Lingua Latina: Cap. XXIII Summary

Summary: Julius hears the dog barking and the doorkeeper tells him that the letter-carrier posted a letter. Julius reads Diodorus' letter, in which Diodorus has described Marcus as the poorest student. Diodorus also requires money to be paid. Marcus becomes pale when he sees his father reading the letter, eventually confesses. Now, Julius decides that he will not pay Diodorus because he will not be Marcus' teacher. 

Vocabulary:

• pudor, pudōris, m. ([sense of] shame)
• clāvis, clāvis, f. (key)
• pallēre (to be pale)

Grammar:

• Future Participle: Add -ūrus, -a, -um to the 4th principal part to form the future participle.The future participle is often used with conjugated forms of the verb esse, almost as an equivalent to the future tense.
• The future participle is translated as "about to" or "going to". 

• Future Infinitive: Use the 4th principal part...
• Active: -ūrum/ūram/ūrōs/ūrās esse
• Passive: -tum/-sum īrī
• Often translated as "is going to"