PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION.
PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.
REFERENCES.
WORKS REFERRED TO BY ABBREVIATIONS.
INTRODUCTION.
GRAMMAR.
ADJECTIVES.
ADJECTIVES used as adverbs
ADJECTIVES compounded
ADJECTIVES in
-ful, -less, -ble,
and
-ive,
both actively and passively used
ADJECTIVES signifying effect used to signify cause
ADJECTIVES singular used as nouns
ADJECTIVES comparative,
-er, more
ADJECTIVES comparative in
-er,
after
-ing, -ed, -id, -ain, -st, -ect
ADJECTIVES superlative,
-est
used for
very
ADJECTIVES superlative in
-est
after
-ent, -ing, -ed, -ect
ADJECTIVES superlative used incorrectly for the comparative
ADJECTIVES comparative and superlative, pleonastically used
ADJECTIVES
All, both, each, every, other
ADJECTIVES possessive transposed
ADJECTIVES
Just; mere; proper, very;
influenced by their Latin meaning
ADJECTIVES
Just; mere; proper, very;
influenced by their Latin meaning
ADJECTIVES
Just; mere; proper, very;
influenced by their Latin meaning
ADJECTIVES
More, most,
used for
greater, greatest
ADJECTIVES
One
ADJECTIVES
Right
used for
true
ADJECTIVES
Self
ADJECTIVES
Some
ADJECTIVES formed from nouns, adverbs, &c., without change
ADVERBS.
ADVERBS with and without
-ly
ADVERBS with prefix
a-
ADVERBS derived from the possessive inflection
ADVERBS
After; again; all; almost
ADVERBS
After; again; all; almost
ADVERBS
After; again; all; almost
ADVERBS
After; again; all; almost
ADVERBS
Along; anon; anything; away; back
paragraph 30a
ADVERBS
Along; anon; anything; away; back
ADVERBS
Along; anon; anything; away; back
ADVERBS
Along; anon; anything; away; back
ADVERBS
Besides; briefly; by; chance; even; ever
ADVERBS
Besides; briefly; by; chance; even; ever
ADVERBS
Besides; briefly; by; chance; even; ever
ADVERBS
Besides; briefly; by; chance; even; ever
ADVERBS
Besides; briefly; by; chance; even; ever
ADVERBS
Besides; briefly; by; chance; even; ever
ADVERBS
Far; forth; hence; hither
ADVERBS
Far; forth; hence; hither
ADVERBS
Happily; here; hitherto; home; how; howsoever
ADVERBS
Happily; here; hitherto; home; how; howsoever
ADVERBS
Happily; here; hitherto; home; how; howsoever
ADVERBS
Happily; here; hitherto; home; how; howsoever
ADVERBS
Happily; here; hitherto; home; how; howsoever
ADVERBS
Happily; here; hitherto; home; how; howsoever
ADVERBS
Last; moreabove; moreover
ADVERBS
Last; moreabove; moreover
ADVERBS
Last; moreabove; moreover
ADVERBS
Much; never; none; not
ADVERBS
Much; never; none; not
ADVERBS
Much; never; none; not
ADVERBS
Much; never; none; not
ADVERBS
Nothing; off; once; only; over
ADVERBS
Nothing; off; once; only; over
ADVERBS
Nothing; off; once; only; over
ADVERBS
Nothing; off; once; only; over
paragraph 58a
ADVERBS
Presently; round; severally; since
ADVERBS
Presently; round; severally; since
ADVERBS
Presently; round; severally; since
ADVERBS
Presently; round; severally; since
ADVERBS
So
inserted; omitted; == "also;" == "then"
ADVERBS
So
inserted; omitted; == "also;" == "then"
ADVERBS
So
inserted; omitted; == "also;" == "then"
ADVERBS
So
inserted; omitted; == "also;" == "then"
ADVERBS
So
for "such a"
ADVERBS
Something; sometimes; still; than; then
paragraph 68a
ADVERBS
Something; sometimes; still; than; then
ADVERBS
Something; sometimes; still; than; then
ADVERBS
Something; sometimes; still; than; then
ADVERBS
To-fore; too; what, when; whilst; why; yet
ADVERBS
To-fore; too; what, when; whilst; why; yet
paragraph 73a
ADVERBS
To-fore; too; what, when; whilst; why; yet
ADVERBS
To-fore; too; what, when; whilst; why; yet
ADVERBS
To-fore; too; what, when; whilst; why; yet
ADVERBS used as nouns and adjectives
ADVERBS after the verb
is
ARTICLES.
