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 rainbow The horizon Virtue The vices Gregory The stars A building The weavers' company Europe The sciences Yorkshire The planets The sun A volume Parchment The pens A disposition Benevolence An oversight A design The governess An ornament The girls' school A grammar Mathematics The elements The king's prerogative The continent A declivity A good heart. A wise head. A strong body. A mutual agreement. A boisterous sea. A controverted point. The devious walk. A winding canal. The woodbine's fragrance. A cheering prospect. The sweetest incense. I am sincere. A garden enclosed. A better world. A book of my friend's. An animating well-founded hope. SECT. V. Pronoun and Verb, &c. 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. you entreated. 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 office, he retired. They are discouraged. He was condemned. The book is his; it was mine. These are yours, those |
