ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOBBYHORSE
From hobby1, originally a small horse, hence sense 3; then generalized to apply to any pastime.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOBBYHORSE
PRESENT
Present
I hobbyhorse
you hobbyhorse
he/she/it hobbyhorses
we hobbyhorse
you hobbyhorse
they hobbyhorse
Present continuous
I am hobbyhorsing
you are hobbyhorsing
he/she/it is hobbyhorsing
we are hobbyhorsing
you are hobbyhorsing
they are hobbyhorsing
Present perfect
I have hobbyhorsed
you have hobbyhorsed
he/she/it has hobbyhorsed
we have hobbyhorsed
you have hobbyhorsed
they have hobbyhorsed
Present perfect continuous
I have been hobbyhorsing
you have been hobbyhorsing
he/she/it has been hobbyhorsing
we have been hobbyhorsing
you have been hobbyhorsing
they have been hobbyhorsing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I hobbyhorsed
you hobbyhorsed
he/she/it hobbyhorsed
we hobbyhorsed
you hobbyhorsed
they hobbyhorsed
Past continuous
I was hobbyhorsing
you were hobbyhorsing
he/she/it was hobbyhorsing
we were hobbyhorsing
you were hobbyhorsing
they were hobbyhorsing
Past perfect
I had hobbyhorsed
you had hobbyhorsed
he/she/it had hobbyhorsed
we had hobbyhorsed
you had hobbyhorsed
they had hobbyhorsed
Past perfect continuous
I had been hobbyhorsing
you had been hobbyhorsing
he/she/it had been hobbyhorsing
we had been hobbyhorsing
you had been hobbyhorsing
they had been hobbyhorsing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will hobbyhorse
you will hobbyhorse
he/she/it will hobbyhorse
we will hobbyhorse
you will hobbyhorse
they will hobbyhorse
Future continuous
I will be hobbyhorsing
you will be hobbyhorsing
he/she/it will be hobbyhorsing
we will be hobbyhorsing
you will be hobbyhorsing
they will be hobbyhorsing
Future perfect
I will have hobbyhorsed
you will have hobbyhorsed
he/she/it will have hobbyhorsed
we will have hobbyhorsed
you will have hobbyhorsed
they will have hobbyhorsed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hobbyhorsing
you will have been hobbyhorsing
he/she/it will have been hobbyhorsing
we will have been hobbyhorsing
you will have been hobbyhorsing
they will have been hobbyhorsing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would hobbyhorse
you would hobbyhorse
he/she/it would hobbyhorse
we would hobbyhorse
you would hobbyhorse
they would hobbyhorse
Conditional continuous
I would be hobbyhorsing
you would be hobbyhorsing
he/she/it would be hobbyhorsing
we would be hobbyhorsing
you would be hobbyhorsing
they would be hobbyhorsing
Conditional perfect
I would have hobbyhorse
you would have hobbyhorse
he/she/it would have hobbyhorse
we would have hobbyhorse
you would have hobbyhorse
they would have hobbyhorse
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hobbyhorsing
you would have been hobbyhorsing
he/she/it would have been hobbyhorsing
we would have been hobbyhorsing
you would have been hobbyhorsing
they would have been hobbyhorsing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you hobbyhorse
we let´s hobbyhorse
you hobbyhorse
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
hobbyhorsed
Present Participle
hobbyhorsing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOBBYHORSE»
Discover the use of
hobbyhorse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hobbyhorse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Now she's trying to get the Saddle Club into trouble and it's working. No one believes that little Amelia broke an expensive hobbyhorse the Atwoods own.
2
Hyperion and the
Hobbyhorse: Studies in Carnivalesque Subversion
"This book constructs a paradigm for the operation of subversive comedy - what Arthur Lindley, the author, calls the Augustinian carnivalesque - by examining some of the major texts of Ricardian and Elizabethan literature.
