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... as , care - ful- ness , man - li - ness . A word of four or more syllables is called a polysyllable ; as , com - mu - ni - ty , ec - cen - tric - i - ty . 2. Accent is a stress of voice placed upon a 20 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... as , care - ful- ness , man - li - ness . A word of four or more syllables is called a polysyllable ; as , com - mu - ni - ty , ec - cen - tric - i - ty . 2. Accent is a stress of voice placed upon a 20 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... placed upon a particular syllable . It may be either primary or secondary , the primary being the more forcible . 3. Every word of more than one syllable has one of its syllables accented . 4. In words having both a primary and a ...
... placed upon a particular syllable . It may be either primary or secondary , the primary being the more forcible . 3. Every word of more than one syllable has one of its syllables accented . 4. In words having both a primary and a ...
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... placed before the radical ; as , re - call , sub - join . 6. A Suffix is that part of a derivative word which is placed after the radical ; as , faith - ful , change - able . 7. Prefixes and suffixes are called Affixes . Note . — The ...
... placed before the radical ; as , re - call , sub - join . 6. A Suffix is that part of a derivative word which is placed after the radical ; as , faith - ful , change - able . 7. Prefixes and suffixes are called Affixes . Note . — The ...
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... placed at the end ; as , " The knight - templar's costume ; " " My brother - in- law's residence . " Rem . 5 .- " For conscience ' sake , " " For goodness ' sake , " & c . , are idiomatic exceptions to the general rule for forming the ...
... placed at the end ; as , " The knight - templar's costume ; " " My brother - in- law's residence . " Rem . 5 .- " For conscience ' sake , " " For goodness ' sake , " & c . , are idiomatic exceptions to the general rule for forming the ...
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... placed be fore the noun which it describes ; as , a shining light , echo- ing shouts , a written agreement . Rem . 1. - Words commonly used as other parts of speech , some- times perform the office of descriptive adjectives , and should ...
... placed be fore the noun which it describes ; as , a shining light , echo- ing shouts , a written agreement . Rem . 1. - Words commonly used as other parts of speech , some- times perform the office of descriptive adjectives , and should ...
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accented active voice adjective element adverb adverbial element affirmed Amphibrach Anapestic Ans.-An Ans.-It antecedent apples apposition auxiliary begin with capital called capital letters clause commas compound Conjugation conjunctions connected copula Definition denotes diphthong elementary sounds Exercises expressed following sentences Future Perfect FUTURE PERFECT TENSE Give its sound grammar horse imperative mode INDICATIVE MODE infinitive mode interrogative John limiting live loved masculine gender Models for Parsing Monometer neuter nominative noun or pronoun object omitted Order of Parsing Passive Voice PAST PERFECT TENSE PAST TENSE perfect participle Personal Pronouns phrase Poss possessive POTENTIAL MODE predicate prefixing PRESENT PERFECT TENSE PRESENT TENSE principal proper noun relative pronoun represents Rule XII simple sing singular number slates sometimes studies SUBJUNCTIVE MODE substitutes syllable thee thing third person Thou transitive verb trigraph Trimeter vowel wise word Write this sentence
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Page 248 - This it is and nothing more." Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, " Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you "—here I opened wide the door.
Page 178 - And everybody praised the Duke who this great fight did win." "But what good came of it at last?" quoth little Peterkin. "Why that I cannot tell," said he, "but 'twas a famous victory.
Page 55 - For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves : but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
Page 224 - 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 65 - So shalt thou rest, and what if thou withdraw In silence from the living, and no friend Take note of thy departure? All that breathe Will share thy destiny. 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 employments, and shall come And make their bed with thee.
Page 219 - For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge ! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Page 198 - Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better and because I am not sure that it is not the best.
Page 192 - It is the curse of kings to be attended By slaves that take their humors for a + warrant To break within the bloody house of life, And on the winking of authority, To understand a law, to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when, perchance, it frowns More upon humor than advised +respect.
Page 163 - It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage while it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.
Page 259 - I have found out a gift for my fair; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed; But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed...