A New Guide to the English Tongue (1793)Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1978 - 156 pages |
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... tenses , he sees the usual six Latin tenses . But the Latin tense labels have not changed much in the teaching of English verbs through the years in England and America . A few of the grammarians after Dilworth's time , however , did ...
... tenses , he sees the usual six Latin tenses . But the Latin tense labels have not changed much in the teaching of English verbs through the years in England and America . A few of the grammarians after Dilworth's time , however , did ...
Page 107
... Tense known ? A. It is known by the Signs , do , doft , does , doth , and fpeaketh of an Action now a - doing but not finished ; as , I do read , that is I have not yet done reading . Q. How is the Preterperfect Tense known ? A. It is ...
... Tense known ? A. It is known by the Signs , do , doft , does , doth , and fpeaketh of an Action now a - doing but not finished ; as , I do read , that is I have not yet done reading . Q. How is the Preterperfect Tense known ? A. It is ...
Page 108
... Tense known ? 4. The fecond Future Tenfe is known by the Signs Ball or will hereafter , and speaketh of a long Space of Time to come ; as , I fall read hereafter . Of the Number of VERBS . Q. How many Numbers are there in Verbs ? A. Two ...
... Tense known ? 4. The fecond Future Tenfe is known by the Signs Ball or will hereafter , and speaketh of a long Space of Time to come ; as , I fall read hereafter . Of the Number of VERBS . Q. How many Numbers are there in Verbs ? A. Two ...
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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