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... applied to persons , which to things , and that to both persons and things ; what is a com- pound relative , including both the antecedent and the relative , and is equivalent to that which . 37. Who is of both numbers , and is thus ...
... applied to persons , which to things , and that to both persons and things ; what is a com- pound relative , including both the antecedent and the relative , and is equivalent to that which . 37. Who is of both numbers , and is thus ...
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... applied to the verb to be in all its variations : as , I may or can have ; Thou mayst , & c . The subjunctive is formed by the addition of a conjunction ; as , If I have & c . Present . To have . INFINITIVE MOOD . Perfect . To have had ...
... applied to the verb to be in all its variations : as , I may or can have ; Thou mayst , & c . The subjunctive is formed by the addition of a conjunction ; as , If I have & c . Present . To have . INFINITIVE MOOD . Perfect . To have had ...
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... applied to any individual pertaining to the species . So with tree , bird , or fish . These names stand for no particular objects , but may be applied to any one of the whole species . There may be innu- merable trees and innumerable ...
... applied to any individual pertaining to the species . So with tree , bird , or fish . These names stand for no particular objects , but may be applied to any one of the whole species . There may be innu- merable trees and innumerable ...
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... applied indifferently to ei- ther the singular or plural number ; but it limits its * There appears to be a remarkable exception to this rule , in the use of the ad- jectives , few and many , ( the latter chiefly with the word great ...
... applied indifferently to ei- ther the singular or plural number ; but it limits its * There appears to be a remarkable exception to this rule , in the use of the ad- jectives , few and many , ( the latter chiefly with the word great ...
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... applied to adverbs in the comparative or superlative degree ; and its effect is , to mark the degree more strongly , and to define it more precisely : as , The more I examine it , the better I like it ; I like this the least of any . OF ...
... applied to adverbs in the comparative or superlative degree ; and its effect is , to mark the degree more strongly , and to define it more precisely : as , The more I examine it , the better I like it ; I like this the least of any . OF ...
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adjective pronouns antecedent auxiliary auxiliary verb called comma Compound perfect conjunction connected copulative Defective verbs definite article degrees of comparison denote ellipsis English Grammar expressed or understood feminine gender Give examples govern the objective happy hath IMPERATIVE MOOD imperfect tense imply indefinite indicative mood infinitive mood interjection interrogation intransitive irregular jective kind latter loved manner masculine mayst or canst meaning moods and tenses neuter nominative noun or pronoun number and person parse participial noun passive verb perfect participle personal pronouns Pluperfect Tense plural number Poss potential mood preposition Present Tense proper property or possession reference relative pronoun rule Second Future Tense second person shows the relation signify singular number sometimes speak speech subjunctive mood supplies the place Syntax tence tense and perfect tense represents terminates third person Thou art Thou hast Thou mayst Thou mightst tion tive transitive verb wise
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Page 100 - I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Page 54 - In general, the perfect tense may be applied wherever the action is connected with the present time, by the actual existence, either of the author, or of the work, though it may have been performed many centuries ago ; but if neither the author nor the work now remains, it cannot be used. We may say,
Page 96 - ... comes basely; from slow, slowly ; from able., ably. There are so many other ways of deriving words from one another, that it would be extremely difficult, and nearly impossible, to enumerate them. The primitive words of any language are very few ; the derivatives form much the greater number. A few more instances only can be given here. Some...
Page 24 - To substantives belong gender, number, and case ; and they are all of the third person, when spoken of, and of the second when spoken to : as, " Blessings attend us on every side; be grateful, children of men !" that is, ye childre'n of men.
Page 49 - There are five moods of verbs, the INDICATIVE, the IMPERATIVE, the POTENTIAL, the SUBJUNCTIVE, and the INFINITIVE. The Indicative Mood simply indicates or declares a thing : as, " He loves, he is loved i" or it asks a question : as, " Does he love ?" " Is he loved ?" The Imperative Mood is used for commanding, exhorting, entreating, or permitting : as, " Depart thou ; mind ye ; let us stay ; go in peace.
Page 130 - There appears to be in general, equal reason for repeating the nominative, and resuming the subject, when the course of the sentence is diverted "by a change of the mood or tense. The following sentences may therefore be improved. 'Anger glances into the breast of a wise man, but will rest only in the bosom of fools ;' ' but rests only ;' or, ' but it will rest only.' ' Virtue is praised by many, and would be desired also, if her worth were really known ; and she would.
Page 105 - To these precepts are subjoined a copious selection of rules and maxims :" " is subjoined." * 1. The infinitive mood, or part of a sentence, is sometimes put as the nominative case to the verb : as, "To see the sun i* pleasant ;" " To be good is to be happy ;" " A desire to excel others in learning and virtue is commendable;" "That warm climates should accelerate the growth of the human body, and shorten its duration, is very reasonable to believe ;" " Te be temperate in eating and drinking, to use...
Page 135 - to write" was then present to me, and must still be considered as present, when I bring back that time, and the thoughts of it. It ought, therefore, to be, " The last week I intended to write.
Page 93 - A Conjunction is a part of speech that is chiefly used to connect sentences; so as, out of two or more sentences, to make but one; it sometimes connects only words; as, " Thou and he are happy, because you are good."
Page 45 - A Verb is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SUFFER ; as,