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Q. What other use does a colon 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 ...
Q. What other use does a colon 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 ...
Page 109
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 , abroad : or else to signify separation ; as , to abstain ...
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 , abroad : or else to signify separation ; as , to abstain ...
Page 144
And grant , O Lord , that I may so faithfully 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 .
And grant , O Lord , that I may so faithfully 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 .
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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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