The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... facts as these : —that we are in the main of English origin ; that our English forefathers conquered the Britons , deprived them of their lands , and made many of them slaves ; that the English settled in the country belonging to the ...
... facts as these : —that we are in the main of English origin ; that our English forefathers conquered the Britons , deprived them of their lands , and made many of them slaves ; that the English settled in the country belonging to the ...
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... facts we might draw the inference that the English peasant looked after the stock on the farm , and his Norman master ... fact fidelitatem fidelity persequor seniorem persecute senior tractum traditionem tract tradition Through Norman ...
... facts we might draw the inference that the English peasant looked after the stock on the farm , and his Norman master ... fact fidelitatem fidelity persequor seniorem persecute senior tractum traditionem tract tradition Through Norman ...
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... fact that these similarities exist we are not to draw the inference that our English ancestors derived the word me from the Latin , or that the Romans derived their word me from the Greek . We did not wait for the Romans to supply us ...
... fact that these similarities exist we are not to draw the inference that our English ancestors derived the word me from the Latin , or that the Romans derived their word me from the Greek . We did not wait for the Romans to supply us ...
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... fact that , instead of being totally different , they present many points of resemblance , -so many indeed that we ... facts revealed by philological ARYAN FAMILY OF LANGUAGES . 23.
... fact that , instead of being totally different , they present many points of resemblance , -so many indeed that we ... facts revealed by philological ARYAN FAMILY OF LANGUAGES . 23.
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Alfred Slater West. known to us as inferences from facts revealed by philological research . Experts in the Science of Language tell us that these Aryans lived in towns , kept cattle , ploughed the ground , used metals , made boats ...
Alfred Slater West. known to us as inferences from facts revealed by philological research . Experts in the Science of Language tell us that these Aryans lived in towns , kept cattle , ploughed the ground , used metals , made boats ...
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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