ARTICLE.
An
connected with
one
ARTICLE.
An
and
one,
pronunciation of
ARTICLE.
A
used for "one," "any"
ARTICLE.
A
and
the
omitted in archaic poetry
ARTICLE.
A
and
the
omitted after "as," "like," "than"
ARTICLE.
A
omitted before nouns signifying a class or a multitude
ARTICLE.
A
inserted after adjectives used as adverbs
ARTICLE.
A
omitted after "what," "such," &c.
ARTICLE.
A
inserted before numeral adjectives and
many
ARTICLE.
An-other
ARTICLE.
The
omitted before nouns defined by other nouns
ARTICLE.
The
omitted after prepositions
ARTICLE.
The
inserted in "at
the
first," &c.
ARTICLE.
The
used to denote notoriety, &c.
ARTICLE.
The
before verbals
ARTICLE.
The
with comparatives
CONJUNCTIONS.
CONJUNCTIONS.
And
emphatic with participles
CONJUNCTIONS.
And
emphatic in other cases
CONJUNCTIONS.
And
emphatic in answers
CONJUNCTIONS.
And
emphatic after exclamations
CONJUNCTIONS.
And
emphatic in questions
CONJUNCTIONS.
And
used for "also" by Wickliffe
CONJUNCTIONS.
And
or
an
apparently used for
if
CONJUNCTIONS.
And
or
an
with the subjunctive
CONJUNCTIONS.
And if
CONJUNCTIONS.
An't were
CONJUNCTIONS.
And if
used for "even if" and "if indeed"
CONJUNCTIONS.
As
contracted for "all-so"
CONJUNCTIONS.
As
apparently for "
as
if"
CONJUNCTIONS.
As that
for
as
CONJUNCTIONS.
As
used for "that" after "so"
CONJUNCTIONS.
As
parenthetical == "for so"
CONJUNCTIONS.
As
parenthetical == "
as
regards which," &c.
CONJUNCTIONS.
As
for "which"
CONJUNCTIONS.
As,
meaning "namely"
CONJUNCTIONS.
As
with definitions of time
CONJUNCTIONS.
As
with "seem," participles, &c.
CONJUNCTIONS.
As
a conjunctional suffix
CONJUNCTIONS.
Because
CONJUNCTIONS.
But,
meaning and derivation of
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
in Early English
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
with the subjunctive and indicative
CONJUNCTIONS.
But,
transition of meaning
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
meaning prevention
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
taking the place of the subject
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
with contingency expressed or implied
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
sometimes ambiguous
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
after an execration expressed or implied
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
for "than" after negative comparatives
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
passes from "except" to "only" when the negative is omitted
CONJUNCTIONS.
But
varies in its position
CONJUNCTIONS.
But only; merely but,
&c.
CONJUNCTIONS.
Or; or ever
CONJUNCTIONS.
Since
for "when," "ago"
CONJUNCTIONS.
So
== "provided that;"
so
with the optative
CONJUNCTIONS.
Where
for "whereas"
CONJUNCTIONS.
Whereas
for "where"
CONJUNCTIONS.
Whether:
"or
whether
"
CONJUNCTIONS.
While
PREPOSITIONS.
PREPOSITIONS. Local and metaphorical meaning
PREPOSITIONS. more restricted in meaning now than in Elizabethan authors
PREPOSITIONS.
A-; after; against
PREPOSITIONS.
A-; after; against
PREPOSITIONS.
A-; after; against
PREPOSITIONS.
At
used for
a-;
rejects a following adjective
PREPOSITIONS.
At
used for
a-;
rejects a following adjective
PREPOSITIONS.
By,
original and derived meanings
PREPOSITIONS.
By
== "as a consequence of"
PREPOSITIONS.
For,
original meaning of
PREPOSITIONS.
For
== "instead of," "as being"
PREPOSITIONS.
For
== "as regards;" "because of," referring to the past
PREPOSITIONS.
For
== "as regards;" "because of," referring to the past
PREPOSITIONS.
For,
transition into a conjunction
PREPOSITIONS.
For to,
origin of
PREPOSITIONS.
For,
variable use of
PREPOSITIONS.
For
== "to prevent"
PREPOSITIONS.
For
after "am"
PREPOSITIONS.
Forth
a preposition
PREPOSITIONS.
