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... Sentence . Q WHAT is the best Arrangement of Words in a sentence ? A. That which prevents all ambiguity , and brings out the fenfe clear and diftinct . " Q. Have you not treated this fubject in the ar- ticle of Syntax ? A. Yes , but not ...
... Sentence . Q WHAT is the best Arrangement of Words in a sentence ? A. That which prevents all ambiguity , and brings out the fenfe clear and diftinct . " Q. Have you not treated this fubject in the ar- ticle of Syntax ? A. Yes , but not ...
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... sentence . Q. How fhall we know the emphatical word in a fentence ? A. By attending carefully to the chief defign of the writer or fpeaker ; and that word which fhews his chief defign , muft neceffarily be the emphatical word ; as in ...
... sentence . Q. How fhall we know the emphatical word in a fentence ? A. By attending carefully to the chief defign of the writer or fpeaker ; and that word which fhews his chief defign , muft neceffarily be the emphatical word ; as in ...
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... Sentence ? A. Sentence is a pertinent obfervation , contain- ing much fenfe in a few words : as , " The calumny of enemies is lefs dangerous than the flattery of friends . " Q. What is Epiphonema ? A. Epiphonema is an e clamation ...
... Sentence ? A. Sentence is a pertinent obfervation , contain- ing much fenfe in a few words : as , " The calumny of enemies is lefs dangerous than the flattery of friends . " Q. What is Epiphonema ? A. Epiphonema is an e clamation ...
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accent active verb Addifon adjective adverb agreeing auxiliary verbs becauſe caſe compound confifts confonant conftruction conjugated conjunction diphthong English expreffion exprefs faid fame fecond perfon fingular feems fenfe fentence ferves fhall fhew fhort fhould fignifies filent fimple fingular number firſt foft fometimes fometimes uſed fore formed fpeak ftand ftantive noun fubftantive noun fuch fupplying the place future imperfect tenfe gender governed Grammar Honourable imperative mood indicative mood Infinitive Mood Interjections irregular King laft Latin words lefs letter likewife Lord loved manner meaning meaſure moft moſt neuter verb nominative cafe obferve oblique cafe paffion paffive verb participle perfect perfonal pronoun pluperfect plural number poffeffive pronoun pofitive Pope Potential Mood prefent tenfe prepofition Preter preter-imperfect tenfe Shakespear SING ſpeak Subjunctive Mood ſubſtantive Tenſe thefe theſe thing third perfon fingular third perfon plural thofe thoſe Thou three fyllables Trochee ufed uſed Verfes vowel