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Pagina 16
... Écosse . Natifs is used to signify all natives what- ever , and naturels all except those of European countries . 15 moins nombreuses ; or , en moins grand nombre . Moins less full of inhabitants than in England . But , 16 FRENCH PROSE.
... Écosse . Natifs is used to signify all natives what- ever , and naturels all except those of European countries . 15 moins nombreuses ; or , en moins grand nombre . Moins less full of inhabitants than in England . But , 16 FRENCH PROSE.
Pagina 25
... grand soin . d'exposer à tous les regards . See page 16 , note 2 . 5 qui pussent . The subjunctive ( the mood which expresses doubt , among other things ) is here used , instead of the indicative pouvaient , because an intention only ...
... grand soin . d'exposer à tous les regards . See page 16 , note 2 . 5 qui pussent . The subjunctive ( the mood which expresses doubt , among other things ) is here used , instead of the indicative pouvaient , because an intention only ...
Pagina 27
... grand . See page 25 , 10 See page 9 , note 4 ; to man , ' pour l'homme , and construct the sentence thus , in French : ' there is , to man , nothing , ' & c . , ance . 13 furent écoutées . A past par- ticiple joined with the auxiliary ...
... grand . See page 25 , 10 See page 9 , note 4 ; to man , ' pour l'homme , and construct the sentence thus , in French : ' there is , to man , nothing , ' & c . , ance . 13 furent écoutées . A past par- ticiple joined with the auxiliary ...
Pagina 61
... grand soin de noyer les petits ( page 35 , end of note 14 ) dès qu'ils venaient au monde . Put a full stop after monde , and leave out ' and these , ' & c . 4 En outre , j'avais toujours près de moi deux ou trois chevreaux familiers ...
... grand soin de noyer les petits ( page 35 , end of note 14 ) dès qu'ils venaient au monde . Put a full stop after monde , and leave out ' and these , ' & c . 4 En outre , j'avais toujours près de moi deux ou trois chevreaux familiers ...
Pagina 66
... grand coup de l'art de ( or , more forcibly , que de ) . 10 Hi , li , hi ! 18 page 38 , note 3 , and page 11 See 44 , note 4 . 12 Remember that mourir , as well as some other neuter verbs , in French , is conjugated , in its compound ...
... grand coup de l'art de ( or , more forcibly , que de ) . 10 Hi , li , hi ! 18 page 38 , note 3 , and page 11 See 44 , note 4 . 12 Remember that mourir , as well as some other neuter verbs , in French , is conjugated , in its compound ...
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¹¹ 9 See page adjective army assez autres avaient avait avoir battle bien c'est Cæsar cavalry cher cœur construction coup d'une dear Dendermond deux dire disjunctive pronouns ellipsis enemy English été être expression faire fait fire followed FONTAINE French French language full stop give grand homme honour infantry j'ai jamais jusqu'à kind leave literally look Lord Lord Raglan means ment mettre mieux n'en n'est never note 12 note 9 noun parler Pecksniff peine person peut phrase plural Pompey poor Richard says prendre preposition preterite pronoun PROVERB Puff Put a full qu'elle qu'il qu'on rendered rien rule Russians sense sentence seul ship simply singular Sir John Sir Lucius Sneer speak Sterl subjunctive temps terre tête thing thou tion tive tout Translate Trim Turn uncle Toby verb Voilà voir vrai word
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