A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... stand for ? A. Sometimes they stand for whole words ; as B. A. Bache- lor of Arts ; B. D. Bachelor of Divinity ; D. D. Doctor in Di- vinity , or the like ; as you may find more at large at the end of this third part ; or else they stand ...
... stand for ? A. Sometimes they stand for whole words ; as B. A. Bache- lor of Arts ; B. D. Bachelor of Divinity ; D. D. Doctor in Di- vinity , or the like ; as you may find more at large at the end of this third part ; or else they stand ...
Page 86
... stand - ard . RULE IV . Q. What is the fourth general rule for division of syllables ? A. If two vowels come together , not making a diphthong , they must be divided ; as , ae in ja - el ; ao in ex - tra - or - di - na - ry ; eo in pi ...
... stand - ard . RULE IV . Q. What is the fourth general rule for division of syllables ? A. If two vowels come together , not making a diphthong , they must be divided ; as , ae in ja - el ; ao in ex - tra - or - di - na - ry ; eo in pi ...
Page 109
... stand , i . e . to stand against . Sometimes it signifies from or back ; as , to with - hold , to with - draw . Q. Which are the prepositions in composition borrowed from the Latin ? A. 1. A and ab , whose natural signification is from ...
... stand , i . e . to stand against . Sometimes it signifies from or back ; as , to with - hold , to with - draw . Q. Which are the prepositions in composition borrowed from the Latin ? A. 1. A and ab , whose natural signification is from ...
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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