An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language : Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, and a Key to the Exercises, Volume 1Collins and Company, 1819 - English language |
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... grammarians , but also to invite the ingenious student to inquiry and reflection , and prompt him to a more enlarged ... grammarian , than any rules and examples of propriety that can be given , the Compiler has been induced to pay ...
... grammarians , but also to invite the ingenious student to inquiry and reflection , and prompt him to a more enlarged ... grammarian , than any rules and examples of propriety that can be given , the Compiler has been induced to pay ...
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... grammarian and teacher . If the author has adopted that system which , on the whole , is best suited to the nature of the subject , and conformable to the sentiments of the most judicious grammarians ; if his reason- ings and ...
... grammarian and teacher . If the author has adopted that system which , on the whole , is best suited to the nature of the subject , and conformable to the sentiments of the most judicious grammarians ; if his reason- ings and ...
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... parts of the body , how nicely soever formed , are formed to very limited ends , when there is not infused a rational soul to direct their operations . " move , which is the opinion of some grammarians ; ORTHOGRAPHY . 3.
... parts of the body , how nicely soever formed , are formed to very limited ends , when there is not infused a rational soul to direct their operations . " move , which is the opinion of some grammarians ; ORTHOGRAPHY . 3.
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... grammarians ; then there are but ten original vowel sounds in the English language . The following list denotes the sounds of the consonants , be- ing in number twenty - two , Letters denoting the simple sounds . b Words containing the ...
... grammarians ; then there are but ten original vowel sounds in the English language . The following list denotes the sounds of the consonants , be- ing in number twenty - two , Letters denoting the simple sounds . b Words containing the ...
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... grammarians , that w and y are consonants when they begin a syllable or word , and vowels when they end one . That they are conso- nants , when used as initials , seems to be evident from their not admitting the article an before them ...
... grammarians , that w and y are consonants when they begin a syllable or word , and vowels when they end one . That they are conso- nants , when used as initials , seems to be evident from their not admitting the article an before them ...
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accent according to RULE action active verb adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeable appears auxiliary auxiliary verbs better cęsura Chap comma common substantive conjugated conjunction connexion considered consonant construction denote derived diphthong distinct ellipsis English English language examples Exercises expression following sentence frequently future tense gender genitive give governed grammar grammarians happy ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improve indicative mood infinitive mood instances interrogative irregular verb king language learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun object observations occasions participle particular passive pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuity phrases pleasure PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principles proper properly propriety relative respect Rule of Syntax sense sentiments signifies singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence termination thing thou tion tongue Trochee verb active verb neuter virtue voice vowel words writers
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