 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 222 Seiten
...imperfect or indigested word. — See this Chapter, t» the OtTAVO Grammar. CHAPTER II. Of the Articles. AN Article is a word prefixed to substantives, to point...English, there are but two articles, a, and the: a become» on before a vowel,* and before a silent h ; as, an acorn, an hour. But if the h be sounded,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 204 Seiten
...an imperfect and indigested word. CHAPTER II. OF ARTICLES. An article is a word placed hefore nouns to point them out, and to show how far their signification extends; as. a garden, an eagle, the woman, &c. The English language has two articles, a and the. A is written an when placed hefore a word heginning... | |
 | John Perrin - 1832 - 352 Seiten
...Allons faire un tour de promenade. PART II. CHAPTER I. A short Analysis of the Parts of Speech. 1. The article is a word prefixed to substantives to point them out, and to show how far the signification extends ; as, the study of history is useful and agreeable ; /'étude de l'histoire... | |
 | Giuseppe Baretti - 1832 - 704 Seiten
...the Adjective , the Verb , lot Adverb, the Preposition, the conjunction and, the Interjection. 4 An Article is a word prefixed to Substantives, to point them out, and to show how fur their signification extends; as, un gtardiuo, a garden, un' aquila, an eagle, la donna, the woman.... | |
 | William Russell, William Channing Woodbridge, Fordyce Mitchell Hubbard - 1832 - 644 Seiten
...one of them is now, if it ever has been, expressed grammatically. 1. 'An Article is a word pnjizcd to substantives, to point them out, and to show how far their signification extends.' This is obscure. In what manner, or in what respect, does an article point out substantives ? To point... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 234 Seiten
...in Hie oCTAVo Grammar. CHAPTER II. OF THE ARTICLES. AN ART1CLE is a word prefixed to suhstantives, to point them out, and to show how far their signification extends ; as, о garden, оn eagle, Ike woman. In English, there are hut two articles, a and the : о hecomes an... | |
 | William Hill (Lecturer.) - 1833 - 140 Seiten
...— and that others of them, do actually convey a false idea to the mind. 15. Bishop Lowth says " The article is a word prefixed to substantives to point them out and to shew how far their signification extends." Now who can discover any allusion to this pointing and shewing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1834 - 366 Seiten
...ADJECTIVE, the PRONOUN, the VERB, the ADVERR, the PREPOSITION, the CONJUNCTION, and the INTERJECTION. 1. An Article is a word prefixed to substantives, to point...signification extends : as, a garden, an eagle, the woman. 2. A Substantive or noun is the name of any thing that exists, or of which we have any notion : as,... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1834 - 202 Seiten
...person or thing; as, " the house," " the man," meaning some particular house, some particular man. 355. A becomes an before a vowel, and before a silent h ; as, " an acorn," " an hour." But if the A be sounded, the a only is used j as, " a hand," " a heart :" except when the word before which the... | |
 | J. V. Douville - 1835 - 528 Seiten
...adjective, the pronoun, the twA,the adverb,ihe preposition, the conjunction, and the interjection. 1 . The article is a word prefixed to substantives, to point...and to show how far their signification extends : as — un homme, a man ; une femme, a woman ; le roi, the king. 2. The tubs/online is the name of any... | |
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AN Article is a word prefixed to substantives, to point them out, and to show how far their signification extends : as, a garden, an eagle, the woman. In English, there are but two articles, a and the : a becomes an before a vowel *, and before a silent... 
