A man dropped dead in the street a few days ago.

In Africa the Negroes go nearly naked.

Great numbers of horses run wild1 in New Mexico.

Mr. W. has six children, all of whom were born deaf.

Laura Bridgman was not born blind.

You should sit still in the chapel.

Fall, run, and go sometimes mean to become.

A man fell fast asleep in church, and another man dropped a quid of tobacco into his mouth from the gallery. He never slept in church again.

The teacher will explain that, though a man who falls dead, literally falls, yet one who falls asleep, or falls sick, does not literally fall.

Dogs sometimes run mad in hot weather.

King Oedipus went mad and tore out his own eyes.

Apes commonly walk on all fours, but sometimes stand erect.

6. Phrases formed with Transitive Verbs.

Keep your feet dry.

Keep your hands clean.

'Not wildly, but in a wild state.

The Indians roast their prisoners alive. Washington set his slaves free by his last will. Elymas, the sorcerer, was struck blind. (Acts. Chapter XIII.)

You must not bury seeds too deep.

A man was shot dead in a fight at New-Orleans the other day.

A boa can swallow an ox whole.

Some farmers paint their barns blue.

In some countries the women stain their teeth black.

This dress is stained. Dye it black.

Disobedient children make their parents very

unhappy.

Tobacco smoke makes me sick.

We let the dog loose in the yard at night. The horse has caught his foot in the harness. Hold him fast till I get his foot loose.

Susan went to see her sister, and found her very sick.

Traveling beats dry roads hard, but makes muddy roads worse.

When your horse is wet rub him dry.

Cut the wood short for the stove.

Cats will lick greasy plates clean.

The treacher will give addttional examples on the phrases in this lesson.

Comparison of Superiority and Inferiority.

The woman and the man are not equally stout. The man is more stout, the woman is less stout. The man is more stout than the woman.

but not as

The woman is less stout than the man. The woman is as tall as the man, stout.

The man is more stout than the woman, but not more tall.

The bench and the table are not equally high. The table is more high, the bench is less high. The table is more high than the bench.

The bench is less high than the table.

The trunk and the table are not equally wide. The table is more wide, the trunk is less wide. The table is more wide than the trunk.

The trunk is less wide than the table.

The trunk is as long as the table, but not as wide.