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... doubt of the fact that extravagance generally takes its root in the pompous pageant arising from the unchastened inherent pride of human nature . And , with Elisha Bates , we might go on to remark , that " extravagant honours , from ...
... doubt of the fact that extravagance generally takes its root in the pompous pageant arising from the unchastened inherent pride of human nature . And , with Elisha Bates , we might go on to remark , that " extravagant honours , from ...
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... doubt , adjectives , but who calls them articles by way of convenience . Our guiding principle ought to be one of utility and propriety , even at the risk of conveni- ence . You have seen the superiority of the term Describing Word over ...
... doubt , adjectives , but who calls them articles by way of convenience . Our guiding principle ought to be one of utility and propriety , even at the risk of conveni- ence . You have seen the superiority of the term Describing Word over ...
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... doubt the propriety of classing as with the relative pronouns , who remember what are its representatives in Latin and Greek . " 141. The relatives are of some importance , and require consideration . Murray gives whose as an inflection ...
... doubt the propriety of classing as with the relative pronouns , who remember what are its representatives in Latin and Greek . " 141. The relatives are of some importance , and require consideration . Murray gives whose as an inflection ...
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... doubt , or condition , and is generally preceded by if , though , or some other conditional connecting word , as , " If he strike not the blow , he must die . " " If proper means be resorted to , he may be rescued . " 182. When any verb ...
... doubt , or condition , and is generally preceded by if , though , or some other conditional connecting word , as , " If he strike not the blow , he must die . " " If proper means be resorted to , he may be rescued . " 182. When any verb ...
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... doubt respecting a fact . It may be asked , as the present subjunctive merely expresses doubt respect- ing a present fact , and as the suppositional tense is ex- pressive only of present and future supposition , by what are we to express ...
... doubt respecting a fact . It may be asked , as the present subjunctive merely expresses doubt respect- ing a present fact , and as the suppositional tense is ex- pressive only of present and future supposition , by what are we to express ...
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Términos y frases comunes
active verb actor Adjective Pronouns adverbs auxiliary verbs class of words classification Cobbett colon comma conjugation connecting word Crombie dash definite denote describing word ellipsis employed English example Examples-I express doubt respecting former future tense give gone grammar grammarians hence imperative mood implies indicative mood infinitive mood inflections instance irregular verb John strikes language Latin latter Lennie manner means mind name or forname nature neuter verbs noun observed omitted participle passive verb past finite verb past infinitive form past subjunctive perceive PERFECT TENSE possessive describers POTENTIAL MOOD preceding Prepositions present infinitive present or past present perfect present subjunctive present tense principal verb punctuation receiving refer rendered require rule Saxon genitive semicolon sense sentence Sepphoris signifies singular number speak speech spelling subjunctive mood succeeding suppositional tense tence thee thing third person singular tion to-morrow understood verb to love whipped writers
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Página 98 - If ye fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well : 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
Página 98 - For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
Página 31 - And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
Página 112 - What should I say to you ? Should I not say, " Hath a dog money ? is it possible, A cur can lend three thousand ducats ? " or Shall I bend low, and in a bondman's key, With 'bated breath, and whispering humbleness, Say this, — " Fair, sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last ; You spurned me such a day ; another time You called me — dog ; and for these courtesies I'll lend you thus much moneys.
Página 98 - Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ye do well; but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
Página 128 - For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Página 135 - I am. 1. We are. 2. Thou art. 2. You are. 3. He is. 3. They are. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE. 1. I have been. 1. We have been. 2. Thou hast been. 2. You have been. 3. He has been. 3. They have been.
Página 128 - O LORD, our heavenly ,Father, Almighty > and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day ; De(fend us in the same with thy mighty power ; and grant » that this day we fall into no ,sin, neither run into ,any kind of danger ; but » that all our doings may be ordered by ,thy governance, to do always » that > is ,righteous in thy sight ; through Jesus ,Christ > our Lord.
Página 133 - Singular. Plural. 1. I had loved. . 1. We had loved. 2. Thou hadst loved. 2. You had loved. 3. He had loved. 3. They had loved.
Página 111 - The tncA, the three-quarter-inch, the half-inch, the quarter-inch : these would be something determinate ; but, the ' dash,' without measure, must be a most perilous thing for a young grammarian to handle. In short, the 'dash' is a cover for ignorance as to the use of points, and it can answer no other purpose.