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Sometimes it denotes Oppofition ; as , to re pulfe : Sometimes it denotes only the enlarging the Senfe of the fimple Verb ; as , repefe , repuft : Sometimes it fignifies : the changing one 7 bing or State into another ; as , Reduce ...
Sometimes it denotes Oppofition ; as , to re pulfe : Sometimes it denotes only the enlarging the Senfe of the fimple Verb ; as , repefe , repuft : Sometimes it fignifies : the changing one 7 bing or State into another ; as , Reduce ...
Page 119
Q. Are not Adjectives sometimes formed from Subftantives ? A. Yes , 1. By adding the Termination en , are formed Adjectives of Plenty or of Abounding ; as from Health comes bealthy ; from Wealth , wealthy . 2. By adding the Termination ...
Q. Are not Adjectives sometimes formed from Subftantives ? A. Yes , 1. By adding the Termination en , are formed Adjectives of Plenty or of Abounding ; as from Health comes bealthy ; from Wealth , wealthy . 2. By adding the Termination ...
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A. No : Sometimes the Infinitive Mood stands for the Nominative Word as , To lie is shameful : And fometimes a whole Claufe aforegoing ; as , ' T'o rife betimes in the Morning , is the most wholesome Thing in the World .
A. No : Sometimes the Infinitive Mood stands for the Nominative Word as , To lie is shameful : And fometimes a whole Claufe aforegoing ; as , ' T'o rife betimes in the Morning , is the most wholesome Thing in the World .
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Accent Adjectives alfo begin Book Church comes Confonants denotes divided doth educate hereafter educated English Example fame fear ferve fhall field fignifies fing fome fometimes ford formed founded four fter fuch Future Tenfe give GUIDE Hand hath hear Heart keep Kind known land lefs LESSON Letters ling live Lord Mark ment Mind Mood Name nefs Note Nouns Number Perfon Place Plur Plural proper rain Rule Sentence Sing Sound Syllable TABLE Tenfe thee thefe Thing thofe thou Tongue true unto uſed Verb Vowel wanting Wicked wife Words World worth
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| Title | A New-guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
| Author | Thomas Dilworth |
| Publisher | Joseph Crukshank, 1789 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 26 Mar 2015 |
| Length | 158 pages |
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