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... By W. Hughes and George Long , M.A. New edition , with coloured Outlines . Imperial 8vo . 12s . 6d . Uniform with above . A Complete Latin Grammar . By J. W. Donaldson , D.D. 3rd Edition . 14s . GRAMMAR - SCHOOL CLASSICS . A Series of ...
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2nd Edition 4th Edition Abstract Nouns action Active Voice adjective clause Adjective of Quality adjunct of predicate adverb Adverbial adjunct Adverbial Clauses Analysis Anglo-Saxon attributive adjunct auxiliary verbs bird brother called co-ordinate Common Nouns complement compound consonant Crown 8vo denotes Elementary Exercise expressed F. A. Paley father Fcap feminine following sentences Gender gerund Grammar Greek horse Imperative Mood Imperfect incomplete predication Indicative Mood Infinitive Mood inflexion interrogative intransitive John John's language Latin letters M.A. 3rd Edition masculine means modifies neuter nominative noun or pronoun Parse Passive Voice Past Indefinite Tense perfect participle Perfect Tense Personal Pronoun phrase Plur Plural possessive Post 8vo prefixing Preliminary Lesson.-Nature preposition Pres Present Indefinite Tense Present Tense Pret relative pronoun Sing Singular Number smiting smitten speak Subjective complement Subjunctive Mood substantive clause suffix syllable tell Teutonic thing Third Person Thou transitive verb Verb of incomplete word write
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