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He has not been away from us very long, and now one hears that he is doing very well; that he has got an appointment. I only half believed the report when I first heard it, until on inquiring of friends I find it really is the case. It shows the truth of the proverb “If a man but resolve, the thing he wants to do is done”; and of the other proverb “No man is too young to make a resolution.”


 * juse
 * plur. of jui child


 * kiyalafi
 * Past Ger. (8) of kiyalambi to be separated


 * giyanakū
 * how could


 * udu
 * how much


 * goidaha
 * Pret. (4) of goidambi to last


 * donjici
 * Cond. (6) of donjimbi to hear


 * mujakū
 * exceedingly


 * hūwašafi
 * Past Ger. (8) of hūwašambi to increase, to get on


 * hafan
 * official


 * oho
 * Pret. (4) of ombi to be


 * sere
 * Fut. (5) of sembi to say


 * sucungga
 * first


 * bi
 * I


 * hono
 * also


 * akdara
 * Fut. (5) of akdambi to believe


 * dulin
 * half


 * kenehunjere
 * Fut. (5) of kenehunjembi to doubt


 * dulin
 * half


 * bihe
 * Pret. (4) of bimbi to be


 * amala
 * afterwards


 * gucuse
 * pl. of gucu friend


 * de
 * postpos. in


 * fonjici
 * Cond. (6) of fonjimbi to ask


 * mujangga
 * certain


 * erebe
 * this, with accusative affix be


 * tuwaci
 * Cond. (6) of tuwambi to see, to regard


 * mujin
 * resolution


 * bisirengge
 * Verbal Noun (21) of bimbi to be


 * baita
 * thing


 * jiduji
 * completely


 * mutebumbi
 * it can be done


 * se
 * year


 * mulan
 * seat; se mulan age


 * de
 * postpos. in


 * akū
 * not


 * sehe
 * Pret. (4) of sembi to say


 * gisun
 * word


 * tašan
 * wrong