The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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... question , - What sorts of words do we owe to these events in our history ? The Keltic 14. I. Keltic words in English . words in our ordinary English speech are few . When we bear in mind that in some parts of our island the British ...
... question , - What sorts of words do we owe to these events in our history ? The Keltic 14. I. Keltic words in English . words in our ordinary English speech are few . When we bear in mind that in some parts of our island the British ...
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... question it is impossible to give a definite answer . Shakespeare employed twice as many words to express his thoughts as anybody else , and he said all that he had to say with about 15,000 words . Milton needed only half that number ...
... question it is impossible to give a definite answer . Shakespeare employed twice as many words to express his thoughts as anybody else , and he said all that he had to say with about 15,000 words . Milton needed only half that number ...
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... question may be asked , -What are these words for , if we never use them ? Vast numbers of them are words of what we call a technical character ; they belong to different arts and crafts and sciences , and are used by the men who follow ...
... question may be asked , -What are these words for , if we never use them ? Vast numbers of them are words of what we call a technical character ; they belong to different arts and crafts and sciences , and are used by the men who follow ...
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... QUESTIONS . I. These six Latin words occur in names of places and are marks of the Roman occupation of Britain : -castra , ' a camp ' ; colonia , ' a colony ' ; fossa , ' a ditch ' ; portus , ' a harbour ' ; strata , ' a paved road ...
... QUESTIONS . I. These six Latin words occur in names of places and are marks of the Roman occupation of Britain : -castra , ' a camp ' ; colonia , ' a colony ' ; fossa , ' a ditch ' ; portus , ' a harbour ' ; strata , ' a paved road ...
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... question have agreed to place them , but this is one reason , and it shows us once more how language throws a light upon history , or even reveals to us history which is otherwise hidden ' . 27. Of these Aryan languages some are more ...
... question have agreed to place them , but this is one reason , and it shows us once more how language throws a light upon history , or even reveals to us history which is otherwise hidden ' . 27. Of these Aryan languages some are more ...
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