English· 2:45:39· 18 chapters
In this charming 1877 book of grammar instruction for children, we are introduced to the nine parts of speech and learn about the rules that govern them in Grammar-Land.
"Judge Grammar is far mightier than any Fairy Queen, for he rules over real kings and queens down here in Matter-of-fact-land. Our kings and queens have all to obey Judge Grammar’s laws, or else they would talk what is called bad grammar; and then, even their own subjects would laugh at them, and would say: “Poor things!
They are funny fellows, these nine Parts-of-Speech. You will find out by-and-by which you like best amongst them all. There is rich Mr. Noun, and his useful friend Pronoun; little ragged Article, and talkative Adjective; busy Dr. Verb, and Adverb; perky Preposition, convenient Conjunction, and that tiresome Interjection, the oddest of them all."
"Judge Grammar is far mightier than any Fairy Queen, for he rules over real kings and queens down here in Matter-of-fact-land. Our kings and queens have all to obey Judge Grammar’s laws, or else they would talk what is called bad grammar; and then, even their own subjects would laugh at them, and would say: “Poor things!
They are funny fellows, these nine Parts-of-Speech. You will find out by-and-by which you like best amongst them all. There is rich Mr. Noun, and his useful friend Pronoun; little ragged Article, and talkative Adjective; busy Dr. Verb, and Adverb; perky Preposition, convenient Conjunction, and that tiresome Interjection, the oddest of them all."
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface and Introduction
09:46 - Chapter 2
Mr. Noun
10:47 - Chapter 3
Little Article
06:56 - Chapter 4
Mr. Pronoun
11:18 - Chapter 5
Serjeant Parsing's Visit to Schoolroom-shire
01:56 - Chapter 6
Mr. Adjective
10:03 - Chapter 7
Mr. Adjective Tried for Stealing
11:24 - Chapter 8
The Quarrel Between Mr. Pronoun and Mr. Adjective, and Little Interjection
13:27 - Chapter 9
Dr. Verb
10:57 - Chapter 10
Dr. Verb's Three Tenses, Number, and Persons
11:50 - Chapter 11
Serjeant Parsing in Schoolroom-Shire Again
02:34 - Chapter 12
The Nominative Case
08:46 - Chapter 13
Adverb
08:55 - Chapter 14
Preposition
09:22 - Chapter 15
Prepositions Govern the Objective Case
08:50 - Chapter 16
Conjunction
08:35 - Chapter 17
Active Verbs Govern the Objective Case
10:32 - Chapter 18
The Possessive Case; and Who's to Have the Prize?
09:41