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... shape , independently of grammatical rules , —of the idioms ( 1 ) The details of this may be found in the Preface to Dr. Spiers ' Dictionary . or idiomatic turns , which the same thought will very PRACTICAL HINTS . xiii.
... shape , independently of grammatical rules , —of the idioms ( 1 ) The details of this may be found in the Preface to Dr. Spiers ' Dictionary . or idiomatic turns , which the same thought will very PRACTICAL HINTS . xiii.
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... rules , though their operating causes , in many individual instances , may be traced to some extent by the philosophic observer . " Custom is , " at any rate , " the legislator of languages , " as the adage goes , and we must take ...
... rules , though their operating causes , in many individual instances , may be traced to some extent by the philosophic observer . " Custom is , " at any rate , " the legislator of languages , " as the adage goes , and we must take ...
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... rule , to which it would be needless to do more than advert here , must be borne in mind . 14 15 sans que , with the subjunctive . ce qu'il disait . 6 66 their return from hunting , they saw a 2 FRENCH PROSE A Turkish Tale.
... rule , to which it would be needless to do more than advert here , must be borne in mind . 14 15 sans que , with the subjunctive . ce qu'il disait . 6 66 their return from hunting , they saw a 2 FRENCH PROSE A Turkish Tale.
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... rules ; 2 and your own good sense and ob- servation will teach you more of it than I can . you would be done by , 3 is the surest method1 that I know of pleasing : observe carefully what pleases you in others , and probably the same ...
... rules ; 2 and your own good sense and ob- servation will teach you more of it than I can . you would be done by , 3 is the surest method1 that I know of pleasing : observe carefully what pleases you in others , and probably the same ...
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... rule , That , whenever a substan- tive is taken in a partitive sense , the partitive article ( du , de la , and des , ' some ' ) - whether it be ex- pressed or understood in English -must always be expressed , in French , before such a ...
... rule , That , whenever a substan- tive is taken in a partitive sense , the partitive article ( du , de la , and des , ' some ' ) - whether it be ex- pressed or understood in English -must always be expressed , in French , before such a ...
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¹¹ 9 See page adjective army assez autres avaient avait avoir battle bien c'est Cæsar cavalry cher cœur construction coup d'une dear Dendermond deux dire disjunctive pronouns ellipsis enemy English été être expression faire fait fire followed FONTAINE French French language full stop give grand homme honour infantry j'ai jamais jusqu'à kind leave literally look Lord Lord Raglan means ment mettre mieux n'en n'est never note 12 note 9 noun parler Pecksniff peine person peut phrase plural Pompey poor Richard says prendre preposition preterite pronoun PROVERB Puff Put a full qu'elle qu'il qu'on rendered rien rule Russians sense sentence seul ship simply singular Sir John Sir Lucius Sneer speak Sterl subjunctive temps terre tête thing thou tion tive tout Translate Trim Turn uncle Toby verb Voilà voir vrai word
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