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... adjective ; -its office is to refer to the noun or name , and express some quality or pro- perty attached to it ... adjective is generally placed before the noun , but after the article . As : a sweet apple , an old book , the North ...
... adjective ; -its office is to refer to the noun or name , and express some quality or pro- perty attached to it ... adjective is generally placed before the noun , but after the article . As : a sweet apple , an old book , the North ...
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... adjective , for it ex- presses a quality or property , and refers to the noun in modifi- cation . SPELLING . LESSON 25 . säve ' - âll rāk ' - ish rā ' - mus să ' - trăp rē -ăl rē ' - găl rés ' - tiff såv ' - ing sēēd ' - time LEVE see ...
... adjective , for it ex- presses a quality or property , and refers to the noun in modifi- cation . SPELLING . LESSON 25 . säve ' - âll rāk ' - ish rā ' - mus să ' - trăp rē -ăl rē ' - găl rés ' - tiff såv ' - ing sēēd ' - time LEVE see ...
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... adjective ; for it can be used to express an action , and also a quality or property . OBS . 2. You will henceforth know the Participle , from the fact , that it is composed of the verb and one of the above termi- nations ; to wit : ing ...
... adjective ; for it can be used to express an action , and also a quality or property . OBS . 2. You will henceforth know the Participle , from the fact , that it is composed of the verb and one of the above termi- nations ; to wit : ing ...
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... adjective or another adverb , and modifies it . OBS . 2. The adverb is often mistaken for the adjective by careless folks who will not take the trouble of learning that one expresses a quality , and the other a manner . SPELLING ...
... adjective or another adverb , and modifies it . OBS . 2. The adverb is often mistaken for the adjective by careless folks who will not take the trouble of learning that one expresses a quality , and the other a manner . SPELLING ...
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... adjective ? Les . 28. What the sixth part of speech ? How formed ? How ended ? What examples ? What nature and office ? How do you know the participle ? Les . 32. What the seventh part of speech ? Its nature and office ? Examples ? What ...
... adjective ? Les . 28. What the sixth part of speech ? How formed ? How ended ? What examples ? What nature and office ? How do you know the participle ? Les . 32. What the seventh part of speech ? Its nature and office ? Examples ? What ...
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2qrs 3qrs adjective pronoun adverb ARITHMETIC.-LESSON Bring bushels called cents child cloth compound terms COMPOUND TERMS.-LESSON cost currency cyphers decimal Divide division divisor dollars Dry Measure example Exercises in Parsing expressed Federal money fractions gender GRAMMAR GRAMMAR.-LESSON GRAMMAR.-LESSON 12 helping verbs Hence imperfect tense indicative mood infinitive mood Jane Jane's question Jane's remark Joseph kind love apples loved ap Ma's answer Ma's reply Mamma Mary Mary's question Mary's remark Measure mixed numbers Mood.-Present neuter verb NOTE noun common noun proper object pence ples Plural Number Potential mood preposition Proof quotient READING READING.-LESSON Reduce relative pronoun remainder RULE sentence shillings singular number Solemn and Poetic speech SPELLING SPELLING.-LESSON subjunctive mood Subtraction sugar tare tense things third person thou transitive verb tree Troy Weight Vulgar Fractions walked weight whole numbers words writes
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Page 319 - The other shape, If shape it might be call'd that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb ; Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either: black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart ; what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Page 129 - What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.
Page 344 - And we said, We cannot go down : if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down : for we may not see the man's face except our youngest brother be with us.
Page 344 - And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one: and his brother is dead, and he alone...
Page 301 - A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave.
Page 129 - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth...
Page 319 - Where thy true treasure? Gold says, ' Not in me: And, ' Not in me,' the Diamond. Gold is poor: India's insolvent: seek it in thyself; Seek in thy naked self, and find it there ; In being so descended, form'd, endow'd ; Sky-born, sky-guided, sky-returning race!
Page 300 - The intricate wards, and every bolt and bar Of massy iron or solid rock with ease Unfastens : on a sudden open fly With impetuous recoil and jarring sound The infernal doors, and on their hinges grate Harsh thunder, that the lowest bottom shook Of Erebus.
Page 325 - The learn'd is happy nature to explore, The fool is happy that he knows no more ; The rich is happy in the plenty given, The poor contents him with the care of Heaven.
Page 319 - When in the slipp'ry paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm unseen convey'd me safe, And led me up to man.