7. But he was soon eased of his fears; for, the channel growing shallower every step I made, I came in a short time within hearing, and, holding up the end of the cable by which the fleet was fastened, I cried in a loud voice, “Long live the most puissant King of Lilliput!” This great prince received me at my landing with all possible encomiums, and created me a nardac upon the spot, which is the highest title of honor among them.
It need hardly be noted that there are many examples of momentary completeness in the preceding passages; as, for instance:
“Lilliput,” in paragraph one.
“Ships,” in paragraph two.
“Anchor,” in paragraph three.
“Arrival,” in paragraph five.
“Me,” “pain,” in paragraph six.
“Spot,” in paragraph seven.
It will be seen that the purpose of this step is to draw the pupil’s attention to two possibilities in every sentence: Does the phrase point forward, or is it momentarily complete? Great care must be observed not to confuse him with statements regarding inflections.
Momentary completeness has been so fully discussed in a preceding chapter that it need not be dwelt upon further.