Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composition

Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg

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Chapters

  1. 1.Prefaceoriginal only · 8 min
  2. 2.Authors' Note to Revised Editionoriginal only · 3 min
  3. 3.A Talk on Languageoriginal only · 3 min
  4. 4.A Talk on Thoughts and Sentencesoriginal only · 2 min
  5. 5.A Talk on Sounds and Lettersoriginal only · 5 min
  6. 6.Analysis and the Diagramoriginal only · 2 min
  7. 7.Composition—Subject and Predicateoriginal only · 1 min
  8. 8.Analysisoriginal only · 1 min
  9. 9.Composition—Subject and Predicateoriginal only · 1 min
  10. 10.Nounsoriginal only · 1 min
  11. 11.Pronounsoriginal only · 2 min
  12. 12.Capital Lettersoriginal only · 4 min
  13. 13.Abbreviationsoriginal only · 2 min
  14. 14.Verbsoriginal only · 3 min
  15. 15.Adjectivesoriginal only · 4 min
  16. 16.Composition—Adjectivesoriginal only · 2 min
  17. 17.Adverbsoriginal only · 2 min
  18. 18.Composition—Adverbsoriginal only · 1 min
  19. 19.Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  20. 20.(See Pages 150-153.)original only · 1 min
  21. 21.Prepositional Phrases and Prepositionsoriginal only · 4 min
  22. 22.Composition-Prepositional Phrasesoriginal only · 3 min
  23. 23.Composition—Prepositional Phrasesoriginal only · 1 min
  24. 24.Conjunctions and Interjectionsoriginal only · 4 min
  25. 25.Composition—-Connected Terms and Interjectionsoriginal only · 3 min
  26. 26.Analysis and Parsingoriginal only · 1 min
  27. 27.Composition—Connected Termsoriginal only · 1 min
  28. 28.Nounsoriginal only · 1 min
  29. 29.Verbsoriginal only · 1 min
  30. 30.Adjectivesoriginal only · 1 min
  31. 31.Adverbsoriginal only · 1 min
  32. 32.Phrasesoriginal only · 1 min
  33. 33.Capital Letters and Punctuationoriginal only · 2 min
  34. 34.Analysisoriginal only · 2 min
  35. 35.Written Parsingoriginal only · 1 min
  36. 36.Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  37. 37.(See Pages 153-156.)original only · 1 min
  38. 38.Nouns As Object Complementsoriginal only · 2 min
  39. 39.Nouns and Adjectives As Attribute Complementsoriginal only · 3 min
  40. 40.Attribute Complements—Continuedoriginal only · 1 min
  41. 41.Objective Complementsoriginal only · 2 min
  42. 42.Composition—Complementsoriginal only · 2 min
  43. 43.Nouns As Adjective Modifiersoriginal only · 3 min
  44. 44.Composition—Nouns As Adjective Modifiersoriginal only · 2 min
  45. 45.Nouns As Adverb Modifiersoriginal only · 2 min
  46. 46.Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  47. 47.(See Pages 156-159.)original only · 1 min
  48. 48.Verbs As Adjectives and As Nouns—Participlesoriginal only · 9 min
  49. 49.Participles—Continuedoriginal only · 2 min
  50. 50.Composition—Participlesoriginal only · 2 min
  51. 51.Verbs As Nouns—Infinitivesoriginal only · 4 min
  52. 52.Infinitives—Continuedoriginal only · 4 min
  53. 53.Infinitives—Continuedoriginal only · 1 min
  54. 54.Miscellaneousoriginal only · 1 min
  55. 55.Composition—The Infinitiveoriginal only · 2 min
  56. 56.Words and Phrases Used Independentlyoriginal only · 3 min
  57. 57.Composition—Independent Words and Phrasesoriginal only · 1 min
  58. 58.(See Pages 160-162.)original only · 1 min
  59. 59.Sentences Classified with Respect to Meaningoriginal only · 3 min
  60. 60.Miscellaneous Exercises in Revieworiginal only · 2 min
  61. 61.Miscellaneous Exercises in Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  62. 62.Review of Punctuationoriginal only · 1 min
  63. 63.Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  64. 64.Arrangement—Usual Orderoriginal only · 2 min
  65. 65.Arrangement—Transposed Orderoriginal only · 4 min
  66. 66.Arrangement—Transposed Orderoriginal only · 2 min
  67. 67.Arrangement—Transposed Orderoriginal only · 2 min
  68. 68.Arrangement—Interrogative Sentencesoriginal only · 1 min
  69. 69.Arrangement—Imperative and Exclamatory Sentencesoriginal only · 1 min
