An enlarged edition of Murray's abridged English grammar, by dr. [J.A.] Giles1839 - 212 pages |
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... Thee . You . Third . Nom . He . They . Mas . Possess . His . Theirs . Obj . Him . Them . ' Third . Nom . She . They . Fem . Possess . Hers . Theirs . Obj . Her . Them . Third . Nom . It . They . Neuter . Possess . Its . Theirs . Obj ...
... Thee . You . Third . Nom . He . They . Mas . Possess . His . Theirs . Obj . Him . Them . ' Third . Nom . She . They . Fem . Possess . Hers . Theirs . Obj . Her . Them . Third . Nom . It . They . Neuter . Possess . Its . Theirs . Obj ...
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... thee , and prove a rich reward ; " " The master taught her and me to write ; " " He and she were school- fellows . " RULE XIX . Some conjunctions require the indicative , some the subjunctive mood , after them . It is a gene- ral rule ...
... thee , and prove a rich reward ; " " The master taught her and me to write ; " " He and she were school- fellows . " RULE XIX . Some conjunctions require the indicative , some the subjunctive mood , after them . It is a gene- ral rule ...
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... thee | rúthless | kíng ; Hénce a wáy , thou | Síren | leáve me . ” " O ' ye | Thébans | hére be | hóld him , This is ' dilpús , you | seé : Hé that sólv'd the | díre enigma Gréat and wise and | góod was | hé . " Trochaic verses , as for ...
... thee | rúthless | kíng ; Hénce a wáy , thou | Síren | leáve me . ” " O ' ye | Thébans | hére be | hóld him , This is ' dilpús , you | seé : Hé that sólv'd the | díre enigma Gréat and wise and | góod was | hé . " Trochaic verses , as for ...
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... , " O Lyre divine , what daring spirit Wakes thee now ? " Divine , i . e . excellent , equal to divine ; wakes , i . e . arouses thy notes . I 3. Alliteration gives a pleasing similarity of sound to words PROSODY . 85.
... , " O Lyre divine , what daring spirit Wakes thee now ? " Divine , i . e . excellent , equal to divine ; wakes , i . e . arouses thy notes . I 3. Alliteration gives a pleasing similarity of sound to words PROSODY . 85.
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... thee , Almitie God , that we , who for oure evill dedes do worthily deserve to be punnished , by the cumfort of thy grase may mercefully be releeved ; through our Lord and Savier K 3 EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY . 101 It was the third ...
... thee , Almitie God , that we , who for oure evill dedes do worthily deserve to be punnished , by the cumfort of thy grase may mercefully be releeved ; through our Lord and Savier K 3 EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY . 101 It was the third ...
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accented active verb adjective pronouns adverbs Aristomenes auxiliary verb brother called comma common substantive Conjugate the following conjunction consonant couldst DEFECTIVE VERBS degrees of comparison denote derived diphthong English esteemed Exercises express favours following adjectives following nouns following verbs folly governed Grammar happy hath heart honour horse Imperative Mood imperfect tense indicative mood infinitive mood Interjection irregular verbs letter live Lord mayst or canst mind Name neuter gender nominative nouns objective Parsing passions peace Perf perfect participle personal pronouns PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preposition PRESENT TENSE proper relative pronouns reward Rules of Syntax says SECOND FUTURE TENSE SECT sentence shouldst signifies singular number sometimes speak Subjunctive Mood substantives derived syllables temper thee thing third person singular Thou art Thou hast Thou mayst Thou mightst tive triphthong verb active verse vice virtue virtuous vowel wise word Write the following youth
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Page 210 - Hark ! they whisper ; angels say, ' Sister Spirit, come away ! ' What is this absorbs me quite ? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul, can this be Death...
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