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4 The extension of or  is sometimes called the, and may be—
 * 1. An adjective proper or participle:
 * Dread arrows flew.
 * Strolling players arrived.
 * 2. A noun in apposition:
 * Lord William shriekd.
 * 3. A possessive case:
 * His kingdom was Spain's ally.
 * 4. A phrase:
 * The expanse of the starry firmament was above him.

The of  may consist of—
 * 1. An adverb:
 * Darkly loomed the thunder cloud.
 * 2. A noun with extensions:
 * The lark sang in the roseate sky.
 * 3. The infinitive with a dative force:
 * And those who came to scoff, remained to pray.
 * 4. The phrase absolute:
 * The knights having mounted their horses, the cavalcade descended into the valley.

Adverbs and adverbial extensions of every kind have, in a loose generality, been thrown into four different divisions—adverbials of time, place, manner, and cause. But adverbs and adverbial extensions, from their great number of functions, cannot well be reduced to any arbitrary classification; accordingly, it is the more rational plan to give an intelligent definition of the function of the adverbial and conformable with the context, in each special instance where it occurs.