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... common subjects , it will assuredly be found much more essential if we aim at making French a real subject of education . “ What I have always found to be the principal obstacle in teaching the grammar accurately is the dissimilarity ...
... common subjects , it will assuredly be found much more essential if we aim at making French a real subject of education . “ What I have always found to be the principal obstacle in teaching the grammar accurately is the dissimilarity ...
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... common people . It was not till nearly the end of the fifth century that Latin could be reckoned as the language of the whole of Gaul . Even then in Auvergne and in Armorica , on the coast of the Atlantic , where Celtic had taken refuge ...
... common people . It was not till nearly the end of the fifth century that Latin could be reckoned as the language of the whole of Gaul . Even then in Auvergne and in Armorica , on the coast of the Atlantic , where Celtic had taken refuge ...
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... Common Latin , already named " Lingua Romana , was almost universally spoken , and the judgment of Charlemagne enabled him to apprehend the importance of this popular speech . He established schools where it was taught , and did his ...
... Common Latin , already named " Lingua Romana , was almost universally spoken , and the judgment of Charlemagne enabled him to apprehend the importance of this popular speech . He established schools where it was taught , and did his ...
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... common use . Those few French words in which k occurs are of quite modern manufacture , and are not from the Latin , but from the Greek kilomètre ; kilogramme . Both q and c sink into g , the soft guttural . French g from Latin c . gros ...
... common use . Those few French words in which k occurs are of quite modern manufacture , and are not from the Latin , but from the Greek kilomètre ; kilogramme . Both q and c sink into g , the soft guttural . French g from Latin c . gros ...
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... common , ' and ' short , ' in French as in other languages , but the question of " quantity " is not introduced here except in one or two instances , for it is of comparatively small importance . A " common " length will seldom be wrong ...
... common , ' and ' short , ' in French as in other languages , but the question of " quantity " is not introduced here except in one or two instances , for it is of comparatively small importance . A " common " length will seldom be wrong ...
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13th cent adjective Adverbs arrivé aura aurait 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 grand hiatus homme Imperative Indicative Infinitive Intransitive Intransitive Verbs irregular j'ai j'aie j'aurais jamais L'homme Langue Latin masculines Latin neuters lavé LITTRÉ livre Low Latin Masculine Nouns ending mère Modern French MOLIÈRE Mood mouillé mute Old French oneself paru Past Imperfect Past Participle Past Simple peint père Perfect person plural porté preposition Present Participle Present stem Pronouns pronunciation qu'il qu'on RACINE rhymes rule sentence senti singular sommes sound Strong Verb SUBJECTIVE Subjunctive Subjunctive Mood substantival substantive tenses tonic accent tonic syllable tout tué usually vendu voir VOLTAIRE vowel weak verb words
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