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... formed into different classes ; but we cannot too strongly recommend that they should be never suffered to pass from ... formation of the plural , page 12 , -on the gender of substantives , page 15 , -on the formation of the feminine of ...
... formed into different classes ; but we cannot too strongly recommend that they should be never suffered to pass from ... formation of the plural , page 12 , -on the gender of substantives , page 15 , -on the formation of the feminine of ...
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... Formation of the Plural of the French Substantives . Of the Gender of the Substantives General Rules of the Genders ... CHAPTER II . Of the ARTICLE 1. Definite Article 2. Indefinite Article . 3. Partitive Article . 4. Collective ...
... Formation of the Plural of the French Substantives . Of the Gender of the Substantives General Rules of the Genders ... CHAPTER II . Of the ARTICLE 1. Definite Article 2. Indefinite Article . 3. Partitive Article . 4. Collective ...
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... forming together a sense more or less complete . Examples . Venez me voir , Come and see me . Ecrivez une lettre à votre père , Write a letter to your father . A PERIOD is a coalition of two or more sentences , which , having each a ...
... forming together a sense more or less complete . Examples . Venez me voir , Come and see me . Ecrivez une lettre à votre père , Write a letter to your father . A PERIOD is a coalition of two or more sentences , which , having each a ...
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... forming what may be properly termed the Elements of Grammar . The second part will treat of them in their most general rules , or their Syntax . The third part will relate to their particular rules , and specially in those points in ...
... forming what may be properly termed the Elements of Grammar . The second part will treat of them in their most general rules , or their Syntax . The third part will relate to their particular rules , and specially in those points in ...
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... Formation of the Plural of the French Sub- stantives . RULE I. The plural is generally formed by adding s to the singular ; as , le roi , the king ; les rois , the kings : la reine , the queen ; les reines , the queens . RULE II ...
... Formation of the Plural of the French Sub- stantives . RULE I. The plural is generally formed by adding s to the singular ; as , le roi , the king ; les rois , the kings : la reine , the queen ; les reines , the queens . RULE II ...
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Common terms and phrases
2dly 3dly adjective adverbs affair autre auxiliary verb avant avoir beau bien body bonne brother C'est cher Cicero compound tenses Conjugate conjunctive pronoun connoître courage croire défaut definite article deux devoir donner ellipsis English espérance été étoit être Examples EXERCISE expressed faire fait falloir father faut fear feminine formed French frère friends gender gens grand happy homme imperfect IMPERSONAL VERB indicative infinitive ions iez j'ai king livre maison malheur manner masculine mère mettre mieux n'est never oient parle participle active participle passive peine penser père personal pronoun persons or things placed pleasure PLUPERFECT plural pouvoir preceded preposition present preterit definite pronominal verb propre qu'il qu'on quoi regimen regular verbs terminating rendre repent réussir rien riez rions RULE sentence sing singular sommes speak subjunctive substantive sujet thou tive tout virtue Voilà vouloir word તે
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Page 457 - ... after having bathed, he sat down to supper with great cheerfulness, or at least (what is equally heroic) with all the appearance of it. In the meanwhile the eruption from Mount Vesuvius flamed out in several places with much violence, which the darkness of the night contributed to render still more visible and dreadful.
Page 457 - But my uncle in order to soothe the apprehensions of his friend assured him it was only the burning of the villages, which the country people had abandoned to the flames; after this he retired to rest, and it is most certain he was so little discomposed as to fall into a deep sleep, for being pretty fat and breathing hard, those who attended without actually heard him snore.
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Page 455 - He was, at that time, with the fleet under his command, at Misenum. On the 24th of August, about one in the afternoon, my mother desired him to observe a cloud, which appeared of a very unusual size and shape. He had 324 just returned from taking the benefit of the sun, and, after bathing himself in cold water, and taking a slight repast, was retired to his study.
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