The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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Page vii
... chapter usually completes the treatment of some important and distinct branch of the subject , the chapters vary greatly in length , and the amount to be prepared for each lesson must be determined at the discretion of the master . Of ...
... chapter usually completes the treatment of some important and distinct branch of the subject , the chapters vary greatly in length , and the amount to be prepared for each lesson must be determined at the discretion of the master . Of ...
Page viii
... chapters owe some- thing , and occasionally they owe much , to Mr Mason's English Grammar and to Prof. Bain's Higher English Grammar . Use has been made also of Dr Gow's sugges- tive Method of English , of Dr Angus's Handbook of the ...
... chapters owe some- thing , and occasionally they owe much , to Mr Mason's English Grammar and to Prof. Bain's Higher English Grammar . Use has been made also of Dr Gow's sugges- tive Method of English , of Dr Angus's Handbook of the ...
Page ix
... for the shortcomings of the following pages , the responsibility rests entirely with me . 38 , BATH ROAD , CHISWICK , November 1st , 1893 . ALFRED S. WEST . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Historical Survey II . Constituents of PREFACE . ix.
... for the shortcomings of the following pages , the responsibility rests entirely with me . 38 , BATH ROAD , CHISWICK , November 1st , 1893 . ALFRED S. WEST . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Historical Survey II . Constituents of PREFACE . ix.
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Alfred Slater West. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Historical Survey II . Constituents of the English Vocabulary III . The Indo - European or Aryan Family of Languages IV . The Divisions of Grammar ยท V. Elementary ... CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL SURVEY.
Alfred Slater West. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Historical Survey II . Constituents of the English Vocabulary III . The Indo - European or Aryan Family of Languages IV . The Divisions of Grammar ยท V. Elementary ... CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL SURVEY.
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