A New Guide to the English Tongue (1793)Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1978 - 156 pages |
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... denotes Defe or Error ; as , Mifuced , Milake . 7. Over , which fignifies Eminency or Superiority ; as , to overcome , to overfee . It denotes alfo Excefs ; as , overhafty . 8. Out , which fignifies Excess , Excellency , or Superiority ...
... denotes Defe or Error ; as , Mifuced , Milake . 7. Over , which fignifies Eminency or Superiority ; as , to overcome , to overfee . It denotes alfo Excefs ; as , overhafty . 8. Out , which fignifies Excess , Excellency , or Superiority ...
Page 118
... denotes Contrariety ; as , demerit . 8. Di , which ferves to extend , firetch out or lessen the Senfe of the Wordit is compounded with ; as , direct , diminish , dilate . 9. Dis , which fignifies Separation , Difference , or Diverfity ...
... denotes Contrariety ; as , demerit . 8. Di , which ferves to extend , firetch out or lessen the Senfe of the Wordit is compounded with ; as , direct , diminish , dilate . 9. Dis , which fignifies Separation , Difference , or Diverfity ...
Page 119
... denotes Oppofition ; as , to repulle : Sometimes it denotes only the enlarging the Sense of the fimple Verb ; as , repofe , repaft : Sometimes it fignifies the changing one Thing or State into another ; as , Reduce , Reduction ...
... denotes Oppofition ; as , to repulle : Sometimes it denotes only the enlarging the Sense of the fimple Verb ; as , repofe , repaft : Sometimes it fignifies the changing one Thing or State into another ; as , Reduce , Reduction ...
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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