Illustrated lessons in our language; or, How to speak and write correctly. Designed to teach English grammar, without its technicalities (1876) (14777711565)

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Title: Illustrated lessons in our language; or, How to speak and write correctly. Designed to teach English grammar, without its technicalities

Year: 1876 (1870s)

Authors: Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn), 1826-1881

Subjects: English language

Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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n. Weave,Wed, wove,R., wed, woven.R., wed. String, strung, strung. Weep, wept, wept. Strive, strove, striven. Wet, wet, R., wet, R. Strow, strowed, strown, R. Win, won, won. Swear, swore, sworn. Wind, wound, wound. Sweat, sweat, R., sweat, R. Work, R.,wrought, R., wrought. Sweep, swept, swept. Wring, wrung, wrung. Swell, swelled, R., swollen. Write, wrote, written. E Jl E xi CISE. Correct the verbs:—1. Who can believe the yarns spinned byold sailors? 2. Trees have sprang up amid the ruins of the village.3. Ned has took the bit between his teeth and swam away. 4. Shewrang out the clothes, and throwed them on the grass. 5. Beforethe page was wrote, the bell had rang. 6. I overheared him say hispurse was stole. 7. You should have strove more diligently. 8.The teachers patience was quite wore out. 9. Hes threw his bookdown. 10. She haint teached here before. Write the three Chief Parts of underbuy; overcome; inlay;underlie; foresee; understand; forgive ; mistake ; overthrow. A STORY. 07

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THE INTERRUPTION. The Darrow children had a little cart, and a fine large dog whichthey had trained to draw it They would put the two youngest chil-dren in the cart, and Helen would push hehind, while Ben andCharley would walk alongside, and drive old Major (that was thedogs name), as they had seen their father drive the horse One day, while they were playing in this way, a strange dogsuddenly rushed up and showed fight But Major was not a hitafraid, and though he was harnessed to the cart he was quite readyto defend himself and the children Ben had to hold him back bythe collar, for fear he would upset the cart; and Charley threwstones at the strange dog, till he was frightened and slunk awayHow these children loved Major There is no nobler or more faith-ful animal than a brave dog Would not you like a playmate sotrusty Write the above story, inserting the proper point aftereach sentence.5 98 CORRECTION OF Write the three Chief Parts of the twenty-one verbsthat occur in the above sto

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