The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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Page vii
... beating the air , when the use of a concrete example enables him to drive his point home at once . To meet his needs , a good supply of sentences for correction has been added to the concluding chapters PREFACE . vii.
... beating the air , when the use of a concrete example enables him to drive his point home at once . To meet his needs , a good supply of sentences for correction has been added to the concluding chapters PREFACE . vii.
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... examples . But more of our Keltic words came to us through the Norman French ; for , as was said in the first chapter , the Gauls were a Keltic race , who adopted the language of their Roman conquerors , but preserved some of their old ...
... examples . But more of our Keltic words came to us through the Norman French ; for , as was said in the first chapter , the Gauls were a Keltic race , who adopted the language of their Roman conquerors , but preserved some of their old ...
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... examples , while , in consequence of enlarged knowledge owing to extended trade , such words as cheese , cook , linen , poppy , pear , found their way into our language . This Latin is called the Latin of the Second Period . 17. We saw ...
... examples , while , in consequence of enlarged knowledge owing to extended trade , such words as cheese , cook , linen , poppy , pear , found their way into our language . This Latin is called the Latin of the Second Period . 17. We saw ...
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... gave us many more words which do not come under these heads . An interesting example of the way in which the language of a country illustrates its history is supplied by the names of certain animals and 12 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... gave us many more words which do not come under these heads . An interesting example of the way in which the language of a country illustrates its history is supplied by the names of certain animals and 12 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... examples of Greek compounds , and , if we translate these words into their English equivalents , the advantage which we gain from the use of Greek is apparent . 22. IV . Scandinavian words in English . It is not always an easy matter to ...
... examples of Greek compounds , and , if we translate these words into their English equivalents , the advantage which we gain from the use of Greek is apparent . 22. IV . Scandinavian words in English . It is not always an easy matter to ...
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