The soldiers, who crucified Jesus, parted his garments among them, and cast lots for his coat. 7. It is used with Abstract Nouns in some phrases. (See the Table in Lesson 152, and the note at the end.) Speak the truth at all times. Never tell a lie, even in jest. There is but one truth of any matter, but lies about it may be innumerable. 8. It is used with the names of some diseases. The cholera. The small pox. The consump tion, &c. But we say a fever, because there are several kinds of fever. 9. Used with the names of animals or plants, in describing. what is common to the whole species. The elephant can lift a man with his trunk. An elephant went mad and killed his keeper. 10. Other uses of the article are shown in the following examples. A boy found a nest and carried the eggs home. (i. e. all the eggs in that nest.) I saw an omnibus and beckoned to the driver to stop, but when I looked in at the door, I found it so full I could not get in. (i. e. the driver and door of that omnibus.) Did you ever swim over a river? (i. e. any river.) Did you ever swim over the river? (i. e. the river near here.) A shop was robbed last night. (Some shop.) (Our shop.) The shop was robbed last night 11. The part of any thing, A bone of a horse. The bones of a horse. The head of a horse. A leaf of a book. cover of a book. The leaves of a book. The A piece of a wheel. The pieces of a wheel. The tire of a wheel. A fragment of a bottle. The fragments of a bottle. The neck of a bottle. A fragment of a ship. The fragments of a ship. The wreck of a ship. A citizen of New-York. The citizens of NewYork. The Mayor of New-York. A branch of a tree. The branches of a tree. The trunk of tree. 12. When a possessive is used, the article is omitted. This is the best pen I have. This is my best pen. Mary is in the fifteenth year of her age. Mary is in her fifteenth year. I saw the hand of a pirate in the museum. In some places, hail stones have fallen as large as the egg of a goose. (As large as a goose' egg.) The Article is omitted in some familiar phrases. N. is at sea. N. died at N. is going to sea. sea. N. has returned from sea. Oregon by sea. N. went to So are used land, church, school, college, town, congress, bed, table, breakfast, dinner, supper. List of Phrases without the Article. To sea. To school. To town. To tea. To land. To church. To meeting. To supper. To congress. To dinner. At sea. At church. At meeting. At school. At college. At court. At breakfast. At dinner. At tea. At table. From sea. From church. From meeting. From school. From college. From court. From bed. From town. In church In school. In town. In congress. In bed. By sea. By land. By water. By railroad. By ship. By letter. By mail. By telegraph. On foot. On horseback. Examples. My father sent me some money by mail. Mr. P. is at dinner. Can you wait a few minutes ? You can go from Albany to Buffalo in one day by rail-road. Lesson 161. The Definite Article THE is used before Adjectives and Participial Adjectives WITHOUT NOUNS. Examples. The good will be happy. The wicked will be unhappy. We should be kind to the poor and afflicted. The young are slaves to novelty, the old to cus tom. When the battle is lost, the vanquished fly, leaving the killed and wounded on the ground. In ancient times the conquered were slaves to their conquerors, and this is still the custom of barbarous nations. The rich should not despise the poor, the poor should not envy the rich. The industrious are happier than the idle. The is used before proper names with Adjectives, as: The great and good Washington at the end of the war retired to his farm. The mighty Napoleon, who conquered many nations, was at last conquered. SECTION XIII.-DISEASES. Lesson 162. 1. The diseases of the head and brain are: Bleeding of the lungs. Pleurisy, &c. |