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n expressed themselves in the beginning of the world, when they had occasion to make use of the verb TO BE." "The nature of a past participle in English and French. This knowledge of a past participle in French leads to a precious discovery." "How to find the etymology of words. Instances given: the meaning of _friend_, _mind_, _blind_, &c., shown." "The origin of the termination _ish_ discovered. The etymology of the words, _Ireland_, _Scotland_, _Dublin_, with many other etymologies." "The feminine and plural of _mon_, _ton_, _son_, explained. _Mes_, _tes_, and _ses_, not plural numbers. _Notre_ and _votre_ do not come from the Latin words _noster_ and _vester_. No language derived from another." "The first names man ever had for his own dwelling, with several other etymologies, such as _barrack_, _good-by_, _property_, _coin_, _copper_, _maistre_, _castor_, _out-cast_, _caserne_, _quoit_, _cat_, _quiet_, _discus_, _Apollo_, _tranquil_, _keel_, _cuisse_, &c." "The delicate meaning of certain words." "The extraordinary wisdom displayed in the formation of words: different accounts of the words _man_, _woman_, _Adam_, &c. The meanings of _animare_, _animal_, _animation_, _beget_, _amo_, _Venus_, _shame_, _honte_, &c. "The etymology of _squat_, _cower_, _square_, _four_, _year_, _fair_, _faire_, &c." "In the account given of the letters of the Greek alphabet are to be found explained the letters of all languages. To what this knowledge may lead. Shown how the twenty-four letters make but one. The dot over the _i_. A straight line, a circle, &c." "The _ing_ in _being_ accounted for. Meaning of _big_, _wig_, _mig_, &c.; of _hat_, _oyster_, &c.; of _eight_, _octo_, &c.; of _nigh_, _near_, _night_, &c. The literal meaning of negatives and affirmatives. What man's first oaths were." "_Big_, once a name for the Divinity." "How all numbers make but one. No such thing as a plural number. Examination of the ten figures, 1, 2, 3, &c. Each of them means _one_." "Concluding observations resumed. The difficulty of believing in this discovery. The great wisdom it contains. The language supposed to be spoken in heaven." "The advantages to be derived from this discovery. How Mathematicians, Theolog
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