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Alexander Bain. TABLE OF CONTENTS . THE ALPHABET . PAGE 1-3 . Vowel Scheme 4. Consonants E13 3 ETYMOLOGY . THE SENTENCE . 1. A Sentence expresses a thought , and consists of at least two parts 2. A Sentence may command , question , or ...
Alexander Bain. TABLE OF CONTENTS . THE ALPHABET . PAGE 1-3 . Vowel Scheme 4. Consonants E13 3 ETYMOLOGY . THE SENTENCE . 1. A Sentence expresses a thought , and consists of at least two parts 2. A Sentence may command , question , or ...
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... vowel alone , or on the vowel together with a consonant next following it . As most usually represented by the five vowel characters , the fol- lowing five vowel sounds ( which may be called long vowels ) exem- plify such vowels as ...
... vowel alone , or on the vowel together with a consonant next following it . As most usually represented by the five vowel characters , the fol- lowing five vowel sounds ( which may be called long vowels ) exem- plify such vowels as ...
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... vowel in a good many words ; but as yet no care has been taken to discriminate syllables thus accented . On the other hand accented short vowel sounds have the vowel sound prolonged , in certain words , without any of the accent falling ...
... vowel in a good many words ; but as yet no care has been taken to discriminate syllables thus accented . On the other hand accented short vowel sounds have the vowel sound prolonged , in certain words , without any of the accent falling ...
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... vowel in the first and last syllables of ' potato ' occurs very frequently . Therefore it is preferred to symbolize this vowel by the letter ' o , ' without any mark at all . Although , as already correctly stated , ' á ' is a different ...
... vowel in the first and last syllables of ' potato ' occurs very frequently . Therefore it is preferred to symbolize this vowel by the letter ' o , ' without any mark at all . Although , as already correctly stated , ' á ' is a different ...
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... vowel , and before silent ' h ; ' as 6 an ounce , ' ' an hour . ' Many of the best writers , as Macaulay , use an before ' h ' ( not silent ) when the accent is on the second syllable : an historical parallel . ' 6 16. ' THE ' is called ...
... vowel , and before silent ' h ; ' as 6 an ounce , ' ' an hour . ' Many of the best writers , as Macaulay , use an before ' h ' ( not silent ) when the accent is on the second syllable : an historical parallel . ' 6 16. ' THE ' is called ...
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Términos y frases comunes
accent action Adverbial adjunct adverbial clauses adverbs affirmation Anglo-Saxon antecedent applied attributes belonging Cæsar called circumstance co-ordinating common comparison compound conjunction connection considered consonant construction copula dative demonstrative dependent clause derived distinction ellipsis employed English language equivalent example explained expressed fact feminine force gender gerund governing grammar hence idiom imperative mood implies incomplete predication indefinite indicate infinitive inflection instances interrogative intransitive language Latin masculine meaning mode mood nature noun clause object old English opposite original passive passive voice PAST TENSE peculiar perfect participle person phrase plural possessive predicate prefixes preposition present primary principal pronominal proper properly qualify reference relative pronouns Saxon Scotticism seen sense sentence Shakspeare signify singular small number sometimes speak speech spoken subjunctive Subjunctive Mood Subordinating Conjunctions suffix supposed syllable things thou tion tive transitive verbs usage vowel whence words write
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Página 184 - Men look with an evil eye upon the good that is in others, and think that their reputation obscures them, and their commendable qualities stand in their light ; and therefore they do what they can to cast a cloud over them, that the bright shining of their virtues may not obscure them.
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Página 203 - No powers of body or of soul to share, But what his nature and his state can bear. Why has not man a microscopic eye ? For this plain reason, man is not a fly. Say what the use were finer optics given, T...
Página 208 - Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Página 190 - The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal — every other affliction to forget ; but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open — this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.
Página 105 - This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.