A New-guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsJoseph Crukshank, 1789 - 158 pages |
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Page 115
... denotes Defed or Error ; as , Mijdeed , Mistake . 7. Over , which fignifies Eminency ; or Superio ity ; as , to overcome , to overfee . It denotes alfo Excefs ; as , overbly . 8. Out , which fignifies Excess , Excellency , or ...
... denotes Defed or Error ; as , Mijdeed , Mistake . 7. Over , which fignifies Eminency ; or Superio ity ; as , to overcome , to overfee . It denotes alfo Excefs ; as , overbly . 8. Out , which fignifies Excess , Excellency , or ...
Page 116
... denotes Oppofition or Contraiely ; as , to Contradia . 7. De , which fignifies a Kind of Motion from ; as , decant , detract , deduce , and fo is properly used to extend the Senfe of a Word ; as , to demonflrate , to deplore . It alfo ...
... denotes Oppofition or Contraiely ; as , to Contradia . 7. De , which fignifies a Kind of Motion from ; as , decant , detract , deduce , and fo is properly used to extend the Senfe of a Word ; as , to demonflrate , to deplore . It alfo ...
Page 117
... denotes Oppofition ; as , to re- pulfe : Sometimes it denotes only the enlarging the Senfe of the fimple Verb ; as , repefe , epuft : Sometimes it fignifies : the changing one 7 bing or State into another ; as , Reduce ,. Reduction ...
... denotes Oppofition ; as , to re- pulfe : Sometimes it denotes only the enlarging the Senfe of the fimple Verb ; as , repefe , epuft : Sometimes it fignifies : the changing one 7 bing or State into another ; as , Reduce ,. Reduction ...
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Accent Adjectives alfo becauſe bo"rough bu"ry Cafe caft cife Confonants Defire denotes Diphthong Divifion of Syllables doth educate hereafter ENGLISH TONGUE fafe fame fave ferve feven fhall fhew fhort fhould fignifies fing firft fome fometimes ford foregoing Tables ftan fter fuch fump hath himſelf IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD Jefus laft lefs LESSON LESSON VI Letters ling Lord ment moft Mood muſt Name nefs Note Nouns Number Optative Mood ourſelves paft Perfon Plur Plural Potential Mood Praife Praiſes Prefent Tenfe Preter Preterperfect Pronouns ri ous Second Future Tenfe Senfe Sentence Sing Subftantive Subjunctive Mood thee thefe ther Thing thofe THOMAS DILWORTH thou tive tranf Truft unto uſed Verb Vowel Weft whofe Wicked Words not exceeding