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... equal to every demand made upon it . Logic , irony , religious en- thusiasm , and sublimity , all found their due expression in an idiom remarkable for grace , clearness , and precision . Born in a coarse and degrading period , it ...
... equal to every demand made upon it . Logic , irony , religious en- thusiasm , and sublimity , all found their due expression in an idiom remarkable for grace , clearness , and precision . Born in a coarse and degrading period , it ...
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... equal importance , we speak of them as dialects . When one of these , from any cause , becomes alone the literary language of the whole district , the others sink into patois . Till the end of the thirteenth century there were different ...
... equal importance , we speak of them as dialects . When one of these , from any cause , becomes alone the literary language of the whole district , the others sink into patois . Till the end of the thirteenth century there were different ...
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... equals è in poëme , poëte , etc .; such words are now more commonly spelt poème , poète , etc. œ . 1. c equals é in key - word thé : Etna . 2. In œil , and compounds , ce is sounded as eu in jeu ( § 82 , B ) . î i , î . § 70. i , i are ...
... equals è in poëme , poëte , etc .; such words are now more commonly spelt poème , poète , etc. œ . 1. c equals é in key - word thé : Etna . 2. In œil , and compounds , ce is sounded as eu in jeu ( § 82 , B ) . î i , î . § 70. i , i are ...
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... equals i in key - word Paris . ( 1 ) Between two vowels it equals double i : thus , ayant ai - iant ; appuyer appui - ier . = = = ( 2 ) In pays and derivatives it also equals double i : pays = pai - is ; paysan = pai - isan , etc. 0 ...
... equals i in key - word Paris . ( 1 ) Between two vowels it equals double i : thus , ayant ai - iant ; appuyer appui - ier . = = = ( 2 ) In pays and derivatives it also equals double i : pays = pai - is ; paysan = pai - isan , etc. 0 ...
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... equals môvais , but certainly movais is usually heard . Contrast mauve , where au is tonic . In hôpital , ô even descends to o in modéré . This , no one disputes . § 80. Diphthongs . - 1 . The union in one syllable of any two vowel ...
... equals môvais , but certainly movais is usually heard . Contrast mauve , where au is tonic . In hôpital , ô even descends to o in modéré . This , no one disputes . § 80. Diphthongs . - 1 . The union in one syllable of any two vowel ...
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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 faut Feminine Nouns ending fini FONTAINE forms French ending gender Grammar grand hiatus homme Imperative Indicative Infinitive Intransitive 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 medial Modern French MOLIÈRE Mood mouillé mute Old French paru Past Imperfect Past Participle Past Simple peint Perfect person plural porté preposition Present Participle Present stem Pronouns pronunciation pure sound qu'il qu'on RACINE rhymes rule sentence senti Simple Past singular Strong Verb SUBJECTIVE Subjunctive Subjunctive Mood substantival substantive tenses tonic accent tonic syllable tout usually vendu voir VOLTAIRE vowel sounds weak verb words
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