The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... England ; and for 150 years after their conquest of England , —until the death of John and the final severance of England from Normandy , great efforts were made to extend the use of the French language HISTORICAL SURVEY . 7.
... England ; and for 150 years after their conquest of England , —until the death of John and the final severance of England from Normandy , great efforts were made to extend the use of the French language HISTORICAL SURVEY . 7.
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... John's reign ( 1206 ) . Norman barons had to make their choice between life in France and life in England , and those who settled in England at length threw in their lot with the English and ceased to be French . Then again the war with ...
... John's reign ( 1206 ) . Norman barons had to make their choice between life in France and life in England , and those who settled in England at length threw in their lot with the English and ceased to be French . Then again the war with ...
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... John were drowned , ' where but signifies ' except , ' it is a preposition : in ' There is no one but thinks you mad , ' but does the work of a relative pronoun with a negative attached , ' There is no one who does not think you mad ...
... John were drowned , ' where but signifies ' except , ' it is a preposition : in ' There is no one but thinks you mad , ' but does the work of a relative pronoun with a negative attached , ' There is no one who does not think you mad ...
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... John , ' for the name ' Henry ' has no meaning . We say that the Thames is a ' river , ' because it has certain qualities which the word river suggests to our minds . But ' Henry ' is merely a mark , arbitrarily set upon a person to dis ...
... John , ' for the name ' Henry ' has no meaning . We say that the Thames is a ' river , ' because it has certain qualities which the word river suggests to our minds . But ' Henry ' is merely a mark , arbitrarily set upon a person to dis ...
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... John ! ' ' O death ! O grave ! ' are examples . The Objective case is the form of a noun when it stands as object of a verb , or follows a preposition . The enemy took the town : The enemy are in the town . ' Town is said to be in the ...
... John ! ' ' O death ! O grave ! ' are examples . The Objective case is the form of a noun when it stands as object of a verb , or follows a preposition . The enemy took the town : The enemy are in the town . ' Town is said to be in the ...
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