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... writers have wisely chosen a definition according alike with philosophy and sound reason . Interjections are truly something thrown between , for they always make an interruption in the context ; have no effect upon any other words in ...
... writers have wisely chosen a definition according alike with philosophy and sound reason . Interjections are truly something thrown between , for they always make an interruption in the context ; have no effect upon any other words in ...
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... writer , " There is another circumstance that must be mentioned before we quit this subject of gender . There are 69. There are two Cases in English grammar -the Acting 14 Inflection 62 Transposition of Sentences 377 Use of Who and Whom ...
... writer , " There is another circumstance that must be mentioned before we quit this subject of gender . There are 69. There are two Cases in English grammar -the Acting 14 Inflection 62 Transposition of Sentences 377 Use of Who and Whom ...
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... writer's doctrine is one which holds out to us two genders for the same word . Parent , he thinks , should be called doubtful , and its plural parents inclusive . There is a decided objection to contribute to the present multiplicity of ...
... writer's doctrine is one which holds out to us two genders for the same word . Parent , he thinks , should be called doubtful , and its plural parents inclusive . There is a decided objection to contribute to the present multiplicity of ...
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... writer speaks thus of the possessive case of names : " The only approximation to any thing like a case in our language is ... writers on grammar , in supposing that when the word assumes this form , it loses the character of a noun and ...
... writer speaks thus of the possessive case of names : " The only approximation to any thing like a case in our language is ... writers on grammar , in supposing that when the word assumes this form , it loses the character of a noun and ...
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... writer , who says and proves that names have not a possessive case , yet teaches that fornames have one . 107. Because my , thy , her , our , your , and their , require a name after them , he calls them describing words , or rather the ...
... writer , who says and proves that names have not a possessive case , yet teaches that fornames have one . 107. Because my , thy , her , our , your , and their , require a name after them , he calls them describing words , or rather the ...
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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.