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Rh :, the first man.
 * , the first house.

§ IV. THE ADVERBIAL FORM.

The adverbial form of the numeral is formed by adding to the radical, e.g.

 , or once.

, twice.

, thrice.

, four times.

, five times.

, six times.

, seven times.

, eight times.

, nine times.

, ten times.

The word is compounded from, “again” and , part of the verb “to be;”  would therefore mean, “to be again.”

§ V. MISCELLANEOUS.

The following miscellaneous expressions may be conveniently here noted.

Pairs of articles are expressed by the word, “both,” placed before the noun, e.g.:—