A New Guide to the English Tongue (1793)Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1978 - 156 pages |
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... Quantities , and Tones or Accents " ( p . 98 ) . This definition differs from the present concept of " prosody ... quantity " instead of by force or emphasis is a Latin approach to vowel pronunciation . This distinction , however ...
... Quantities , and Tones or Accents " ( p . 98 ) . This definition differs from the present concept of " prosody ... quantity " instead of by force or emphasis is a Latin approach to vowel pronunciation . This distinction , however ...
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... Quantities of WORDS . Q. What mean you by the Quantity of a Word ? A. The Quantity of a Word , or Syllable , is that by which we measure the Time allowed for the Pronunciation thereof . Q. How is the Quantity of a Word divided ? A. It ...
... Quantities of WORDS . Q. What mean you by the Quantity of a Word ? A. The Quantity of a Word , or Syllable , is that by which we measure the Time allowed for the Pronunciation thereof . Q. How is the Quantity of a Word divided ? A. It ...
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... Quantity of its Signification . Q. What Adjectives admit of Comparison ? A. All thofe whofe Signification may increafe , or be d minished : None else . Q. How many Degrees of Comparison are there ? A. Three : The Politive . the ...
... Quantity of its Signification . Q. What Adjectives admit of Comparison ? A. All thofe whofe Signification may increafe , or be d minished : None else . Q. How many Degrees of Comparison are there ? A. Three : The Politive . the ...
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Accent Adjectives Adverb alfo alſo American becauſe Book Cafe caft Church confifling of Words confifting Confonants Conjunction David Abercrombie Defire denotes Dilworth's Diphthong Divifion doth eafy Leffons edition educated hereafter English language English Tongue FABLE fame fave fhall fhew fhort fhould fignifies fing firft following Words fome fometimes foregoing Tables fuch Give an Example hath Heart himſelf Hugh Jones IMPERATIVE MOOD Jefus juft laft LESSON LESSON VI Lord Mind moft muft muſt Noah Webster Note Nouns Number Optative Mood Paffive paft Perfon Plur Plural Potential Mood praiſe Prefent Tenfe Prepofition Preter Preterperfect Tenfe Preterpluperfect Tenfe Pronoun puniſh rain Rule Second Future Tenfe Senfe Sentence ſhall Sing Singular ſpeaketh Subftantive Subjunctive Mood Syllable Tenſe thee thefe theſe Thing thofe Thomas Dilworth thoſe thou Truft unto uſed Verb Verfe Vowel wanting Wicked wife Words not exceeding