L SECT. II. Specimen of Etymological Parsing. "Hope animates us." Hope is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the substantive.] Animates is a regular verb active, indicative mood, present tense, third person singular. [Repeat the present tense, the imperfect tense, and the perfect participle; and sometimes conjugate the verb entirely.] Us is a personal pronoun, first person plural, and in the objective case. [Decline the pronoun.] "A peaceful mind is virtue's reward." A is the indefinite article. Peaceful is an adjective. [Repeat the degrees of comparison.] Mind is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative case. [Decline the substantive.] Is is an irregular verb neuter, indicative mood, present tense, and the third person singular. [Repeat the present tense, the imperfect tense, and the participle; and occasionally conjugate the verb entirely. Virtue's is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third person, in the singular number, and the possessive case. [Decline the substantive.] Reward is a common substantive, of the neuter gender, the third person, in the singular number, and the nominative A flower An apple An orange An almond A hood A house A hunter An hour The horizon The vices Temperance The stars A building The weavers' company The sciences A volume The governess The elements The king's prerogative The continent The Cæsars A good heart. A wise head. A mutual agreement. A boisterous sea. An incomprehensible subject. A controverted point. The cool sequestered vale. The devious walk. A winding canal. The serpentine river. A melancholy fact. An interesting history. A happier life. The woodbine's fragrance. A cheering prospect. The sweetest incense. I am sincere. A garden enclosed. A better world. A cheerful good old man. A book of my friend's. An animating well-founded hope. SECT. V. Pronoun and Verb, &c. Thou art industrious. ney. Our hopes did flatter us. They have deceived me. Your expectation has failed. Know yourselves. He might surpass them. me. They may have forgot ten: Thou mightst have improved. The accident had happened. He had resigned himself. Their fears will detect them. You shall submit. He will have determined. I may ed. They might have been honoured. To be trusted, we must be virtuous. To have been admired, availed him little. We should have considered. To see the sun is pleasant. To live well is honourable. To have conquered himself was his highest praise. Promoting others' welfare, they advanced their own interest. He lives respected. Having resigned his of fice, he retired. They are discouraged. He was condemned. The book is his; it was mine. These are yours, those are ours. Our hearts are deceitful. Your conduct met their approbation. None met who could avoid it. His esteem is my honour. Her work does her credit. Each must answer the question. Every heart knows its own sorrows. Which was his choice? It was neither. Hers is finished, thine is to do. This is what I feared. |