Grammatical institutes: or, An easy introduction to dr. Lowth's English grammar1810 |
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... action or being of a person , place , or thing : as , the man calls ; the city stands ; the tree falls ; I am , 31. The verb that signifies merely being , is neuter : as , I am ; he is . Verbs that signify do- ing are active : as , I ...
... action or being of a person , place , or thing : as , the man calls ; the city stands ; the tree falls ; I am , 31. The verb that signifies merely being , is neuter : as , I am ; he is . Verbs that signify do- ing are active : as , I ...
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... action or being , directly and absolutely : as , I am ; he lores . 35. The imperative commands or forbids ; as , come , go , fear him , love him . " singular of the neuter verb , to be ; well , an adverb ; pleased , the passive ...
... action or being , directly and absolutely : as , I am ; he lores . 35. The imperative commands or forbids ; as , come , go , fear him , love him . " singular of the neuter verb , to be ; well , an adverb ; pleased , the passive ...
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... action done , or to be done , without any farther consideration ; the other declares not the action done , or to be done , but the ability , in- ability , & c . of the agent to perform that action ; and is therefore properly stiled the ...
... action done , or to be done , without any farther consideration ; the other declares not the action done , or to be done , but the ability , in- ability , & c . of the agent to perform that action ; and is therefore properly stiled the ...
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... action signified by the verb . The present tense de- notes the time that now is , and the action unfinished : as , I write , or , I am now writing the letter . The im perfect denotes the time past indeterminately , and the action to ...
... action signified by the verb . The present tense de- notes the time that now is , and the action unfinished : as , I write , or , I am now writing the letter . The im perfect denotes the time past indeterminately , and the action to ...
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... action of some agent , it has the nature of the verb . The passive participle seems to have been invented more fully to express that influence or dependence which the agent and object of a verb have on each other : as , " John loves ...
... action of some agent , it has the nature of the verb . The passive participle seems to have been invented more fully to express that influence or dependence which the agent and object of a verb have on each other : as , " John loves ...
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accusative action active participle active verb adjective adverb a verb agent agreeing apostrophe conjunction a pronoun consonant dare DECLENSION DEFECTIVE VERBS denoting possession didst diphthongs doth durst ellipsis English language EXERCISE express final consonant following a preposition formed by adding future tense gender genitive gone GRAMMATICAL INSTITUTES grovel hadst hath imperative mode IMPERFECT indicative mode infinitive mode inflections irregular verbs joined letter likewise Lord mayest middle sound Mistel neuter verb nominative NOTE noun noun or pronoun omitted passive participle past tense PERFECT TENSE PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number potential mode preposition a pronoun present tense PRETER TENSE pronoun a conjunction pronoun a substantive pronoun a verb receiving the force sentence shalt shews shouldest signifying singular number speak substantive a sign syllable tense and passive thee thine thing third person Thou hast Trepan triphthong unto verb a preposition verb a pronoun verb an adverb vowel wilt worship wouldest writing written
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Página 84 - And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Página 107 - He will often argue, that if this part of our trade were well cultivated, we should gain from one nation ; and if another, from another.
Página 88 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Página 66 - When the nominatives are of different persons, the verb agrees with the first person in preference to the second, and with the second in preference to the third...
Página 92 - The speeches of these two first lovers flow equally from passion and sincerity. The professions they make to one another are full of warmth; but at the same time founded on truth.
Página 27 - A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word: as, k- The man is happy ; he is benevolent ; he is useful.
Página 35 - PLUEAL. 1. I shall or will love 1. We shall or will love 2. Thou shalt or wilt love 2. Ye or you shall or will love 3.
Página 96 - Speak, ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels: for ye behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, day without night Circle his throne rejoicing; ye in heaven, On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end.
Página 86 - For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
Página 98 - Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill or valley, fountain or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail, universal Lord ! be bounteous still To give us only good ; and if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed, Disperse it, as now light dispels the dark.