A Grammar of the English Language: (1846)Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1984 - 214 стор. |
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... consonants . † What is the most general division of letters ? What is a vowel ? Enumerate the vowels . What is a consonant ? Enumerate the conso- nants . * A consonant has commonly been defined , " a letter which cannot be sounded ...
... consonants . † What is the most general division of letters ? What is a vowel ? Enumerate the vowels . What is a consonant ? Enumerate the conso- nants . * A consonant has commonly been defined , " a letter which cannot be sounded ...
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... consonant when it begins a syllable , and is immediately followed by a vowel in the same syllable ; as in yet , youth . In all other cases y is a vowel ; as in very , rhyme , beryl . Vowel sounds are called open or close , according to ...
... consonant when it begins a syllable , and is immediately followed by a vowel in the same syllable ; as in yet , youth . In all other cases y is a vowel ; as in very , rhyme , beryl . Vowel sounds are called open or close , according to ...
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... consonant preceded by a single vowel , gener- ally double the final consonant , on taking an additional syllable beginning with a vowel ; as , tan , tanner ; fulfil , fulfilling . Exc . 1. - X , z , and k , are never doubled ; and when ...
... consonant preceded by a single vowel , gener- ally double the final consonant , on taking an additional syllable beginning with a vowel ; as , tan , tanner ; fulfil , fulfilling . Exc . 1. - X , z , and k , are never doubled ; and when ...
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accent adjective adverbs anapestic antecedent auxiliary Boston cæsura called clause comma compound Conjugate conjunction connected consonant sound defective verb denotes derived diphthong distinction ellipsis Emily Dickinson English Grammar English Language Exercise express False Syntax form the plural FUTURE PERFECT FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gender Give examples governed grammarians imperfect interjection interrogative intransitive irregular verb Italics learners letter London masculine modify nominative noun or pronoun object parsing passive voice past perfect past tense Perf perfect participle PERFECT TENSE perform the office person singular phrase plural plural number poetry possessive potential preceded prefix preposition Present perfect present tense principal pupils relation relative pronoun represents the sound rule respecting School Grammar seen sense sentences containing examples signifies silent simple sentence singular number sometimes employed speech subjunctive syllable teacher tence third person Thou tion tive transitive verb trochees usage verse vowel words ending Write sentences containing