The BREVE (), placed over a vowel to fignify it should
be founded fhort: as, Putty.

The CIRCUMFLEX (A), placed over fome vowel to fhew
that it is to be pronounced long: as, difpute.

The CARET, of the fame form with the circumflex, but
placed beneath the line, to fhew that fomething is omitted
which is inferted over the line: as, this is he.

A

The DIALYSIS ("), or two points placed over two vowels
in a word, to fhew they are to be parted, not being a diph.
thong: as, Duël.

The HYPHEN, or note of conjunction (-), being a straight
line, used to connect compound words together: as, Heart-
breaking; Book-keeper. And when inferted at the end of a line,
it fhews the word is divided according to its fyllables: as, dif-
tinguish.

The INDEX(), or hand, pointing to fomething re-
markable.

The ASTERISM (*), or Star, directing to fome note in
the margin, or at the bottom of the page. Several of them
together denote fomething defective, or improper to be re-
peated.

The OBELISK (†), is used to refer to a note like the fore-
going. And in fome dictionaries it denotes the word to be
obfolete.

The PARAGRAPH marks a division of sentences un
der one head. It is ufed chiefly in the vulgar translation of
the Bible.

The SECTION (§) fhews a greater divifion than the pa-
ragraph.

The CROTCHETS ([]) include a word or fentence expla
natory of what was mentioned before.

The QUOTATION ("") is a double comma (the first
reverfed), and placed at the beginning and end of a sentence,
or fentences, taken from another author.

A PRAXIS;

Or Examples of Grammatical Refolution.

JOHN, IV.

I When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharifees had beard that Jefus made and baptized more difciples than John;

2 (Though Jefus himself baptized not, but his difciples ;) 3 He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.

4 And he must needs go through Samaria.

5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his fon Jofeph.

6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jefus therefore being wearied with his journey, fat thus on the well: and it was about the fixth hour.

7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jefus faith unto her, Give me to drink.

1 When is an adverb of time; therefore, an adverb with a prepofition added to it; the, the definite article; Lord, common. noun, fingular number, mafculine gender, nominative cafe, being the agent of the fentence; knew, the verb neuter, perfon, fingular, governed by the noun Lord, and agreeing with it, paft time, indicative mode, and the attribute of the fentence; how, an adverb of manner; the, definite article ; Pharifees, noun common, plural number, nominative cafe ; had heard, verb neuter with the auxiliary had, plural, third perfon, past time, indicative mode, governed by Pharifees; that, a copulative conjunction; Jesus, a proper name, masculine, nominative cafe, and the agent of the fentence; made, and baptized, two verbs active, third perfon, fingular, past time, iudicative mode, connected with each other by the copulative conjunction and, and are the attribute of the sentence; more, an adverb of comparison; difciples, noun plural, objective eafe, and the object of the fentence; than, comparative conjunction,

G 2

junction, comparing the number mentioned in the foregoing fentence with that of the following: as, baptized more difciples, than John (did); John, a proper name.

2 Though, a disjunctive conjunction; Jefus, a proper name, as before; himself, the objective pronoun of the third perfon fingular, mafculine gender, joined to the fingular fubftantive Self, to exprefs an exclufive emphafis; baptized, verb active, third perfon, fingular, paft time, and indicative mode, thoughr it be governed by the conjunction though, for it is not of a doubtful, but abfolute nature, declaring, that Jefus did not baptize any; it forms the attribute of the fentence to the agent Fejus; not, a negative adverb, added to the verb, and altering its fenfe, the poffeffive pronoun any being understood; but, a disjunctive conjunction, corresponding to the former conjunction though, and expreffing an oppofition in meaning; his, the poffeffive pronoun, third perfon, fingular, mafculine gender; difciples, the plural fubftantive, nominative cafe, the auxiliary (did) being understood: as, his difciples did. The whole verfe is included in a parenthefis, and is not connected in fenfe or conftruction, with the rest of the chapter.

3 He, a pronoun of the third perfon fingular, masculine gender, nominative cafe; used as a substitute for the noun Jefus, and governed by it; left, a verb active, third perfon, fingular, governed by the pronoun he, paft time, indicative mode; Judæa, a proper name of a city, objective cafe, as it forms the object to the fentence; and, a copulative conjunction; departed, a verb neuter, third perfon, fingular, governed alfo by the pronoun he, paft time, indicative mode; again, an adverb; into, a prepofition; Galilee, a proper nouu, objective cafe, governed by the prepofition into.

