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The Persons of the Primitive Pronouns are ἐγώ,, ; those of the Derivative Pronouns, , ,. The Genders of the Primitive Pronouns are not expressed in speech, but by the indication which they make, as (I), whereas the Genders of the Derivatives are expressed in speech, as, ,. The Numbers of the Primitives are—Singular,, , ; Dual, , ; Plural, , , : those of the Derivatives—Singular, , , ; Dual, , , ; Plural, , ,. The Cases of the Primitives are—Direct,, , ; Generic, , , ; Dative, , , ; Accusative, , , ; Vocative, : those of the Derivatives are , , ; , , ; , , · , ,. There are two Forms: Simple and Compound—Simple,, , ; Compound, , ,. There are two Species, inasmuch as some are Primitive, as, , , and others Derivative, as are all the Possessives, which are also called Bi-personals. They are thus derived—from Singulars, those designating one possessor, as, ; from Duals, those designating two, as from , ; from Plurals, those designating many, as from ,. Of the Pronouns, some are [used] without the article and some with it—without the article, as ; with the article, as.

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A Preposition is a word placed before any of the parts of speech, both in Composition and in Syntax. The number of Prepositions is eighteen, whereof six are monosyllabic,, , , , , —which are incapable of anastroph&#233;—and twelve are dissyllabic, , , , , , , , , , , ,.

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An Adverb is an indeclinable part of speech, said of a verb or added to a verb. Of the Adverbs, some are Simple, and others Compound—Simple, as ; Compound, as. Some are indicative of time, as, , : to these we