English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms. With a History of Its Origin and Development. Abridged from the Octavo Edition. Designed for General Use in Schools and FamiliesHarper & Brothers, 1858 - 381 páginas |
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... , the more he ys . What is the grammatical distinction between the Anglo - Saxon , the Old English , and the Modern English ? SPECIMEN OF MIDDLE ENGLISH . § 47. In Chaucer , 20 HISTORICAL ELEMENTS . Specimen of Old English.
... , the more he ys . What is the grammatical distinction between the Anglo - Saxon , the Old English , and the Modern English ? SPECIMEN OF MIDDLE ENGLISH . § 47. In Chaucer , 20 HISTORICAL ELEMENTS . Specimen of Old English.
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... distinction of Middle English which passed away ? In whose reign was Modern English introduced ? CHAPTER V. DIALECTS AND PROVINCIALISMS . § 49. A DIALECT STAGES AND PERIODS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 21 Specimen of Middle English ...
... distinction of Middle English which passed away ? In whose reign was Modern English introduced ? CHAPTER V. DIALECTS AND PROVINCIALISMS . § 49. A DIALECT STAGES AND PERIODS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 21 Specimen of Middle English ...
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... distinctions were made by the voice in the Greek language it is impossible for us to know , now that it has ceased to be a living language . We still , however , see the visible marks on the page , and we know that the acute accent ( ́ ) ...
... distinctions were made by the voice in the Greek language it is impossible for us to know , now that it has ceased to be a living language . We still , however , see the visible marks on the page , and we know that the acute accent ( ́ ) ...
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... distinction between emphasis and accent is this : A stress upon a word in a sentence , by which it is distinguished from the other words , is emphasis . A stress upon a syllable of a word , by which it is distinguished from the other ...
... distinction between emphasis and accent is this : A stress upon a word in a sentence , by which it is distinguished from the other words , is emphasis . A stress upon a syllable of a word , by which it is distinguished from the other ...
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... distinction between them , as , for instance , the distinction of sound between the first syllable of mercy and of merry . 3. Bad models . Children who have before them bad models will , by imitation , adopt them into their own ...
... distinction between them , as , for instance , the distinction of sound between the first syllable of mercy and of merry . 3. Bad models . Children who have before them bad models will , by imitation , adopt them into their own ...
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accent adjective adverb ancient Anglo-Saxon antepenult Auxiliary verb C. S. Note called classes combination common Compose a sentence conjugation conjunction consonant consonantal elements dative denotes derived Diphthong elementary sound English Alphabet English Grammar English language equivalent to long etymology examples EXERCISES UNDER RULE express feminine French Future Perfect Tense gender genitive German Give Grammatical Greek guage Hebrew Hebrew Alphabet IMPERATIVE MODE Improper Diphthong INDICATIVE MODE inflection interjections interrogative intransitive Italian Latin letters equivalent long sound loved masculine meaning nominative nouns object origin orthoepy orthography participle Past Perfect Past Tense PERSONAL PRONOUNS phonetic element plural form plural number preceding predicate prefix preposition Present Perfect Tense Present Tense preterit pronunciation relation represented Roman root Saxon short sound singular number sometimes sonant spoken language subjunctive substantive suffix surd syllable taken term Teutonic thing tion transitive verb voice vowel vowel sounds written language
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