English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and AccuracyOliver D. Cooke, 1805 - 336 sider |
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Side 9
... sounds of the letters . : : :: : The nature of articulation explained . Of syllables , and the rules for arranging them . : 35 Of words in general , and the rules for spelling them . :: 36 ETYMOLOGY . A general view of the speech ...
... sounds of the letters . : : :: : The nature of articulation explained . Of syllables , and the rules for arranging them . : 35 Of words in general , and the rules for spelling them . :: 36 ETYMOLOGY . A general view of the speech ...
Side 13
... sound , is the sound of the human voice , formed by the organs of speech . Orthography teaches the nature and powers of letters , and the just method of spelling words . A letter is the first principle or least part of a word . The ...
... sound , is the sound of the human voice , formed by the organs of speech . Orthography teaches the nature and powers of letters , and the just method of spelling words . A letter is the first principle or least part of a word . The ...
Side 15
... sounds belonging to the language . Every simple sound would have its distinct character ; and that character be the representative of no other sound . But this is far from being the state of the English alphabet . It has more ori- ginal ...
... sounds belonging to the language . Every simple sound would have its distinct character ; and that character be the representative of no other sound . But this is far from being the state of the English alphabet . It has more ori- ginal ...
Side 16
... sounds ; to represent which , we have only five distinct characters or letters . If a in far , is the same specific sound as a in fat ; and u in bull , the same as o in move , which is the opinion of some gramma- rians ; then there are ...
... sounds ; to represent which , we have only five distinct characters or letters . If a in far , is the same specific sound as a in fat ; and u in bull , the same as o in move , which is the opinion of some gramma- rians ; then there are ...
Side 17
... sounds ; the one being expressed by k , and the other by s . G , in the soft pronunciation , is not a simple , but a complex sound ; as age is pronounced aidge . J is unne- cessary , because its sound , and that of the soft g , are in ...
... sounds ; the one being expressed by k , and the other by s . G , in the soft pronunciation , is not a simple , but a complex sound ; as age is pronounced aidge . J is unne- cessary , because its sound , and that of the soft g , are in ...
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accent action active verb adjective admit adverb agreeable appear auxiliary auxiliary verbs better cæsura comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant copulative degree denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished English language examples express following instances following sentence frequently future tense genitive governed grammar grammarians Greek guage hath ideas imperative mood Imperfect Tense indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb king learner Lord loved manner means mind moods and tenses mute names nature nominative noun object observations octavo participle passive pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous phrases Pluperfect Pluperfect Tense Plur plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition Present Tense principal proper properly propriety render respect RULE SECT sense sentiments shalt short signify simple singular number sometimes speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable termination thing tion tive Trochee variation verb active verb neuter virtue voice vowel wise words wouldst writing
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Side 323 - Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob ; Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Side 304 - Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
Side 245 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...
Side 325 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Side 324 - O could I flow like thee! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Tho
Side 320 - Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
Side 279 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began: From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Side 180 - 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 321 - As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.