A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... preposition , interjection . OF A NOUN . Q. How many kinds of nouns are there ? A. Two : a substantive and an adjective . OF SUBSTANTIVES . Q. What is a noun substantive ? A. It is the name of any being or thing , perceivable either by ...
... preposition , interjection . OF A NOUN . Q. How many kinds of nouns are there ? A. Two : a substantive and an adjective . OF SUBSTANTIVES . Q. What is a noun substantive ? A. It is the name of any being or thing , perceivable either by ...
Page 109
... prepositions in composition borrowed from the Latin ? A. 1. A and ab , whose natural signification is from , of , and out of : but compounded with an English word , serve either to denote excess ; as , about , afore , abhor , abuse ...
... prepositions in composition borrowed from the Latin ? A. 1. A and ab , whose natural signification is from , of , and out of : but compounded with an English word , serve either to denote excess ; as , about , afore , abhor , abuse ...
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... prepositions in composition derived from the Greek ? A. 1. A , which signifies privation , or not ; as , anonymous , anarchy . 2. Amphi , which signifies on both sides and about ; as , am- phibious , amphitheatre , amphibology . 3. Anta ...
... prepositions in composition derived from the Greek ? A. 1. A , which signifies privation , or not ; as , anonymous , anarchy . 2. Amphi , which signifies on both sides and about ; as , am- phibious , amphitheatre , amphibology . 3. Anta ...
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