From out
PREPOSITIONS.
From
without a verb of motion
PREPOSITIONS.
In
with verbs of motion
PREPOSITIONS.
In
for "on"
PREPOSITIONS.
In
for "during"
PREPOSITIONS.
In
for "in the case of," "about"
PREPOSITIONS.
In
where we use "at"
PREPOSITIONS.
In
with the verbal
PREPOSITIONS.
Of,
original meaning
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
with verbs of ablation
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
applied to past time == "from"
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
== "as a consequence of" where we use "by," "on," "at," &c.
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
in adjurations, &c.
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
preceding the agent
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
with verbs of construction, &c.; sometimes means "instead of"
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
for "in;" appositional genitive
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
== "as regards"
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
== "concerning;" "about"
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
used locally for "on"
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
used temporally for "during"
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
after partitive, French-derived, and formerly impersonal verbs
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
after verbals
PREPOSITIONS.
Of
redundant
PREPOSITIONS.
On
metaphorically used
PREPOSITIONS.
On
for "of" in the sense of "about," &c.
PREPOSITIONS.
On
for "of" possessively
PREPOSITIONS.
Out
a preposition
PREPOSITIONS.
Till
for "to"
PREPOSITIONS.
To,
radical meaning "motion to;" hence "in addition to"
PREPOSITIONS.
To
"with a view
to
"
PREPOSITIONS.
To
"motion
to
the side of," "against," "towards," "in comparison with," "up
to
"
PREPOSITIONS.
To
with verbs of rest == "near"
PREPOSITIONS.
To
with adjectives of obedience, &c.
PREPOSITIONS.
To
== "equivalent
to,
" "for"
PREPOSITIONS.
To;
"I would
to
God;" "
to
-night"
PREPOSITIONS.
Upon
used metaphorically; adverbially
PREPOSITIONS.
Upon
used metaphorically; adverbially
PREPOSITIONS.
With
for "by;" for other prepositions
PREPOSITIONS.
With
for "by;" for other prepositions
PREPOSITIONS.
With
for "like;"
withal
PREPOSITIONS.
With
for "like;"
withal
PREPOSITIONS.
Without
for "outside of"
PREPOSITIONS. Preposition omitted after verbs of motion; worth; and hearing
PREPOSITIONS. Preposition omitted after verbs of motion; worth; and hearing
PREPOSITIONS. Preposition omitted after verbs of motion; worth; and hearing
PREPOSITIONS. Preposition omitted after other verbs; before indirect object
PREPOSITIONS. Preposition omitted after other verbs; before indirect object
PREPOSITIONS. Preposition omitted in adverbial phrases
PREPOSITIONS. Prepositions transposed
PREPOSITIONS.
Upon.
"It stands me
upon
"
PRONOUNS.
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Anomalies,
explanation of
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
He
for
him
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
He
for
him
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Him
for
he; I
for
me
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Him
for
he; I
for
me
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Me
for
I; she
for
her
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Me
for
I; she
for
her
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Thee
for
thou;
after "to be"
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Thee
for
thou;
after "to be"
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Them
for
they; us
for
we
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Them
for
they; us
for
we
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL. anomalies of, between a conjunction and an infinitive, or where the pronouns are separated from the words on which they depend
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
His
for
's
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
His, her, your,
&c., antecedents of relatives
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Our, your,
&c., used for "of us," "of you"
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Me, thee, him,
&c., used as datives
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Your,
colloquial use of
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Our
used with vocatives
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Him, her,
&c., for "himself," "herself"
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
He
and
she
for "man" and "woman"
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Pronoun
for pronominal adjective
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
It
quasi-redundant with verbs
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
It
emphatic as antecedent
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Its
post-Shakespearian
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Her
for
its
in Shakespeare and Milton
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL. "
Me
rather had;" "
I
were better;" "
I
am sorrow"
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Thou
between intimate friends, but not from son to father
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Thou
from master to servant,
you
a mark of anger
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Thou
an insult, except to friends and inferiors
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Thou
in direct appeals,
you
in dependent clauses
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Thou,
apparent exceptions
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Ye
and
you;
difference between
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
My, mine; thy, thine;
difference between
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Mine, hers,
used for
my, her
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Yours;
"this of
yours
"
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL. transposed
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL.
Thou
omitted
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL. Pronoun redundant after a conjunctional clause
PRONOUNS, PERSONAL. Pronoun in other cases
RELATIVE PRONOUNS.
