Chapter XXIV: The Weak Tenses

377. The weak inflection 317
378. First division 318
379. Second division 318
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380. Third division 319
381. Preterites in _-ed_ and _-t_ 319
382. Preterites like _made_, _had_ 321-327
_Would_, _should_ 322
_Aught_ 322
_Durst_ 322
_Must_ 323
_Wist_ 324
_Do_ 325
_Mind_ 325
_Yode_ 327

CHAPTER XXV.

ON CONJUGATIONS.

383. So-called irregularities 328
384. Principles of criticism 329
Coincidence of form 329
Coincidence of distribution 329
Coincidence of order 329
385. Strong verbs once weak 332
386. Division of verbs into _strong_ and _weak_ natural 333
387. Obsolete forms 334
388. Double forms 334

CHAPTER XXVI.

DEFECTIVENESS AND IRREGULARITY.

389. Difference between defectiveness and irregularity 335
Vital and obsolete processes 336
Processes of necessity 337
Ordinary processes 338
Positive processes 338
Processes of confusion 339
390. _Could_ 339
391. _Quoth_ 340

CHAPTER XXVII.

THE IMPERSONAL VERBS.

392-394. _Meseems_, _methinks_, _me listeth_ 342

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CHAPTER XXVIII.

THE VERB SUBSTANTIVE.

395. The verb substantive defective 344
396. _Was_ 344
397. _Be_ 344
398, 399. Future power of _be_ 345
400. _Am_ 346
_Worth_ 347

CHAPTER XXIX.

THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE.

401. The form in _-ing_ 348
402. Substantival power of participle 349
403. Taylor's theory 349

CHAPTER XXX.

THE PAST PARTICIPLE.

404-406. Similarity to the preterite 351
407. _Forlorn_, _frore_ 352
408. The form in _-ed_, _-d_, or _-t_ 352
409. The _y-_ in _y-cleped_, &c. 353

CHAPTER XXXI.

ON COMPOSITION.

410-414. Definition of composition 355-357
415-417. Parity of accent 358
418. Obscure compounds 361
419. Exceptions 362
420. _Peacock_, _peahen_, &c. 364
421. Third element in compound words 365
422. Improper compounds 365
423. Decomposites 365
424. Combinations 366

CHAPTER XXXII.

ON DERIVATION AND INFLECTION.

425. Derivation 367
426. Classification of derived words 368
427. Words like _['a]bsent_ and _abs['e]nt_, &c.
369
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428. Words like _churl_, _tail_, &c. 370
429. Forms like _tip_ and _top_, &c. 370
430. Obscure derivatives 370

CHAPTER XXXIII.

ADVERBS.

431. Classification of adverbs 371
432. Adverbs of deflection 372
433. Words like _darkling_ 373
434. Words like _brightly_ 374

CHAPTER XXXIV.

ON CERTAIN ADVERBS OF PLACE.

435-439. _Here_, _hither_, _hence_ 374
440. _Yonder_ 375
_Anon_ 375

CHAPTER XXXV.

ON WHEN, THEN, AND THAN.

441. Origin of the words 377

CHAPTER XXXVI.

ON PREPOSITIONS, ETC.

442. Prepositions 378
443. Conjunctions 378
444. _Yes_ and _no_ 379
445. Particles 379