A Latin Reader

13. Little Mice Have Sharp Teeth

Mūs, ā rūs­ticō dēpre­hēn­sus, ācrī morsū eius dig­itōs vul­nerāvit. Rūs­ti­cus mūrem dīmīsit, dīcēns: “Nihil, mēher­cule, tam pusil­lum est, ut dē salūte dēspērāre dēbeat.”

Per­fect par­tici­ple of dēpre­hendō, catch.

ut dēbeat: that it ought, a clause of result.