A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
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Page 90
A. It denotes the omission of a letter , to make the sound of the word more grateful to the ear ; in verse , to cut off a syllable for the sake of the metre : as , judg'd for judged ; and in substantives , to show thein to be the ...
A. It denotes the omission of a letter , to make the sound of the word more grateful to the ear ; in verse , to cut off a syllable for the sake of the metre : as , judg'd for judged ; and in substantives , to show thein to be the ...
Page 109
Mis , which denotes defect or error ; as , misdeed , mistake . 7. Over , which signifies eminency or superiority ; as , to overcome , to oversee . It denotes also excess ; as , overhasty . 8. Out , which signifies excess , excellency ...
Mis , which denotes defect or error ; as , misdeed , mistake . 7. Over , which signifies eminency or superiority ; as , to overcome , to oversee . It denotes also excess ; as , overhasty . 8. Out , which signifies excess , excellency ...
Page 110
In or im , which generally denotes the position or disposition , or an action whereby one thing is , as it were , put into another ; as , to import , to impale , to inclose ; or the impression whereby the thing receives such and such a ...
In or im , which generally denotes the position or disposition , or an action whereby one thing is , as it were , put into another ; as , to import , to impale , to inclose ; or the impression whereby the thing receives such and such a ...
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accent adjectives begin bridge CHAP church comes consonants denotes derived divided doth educated educated hereafter fear field ford foregoing formed future tense give hand hast hath hear heart keep kind known land less LESSON letters ling Lord mark ment mind mood mouth ness Note nouns person Plur plural praise Present pronoun proper rain rule sentence serve short signifies Sing singular sion sometimes sounded substantive syllable TABLE tense thee thing thou tion tive true trust unto verb vowel wicked wise words worth
Bibliographic information
| Title | A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
| Author | Thomas Dilworth |
| Publisher | S. Babcock, 1840 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2019 |
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