Aren‘t you hungry? You are only nibbling your food.

　　The coronation of the new king was a splendid pageant .

　　After the scourge of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.

　　The crippled child tumble d down the stairs and was badly hurt .

　　The iron in the ship caused a deviation of the magnetic needle of the compass .

　　A marathon runner must have great fortitude to run such a long distance.

　　The pretty girl‘s reputation was defiled by malicious gossips .

　　The boy is just learning to walk, he is always tumbling over the floor.

　　The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.

　　There are many illnesses, which afflict old people.

　　His employer censured him for neglecting his work.

　　The thief intrude d into the house with caution and dissimulation.

　　Nowadays , it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers or sailors.

　　According to the inscription on its cornerstone, this building was erected in 1919.

　　The gifts of charity meddle d with a man’s private affair.

　　He doesn‘t sit straight: his posture is very bad.

　　John rummage d all the drawers to find his gloves.

　　The water spout ed out when the pipe was broken.

　　The climber traverse d a long horizontal crack in the face of the mountain slope.

　　A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the shop window.

　　He was flogging his horse in a very cruel way.

　　She rummaged change from the bottom of her purse .

　　The law does not meddle unduly with a person‘s private life.

　　The lights traversed the sky searching for enemy planes.

　　The inscription on the ancient monument was very hard to read.

　　The amicable flash of her white teeth was very impressive.

　　The soldiers are very exhausted for they have advanced forward without rest in a blizzard .

　　If I were rich, I would like to cruise in the Southern Pacific for six months in a private yacht .

　　Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries.

　　The doctor‘s report gave us only a glimmer of hope.

　　On his desk, many articles and documents are always pile d in great lump .

　　The woman ransack ed the house for her lost jewelry .

　　He slash ed a path through the high grass with a long knife.