English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations ...B. Johnson, 1809 - 308 sider |
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Side 15
... vowel sounds : but as i and u , when pronounced long may be considered ' as diphthongs , or diphthongal vowels , our language , strictly speaking , con- tains but twelve simple vowel sounds ; to represent which , we have only five ...
... vowel sounds : but as i and u , when pronounced long may be considered ' as diphthongs , or diphthongal vowels , our language , strictly speaking , con- tains but twelve simple vowel sounds ; to represent which , we have only five ...
Side 16
... vowel sounds in the English language . The following list will show the sounds of the conson- ants , being in number twenty - two . Letters denoting the simple sounds . Words containing the simple sounds . b as heard in bay , tub . d as ...
... vowel sounds in the English language . The following list will show the sounds of the conson- ants , being in number twenty - two . Letters denoting the simple sounds . Words containing the simple sounds . b as heard in bay , tub . d as ...
Side 17
... vowel : as b , d , f , l ; which require vowels to express them fully . The vowels are a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . W and y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable : but in every other situation they are vowels ...
... vowel : as b , d , f , l ; which require vowels to express them fully . The vowels are a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes w and y . W and y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable : but in every other situation they are vowels ...
Side 18
... vowel and consonant . A vowel is a simple articulate sound perfect in itself , and formed by a continued effusion of the breath , and a cer- tain conformation of the mouth , without any alteration in the position , or any motion of the ...
... vowel and consonant . A vowel is a simple articulate sound perfect in itself , and formed by a continued effusion of the breath , and a cer- tain conformation of the mouth , without any alteration in the position , or any motion of the ...
Side 19
... vowel . We may further observe , that even the names of the consonants , as they are pronounced in reci- ting the alphabet , require the help of vowels to express them . In pronouncing the names of the mutes , the assis- tant vowels ...
... vowel . We may further observe , that even the names of the consonants , as they are pronounced in reci- ting the alphabet , require the help of vowels to express them . In pronouncing the names of the mutes , the assis- tant vowels ...
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accent according to RULE active verb adjective pronoun admit adverb agree agreeably Amphibrach antecedent appears applied auxiliary better cæsura circumstances comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction copulative denote derived diphthong distinct ellipsis English language examples expressed following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive governed grammar grammarians happy hath idea imperative mood Imperfect Tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative kind king learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun object observations participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety regular verb relative pronoun render respect SECT sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable tence termination thing thou tion tive Trochee understood verb active verb neuter verse virtue voice vowel wise writing
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Side 168 - God by faith: that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death; if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
Side 225 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain upon you, nor fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Side 229 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
Side 128 - 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.
Side 295 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Side 138 - All the virtues of mankind are to be counted upon a few fingers, but his follies and vices are innumerable." Is not mankind in this place a noun of multitude, and such as requires the pronoun referring to it to be in the plural number, their ? RULE v.
Side 287 - There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this of the perpetual progress which the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.
Side 289 - Homer was the greater Genius, Virgil the better Artist. In one we most admire the Man, in the other the Work. Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding Impetuosity, Virgil leads us with an attractive Majesty: Homer scatters with a generous Profusion, Virgil bestows with a careful Magnificence...
Side 225 - Israel is slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty fallen ! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Side 304 - The Lord is not a man that he should lie, neither the son of man that he should "repent. Hath he said it? and shall he not do it ? Hath he spoken it ? and shall he not make it good" ? are the effect of strong emotions of the mind ; such as, surprise, admiration, joy, grief, and the like.