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... rendered HIMSELF , of course , in the Key wherein such grievous errors are corrected for the young inquirer ! 121. The examples hitherto adduced , represent himself and themselves in the receiving case , but it is strange to say , that ...
... rendered HIMSELF , of course , in the Key wherein such grievous errors are corrected for the young inquirer ! 121. The examples hitherto adduced , represent himself and themselves in the receiving case , but it is strange to say , that ...
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... rendered more euphonic by omitting them . This practice of leaving out , or ellipsizing words , in order to deliver our sentiments with the usual rapidity of speech , prevails to a very great extent . " The righ- teous shall live , but ...
... rendered more euphonic by omitting them . This practice of leaving out , or ellipsizing words , in order to deliver our sentiments with the usual rapidity of speech , prevails to a very great extent . " The righ- teous shall live , but ...
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... renders the union of the name disagreeable to an Englishman's ear - a thing engendered by custom , and custom only . 145. Cobbett says , 66 ' A profound examination of the matter would lead to a proof of that being always a pro- noun ...
... renders the union of the name disagreeable to an Englishman's ear - a thing engendered by custom , and custom only . 145. Cobbett says , 66 ' A profound examination of the matter would lead to a proof of that being always a pro- noun ...
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... rendered it one of the most offensive checks to the unlettered perusers of their books . Even Cobbett found it a most difficult task to bring a definition of verbs into a short and precise form . But , " That a verb implies the doing of ...
... rendered it one of the most offensive checks to the unlettered perusers of their books . Even Cobbett found it a most difficult task to bring a definition of verbs into a short and precise form . But , " That a verb implies the doing of ...
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... renders it now , according to the common definition , an irregular verb . Do had likewise ed in the the past , but done , unless it was originally doed , an opinion not very probable , must have always rendered it irregular . 190 ...
... renders it now , according to the common definition , an irregular verb . Do had likewise ed in the the past , but done , unless it was originally doed , an opinion not very probable , must have always rendered it irregular . 190 ...
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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.