A New Guide to the English Tongue (1793)Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1978 - 156 pages |
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... used in America . It is not listed in Charles Evans ' American Bibliography . This book may never have reached American schools , but Rollo Lyman would like to give Hugh Jones the credit he deserves for being a pioneer grammarian in ...
... used in America . It is not listed in Charles Evans ' American Bibliography . This book may never have reached American schools , but Rollo Lyman would like to give Hugh Jones the credit he deserves for being a pioneer grammarian in ...
Page xiv
... used the Dilworth grammar . During Lincoln's time it was more popularly known as " Dilworth's Speller . " M. L. Houser , when writing about Lincoln as a student , tells us : The first text - book that the boy studied was Dilworth's ...
... used the Dilworth grammar . During Lincoln's time it was more popularly known as " Dilworth's Speller . " M. L. Houser , when writing about Lincoln as a student , tells us : The first text - book that the boy studied was Dilworth's ...
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... used ? A. A or An is used in a general and unlimited Senfes as , A Man ( that is , ary Man ) fhall be comm . ded according o his Wifdom . An Organ ( that is , any Organ , is the best of all other mufical Inftruments . Note , A is ufed ...
... used ? A. A or An is used in a general and unlimited Senfes as , A Man ( that is , ary Man ) fhall be comm . ded according o his Wifdom . An Organ ( that is , any Organ , is the best of all other mufical Inftruments . Note , A is ufed ...
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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