Elements of English Composition: Grammatical, Rhetorical, Logical, and Practical (1868) |
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... properly , not for I had rather , but for I would rather . 4. Care should be taken , when an ellipsis is made , that ... proper words . Again , “ Think what reflection shall most probably arise . " Will is here the proper word . " In the ...
... properly , not for I had rather , but for I would rather . 4. Care should be taken , when an ellipsis is made , that ... proper words . Again , “ Think what reflection shall most probably arise . " Will is here the proper word . " In the ...
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... properly denotes concomitancy or assistance ; by , the proximate cause or instrument ; as , " The soldiers entered the breach with loaded muskets ; their leader fell mortally wounded by a musket - ball . " We may say , " with prayers ...
... properly denotes concomitancy or assistance ; by , the proximate cause or instrument ; as , " The soldiers entered the breach with loaded muskets ; their leader fell mortally wounded by a musket - ball . " We may say , " with prayers ...
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... proper form would be , " From eternity to eternity , Thou art God . " Apparent is not properly used for certain , or manifest . It properly means seeming , as opposed to real ; or visible , as opposed to concealed . The phrase to make ...
... proper form would be , " From eternity to eternity , Thou art God . " Apparent is not properly used for certain , or manifest . It properly means seeming , as opposed to real ; or visible , as opposed to concealed . The phrase to make ...
Contents
LESSON | 15 |
Additional examples for the use of capital letters c 12 | 15 |
Nouns Their gender | 23 |
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able action adjective adverb answer applied avoid beautiful become called cause character clause clear common complete composition connected considered consists construction contains Correct denote dependent desire effect employed English example EXERCISES expression father figure former give given hand happy head idea illustrated important John kind language learned less LESSON letter live Lord manner meaning mind nature never noun object observed omitted participle particular past period person phrase pleasure plural possessive preposition present principal pronoun proper properly qualities reason reference relation require rhetorical RULE sense sentence separated singular sometimes sound speak stand style Supply syllable taken thing thou thought tion truth turn verb verse whole words writing