English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Page 70
... king secured his crown : " The general's having failed in this enterprise occasioned his disgrace ; " " Jolu's having been writing a long time had wearied him . " That the words in italics of the three latter examples , perform the ...
... king secured his crown : " The general's having failed in this enterprise occasioned his disgrace ; " " Jolu's having been writing a long time had wearied him . " That the words in italics of the three latter examples , perform the ...
Page 146
... king of Israel , and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah , sat either of them on his throne ; " " Nadab and Abihu , the sons of Aaron , took either of them his censer . " Each signities both of them taken distinctly or separately ; either ...
... king of Israel , and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah , sat either of them on his throne ; " " Nadab and Abihu , the sons of Aaron , took either of them his censer . " Each signities both of them taken distinctly or separately ; either ...
Page 157
... King's George's ; " " Charles ' the second's ; " The parcel was left at Smith's the bookseller's and sta- tioner's ... king's pleasure . " " The pleasure of the pope and the king , " would have been better . " The We sometimes meet with ...
... King's George's ; " " Charles ' the second's ; " The parcel was left at Smith's the bookseller's and sta- tioner's ... king's pleasure . " " The pleasure of the pope and the king , " would have been better . " The We sometimes meet with ...
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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