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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...er nicf)t, How proud did he (not) appear! (The French also make use of the negative. Quel bruit ces hornmcs n'auraient-ils pas fait, s'ils m'avaicnt attrape d un tel banquet!) Not a, not any, are, in German, commonly expressed by fcin, none; as, not a single line, h'i'ne eiltt'jige jScile. Two negatives, in the same sentence, are in general improper; although they sometimes occur not only in the language of common life, but also in the best writers. Sometimes, indeed, there may appear to be energy in the repetition of the negative; but, on the whole, it should be rather considered as a species of negligence in composition. About, nearly. This idea, accompanying numbers, is differently expressed. 1. By certain adverbs, viz. beina'ije, et'roa, fat, im'gef&fyr, rooh, fcig. £6 fint »ol( brfi 3at)'re, It is about three years, un'gefflbr jchu spfunb, about ten pounds; jwet bis brei 3Bod)'s tit, from two to three weeks. 2. By the use of the preposition, an, fret, gc'fleit. 2tn bie jroan'Jtg, nearly twenty; fcei (or ge'gen) ticr'jig, nearly forty. § 2. OF THE FORMATION OF ADVERBS. Adverbs are either original words, as, Ja, yes; uetit, no; ttO, where; wic, how; or adjectives used as adverbs; or they are formed from nouns or adjectives, or by composition. A. Adverbs derived from Nouns or Adjectives. A noun or adjective is formed into an adverb by adding either the letter 6 (the ancient characteristic of the genitive case for nouns of all declensions) or the syllable fid) to the noun or adjective. The additional 6 always makes the word an adverb, without making it an adjective; while most of the words formed by adding lid) are properly adjectives, which may be used also as adverbs. 1. The following substantives, denoting parts of the natural day, ar...
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