English grammar practiceLongman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1862 - 264 Seiten |
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... governed by the participle putting ; ' the noun ' pocket ' is an object governed by the preposition ' in ; ' and the noun room ' is an object governed by the verb ' left . ' 6 4. Nouns are used vocatively when they ex- press persons or ...
... governed by the participle putting ; ' the noun ' pocket ' is an object governed by the preposition ' in ; ' and the noun room ' is an object governed by the verb ' left . ' 6 4. Nouns are used vocatively when they ex- press persons or ...
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... governing verb ; as , ' I believe him ( now ) to be an excellent man ; ' ' I believed him ( then ) to be an excellent man . ' The infinitive complete expresses an action performed prior to the time of the governing verb ; as , Galileo ...
... governing verb ; as , ' I believe him ( now ) to be an excellent man ; ' ' I believed him ( then ) to be an excellent man . ' The infinitive complete expresses an action performed prior to the time of the governing verb ; as , Galileo ...
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... governed by the preposition . EXERCISE . Underline the prepositions in the following sentences . Books and flowers were arranged in various ways about the room . He sat between me and my brother . Above the mantel - piece hung a ...
... governed by the preposition . EXERCISE . Underline the prepositions in the following sentences . Books and flowers were arranged in various ways about the room . He sat between me and my brother . Above the mantel - piece hung a ...
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... governed words , the verb and pronoun must be of the singular number ; as , ' My brother , with some of his schoolfellows , is to spend his holidays with us . ' 2. The pronouns each , every , either , and one , when used as subjects ...
... governed words , the verb and pronoun must be of the singular number ; as , ' My brother , with some of his schoolfellows , is to spend his holidays with us . ' 2. The pronouns each , every , either , and one , when used as subjects ...
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... governed by a transitive verb ; as , ' He made his friend miser- able . ' N.B. The adjective should be always so placed as to show clearly which term it is intended to qualify ; as , ( A good cup of tea , or a cup of good tea ? ) . ( A ...
... governed by a transitive verb ; as , ' He made his friend miser- able . ' N.B. The adjective should be always so placed as to show clearly which term it is intended to qualify ; as , ( A good cup of tea , or a cup of good tea ? ) . ( A ...
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Seite 250 - tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly. If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch With his surcease success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, We'd jump the life to come.
Seite 242 - MUCH have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen ; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne ; Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold : Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken ; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his...
Seite 248 - Say, father Thames ! for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace...
Seite 251 - This pencil take (she said), whose colors clear Richly paint the vernal year: Thine too these golden keys, immortal boy! This can unlock the gates of joy; Of horror that, and thrilling fears, Or ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.
Seite 6 - Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports; or, a complete Account, Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Racing, and other Field Sports and Athletic Amusements of the present day.
Seite 17 - Encyclopaedia of Geography ; comprising a complete Description of the Earth : Exhibiting its Relation to the Heavenly Bodies, its Physical Structure, the Natural History of each Country, and the Industry, Commerce, Political Institutions, and Civil and Social State of All Nations. Second Edition ; with 82 Maps, and upwards of 1,000 other Woodcuts. 8vo. price 60s. Neale.
Seite 248 - Shylock, we would have moneys:' you say so; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard, And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold; moneys is your suit. What should I say to you? Should I not say 'Hath a dog money? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats?
Seite 22 - An Outline of the necessary Laws of Thought : A Treatise on Pure and Applied Logic.
Seite 236 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty ; Thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair ; Thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sit'st above these Heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Seite 241 - And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess the prize : The Powers gave ear, and granted half his prayer, The rest the winds dispersed in empty air. But now secure the painted vessel glides, The sun-beams trembling on the floating tides: While melting music steals upon the sky, And softened sounds along the waters die; Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play, Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay.