The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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Page vii
... beating the air , when the use of a concrete example enables him to drive his point home at once . To meet his needs , a good supply of sentences for correction has been added to the concluding chapters PREFACE . vii.
... beating the air , when the use of a concrete example enables him to drive his point home at once . To meet his needs , a good supply of sentences for correction has been added to the concluding chapters PREFACE . vii.
Page ix
... Examples are given in the present Edition , and in a few places the wording of the text has been altered . The numbers of the paragraphs remain the same . EALING , June 1st , 1898 . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Historical Survey II ...
... Examples are given in the present Edition , and in a few places the wording of the text has been altered . The numbers of the paragraphs remain the same . EALING , June 1st , 1898 . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Historical Survey II ...
Page 11
... examples , while , in consequence of enlarged knowledge owing to extended trade , such words as cheese , cook , linen , poppy , pear , found their way into our language . This Latin is called the Latin of the Second Period . 17. We saw ...
... examples , while , in consequence of enlarged knowledge owing to extended trade , such words as cheese , cook , linen , poppy , pear , found their way into our language . This Latin is called the Latin of the Second Period . 17. We saw ...
Page 12
... gave us many more words which do not come under these heads . An interesting example of the way in which the language of a country illustrates its history is supplied by the names of certain animals and 12 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... gave us many more words which do not come under these heads . An interesting example of the way in which the language of a country illustrates its history is supplied by the names of certain animals and 12 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... examples of Greek compounds , and , if we translate these words into their English equivalents , the advantage which we gain from the use of Greek is apparent . 22. IV . Scandinavian words in English . It is not always an easy matter to ...
... examples of Greek compounds , and , if we translate these words into their English equivalents , the advantage which we gain from the use of Greek is apparent . 22. IV . Scandinavian words in English . It is not always an easy matter to ...
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