An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language, Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, and a Key to the Exercises, Bände 1-2Collins & Company : Collins & Hannay : Samuel Wood & Sons : G. & C. & H. Carvill : White, Gallaher & White, 1829 |
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... conducting it by such short and general precepts and observations , as convey to them no clear and precise information . A distribution of the parts , which is either defective or irregular , has also a tendency to perplex the young ...
... conducting it by such short and general precepts and observations , as convey to them no clear and precise information . A distribution of the parts , which is either defective or irregular , has also a tendency to perplex the young ...
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... conduct , but condemned the conduct of her and of you . " That this is the right construction will more clearly appear , if we substitute nouns for the pronouns : " My pleasures are past ; Mary's and Ann's are to come : " 66 They ...
... conduct , but condemned the conduct of her and of you . " That this is the right construction will more clearly appear , if we substitute nouns for the pronouns : " My pleasures are past ; Mary's and Ann's are to come : " 66 They ...
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... conduct himself better . " The auxiliary and neuter verb To be , is conjuga- ted as follows : 1. 1 am . SINGULAR . 2. Thou art . 3. He , she , or it is . TO BE . Indicative Mood . PRESENT TENSE . 1. We are . PLURAL . 2. Ye or you are ...
... conduct himself better . " The auxiliary and neuter verb To be , is conjuga- ted as follows : 1. 1 am . SINGULAR . 2. Thou art . 3. He , she , or it is . TO BE . Indicative Mood . PRESENT TENSE . 1. We are . PLURAL . 2. Ye or you are ...
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... conduct . " The following passage is not translated according to the distinct and proper meaning of the words shall and will : " Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life ; and I will dwell in the house of the ...
... conduct . " The following passage is not translated according to the distinct and proper meaning of the words shall and will : " Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life ; and I will dwell in the house of the ...
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... conduct ; ' and not , so far as concern . ' 9.99 Other writers contend that the word as is equivalent to it , that , or which ; and that as in the phrases mentioned , is the true nominative to the verbs follows and appears ; which ...
... conduct ; ' and not , so far as concern . ' 9.99 Other writers contend that the word as is equivalent to it , that , or which ; and that as in the phrases mentioned , is the true nominative to the verbs follows and appears ; which ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
accent according to RULE active verb admit adverb agreeable Amphibrach appears auxiliary beauty better cæsura Chap comma common substantive conjunction connexion consonant construction definite article denote diphthong distinct ellipsis English English language examples Exercises expression favour following sentence frequently gender give governed grammar grammarians happy heart honour ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improved indicative mood infinitive mood instances irregular verb kind king language learner Lord manner means mind nature never nominative noun object observations occasions participle passions pause perceive perfect personal pronoun perspicuity phrases pleasure PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive potential mood preceding preposition present tense principles proper properly propriety reason regard relative relative pronoun respect Rule of Syntax SECTION sense sentiments signifies singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence thing thou tion Trochee truth verb active verb neuter virtue vowel wise words writing
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 143 - 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 18 - ORDER is Heaven's first law ; and this confest, Some are, and must be, greater than the rest, More rich, more wise; but who infers from hence That such are happier, shocks all common sense.
Seite 247 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Seite 266 - 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 138 - In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Seite 355 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Seite 18 - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
Seite 137 - We came to our journey's end, at last, with no small difficulty, after much fatigue, through deep roads, and bad weather.
Seite 337 - 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.