Materials for French prose composition, or selections from the best English writers, with idiomatic renderings, by F. E. A. GascFerdinand E A. Gasc 1860 |
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... called educational works , would of itself be sufficient . In the present selection , most of the extracts are short , they are all lively and interesting , written with spirit , taken from standard works , and consist chiefly of narra ...
... called educational works , would of itself be sufficient . In the present selection , most of the extracts are short , they are all lively and interesting , written with spirit , taken from standard works , and consist chiefly of narra ...
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... called Dauphiné , and 11 12 15 Après avoir ainsi pourvu à la consommation de . 12 fidèle . 13 put les voir . The subjunctive ( the mood which expresses doubt , among other things ) is here used , instead of the indicative ( pût in ...
... called Dauphiné , and 11 12 15 Après avoir ainsi pourvu à la consommation de . 12 fidèle . 13 put les voir . The subjunctive ( the mood which expresses doubt , among other things ) is here used , instead of the indicative ( pût in ...
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... called out 14 to his enemy : " Ah , Valentine ! can you leave me here ? " Valentine immediately ran back , 15 and , in the midst of a thick fire16 of the French , took the corporal upon his back , and brought him through all the danger ...
... called out 14 to his enemy : " Ah , Valentine ! can you leave me here ? " Valentine immediately ran back , 15 and , in the midst of a thick fire16 of the French , took the corporal upon his back , and brought him through all the danger ...
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... called a meeting of 20 the rest of the foxes , and proposed that all should follow his example . " You tout sanglant . 1 lui emporta la tête ; literally , ' took off the head to him . ' Notice this use of a personal pronoun and of the ...
... called a meeting of 20 the rest of the foxes , and proposed that all should follow his example . " You tout sanglant . 1 lui emporta la tête ; literally , ' took off the head to him . ' Notice this use of a personal pronoun and of the ...
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... called Great Britain . Eng- land is greatly larger than Scotland , and the land is 12 much richer , and produces better crops . There are also a great many more men in England , 13 and both the gentle- men and the country people are ...
... called Great Britain . Eng- land is greatly larger than Scotland , and the land is 12 much richer , and produces better crops . There are also a great many more men in England , 13 and both the gentle- men and the country people are ...
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adjective army assez autre avaient avait avoir bien c'est c'était Cæsar cavalry cher chose cœur construction coup Crab d'une dative dear Dendermond deux dire donner ellipsis English été être expression faire fait faut followed FONTAINE French French language full stop gens give grand homme honour infantry j'ai j'avais jamais jours Julius Cæsar jusqu'à Lady leave literally Lord Raglan means ment mettre mieux monde n'en n'est never note ¹ note 12 noun parler participle Pecksniff person petits peut phrase plural poor Richard says prendre preposition preterite pronoun PROVERB Puff Put a full qu'elle qu'il qu'on qu'un rendered rien rule Russians sense sentence seul ship simply singular Sir John Sneer soin Sterl subjunctive temps terre tête thing thou tion tive Tom Jones tout Translate Turn uncle Toby verb Voilà voir vrai word
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