The principles of English grammarJ. Lovell, 1864 - 180 páginas |
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... lives . The following words follow the general rule , viz . — Brief , chief , fief , grief , handkerchief ; hoof , proof , reproof , roof ; dwarf , scarf , wharf ; gulf ; turf ; cliff , sheriff , skiff , whiff ; cuff , muff , puff ...
... lives . The following words follow the general rule , viz . — Brief , chief , fief , grief , handkerchief ; hoof , proof , reproof , roof ; dwarf , scarf , wharf ; gulf ; turf ; cliff , sheriff , skiff , whiff ; cuff , muff , puff ...
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... Live well , that you may die well . " All the indefinite pronouns ( except none ) , and even the demonstrative , distributive , and possessive , are adjectives belonging to nouns either ex- pressed or understood ; and in parsing I think ...
... Live well , that you may die well . " All the indefinite pronouns ( except none ) , and even the demonstrative , distributive , and possessive , are adjectives belonging to nouns either ex- pressed or understood ; and in parsing I think ...
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... live well than not . 2. as an adjective ; as , In much wealth is much care . 3. as a noun ; as , When much is promised , much is expected . In strict propriety , however , much can never be a noun , but an adjec- tive ; for were the ...
... live well than not . 2. as an adjective ; as , In much wealth is much care . 3. as a noun ; as , When much is promised , much is expected . In strict propriety , however , much can never be a noun , but an adjec- tive ; for were the ...
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... live a great deal1 . A good education is a better inheritance than a great estater2 . It would be well for some men ... lives soberly 18. He huried to his house in the country 19. They smiled 20. She laughed . He that liveth in pleasure ...
... live a great deal1 . A good education is a better inheritance than a great estater2 . It would be well for some men ... lives soberly 18. He huried to his house in the country 19. They smiled 20. She laughed . He that liveth in pleasure ...
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... live to nature rarely can be poor ; Who live to fancy rarely can be rich12 . Who steals my purse steals trash13 . I expect you to make progress in your educa- tion in proportion to the advantages you have , and not according to those ...
... live to nature rarely can be poor ; Who live to fancy rarely can be rich12 . Who steals my purse steals trash13 . I expect you to make progress in your educa- tion in proportion to the advantages you have , and not according to those ...
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action active verb adjectives adverbs anapaests antecedent applied ARITHMETIC auxiliary auxiliary verbs brother Cæsar called Cicero clause comma conjunction consonant CORRECTED Current Hand denotes Dig dug diligent duty Edinburgh Edition ellipsis English example express father Fcap friends future gender governs the objective Grammar happy Honourable Imperative Mood improper Indicative Mood Infinitive Mood James John king Ladies learned Lessons letters Lord loved Past means mightst mind MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS names Neuter verbs never nominative nouns omitted PARSED AND CONSTRUED Passive Past Participle Past Tense Perfect personal pronoun phrases Pluperfect Pluperfect Tense plural possessive Potential Mood preposition present participle Present Tense PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES pupil relative pronoun RULE sense sentence shalt singular number sometimes speak Subjunctive Mood superlative syllable Syntax tell tence thee thing Thou art Thou mayst tion to-morrow trochees understood verse virtue vowel words write
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