The Principles of Language Exemplified in a Practical English Grammar: With Copious Exercises Designed as an Introduction to the Study of Language Generally, for the Use of Schools, and Self-instructionWhittaker and Company, 1843 - 264 pages |
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... lesson can be easily adapted to the age and intelligence of the pupil ; and while for some the lessons themselves may prove unnecessarily numerous , and therefore admit of con- densation , by reducing two into one , with others of ...
... lesson can be easily adapted to the age and intelligence of the pupil ; and while for some the lessons themselves may prove unnecessarily numerous , and therefore admit of con- densation , by reducing two into one , with others of ...
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... lesson of the present work , find himself much better qualified to appre- ciate the utility of such a study , the consideration of which , at present , would retard his progress without promising any advantage . Each portion of a word ...
... lesson of the present work , find himself much better qualified to appre- ciate the utility of such a study , the consideration of which , at present , would retard his progress without promising any advantage . Each portion of a word ...
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... LESSON 1. - Express in writing a thought upon each of the following substantives , taking care to place a period or full stop ( . ) after each sentence . Gold . sky . sun . cat . horse . pigeon . squirrel . lion . pig . hawk . fish ...
... LESSON 1. - Express in writing a thought upon each of the following substantives , taking care to place a period or full stop ( . ) after each sentence . Gold . sky . sun . cat . horse . pigeon . squirrel . lion . pig . hawk . fish ...
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... LESSON 2. - Write as many substantives , of one syllable only , as you can possibly think of that name objects which might be seen in the course of a walk , and place a comma ( , ) after each . Ex .: Tree , boy , star , cow , grass ...
... LESSON 2. - Write as many substantives , of one syllable only , as you can possibly think of that name objects which might be seen in the course of a walk , and place a comma ( , ) after each . Ex .: Tree , boy , star , cow , grass ...
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... LESSON 5. - Write as many substantives as you can remember , naming objects that might be found in a market , and divide those of more than one syllable , by hyphens , into their proper syllables . Ex .: Cow , dro - ver , gen - tle ...
... LESSON 5. - Write as many substantives as you can remember , naming objects that might be found in a market , and divide those of more than one syllable , by hyphens , into their proper syllables . Ex .: Cow , dro - ver , gen - tle ...
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accessory attributive sentence accessory sentence action adjective verb ADVERBIAL SENTENCES adverbs of degree antecedent assertion auxiliary verbs called child class of words clause combined complex sentences commonly compound conjugated conjunctions connected convey defined definitive determined distinct ellipsis employed English equivalent examples EXERCISE feminine following sentences forming the complement frequently Future Perfect Future Perfect Tense Future Tense genitive governed grammar grammarians hyphen idea IMPERATIVE MOOD indicative mood infinitive mood inflection instances interrogative language Latin latter LESSON masculine master negative nominative sentence noun object participial substantive passive voice peculiar Perfect Tense Indefinite person singular personal pronouns phrase Pluperfect Tense plural number POTENTIAL MOOD preceding preposition Present Tense principal sentence pupil regarded relation relative pronoun second person SECTION sense serving simple sentences singular number sometimes speak speaker spoken stantive subjunctive mood syllable tence third person tion tive transitive verb twelve complex sentences twenty sentences verbal substantive whence write
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Page 258 - Thus the first years are usually employed and diverted in looking abroad. Men's business in them is to acquaint themselves with what is to be found without; and so, growing up in a constant attention to outward sensations, seldom make any considerable reflection on what passes within them till they come to be of riper years; and some scarce ever at all.
Page 238 - ... read read read rend rent rent rid rid rid ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen run ran run...
Page 222 - Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up : it stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof : an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Page 238 - Know, knew, known, Lade, laded, laden. Lay, laid, laid. Lead, led, led. Leave, left, left. Lend, lent, lent. Let, let, let Lie, to lie down, lay, lain. Load, loaded, laden, x. Lose, lost, lost. Make, made, made. Meet, met, met. Mow, mowed, mown, R.
Page 104 - Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Page 236 - Bear, to carry, bore, Beat, beat, Begin, began, Bend, bent, Bereave, bereft, R. Beseech, besought, Bid, bid, bade, Bind, bound, Bite, bit, Bleed, bled, Blow, blew, Break, broke, Breed, . bred, Bring, brought, Build, built, Burst, burst, Buy, bought, Cast, cast, Catch, caught, R.
Page 132 - And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
Page 237 - ... Froze Got Gilt, R. Girt, R. Gave Went Graved Ground Grew Had Hung, R. Heard Hewed Hid Hit Held Hurt Kept Knit, R.
Page 237 - ... fall fell feed fed feel felt fight fought find found flee fled fling flung fly flew forbear forbore...
Page 104 - ... prudence : the youth commits himself to magnanimity and chance. The young man who intends no ill, believes that none is intended, and therefore acts with openness and...