Usages of ab
Amica eius procul ab ianua exspectat et dicit fortunam bonam non statim venire.
Her friend waits far from the door and says that good fortune does not come at once.
Servus epistulam ab imperatore accipit.
The servant receives a letter from the emperor.
Maritus dicit se a fratre paucos nummos mutuari velle, sed ab argentario mutuari non vult.
The husband says that he wants to borrow a few coins from his brother, but he does not want to borrow from the banker.
Mater ab argentario pecuniam mutuari recusat, quia parum argenti habet.
Mother refuses to borrow money from the banker, because she has too little silver.
Scriptor iuvenis dicit se artem picturae ab avia didicisse, sed usu etiam nunc meliorem fieri.
The young writer says that he learned the art of painting from his grandmother, but that even now he becomes better through practice.
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