Definite article, defined
    —­Definite art., its demonstrative character
    —­used before names of rivers
    —­do. by way of eminence
    —­no rule of agreem. for, in Eng.
    —­prefixed as an adv., to comparatives and superlatives
    —­repeated before every term in a series of adjectives used ellipt. as
      nouns
    —­used for a poss. pron., ("Full in THE face”)
    —­position with respect to its noun
    —­required before antecedent to a restricted relative.  See also The

Definition, defined
    —­A perfect definition, what
    —­Definitions, needful qualities of certain, in gram.
    —­bad, peculiar vice of
    —­Crit.  N. on

Definitives, what, in Eng., and how to be classed
    —­example to show what is meant by
    —­Definitive word required before antecedent to restricted relative

Degrees of comparison, see Comparison

Deity, names of, use of capitals in
    —­in all languages, masc.; direct names of, do..  The sing. numb,
      universally employed in reference to the Supreme Being

Demonstratives, from the class, pronominal adjectives

Derivation, as a topic of gram., what explains
    —­importance of
    —­a knowledge of what languages will throw light on the subject of Eng.

Desiring, verbs of; see Commanding

Desisting, verbs of; with part., in stead of infin.

Despauter, (Despauterius Joannes,) grammarian, when died
    —­his Lat.  Gram.
    —­his remark on the origin of using plur. pron. of second pers. for
      sing.
    —­gives the rule that the verb governs the nominative before it

Diaeresis, or dialysis, mark, place and use of
    —­explained

Diesis, or double dagger, for what purpose used. Dimeter, line,
iambic, examples of
    —­trochaic, do.
    —­anapaestic, do.
    —­dactylic, do.

Diphthong, defined
    —­Diphthongs, distinction of
    —­enumeration and specification of the Eng.

Discourse, or narration, its nature and requirements

Disjunctive conjunction, defined
    —­Disjunctives, List of
    —­Disjunctive OR, see Or

Distance, see Time, &c.

Distribution, of words into classes, a matter of some difficulty; explanations concerning, for learners
    —­of verbs in Lat., grammarians have disputed respecting

Distributives, of the class pronominal adjectives
    —­Distributive term sing. in apposit. with a plur.

Division, literary, see Literary Division

Do, verb, how varied: 
    —­particular uses of
    —­in what manner may be substituted for an other term