English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Page 81
... considered , as well as their relations should and would , as belonging to the po tential mood . But as they generally signify futurity , they have been appro priated , as helping verb , to the formation of the future uses of the indica ...
... considered , as well as their relations should and would , as belonging to the po tential mood . But as they generally signify futurity , they have been appro priated , as helping verb , to the formation of the future uses of the indica ...
Page 209
... considered as LONG or SHORT . A vowel or syllable is long , when the accent is on the rowel ; which occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following letters : as , " Fall , bale , mōōd , house , feature . " A ...
... considered as LONG or SHORT . A vowel or syllable is long , when the accent is on the rowel ; which occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following letters : as , " Fall , bale , mōōd , house , feature . " A ...
Page 262
... considered , have already been explained , and shown to be necessary to perspicuous and accurate_wri- ung . The just relation of sentences , and the parts of sen- tences , to one another , and the due arrangement of the whole , are the ...
... considered , have already been explained , and shown to be necessary to perspicuous and accurate_wri- ung . The just relation of sentences , and the parts of sen- tences , to one another , and the due arrangement of the whole , are the ...
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accent active verb adjective pronouns admit adverb agreeable appear auxiliary better cæsura comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction degree denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished edition ellipsis English Grammar English language examples express following instances following sentence frequently future tense gender genitive give governed grammarians happy ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb kind king learner Lindley Murray Lord loved Lowth manner means mind Murray Murray's names nature nominative noun objective observations participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuity phrases Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative pronoun respect sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable tence termination thing third person singular tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter virtue voice vowel wise writing