Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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... facts as these that we are in the main of English origin ; that our English forefathers conquered the Britons , deprived them of their lands , and made many of them slaves ; that the English settled in the country belonging to the ...
... facts as these that we are in the main of English origin ; that our English forefathers conquered the Britons , deprived them of their lands , and made many of them slaves ; that the English settled in the country belonging to the ...
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... fact that they belong to a separate French dialect , developed in England and different from any of the forms of French spoken on the Continent . They constitute a valuable element of our vocabulary , many of them being as much required ...
... fact that they belong to a separate French dialect , developed in England and different from any of the forms of French spoken on the Continent . They constitute a valuable element of our vocabulary , many of them being as much required ...
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... facts we might draw the inference that the English peasant looked after the stock on the farm , and his Norman master ... fact fidelitatem fidelity feat fealty persequor persecute pursue senior senior sir quietus quiet coy traditionem ...
... facts we might draw the inference that the English peasant looked after the stock on the farm , and his Norman master ... fact fidelitatem fidelity feat fealty persequor persecute pursue senior senior sir quietus quiet coy traditionem ...
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... Comment on their connexion with facts of English history : - Avon , Chester , Grimsby , cloister , cherry , beef , potion , poison . CONSTITUENTS OF THE VOCABULARY . 21 15. Describe with illustrations 20 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... Comment on their connexion with facts of English history : - Avon , Chester , Grimsby , cloister , cherry , beef , potion , poison . CONSTITUENTS OF THE VOCABULARY . 21 15. Describe with illustrations 20 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... fact that these similarities exist we are not to draw the inference that our English ancestors derived the word me from the Latin , or that the Romans derived their word me from the Greek . We did not wait for the Romans to supply us ...
... fact that these similarities exist we are not to draw the inference that our English ancestors derived the word me from the Latin , or that the Romans derived their word me from the Greek . We did not wait for the Romans to supply us ...
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action adjective Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent application apposition auxiliary verb called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongs distinction ellipsis employed English Grammar English language English origin English words Etymology examples express feminine following sentences following words French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood Indefinite indicative Indirect Object infinitive inflexion Intransitive Keltic language Latin words letters limiting mark meaning modern English neuter Norman noun or pronoun occur Old English Parse passive Past Participle Past Tense Periodic Sentences person phrase plural possessive predicate prefix preposition present principal clause pronunciation question reader relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant sound speak speech Strong Verbs style subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thing thou town transitive verb vocabulary vowel vowel-sounds write