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Page 99
... Notice the use of de instead of que before a numeral , unless there is compari- son : il a mangé plus de dix pommes , but il mange plus que quatre . 2. et qui pensent : i.e. et des hommes qui pensent . 5. d'entre les modernes : though ...
... Notice the use of de instead of que before a numeral , unless there is compari- son : il a mangé plus de dix pommes , but il mange plus que quatre . 2. et qui pensent : i.e. et des hommes qui pensent . 5. d'entre les modernes : though ...
Page 100
... Notice the place of pas after the infinitive , as was very often the case at the time . 28. de main d'ouvrier : i.e. de main de maître . 2. les beaux esprits , ' witlings , ' ' pretenders to smartness . ' 15. flatteur , ' tender ...
... Notice the place of pas after the infinitive , as was very often the case at the time . 28. de main d'ouvrier : i.e. de main de maître . 2. les beaux esprits , ' witlings , ' ' pretenders to smartness . ' 15. flatteur , ' tender ...
Page 101
... notice the redundant pronoun , the object -cette justice - being placed before the verb for the sake of emphasis .. 5. le plus excellent : this adjective no longer admits of degrees of comparison . 7. se sent : i.e. se ressent . II ...
... notice the redundant pronoun , the object -cette justice - being placed before the verb for the sake of emphasis .. 5. le plus excellent : this adjective no longer admits of degrees of comparison . 7. se sent : i.e. se ressent . II ...
Page 102
... notice the inversion after aussi , meaning ' so , ' ' hence . ' The interrogative construction is likewise used in sentences beginning with à peine , plus forte Page LINE 10 . 11 . raison , au moins 102 Les Caractères.
... notice the inversion after aussi , meaning ' so , ' ' hence . ' The interrogative construction is likewise used in sentences beginning with à peine , plus forte Page LINE 10 . 11 . raison , au moins 102 Les Caractères.
Page 104
... notice this redundant use of ne after a comparative when the first member of the sentence is affirmative or interrogative - negative . ne cède : we should now say ne le cède . 4 7. sensiblement , ' deeply . ' Notice sensible , sensitive ...
... notice this redundant use of ne after a comparative when the first member of the sentence is affirmative or interrogative - negative . ne cède : we should now say ne le cède . 4 7. sensiblement , ' deeply . ' Notice sensible , sensitive ...
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