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Relative
omitted
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Relative
omitted "They in France"
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Relative
omitted and attracted
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Relative
with plural antecedent often takes singular verb; and with antecedent in the second person, takes verb in the third
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Relative with supplementary pronoun;
origin of
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Supplementary pronoun;
when used
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Which that
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Who;
transition from interrogative to relative meaning
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
What;
semi-transition, how checked
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
What
for "why;" "whatever;" "who;" "any"
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
What
for "why;" "whatever;" "who;" "any"
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
What
for "why;" "whatever;" "who;" "any"
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
What
for "of what
a
nature?"
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Who,
"as
who
should say"
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Who, that,
and
which,
difference between
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Who, that,
and
which
Shakespearian use of
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
That
refers to an essential characteristic
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
That
after nouns used vocatively
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
That,
when separated from antecedent
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Who,
for "and he," "for he," &c.
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Who
personifies irrational antecedents
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Which
interchanged with
who
and
that
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Which
less definite than
who
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
The--that; that--which
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Which
more definite than
that
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Which
with repeated antecedent
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
The which
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Which
parenthetically for "
which
thing"
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Which
for "as to
which
"
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Which,
anomalies of
PRONOUNS, RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE.
Who
for
whom
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. "
So--as:
" "
as--as
"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. "
So--as:
" "
as--as
"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. "
That--that;
" "
that . . . (as) to;
" "
such--which
"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. "
That--that;
" "
that . . . (as) to;
" "
such--which
"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. "
Such--that;
" "
such--where
"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. "
That--as;
" "
so . . . (as)
"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. "
That--as;
" "
so . . . (as)
"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. "
So--(that);
" "
(so)--that
"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. "
So--(that);
" "
(so)--that
"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
That
for "because," "when," &c.
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
That
omitted, then inserted
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
That,
"whatsoever that"
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
That,
a conjunctional affix
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
That
in 287, origin of
RELATIVAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
As,
a conjunctional affix
VERBS, FORMS OF.
TRANSITIVE, mostly formed from adjectives and nouns
TRANSITIVE, formed from intransitive verbs
Advantages of this licence
Transitive verbs rarely used intransitively
PASSIVE, formation of
Passive,
use of, with verbs of motion, &c.
Reflexive
Impersonal
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Be,
subjunctive and quasi-subjunctive
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Be
in questions and dependent sentences
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Be
in the plural and for euphony
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Were,
subjunctive use of
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Were
after "while" and "until"
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Do, did,
original use of
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Do, did,
Shakespearian use of
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Do
omitted before not
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Do
omitted and inserted
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
May, can;
original and subsequent meaning
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
May,
antiquity of
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
May
in doubtful statements
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
May
with a negative
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
May
for the subjunctive in the sense of purpose
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Might
= "could"
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
May, might,
used optatively
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Must
= "is to;" original use of
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Shall,
original meaning
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Will
assumed the meaning of futurity with the second and third persons
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Shall
assumed the meaning of compulsion with the second and third persons
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Shall,
"I
shall
" from inferiors
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Will,
"I
will
" not used by Shakespeare for "I
shall
"
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Will,
with second person ironical or imperative
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Will
with third person, difficult passages
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Should
denotes contingent futurity
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Should
= "ought;" "was to"
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Should
= "ought;" "was to"
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Should
in questions and dependent sentences
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Should
after a past tense where
shall
would follow a present
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Should,
"
should
have," Shakespearian use of
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Should
denoting the statement of another than the speaker
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Would
for "will," "wish," "require"
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Would
= "was wont to"
VERBS, AUXILIARY.
Would
not used for "should"
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF.
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Indicative, third person plural in
-en
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Third person plural present in
-es
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Third person plural present in
-th
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Inflection in
-s preceding
a plural subject
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Inflection in
-s
with two singular nouns as subject
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Apparent cases of the inflection in
-s
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:--
-s
final misprinted
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Past indicative forms in
-u
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Second person singular in
-ts
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Past indicative
-t
for
-ted
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Participles.
-Ed
omitted after
d
and
t,
&c.
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Participles.
-en
dropped
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Participles. Irregular formations
VERBS, INFLECTIONS OF:-- Participial prefix
y-
VERBS, MOODS AND TENSES.
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- INDICATIVE: simple present for complete present with adverbs meaning "as yet," &c.
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- INDICATIVE: "since," &c.
