A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... serve to ? A. It is also used before a comparative conjunction in a similitude . Q. Give an example . A. As we perceive the shadow upon the sun - dial , but discern not its progression ; and as the shrub or grass appears in time to be ...
... serve to ? A. It is also used before a comparative conjunction in a similitude . Q. Give an example . A. As we perceive the shadow upon the sun - dial , but discern not its progression ; and as the shrub or grass appears in time to be ...
Page 109
... serve either to denote excess ; as , about , afore , abhor , abuse , abroad : or else to signify separation ; as ... serves to extend , stretch out , or lessen the sense of the word it is compounded with ; as , direct , diminish , dilate ...
... serve either to denote excess ; as , about , afore , abhor , abuse , abroad : or else to signify separation ; as ... serves to extend , stretch out , or lessen the sense of the word it is compounded with ; as , direct , diminish , dilate ...
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... serve thee in this life , that I fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises , which exceed all that I can desire , through Jesus Christ our Lord . Amen . GRACE BEFORE MEAT . SANCTIFY , we beseech thee , O Lord , these creatures to ...
... serve thee in this life , that I fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises , which exceed all that I can desire , through Jesus Christ our Lord . Amen . GRACE BEFORE MEAT . SANCTIFY , we beseech thee , O Lord , these creatures to ...
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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