A Manual of Our Mother TongueHughes, 1889 - 855 páginas |
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... sometimes material and sometimes only objects of thought : - ( a ) Names of states , conditions , or periods , as health , warmth , youth . ( b ) Names of actions , as reading , study , progress . Reading is a Verbal Abstract Noun ...
... sometimes material and sometimes only objects of thought : - ( a ) Names of states , conditions , or periods , as health , warmth , youth . ( b ) Names of actions , as reading , study , progress . Reading is a Verbal Abstract Noun ...
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... sometimes confounded . W respect to a fighting - ship , if we regard its power we call i Man - of - war , but noting its beauty we designate it She . There are , however , certain exceptions , or rather instand for which these ...
... sometimes confounded . W respect to a fighting - ship , if we regard its power we call i Man - of - war , but noting its beauty we designate it She . There are , however , certain exceptions , or rather instand for which these ...
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Henry Marmaduke Hewitt, George Beach. REMARKS ON THE COMPOUNDS . Sometimes proper names are used to answer the purpose Pronouns , thus - jack - ass , jenny - ass ; billy - goat , nanny - go tom - cat , tib - cat . Sometimes only one form ...
Henry Marmaduke Hewitt, George Beach. REMARKS ON THE COMPOUNDS . Sometimes proper names are used to answer the purpose Pronouns , thus - jack - ass , jenny - ass ; billy - goat , nanny - go tom - cat , tib - cat . Sometimes only one form ...
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... sometimes formed by a change of the middle vowels ( Umlaut ) , as man , men ; goose , geese ; sometimes the addition of a numeral is requisite , as two pairs of shoes ; and sometimes both numbers are alike . Note also the tendency to ...
... sometimes formed by a change of the middle vowels ( Umlaut ) , as man , men ; goose , geese ; sometimes the addition of a numeral is requisite , as two pairs of shoes ; and sometimes both numbers are alike . Note also the tendency to ...
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... ( sometimes ) sweet singers ( more familiar ) . Note . - A double Plural Cherubims and Seraphims is sometimes im properly employed . The forms Cherubin and Seraphin ( see Prayer - Book version of Te Deum ) are the Feminine of the ...
... ( sometimes ) sweet singers ( more familiar ) . Note . - A double Plural Cherubims and Seraphims is sometimes im properly employed . The forms Cherubin and Seraphin ( see Prayer - Book version of Te Deum ) are the Feminine of the ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Abstract Nouns accent Accusative action Adjectives Adverbial Adjunct Adverbs Anglo-Saxon Auxiliary become called clause cognate Cognate Object Common Compare compound Conjugation Conjunctions connected consonant Dative Declension Definite Demonstrative denote derived ending equivalent examples express Feminine French Gender Genitive German Gerund governed grammarians grammatical Greek guttural Imperative Imperative Mood IMPERFECT TENSE Indefinite Indicative Mood Infinitive Mood inflection instances Interjections Interrogative Intransitive language Latin letters literally Masculine meaning meant Middle English Modern English Neuter Nominative Number Objective origin Passive Voice Past Participle Past Tense Perfect Participle Personal Pronouns phrase plural Possessive Predicate prefix Preposition Present Tense Preterite relation Relative Pronoun represented root Saxon Second Person sentence Shakespeare Singular sometimes sound speak speech Subject Subjunctive Mood Substantive suffix Superlative syllable termination thá thám thing Third Person thou Transitive Verb vowel Weak words writing
Pasajes populares
Página 706 - tis a common proof That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend.
Página 707 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Página 744 - Tis much he dares; And, to that dauntless temper of his mind, He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour To act in safety.
Página 719 - Phoebus replied, and touched my trembling ears: "Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes And perfect witness of all-judging Jove; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed.
Página 717 - As bees In spring-time, when the sun with Taurus rides, Pour forth their populous youth about the hive In clusters ; they among fresh dews and flowers Fly to and fro, or on the smoothed plank, The suburb of their straw-built citadel, New rubb'd with balm, expatiate, and confer Their state affairs...
Página 723 - Under the shade of melancholy boughs, Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time ; If ever you have look'd on better days, If ever been where bells have knoll'd...
Página 724 - O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown! The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's, eye, tongue, sword; The expectancy and rose of the fair state, The glass of fashion and the mould of form, The observed of all observers, quite, quite down!
Página 727 - I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life, but, for my single self, I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.
Página 438 - O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
Página 776 - Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.