 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 trang
...good thing ; a bad thing : or of any particular substantive ; as a sweet apple, ApleasaM prospect. 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SUFFER: as,. " I ami I rule; I am ruled." A Verb may be distinguished, by its making sense with any of the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1807 - 290 trang
...the signification is dimr• CHAPTER VI. OF VERBS. SECTION 1. — Of the nature of Verbs m general. A VERB is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to suFl.ru ; as, " I am, I rule, I am ruled." Verbs are of three kinds ; ACTIVE, PASSIVE, and NEUTER.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 trang
...frequent repetition of the same word : as, " The man is happy ; he is benevolent ; he is useful." 5. 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... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 trang
...as, Singular. Plural. 1st Person, I, We, 2d Thou, Ye or You. 3d He, she, or it ; They. 1 OF VERBS. A VERB is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am, I rule, I am ruled. Verbs are of three kinds ; Active, Passive, and Neuter. They are also... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 734 trang
...words irregular in ihis respect, are those which express the very same ideas with the foregoing. VERB. A VERB is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to sufier. There are three kinds of Verbs ; Active, Passive, and Neuter Verbs. A Verb Active expresses... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 352 trang
...repetition of the same word : as " The man is happy ; lie is benevolent ; he is useful." 5. 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 322 trang
...judicious writers on Grammar. CHAPTER VI. Of Verbs. SECT. 1. Of the nature of Verbs in general. L\ VERB is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SUFFER,* as, "I am, I rule, I am ruled." ^ "fVerbs are of three kinds ; ACTIVE, PASSIVE, and NEUTER. They are... | |
 | John Millard - 1813 - 704 trang
...which expresses the highest degree of the quality, by adding st or est to the positive ; as hardest. 5. A VERB is a word which signifies, to be, to do, or to suffer. There are active, passive, and neuter verbs. A verb ni'lii't: expresses an action, and implies an agent,... | |
 | Encyclopaedias, John Millard - 1813 - 712 trang
...which expresses the highest degree of the quality, by adding st or est to the positive ; as hardest. 5. A VERB is a word which signifies, to be, to do, or fo suffer. There are active, passive, arid neuter verbs. A verb active expresses an action, and implies... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 trang
...too frequent repetition of the same word ; as, the man is happy, he is benevolent, he is useful. 5. 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 of... | |
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A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled. 
