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... Inflexions Infinitive Mood Participles . Anomalous Verbs Auxiliary Verbs . PAGE 114 114 • 118 • 120 122 CHAPTER X. 129 130 131 133 134 136 136 137 153 159 164 166 167 185 CHAPTER XI . Adverbs 187 Adverbs derived from Nouns and ...
... Inflexions Infinitive Mood Participles . Anomalous Verbs Auxiliary Verbs . PAGE 114 114 • 118 • 120 122 CHAPTER X. 129 130 131 133 134 136 136 137 153 159 164 166 167 185 CHAPTER XI . Adverbs 187 Adverbs derived from Nouns and ...
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... inflexions in the North of England . Before the Nor- man - French conquest we find the n of the infinitive falling off , and the verb in the third person singular present indicative ending in es instead of eth . The use of the plural ...
... inflexions in the North of England . Before the Nor- man - French conquest we find the n of the infinitive falling off , and the verb in the third person singular present indicative ending in es instead of eth . The use of the plural ...
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... inflexions for its nouns , adjectives , and verbs , & c . It will part with the greater portion of its original vocabulary , and yet leave grammatical forms almost untouched . Norman - French words found an easy I Marsh , " History and ...
... inflexions for its nouns , adjectives , and verbs , & c . It will part with the greater portion of its original vocabulary , and yet leave grammatical forms almost untouched . Norman - French words found an easy I Marsh , " History and ...
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... inflexions , not to eradicate them by the sub- stitution of new forms . The Danish invasion had unsettled the language in many parts of the country , and in the literature of the eleventh century we see a disposition to adopt a less ...
... inflexions , not to eradicate them by the sub- stitution of new forms . The Danish invasion had unsettled the language in many parts of the country , and in the literature of the eleventh century we see a disposition to adopt a less ...
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... inflexions , and as these are of native origin they serve still more to make the English element the essential and most important part of our language . 47. Pure English elements are : — ( 1 ) Grammatical inflexions . a . Plural ...
... inflexions , and as these are of native origin they serve still more to make the English element the essential and most important part of our language . 47. Pure English elements are : — ( 1 ) Grammatical inflexions . a . Plural ...
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