The English language, in its elements and formsWilliam Kent and Company, 1857 - 504 páginas |
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... LETTERS TO THE ELEMENTARY SOUNDS . 183. Vowel Letters - A 120 197. Consonant Letters - K 125 ... ... 184 . E " " " " 185 . I " " " 9 ... ... 121 198 . 122 199 . L ... 125 ,, 29 M 126 " " " " 186 . 99 " " ... 122 200 . N 126 " " 99 187 ...
... LETTERS TO THE ELEMENTARY SOUNDS . 183. Vowel Letters - A 120 197. Consonant Letters - K 125 ... ... 184 . E " " " " 185 . I " " " 9 ... ... 121 198 . 122 199 . L ... 125 ,, 29 M 126 " " " " 186 . 99 " " ... 122 200 . N 126 " " 99 187 ...
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... Letters ... ... 135 135 231. Value of Silent Letters 232. Etymological Facts and Reasons 233. Analogies of the English Lan- guage 136 136 234. Change of Pronunciation 137 235. Tendency of the Language 137 236. Grammar 137 237. English ...
... Letters ... ... 135 135 231. Value of Silent Letters 232. Etymological Facts and Reasons 233. Analogies of the English Lan- guage 136 136 234. Change of Pronunciation 137 235. Tendency of the Language 137 236. Grammar 137 237. English ...
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... 695. The Long and Short Vowel 500 696. The Diæresis 501 697. The Paragraph ... 501 698. The Section 699. Quotation Marks 501 700. The Index or Hand 501 701. The Ellipsis 501 702. The Asterisk 501 703. Capital Letters ... ... xvi CONTENTS .
... 695. The Long and Short Vowel 500 696. The Diæresis 501 697. The Paragraph ... 501 698. The Section 699. Quotation Marks 501 700. The Index or Hand 501 701. The Ellipsis 501 702. The Asterisk 501 703. Capital Letters ... ... xvi CONTENTS .
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... letters , in our sense of the term . Every written charac- ter is an entire word , and every word is a monosyllable . The written symbols may be divided into four kinds . The first class comprehends those which originally were rude ...
... letters , in our sense of the term . Every written charac- ter is an entire word , and every word is a monosyllable . The written symbols may be divided into four kinds . The first class comprehends those which originally were rude ...
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... letters of a silver hue . The words appear to be formed on vellum by metallic characters heated , and then impressed on silver foil ; some of the capital letters are of gold . It is now in the royal library at Upsal . This language is ...
... letters of a silver hue . The words appear to be formed on vellum by metallic characters heated , and then impressed on silver foil ; some of the capital letters are of gold . It is now in the royal library at Upsal . This language is ...
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Términos y frases comunes
accent adjective adverb ancient Auxiliary verb belongs C. S. Note called Celtic combination common Compose a sentence conjugation conjunction connected consonant consonantal copula Danish dative denotes derived dialect diphthong elementary sound employed English alphabet English language equivalent etymology euphony example express feminine French FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gender genitive German Give Gothic grammatical Greek Hebrew idea infinitive inflection Italian king Latin language Latin words letters logical loved masculine meaning mode nature nominative nouns object Old English original force orthoepy orthography participle PAST TENSE PERFECT TENSE phonetic elements plural form plural number predicate prefix PRESENT TENSE preterit pronunciation proposition QUESTIONS UNDER CHAPTER relation represented Roman root RULE Sanscrit Saxon SECTION sense simple sometimes sonant species speech subjunctive substantive suffix surd syllable syllogism taken term termination Teutonic thing thou tion tive transitive verb verb vowel vowel sounds whence
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Página 390 - Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Página 21 - The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all three, without believing them to have sprung from some common source, which, perhaps, no longer exists...
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Página 365 - Salt is good ; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned ? It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill ; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Página 470 - In the spring a fuller crimson comes upon the robin's breast; In the spring the wanton lapwing gets himself another crest; In the spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove; In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.
Página 393 - For why ? because the good old rule Sufficeth them, — the simple plan, That they should take, who have the power, And they should keep, who can.
Página 473 - I care not, fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face, You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve...
Página 72 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold...