The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 Seiten |
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... Greeks who lived there , and they sought refuge in the cities of Italy . To Florence flocked eager students out of ... Greek and Latin writers were zealously read . The con- sequence was that an enormous number of new words , borrowed ...
... Greeks who lived there , and they sought refuge in the cities of Italy . To Florence flocked eager students out of ... Greek and Latin writers were zealously read . The con- sequence was that an enormous number of new words , borrowed ...
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... Greek and other sources 10,000 . But how many of these words are in ordinary use ? To this question it is impossible to give a definite answer . Shakespeare employed twice as many words to express his thoughts as anybody else , and he ...
... Greek and other sources 10,000 . But how many of these words are in ordinary use ? To this question it is impossible to give a definite answer . Shakespeare employed twice as many words to express his thoughts as anybody else , and he ...
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... Greek words in English . The Greek element in English is important , and its amount is rapidly increasing . In date of introduction it corresponds with the Latin of the Fourth Period . There are indeed a few ecclesiastical terms of Greek ...
... Greek words in English . The Greek element in English is important , and its amount is rapidly increasing . In date of introduction it corresponds with the Latin of the Fourth Period . There are indeed a few ecclesiastical terms of Greek ...
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... Greek to supply our needs . Telephone , microscope , ther- mometer , photograph , are examples of Greek compounds , and , if we translate these words into their English equivalents , the advantage which we gain from the use of Greek is ...
... Greek to supply our needs . Telephone , microscope , ther- mometer , photograph , are examples of Greek compounds , and , if we translate these words into their English equivalents , the advantage which we gain from the use of Greek is ...
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... Greek or Latin , French or German , we come across some words that are the same in form as their English equivalents and many more words that are very like them . Take the English words one , three , me , is . Everybody can see the ...
... Greek or Latin , French or German , we come across some words that are the same in form as their English equivalents and many more words that are very like them . Take the English words one , three , me , is . Everybody can see the ...
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action Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent applied apposition assertion 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 following words French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood Indefinite indicative Indirect Object infinitive mood 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 Sing singular sometimes sonant speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thou tive town transitive verb voice vowel vowel sounds Weak Verbs write written