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... verb to owe ; but nought ( “ nothing ” ) is preferable to naught , the latter being an old form of naughty . Draft , in the sense of an order for money , a " sketch " ( as for a speech ) , or 1 This and the following canons are taken in ...
... verb to owe ; but nought ( “ nothing ” ) is preferable to naught , the latter being an old form of naughty . Draft , in the sense of an order for money , a " sketch " ( as for a speech ) , or 1 This and the following canons are taken in ...
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... verbs " to dare " and " to need , " dare and need are some- The canon of times written instead of dares and needs . Under this analogy . canon , the latter form , which is that of almost all English verbs , is to be preferred . 10 On ...
... verbs " to dare " and " to need , " dare and need are some- The canon of times written instead of dares and needs . Under this analogy . canon , the latter form , which is that of almost all English verbs , is to be preferred . 10 On ...
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... verb , that has come to us within the last four years from the American mint , is to interview . ' Nothing can better express the spirit of our age , ever craving to hear something new . The verb calls up before us a queer pair : on the ...
... verb , that has come to us within the last four years from the American mint , is to interview . ' Nothing can better express the spirit of our age , ever craving to hear something new . The verb calls up before us a queer pair : on the ...
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... verb , or vice versa . With verbs . " That man , also , would be of considerable use , though not in the same degree , who should vigilantly attend to every illegal practice that were beginning to prevail , and evince its danger by ...
... verb , or vice versa . With verbs . " That man , also , would be of considerable use , though not in the same degree , who should vigilantly attend to every illegal practice that were beginning to prevail , and evince its danger by ...
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... verb should be singular ; when the subject though singular in form is plural in sense , the verb should be plural . Under this rule the following are right : - " Positive politics does not concern itself with history . ” 10 " The news ...
... verb should be singular ; when the subject though singular in form is plural in sense , the verb should be plural . Under this rule the following are right : - " Positive politics does not concern itself with history . ” 10 " The news ...
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