A New Guide to the English Tongue (1793)Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1978 - 156 pages |
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... sentence could no longer be distinguished by their case endings , their place in the sentence structure became the guide to meaning . Dilworth feels that words should be kept in their natural order , although he does allow for change of ...
... sentence could no longer be distinguished by their case endings , their place in the sentence structure became the guide to meaning . Dilworth feels that words should be kept in their natural order , although he does allow for change of ...
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Thomas Dilworth. Of SENTENCES , Q. What is a Sentence A. Words duly joined together in Construction , make Sentence ; as , Pride is a very remarkable Šin . Q. What Things are neceffary for the true Writing and Reading of Sentences ? A ...
Thomas Dilworth. Of SENTENCES , Q. What is a Sentence A. Words duly joined together in Construction , make Sentence ; as , Pride is a very remarkable Šin . Q. What Things are neceffary for the true Writing and Reading of Sentences ? A ...
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... Sentence . Q. How many Kinds of Sentences are there ? A. Two ; Simple and Compound . Q. What is a Simple Sentence ? A. It is that wherein there is but one Verb , and one Nominative Word of the Subjec , either expressed or under ...
... Sentence . Q. How many Kinds of Sentences are there ? A. Two ; Simple and Compound . Q. What is a Simple Sentence ? A. It is that wherein there is but one Verb , and one Nominative Word of the Subjec , either expressed or under ...
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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