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... DEDICATED , IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE GREAT USE MADE OF THE DICTIONARY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE , AND OF HIS OTHER WORKS , AND IN GRATITUDE FOR KIND HELP DIRECTLY GIVEN . INTRODUCTION BY M. LITTRÉ . THE Author asked M. Littré.
... DEDICATED , IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE GREAT USE MADE OF THE DICTIONARY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE , AND OF HIS OTHER WORKS , AND IN GRATITUDE FOR KIND HELP DIRECTLY GIVEN . INTRODUCTION BY M. LITTRÉ . THE Author asked M. Littré.
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... given to it by a foreigner , a study so familiar to me . " I cannot claim to be a judge of the means which you have thought right to adopt in order to make your teaching penetrate the English mind , but I do claim to be a judge of the ...
... given to it by a foreigner , a study so familiar to me . " I cannot claim to be a judge of the means which you have thought right to adopt in order to make your teaching penetrate the English mind , but I do claim to be a judge of the ...
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... given you a true insight into our language , and your habit of quoting , by preference , good authors instead of arbitrary examples , has preserved you from suspicious novelties . In short , your respect for the historical development ...
... given you a true insight into our language , and your habit of quoting , by preference , good authors instead of arbitrary examples , has preserved you from suspicious novelties . In short , your respect for the historical development ...
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... no- thing historical is given which does not directly illustrate something practical ; the past is studied to get a better understanding of the present , ' and not for its own sake . every one wishes to speak the language , and the.
... no- thing historical is given which does not directly illustrate something practical ; the past is studied to get a better understanding of the present , ' and not for its own sake . every one wishes to speak the language , and the.
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... given ? By a sound foundation of Accidence and elementary Syntax , taught synthetically . I say elementary Syntax , for I lay more stress upon the Accidence ; much of the Syntax may be learned by careful reading . Even with ...
... given ? By a sound foundation of Accidence and elementary Syntax , taught synthetically . I say elementary Syntax , for I lay more stress upon the Accidence ; much of the Syntax may be learned by careful reading . Even with ...
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Common terms and phrases
13th cent adjective Adverbs arrivé atonic syllable aura aurait aurez avait avez avoir ayez ayons bien BOILEAU BOSSUET C'est cæsura century common Compare compound Conditional conjugation consonant CORNEILLE declensions derived deux dialect Dieu diphthong Direct Object employed enfant English été être fait faut feminine fini finished FONTAINE forms gender grand hiatus homme Imperative Indicative Infinitive Intransitive Intransitive Verbs irregular j'ai j'aie j'aurai jamais L'homme language Langue Latin masculines lavé LITTRÉ livre Low Latin Masculine Nouns ending mère Modern French MOLIÈRE Mood mouillé mute nouns Old French oneself paru Past Imperfect Past Participle Past Simple peint père Perfect plural porté preposition Present Participle Present stem Pronouns pronunciation qu'il qu'on RACINE rhymes rule senti seul Simple Past singular sound Strong Verb SUBJECTIVE Subjunctive Mood substantival substantive tenses tonic accent tonic syllable tout tué usually vendu voir VOLTAIRE vowel weak verb words
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