Practical English for Seventh and Eighth GradesJ.B. Lippincott, 1911 - 307 Seiten |
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adjective adverb Analyze antecedent apposition asked auxiliaries beautiful called child comma complete predicate complete subject complex sentence compound sentences connected conversation defective verbs dependent clause direct object directions in Lesson example exclamatory Exercise 1.-Analyze eyes father following sentences FRIENDLY LETTERS FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gender gerunds give Goliath GRAMMAR GROUP heard hence imperative mood indicates infinitive interrogative kind king little girl look Malden modifiers mother narration night noun clause ORAL COMPOSITION outline paragraphs participle passive voice PAST PERFECT TENSE past tense Perfect Progressive Perry Pictures Company person singular phrase plural preposition PRESENT PERFECT TENSE PRESENT TENSE pupil relative pronoun Scrooge selection simple predicate simple subject singular number Standing Ells story subjective complement subjunctive mood subordinate conjunction taken taking tell tences thing third person thou thought told topics transitive verb trees verbal walked wind wood words
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Seite 118 - There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew ; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face...
Seite 109 - Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord Answered, " The names of those who love the Lord !
Seite 107 - The charcoal frescoes on its wall Its door's worn sill, betraying The feet that, creeping slow to school, Went storming out to playing! Long years ago a winter sun Shone over it at setting; Lit up its western window-panes, And low eaves
Seite 124 - Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose.
Seite 127 - His nose, His nose, With a ring at the end of his nose. "Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will." So they took it away, and were married next day By the Turkey who lives on the hill. They dined on mince and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon, They danced by the light of the moon.
Seite 109 - And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Seite 156 - An echo returned on the cold gray morn, Like the breath of a spirit sighing. The castle portal stood grimly wide; None welcomed the king from that weary ride; For dead, in the light of the dawning day, The pale sweet form of the welcomer lay, Who had yearned for his voice while dying! The panting steed, with a drooping crest, Stood weary.
Seite 104 - It was Miss Murdstone who was arrived, and a gloomy-looking lady she was ; dark, like her brother, whom she greatly resembled in face and voice ; and with very heavy eyebrows, nearly meeting over her large nose, as if, being disabled by the wrongs of her sex from wearing whiskers, she had carried them to that account.
Seite 156 - Again the pealing organ heaves its thrilling thunders, compressing air into music, and rolling it forth upon the soul. What long-drawn cadences ! What solemn sweeping concords ! It grows more and more dense and powerful — it fills the vast pile, and seems to jar the very walls — the ear is stunned — the senses are overwhelmed. And now it is winding up in full jubilee — it is rising from tlie eartli to heaven — the very soul seems rapt away and floated upwards on this swelling tide of harmony...
Seite 105 - I went in, and found there a stoutish, middle-aged person, in a brown surtout and black tights and shoes, with no more hair upon his head (which was a large one, and very shining) than there is upon an egg, and with a very extensive face, which he turned full upon me. His clothes were shabby, but he had an imposing shirt-collar on. He carried a jaunty sort of a stick, with a large pair of rusty tassels to it ; and a quizzing-glass hung outside his coat, — for ornament, I afterwards found, as he...