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... applying them , is principally his own . Let no one , therefore , if he hap- pen to find in other works , ideas and illustrations similar to some con- tained in the following lectures , too hastily accuse him of plagiarism . It is well ...
... applying them , is principally his own . Let no one , therefore , if he hap- pen to find in other works , ideas and illustrations similar to some con- tained in the following lectures , too hastily accuse him of plagiarism . It is well ...
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... applying them in parsing . If this plan be once adopted , it is confidently believed that every teacher who is desirous to consult , either his own convenience , or the advantage of his pupils , will readily pursue it in preference to ...
... applying them in parsing . If this plan be once adopted , it is confidently believed that every teacher who is desirous to consult , either his own convenience , or the advantage of his pupils , will readily pursue it in preference to ...
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... applied in gramn.ar , sentence- making . The rules of syntax , which direct to the proper choice of words , and their judicious arrangement in a sentence , and thereby enable us to correct and avoid errours in speech , are chiefly based ...
... applied in gramn.ar , sentence- making . The rules of syntax , which direct to the proper choice of words , and their judicious arrangement in a sentence , and thereby enable us to correct and avoid errours in speech , are chiefly based ...
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... applied to the idea which it represents , are called its manner of meaning . Thus , The painter dips his paint brush in paint , to paint the carriage . Here , the word paint , is first employed to describe the brush which the painter ...
... applied to the idea which it represents , are called its manner of meaning . Thus , The painter dips his paint brush in paint , to paint the carriage . Here , the word paint , is first employed to describe the brush which the painter ...
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... applied in different ways ; and thus the same word becomes different parts of speech . Richard took water from the water pot , to water the plants . ETYMOLOGY . Etymology treats , first , of the classification of words . THE ENGLISH ...
... applied in different ways ; and thus the same word becomes different parts of speech . Richard took water from the water pot , to water the plants . ETYMOLOGY . Etymology treats , first , of the classification of words . THE ENGLISH ...
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according to RULE action active verb active-transitive verb adjective pronoun adverbs agreeably to RULE antecedent apple belong comma compound conjugation conjunction connected construction correct DEFECTIVE VERBS denotes derived diphthong employed English English language examples EXERCISES IN PARSING express FALSE SYNTAX gender give governed grammar horse imperative imperative mood imperfect tense implies indicative mood infinitive mood Kirkham language learner lecture loved manner meaning mind moods and tenses neuter verb nominative noun or pronoun objective order of parsing passive verb perceive perf perfect participle personal pronouns PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES phrase Pluperfect Tense Plur poss possessive potential mood preposition Pres present tense principles pron relative pronoun second person sense sentence signifies Sing singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable SYSTEMATICK ORDER tence termination thing third person thou tion tive transitive verb understood virtue vowel walk words write
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