An Elementary English Grammar: For the Use of SchoolsWalton and Maberly, 1860 - 230 sider |
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... Rule . When two mutes of different degrees of sharpness or flatness come together in the same syllable , they form a sound that is incapable of being pronounced . This rule may be verified by practising a few combina- tions according to ...
... Rule . When two mutes of different degrees of sharpness or flatness come together in the same syllable , they form a sound that is incapable of being pronounced . This rule may be verified by practising a few combina- tions according to ...
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... and , with such lights as he has obtained in other countries , sets about reducing it to writing and rules . What does he do ? Does he take the men and women -ETYMOLOGY 51 Preliminary Remarks-Province of Grammar 52 Divisions of Grammar.
... and , with such lights as he has obtained in other countries , sets about reducing it to writing and rules . What does he do ? Does he take the men and women -ETYMOLOGY 51 Preliminary Remarks-Province of Grammar 52 Divisions of Grammar.
Side 57
... rule is that Grammar consists of four parts - Orthography , Etymology , Syntax , and Prosody . To these it is convenient to add Orthoëpy . Are all these equally parts of Grammar ? A little con- sideration will show that only two of them ...
... rule is that Grammar consists of four parts - Orthography , Etymology , Syntax , and Prosody . To these it is convenient to add Orthoëpy . Are all these equally parts of Grammar ? A little con- sideration will show that only two of them ...
Side 58
... rules for both Accent and Quantity , and ( doing this ) leads directly to Prosody ; which , in any natural order , immediately follows . It is the practice , however , of teachers to place Prosody at the end of their Grammars , a ...
... rules for both Accent and Quantity , and ( doing this ) leads directly to Prosody ; which , in any natural order , immediately follows . It is the practice , however , of teachers to place Prosody at the end of their Grammars , a ...
Side 59
... rule , dis- course consists of propositions , and of nothing but pro- positions . Man is mortal , —Summer is pleasant , —Winter is cold , —Life is short , —Art is long , —Fire is hot , ―— Iron is use- ful , -Bread is cheap , to which ...
... rule , dis- course consists of propositions , and of nothing but pro- positions . Man is mortal , —Summer is pleasant , —Winter is cold , —Life is short , —Art is long , —Fire is hot , ―— Iron is use- ful , -Bread is cheap , to which ...
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An Elementary English Grammar: For the Use of Schools Robert Gordon Latham Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1860 |
An Elementary English Grammar: For the Use of Schools Robert Gordon Latham Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1860 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
accent addition Adjective Adverbs allied Angles Anglo-Saxon form Anglo-Saxon language Antecedent Bærnandum Beda called changing the vowel combination comes compound Conjunctions connected consonant Copula Dative Declension Definite Article denotes derived different word elementary sounds England English language equivalent Etymology expressed father female feminine French German govern Grammar Greek Hence horse indicative mood Infinitive Mood inflection Intransitive John John walks Julius Cæsar Jutes King Latin language Latin word male masculine means Mood mortal Moso-Gothic mute neuter gender Nominative noun object Old High German Orthoëpy Participle past tense phrases plural plural forms plural number possessive preceded Predicate present English present tense preterite Pronoun proposition respect rhymes ridden Saxons second person singular sense sentence separate simple elementary single word singular number speak spelling spelt spoken superlative syllable Syntax th in thin thine thing thou tive vowel walk whilst words ending writing written
Populære avsnitt
Side 189 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Side 197 - O'ER the glad waters of the dark blue sea, Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free, Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire, and behold our home!
Side 121 - With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail ; And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
Side 200 - THE Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens most high ; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherub and on cherubim, Full royally, he rode ; And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad.
Side 196 - Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry...
Side 189 - Tis hard to say if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But of the two less dangerous is th' offence To tire our patience than mislead our sense : Some few in that, but numbers err in this; Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss ; A fool might once himself alone expose ; Now one in verse makes many more in prose.
Side 123 - Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.
Side 190 - QUEEN and Huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light, Goddess excellently bright. Earth, let not thy envious shade Dare itself to interpose; Cynthia's shining orb was made Heaven to clear when day did close: Bless us then with wished sight, Goddess excellently bright. Lay thy bow of pearl apart And thy crystal-shining...
Side 197 - Obscure some glimpse of joy, to have found their chief Not in despair — to have found themselves not lost In loss itself; which on his countenance cast Like doubtful hue ; but he, his wonted pride Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore Semblance of worth, not substance, gently...