Elements of English Grammar: With a Postscript, Analysis, and an AppendixGoodale & Burton, 1814 - 284 pages |
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... derived from the Greek word Gramma , a letter , and literally means a knowledge of the letters and their various uses . It is divided into four parts : ORTHOGRAPHY , ETYMOLOGY , SYNTAX and PROSODY . PART I. OF ORTHOGRAPHY . Orthography ...
... derived from the Greek word Gramma , a letter , and literally means a knowledge of the letters and their various uses . It is divided into four parts : ORTHOGRAPHY , ETYMOLOGY , SYNTAX and PROSODY . PART I. OF ORTHOGRAPHY . Orthography ...
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... derived the English word , voice , also . The vowels are seven : d , e , i , o , u , w , y . The vowels are divided ... derive eleven sim- ple vowel sounds , as appears by the following table . a as heard in at a e o as heard in not note ...
... derived the English word , voice , also . The vowels are seven : d , e , i , o , u , w , y . The vowels are divided ... derive eleven sim- ple vowel sounds , as appears by the following table . a as heard in at a e o as heard in not note ...
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... derived from the latin lan- guage . Late writers generally omit the a , and retain the e , as enigma , equator , Cesar . 3. Ai has two sounds : 1 , its pure diphthongal [ 10 ] sound , as in ai ; 2 , of a long , as in gain , sail . 4. Ao ...
... derived from the latin lan- guage . Late writers generally omit the a , and retain the e , as enigma , equator , Cesar . 3. Ai has two sounds : 1 , its pure diphthongal [ 10 ] sound , as in ai ; 2 , of a long , as in gain , sail . 4. Ao ...
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... derived from the French . As in chaise , chevalier , machine . It is silent in some words . As in yacht . This rule will generally hold true , that ch in words of Grecian origin is hard ; in those of French origin , soft ; and in pure ...
... derived from the French . As in chaise , chevalier , machine . It is silent in some words . As in yacht . This rule will generally hold true , that ch in words of Grecian origin is hard ; in those of French origin , soft ; and in pure ...
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... derived from the French . As in chaise , chevalier , machine . It is silent in some words . As in yacht . This rule will generally hold true , that ch in words of Grecian origin is hard ; in those of French origin , soft ; and in pure ...
... derived from the French . As in chaise , chevalier , machine . It is silent in some words . As in yacht . This rule will generally hold true , that ch in words of Grecian origin is hard ; in those of French origin , soft ; and in pure ...
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accent accordingto active verb adding adjectives adverb antecedent anyother associated asto atonce auxiliary cæsura called casés changing clause comma compound conjunction consonant declension derived diphthong distinct elegant ellipsis emphasis emphatical end of words English English language express feet Future Tense gerunds govern grammar grammarians idea Imperative Mood Imperfect Tense Indefinite Tense Indicative Mood infinitive mood Interjections interrogative language letters Lord loved manner Myown nature nominative nöother nouns objective omitted outof pause perfect participle personal pronouns phrasés Pluperfect Tense plural Poss possessive pronouns Potential Mood preceding prefixing preposition present participle Present Tense principal verb pronunciation proper pure quantity relative RULE scholar sense sentence short signifies Sing singular soft somthing somtimes sound speaking speech Subjunctive Mood Substantives superlative syllable tensés term terminations theirown thing third person thou thro tion tive Triphthongs Trochees voice vowel writers
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Page 33 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village- Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...