The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 Seiten |
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... horse , ' ' sheep , ' ' plough , ' ' spear , ' then the tribe from which these modern races have sprung must have had a word for horse , sheep , plough , spear , and if they had the word , they must have been ac- quainted with the thing ...
... horse , ' ' sheep , ' ' plough , ' ' spear , ' then the tribe from which these modern races have sprung must have had a word for horse , sheep , plough , spear , and if they had the word , they must have been ac- quainted with the thing ...
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... horses , ink , marble , etc. - round the name of all round objects , the moon , a cricket - ball , a wheel , a watch - glass , etc. , so that when I say ' The moon is round , ' round is a name of the moon . To this objection the answer ...
... horses , ink , marble , etc. - round the name of all round objects , the moon , a cricket - ball , a wheel , a watch - glass , etc. , so that when I say ' The moon is round , ' round is a name of the moon . To this objection the answer ...
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... horse's bridle , ' or ' the bridle of the horse , ' ' nature's forces , ' or ' the forces of nature , ' ' friendship's garland , ' or ' the garland of friendship . ' But we cannot say , ' the ink's colour , ' ' grammar's laws , ' ' the ...
... horse's bridle , ' or ' the bridle of the horse , ' ' nature's forces , ' or ' the forces of nature , ' ' friendship's garland , ' or ' the garland of friendship . ' But we cannot say , ' the ink's colour , ' ' grammar's laws , ' ' the ...
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... horse , ' or predicatively , as in the expression , ' The horse is black . ' Now the Articles can be used only attributively . We can say ' Sovereignty is one and indivisible , ' but we cannot say ' Sovereignty is an and indivisible ...
... horse , ' or predicatively , as in the expression , ' The horse is black . ' Now the Articles can be used only attributively . We can say ' Sovereignty is one and indivisible , ' but we cannot say ' Sovereignty is an and indivisible ...
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... horse , ' ' the ant ' ; ' the rich , ' ' the wise . ' ( e ) in colloquial language with emphasis on the word the , to give the force of a superlative : ' Here comes the cricketer , ' meaning ' the best cricketer . ' ( f ) as an adverb ...
... horse , ' ' the ant ' ; ' the rich , ' ' the wise . ' ( e ) in colloquial language with emphasis on the word the , to give the force of a superlative : ' Here comes the cricketer , ' meaning ' the best cricketer . ' ( f ) as an adverb ...
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