The Principles of English GrammarC. Knight and Company, 1837 - 343 |
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... sense , include all the other divisions of words . Things that we perceive to exist , must possess some qualities which render their existence known to the human mind . Something must act upon the senses before objects can be ...
... sense , include all the other divisions of words . Things that we perceive to exist , must possess some qualities which render their existence known to the human mind . Something must act upon the senses before objects can be ...
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... rank of substances , and instruments to that of agents ; while they are qualities alone , and not substances , with which we are conversant ; and while we are uncertain that an agent , in its literal sense , as GENDERS OF SUBSTANTIVES . 53.
... rank of substances , and instruments to that of agents ; while they are qualities alone , and not substances , with which we are conversant ; and while we are uncertain that an agent , in its literal sense , as GENDERS OF SUBSTANTIVES . 53.
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David Booth. that an agent , in its literal sense , as distinguished from an instrument , exists in the world . Those seemingly unconscious instruments , not hav- ing life , are consequently of no sex . They cannot literally be ...
David Booth. that an agent , in its literal sense , as distinguished from an instrument , exists in the world . Those seemingly unconscious instruments , not hav- ing life , are consequently of no sex . They cannot literally be ...
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... sense it assimilates with the affix en in golden , silken , wooden , & c . which are real genitives . In the English language , the juxtaposition of nouns is , of itself , a sufficient indication of the genitive , or that one is ...
... sense it assimilates with the affix en in golden , silken , wooden , & c . which are real genitives . In the English language , the juxtaposition of nouns is , of itself , a sufficient indication of the genitive , or that one is ...
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... sense , the words Augustus vicit Antonius ( both substantives being in the nominative ) would have no meaning in that language . In like manner , the phrase Augustus conquered Antony would be unintelligible to Cicero ; because the ...
... sense , the words Augustus vicit Antonius ( both substantives being in the nominative ) would have no meaning in that language . In like manner , the phrase Augustus conquered Antony would be unintelligible to Cicero ; because the ...
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accusative action adjectives adverb affix agent appears applied appulse auxiliary belong called class of words clause composition compounds conjoined conjugation conjunction consequence considered consonant Dative denotes derived Dictionaries diphthong distinction distinguished equivalent example existence expressed feminine fore former formerly French gender genitive Gothic Gothic languages Grammarians Grammars Greek guage guttural hence idea INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive Interjections James John language Latin Latin language latter manner mark masculine meaning merely metaphorically MOOD neuter nominative noun object old English origin orthography painted past participle past tense person Peter loves Mary phrase Plur plural possessive preceding prefix preposition present preterite pronouns pronunciation qualities refer Saxon Scotch sense sentence separate Shakspeare signifies similar singular sound speak speaker species Subjunctive Subjunctive Mood syllable synonymous tence termed terminations thing Thou tion tive tongue transitive verb understood usage usually verbal vowel walk write written