all they were and were as they were if they were many were since they were so many were so they were some were think they were till they were we were when they were when we were where they were where we were

280. As will be explained in a subsequent chapter, were

is also expressed by

as a "fictitious primitive" in such phrases as were it

were it not,

and by an r hook in such phrases as which were

and such were

(See Paragraphs 371-373, 463-464.)