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CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS.
4. — Air, — Taste the orange, blais òraisd. Will you not begin
the work ? buail obair ? Put on your hat, cuir ad. The
children beat the monkey, clànn gabh apag. We asked them to
come in, tarr thig a-stigh. They were not mocking us, cha
mag. — De, — The house is reeking, (sendingoff smoke,) tigh cuir
smùid. What did you make of it, ciod dean. Give up (let
from you) your nonsense, leig or tog bòilich. — Lb, — they will
consent to me, aontaich. It did not succeed with us, cha èirich
or soìrbhich. Did the iads go with them, gille racli. — Ri, —
Tell her to put fuel to the pot, abair teine cuirpoit. They were
ascending the knoll, dìrich cnoc. Will you wait for them ?
fuirich. Speak to these men, labhair. If they will hear thee,
receive them hospitably, èisd, gabh gu-ftal.
5. — I declared to them, cuir, S$c. He extinguished the light,
solus. They were accusing us of lies, brèug. We fìnished the
work, now do not trouble us. Make good use of your money.
Though they arrested my clothes, I did not despise them. I
am resolving to depart, for it is snowing. — Gabh, — do not beat
them. Come over and have nothing to do with them. He fled
and was terrifìed. — Thoir, — Take care that you will bring back
the box. Observe what I said to you ; do not judge rashly of
any body. 1 know that she pawned the table.
25. — I gave a shilling to Peter.
Did he thank you? Tell me
your news. My father pro-
mised me a pair of shoes. Teli
Thomas to begin his work.
The fìshermen took my hooks
from me ; but they will give
them to you again. I happened
to meet them. 26. — Yon was
a large ship. Little was his
need of more drink. It was a
loftier tree. The day was wet.
Dark was the night. Was he
not a brave man ? It was a
cold morning.
GOVERNMENT OF THE INFINI-
TIVE.
Rule XXVII. One verb
governs another in the In-
finitive mood ; as,
25. — Thoir mi tasdan Peadar.
Thoir mì taing sìbh ? Innis mì
mo naigheachd. Geall mo
athair mì paidhir bròg. Abair
Tdmas tòisich mo obair. Thoir
iasgair mo cuid dhubhan mì :
ach thoir mì mì thu a-rìst.
Tachair mì mo coinnich. 26.
— Is mòr an lòng mì sud. Is
beag mo feum air tuilleadh
deoch. Is àrd an craobh mì.
Is fliuch an là. Is dorch
an didhche. Nach is trèun an
duine mì ? Is fuar an maduinn
mì.
SPKEIGEADH AN FHEAIKTICH.
Riailt XXVII. Spreig-
idh aon ghnìomhar fear eile
anns an Fheairteach ; mar,