| Charles Dickens - 1839 - 346 páginas
..." That 'sa good boy," said Mrs. Bndden with all a mother's pride. " Now, you know what a verb is ?" "A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or W suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled. Give me an apple, Ma." "I'll give you an apple," replied... | |
| 1836 - 460 páginas
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| Edward Ward Foster - 1840 - 48 páginas
...benevolent. An Adjective is a word added to a noun, to denote its quality: as, a. good man; ajine house. A Verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer: as, I am; I govern; I am ruled. An Adverb is a word added to a verb, adjective, or to another adverb,... | |
| Lindley MURRAY - 1841 - 144 páginas
...others. Poss. other's others.' Obj. other others. Nom. one ones. Poss. one's ones.' Obj. one ones. VERBS. A Verb is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SUFFER ; as, " I am, I rule, I am ruled." A Verb may generally be distinguished by its making sense with any... | |
| Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners - 1841 - 450 páginas
...article is termed definite, and the former indefinite. It is derived from articulus, a little joint. 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer. It is so named from " verbum," a word, from its being that essential member without which no complete... | |
| Angelo Vergani - 1842 - 348 páginas
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| Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1843 - 224 páginas
...est veritas.9 Mors1 pro patria clara est. Great is truth. Death for our country is honorable. VERBS. A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer. Verbs are of three kinds, active, passive, and neuter. An active verb denotes an action which passes... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1843 - 518 páginas
...verb." "That's a good boy," said Mrs. Budden with all a mother's pride. "Now, you know what a verb is?" "A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer; as, lam — I rule — I am ruled. Give me an apple , Ma." "I'll give you an apple," replied the man... | |
| Robert Sullivan - 1843 - 50 páginas
...PREDICATE. We subjoin the usual definitions of this important part of speech : — DR. LOWTH says, " A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or suffer." He also states, when speaking of the PARTICIPLE, " But if the essence of the verb be made... | |
| 1844 - 688 páginas
...signifies an action. It is a meaning, too, which you will never forget. When we learn in the book that " a verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer," we seldom understand it ; and when, it is explained to us, we are apt to forget it. But you will now... | |
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