s and grammarians
--misconceived and misrepresented Rev. D. BLAIR

_Dare_, construc. with infin. foll.
--Use of the form DARE for the third pers. sing.

_Dash_, the mark, explanation of
--LOWTH _et al._ make no mention of
--Rules for the application of
--_Dash_, needless, how to be treated
--between quotation and name of the author
--applied to side-title
--used to signify omission

_Dates_, ordinarily abbreviated; how best written
--objectives in, without their prepositions

_Dative case_, faulty relic, in Eng., of old Sax., ("_It ascends_ ME
_into_," &c., SHAK.)

_Days_ of the week, names of, to be reckoned prop. names, and written with
capital

_Deaf and dumb_
--The _deaf and dumb_, to whom the letters represent no sounds, learn
to read and write; what inferred herefrom

_Defective verb_, what verb so called
--which tenses of, wanting
--_Defective verbs_, whether they should be reckoned a distinct class
--_may, can, must_, and _shall_, not to be referred to the class of
--_will, beware_, &c., construc. and import of explained
--_Defec. verbs_, List of

_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