Two Years' Course in English CompositionGinn and Company, 1912 - 377 páginas |
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Página 137
... ( Present condition contrary to fact . ) If he had not been here , I should have telephoned for him . ( Past condition ... present perfect ) the matter much thought . 5. If you actually ( tell ) him , why MOOD 137.
... ( Present condition contrary to fact . ) If he had not been here , I should have telephoned for him . ( Past condition ... present perfect ) the matter much thought . 5. If you actually ( tell ) him , why MOOD 137.
Página 138
... perfect . The present tense shows that plete at the time of the principal verb eat " ; " He wished to eat . " The pr shows that the action was complete at cipal verb ; as , " It is a pleasure to have The infinitive may be used as ...
... perfect . The present tense shows that plete at the time of the principal verb eat " ; " He wished to eat . " The pr shows that the action was complete at cipal verb ; as , " It is a pleasure to have The infinitive may be used as ...
Página 139
... present perfect tense ( see sect . 89 ) . Present Perfect Active to give to have given It may take a Passive to be given to have been given subject ( see p . 120 ) , and may be followed by a noun or pronoun , or by an adjective . We ...
... present perfect tense ( see sect . 89 ) . Present Perfect Active to give to have given It may take a Passive to be given to have been given subject ( see p . 120 ) , and may be followed by a noun or pronoun , or by an adjective . We ...
Página 140
... present or the present perfect infinitive of thesis would be correct , and give your reas 1. We ought ( think ) of the danger before g 2. I meant ( write ) you last month . 3. I had intended ( send ) the package soon 4. I ought ( tell ) ...
... present or the present perfect infinitive of thesis would be correct , and give your reas 1. We ought ( think ) of the danger before g 2. I meant ( write ) you last month . 3. I had intended ( send ) the package soon 4. I ought ( tell ) ...
Página 141
... present participle always ends in -ing ; the past par- ticiple is one of the principal parts of a verb ( see sect . 83 ) ; the perfect participle is having joined with a past participle ; as , having studied , having eaten . The ...
... present participle always ends in -ing ; the past par- ticiple is one of the principal parts of a verb ( see sect . 83 ) ; the perfect participle is having joined with a past participle ; as , having studied , having eaten . The ...
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Página 250 - The school-boy whips his taxed top — the beardless youth manages his taxed horse, with a taxed bridle on a taxed road ; — and the dying Englishman pouring his medicine, which has paid seven per cent.
Página 185 - ... and weather-beaten), there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina.
Página 84 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks,* and wanton* wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Página 43 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When...
Página 273 - My plans That soar, to earth may fall. Let once my army-leader Lannes Waver at yonder wall " — Out 'twixt the battery-smokes there flew A rider, bound on bound Full-galloping ; nor bridle drew Until he reached the mound.
Página 185 - I have observed that he was a simple, good-natured man; he was, moreover, a kind neighbor, and an obedient, hen-pecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that meekness of spirit which gained him such universal popularity; for those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.
Página 272 - You know, we French stormed Ratisbon : A mile or so away On a little mound, Napoleon Stood on our storming-day ; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance the prone brow Oppressive with its mind. ii Just as perhaps he mused " My plans " That soar, to earth may fall, " Let once my army-leader Lannes
Página 240 - Now Giant Despair had a wife, and her name was Diffidence ; so when he was gone to bed, he told his wife what he had done, to wit, that he had taken a couple of prisoners, and cast them into his dungeon for trespassing on his grounds. Then he asked her also what he had best to do further to them. So she asked him what they were, whence they came, and whither they were bound, and he told her.
Página 184 - In that same village, and in one of these very houses, (which, to tell the precise truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten,) there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle.
Página 40 - To an American visiting Europe, the long voyage he has to make is an excellent preparative. The temporary absence of worldly scenes and employments produces a state of mind peculiarly fitted to receive new and vivid impressions.