An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language, Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, and a Key to the Exercises, כרכים 1-2Collins & Company : Collins & Hannay : Samuel Wood & Sons : G. & C. & H. Carvill : White, Gallaher & White, 1829 |
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עמוד vi
... give the whole definition or rule , as much harmony of expres- sion as he could devise . From the sentiment generally admitted , that a proper selec- tion of faulty composition is more instructive to the young gram- marian , than any ...
... give the whole definition or rule , as much harmony of expres- sion as he could devise . From the sentiment generally admitted , that a proper selec- tion of faulty composition is more instructive to the young gram- marian , than any ...
עמוד ix
... And he presumes that these strictures will gratify their curiosity , stimulate application , and give solidity and permanence to their grammatical knowledge . VOL . I. 2 CONTENTS . PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY . 1 CHAP . 1. INTRODUCTION . ix.
... And he presumes that these strictures will gratify their curiosity , stimulate application , and give solidity and permanence to their grammatical knowledge . VOL . I. 2 CONTENTS . PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY . 1 CHAP . 1. INTRODUCTION . ix.
עמוד xv
... give the student a radi- cal and satisfactory view of those rules . The author indulges a hope , that these enlarge- ments and variations will meet the approbation of the judicious reader ; and render the new edition , what he has ...
... give the student a radi- cal and satisfactory view of those rules . The author indulges a hope , that these enlarge- ments and variations will meet the approbation of the judicious reader ; and render the new edition , what he has ...
עמוד 13
... give , live . Before r it is often sounded like a short u ; as flirt , first . In some words it has the sound of e long ; as in machine , bombazine , magazine . The diphthong ia is frequently sounded like ya ; as in christian , filial ...
... give , live . Before r it is often sounded like a short u ; as flirt , first . In some words it has the sound of e long ; as in machine , bombazine , magazine . The diphthong ia is frequently sounded like ya ; as in christian , filial ...
עמוד 31
... give the hits full pronunciation . A or an is styled the indefinite article ; it is used in a vague sense to point out one single thing of the kind , in other respects indeterminate : as , " Give me a book ; " " Bring me an apple ...
... give the hits full pronunciation . A or an is styled the indefinite article ; it is used in a vague sense to point out one single thing of the kind , in other respects indeterminate : as , " Give me a book ; " " Bring me an apple ...
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
accent according to RULE active verb admit adverb agreeable Amphibrach appears auxiliary beauty better cæsura Chap comma common substantive conjunction connexion consonant construction definite article denote diphthong distinct ellipsis English English language examples Exercises expression favour following sentence frequently gender give governed grammar grammarians happy heart honour ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improved indicative mood infinitive mood instances irregular verb kind king language learner Lord manner means mind nature never nominative noun object observations occasions participle passions pause perceive perfect personal pronoun perspicuity phrases pleasure PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive potential mood preceding preposition present tense principles proper properly propriety reason regard relative relative pronoun respect Rule of Syntax SECTION sense sentiments signifies singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence thing thou tion Trochee truth verb active verb neuter virtue vowel wise words writing
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 143 - I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
עמוד 18 - ORDER is Heaven's first law ; and this confest, Some are, and must be, greater than the rest, More rich, more wise; but who infers from hence That such are happier, shocks all common sense.
עמוד 247 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
עמוד 266 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
עמוד 138 - In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
עמוד 355 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
עמוד 18 - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
עמוד 137 - We came to our journey's end, at last, with no small difficulty, after much fatigue, through deep roads, and bad weather.
עמוד 337 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.