The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 Seiten |
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... represented by the Modern Greek . The Keltic stock also has peculiar interest for us , because the inhabitants of our island before the arrival of our English forefathers were Kelts , and Keltic dialects are spoken at the present day in ...
... represented by the Modern Greek . The Keltic stock also has peculiar interest for us , because the inhabitants of our island before the arrival of our English forefathers were Kelts , and Keltic dialects are spoken at the present day in ...
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... represented at the present time by dialects in Eastern Prussia . As the name Indo - European implies , some of the lan- guages of Asia belong to this family . These languages fall into two groups . One group is the Indian , which ...
... represented at the present time by dialects in Eastern Prussia . As the name Indo - European implies , some of the lan- guages of Asia belong to this family . These languages fall into two groups . One group is the Indian , which ...
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... represented by ƒ , v , s , sh , l , m , n , r . Like the vowel sounds , these sounds can be prolonged while the breath holds out . The distinction between vowels and consonants consists rather in this . A vowel is a sound by the aid of ...
... represented by ƒ , v , s , sh , l , m , n , r . Like the vowel sounds , these sounds can be prolonged while the breath holds out . The distinction between vowels and consonants consists rather in this . A vowel is a sound by the aid of ...
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... represented in the words din , tin , thine , thin , remembering , as before , to make these sounds by beginning to utter the words and stopping short before the vowel is reached . Now in these four sounds , there are two important ...
... represented in the words din , tin , thine , thin , remembering , as before , to make these sounds by beginning to utter the words and stopping short before the vowel is reached . Now in these four sounds , there are two important ...
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... represented by wh is pronounced by Scotchmen and Irishmen , but is vulgarly neglected in southern England . Many people make no difference in sound between what and wot , when and wen , where and were , while and wile . The surd ...
... represented by wh is pronounced by Scotchmen and Irishmen , but is vulgarly neglected in southern England . Many people make no difference in sound between what and wot , when and wen , where and were , while and wile . The surd ...
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action adjective Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent application apposition auxiliary verb called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongs distinction ellipsis employed English Grammar English language English origin English words Etymology examples express feminine following sentences following words French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood Indefinite indicative Indirect Object 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 prefix preposition present principal clause pronunciation relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant sound speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax thing thou tive town transitive verb vocabulary vowel vowel-sounds Weak Verbs write