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Page 73
... Action , and in ́such a Manner , that the Person , or Thing it acts upon , fol- lows the Verb . Thus , I love her , she loves me , we love them . M. What is a passive Verb ? S. A passive Verb denotes suffering , or the Impressions that ...
... Action , and in ́such a Manner , that the Person , or Thing it acts upon , fol- lows the Verb . Thus , I love her , she loves me , we love them . M. What is a passive Verb ? S. A passive Verb denotes suffering , or the Impressions that ...
Page 75
... Action , That is , the Tense shews the Action orThing we are doing ; the Action or Thing finished or done ; and the Action or Thing to be done afterwards . M. Are there but three Tenses or Times ? S. Strictly speaking there are but ...
... Action , That is , the Tense shews the Action orThing we are doing ; the Action or Thing finished or done ; and the Action or Thing to be done afterwards . M. Are there but three Tenses or Times ? S. Strictly speaking there are but ...
Page 76
... Action or Thing really done or finished . • M. Pray tell me how you make six Tenses ? S. There is one present ... Action expressed . S. The present Tense , or Time of an Action , is known by the Words do , dost , doth , or does , coming ...
... Action or Thing really done or finished . • M. Pray tell me how you make six Tenses ? S. There is one present ... Action expressed . S. The present Tense , or Time of an Action , is known by the Words do , dost , doth , or does , coming ...
Page 78
... Action is to effect ; for it has no Noun after it , as an active Verb has . M. How is a neuter Verb known then ? " S. By finding that it will not take a Noun after it ; as , to stand , to run , to sup , & C . Of the auxiliary or helping ...
... Action is to effect ; for it has no Noun after it , as an active Verb has . M. How is a neuter Verb known then ? " S. By finding that it will not take a Noun after it ; as , to stand , to run , to sup , & C . Of the auxiliary or helping ...
Page 87
... action Ex - tent , Compass F Re - Fá - bric , a Building De fault , Want , Omission De fect , Blemish De - fence , Resistance De gree , Alvancement De - ism , denying of revealed ligion De - light , Joy De - luge , a Flood De - icent ...
... action Ex - tent , Compass F Re - Fá - bric , a Building De fault , Want , Omission De fect , Blemish De - fence , Resistance De gree , Alvancement De - ism , denying of revealed ligion De - light , Joy De - luge , a Flood De - icent ...
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