The Elements of English Grammar with a Chapter on Essay-writingUniversity Press, 1913 - 336 pages |
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... comparative of near has assumed such diverse forms as nyra , nearra , nerre , nere , nerrer , or that the word which has at different times been written hwilc , whulc , whulch , wuch , wich , and whilk , - deserves our sympathy when he ...
... comparative of near has assumed such diverse forms as nyra , nearra , nerre , nere , nerrer , or that the word which has at different times been written hwilc , whulc , whulch , wuch , wich , and whilk , - deserves our sympathy when he ...
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... comparatives : ' the more the better . ' This signifies ' by that much the more by so much the better , ' like the Latin quo and eo . The is here a survival of the Old English ablative or in- strumental case , thi , from the definite ...
... comparatives : ' the more the better . ' This signifies ' by that much the more by so much the better , ' like the Latin quo and eo . The is here a survival of the Old English ablative or in- strumental case , thi , from the definite ...
Page 113
... Comparative Degree expresses the presence of a quality to a greater extent than that to which it is present in ... comparatives of all even of the Qualitative Adjectives : for- ( i ) The adjective in the positive degree may already ...
... Comparative Degree expresses the presence of a quality to a greater extent than that to which it is present in ... comparatives of all even of the Qualitative Adjectives : for- ( i ) The adjective in the positive degree may already ...
Page 114
... Comparatives and Super- latives . There are two ways of forming the degrees of comparison : 1. Add to the Positive -er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative , in the case of all words of one syllable and some words of ...
... Comparatives and Super- latives . There are two ways of forming the degrees of comparison : 1. Add to the Positive -er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative , in the case of all words of one syllable and some words of ...
Page 115
... comparative suffix , which was originally -s before it became -r , has been merged in the s of the stems . Thus worse and less were not obviously comparative forms , and consequently we get the double comparatives worser , lesser . Less ...
... comparative suffix , which was originally -s before it became -r , has been merged in the s of the stems . Thus worse and less were not obviously comparative forms , and consequently we get the double comparatives worser , lesser . Less ...
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A. S. WEST action adjective Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent apposition auxiliary auxiliary verb called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongs distinction Edited by J. H. ellipsis employed English Grammar English language English origin essay Etymology examples express fcap feminine following sentences following words French gender German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood indicative Indirect Object infinitive inflexion Intransitive J. H. LOBBAN Keltic Latin letters limiting M.A. Crown 8vo mark meaning modern English Norman noun or pronoun Old English Parse passive Past Participle past tense Periodic Sentences person phrase plural possessive predicate prefix preposition present principal clause pronunciation reader relative pronoun represented Roman signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant sound speak speech style subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax thing thou town transitive verb vocabulary vowel vowel-sounds write
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Page 124 - Refer to its class each of the Pronouns in the following sentences:— ‘Who steals my purse steals trash; ‘tis something, nothing; ‘Twas mine, ‘tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.
Page 283 - 20. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill! 21. And statesmen at her council met Who knew the seasons when to take Occasion by the hand, and make The bounds of freedom wider yet.
Page 287 - While some on earnest business bent Their murmuring labours ply Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty, Some bold adventurers disdain The limits of their little reign And unknown regions dare descry: Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind And snatch a fearful joy.
Page 287 - Hadst thou but shook thy head, or made a pause, When I spake darkly what I purposed; Or turn'd an eye of doubt upon my face, As bid me tell my tale in express words; Deep shame had struck me dumb, made me break off, And those thy fears might have wrought fears in me,
Page 285 - Daughter of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad aifright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone.
Page 283 - 23. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth: Whilst all the stars that round her burn,
Page 257 - You cannot conquer America. If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms,—never, never, never!
Page 285 - Orpheus with his lute made trees And the mountain tops that freeze Bow themselves, when he did sing; To his music plants and flowers Ever sprung, as sun and showers There had made a lasting spring.
Page 282 - Then burst his mighty heart; And, in his mantle muffling up his face, Even at the base of Pompey's statue, Which all the while ran blood, great Caesar fell.
Page 252 - No ceremony that to great ones ‘longs, ‘Not the King's crown, nor the deputed sword, ‘The marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe ‘Become them with one half so good a grace ‘As mercy does.