A Practical Grammar of the English LanguageAmerican Book Company, 1878 - Počet stran: 272 |
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abridged proposition accented active voice adjective element adverbial element affirmed Amphibrach Anapestic Ans.-It antecedent apples apposition called capital letters Caution commas complex compound Conj connected Coördinate copula Dactylic declarative DEFINITION denotes dependent clauses diphthong elementary sounds EXERCISES expression following sentences FUTURE PERFECT TENSE grammar heaven horse Iambic imperative mode indicative mode INFINITIVE MODE interrogative John lesson limiting live loved meaning MODELS FOR PARSING Monometer nominative absolute noun or pronoun object omitted ORDER OF PARSING participial noun PAST TENSE perfect participle personal pronoun phrase placed possessive POTENTIAL MODE Prefix Prep PRESENT PERFECT TENSE PRESENT TENSE pron pronominal relative pronoun represent Rule XII simple sing singular number slates sometimes SUBJUNCTIVE MODE subordinate substitutes syllable thee thing third person thou tion tive transitive verb trigraph Trimeter Trochaic verse vowel wise words Write seven sentences
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Strana 252 - 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.
Strana 220 - Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better and because I am not sure that it is not the best.
Strana 264 - Works in the secret deep ; shoots steaming thence The fair profusion that o'erspreads the spring ; Flings from the sun direct the flaming day ; Feeds every creature ; hurls the tempest forth, And, as on earth this grateful change revolves, With transport touches all the springs of life. Nature, attend ! join, every living soul Beneath the spacious temple of the sky, In adoration join ; and ardent raise One general song ! To Him, ye vocal gales, Breathe soft, whose spirit in your freshness breathes.
Strana 190 - 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; Then from his mansion in the sun She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land.
Strana 230 - 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!
Strana 134 - The Niobe of nations, — there she stands, Childless and crownless, in her voiceless woe ; An empty urn within her withered hands, Whose holy dust was scattered long ago ; The Scipios...
Strana 71 - 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.
Strana 236 - Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?
Strana 199 - 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.
Strana 62 - 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.