Exercise.—Find sentences with three meanings of from.
Of.
323. The original meaning of of was separation or source, like from. The various uses are shown in the following examples:—
I. The From Relation.
(1) Origin or source.
The king holds his authority of the people.—Milton.
Thomas à Becket was born of reputable parents in the city of London.—Hume.
(2) Separation: (a) After certain verbs, such as ease, demand, rob, divest, free, clear, purge, disarm, deprive, relieve, cure, rid, beg, ask, etc.
Two old Indians cleared the spot of brambles, weeds, and grass.—Parkman.
Asked no odds of, acquitted them of, etc.—Aldrich.