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... CHAPTER I. ETYMOLOGY . WHAT is Etymology ? A. Etymology is that part of Grammar , which teaches the derivation of one word from another , and the different methods in which the Sense of the fame word is varied ; as apple , apples ...
... CHAPTER I. ETYMOLOGY . WHAT is Etymology ? A. Etymology is that part of Grammar , which teaches the derivation of one word from another , and the different methods in which the Sense of the fame word is varied ; as apple , apples ...
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... CHAPTER I PROSOD Y O. WHAT is . Profody ? A. Profody is that part of grammar , which teaches the true pronunciation of words , and the rules of Verfification . Q. Upon what doth the true pronunciation of words depend ? A. The true ...
... CHAPTER I PROSOD Y O. WHAT is . Profody ? A. Profody is that part of grammar , which teaches the true pronunciation of words , and the rules of Verfification . Q. Upon what doth the true pronunciation of words depend ? A. The true ...
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... chapters into finaller parts . It is likewife fome- times used as a mark of reference to the margin , or to the bottom of the page . Q. What is the ufe of Braces ? A ... CHAPTER II . Of ABBREVIATIONS . WHAT do 162 A New GRAMMAR of the.
... chapters into finaller parts . It is likewife fome- times used as a mark of reference to the margin , or to the bottom of the page . Q. What is the ufe of Braces ? A ... CHAPTER II . Of ABBREVIATIONS . WHAT do 162 A New GRAMMAR of 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