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.

have

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.”

third-person singular of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

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

a female human offspring

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.

dearly loved

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.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

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.

the organ of sight

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.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

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.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

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

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

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.

for more time

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

joined in matrimony

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.

take in marriage

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.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

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.

absolutely essential

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.”

and nothing more

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

extremely

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.

capable of happening or existing

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.

with speed

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 social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

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

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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.

from one end or side of something to the other

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.

possessive form of “virgin” — a person who has never had sex

From this reading THE VIRGIN’S WREATH.

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

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

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.

flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

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.”