4 And, a copulative conjunction, expreffing an addition ; he, a pronoun as before, agreeing with its antecedent noun Jefus; muft, an auxiliary, denoting neceflity, and having no variation; needs, an adverb; go, a neuter verb; through, a prepofition; Samaria, a proper name for a country, objective cafe, being governed by the prepofition through.

5 Then, an adverb of time; cometh, a neuter verb, governed by the pronoun he in person and number, and placed before it, as is fometimes the cafe when the agent is a pronoun; indicative mode, and present time (improperly, for it should be in the past time, as, then came he); he, a pronoun; to, a prepofition; a, the indefinite article; city, a common noun, fingular, neuter gender, objective cafe, being governed by the prepofition to; of, a prepofition; Samaria, a proper name, fingular, objective cafe; which, a relative, agreeing with its antecedent city; is, the neuter verb to be, prefent time, fingular, third person, indicative mode; called, the perfect participle of the neuter verb to call, being placed after the auxiliary is Sychar, a proper name of a city, nominative cafe, being placed after the neuter verb, called; near, an adverb of distance; to, a prepofition; the, the definite article; parcel, a common noun, fingular, objective case, governed by the prepofition to; of, a prepofition; ground, fubftantive common, objective cafe, governed by the prepofition of; that, a relative, agreeing with its antecedent, the parcel of ground; Jacob, a proper name of the patriarch, masculine, nominative cafe; gave, a verb active, third person, fingular, past time, indicative mode, governed by Jacob, the fame as, Jacob gave that; to, a preposition; his, a poffeffive pronoun, agreeing in perfon, number, and gender, with the noun Jacob, and governed by it, and in the poffeffive cafe, to fhew the relation of poffeffion between Facob and fon; fon is a common noun, fingular, mafculine gender, objective cafe, governed by the prepofition to; Jofeph, a proper name, put in appofition to fou; that is, in the fame cafe, and governed by the fame prepofi.

tion to.

6 Now, an adverb; Jacob's, a fubftantive proper, poffeffive cafe; well, a common noun, fingular, nominative case, the fame as, the well of Jacob; was, the neuter verb to be, third perfon fingular, paft time, indicative mode; there, an adverb of place; Jefus, a proper name; therefore, an adverb with a prepofition, the fame as there and for, it has the conftruction

of a pronoun; being, the present participle of the neuter verb to be; wearied, the perfect participle of the neuter verb to weary, being placed, after the participle of the auxiliary to be, which, as has been fhewn, in all its forms requires the prefent or perfect participle after it; with, a preposition; his, a possessive pronoun, third person fingular, mafculine gender, ftanding for the poffeffive cafe of the noun Jefus; journey, a fubftantive fingular, objective cafe, governed by the prepofition with; fat, a neuter verb, third perfon, fingular, paft time, indicative mode, governed by Jefus; thus, an adverb of manner, improperly inserted in this place, as it refers to the manner of fitting, or the pofture; whereas no particular pofture or manner of fitting is mentioned, either before or -after this fentence; on, a prepofition; the, the definite article; well, a common noun, fingular, objective cafe, governed by the prepofition on; and, a conjunction copulative; it, the -neuter pronoun, nominative case, standing for the time of the day; tuas, the neuter verb to be, third perfon, fingular, paft time, indicative mode, governed by the neuter pronoun it; about, an adverb; the, the definite article; fixth, an adjective; hour, a common fubftantive fingular.

7 There, an adverb; cometh, the neuter verb, third perfon, fingular, indicative mode, and prefent time, though it should be the paft time, as the event here mentioned was evidently paft, and in the feventeenth verse of this chapter the womair of Samaria is fpoken of in the paft time: as, "the woman anfiered and faid;" a, indefinite articie; woman, a fubftantive common, fingular, feminine gender, nominative cafe, being the agent of the fentence, though placed after the verb; of, a prepofition; Samaria, a substantive common, fingular, objective cafe, governed by the preposition of; to draw, the infinitive mode of the verb draw; water, a common fubftantive, fingular; Jefus, a proper name as before; faith, a neitter verb, third perfon fingular, governed by Jefus, and prefent time, improperly for the past; as this should also be as it stands in the tenth verfe of this chapter; "Jefus answered and faid

unto