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... happier , happiest . - The present participle in ing , retains the y , that i may not be doubled ; as carry , carrying ... happiness . But when y is preceded by a vowel , it is very rarely changed in the additional syllable : as coy ...
... happier , happiest . - The present participle in ing , retains the y , that i may not be doubled ; as carry , carrying ... happiness . But when y is preceded by a vowel , it is very rarely changed in the additional syllable : as coy ...
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... happier , happiest ; abler , ablest . But words of more than two syllables hardly ever admit of these terminations . In some words , the superlative is formed by adding most to the end of them ; as , nethermost , utmost , under- most ...
... happier , happiest ; abler , ablest . But words of more than two syllables hardly ever admit of these terminations . In some words , the superlative is formed by adding most to the end of them ; as , nethermost , utmost , under- most ...
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... happiness I own . " 3 . " " In the character of : as , " Let her go for an ungrate- ful woman . " 4. By means of ; by interposition of : as , " If it were not for Divine Providence , the world would be a scene of confusion . " 5 . For ...
... happiness I own . " 3 . " " In the character of : as , " Let her go for an ungrate- ful woman . " 4. By means of ; by interposition of : as , " If it were not for Divine Providence , the world would be a scene of confusion . " 5 . For ...
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... happiness or misery are placed in our own hands . " - In the first of these sentences , is there any violation of Rule sixth - In the second , is there any violation of Rule seventh ? -In the example under Rule eighth , why is the verb ...
... happiness or misery are placed in our own hands . " - In the first of these sentences , is there any violation of Rule sixth - In the second , is there any violation of Rule seventh ? -In the example under Rule eighth , why is the verb ...
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... happiness . ' The phrases , so perfect , so right , so extreme , so universal , & c . are incorrect ; because they imply that one thing is less perfect , less extreme , & c . than another , which is not possible . 6 Inaccuracies are ...
... happiness . ' The phrases , so perfect , so right , so extreme , so universal , & c . are incorrect ; because they imply that one thing is less perfect , less extreme , & c . than another , which is not possible . 6 Inaccuracies are ...
Common terms and phrases
accent active verb adjective pronouns admit adverbs Amphibrach antecedent auxiliary better clause comma common compound sentence connected consonant defective verbs denote derived diphthong distinguished ellipsis English English language Examples adapted Exercises on Rule expressed or understood following sentences frequently Future Tense gender genitive governed grammar happy hath imperfect tense improper improperly impropriety indefinite article indicative mode infinitive mode interrogative irregular verbs kind king language LESSON loved 2 Thou loved 2 Ye loved Singular manner means nature neuter verb never nominative objective omitted parse participle passive verb pause perfect personal pronouns phrase pleasure Pluperfect Tense possessive potential mode preceding preposition Present Tense proper propriety QUESTIONS relative pronoun Review Second Future sense signify simple sentence singular number sometimes subjunctive mode substantives superlative syllable tence termination thing thou art thou hast Thou mayst tion triphthong virtue vowel wilt wise words wouldst writing
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Page 171 - Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see : and they glorified the God of Israel.
Page 162 - How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray.
Page 165 - 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.
Page 90 - 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 192 - Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house : and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 9 O shut not up my soul with the sinners : nor my life with the blood-thirsty; 10 In whose hands is wickedness : and their right hand is full of gifts.
Page 168 - 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." The following sentences are also erroneous : " I cannot excuse the remissness of those whose business it should have been, as it certainly was their interest, to have interposed their good offices." "There were two circumstances which made it necessary for them to have lost no time." " History painters would...
Page 151 - Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Page 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 147 - To know but this, that Thou art good, And that myself am blind ; Yet gave me, in this dark estate, To see the good from ill ; And binding nature fast in fate, Left free the human will.
Page 225 - WISDOM crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets : she crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, "How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.