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... higher type than the agglutinative languages . In the polysynthetic tongue the substantive , adjective and verb are joined or combined , and oftentimes a whole sentence will be comprised in a single word . The natives in the valleys of ...
... higher type than the agglutinative languages . In the polysynthetic tongue the substantive , adjective and verb are joined or combined , and oftentimes a whole sentence will be comprised in a single word . The natives in the valleys of ...
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... higher elevation , the trees are always green , and while one kind sheds its blossoms and ripens its fruit another is budding and unfolding its bloom . Meantime , on the top of the mountains is eternal winter . In some places , as at ...
... higher elevation , the trees are always green , and while one kind sheds its blossoms and ripens its fruit another is budding and unfolding its bloom . Meantime , on the top of the mountains is eternal winter . In some places , as at ...
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... higher order than that of the Mexicans . It is not probable that hieroglyphics were in use among any of the South American Indians , though it is said that traces of a pictorial alphabet have been found . The people were contented and ...
... higher order than that of the Mexicans . It is not probable that hieroglyphics were in use among any of the South American Indians , though it is said that traces of a pictorial alphabet have been found . The people were contented and ...
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... higher and the climate semi - tropical , where there are few creepers , little underbrush , and open forests , and where both animal and vegetable life is less abundant . Southward , beyond the montaña district , are the evergreen pam ...
... higher and the climate semi - tropical , where there are few creepers , little underbrush , and open forests , and where both animal and vegetable life is less abundant . Southward , beyond the montaña district , are the evergreen pam ...
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... higher moral sphere , as we can conceive no greater Christian duty than the regeneration of the uncivilized , but a sphere affecting the relations of established communities that for generations have been wielding an influence in the ...
... higher moral sphere , as we can conceive no greater Christian duty than the regeneration of the uncivilized , but a sphere affecting the relations of established communities that for generations have been wielding an influence in the ...
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