Elements of English Composition: Grammatical, Rhetorical, Logical, and Practical (1868) |
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... speak thres sentences together ; for , To speak three sentences in succession . - Double- bedded ; for , two - bedded . — To enjoy a bad state of health ; for , To have , or be in , bad health . - To fall sick ; for , To grow , or ...
... speak thres sentences together ; for , To speak three sentences in succession . - Double- bedded ; for , two - bedded . — To enjoy a bad state of health ; for , To have , or be in , bad health . - To fall sick ; for , To grow , or ...
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... speak of a person's at table , or in company ; we speak of his in the management of his private concerns , or in his different rela- tions to his fellow - creatures . 2. The of young people in society , is of prime importance . 8. The ...
... speak of a person's at table , or in company ; we speak of his in the management of his private concerns , or in his different rela- tions to his fellow - creatures . 2. The of young people in society , is of prime importance . 8. The ...
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... speak of a solid judgment , a fiery temper , a hard or soft heart . Love is said to warm the heart , and sympathy is said to melt the heart . In reference to the flourishing period of a tree or plant , we may say , “ The institution ...
... speak of a solid judgment , a fiery temper , a hard or soft heart . Love is said to warm the heart , and sympathy is said to melt the heart . In reference to the flourishing period of a tree or plant , we may say , “ The institution ...
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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