Into. In London. (At Paris.) In He hit him in the eye. bed. In fits. In debt. In physic. In a high In transports of joy. I am in doubt; in hopes; in my senses. He is not right in his mind. fever. In the afternoon. In the meantime. In June. Once in four years. They spend Just in time. name. In English. In vain. In fact. Instead of. In In common. He has them well in In comparison. Put it in evi power. In my presence. dence. Taken in the fact. You cannot take me Instead of. You shall go instead of me. Near. Trans 'Instead' is used as an adverb; as, 'He came instead.' Richmond is near London. He was very near being drowned. He was nearer being ruined than he was aware of. 'Near himself' or 'near' in old English means parsimonious. Which is the nearest station? (adjective). Winter drew near (adverb). He is not near so violent as he used to be (for 'nearly') (adverb). D Next. They placed me next the wall. 'Next' is usually an adjective or an adverb The next town, the next page, next week, &c. (adjec- Notwithstanding. I do not envy him, notwithstanding his wealth. Of. Off. content, notwithstanding I expected more (conjunc- Equivalent to the possessive case, but less forcible. We What is this made of? Desirous of returning. of great things. Mindful of his duty. Capable 'Of' nearly always follows the superlative; as- In old English, the sign of the agent; as He You will repent Seen of them forty days. Ashamed of himself. In need of. Proud of. Glad of. Worthy of. Full of Void of. To relieve of, rob What kind of man is he? of, inquire of, speak of. Many of them. Of late. The city Of my opinion. Of use. Of a child. He made much of me. river Thames.') He fell off his horse. He answered off hand. tree. Twelve miles off (adverb). On or Upon. As prepositions these words are the same in meaning, but 'upon' is never used as an adverb. 'On' is the the way to Paris. On a sudden. On the contrary. On reflection. On the spot. On the On purpose. arrival of the judge the trial began. To set one's mind on, heart on, affections on. To take on himself. Have pity on, mercy on. To live upon vegetables. Tuesday. To set upon, sit upon, look upon, come upon, think upon; resolve on, border on, rely on. Hold an inquest on. Adverb-Put your coat on. You must go six miles Out of Over. on. To go on, hurry on, help on. Get on with It is going on for four o'clock. your work. and on. Off is the opposite to 'into' or 'in.' 'Out' is an adverb Get out of my sight. Out of anxiety to know his Out of hearOut of my wits. He went over the A dark cloud hangs over me. Adverb-He does not seem over happy. over. Say it over and over again. Read this Moreover. The danger is over. Winter is over. Over against. Carthage was over against Sicily. I dined at the Royal Academy, and sat over against the Archbishop of York. (Johnson.) Regarding, Respecting, Touching, shorter forms for 'having regard to,' 'having respect to,' ' applying the mind to’— Lord Eldon spoke regarding the law of succession to the crown. Let me hear your opinion respecting the subject under discussion. Did he say anything touching my affairs ? Save. The same as 'except,' but an older word Since. The proposals were all refused, save mine. It is three years since his death. Ever since that day. 'Since' is more properly an adverb or a conjunction— It happened ten days since (adverb). I know not like it so much, why do you not keep it? (conjunc- Through, anciently spelt 'thorough,' which is still used as an adjective He got He drove the sword through his breast. Adverb-He went through at three o'clock. through to London, i. e. all the way. Throughout. He went You must go From that centre it spread throughout Europe. It was wrong throughout (adverb). Till or Until. Till nine o'clock. Till night. Until now. Till then. Till within this hour. I will stay 'Till' or 'until' is more properly a conjunction- (To' is often omitted after these verbs-Give, present, Address the letter Look to me. See to your health. It does not belong to me. Ask him to breakfast. Death to the tyrant. I drink a man. The time to a minute. school. To-day. To-morrow. From day to day. To the best of my power, knowledge, understanding, recollection, information, belief. To his face. Face to face. To such a degree. He took it to heart. You do it to your own disgrace. I said nothing to his disparagement. It is not known to me. Το this end. To my taste. He was persuaded to it. Contrary to; contradictory to. Opposite to; adverse to. They came to words, to blows. Man to man. From man to man. From hand to hand. From mouth to mouth. Adverb: To and fro. Next to; near to. Shut the door to. She came to. 'Lay to' in old English means 'apply'-'It is time for thee to lay to thine hand.' 'Unto' is only found in old English, or in imitations of it in poetry. 'To' is the sign of the infinitive-'In time to come.' Toward or Towards. He came towards me. A kind of reverence should be used towards all men. Cyprus lies towards Syria. It grows cold towards evening. Toward' is the older form. In old English the syllable 'ward' is sometimes placed after the noun; as, 'Your faith to Godward,' i. e. toward God. In modern |