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very small. Big Jolm came home last night , he is
vgry wealthy. The winter was cold and the summer was
wet. Is that book good? Yes, but it is very dirty. Whose
is this good pen ? An old-maid gave it to my father.
Where is the heavy bag ? The blue bag is full, but the
green one is empty. Who washed your face ? It is very
dirty. Clean yourself and put on your brown coat. The
dirty boy is now very tidy.
20—22.—Were you at the loch yesterday ? I was.
Will the girl be at school to-morrow ? No. Isn’t the
flower beautiful ? It is beautiful. Was it the fisherman
who was in the boat ? It was he. Am I not in the house ?
Was not the soldier out with the gun ? He was not. If
I shall not be here in the evening, lock the door. Though
he was big, he was not strong. Though I should be there,
I would not be happy. Though I was not there I saw the
ship. The master said that his servant was lazy. He says
(is saying) that the servant is not good. I cut the tree
which was in the garden. I will eat the berries that will be
ripe. We met the boy who was not in the boat. Do not
be foolish and you will become (grow) wealthy. The
wealthy man is very vain.
23—24—Keep this, but give that to the girl. I met
that man in the town yesterday. Who is he ? He is the
man who sold the horse. The man paid what he got.
They turned out the boys who were not tidy. There is
no one in the town but is tidy. I slept in the house which
he was in. Whose horse is that in the field ? Is it not
Malcolm’s horse ? The hunters killed many deer. Which