A New, Easy, and Complete Grammar of the Spanish Language, Commercial and Military: With a Copious Vocabulary, Dialogues, a Correspondence, Fables, and Prose and Poetical Extracts from the Best AuthorsLackington, Allen, 1810 - 356 pages |
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... sections ; the first explains the nature and different species of substantives ; the second speaks of their case and ... SECTION I. Of the nature and species of Substantives . A substantive is a word which expresses the name of a person ...
... sections ; the first explains the nature and different species of substantives ; the second speaks of their case and ... SECTION I. Of the nature and species of Substantives . A substantive is a word which expresses the name of a person ...
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... SECTION II . Of the declension of nouns , -cases , & c . Although the Spanish nouns do not change their termi- nation in the same number , they have , however , cases as well as the Latin , as the following declensions will show ...
... SECTION II . Of the declension of nouns , -cases , & c . Although the Spanish nouns do not change their termi- nation in the same number , they have , however , cases as well as the Latin , as the following declensions will show ...
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... SECTION III . How to distinguish when a noun is masculine or feminine . The distinction of substantives into two genders comes from the distinction of sexes : by imitation the masculine or feminine gender has been given to all ...
... SECTION III . How to distinguish when a noun is masculine or feminine . The distinction of substantives into two genders comes from the distinction of sexes : by imitation the masculine or feminine gender has been given to all ...
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... SECTION ã. Of comparatives and superlatives . A comparative is nothing else than a comparison of two or more objects , in order to know what proportion they bear to one another . Now as two objects can either be equal , superior , or ...
... SECTION ã. Of comparatives and superlatives . A comparative is nothing else than a comparison of two or more objects , in order to know what proportion they bear to one another . Now as two objects can either be equal , superior , or ...
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... SECTION II . Of the cardinal numbers . The cardinal numbers denote the quantity of persons or things , and answer to the question , How much ? How many ? They are called cardinal because they are the OF ADJECTIVES . 21 Comparatives and ...
... SECTION II . Of the cardinal numbers . The cardinal numbers denote the quantity of persons or things , and answer to the question , How much ? How many ? They are called cardinal because they are the OF ADJECTIVES . 21 Comparatives and ...
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aborrecér acertár acordár adherir adjectives Adverbs algúna cósa algúno amigo Andar años bebido bien buen buena bueno caballo CARTA casa Comp Compound tenses conjugated conjunctive cuenta dative Dios drink enemigos English entendér estado esto Estoy Example expressed in Spanish fué fuéra fuére fuése Future tense gender and number genitive Gerund give govern haber había habido hablado Hablar habrá habré haya hecho hermano hombre hubiése hubiése or hubiéra Imperative Imperative mood Imperfect tense impersonal verbs Indicat Indicative mood Infinitive mood interrogative libro mano masc mejor menester muger noun one's oneself Participle pedir personal pronouns piés Plur Plur.-Masculine and feminine plural ponér preposition pres Present tense Preterite tense Price quales rise Rule señor shelter yourselves sido or estado Sing Sing.-Masculine singular Spanish language speak Subjunctive mood substantive tengo tenido thing thou shalt tiempo veces veinte venir vino words
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Page 342 - Haz gala, Sancho, de la humildad de tu linaje, y no te desprecies de decir que vienes de labradores; porque viendo que no te corres, ninguno se pondrá a correrte, y precíate más de ser humilde virtuoso que pecador soberbio.
Page 331 - Belle,' whereof is master, for this present voyage, Tillman, and now riding at anchor in the river Hooghley, and bound for London, that is to say, twelve bales of silk, being marked and numbered as in the margin, and are to be delivered in the like good order and well...
Page 340 - ... -Ahora bien -respondió Sancho-, venga esa ínsula, que yo pugnaré por ser tal gobernador que, a pesar de bellacos, me vaya al cielo...
Page 331 - In witness whereof the master or purser of the said ship hath affirmed to three bills of lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three bills being accomplished, the other two to stand void, and so God send the good ship to her desired port in safety. Amen.
Page 336 - ... -Mire vuestra merced -respondió Sancho- que aquellos que allí se parecen no son gigantes, sino molinos de viento, y lo que en ellos parecen brazos son las aspas, que, volteadas del viento, hacen andar la piedra del molino.
Page 341 - Otros cohechan, importunan, solicitan, madrugan, ruegan, porfian, y no alcanzan lo que pretenden ; y llega otro, y sin saber cómo ni cómo no, se halla con el cargo y oficio que otros muchos pretendieron : y aquí entra y encaja bien el decir que hay buena y mala fortuna en las pretensiones.
Page 344 - Al que has de castigar con obras, no trates mal con palabras, pues le basta al desdichado la pena del suplicio, sin la añadidura de las malas razones.
Page 343 - Cuando pudiere y debiere tener lugar la equidad, no cargues todo el rigor de la ley al delincuente ; que no es mejor la fama del juez riguroso que la del compasivo. 'Si acaso doblares la vara de la justicia, no sea con...
Page 339 - Y en tanto que él iba de aquella manera menudeando tragos, no se le acordaba de ninguna promesa que su amo le hubiese hecho, ni tenía por ningún trabajo, sino por mucho descanso, andar buscando las aventuras, por peligrosas que fuesen.
Page 344 - ... aunque los atributos de Dios todos son iguales, más resplandece y campea a nuestro ver el de la misericordia que el de la justicia.