Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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... phrases equivalent expressions : - ' Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood , ' — ' a Paul in faith , ' - ' a second Hercules , ' - ' -'a new Timon , ' - ' a fat Adonis , ' ' -'a financial Napoleon , ' - ' a Nimrod of to - day ...
... phrases equivalent expressions : - ' Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood , ' — ' a Paul in faith , ' - ' a second Hercules , ' - ' -'a new Timon , ' - ' a fat Adonis , ' ' -'a financial Napoleon , ' - ' a Nimrod of to - day ...
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... in ' s in such phrases as ' a year's absence , ' ' a month's delay , ' though there is no personification to justify these idioms . : 100. A quaint error was formerly prevalent that this 7-2 INFLEXION OF NOUNS . - III . CASE . 99.
... in ' s in such phrases as ' a year's absence , ' ' a month's delay , ' though there is no personification to justify these idioms . : 100. A quaint error was formerly prevalent that this 7-2 INFLEXION OF NOUNS . - III . CASE . 99.
Page 100
... phrases of this form , two considerations disprove the theory that the ' s of the possessive was a corruption of his : I. Old English presents us with the possessive form in es , but shows no trace of an original his from which it was ...
... phrases of this form , two considerations disprove the theory that the ' s of the possessive was a corruption of his : I. Old English presents us with the possessive form in es , but shows no trace of an original his from which it was ...
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... phrases : ―Socrates wife , the captains son , for conscience sake , their whos and their whiches , the Officers Widows and Orphans Fund . 9. Write the possessive case in the plural of the feminine form corresponding to bachelor , nephew ...
... phrases : ―Socrates wife , the captains son , for conscience sake , their whos and their whiches , the Officers Widows and Orphans Fund . 9. Write the possessive case in the plural of the feminine form corresponding to bachelor , nephew ...
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... , meaning in . ] 13. Explain the uses of the and a in the following phrases : ( a ) The more the merrier . ( b ) The lazy Scheldt . ( c ) A penny a piece . II 2 CHAPTER XIII . INFLEXION OF ADJECTIVES . 110. ADJECTIVES . 111.
... , meaning in . ] 13. Explain the uses of the and a in the following phrases : ( a ) The more the merrier . ( b ) The lazy Scheldt . ( c ) A penny a piece . II 2 CHAPTER XIII . INFLEXION OF ADJECTIVES . 110. ADJECTIVES . 111.
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