Section 92. A CURIOUS INSTRUMENT. V.
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Charles. “Indeed[1]! and how high can you dart it?”
Father. “I[2] should be afraid of telling you to what a distance it will reach, lest you should think I am jesting with you.”
George. “Higher than this house, I[3] suppose?”
Father. “Much higher.”
Father. “It[6] is easily cast down by a gentle movement that does it no injury.”
George. “But who can do that?”
Father. “The[7] person whose business it is to take care of it.”
Charles. “Well[8], I cannot understand you at all; but do[9] tell us, father, what it is chiefly used for!”
You have prepared your lesson well to-day, I suppose? Sie haben Ihre Lektion heute wohl gut studiert?
In elliptic sentences, where the verb is omitted, wohl generally occupies the first place.
Do give me the book, my child! Gieb mir doch das Buch, mein Kind!