—­having active forms nearly equivalent to them, (is rejoiced,
      rejoices; am resolved, know, &c.,): 
    —­erroneously allowed by some to govern the obj. case in Eng.; CROMB.
      in this category, cited, canon, pseudo-canons.
    —­Pass. verb, what should always take for its subj. or nom.: 
    —­takes the same case after as before it, when both words refer to the
      same thing: 
    —­between two nominatives, with which should be made to agree,
      ("Words ARE wind,").  See Unco-Passive, &c.

Passive form of an active-intrans. verb followed by a prep. and its objective, ("He WAS LAUGHED AT,"). Passive sense of the act. form of the verb, ("The books continue SELLING,").

Past for future, see Prophecy.

Pauses, term defined.
    —­Pauses, kinds of, named and explained: 
    —­the distinctive, duration of: 
    —­after what manner should be formed: 
    —­forced, unintentional, their effect: 
    —­emphatic or rhetorical, applicat. and office of: 
    —­harmonic, kinds of; these, essential to verse.
    —­Pauses, abrupt, punct.: 
    —­emphatic, do.

Pedantic and sense-dimming style of charlatans &c., as offending against purity.

Pentameter line, iambic, examples of: 
    —­is the regular Eng.  HEROIC; its quality and adaptation: 
    —­embraces the elegiac stanza: 
    —­trochaic, example of, said by MURR. et al. to be very uncommon;
      was unknown to DR. JOH. and other old prosodists: 
    —­the two examples of. in sundry grammars, whence came; a couplet of
      these scanned absurdly by HIL.; HART mistakes the metre of do.: 
    —­dactylic, example of, ("Salutation to America,").

Perfect, adj., whether admits of comparison; why its comparis. by adverbs not wholly inadmissible.

Perfect definition, what.

Perfect participle, or second part., defined: 
    —­its form: 
    —­how has been variously called: 
    —­its character and name as distinguished from the imperf. part: 
    —­why sometimes called the passive part.; why this name liable to
      objection: 
    —­how may be distinguished from the preterit of the same form: 
    —­should not be made to govern an objective term. ("The characters
      MADE USE OF,” MURR.,): 
    —­not to be used for the pret., nor confounded with the pres.: 
    —­what care necessary in the employment of; when to be distinguished
      from the preterits of their verbs.

Perfect tense, defined.
    —­Perf. tense of indic., as referring to time relatively fut.