PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE.
PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY.
CHAPTER I. OF THE NATURE OF THE LETTERS, AND OF A COMIC ALPHABET.
CHAPTER II. OF SYLLABLES. Syllable is a nice word, it sounds so much like syllabub!
CHAPTER III. OF WORDS IN GENERAL.
PART II. ETYMOLOGY.
CHAPTER I. A COMICAL VIEW OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH.
CHAPTER II. OF THE ARTICLES.
CHAPTER III.
SECTION I. OF SUBSTANTIVES IN GENERAL. Substantives are either proper or common.
SECTION II. OF GENDER.
SECTION III. OF NUMBER.
SECTION IV. OF CASE.
CHAPTER IV. OF ADJECTIVES.
SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF ADJECTIVES AND THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON.
SECTION II. A FEW REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF COMPARISON.
CHAPTER V. OF PRONOUNS.
SECTION I. OF THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS. "Mr. Addams, don't be personal, Sir!"
SECTION II. OF THE RELATIVE PRONOUNS.
SECTION III. OF THE ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS.
CHAPTER VI. OF VERBS.
SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF VERBS IN GENERAL.
SECTION II. OF NUMBER AND PERSON.
SECTION III. OF MOODS AND PARTICIPLES.
SECTION IV. OF THE TENSES.
SECTION V. THE CONJUGATION OF THE AUXILIARY VERBS TO HAVE AND TO BE.
SECTION VI. THE CONJUGATION OF REGULAR VERBS ACTIVE.
SECTION VII. IRREGULAR VERBS
SECTION VIII. OF DEFECTIVE VERBS. Most men have five senses,
CHAPTER VII. OF ADVERBS.
CHAPTER VIII. OF PREPOSITIONS.
CHAPTER IX. OF CONJUNCTIONS.. A Conjunction means literally, a union or meeting together.
CHAPTER X. OF DERIVATION.
PART III. SYNTAX. "Now then, reader, if you are quite ready, we are. All right! * * * *"
PART IV. PROSODY.
CHAPTER I. OF PRONUNCIATION
SECTION I. OF ACCENT.
SECTION II. OF QUANTITY.
SECTION III. ON EMPHASIS.
SECTION IV. OF PAUSES.
SECTION V. OF TONES.
CHAPTER II. OF VERSIFICATION.
CHAPTER III. PUNCTUATION.
ADDRESS TO YOUNG STUDENTS. Young Gentlemen,
CONTENTS
CHAPTER II. OF SYLLABLES.
SECTION I. OF SUBSTANTIVES IN GENERAL.
SECTION I. OF THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS.
SECTION VIII. OF DEFECTIVE VERBS.
CHAPTER IX. OF CONJUNCTIONS..
PART III. SYNTAX.
ADDRESS TO YOUNG STUDENTS.
