constructed a Table of Relations, which shall be a measure for every word and sentence, not only in English, but in all other languages. This table will measure words with the same mathematical accuracy that the pound weight will measure all ponderous quantities, or the gallon measure, liquids; for, as the pound weight is the standard of measure for gravity, and the footrule the standard for all distances, so is this table a complete measure for the parts of speech. Every word in the language forms an equation with one of the words on the table; and as the plan of parsing is such as to compel the student to compare every word he parses with the corresponding word on the table, and to form a conclusion for himself, the study of grammar becomes, in effect, mathematical or algebraical; for as there is always an equation between the pound weight and the quantity that it balances, (equates or equals,) and as the only reason why a piece of cloth is a yard long, is because it is just as long as a yard measure, so the only reason why any word is a part of speech, is because it holds a relation to some word in the sentence where it occurs, corresponding to that already given on the table. Let the words in the table be represented by A (as known quantities), and the words in the sentence about to be parsed by X as unknown quantities. Now, if X= A-the unknown quantity becomes. known-the word is parsed, and the equation justified. A TABLE EXHIBITING ALL THE RELATIONS OF WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. NOTE. Every one of the eighty thousand words in the English language, when arranged in a sentence, will take the place of, and, of course, become the SAME part of speech as one of the twenty-one words in the foregoing scale. The infinitive has a relation to that word which immediately precedes it, in construction. The participle has the 1st relation as an adjective, and either the 9th, 10th or 11th, as a verb. "One word belongs to another." SENTENCE. The Sun went down; nor ceased the carnage thereTumultuous murder shook the midnight air. NOTE.-Fill the blank with pencil, to give each word its relation. "One word belongs to another." smiles moon smiles o'er SECOND ANALYSIS OF THE WORDS ON THE PLATE. cloud the sky obscures cloud nor 16 ad, and belongs to moon. • ad, and belongs to moon. noun, nom. to smiles. adr qualifies smiles. intr. c., agrees with moon. prep, governs repose. noun, poss, before repose. ad belongs to repose. noun, object of o'er. adj., belongs to cloud. adj. belongs to cloud. noun, nom. to obscures. tr. verb, agrees with cloud. ad, belongs to sky. noun, object of obscures. (conj. connects cloud obscures sky and tempest blows. adj., belongs to tempest. noun, nom. to blows. Sintr. r., IRREG. 3d pers. sing., and agrees with tempest. adr., qualifies sinks. adj., belongs to passion. noun, nom. to sinks. intr v., IRREG., 3d pers. sing., agrees with passion. prep., governs rest. noun. obj., governed by to. adj., belongs to heart. adj., belongs to heart. noun, nom. to lies. and (intr. v., IRREG. 3d pers. sing., and agrees with heart. adj., belongs to heart. conj., connects heart lies and schemes distract will. adj., belongs to schemes. noun, PLURAL, nom. to distract prep., governs life. noun, obj. governed by of. adv., qualifies distract. {tr. v., 3d pers. PLURAL, and agrees with schemes. adj., belongs to will. adj., belongs to will. noun, object of distract. prep., governs silence. noun, obj. governed by in. adj., belongs to power. prep., governs voice. noun, poss. before voice. noun, obj. governed by to. intr. v., 3d sing., to agree with power. adj., belongs to power. adj., belongs to power. noun, nom. to attends. {verb, irreg. intr., IMP. WOOD; 20 PERS. SING., to agree with thou. adj., belongs to Amelia. noun, prop. fem., 2D PERS. SING., CASE IND. conj., connects (thou) come and (do thou) enjoy hour. tr. v., reg. imperative, 2d pers. sing, to agree with thou. noun, poss. before hour. adj., belongs to hour. noun, object of enjoy. { intr. v., irreg. imp., 2d singular, adv., qualifies invites. tr. v., irreg. imperative, 2d sing. pron., object of let. tr. v., infinitive, governed by us. noun, object of to search. adv., qualifying shall be found. aux. verb, joined to be found. adj., belongs to form. adj., belongs to form. adj., belongs to form. noun, nom. to shall be found. prep., governs happiness. noun, obj. governed by of. aux. verb, joined to found. pass. verb, irreg. indic. future, 3d { pers. sing., to agree with form. |