were -An irreg. intrans. verb, pot. mood, past tense, sing. num., 3rd per., agreeing with its nom.

"pine."

("Were" here is the subjunctive form of the verb, equivalent to "would be.")

but (means "only")-An adv. of deg., mod. the verb "were."

a-A dist. adj. (def. art.), lim. the noun wand." wand-A com. noun, neut. gen., sing. num., 3rd per., nom. case, after the verb "to be."

He-A pers. pron., mas. gen., sing. num., 3rd per., nom. case to the verb "walked."

walked-A reg. intrans. verb, indic. mood, past tense, sing. num., 3rd per., agreeing with its nom.

"he."

with-A prep., showing the relation between spear

and "walked."

to-A particle, indicating infin. mood.

to support-A reg. trans. verb, active voice, infin. mood, pres. tense, governed by the noun

uneasy-An adj. of quality, pos. deg., qual. the noun

steps-A com. noun, neut. gen., plu. num., 3rd per., obj. case, governed by the verb "to support." Over-A prep., showing the relation between “marl and "walked."

the-A disting. adj. (def. art.), lim. the noun “marl.” burning--A pres. partpl. from the trans. verb "to burn," used as an adj., qual. the noun "marl." marl—A com. noun, neut. gen., sing. num., 3rd per., obj. case, governed by the prep. "over."