3
Holy Fools and Mad Hatters: A Handbook for
Hobbyhorse Holiness
With parables and stories that delight the soul, as well as practical exercises for inner attainment found at the end of each chapter, this handbook will assist you along the pathway of discipleship.
nature of the hills and valleys with their sudden striking views, enchanting
woodlands and meadows. My late wife Ena and I, joined Geoff and his wife Betty
in a friendship, now of over thirty years standing, during which we have walked ...
Don't send your wheezing old hobbyhorse to the rendering works! Well, maybe
he is just a sway-backed nag on his last legs. And suppose he does mope in his
stall, and the critter's coat is mangy and matted with sand- burs. Who's fault is that
...
In act III, scene ii, Hamlet applies to his father, perhaps ironically, the "epitaph" of
the hobbyhorse (the hobbyhorse was the outfit, an imitation horse, worn by
performers in the Elizabethan morris dance). The "epitaph," as Hamlet calls it,
reads: ...
7
Saddle Club 60:
Hobbyhorse
Lisa's bratty-cousin Amelia is staying with the Atwoods.
8
The Cultural Heritage of Medieval Rituals: Genre and Ritual
Hobbyhorse Performances A Ritual Attribute of Carnivalesque Traditions and its
Literary Appropriation in Sottie Theatre Katja Gvozdeva Owing to its cultural
polyvocality and polyfunctionality, the hobbyhorse figure has been subjected to
very ...
9
Phantom Horse and
Hobbyhorse
A GHOST HORSE IS HAUNTING CAROLE'S MIND Ever since strange Troy became a stable hand at Pine Hollow, Carole has been creeped out.
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Master Narratives: Tellers and Telling in the English Novel
He is stuck instead to his hobbyhorse, the Battle of Namur, which historical
occurrence we ourselves know not from any chronicle of its progress but instead
as a compulsive repetition in Uncle Toby's own mind. When Toby's hobbyhorse
trots ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOBBYHORSE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hobbyhorse is used in the context of the following news items.
'Destruction Was My Beatrice,' by Jed Rasula
The slippery term takes its entomological origin from “yes, yes” in Romanian, “hobbyhorse” in French and the tail of a sacred cow for a particular ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
The Amartya Sen Guide to disguising petty pique as high principle
Then he was on to his hobbyhorse: increased social spending. Referring to the cuts in the education and health budgets in this year's Union ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week?
The Bees is a novel well worth reading, but the writing needed tighter editing just to climb onto my hobbyhorse yet again. –Sara Richards. tls ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
MacDougall: The worse the world goes, the better things go for Harper
Which makes Justin Trudeau's decision this week to revive Stéphane Dion's dead hobbyhorse – a carbon tax –even more risky. The Liberals ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
Today's language lives in the pre-tech past of phone booths and …
... inside the amber of idiom. I could go on, since old-tech evolution is something of a hobbyhorse, but I don't wish to sound like a broken record. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Book review: Historian Jed Rasula chronicles the history of an art …
A “dada” is a hobbyhorse in French. But “da, da” was also what the Germans heard the Romanian Tzara say when he was speaking his native ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
Michigan Professor Juan Cole Thinks the Charleston Race Murders …
... one purveyor of the “Islamophobia” myth has found a way to link the murders to his hobbyhorse. University of Michigan professor Juan Cole, ... «PJ Media, Jun 15»
'Destruction Was My Beatrice: Dada and the Unmaking of the …
... in February 1916, a month or two before the magical word “Dada” — which is also French for “hobbyhorse” and “nursemaid” — was found. «New York Times, Jun 15»
City of Vancouver's red tape inflating housing prices
Reducing red tape is neither a right nor a left wing hobbyhorse. The evidence shows the issue transcends politics, though the ideas on how to ... «Vancouver Courier, Jun 15»
High-resolution audio is a lot older than you might have thought
This topic is Steve's hobbyhorse - vinyl is ultimately better than digital. I suspect it is due to his years of listening to vinyl, and coming to prefer ... «CNET, Jun 15»
