A.

A, lett., names itself
    —­its plur.
    —­sounds properly its own
    —­numb. of sounds pertaining to, orthoepists differ concerning
    —­diphthongs beginning with,
    —­triphth. do.
    —­its true sound to be carefully preserved at end of words,
  A, as prep, or prefix
    —­before part, in ing.
  A and an, in Gr. derivatives.
  A or an, art., see An, A

Abbreviations, frequent in writt. lang.
    —­rule of punct. for. 
  C, M, D, &c., as numerals, see Letters. 
  Needless abbreviations, to be avoided

Able, ible, class of adjectives in, numerous in Eng.; difficulty with
  resp. to the prop. form and signif. of; to what able most properly
  belongs
    —­application of able to nouns, its propriety doubtf.
    —­Able or ible, prop. application of, how far determined from Lat.
      etymol.
    —­Able and ible, words of the same meaning in, how formed from
      different roots,

About, with infin., as substitute for Lat. fut. part, in rus
    —­About, with of preced., ("OF ABOUT one hundred feet”)
    —­About, derivat. of, from Sax.

Abrupt transitions in the Bible

Absolute, when, and in what case, a noun or a pron. is put
    —­Absol., case, defect of the common rule for
    —­in how many ways the nom. case is put
    —­nom. case put, with part., to what often equivalent; what part.
      frequently understood after nouns put
    —­case, its existence denied by what authors
    —­words put, punct. of,

Abstract numbers, synt. of the phraseology used in speaking of, ("Twice two IS four,” or “Twice two ARE four”)

Absurd or incompatible expressions, to be avoided

Absurdities of expression, Crit.  N. concerning

Acatalectic, when a line is said to be

Accent and quantity, critical observations on

Accent, difficulty with respect to the import of the word
    —­various definitions of, cited
    —­Accent, confounded by some with emphasis
    —­defined, as commonly understood
    —­chief or primary and secondary
    —­Accent, by what regulated
    —­compared with emphasis
    —­as affected by do.
    —­is distinct from quantity
    —­as understood by DR. JOH. 
    —­SHERID. teachings concerning; mostly adopted by MURR.
    —­what lett. of a word receives the mark of
    —­stress on a monosyl. more properly emphasis than
    —­Accents, more than one on a word
    —­DR. ADAM’S view of

Accentuation, modern, of Gr. and Lat. words, by what regulated; SANCTIUS’S rule for, new vers. of