Gram._, p. 17. (8.) "A verb
is a part of speech, which signifies _to be, to act, or to receive an
action_."--_Comly's Gram._, p. 11. (9.) "A verb is a part of speech by
which any thing is asserted."--_Weld's Gram_, p. 50; _Abridg._, 46 and 58.
(10.) "A verb is a part of speech which expresses action, or existence, in
a direct manner."--_Gilbert's Gram._, p. 20. (11.) "A participle is a part
of speech derived from a verb, and expresses action or existence in an
indirect manner."--_Ibid._ (12.) "A Participle is a Part of Speech derived
from a Verb, and denotes being, doing, or suffering, and implies Time, as a
Verb does."--_British Gram._, p. 139; _Buchanan's_, p. 46. "An adverb is a
part of speech used to add to the meaning of verbs, adjectives, and
participles."--_Gilbert's Gram._, p. 20. (14.) "An adverb is an
indeclinable part of speech, added to a verb, adjective, or other adverb,
to express some circumstance, quality, or manner of their signification."--
_Adam's Gram._, p. 142; _Gould's_, 147. (15.) "An Adverb is a part of
speech joined to a verb, an Adjective, a Participle, and sometimes to
another Adverb, to express the quality or circumstance of it."--_Ash's
Gram._, p. 47, (16.) "An Adverb is a part of speech joined to a Verb,
Adjective, Participle, and sometimes to another Adverb, to express some
circumstances respecting it."--_Beck's Gram._, p. 23. (17.) "An Adverb is a
Part of Speech which is joined to a Verb, Adjective, Participle, or to
another Adverb to express some Modification, or Circumstance, Quality, or
Manner of their Signification."--_Buchanan's Gram._, p. 61. (18.) "An
Adverb is a part of speech added to a Verb (whence the name), and sometimes
even to another word."--_Bucke's Gram._, p. 76. (19.) "A conjunction is a
part of speech used to connect words and sentences."--_Gilbert's Gram._, p.
20; _Weld's_, 51. (20.) "A Conjunction is a part of speech that joins words
or sentences together."--_Ash's Gram._, p. 43. (21.) "A Conjunction is that
part of speech which connect sentences, or parts of sentences or single
words."--_Blair's Gram._, p. 41. (22.) "A Conjunction is a part of speech,
that is used principally to connect sentences, so as, out of two, three, or
more, sentences, to make one."--_Bucke's Gram._, p. 28. (23.) "A
Conjunction is a part of speech that is chiefly used to connect sentences,
joining two or more simple sentences into one compound sentence: it
sometimes connects only words."--_Kirkh