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EXERCISE XVIIa. (SPECIMEN).
State the Noun-Subjects, Noun-Objects, Kinds,
Voices, and Tenses of the italicized Verbs:Many centuries ago, a slave, who had made his escape from
a cruel master, fled to a forest where night surprised
him, so that he was forced to take refuge in a cave.
Scarcely had lie closed his eyes in the attempt to sleep,
when he heard the roar of a lion beside him. lie started
up, but it was too late; the keen eyes of the lion had
seen him, and were slowly coming nearer. Androcles -
who had no arms of any kind- now gave himself up for
lost. " What shall I do? " said lie: " I have no spear
or sword - no, not so much as a stick to defend myself
with. And lie cried aloud in agony," 0 foolish Androcles, why didst thou leave thy cruel master, who at least
would have spared thy life because thou wast useful to
him, whereas now thou wilt be the meal of this hungry
lion? What was his surprise, however, to find that
the lion, instead of springing on him, was walking quietly
up to him, limping as though he were in pain. Gaining
courage at this, Androcles made no attempt to run
away. Presently tle lion held out his paw, and on
examining it, Androclesfound that it was inflamed 1 and
swelled. Looking more closely, he perceives that a thorn
has pierced the ball of the foot, and that it is from this
that the lion is Sltffering.
1 Notice thatlhere " inflamed " and " swelled " are Adjectives describing the condition of tile foot. But in tie sentence "i l blearing
tlis, the king was ilnflameed witli fury,' teas inflamed would be a Verb.
You call say ' all inflamed foot," but not " all inflamned king."
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