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ETYMOLOGY.
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A Verb Neuter expresses neither action nor passion, but a state of being; as, I bounce, I lie.
"Fact, Madam!"
"Gracious, Major!"
Of Verbs Regular, Irregular, and Defective, we shall have somewhat to say hereafter.
Verbs Comic are, for the most part, verbs which cannot be found in the dictionary, and are used to express ordinary actions in a jocular manner; as, to "bolt," to "mizzle," which signify to go or to depart; to "bone," to "prig," that is to say, to steal; to "collar," which means to seize, an expression probably
