Outlines of English grammar for the use of junior classes |
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2nd Edition 5th Edition Abstract Nouns action Active Voice adjective clause Adjective of Quality adverb adverbial adjuncts Adverbial Clauses Analyse the following Anglo-Saxon attributive adjunct auxiliary verbs bird brother C. S. Calverley called co-ordinate Common Nouns complement compound Conjunctions Crown 8vo denotes Exercise F. A. Paley Fcap feminine following sentences Gender gerund grammatical Greek horse Imperative Mood Imperfect incomplete predication Indicative Mood infinitive mood inflexion interrogative intransitive John John's language Latin letters M.A. 3rd Edition M.A. Fcap masculine means modern English modifying neuter nominative noun or pronoun object Parse Passive Voice Past Indefinite Tense perfect participle Perfect Tense Personal Pronoun phrase Plur Plural possessive Post 8vo preceded preposition Present Indefinite Tense Pret R. C. Jebb relative pronoun Sing Singular Number smiting smitten speaking Subjective complement Subjunctive Mood substantive clause suffix tell Teutonic things Thou transitive verb Verb of incomplete words write
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Page 157 - Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard, A serpent stung me; so the whole ear of Denmark Is by a forged process of my death Rankly abus'd; but know, thou noble youth, The serpent that did sting thy father's life Now wears his crown.
Page 159 - 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.
Page 161 - Three millions of people armed in the holy cause of liberty and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone.
Page 159 - My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness ; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
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Page 161 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Page 143 - We few, we happy few, we band of brothers ; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother ; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition...