arithmetic.

A _Praxis_ is a method of exercise, or a form of grammatical resolution,
showing the learner how to proceed. The word is Greek, and literally
signifies action, doing, practice, or formal use.

PRAXIS I--ETYMOLOGICAL.

_In the first Praxis, it is required of the pupil--merely to distinguish
and define the different parts of speech.

The definitions to be given in the First Praxis, are one, and only one, for
each word, or part of speech. Thus_:--

EXAMPLE PARSED.

"The patient ox submits to the yoke, and meekly performs the labour
required of him."

_The_ is an article. 1.[132] An article is the word _the, an_, or _a_,
which we put before nouns to limit their signification.

_Patient_ is an adjective. 1. An adjective is a word added to a noun or
pronoun, and generally expresses quality.

_Ox_ is a noun. 1. A noun is the name of any person, place, or thing, that
can be known or mentioned.

_Submits_ is a verb. 1. A verb is a word that signifies _to be, to act_, or
_to be acted upon._

_To_ is a preposition. 1. A preposition is a word used to express some
relation of different things or thoughts to each other, and is generally
placed before a noun or a pronoun.

_The_ is an article. 1. An article is the word _the, an_, or _a_, which we
put before nouns to limit their signification.

_Yoke_ is a noun. 1. A noun is the name of any person, place, or thing,
that can be known or mentioned.

_And_ is a conjunction. 1. A conjunction is a word used to connect words or
sentences in construction, and to show the dependence of the terms so
connected.

_Meekly_ is an adverb. 1. An adverb is a word added to a verb, a
participle, an adjective, or an other adverb; and generally expresses time,
place, degree, or manner.

_Performs_ is a verb. 1. A verb is a word that signifies _to be, to act_,
or _to be acted upon._

_The_ is an article. 1. An article is the word _the, an_, or _a_, which we
put before nouns to limit their signification.

_Labour_ is a noun. 1. A noun is the name of any person, place, or thing,
that can be known or mentioned.

_Required_ is a participle. 1. A participle is a word derived from a verb,
participating the properties of a verb, and of an adjective or a noun; and
is generally formed by adding _ing, d_, or _ed_, to the verb.

_Of_ is a preposition. 1. A preposition is a word used to express some
relation of different things or thoughts to each other, and is generally
place