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... less doubtful ? ' There can be no doubt that such a danger exists . I have more than once heard foreigners who have been badly taught make singu- lar mistakes between good and bad usage . " You have taken , to keep you in the.
... less doubtful ? ' There can be no doubt that such a danger exists . I have more than once heard foreigners who have been badly taught make singu- lar mistakes between good and bad usage . " You have taken , to keep you in the.
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... less subtile , simple and undoubted facts . " Modern French is derived from Old French , and this guiding thread is one which should never be let go . It would be easy to quote many singular blunders from the works of cløver men ...
... less subtile , simple and undoubted facts . " Modern French is derived from Old French , and this guiding thread is one which should never be let go . It would be easy to quote many singular blunders from the works of cløver men ...
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... less continuous labour . The problem I set myself was to produce a Grammar of the French language , which should contain the latest results of Philology , and which should at the same time be perfectly practical . I found the task a ...
... less continuous labour . The problem I set myself was to produce a Grammar of the French language , which should contain the latest results of Philology , and which should at the same time be perfectly practical . I found the task a ...
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... less formal , and more like ordinary conversation ; ample dictation must be given ; the language must be spoken . But it must be after the foundation has been laid in grammar , and with continual reference to the memorial lessons . " If ...
... less formal , and more like ordinary conversation ; ample dictation must be given ; the language must be spoken . But it must be after the foundation has been laid in grammar , and with continual reference to the memorial lessons . " If ...
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... less ad- mixture of words from different sources , sprang a number of languages , of which the following are the chief : - Spanish and Portuguese . Italian . Langue d'Oc , or Provençal . l Langue d'Oil , or Old French . B The Langue d ...
... less ad- mixture of words from different sources , sprang a number of languages , of which the following are the chief : - Spanish and Portuguese . Italian . Langue d'Oc , or Provençal . l Langue d'Oil , or Old French . B The Langue d ...
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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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