowel wise words wouldst writing
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Seite 96 - I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Seite 225 - Me miserable ! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath, and infinite despair? Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And, in the lowest deep, a lower deep Still threatening to devour me opens wide, To which the Hell I suffer seems a Heaven.
Seite 175 - That changed through all, and yet in all the same, Great in the earth as in the ethereal frame, Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Seite 184 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit...
Seite 174 - When through the clouds he drives the trembling doves; As from the god she flew with furious pace, Or as the god, more furious...
Seite 125 - God by faith: that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death; if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Seite 165 - The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty fallen ! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Seite 216 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Seite 221 - fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here?
Seite 220 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.