... be, and what the purpose of grammar should be The material of grammar The province of English grammar is, rightly considered, wider than is indicated by any one of the above definitions; and the ... persons and the quality of being great or wealthy The words are used in the sentence where nouns are used, but have an adjectival meaning In the other sentences, why and wherefore, When, Now, and Then, ... have lost their original meanings The word vixen was once used as the feminine of fox by the Southern -English For fox they said vox; for fromthey said vram; and for the older word fat they said...