Regulus + Trigger Words Flashcards
assem
Get ready your penny and hear an excellent story, or rather stories; for this new story has reminded me of earlier stories and it does not matter which I begin with.
verania
Verania was lying gravely ill; Regulus came to her.
primum
Firstly, note the impudence of that man in coming to see a sick woman, for he had been her husband’s most bitter enemy and had also been most detested by Verania herself.
esto
It would have been enough if he had just visited her, but he even sat very close to her bed.
quo die
He asked her on what day and at what hour she had been born.
Ubi
When he heard her answer, he composed his expression, stared intently, moved his lips, quickly moved his fingers and made calculations.
nihil
But he said nothing.
ubi diu
When he had kept the poor woman in suspense for a long time, he said “You are in a critical state but you will recover.
quod ut
“So that this may be much clearer to you, I will consult a soothsayer whom I have frequently used.”
sine mora
Without delay, he made a sacrifice and declared that the entrails agreed with the indication of the stars.
illa
Verania, as you might expect in her invalid state, was ready to believe him, so she demanded her will and wrote a legacy for Regulus.
mox
Soon she grew worse and dying; she shouted that this man was wicked, treacherous and even worse than an oath breaker, since he had sworn a false oath to her on the life of his son.
facit
Regulus does this as wickedly as he does often, because he calls down the anger of the gods, whom he himself deceives daily, on the head of that unfortunate boy.
Velleius
Velleius Blaesus, that rich ex-consul, was afflicted with a terminal illness: he wanted to change his will.
Regulus
Regulus, who was hoping for something from the new will, because he had recently begun to try and win over his favour, encouraged the doctors and asked them to prolong the man’s life by whatever means they could.
postquam
After the will was signed, he changed his tune and altered his way of speaking to the same doctors and said “How long are you going to torture this poor man? Why do you begrudge him a peaceful death when you cannot give him life?”
moritur
Blaesus died, and as if he had heard everything, he didn’t leave Regulus anything at all.
