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Rh must subordinate as species those that connote particular times or seasons, as, , , ,. Some indicate manner, as, , ; some, quality, as , , , ; some, quantity, as , , ; some, number, as , , ; some, place, as , —of these there are three kinds, those signifying in a place, those signifying to a place, and those signifying from a place, as , ,. Some Adverbs signify a wish, as, , ; some express horror, as , , ; some, denial or negation, as , , , ; some, agreement, as , ; some, prohibition, as , , ; some, comparison or similarity, as , , , , καθάπερ; some, surprise, as ; some, probability, as , , ; some, order, as , , ; some, congregation, as , , ; some, command, as , , ; some, comparison, as , ἧττον; some, interrogation, as , , , ; some, vehemence, as , , , ; some, coincidence, as , , ; some are deprecative, as ; some are asseverative, as ; some are positive, as , , ; some express ratification, as ; and some enthusiasm, as ,.

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A Conjunction is a word binding together a thought in order and filling up the hiatuses of speech. Of conjunctions, some are copulative, some disjunctive, some conjunctive, some præter-conjunctive, some causative, some dubitative, some conclusive, and some expletive. Copulative Conjunctions are those which bind together a discourse which flows on indefinitely: they are these,, , , , , , , , ,. Disjunctive Conjunctions are those which bind the phrase more firmly together, and disjoin the facts expressed: they are these,, ,. Conjunctive Conjunctions are those which do not indicate any actual existence, but signify sequence: they are these,, , ,. The Præter-conjunctives are those which, along with actual existence, show also order: they are these,, , ,