The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 Seiten |
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... syllables is called rhythm . A study of metres helps us to appreciate and enjoy the skill which our poets have shown in devising varied and appropriate measures for their verse . But the adequate discussion of this subject would occupy ...
... syllables is called rhythm . A study of metres helps us to appreciate and enjoy the skill which our poets have shown in devising varied and appropriate measures for their verse . But the adequate discussion of this subject would occupy ...
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... syllable , represent sounds which are almost consonantal . IV . Diphthongs . We saw that a diphthong was a blend or combination of two simple vowel - sounds which run into one . Now it seems a curious thing that gramma- rians , setting ...
... syllable , represent sounds which are almost consonantal . IV . Diphthongs . We saw that a diphthong was a blend or combination of two simple vowel - sounds which run into one . Now it seems a curious thing that gramma- rians , setting ...
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... syllable ; or , if we employ the terms which we saw reason to prefer , a sonant and a surd in juxtaposition cannot be pronounced in the same syllable . We may write them together , but to sound them both as they are written is ...
... syllable ; or , if we employ the terms which we saw reason to prefer , a sonant and a surd in juxtaposition cannot be pronounced in the same syllable . We may write them together , but to sound them both as they are written is ...
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... syllable . The d gives way , otherwise the root itself would be changed , and we pronounce the past tense as if it were written with a surd t , walkt . The same thing happens with such words as slap , hiss , cuff , in which we write ...
... syllable . The d gives way , otherwise the root itself would be changed , and we pronounce the past tense as if it were written with a surd t , walkt . The same thing happens with such words as slap , hiss , cuff , in which we write ...
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... syllables were unaccented that people felt themselves at liberty to drop them out of these words . We may often observe the tendency to clip words improperly when the neglected syllable carries no accent ; thus boys say ex'cise for ...
... syllables were unaccented that people felt themselves at liberty to drop them out of these words . We may often observe the tendency to clip words improperly when the neglected syllable carries no accent ; thus boys say ex'cise for ...
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action Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent applied apposition assertion auxiliary verbs Britons called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongal distinction employed ending English Grammar English language English origin equivalent Etymology examples express feminine following sentences following words French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood Indefinite indicative Indirect Object infinitive mood inflexion Intransitive Keltic language Latin words letters limiting mark meaning modern English neuter Norman noun or pronoun noun-clause occur Old English Parse passive Past Participle Past Tense person phrase Pleonasm plural possessive Predicate preposition present principal clause pronunciation relation relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thou tive town transitive verb voice vowel vowel sounds Weak Verbs write written