The Common School Manual: A Regular and Connected Course of Elementary Studies : Embracing the Necessary and Useful Branches of a Common Education ...W. Williams, 1827 - Education |
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... noun proper , third person , singiz lar number , feminine gender , and is the subject of the verb writes ; writes is a verb , expressing the action of Mary , the agent ; a , is an article , and refers to the noun letter , in limitation ...
... noun proper , third person , singiz lar number , feminine gender , and is the subject of the verb writes ; writes is a verb , expressing the action of Mary , the agent ; a , is an article , and refers to the noun letter , in limitation ...
Page 129
... noun proper , third person , singular number , feminine gender , and the subject of the verb writes . Writes is a verb , for it expresses the action of Mary the agent ; it is of the third person , and sin- gular number ; therefore it ...
... noun proper , third person , singular number , feminine gender , and the subject of the verb writes . Writes is a verb , for it expresses the action of Mary the agent ; it is of the third person , and sin- gular number ; therefore it ...
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... Nouns and Number . Nouns are of two numbers ; the singular and the plural ; and the singular noun may be made plural ... proper to observe that to these general rules , a few exceptions may be found . Valley and money , are often written ...
... Nouns and Number . Nouns are of two numbers ; the singular and the plural ; and the singular noun may be made plural ... proper to observe that to these general rules , a few exceptions may be found . Valley and money , are often written ...
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... noun proper , third person , singular number , masculine gender , and refers to the noun sledge in possession ; new is an adjective , and refers to the noun sledge in quality ; sledge is a noun common , third person , singular number ...
... noun proper , third person , singular number , masculine gender , and refers to the noun sledge in possession ; new is an adjective , and refers to the noun sledge in quality ; sledge is a noun common , third person , singular number ...
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... noun that implies possession is always gov- erned by the thing possessed . John's goat cost five dollars , at the fair . In this example , John's is a noun proper , third person , sin- gular number , masculine gender , in the possessive ...
... noun that implies possession is always gov- erned by the thing possessed . John's goat cost five dollars , at the fair . In this example , John's is a noun proper , third person , sin- gular number , masculine gender , in the possessive ...
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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.