The practical English grammarW. and R. Chambers, 1868 - 120 pages |
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The practical English grammar Robert Armstrong (English master, Madras College, St. Andrews.) No preview available - 1868 |
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abstract noun adjective adverb affirms Anglo-Saxon antecedent auxiliaries bindath bundon Chambers's classes co-ordinate common COMPLEX SENTENCE conjugation connect Dative DECLENSION DEFECTIVE VERBS denote derived Distinguish Ellipsis English enlargement of simple EXERCISE expressed feminine gender Genitive Give an example Give examples Give the structural Grammar Ic band IMPERATIVE IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD indirect object infinitive Inflection intransitive verb irregular John language letters Mannum masculine neut neuter Newfoundland dogs nominative Note.-The nouns-as Pages Parse the words passive voice PAST PARTICIPLE PAST PERFECT PAST TENSE person or thing personal pronouns Plur plural Point POTENTIAL MOOD preposition-as Prepositional Phrase Pres PRESENT TENSE Price 18 Price 6d principal verb Progressive and Passive prose qualify relative pronouns RULE Saxon second person sentence-as shew simple predicate simple sentences singular smith sometimes speech Spring SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD substantive noun suffix syllable Thou transitive verb-as vowel Wood-cuts words in italics
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Page 114 - IT is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stock, in order to be equally distributed among the whole species, those who now think themselves the most unhappy, would prefer the share they are already possessed of before that which would fall to them by such a division.
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Page 21 - Our plan is very different," said the bee ; " we work hard in the summer to lay by a store of food against the season when we foresee we shall want it ; but those who do nothing but drink, and dance, and sing in the summer, must expect to starve in the winter.
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Page 5 - A CERTAIN Man had a Goose, which laid him a golden egg every day. But, not contented with this, which rather increased than abated his avarice, he was resolved to kill the Goose, and cut up her belly, that so he might come at the inexhaustible treasure which he fancied she had within her. He did so ; and, to his great sorrow and disappointment, found nothing.
Page 110 - For six years' Sabbaths I had seen the ELDER in his accustomed place beneath the pulpit— and, with a sort of solemn fear had looked on his steadfast countenance during sermon, psalm, and prayer. On returning to the scenes of my infancy...
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