The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 Seiten |
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... third - ings or third parts . ' Nostrils are nose - thirles , i.e. ' nose - holes . ' 6 ( 5 ) Accent is the stress of the voice laid upon a syllable in a word . Emphasis is the stress laid upon a word or words in a sentence . Accent has ...
... third - ings or third parts . ' Nostrils are nose - thirles , i.e. ' nose - holes . ' 6 ( 5 ) Accent is the stress of the voice laid upon a syllable in a word . Emphasis is the stress laid upon a word or words in a sentence . Accent has ...
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... Third was once thrid , retained in the word Riding Thriding = Thirding , ' a little third , ' of Yorkshire . This transposition is called metathesis . See p . 50 . It should be noticed that with the exception of the words second , dozen ...
... Third was once thrid , retained in the word Riding Thriding = Thirding , ' a little third , ' of Yorkshire . This transposition is called metathesis . See p . 50 . It should be noticed that with the exception of the words second , dozen ...
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... third person singular shall is due to the fact that it was formerly a past tense . The same circum- stance explains the forms can , may , will , must , in the third singular , instead of cans , mays , wills , musts . Compare these forms ...
... third person singular shall is due to the fact that it was formerly a past tense . The same circum- stance explains the forms can , may , will , must , in the third singular , instead of cans , mays , wills , musts . Compare these forms ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
Constituents of the English Vocabulary | 9 |
Etymology | 61 |
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action Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent applied apposition 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 French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood indicative Indirect Object infinitive mood inflected 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 simple Sing singular sometimes sonant speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thou tion tive town transitive verb vowel vowel sounds Weak Verbs write written