Sing. Plur. Sing. Plur. Sing. Plur. Nom. Man, men. Lamb, lambs. Posses. Man's mens'. Lamb's, lambs'. Nom. Lady ladies. Fairy, fairies. Table, tables. Table's, tables'. Poss. Lady's, ladies'. Fairy's fairies', &c. William, Mary, Susan, Ann, Charles, and Annabella's company was, &c. Pompey and Cesar's rivalship, &c. The king of Prussia's army, &c. He went to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's, &c. In his way homeward he called at Bradford, the cutler's shop, &c. He lodges at Boland's the confectioner. The wife of the partner of my cousin's brother died last night, &c. The king's and the people's interests, were, &c. The husband's and the wife's interests and, &c. The city's and the county's cause was considered, &c. CHAP. IV. The Adjective. 1. Hard, harder, hardest; soft, softer, softest, &c. 2. Tranquil, more tranquil, most tranquil, &c. 9. Good, better, best; bad, worse, worst; little, less, least; much or many, more, most; near, nearer, nearest or next; late, later, latest or last; fore; former, foremost; under, undermost; upper, uppermost; nether, nethermost. Lady Jane Grey was an admirable woman; she was mild, &c. Her husband, Lord Guilford Dudley, appears likewise to have been a man of good dispositions and character; he was beheaded, as well as his amiable wife, &c. I thank you for having lent me that book; it is very amusing as well as instructive. 2. This event is exactly what I had long anticipated; it is come to pass at last, though unexpected by you. This is the faithful nurse who took care of him during his long illness; who watched him with affectionate solicitude; who was the principal apparent instrument in the hand of Providence for his recovery; justly, therefore, is he grateful to her; justly has he resolved to cherish her old age. Those are the very circumstances which distress me most; which agitate my mind with alarming apprehensions. The houses which were burnt down last night, and the children who were lost, belonged to me. They are what formed my most valuable earthly treasure; the things which were my chief delight. Who is the man that dares to make so rash and unfounded an assertion? Which is the book that you wish me to send you? That is a doctrine wnose influence is very extensive and powerful. Christianity is the religion which came from God, whose benign influence is destined, finally, to render happy all nations of men that dwell upon the face of the earth. Who are the charitable persons that clothed those poor children, whose parents had not, &c. 3. They are my books, pray do not remove them. She is my own dear daughter, whom I affectionately love and justly esteem, &c. I have lost my arrow; lend me one of yours. Your goodness is my only hope, which is left to sustain me, &c. 4. The judge himself wept, &c. Your parents themselves cannot but acknowledge you to be guilty, and they bitterly lament your folly, and the guilt which you have incurred. He himself beheld the transaction, a spectacle which struck him with horror, which filled him with virtuous indignation. 5. The two brothers loved each other sincerely, and promoted each other's interest, &c. The two friends were separated from each other by an unforeseen event which they did not expect, and which afflicts them greatly. Every one who impartially considers the proposition must surely admit its propriety and justness. Any of the people you may meet with, &c. Not one of those ten men is strong enough, &c. Not one of the officers around him would, &c. 6. Give me that apple which you see, &c. This pen which is close to me, is, &c. Virtue and vice possess very different influences, and are followed by opposite results. That ennobles, adorns, and renders happy the human mind; this degrades, deforms, and renders it miserable. Let me have this umbrella which is near at hand; and do you take that which you see hanging on yonder pin. 7. Others have made equal advances, &c. Do unto others as you would that others should do unto you. When you have read those books, I will willingly lend you some others. We ought to consult the welfare of one's own family and friends in the first place, &c. None shew themselves more devoid of reason than they who drown their senses in wine. CHAP. VI. 1. I am raising the stone with this lever as fast as I can. That man raised it up yesterday, &c. Pray do not awaken me so early, &c. His ship, which is a very fine frigate, lies at anchor, &c. He lay, last night, at my house, and to-morrow night, he will lie at Rochester. The moon was rising when we came away. He raised him up from the ground, &c. Is she not awake? Pray go and awaken her immediately, &c. He lay down on the grass, &c. His ship lying at Gravesend, &c. The wind rose and continued to blow, &c. He laid the sack of corn down, for he was so tired that he could carry it no longer. 2. Thou singest a good song, if thou wilt. They rejoice and are glad, they make the fields resound with shouts of, &c. I delight to walk in the green, &c. I love to smell the fragrance of the flowers. That greyhound runs with astonishing speed, so that he quickly overtakes and catches the hare. All are but parts of one stupendous whole, |