English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Page 209
... occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following letters : as , " Fall , bale , mōōd , house , feature . " A syllable is short , when the accent is on the con- sonant ; which occasions the vowel to be quickly join ...
... occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following letters : as , " Fall , bale , mōōd , house , feature . " A syllable is short , when the accent is on the con- sonant ; which occasions the vowel to be quickly join ...
Page 260
... occasions , be necessary to pay a great deal of attention to very nice distinctions ; yet the foregoing instances show the utility of some general care to understand the distinct import of our words . While we are attending to precision ...
... occasions , be necessary to pay a great deal of attention to very nice distinctions ; yet the foregoing instances show the utility of some general care to understand the distinct import of our words . While we are attending to precision ...
Page 302
... occasions , and on mean or low subjects . The unexperienced writer often attempts to elevate his language , by the copious display of this figure but he rarely or never succeeds . He frequently renders his composition frigid to excess ...
... occasions , and on mean or low subjects . The unexperienced writer often attempts to elevate his language , by the copious display of this figure but he rarely or never succeeds . He frequently renders his composition frigid to excess ...
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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