English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Page 136
... frequently applied to persons as well as to things ; but after an adjective in the superlative degree , and after ... frequent- by meet with those instead of they , at the beginning of a sentence , and where there is no particular ...
... frequently applied to persons as well as to things ; but after an adjective in the superlative degree , and after ... frequent- by meet with those instead of they , at the beginning of a sentence , and where there is no particular ...
Page 217
... frequently more proper to raise the voice , than to let it fall , at the end of a sentence . Some sentences are so ... frequently to read select sentences , in which the style is pointed , and in which antitheses are frequently ...
... frequently more proper to raise the voice , than to let it fall , at the end of a sentence . Some sentences are so ... frequently to read select sentences , in which the style is pointed , and in which antitheses are frequently ...
Page 274
... frequently an agreeable effect . The The following passage , taken from Addison , who de- lighted in a full and flowing style , may , by some persons , be deemed not very exceptionable . " But there is no thing that makes its way more ...
... frequently an agreeable effect . The The following passage , taken from Addison , who de- lighted in a full and flowing style , may , by some persons , be deemed not very exceptionable . " But there is no thing that makes its way more ...
Common terms and phrases
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