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- INDICATIVE: future for subjunctive and infinitive
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- INFINITIVE:
to
omitted, inserted
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- INFINITIVE:
to
omitted and inserted after the same verb
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- INFINITIVE: "It were best (
to
):" "I were best (
to
)"
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- INFINITIVE: "It were best (
to
):" "I were best (
to
)"
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- INFINITIVE:
to
omitted after conjunctions
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- Noun and infinitive used as subject or object
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- Infinitive used as a noun
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- Infinitive used indefinitely
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- Infinitive used at the beginning of a sentence
VERBS, MOODS OF:--
For to
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- Infinitive active where we use passive
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- Infinitive complete present after verbs of intending, &c.
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: simple form
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: auxiliary forms
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: replaced by indicative after "if," &c., where no doubt is expressed
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: used optatively or imperatively
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: optative use, advantage of
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: complete past
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: used indefinitely after relative
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: in a subordinate sentence
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: after verbs of command
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- SUBJUNCTIVE: irregular sequence of tenses
VERBS, MOODS OF:-- Conditional sentences, irregularities
PARTICIPLES.
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participles active, confusion in
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participial verbal
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participles passive, confusion in
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participles passive,
-ed
for
-able
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participles with nominative absolute
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participles expressing a condition
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participles without noun or pronoun
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participles pronoun implied from pronominal adjective
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participles adjective instead of participle
PARTICIPLES AND VERBALS: Participle implied
ELLIPSES.
ELLIPSES. Where the ellipsis can be easily supplied from the context
ELLIPSES. in conjunctional sentences: after
and
ELLIPSES. after
as, but, ere, if
ELLIPSES. after
as, but, ere, if
ELLIPSES. after
as, but, ere, if
ELLIPSES. after
as, but, ere, if
ELLIPSES. after
like, or, since, than, though
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ELLIPSES. after
like, or, since, than, though
ELLIPSES. after
like, or, since, than, though
ELLIPSES. after
like, or, since, than, though
ELLIPSES. after
till, too
ELLIPSES. after
till, too
ELLIPSES. in relative sentences
ELLIPSES. in antithetical sentences
Ellipses of
neither
before
nor
Ellipses of adverbial and possessive inflection in conjunctional sentences
Ellipses of superlative inflection in conjunctional sentences
Ellipses of nominative
Ellipses of nominative with "has," "is," "was"
Ellipses of nominative in the first or second person
Ellipses of nominative explained
Ellipses of
it is, there is, is
Ellipses of
it, there
Ellipses after
will, is,
&c.
IRREGULARITIES.
IRREGULARITIES. Double negative
IRREGULARITIES. Double preposition
IRREGULARITIES.
Neither, nor,
used like
both, and
IRREGULARITIES. Confusion of two constructions with superlative
IRREGULARITIES. Confusion of two constructions with
whom
IRREGULARITIES. Other confusions of two constructions
IRREGULARITIES. Confusion of proximity
IRREGULARITIES. Nominative implied from participial phrases
IRREGULARITIES. Redundant object
IRREGULARITIES. Construction changed by change of thought
IRREGULARITIES. Construction changed for clearness
IRREGULARITIES. Noun absolute
IRREGULARITIES. Foreign idioms
IRREGULARITIES. Foreign adjectives
IRREGULARITIES. Transpositions of adjectival phrases
IRREGULARITIES. Transpositions of adverbs
IRREGULARITIES. Adverbs at the beginning of the sentence
IRREGULARITIES. Transposition of article
IRREGULARITIES. Transposition in noun clauses
IRREGULARITIES. Transposition of prepositions
IRREGULARITIES. Transposition after an emphatic word or expression
IRREGULARITIES. Transposition after relative
IRREGULARITIES. Other transpositions
COMPOUND WORDS.
COMPOUND WORDS. Hybrids
COMPOUND WORDS. Adverbial compounds
COMPOUND WORDS. Noun compounds
COMPOUND WORDS. Preposition compounds
COMPOUND WORDS. Verb compounds
COMPOUND WORDS. Participial nouns
COMPOUND WORDS. Phrase compounds
COMPOUND WORDS. Anomalous compounds
PREFIXES.
PREFIXES.
A-; all-to-; at-; be-; dis-
PREFIXES.
A-; all-to-; at-; be-; dis-
PREFIXES.
A-; all-to-; at-; be-; dis-
PREFIXES.
A-; all-to-; at-; be-; dis-
PREFIXES.
