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added adjectives adverbs became become BEGINNERS belonged Book called Cambridge CHAUCER cloth College common comparative compounds consonant contains Crown 8vo dative demonstrative derivatives dialects Edition ELEMENTARY elements ending English enlarged Examples expressions Extra fcap Fellow feminine fourteenth century French gender genitive GRAMMAR Greek HISTORY Illustrations Indic INDICATIVE MOOD Introduction JOHN King language late Latin letters London lost M.E. we find Maps marks masculine Master Mathematical meaning mood names Notes nouns numerous occurs older oldest once originally Oxford participle pass passive past tense period person Plur plural possessive prefix preparation prepositions Pres present Professor pronouns replaced represents revised ROMAN root School Sharp Sing singular sometimes sounds strong substantive suffix thing third thirteenth century thou Translated TREATISE University verbal verbs vowel weak words
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