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... SUBSTANTIVE NOUNS . Q. What is a Subftantive Noun ? A. A Subftantive Noun is the name of any thing or perfon , as a Coat , a Hat , James , George . Q. How many kinds of substantive nouns are there ? A. Two ; proper and common . Q. What ...
... SUBSTANTIVE NOUNS . Q. What is a Subftantive Noun ? A. A Subftantive Noun is the name of any thing or perfon , as a Coat , a Hat , James , George . Q. How many kinds of substantive nouns are there ? A. Two ; proper and common . Q. What ...
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Daniel Fenning. fingular , mafculine gender . Mother , a substantive noun , fingular number , oblique cafe , governed by the prepofition of . 2. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing : but righteousness delivereth from death . Treasures ...
Daniel Fenning. fingular , mafculine gender . Mother , a substantive noun , fingular number , oblique cafe , governed by the prepofition of . 2. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing : but righteousness delivereth from death . Treasures ...
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... substantive noun , plural number , oblique cafe , governed by the verb hear . Of his , as before . Mouth , a fub- ftantive noun , fingular number , oblique cafe , go- verned by of . For , as before . They , as before , fupplying the ...
... substantive noun , plural number , oblique cafe , governed by the verb hear . Of his , as before . Mouth , a fub- ftantive noun , fingular number , oblique cafe , go- verned by of . For , as before . They , as before , fupplying the ...
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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