En-; for-; in-
and
un-
PREFIXES.
En-; for-; in-
and
un-
PREFIXES.
En-; for-; in-
and
un-
SUFFIXES.
SUFFIXES.
-er; -en; -ive; -ble; -less
SUFFIXES.
-er; -en; -ive; -ble; -less
SUFFIXES.
-er; -en; -ive; -ble; -less
SUFFIXES.
-er; -en; -ive; -ble; -less
SUFFIXES.
-ly; -ment; -ness; -y
SUFFIXES.
-ly; -ment; -ness; -y
SUFFIXES.
-ly; -ment; -ness; -y
SUFFIXES.
-ly; -ment; -ness; -y
SUFFIXES. General licence of
PROSODY.
subsection 1
The ordinary verse
The "pause-accent"
Emphatic accents
The "pause-extra-syllable"
"pause-extra-syllable" rarely a monosyllable except in
Henry VIII.
Unaccented monosyllables
Accented monosyllables
Accented monosyllabic prepositions
Two "pause-extra-syllables"
WRITTEN CONTRACTIONS:-- Elizabethan spelling, contractions in
WRITTEN CONTRACTIONS:-- Prefixes dropped
WRITTEN CONTRACTIONS:-- Other written contractions
WORDS CONTRACTED IN
PRONUNCIATION.
CONTRACTIONS in pronunciation not expressed in writing
CONTRACTIONS
R
softens or destroys a following vowel
CONTRACTIONS
R
softens or destroys a preceding vowel
CONTRACTIONS
Er, el, le
final dropped
CONTRACTIONS
Th
and
v
dropped between two vowels
CONTRACTIONS
I
unaccented in a polysyllable dropped
CONTRACTIONS Any vowel unaccented in a polysyllable may be dropped
CONTRACTIONS Polysyllabic names with but one accent
CONTRACTIONS
Power, prowess, being, knowing,
monosyllables
CONTRACTIONS
-es
or
-s
dropped after
s, se, ce, ge
CONTRACTIONS
-ed
dropped after
d
and
t
CONTRACTIONS
-est
dropped in superlatives after dentals and liquids
VARIABLE SYLLABLES.
VARIABLE SYLLABLES.
Ed
final, mute and sonant in the same line
VARIABLE SYLLABLES. Words prolonged by emphasis
VARIABLE SYLLABLES. Words shortened by want of emphasis
LENGTHENING OF WORDS.
LENGTHENING OF WORDS.
R
and
l
after a consonant introduce an additional syllable,
e.g.
"Eng(e)land"
LENGTHENING OF WORDS.
R
preceded by a vowel lengthens pronunciation
LENGTHENING OF WORDS.
I
and
e
pronounced before vowels
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Monosyllabic feet in Chaucer
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Monosyllabic feet ending in
r
or
re
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Monosyllables, when prolonged
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Monosyllables, exclamations
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Monosyllables, prolonged by emphasis or antithesis
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Monosyllables, diphthongs and long vowels
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Monosyllables, containing a vowel followed by
r
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Monosyllables, other instances of prolongation
LENGTHENING OF WORDS.
E
final pronounced
LENGTHENING OF WORDS.
E
of French origin, pronounced
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. E final in French names pronounced
ACCENT.
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Words in which the accent is nearer the end than with us
LENGTHENING OF WORDS.
Iséd
final in polysyllables
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Words in which the accent is nearer the beginning than with us
VERSES.
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Alexandrines, very rare
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Apparent Alexandrines, two final extra syllables
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Apparent Alexandrines, two syllables in the middle of a verse
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Apparent Alexandrines, explained by contractions
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Apparent Alexandrines, unemphatic syllables dropped
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Apparent Alexandrines, doubtful
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Apparent Alexandrines, the detached foot
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Trimeter couplet in dialogue
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Trimeter couplet in other cases
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Trimeter couplet the comic
LENGTHENING OF WORDS. Trimeter couplet apparent
Verses with four accents assigned to witches, fairies, &c.
Verses with four accents otherwise rare
Verses with four accents where there is a break in the line
Verses with four accents change of thought
Verses with four accents change of construction
Verses with four accents a number of clauses
Verses with four accents apparent
Short lines, why introduced
Interjectional lines
The amphibious section
A verse continued, spite of interruptions
Rhyme, when used
Prose, when used
SIMILE AND METAPHOR.
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paragraph 523
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paragraph 528
paragraph 529