  70. 70.Contraction of Sentencesoriginal only · 3 min
  71. 71.Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  72. 72.(See Pages 162-165.)original only · 1 min
  73. 73.Complex Sentence—Adjective Clauseoriginal only · 4 min
  74. 74.Adjective Clauses—Continuedoriginal only · 2 min
  75. 75.Composition—Adjective Clauseoriginal only · 4 min
  76. 76.Lesson 62original only · 1 min
  77. 77.Complex Sentence—Adverb Clauseoriginal only · 5 min
  78. 78.Adverb Clause-Continuedoriginal only · 2 min
  79. 79.Adverb Clause-Continuedoriginal only · 3 min
  80. 80.Composition-Adverb Clausesoriginal only · 2 min
  81. 81.Arrangementoriginal only · 1 min
  82. 82.Composition—Adverb Clausesoriginal only · 3 min
  83. 83.Analysisoriginal only · 1 min
  84. 84.Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  85. 85.(See Pages 165-168.)original only · 1 min
  86. 86.The Complex Sentence-Noun Clauseoriginal only · 3 min
  87. 87.Noun Clause—Continuedoriginal only · 2 min
  88. 88.Composition—Noun Clauseoriginal only · 4 min
  89. 89.Composition—Noun Clause—Continuedoriginal only · 3 min
  90. 90.Analysisoriginal only · 1 min
  91. 91.The Compound Sentenceoriginal only · 1 min
  92. 92.Sentences Classified with Respect to Formoriginal only · 2 min
  93. 93.Composition—Compound Sentenceoriginal only · 5 min
  94. 94.Complex and Compound Clausesoriginal only · 4 min
  95. 95.Expansionoriginal only · 2 min
  96. 96.Miscellaneous Exercises in Revieworiginal only · 2 min
  97. 97.Miscellaneous Exercises in Revieworiginal only · 2 min
  98. 98.Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  99. 99.Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  100. 100.Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  101. 101.General Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  102. 102.+parts.+original only · 7 min
  103. 103.Suggestions for Composition Workoriginal only · 2 min
  104. 104.Adapted from Irving's "sketch Book."original only · 6 min
  105. 105.Suggestions for Composition Workoriginal only · 1 min
  106. 106.From Franklin's "autobiography."original only · 7 min
  107. 107.Suggestions for Composition Workoriginal only · 1 min
  108. 108.From C. D. Warner's "my Summer in a Garden."original only · 6 min
  109. 109.Suggestions Fob Composition Workoriginal only · 1 min
  110. 110.From Beecher's "lectures to Young Men."original only · 5 min
  111. 111.Suggestions Fob Composition Workoriginal only · 1 min
  112. 112.Extract from Daniel Websteroriginal only · 7 min
  113. 113.Classes of Nouns and Pronounsoriginal only · 3 min
  114. 114.Definitionsoriginal only · 17 min
  115. 115.+definitions+original only · 12 min
  116. 116.Definitionsoriginal only · 17 min
  117. 117.+definitions.+original only · 21 min
  118. 118.Numberoriginal only · 1 min
  119. 119.+definitions+original only · 20 min
  120. 120.+definitions+original only · 1 min
  121. 121.+definitions+original only · 42 min
  122. 122.Definitionsoriginal only · 8 min
  123. 123.+definitions+original only · 2 min
  124. 124.+definitions+original only · 5 min
  125. 125.List of Irregular Verbs—Continuedoriginal only · 3 min
  126. 126.Forms of the Verb—Continuedoriginal only · 1 min
  127. 127.Present Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  128. 128.Past Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  129. 129.Future Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  130. 130.Present Perfect Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  131. 131.Past Perfect Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  132. 132.Future Perfect Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  133. 133.Present Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  134. 134.Past Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  135. 135.Present Perfect Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  136. 136.Past Perfect Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  137. 137.Present Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  138. 138.Present Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  139. 139.Present Tense. Present Perfect Tenseoriginal only · 2 min
