A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts. ... The Thirteenth Edition. By Thomas Dilworth, ...Henry Kent, 1751 - 154 pages |
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... sometimes , ferves tolengthen the Sound of the fore- going Vowel ; as in fave ; and fometimes is Redundant ; as in give . Q. Do thefe Letters always keep their own natural Sound ? A. No. Q. What Letters are those which do not always ...
... sometimes , ferves tolengthen the Sound of the fore- going Vowel ; as in fave ; and fometimes is Redundant ; as in give . Q. Do thefe Letters always keep their own natural Sound ? A. No. Q. What Letters are those which do not always ...
Page 87
... Sometimes they stand for whole Words ; as B. A. Bachelor of Arts ; B. D. Bachelor in Divinity ; D. D. Doctor in Divinity , or the like ; as you may find more at • E 3 large large at the End of this third Part : Or to the English Tongue .
... Sometimes they stand for whole Words ; as B. A. Bachelor of Arts ; B. D. Bachelor in Divinity ; D. D. Doctor in Divinity , or the like ; as you may find more at • E 3 large large at the End of this third Part : Or to the English Tongue .
Page 115
... Sometimes it fignifies from or back ; as , to with - hold , to withdraw . Q. Which are the Prepofitions in Compofition borrowed from the Latin ? A. 1. A and ab , whofe natural Signification is from , of , and out of ; but compounded ...
... Sometimes it fignifies from or back ; as , to with - hold , to withdraw . Q. Which are the Prepofitions in Compofition borrowed from the Latin ? A. 1. A and ab , whofe natural Signification is from , of , and out of ; but compounded ...
Page 116
... Sometimes we use enter , in Words derived from the French . 14. Intro , which fignifies within ; as , to introduce . 15. Ob , which fignifies against ; as , Obftacle , to oppose . 16. Per , which fignifies through ; and denotes a ...
... Sometimes we use enter , in Words derived from the French . 14. Intro , which fignifies within ; as , to introduce . 15. Ob , which fignifies against ; as , Obftacle , to oppose . 16. Per , which fignifies through ; and denotes a ...
Page 117
... Sometimes it denotes Oppofition ; as , to repulfe : Sometimes it denotes only the enlarging the Sense of the fimple Verb ; as , repose , repaft : Sometimes it fignifies the changing one Thing or State into another ; as , Reduce , Re ...
... Sometimes it denotes Oppofition ; as , to repulfe : Sometimes it denotes only the enlarging the Sense of the fimple Verb ; as , repose , repaft : Sometimes it fignifies the changing one Thing or State into another ; as , Reduce , Re ...
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