18. Describe the city of Washington (any other city) to (a) a countryman, (b) a traveler who has not visited this particular city. (If it is Washington you describe, describe it also for children in whom you wish to inculcate patriotism.)
19. Give (a) a youngster, (b) an experienced angler an account of your fishing trip.
20. Recount for (a) a baseball fan, (b) a girl who has never seen a game, the occurrences of the second half of the ninth inning.
21. Describe a fight for (a) your friends, (b) a jury.
22. Narrate for (a) children, (b) an audience of adults some historical event.
23. Give (a) your partner, (b) a reporter an account of a business transaction you have just completed.
24. Narrate an escapade for (a) your father, (b) your cronies in response to a toast at a banquet with them.
IV
INDIVIDUAL WORDS: AS VERBAL CELIBATES
Thus far we have studied words as grouped together into phrases, sentences, paragraphs, whole compositions. We must now enter upon a new phase of our efforts to extend our vocabulary. We must study words as individual entities.