  140. 140.Participlesoriginal only · 1 min
  141. 141.Conjugation of the Verb +be+original only · 1 min
  142. 142.Indicative Modeoriginal only · 1 min
  143. 143.Past Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  144. 144.Future Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  145. 145.Present Perfect Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  146. 146.Past Perfectoriginal only · 1 min
  147. 147.Future Perfect Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  148. 148.Present Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  149. 149.Past Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  150. 150.Present Perfect Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  151. 151.Past Perfect Tense,original only · 1 min
  152. 152.Pbesent Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  153. 153.Past Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  154. 154.Present Tenseoriginal only · 1 min
  155. 155.Infinitivesoriginal only · 1 min
  156. 156.Participlesoriginal only · 1 min
  157. 157.Conjugation—Progressive and Passive Formsoriginal only · 3 min
  158. 158.Interrogative and Negative Formsoriginal only · 1 min
  159. 159.Compound Forms—Analysisoriginal only · 4 min
  160. 160.Tense Forms—Meaningoriginal only · 4 min
  161. 161.Parsingoriginal only · 1 min
  162. 162.Construction of Mode and Tense Formsoriginal only · 6 min
  163. 163.Construction of Mode and Tense Forms—Continuedoriginal only · 7 min
  164. 164.Agreement.—Verbs—Pronounsoriginal only · 7 min
  165. 165.General Revieworiginal only · 1 min
  166. 166.Review Questionsoriginal only · 2 min
  167. 167.Review Questionsoriginal only · 2 min
  168. 168.Review Questionsoriginal only · 2 min
  169. 169.Additional Examples for Analysisoriginal only · 16 min
  170. 170.Capital Letters, Terminal Marks, and the Commaoriginal only · 4 min
  171. 171.Semicolon and Colonoriginal only · 3 min
  172. 172.The Dash, Marks of Parenthesis, Apostrophe, Hyphen, Quotation Marks, and Bracketsoriginal only · 3 min
  173. 173.Capital Letters and Punctuation—Revieworiginal only · 2 min
  174. 174.Qualities of Styleoriginal only · 6 min
  175. 175.Perspicuity—Criticismoriginal only · 3 min
  176. 176.Perspicuity—Criticismoriginal only · 2 min
  177. 177.Energy—Criticismoriginal only · 3 min
  178. 178.Figures of Speech—Criticismoriginal only · 4 min
  179. 179.Variety in Expressionoriginal only · 2 min
  180. 180.The Paragraphoriginal only · 3 min
  181. 181.The Paragraphoriginal only · 2 min
  182. 182.Paragraphs and the Themeoriginal only · 2 min
  183. 183.Paragraphs and the Themeoriginal only · 2 min
  184. 184.Paragraphs and the Themeoriginal only · 2 min
  185. 185.Analysis of the Subject of the Themeoriginal only · 2 min
  186. 186.Analysis of Subjectsoriginal only · 1 min
  187. 187.Analysis of Subjectsoriginal only · 1 min
  188. 188.Analysis of Subjectsoriginal only · 1 min
  189. 189.How to Write a Themeoriginal only · 5 min
  190. 190.Letter-Writingoriginal only · 1 min
  191. 191.The Headingoriginal only · 2 min
  192. 192.The Introductionoriginal only · 3 min
  193. 193.The Body of the Letteroriginal only · 1 min
  194. 194.The Conclusionoriginal only · 2 min
  195. 195.The Superscriptionoriginal only · 3 min
  196. 196.A Summary of the Rules of Syntaxoriginal only · 2 min
  197. 197.Conjugation of the Verboriginal only · 4 min
  198. 198.A Conjugation of Teachoriginal only · 1 min
  199. 199.Indicative Modeoriginal only · 1 min
  200. 200.Subjunctive Modeoriginal only · 1 min
  201. 201.Imperative Modeoriginal only · 1 min
  202. 202.Infinitive Modeoriginal only · 1 min
  203. 203.Participlesoriginal only · 1 min
  204. 204.Indicative Modeoriginal only · 1 min
  205. 205.Subjunctive Modeoriginal only · 1 min
  206. 206.Imperative Modeoriginal only · 1 min
  207. 207.Infinitive Modeoriginal only · 1 min
  208. 208.Participlesoriginal only · 1 min