Ped. Say on, forsooth: say, say.
Nous. A verb is a part of speech declined with mood and tense, and betokeneth doing, as amo, I love.
Ped. How many kind of verbs are there?
Nous. Two; personal and impersonal.
Ped. Of verbs personals, how many kinds?
Nous. Five; active, passive, neuter, deponent, and common. A verb active endeth in o, and betokeneth to do, as amo, I love; and by putting to r, it may be a passive, as amor, I am loved. 32
Ped. Very good, child. Now learn to know the deponent and common. Say you, Slip.
Slip. Cedant[455] arma togæ, concedat laurea linguæ.
Ped. What part of speech is lingua: inflecte, inflecte.
Slip. Singulariter, nominativo hæc lingua.