The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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... denote a stage in the history of the English language . 7. Roman missionaries . Our English forefathers were heathen . We preserve relics of their worship in the names of the days of the week . Roman missionaries were sent to this ...
... denote a stage in the history of the English language . 7. Roman missionaries . Our English forefathers were heathen . We preserve relics of their worship in the names of the days of the week . Roman missionaries were sent to this ...
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... denote the things nearest and dearest to us , the things which we have known from our childhood , are of English origin . Father and mother , house and home , rain , wind , day , night , sun , moon , —these are English words . And hence ...
... denote the things nearest and dearest to us , the things which we have known from our childhood , are of English origin . Father and mother , house and home , rain , wind , day , night , sun , moon , —these are English words . And hence ...
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... denotes that we are speaking of more than one father it is a sign of the plural . So -ed in walked denotes that the action occurred formerly : it is a sign of the past Again , -er in taller denotes the presence of a quality in a greater ...
... denotes that we are speaking of more than one father it is a sign of the plural . So -ed in walked denotes that the action occurred formerly : it is a sign of the past Again , -er in taller denotes the presence of a quality in a greater ...
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... denote all objects of thought , whether these objects of thought be things with life or without it , material or immaterial , real or imaginary . In the lan- guage of our definition , every object that we can think about , whether it ...
... denote all objects of thought , whether these objects of thought be things with life or without it , material or immaterial , real or imaginary . In the lan- guage of our definition , every object that we can think about , whether it ...
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... denoted by the proper name . ' A village Hampden ' means a village patriot : of an ill - tempered woman we may say ' She is a regular Xanthippe : ' we may speak of promising young cricketers as ' youthful Graces . ' When parsing words ...
... denoted by the proper name . ' A village Hampden ' means a village patriot : of an ill - tempered woman we may say ' She is a regular Xanthippe : ' we may speak of promising young cricketers as ' youthful Graces . ' When parsing words ...
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