The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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Page 31
... become chemical manufacturers . We may study animal physiology simply because it is interesting to know some- thing of the structure of our own bodies and of the bodies of other animals . We have been breathing and digesting all our ...
... become chemical manufacturers . We may study animal physiology simply because it is interesting to know some- thing of the structure of our own bodies and of the bodies of other animals . We have been breathing and digesting all our ...
Page 32
... become the universal medium of intercourse among the chief commercial nations of the world , we can hardly fail to realise that our English tongue well deserves our attention , and that we ought not to rest satisfied with merely using ...
... become the universal medium of intercourse among the chief commercial nations of the world , we can hardly fail to realise that our English tongue well deserves our attention , and that we ought not to rest satisfied with merely using ...
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... becomes possible . And most languages do contain composi- tions in metre amongst their oldest literary possessions . This is natur- ally the case , since verse is easier to recollect than prose , and is often better worth recollecting ...
... becomes possible . And most languages do contain composi- tions in metre amongst their oldest literary possessions . This is natur- ally the case , since verse is easier to recollect than prose , and is often better worth recollecting ...
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... become thoroughly naturalized , and we lay the stress on the first syllable , in conformity with the general tendency of accentuation in English . The less familiar curátor and testátor preserve the accent which they had in Latin . Many ...
... become thoroughly naturalized , and we lay the stress on the first syllable , in conformity with the general tendency of accentuation in English . The less familiar curátor and testátor preserve the accent which they had in Latin . Many ...
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... become common in two ways : ( a ) When they indicate a class resembling the individual denoted by the proper name . ' A village Hampden ' means a village patriot : of an ill - tempered woman we may say ' She is a regular Xanthippe ...
... become common in two ways : ( a ) When they indicate a class resembling the individual denoted by the proper name . ' A village Hampden ' means a village patriot : of an ill - tempered woman we may say ' She is a regular Xanthippe ...
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