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... voice formed by the organs of speech . Q. Into how many kinds are letters divided ? A. Letters are divided into two kinds , vowels and consonants . Q. What is a vowel ? A. A vowelt is an articulate sound that can be perfectly uttered by ...
... voice formed by the organs of speech . Q. Into how many kinds are letters divided ? A. Letters are divided into two kinds , vowels and consonants . Q. What is a vowel ? A. A vowelt is an articulate sound that can be perfectly uttered by ...
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... voice ; as , ea in beat , ou in sound . Q. What is a triphthong ? A. A triphthong is the union of three vowels From the Greek Diphthongos ( dis twice , phthongos a sound ) a diphthong , or double sound , made up of two vowels in the ...
... voice ; as , ea in beat , ou in sound . Q. What is a triphthong ? A. A triphthong is the union of three vowels From the Greek Diphthongos ( dis twice , phthongos a sound ) a diphthong , or double sound , made up of two vowels in the ...
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... voice , ou in ounce . An improper diphthong has but one of the vowels sounded ; as , ea in eagle , oɑ in boat . OF SYLLABLES . Q. What is a syllable ? A. A syllable * is a sound either simple or compounded , pronounced by a single ...
... voice , ou in ounce . An improper diphthong has but one of the vowels sounded ; as , ea in eagle , oɑ in boat . OF SYLLABLES . Q. What is a syllable ? A. A syllable * is a sound either simple or compounded , pronounced by a single ...
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... voice ; and that of a passive verb , the passive voice . Q. How is the auxiliary † and active verb to have conjugated ? A. The verb to have is conjugated in the fol- lowing manner : TO HAVE ‡ . Indicative Mood . PRESENT TENSE . SINGULAR ...
... voice ; and that of a passive verb , the passive voice . Q. How is the auxiliary † and active verb to have conjugated ? A. The verb to have is conjugated in the fol- lowing manner : TO HAVE ‡ . Indicative Mood . PRESENT TENSE . SINGULAR ...
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... voice is a constituent part of the verb to which it relates : the principal and its auxili- ary therefore form but one verb . You has always a plural verb , even when applied to a single individual . B PLUPERFECT TENSE . Signs , had and ...
... voice is a constituent part of the verb to which it relates : the principal and its auxili- ary therefore form but one verb . You has always a plural verb , even when applied to a single individual . B PLUPERFECT TENSE . Signs , had and ...
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according to Rule active verb adjective pronouns adverb agree articulate sound auxiliary colon comma common substantive COMPOUND PERFECT conjugated copulative conjunction DEFECTIVE VERBS derived diphthong ellipsis English express garden gender Give a definition governs happy hath honour Imperative Mood IMPERFECT TENSE indicative mood infinitive mood inflections interjection Irregular verbs Latin letters loved manner mayst or canst mind neuter nominative noun or pronoun objective Parsing passions pause perfect participle personal pronouns PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preposition PRESENT TENSE principal regard relative pronoun Repeat the rule RULE XI says &c SECOND FUTURE TENSE semicolon shalt or wilt shouldst signifies singular number sometimes speech stantive Subjunctive Mood substantives derived syllable Syntax temperate tense denote thing third person singular Thou art Thou hast Thou mayst Thou mightst Thou shalt tion tive triphthong verb active vice virtue voice vowels wise word wouldst youth
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Page 27 - A Verb Passive expresses a passion or a suffering, or the receiving of an action ; and necessarily implies an object acted upon, and an agent by which it is acted upon : as, to be loved ;