The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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... distinguish them from their Teutonic kins- men living in the interior of the country , where the ground is higher . What we call to - day the ' German ' language is High German . Dutch , Flemish , spoken in parts of Belgium , and ...
... distinguish them from their Teutonic kins- men living in the interior of the country , where the ground is higher . What we call to - day the ' German ' language is High German . Dutch , Flemish , spoken in parts of Belgium , and ...
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... distinguish the sounds when produced , not to determine the mode of their production . 45. Classification of Consonantal Sounds . Let us now take the consonantal sounds and consider some broad distinctions between them . Compare the ...
... distinguish the sounds when produced , not to determine the mode of their production . 45. Classification of Consonantal Sounds . Let us now take the consonantal sounds and consider some broad distinctions between them . Compare the ...
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... Distinguish the true from the false Diphthongs in the following words : -pain , noise , new , people , yeoman , build , now , found , eye , clean , rough . 9. Distinguish the meanings of canon and cannon ; tránsport and transport ...
... Distinguish the true from the false Diphthongs in the following words : -pain , noise , new , people , yeoman , build , now , found , eye , clean , rough . 9. Distinguish the meanings of canon and cannon ; tránsport and transport ...
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... distinguish between Common and Proper nouns , and not between Common and Singular nouns , of which latter kind ... distinguishing mark . 75 . We may notice that ( 1 ) Proper Nouns are some- times used as Common Nouns , and ( 2 ) Common ...
... distinguish between Common and Proper nouns , and not between Common and Singular nouns , of which latter kind ... distinguishing mark . 75 . We may notice that ( 1 ) Proper Nouns are some- times used as Common Nouns , and ( 2 ) Common ...
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... distinguish between one and more than one ; to distinguish between one , two , and more than two , is a needless refinement . 91. The ways of forming plurals in English nouns are shown in the following classified scheme , which should ...
... distinguish between one and more than one ; to distinguish between one , two , and more than two , is a needless refinement . 91. The ways of forming plurals in English nouns are shown in the following classified scheme , which should ...
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