“Step II.
“I am an umbrella, and am used by many people, young and old.
“I get my name from a word which means a shade.
“The stick came perhaps from America, and is quite smooth, even, and polished, so that the metal ring may slide easily up and down the stick.
“My parts are a frame and a cover. My frame consists of a stick about a yard long, wires, and a sliding metal band. At the lower end of the stick is a steel ferrule or ring. This keeps the end from wearing away when I am used in walking.
“Step III.
“Now use it, is, are, and was, instead of I, have, my, and am.
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“Exercise.
“Now write out your own description of it.”