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... Adversative Illative 99 123. Mark system applied to compound sentences 124 . " 2 " " extended . 125. Defective Constructions 149 149 151 151 153 154 156 158 OF THE OLD ENGLISH ALPHABET , As it appears in CONTENTS , XV.
... Adversative Illative 99 123. Mark system applied to compound sentences 124 . " 2 " " extended . 125. Defective Constructions 149 149 151 151 153 154 156 158 OF THE OLD ENGLISH ALPHABET , As it appears in CONTENTS , XV.
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... appears in the following pages . VOWELS . The approximate sounds of the O.E. vowels are , with two exceptions , included in Mr. Pitman's well known phonetic series , and may be readily mastered . The long vowels in O.E. are usually ...
... appears in the following pages . VOWELS . The approximate sounds of the O.E. vowels are , with two exceptions , included in Mr. Pitman's well known phonetic series , and may be readily mastered . The long vowels in O.E. are usually ...
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... appears to do so , it has in reality become a General noun with a new shade of meaning . Thus in ' One vice is more expensive than ten virtues , ' the noun ' vice ' manifestation or species of vice , and ' virtue ' = = manifestation or ...
... appears to do so , it has in reality become a General noun with a new shade of meaning . Thus in ' One vice is more expensive than ten virtues , ' the noun ' vice ' manifestation or species of vice , and ' virtue ' = = manifestation or ...
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... appear in actual speech or not . But although these logical elements have always existed in every sentence , it was not until language had been growing through an immense period of time that the means existed for the separate expression ...
... appear in actual speech or not . But although these logical elements have always existed in every sentence , it was not until language had been growing through an immense period of time that the means existed for the separate expression ...
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... appear as noun , verb , adjective , or adverb . 9. Demonstrative or Pointing Roots1 are single syllables expressive of position in relation to the speaker . We may describe them as pointing words , inasmuch as they must at first have ...
... appear as noun , verb , adjective , or adverb . 9. Demonstrative or Pointing Roots1 are single syllables expressive of position in relation to the speaker . We may describe them as pointing words , inasmuch as they must at first have ...
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