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separately from it, like an adverb; in which situation it does not less affect the sense of the verb, and give it a new meaning; and in all instances, whether the preposition is placed either before or after the verb, if it gives a new meaning to the verb, it may be considered as _a part of the verb_. Thus, _to cast_ means _to throw_; but _to cast up_ an account, signifies _to compute_ it; therefore _up_ is a part of the verb. The phrases, _to fall on, to bear out, to give over_, convey very different meanings from what they would if the prepositions _on, out_ and _over_, were not used. Verbs of this kind are called _compound_ verbs. You may now answer the following QUESTIONS NOT ANSWERED IN PARSING. From what words is the term _preposition_ derived?--Why is it thus named?--Repeat the list of prepositions.--Name the three parts of speech that govern nouns and pronouns in the objective case.--When is a noun or pronoun in the objective case, the object of an action?--When is it the object of a relation?--Repeat the order of parsing a preposition.--What rule do you apply in parsing a noun or pronoun governed by a preposition?--Does every preposition require an objective case after it?--Is a noun or pronoun ever governed by a preposition understood?--Give examples.--What is said of verbs compounded of a verb and preposition?--Give the origin and meaning of the prepositions explained in the Philosophical Notes. * * * * * PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES. _From_, according to H. Tooke, is the Anglo-Saxon and Gothic noun _frum_, beginning, source, author. "He came _from (beginning_) Rochester." _Of_, he supposes to be a fragment of the Gothic and Saxon noun _afora_, consequence, offspring, follower. "Solomon, the son _of (offspring_) David." _Of_ or _off_, in its modern acceptation, signifies _disjoined, sundered_: A piece _of (off_) the loaf, is, a piece _disjoined_, or _separated_ from the loaf. The fragrance _of_ or _off_ the rose. _For_ signifies _cause_. "I write _for_ your satisfaction;" i.e. your satisfaction being the _cause. By_ or _be_ is the imperative _byth_, of the Saxon _beon_, to be. _With_, the imperative of _withan_, to join; or, when equivalent to _by_, of _wyr-than_, to be. "I will go _with_ him." "I, _join_ him, will go." _In_ comes from the Gothic noun _inna_, the interior of the body; a cave or cell. _Ab
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