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Manual of French Verbs:

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As soon as the French student has learned enough of the verb to enable him te translate, this volume should be placed in his hands. It embraces ninety-two carefully selected dialogues on every-day subjects, calculated to familiarize the student with the most necessary expressions, and to enable him to converse with fluency. The dialogues are followed by an important chapter on differences of idioms, in which are set forth those peculiarities of the language that cannot be classified under general rules, accompanied by grammatical hints and explanations.

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SPIERS AND SURENNE'S

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Pronouncing Dictionarv.

EDITED BY

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