A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... writing one word for another of the same sound . III . A short but comprehensive Gram- mar of the English Tongue , delivered in the most familiar and instructive method of question and answer ; necessary for all such persons as have the ...
... writing one word for another of the same sound . III . A short but comprehensive Gram- mar of the English Tongue , delivered in the most familiar and instructive method of question and answer ; necessary for all such persons as have the ...
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... writing and speaking properly and syntactically . Q. What do you mean by English Grammar ? A. The art of writing and speaking the English tongue properly and syntactically . Q. How is grammar divided ? A. Grammar is divided into four ...
... writing and speaking properly and syntactically . Q. What do you mean by English Grammar ? A. The art of writing and speaking the English tongue properly and syntactically . Q. How is grammar divided ? A. Grammar is divided into four ...
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... writers , but only for difference sake , as to distinguish the substantive lead from the verb lead , or lead , or else to fix the accents of words of more than one syllable , which though spelt alike have different significations , and ...
... writers , but only for difference sake , as to distinguish the substantive lead from the verb lead , or lead , or else to fix the accents of words of more than one syllable , which though spelt alike have different significations , and ...
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