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... thing . cape . weary . cuestion , question . cuadro , picture . cual , which . coste , cost . cuenta , account . When c is found before e or i , it has the sound of English th in thin , as I have before remarked ; thus celeste ...
... thing . cape . weary . cuestion , question . cuadro , picture . cual , which . coste , cost . cuenta , account . When c is found before e or i , it has the sound of English th in thin , as I have before remarked ; thus celeste ...
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... things . When you meet in English such phrases as , A dollar a yard , Three rials a pound , the article a preceding the measure or weight is usually rendered by the article the in Spanish . Thus- Un duro la vara . Tres reales la libra ...
... things . When you meet in English such phrases as , A dollar a yard , Three rials a pound , the article a preceding the measure or weight is usually rendered by the article the in Spanish . Thus- Un duro la vara . Tres reales la libra ...
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... thing or person , or several at the same time , and it is by their termination that we learn to which of these great divisions the noun belongs , there must evidently be two numbers - Singular and Plural . The mode in which the singular ...
... thing or person , or several at the same time , and it is by their termination that we learn to which of these great divisions the noun belongs , there must evidently be two numbers - Singular and Plural . The mode in which the singular ...
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... things , without exception , must be classified in the same way . As the form of the article , the termination of the adjective , and the variation of the pronoun and participle , in some cases , depend upon the gender of the noun , you ...
... things , without exception , must be classified in the same way . As the form of the article , the termination of the adjective , and the variation of the pronoun and participle , in some cases , depend upon the gender of the noun , you ...
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... things , should be expressed with the verb estar . Whence it arises that in order to demonstrate the character or essential quality of a person or thing , you must employ ser ; and in order to explain an actual state or transitory ...
... things , should be expressed with the verb estar . Whence it arises that in order to demonstrate the character or essential quality of a person or thing , you must employ ser ; and in order to explain an actual state or transitory ...
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active verb adjectives Adverbs alabádo amar amára ascended bueno casa CHAPTER ciudad compounds CONDITIONAL TENSE conjugation consonant cual cuarto decimo deseo Dictionary dió diphthong English esté EXAMPLES feminine fetch FORM FUTURE TENSE gender Grammar guerra haber habia habíamos habiendo habrá habré habrémos habria tenido hadst hast feared háya haya temido hayais hayamos hayan hermana hermoso hombre hube hubiera or hubiese hubiérais hubiéramos hubiese amado hubiese estado hubiese tenido hubiéseis hubiésemos hubiesen hubimos hubiste hubisteis hubo hundred Imperative Mood IMPERFECT TENSE Indicative Mood libro loved masculine millions muger negocio niño noun PAST PARTICIPLE Pedro person phrases pluma plural praised thyself praised yourselves PRESENT PARTICIPLE PRESENT TENSE PRETERITE TENSE pronouns regular conjugation si hubiera siete singular solicit sound Spanish language subido Subjunctive Mood superlative syllables termination thou hast thou mayst thou mightst thou wilt thou wouldst tiempo veinte vowel wish woman words
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Page 148 - College, Cambridge. To which are added, Directions for Great Circle Sailing; an Essay on the Law of Storms and Variable Winds ; and Explanations of Terms used in Ship-building. Ninth Edition, with several Engravings and Coloured Illustrations of the Flags of Maritime Nations.
Page 4 - EMBANKING LANDS FROM THE SEA, the Practice of. Treated as a Means of Profitable Employment for Capital. With Examples and Particulars of actual Embankments, and also Practical Remarks on the Repair of old Sea Walls.
Page 44 - I shall be Thou wilt be He will be We shall be You will be They will be...
Page 47 - I am * Thou art He is We are You are They are Perfect I have been Thou hast been He has been Present Participle Being Indicative Imperfect I was Thou wast He was We...
Page 49 - I had been. Thou hadst been. He had been. We had been. You had been. They had been. Future Perfect (§178) I shall have been.
Page 49 - I should have been, thou wouldst have been, he would have been; we should have been, you would have been, they would have been.
Page 10 - Juan que los enemigos crecían en número y experiencia; que eran avisados por los moriscos de Granada, ayudados con vitualla, reforzados con parte de la gente moza de la ciudad y la Vega; que no cesaban las pláticas y tratados, el concierto de poner en...
Page 39 - I should have had, thou wouldst have had, he would have had ; we should have had, you would have had, they would have had.