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... thought proper , not merely from motives of policy , but from choice , to select his principles chiefly from that work ; and , moreover , to adopt , as far as consistent with his own views , the language of that emi- nent philologist ...
... thought proper , not merely from motives of policy , but from choice , to select his principles chiefly from that work ; and , moreover , to adopt , as far as consistent with his own views , the language of that emi- nent philologist ...
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... thoughts , affections , and desires . Language may be divided , 1. into natural and artificial ; 2. into spoken and written . This lan- The elements of NATURAL LANGUAGE consists in the use of those natural signs which different animals ...
... thoughts , affections , and desires . Language may be divided , 1. into natural and artificial ; 2. into spoken and written . This lan- The elements of NATURAL LANGUAGE consists in the use of those natural signs which different animals ...
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... thought , great inconvenience would be avoided . They , how- ever , who introduce usages which depart from the analogy and philosophy of a language , are conspicuous among the number of those who form that language , and have power to ...
... thought , great inconvenience would be avoided . They , how- ever , who introduce usages which depart from the analogy and philosophy of a language , are conspicuous among the number of those who form that language , and have power to ...
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... thoughts fully and clearly ; and , consequently , in a manner which will defy the ingenuity of man to give our words any other meaning than that which we ourselves intend them to express . To be able to speak and write our vernacular ...
... thoughts fully and clearly ; and , consequently , in a manner which will defy the ingenuity of man to give our words any other meaning than that which we ourselves intend them to express . To be able to speak and write our vernacular ...
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... thought , and the caprice of those who apply them ; but to follow up the current of language to its various sources , and analyze the springs from which it flows , would involve a process altogether too arduous and extensive for an ...
... thought , and the caprice of those who apply them ; but to follow up the current of language to its various sources , and analyze the springs from which it flows , would involve a process altogether too arduous and extensive for an ...
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according to RULE action active verb active-transitive verb adjective pronoun adverbs agreeably to RULE antecedent apple belong comma compound conjugation conjunction connected construction correct DEFECTIVE VERBS denotes derived diphthong employed English English language examples EXERCISES IN PARSING express FALSE SYNTAX gender give governed grammar horse imperative imperative mood imperfect tense implies indicative mood infinitive mood Kirkham language learner lecture loved manner meaning mind moods and tenses neuter verb nominative noun or pronoun objective order of parsing passive verb perceive perf perfect participle personal pronouns PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES phrase Pluperfect Tense Plur poss possessive potential mood preposition Pres present tense principles pron relative pronoun second person sense sentence signifies Sing singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable SYSTEMATICK ORDER tence termination thing third person thou tion tive transitive verb understood virtue vowel walk words write
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