The young woman's companion; or, Female instructor [by J.A. Stewart].Bartlett and Newman, 1814 |
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... nature have appeared , but what are defective in several most essential articles of Education , being improperly arranged , and the rudiments of knowledge not sufficiently simplified for the young and tender minds . of those , whom they ...
... nature have appeared , but what are defective in several most essential articles of Education , being improperly arranged , and the rudiments of knowledge not sufficiently simplified for the young and tender minds . of those , whom they ...
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... nature and powers of letters , and the just method of spelling words . Letters are divided into vowels and consonants . The vowels are , a , e , i , o , u ; and sometimes w and y . W and y are consonants when they begin a word or syl ...
... nature and powers of letters , and the just method of spelling words . Letters are divided into vowels and consonants . The vowels are , a , e , i , o , u ; and sometimes w and y . W and y are consonants when they begin a word or syl ...
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... nature of the things which they express , are used only in the singular , others only in the plural form ; as , wheat , pitch , gold , sloth , pride , & c .; and , bellows , scissars , lungs , riches , & c . Some words are the same in ...
... nature of the things which they express , are used only in the singular , others only in the plural form ; as , wheat , pitch , gold , sloth , pride , & c .; and , bellows , scissars , lungs , riches , & c . Some words are the same in ...
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... nature , participating the properties both of pronouns and adjectives . The adjective pronouns may be subdivided into four sorts , namely , the possessive , the distributive , the demonstra- tive , and the indefinite . 1. The possessive ...
... nature , participating the properties both of pronouns and adjectives . The adjective pronouns may be subdivided into four sorts , namely , the possessive , the distributive , the demonstra- tive , and the indefinite . 1. The possessive ...
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... nature ; as , " Gold is corrupting ; " " The sea is green ; " " A lion is bold . " Rule 10 . One substantive governs another , signifying a different thing , in the possessive or genitive case ; as C 4 or Female Instructor . 39.
... nature ; as , " Gold is corrupting ; " " The sea is green ; " " A lion is bold . " Rule 10 . One substantive governs another , signifying a different thing , in the possessive or genitive case ; as C 4 or Female Instructor . 39.
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