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... bear on the English language , have shown that it is of purely Gothic origin , descended through languages , of which sufficient re- mains to make grammatical as well as etymological comparisons practicable . It is true that some have ...
... bear on the English language , have shown that it is of purely Gothic origin , descended through languages , of which sufficient re- mains to make grammatical as well as etymological comparisons practicable . It is true that some have ...
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... bears a relationship , we shall pass over these , and come at once to the Anglo - Saxon . This forms the basis of the English language , and is to be considered as the mother - tongue , upon which many words and phrases from other ...
... bears a relationship , we shall pass over these , and come at once to the Anglo - Saxon . This forms the basis of the English language , and is to be considered as the mother - tongue , upon which many words and phrases from other ...
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... bear them , as Housatonic , Connecti- cut , Quinnebaug , Pawcatuck , Merrimack , Kennebec , Penobscot , Narragan- set , Passamaquoddy , etc. In other parts of the country , too , the rivers retain their aboriginal names , as the ...
... bear them , as Housatonic , Connecti- cut , Quinnebaug , Pawcatuck , Merrimack , Kennebec , Penobscot , Narragan- set , Passamaquoddy , etc. In other parts of the country , too , the rivers retain their aboriginal names , as the ...
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... bear . Ear and here are both pro- nounced like year ; house , about , etc. , have a pronunciation approaching to hoose , aboot , etc .; and the final r is omitted , as , you , do , for your , door , etc. In the following table of words ...
... bear . Ear and here are both pro- nounced like year ; house , about , etc. , have a pronunciation approaching to hoose , aboot , etc .; and the final r is omitted , as , you , do , for your , door , etc. In the following table of words ...
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... bear to those of the alligator . ALLIGATOR PEAR . ( Laurus persea . ) A West Indian fruit , resembling a pear in shape . It contains within its rind a yellow butyraceous substance , which , when the fruit is perfectly ripe , constitutes ...
... bear to those of the alligator . ALLIGATOR PEAR . ( Laurus persea . ) A West Indian fruit , resembling a pear in shape . It contains within its rind a yellow butyraceous substance , which , when the fruit is perfectly ripe , constitutes ...
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