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accented active voice adjective element adverb adverbial element affirmed Amphibrach Anapestic Ans.-It antecedent apples apposition called capital letters Caution clause commas complex Conj conjunctions connected copula Dactylic declarative Definition denotes dependent clauses elementary sounds Exercises expression following sentences FUTURE PERFECT TENSE grammatical horse Iambic imperative mode indicative mode infinitive mode interrogative John lesson limiting live loved meaning Models for Parsing modified Monometer neuter never nominative noun or pronoun object omitted parsed passive voice PAST TENSE perfect participle Personal Pronouns phrase placed plural possessive POTENTIAL MODE predicate prefixing Prep PRESENT PERFECT TENSE PRESENT TENSE principal proposition pron relative pronoun represents Rule XII second class simple sing singular number slates sometimes subjunctive SUBJUNCTIVE MODE substitutes syllable thee thing third class third person Thou transitive verb trigraph Trimeter Trochaic verse vowel words Write seven sentences
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Page 186 - 31. Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild, There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose, A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year.—Goldsmith.
Page 186 - 33. When Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white, With streakings of the morning light.—Drake.
Page 185 - 24. I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.—Newton.
Page 238 - So we were left galloping, Joris and I, Past Looz and past Tongres, no cloud in the sky: The broad sun above laughed a pitiless laugh; 'Neath our feet broke the brittle bright stubble like chaff; Till over by Dalhem a dome-spire sprang white, And " Gallop," gasped Joris, " for Aix is in sight.
Page 71 - The gay will laugh When thou art gone; the solemn brood of care Plod on, and each one as before will chase His favorite phantom: yet all these shall leave Their mirth and their employment, and shall come And make their bed with
Page 127 - 1. A mercenary informer knows no distinction. 2. I send you here a sort of allegory. 3. Our island home is far beyond the sea. 4. Love took up the harp of life, and smote on all the chords with might.
Page 120 - from among the Alps. 7. He went from St. Louis, across the plains, to California. 8. Light moves in straight lines, and in all directions from the point of emission. 9. They went aboard the ship. 10. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world.— Young.
Page 177 - singeth all night long: And then no spirit dares stir abroad; The nights are wholesome: then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallowed and so gracious is the time.—Shakspeare.
Page 212 - fray as if he were summoned to a banquet. II. Whether the planets are inhabited, was discussed last evening. 12. I consent to the constitution, because I expect no better, and because I am not sure it is not the best. 13. I do not know where he is. 14. There was so much noise that I could not sleep.