English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and Accuracy |
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... better or worse shaped for this reverbera- tion , the voice is said to be more or less agreeable . If we consider the many varieties of sound , which one and the same human voice is capable of uttering , together with the smallness of ...
... better or worse shaped for this reverbera- tion , the voice is said to be more or less agreeable . If we consider the many varieties of sound , which one and the same human voice is capable of uttering , together with the smallness of ...
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... , to mark the degree the more strongly , and to define it the more precisely as The more l'examine it , the better I like is . I - like this the least of any . " CHAPTER III . Of SUBSTANTIVES . SECT . I. Of ETYMOLOGY . 45.
... , to mark the degree the more strongly , and to define it the more precisely as The more l'examine it , the better I like is . I - like this the least of any . " CHAPTER III . Of SUBSTANTIVES . SECT . I. Of ETYMOLOGY . 45.
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... better expressed by saying , " the sister of my friend's wife ; " or , 66 my friend's sister in law . " In each of the following phrases , viz . " A book of my brother's , " " A servant of the queen's , " " A soldier of the king's ...
... better expressed by saying , " the sister of my friend's wife ; " or , 66 my friend's sister in law . " In each of the following phrases , viz . " A book of my brother's , " " A servant of the queen's , " " A soldier of the king's ...
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... better of analogy , ) that are irregular in this respect : as , " Good , better , best ; bad , worse , worst ; little , less , least , much or many , more , most ; near nearer , nearest or next ; late , later or latter , latest or last ...
... better of analogy , ) that are irregular in this respect : as , " Good , better , best ; bad , worse , worst ; little , less , least , much or many , more , most ; near nearer , nearest or next ; late , later or latter , latest or last ...
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... better under- stand the peculiar nature and form of each of these mades of expression : " The chancellor being attached to the it * From the very nature of time , an action may be present now , may have been present formerly , or it may ...
... better under- stand the peculiar nature and form of each of these mades of expression : " The chancellor being attached to the it * From the very nature of time , an action may be present now , may have been present formerly , or it may ...
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accent action active verb adjective admit adverb agreeable appear auxiliary auxiliary verbs better cæsura comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant copulative degree denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished English language examples express following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive governed grammar grammarians Greek guage hath ideas imperative mood Imperfect Tense indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb king learner Lord loved manner means mind moods and tenses mute names nature nominative noun object observations octavo participle passive pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous phrases Pluperfect Pluperfect Tense Plur plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition Present Tense principal proper properly propriety render respect RULE SECT sense sentiments shalt short signify simple singular number sometimes speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable termination thing tion tive Trochee variation verb active verb neuter virtue voice vowel wise words wouldst writing
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