English Vocabulary Builder, Volume 1Human Engineering Laboratory, 1948 - English language |
Common terms and phrases
11 per cent accent adult readers Anglo-Saxon origin Anglo-Saxon word appears applied back through Middle Basil O'Connor called cent of adult cent of college cent of grammar-school cent of preparatory-school cent of readers cent to mean combination comes directly comes in turn comes the English correct meaning corresponding adjective corresponding noun derivation means dictionaries ending English noun English verb English word exact opposite figurative sense French word frequently give goes back grammar-school pupils Greek word implies incorrectly means Johnson O'Connor Latin verb Latin word means literally mental Middle English modern French obsolete Old French once meant one's originally meant past participle person pertaining plural prefix preparatory-school juniors present participle pronounced pupils to mean Read readers to mean Reread sometimes sound specifically spelt suggests syllable test phrase thought by 9 thought to mean tion turn comes vocabulary word is thought word meaning word which meant