RE: Young Veri..

I knew a young lady once whose parents forced her to read the dictionary from beginning to end; recite definition of each word; then use it in a sentence. She told me that she cried and hated her parents.

By the time she finished high school, she was well on her way to a college scholarship and well versed. Only then did she thank them for their purported cruelty.

Nicely done your interpretation. Thanks for sharing. Take care.