Usages of cum
Cum titulus nimis longus esset, magister eum breviorem facere iussit.
Since the title was too long, the teacher ordered it to be made shorter.
Cum nox obscura esset, pater lucernam accendit.
When the night was dark, father lit the lamp.
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