The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... applied to German , have a geographical origin . No stigma of inferiority is attached to us when we are described as a ' Low German ' race . 5. What became of the Keltic race , the Britons ? They were driven into the west and the north ...
... applied to German , have a geographical origin . No stigma of inferiority is attached to us when we are described as a ' Low German ' race . 5. What became of the Keltic race , the Britons ? They were driven into the west and the north ...
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... applied to the arrangement of words in metre . In modern English verse , this arrangement is such as to allow the accent , or stress of the voice , to fall at regular intervals , like the beats in music . This regular recurrence of ...
... applied to the arrangement of words in metre . In modern English verse , this arrangement is such as to allow the accent , or stress of the voice , to fall at regular intervals , like the beats in music . This regular recurrence of ...
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... applied to differences in the clas- sification of consonantal sounds . The letters and are called Trills , because there is a vibration in the sounds , or in some part of the vocal apparatus by which we pronounce them . Roll out an r as ...
... applied to differences in the clas- sification of consonantal sounds . The letters and are called Trills , because there is a vibration in the sounds , or in some part of the vocal apparatus by which we pronounce them . Roll out an r as ...
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... applied is a female : it is a sign of gender . All these modifications of form , -s , ed , er , ess , —are in ... applying the possibility of inflexion as a principle of division to the parts of speech , we shall find that the two groups ...
... applied is a female : it is a sign of gender . All these modifications of form , -s , ed , er , ess , —are in ... applying the possibility of inflexion as a principle of division to the parts of speech , we shall find that the two groups ...
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... applied to an indefinite number of objects and Henry to only one , for Henry can be applied to an indefinite number of objects also : eight Henrys sat on the throne of England . The difference lies in the fact that , when we use the ...
... applied to an indefinite number of objects and Henry to only one , for Henry can be applied to an indefinite number of objects also : eight Henrys sat on the throne of England . The difference lies in the fact that , when we use the ...
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action Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent applied apposition assertion auxiliary verbs Britons called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongal distinction employed ending English Grammar English language English origin equivalent Etymology examples express feminine following sentences following words French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood Indefinite indicative Indirect Object infinitive mood inflexion Intransitive Keltic language Latin words letters limiting mark meaning modern English neuter Norman noun or pronoun noun-clause occur Old English Parse passive Past Participle Past Tense person phrase Pleonasm plural possessive Predicate preposition present principal clause pronunciation relation relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thou tive town transitive verb voice vowel vowel sounds Weak Verbs write written