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... common figure in the English tongue , the sun is of the masculine ; the moon , the church , ships , and frequently countries and virtues , such as France , Spain , faith , hope , & c . are of the feminine gender . From genus , a sex or ...
... common figure in the English tongue , the sun is of the masculine ; the moon , the church , ships , and frequently countries and virtues , such as France , Spain , faith , hope , & c . are of the feminine gender . From genus , a sex or ...
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... common , least common , & c . 23. There are a few adjectives peculiar in their comparison : good , better , best ; bad , worse , worst , & c . * From ad , to , and jacio , to put . NOTE 21. Long is the positive state of the adjec- tive ...
... common , least common , & c . 23. There are a few adjectives peculiar in their comparison : good , better , best ; bad , worse , worst , & c . * From ad , to , and jacio , to put . NOTE 21. Long is the positive state of the adjec- tive ...
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... common adjectives . The same thing may be observed of the active par- ticiple : as , " the master is writing ; the horse is trot- ting . Here the participle implies both the circum- stance and the action of the noun to which it is ...
... common adjectives . The same thing may be observed of the active par- ticiple : as , " the master is writing ; the horse is trot- ting . Here the participle implies both the circum- stance and the action of the noun to which it is ...
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... common to use you instead of thou , when we speak to one person only ; and in that case it has a plural verb joined with it : as , " you are my brother . " 115. A noun of multitude , of the singular number , may have a verb either ...
... common to use you instead of thou , when we speak to one person only ; and in that case it has a plural verb joined with it : as , " you are my brother . " 115. A noun of multitude , of the singular number , may have a verb either ...
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... common conver- 66 I sation at least , it is much better to say , " went by Saint Paul's ; " than " I went by " Saint Paul's church . " THE ELLIPSIS OF THE ADJECTIVE . " A delightful orchard and garden ; i . e . a " delightful orchard ...
... common conver- 66 I sation at least , it is much better to say , " went by Saint Paul's ; " than " I went by " Saint Paul's church . " THE ELLIPSIS OF THE ADJECTIVE . " A delightful orchard and garden ; i . e . a " delightful orchard ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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.