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... phrase ' the utter bar , ' in contrast with the ' inner bar . ' 116. Examples of Double Comparatives are seen in nearer , lesser , worser : examples of Double Superlatives in foremost , inmost , upmost , etc. Such expressions as more ...
... phrase ' the utter bar , ' in contrast with the ' inner bar . ' 116. Examples of Double Comparatives are seen in nearer , lesser , worser : examples of Double Superlatives in foremost , inmost , upmost , etc. Such expressions as more ...
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... phrase to be going to write : e.g. to be about to write , to be on the point of writing , to have the intention of writing . See § 164 , ( 2 ) . This With regard to the form to have written , the case is different . is a genuine tense ...
... phrase to be going to write : e.g. to be about to write , to be on the point of writing , to have the intention of writing . See § 164 , ( 2 ) . This With regard to the form to have written , the case is different . is a genuine tense ...
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... phrase ' Quite within my recollection . ' [ It appears at first sight as if the adverb quite qualified the pre- position within . But this is not the case . It qualifies the whole phrase within - my - recollection . What sort of phrase ...
... phrase ' Quite within my recollection . ' [ It appears at first sight as if the adverb quite qualified the pre- position within . But this is not the case . It qualifies the whole phrase within - my - recollection . What sort of phrase ...
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... phrase which is equivalent to either an adjective or an adverb . So , ' a statesman of eminence ' is ' an eminent statesman ' ; ' a town in Holland ' is a Dutch town ' ; ' a man without education ' is ' an uneducated man . ' The ...
... phrase which is equivalent to either an adjective or an adverb . So , ' a statesman of eminence ' is ' an eminent statesman ' ; ' a town in Holland ' is a Dutch town ' ; ' a man without education ' is ' an uneducated man . ' The ...
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... phrase ' Ærated bread ' require correction ? [ ' Ærated bread ' would be bread made of bronze ( Latin aes , aeris ) . What sort of bread is sold at the ABC shops , and whence does it get its name ? ] Break up the words mistrustfully ...
... phrase ' Ærated bread ' require correction ? [ ' Ærated bread ' would be bread made of bronze ( Latin aes , aeris ) . What sort of bread is sold at the ABC shops , and whence does it get its name ? ] Break up the words mistrustfully ...
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