A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... Give an example . A. You consider the power of riches ; but not of virtue . Q. What is a colon ? A. The colon , marked thus ( :) is a note of long breathing , and is exemplified below .. Q. What is the use of a colon ? A. It ...
... Give an example . A. You consider the power of riches ; but not of virtue . Q. What is a colon ? A. The colon , marked thus ( :) is a note of long breathing , and is exemplified below .. Q. What is the use of a colon ? A. It ...
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... Give an example . A. Before all things , it is necessary for a man to take a true estimate of himself : for we mostly think ourselves able to do more than we can . Q. What other use does a colon serve to ? A. It is also used before a ...
... Give an example . A. Before all things , it is necessary for a man to take a true estimate of himself : for we mostly think ourselves able to do more than we can . Q. What other use does a colon serve to ? A. It is also used before a ...
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... Give an example . A. A treatise of [ concerning ] physic . Q. What is a hyphen ? A. A hyphen is a small hair - stroke drawn from one word to another , thus [ - ] Q. What is the use of the hyphen ? A. It admonishes the reader , that the ...
... Give an example . A. A treatise of [ concerning ] physic . Q. What is a hyphen ? A. A hyphen is a small hair - stroke drawn from one word to another , thus [ - ] Q. What is the use of the hyphen ? A. It admonishes the reader , that the ...
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adding the termination adjectives adverb Bachelor of Divinity Ben e CHAP Christ church cious consisting of words consonants declension denotes diphthong division of syllables doth drow easy lessons educate hereafter following words ford foregoing Tables Give an example hath heart IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD INFINITIVE MOOD land ling Lord ment mind ness Note.-The accent nouns optative mood Plur plural potential mood praise preposition Present tense Preterimperfect Preterperfect tense Preterpluperfect tense pronoun ra ble ra tion rain ri ous Second future tense sentence signifies Sing sion sounded ster subjunctive mood substantive syllable ta tion thee thing tive trans ture unto verb vowel wicked wise words not exceeding