Chapter XX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

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From this reading “That, mother, is as Lamia chooses.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You know that I can marry only him.”

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From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You know that I can marry only him.”

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From this reading “That, mother, is as Lamia chooses.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading You know that I can marry only him.”

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading “That, mother, is as Lamia chooses.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

not any; not one

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

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From this reading You know that I can marry only him.”

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE VIRGIN’S WREATH.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading THE VIRGIN’S WREATH.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”

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From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

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From this reading THE VIRGIN’S WREATH.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “My dear,” said Longa Duilia to her daughter, “with wit such as you have, that might be drawn through a needle’s eye, it is positively necessary to have you married as quickly as possible.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading I can no longer bear the responsibility of one so full of waywardness and humors as yourself.”