The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 Seiten |
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... words , borrowed directly from the Latin , passed into our English vocabulary . Hundreds of words were introduced and dropped , as there was no need of them : hundreds more remained . Very different was the way in which words of Latin ...
... words , borrowed directly from the Latin , passed into our English vocabulary . Hundreds of words were introduced and dropped , as there was no need of them : hundreds more remained . Very different was the way in which words of Latin ...
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... words , which secured a footing in our language at these times . But such words are few . 12. We will close this chapter with a short summary of the chief historical events which have affected the formation of our English speech as it ...
... words , which secured a footing in our language at these times . But such words are few . 12. We will close this chapter with a short summary of the chief historical events which have affected the formation of our English speech as it ...
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... 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 inhabitants were nearly ...
... 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 inhabitants were nearly ...
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... words may have come to us through the Norman French . At a later date we borrowed a few more from Welsh , from Irish , and from Gaelic , the language spoken in the Highlands of Scotland , all of which belong to the Keltic group . But ...
... words may have come to us through the Norman French . At a later date we borrowed a few more from Welsh , from Irish , and from Gaelic , the language spoken in the Highlands of Scotland , all of which belong to the Keltic group . But ...
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... words as bible , hymn - book , chapel , and add this English element to their African speech . Then after a while the trader would follow , and the language of the natives would be enriched with such words as rifle , gunpowder , gin ...
... words as bible , hymn - book , chapel , and add this English element to their African speech . Then after a while the trader would follow , and the language of the natives would be enriched with such words as rifle , gunpowder , gin ...
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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