321, 322. Weak and strong conjugations natural 235-237 CHAPTER XXVI. DEFECTIVENESS AND IRREGULARITY. 323-325. Irregularity 238 326. Vital and obsolete processes 240 327. Processes of necessity, &c. 241 328. Ordinary processes 241 329. Positive 242 330. Normal 242 331. _Could_ 243 332. _Quoth_ 244 333. Real irregular verbs few 244 CHAPTER XXVII. THE IMPERSONAL VERBS. 334, 335. _Me-seems_, _me-listeth_ 246 CHAPTER XXVIII. THE VERB SUBSTANTIVE. 336. Not irregular 247 337. _Was_ 247 338-341. _Be_ 248, 249 342. _An_ 249 343. _Worth_ 250 CHAPTER XXIX. THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE. 344. Forms in -ing 251 345. Forms in -ung 252 CHAPTER XXX. THE PAST PARTICIPLE. 346. Forms in -en 254 347, 348. _Drunken_ 254 349. _Forlorn_ 255 350. Forms in -ed 255 351. The prefix Y 256 CHAPTER XXXI. COMPOSITION. 352-357. Nature of compounds 258-261 358-361. Accent 261-266 362. Obscure compounds 266 363-365. Exceptions 266, 267, 268 366. _Peacock_, _peahen_ 269 367. _Nightingale_ 269 368. Improper compounds 270 369. Decomposites 270 370. Combinations 270, 271 CHAPTER XXXII. ON DERIVATION AND INFLECTION. 371-373. Their nature 272-275 CHAPTER XXXIII. ADVERBS. 374, 375. Their division 276 376-379. Adverbs of deflection 277 380. _Darkling_ 278 CHAPTER XXXIV. ON CERTAIN ADVERBS OF PLACE. 381-384. _Hither_, _thither_, &c 279 385. _Hence_, &c. 280 386. _Yonder_ 280 387. _Anon_ 281 CHAPTER XXXV. ON WHEN, THEN, AND THAN. 388, 389. Their origin 282 CHAPTER XXXVI. PREPOSITIONS AND CONJUNCTIONS. 390. Prepositions 283 391. Conjunctions 283 392. _Yes_, _No_ 283 393. Particles 283 CHAPTER XXXVII.