Brown's Grammar Improved: The Institutes of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged : with Forms of Parsing and Correcting, Examples for Parsing, Questions for Examination, False Syntax for Correction, Exercises for Writing, Observations for the Advanced Student, Five Methods of Analysis, and a Key to the Oral Exercises : to which are Added Four Appendixes : Designed for the Use of Schools, Academies, and Private Learners |
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... term , embraced only vocal expression , or human speech uttered by the mouth ; but , after letters were invented to represent articulate sounds , language became twofold , spoken and written ; so that the term language , now signifies ...
... term , embraced only vocal expression , or human speech uttered by the mouth ; but , after letters were invented to represent articulate sounds , language became twofold , spoken and written ; so that the term language , now signifies ...
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... terms Aitch and Double - u are irregular ; because they have no obvious reference to the powers of the letters thus named . OBS . 3. - The names of the letters , like those of the days of the week , are words of a very peculiar kind ...
... terms Aitch and Double - u are irregular ; because they have no obvious reference to the powers of the letters thus named . OBS . 3. - The names of the letters , like those of the days of the week , are words of a very peculiar kind ...
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... term " i - de , " which is given for a " word , " is not properly such ; and the term " g - ilt " is an ill example of the hard g , because g before i is usually soft , like j . How the power of wh differs from the sounds of h and w ...
... term " i - de , " which is given for a " word , " is not properly such ; and the term " g - ilt " is an ill example of the hard g , because g before i is usually soft , like j . How the power of wh differs from the sounds of h and w ...
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... terms in speech . Thus the same essential sounds may be changed into a new series of words by anƒ ; as , fate , fat , far , fall , feel , fell , file , fill , fold , fond , fool , fuse , fuss , full . Again , into as many more with a p ...
... terms in speech . Thus the same essential sounds may be changed into a new series of words by anƒ ; as , fate , fat , far , fall , feel , fell , file , fill , fold , fond , fool , fuse , fuss , full . Again , into as many more with a p ...
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... terms . IV . FORMS OF THE LETTERS . In the English language , the Roman characters are generally employed ; sometimes , the Italic ; and occa- sionally , the Old English . In writing , we use the Script . The letters have severally two ...
... terms . IV . FORMS OF THE LETTERS . In the English language , the Roman characters are generally employed ; sometimes , the Italic ; and occa- sionally , the Old English . In writing , we use the Script . The letters have severally two ...
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according to Rule active-transitive verb adjective adjuncts adverb agree anapestic antecedent apposition auxiliary called classes clause comma common noun compound conjugated conjunction connected consonant construction defective verb degree derived diphthong ellipsis EXERCISE express FALSE SYNTAX finite verb FORMULE.-Not proper governed grammarians honour imperative mood Imperfect Tense improper diphthong indicative mood infinitive mood interjection interrogative irregular language learner LESSON letters loved meaning Murray neuter gender never nominative Note noun or pronoun objective OBSERVATIONS ON RULE parsing passion passive perfect participle Perfect Tense person or thing personal pronoun phrase Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive potential mood Praxis preceded prefixed Preperfect preposition Present Tense preterit principal reading relation require Saxon says second person singular semivowels sentence signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speech style subjunctive subjunctive mood syllable SYNTAX UNDER RULE term thee thing merely spoken tion triphthong virtue vowel wise words writing
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