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... derived from any other ; while a derivative word is one which is derived from some radical source ; as good- ness , which is the derivative of the primitive good , SPELLING is the art of representing words by their letters or syllables ...
... derived from any other ; while a derivative word is one which is derived from some radical source ; as good- ness , which is the derivative of the primitive good , SPELLING is the art of representing words by their letters or syllables ...
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... derived from the Latin verbum , a word , and may thus be con- sidered the name word of a sentence ; for whenever we speak or write , we affirm or assert something ; and the word in the sentence that does this , is called " the verb ...
... derived from the Latin verbum , a word , and may thus be con- sidered the name word of a sentence ; for whenever we speak or write , we affirm or assert something ; and the word in the sentence that does this , is called " the verb ...
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... derived from one another in various ways , and the tracing of derivatives to the simple words from which they are formed is called Derivation . The study of it is not only instructive , but interesting , as illustrative of the structure ...
... derived from one another in various ways , and the tracing of derivatives to the simple words from which they are formed is called Derivation . The study of it is not only instructive , but interesting , as illustrative of the structure ...
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... derived . They are distinguished as Separable Roots , as , man , love , good ; and Inseparable Roots , as , ject , in project and adjective , cess in procession and access , duc in education and produce , and it in exit , transit ...
... derived . They are distinguished as Separable Roots , as , man , love , good ; and Inseparable Roots , as , ject , in project and adjective , cess in procession and access , duc in education and produce , and it in exit , transit ...
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... derived the adverb and preposition extra , " beyond , " or " without " ( from ex terra , " out of the land " ) . Hence is formed the adjec- tive extraneus , and the English extraneous , " foreign , " or " strange . " From this source ...
... derived the adverb and preposition extra , " beyond , " or " without " ( from ex terra , " out of the land " ) . Hence is formed the adjec- tive extraneus , and the English extraneous , " foreign , " or " strange . " From this source ...
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Active verbs adjective adverb antecedent apostrophe auxiliary brother called CONJUGATION Conjunctions consonant CORRECTED AND PARSED DEFECTIVE VERBS denote derived Etymology express feminine FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gender grammar hadst happy honour IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD interjection IRREGULAR VERBS John king letter loved PAST TENSE loved PERFECT TENSE loved PLUPERFECT loved Plural loved Singular masculine mayst or canst means mind moods and tenses Neuter verbs never nominative noun number and person Past Participle personal pronoun PLUPERFECT TENSE possessive POTENTIAL MOOD preceded predicate Prefixes preposition present participle PRESENT TENSE principal PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES pupil relative pronoun require RULES OF SYNTAX shouldst simple sentence singular number sometimes speak speech SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD superlative syllable thee thing third person singular Thou art Thou hast Thou mayst Thou mightst thou wilt tive trochees verb neuter virtue vowel wisdom words wouldst
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Page 69 - How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray.
Page 82 - Well reported of for good works ; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
Page 121 - Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them ; but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them, their footing failed, and down they sunk.
Page 39 - Words of one syllable, and words of more than one syllable with the accent on the last syllable, ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel...
Page 136 - The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Page 78 - Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Page 27 - Thou shalt or wilt be 2 Ye or you shall or will be 3 He shall or will be 3 They shall or will be Second Future Tense. Singular. Plural. 1 I shall have been 1 We shall have been 2 Thou wilt have been 2 Ye or you will have been 3 He will have been 3 They will have been Imperative Mode.
Page 136 - So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality ; then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 0 death, where is thy sting ? 0 grave, where is thy victory ? The sting of death is sin ; and the strength of sin is the Law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 50 - I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Page 120 - Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.