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agit
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
annuit
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
assents
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From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ["Whatever Rufus does is nothing, except Naevia be at his elbow.
ave
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ["Whatever Rufus does is nothing, except Naevia be at his elbow.
Coenat
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
cum
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
denies
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From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ["Whatever Rufus does is nothing, except Naevia be at his elbow.
drinks
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From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
dumb
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From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
eats
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From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
elbow
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From this reading ["Whatever Rufus does is nothing, except Naevia be at his elbow.
erit
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
est
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading ["Whatever Rufus does is nothing, except Naevia be at his elbow.
flet
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
gaudet
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
hanc
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
harping
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From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
he's
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From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
hesterna
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ["Whatever Rufus does is nothing, except Naevia be at his elbow.
inquit
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ["Whatever Rufus does is nothing, except Naevia be at his elbow.
joyful
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From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
loquitur
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
luce
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
lux
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
MART
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
mutus
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
Naevia
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
negat
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
nihil
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
nisi
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
non
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ["Whatever Rufus does is nothing, except Naevia be at his elbow.
numen
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
patri
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
poscit
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
propinat
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
Quicquid
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
Rufo
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
Rufus
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
salutem
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
Scriberet
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From this reading Scriberet hesterna patri cum luce salutem Naevia lux, inquit, Naevia numen, ave.--MART.
Si
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
silent
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From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
sit
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
sole
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From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
sorrowful
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From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
tacet
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
talks
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From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
theme
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From this reading He eats, he drinks, he talks, he denies, he assents; Naevia is his sole theme: no Naevia, and he's dumb.
una
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From this reading Quicquid agit Rufus, nihil est, nisi Naevia Rufo, Si gaudet, si flet, si tacet, hanc loquitur; Coenat, propinat, poscit, negat, annuit, una est Naevia; si non sit Naevia, mutus erit.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Be he joyful or sorrowful, be he even silent, he is still harping upon her.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ["Whatever Rufus does is nothing, except Naevia be at his elbow.
