supply you.

4. "I shall not run," answered Herbert stubbornly.

5. He informed us, that in the course of another day's march we would
reach the prairies on the banks of the Grand Canadian.

6. What shall we do with him? This is the sphinx-like riddle which we
must solve if we would not be eaten.

7. Will not our national character be greatly injured? Will we not be
classed with the robbers and destroyers of mankind?

8. Lucy stood still, very anxious, and wondering whether she should
see anything alive.

9. I would be overpowered by the feeling of my disgrace.

10. No, my son; whatever cash I send you is yours: you will spend it
as you please, and I have nothing to say.

11. But I will doubtless find some English person of whom to make
inquiries.

12. Without having attended to this, we will be at a loss to
understand several passages in the classics.

13. "I am a wayfarer," the stranger said, "and would like permission
to remain with you a little while."

14. The beast made a sluggish movement, then, as if he would have more
of the enchantment, stirred her slightly with his muzzle.

WEAK VERBS.

255. Those weak verbs which add _-d_ or _-ed_ to form the past tense
and past participle, and have no change of vowel, are so easily
recognized as to need no special treatment. Some of them are already
given as secondary forms of the strong verbs.

But the rest, which may be called irregular weak verbs, need some
attention and explanation.

256. The irregular weak verbs are divided into two classes,--

[Sidenote: _The two classes of irregular weak verbs._]

(1) Those which retain the _-d_ or _-t_ in the past tense, with some
change of form for the past tense and past participle.

(2) Those which end in _-d_ or _-t_, and have lost the ending which
formerly was added to this.

The old ending to verbs of Class II. was _-de_ or _-te_; as,--

This worthi man ful wel his wit _bisette_ [used].--CHAUCER.

Of smale houndes _hadde_ she, that sche _fedde_ With rosted
flessh, or mylk and wastel breed.--_Id._

This ending has now dropped off, leaving some weak verbs with the same
form throughout: as set, set, set; put, put, put.

257. Irregular Weak Verbs.--Class I.

_Present Tense_. _Past Tense_. _Past Participle_.

bereave bereft, bereave bereft, bereaved
beseech besought besought
burn