January and February. 10. From that time ("de tiam") the ice and snow
will cover the roads, and altogether ("tute") hide them. 11. There will
often be ice on the water of the river. 12. We like this season of the
year more than March, April and May. 13. We like it even more than the
summer. 14. The months of the latter (62) are June, July and August. 15.
The summer is the warmest season of the entire year. 16. Therefore we
often say that the summer is the pleasantest season. 17. Because of its
many pleasures, the summer is dear to me. 18. It is between the spring
and the autumn.



LESSON XX.


THE DEMONSTRATIVE ADVERB OF MANNER AND DEGREE.

88. The demonstrative adverb of manner and degree, related to the
demonstrative pronoun "tiu", is "tiel", in that (this) manner, in
such a way, thus, so. Like English "thus," "so," "tiel" may modify
adjectives and other adverbs, by indicating degree:

Cxu oni tiel helpas amikon?
Does one help a friend in that (this) way?
Mi gxin skribis tiel, I wrote it thus (in such a way).
La vetero estas tiel bela, the weather is so beautiful.
Tiel mallonge li parolis, thus briefly he spoke.
Mi trovis tiel belan floron, I found such a beautiful flower.
Li prenis tiel multe, he took that much (so much).