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... past when men looked upon the language of our forefathers as merely a vulgar jargon without rules . 66 Of course , the English student has no need to study the Langue d'Oil ; but if he has shown to him — as in all impor- tant cases you ...
... past when men looked upon the language of our forefathers as merely a vulgar jargon without rules . 66 Of course , the English student has no need to study the Langue d'Oil ; but if he has shown to him — as in all impor- tant cases you ...
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... - thing historical is given which does not directly illustrate something practical ; the ' past is studied to get a better understanding of the present , ' and not for its own sake . every one wishes to speak the language , and the.
... - thing historical is given which does not directly illustrate something practical ; the ' past is studied to get a better understanding of the present , ' and not for its own sake . every one wishes to speak the language , and the.
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... Past Participle is new . It is historically correct , and therefore more easy than that which has been hitherto followed . Book V. treats of the Prosody . Not the number of sylla- bles in a line , but accent , is taken as the basis of ...
... Past Participle is new . It is historically correct , and therefore more easy than that which has been hitherto followed . Book V. treats of the Prosody . Not the number of sylla- bles in a line , but accent , is taken as the basis of ...
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... Past Participle 449 . 29 450. THIRD CONCORD : The Relative and its Antecedent 451. FOURTH CONCORD : Apposition NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS . 452. FIRST CONCORD : Composite Subject 290 • 290 291 . 291 . 292 292 . 294 294 295 • 453 . 454 ...
... Past Participle 449 . 29 450. THIRD CONCORD : The Relative and its Antecedent 451. FOURTH CONCORD : Apposition NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS . 452. FIRST CONCORD : Composite Subject 290 • 290 291 . 291 . 292 292 . 294 294 295 • 453 . 454 ...
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... Past 489. Imperfect Past 490. Perfect Past · • 491. Simple Future 492. Imperfect Future 493. Perfect Future . 345 345 • 346 · 347 · • 347 349 350 350 350 SUBORDINATE SENTENCE . 494. Sequence of Tenses . 351 NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS ...
... Past 489. Imperfect Past 490. Perfect Past · • 491. Simple Future 492. Imperfect Future 493. Perfect Future . 345 345 • 346 · 347 · • 347 349 350 350 350 SUBORDINATE SENTENCE . 494. Sequence of Tenses . 351 NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS ...
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13th cent adjective adverb arrivé atonic syllable aurez avait avez avoir ayez ayons bien BOSSUET C'est cæsura century Compare compound Conditional conjugation consonant CORNEILLE derived deux dialect Dieu diphthong Direct Object employed enfant English été être etymology fait Feminine Nouns ending fini FONTAINE forms French ending Future garde gender gens Grammar grand hiatus homme Indicative Infinitive Intransitive Verbs irregular j'ai j'aie j'aurai L'homme language Langue Latin masculines Latin neuters lavé Littré livre Low Latin Masculine Nouns ending mère Modern French MOLIÈRE Mood mouillé mute nasal nasal vowels Old French paru Past Imperfect Past Participle Past Simple peint Perfect person plural porté preposition Present Participle Pronouns pronunciation pure sound qu'il qu'on RACINE rhymes rule sentence senti singular stem Strong Verb SUBJECTIVE Subjunctive Subjunctive Mood substantival substantives tenses tonic accent tonic syllable tout usually vendu voir VOLTAIRE vowel sounds weak verb words
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