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+<?php
+namespace Tests\Unit;
+
+use Tests\TestCase;
+use App\Handlers\LexiconEntryTrait;
+
+/**
+ * LexicalEntryTraitTest.php
+ *
+ * @author: Leonard Smith <leonard@acornwebconsultants.com>
+ * Date: 5/19/21
+ * Time: 6:10 AM
+ */
+class LexicalEntryTraitTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testThatParseEntryReturnsCorrectlyFormattedVariables()
+    {
+        $testEntry = <<<DOC
+# ἀγανακτέω/aganakteō
+
+This word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action.
+
+* This word means to be indignant. That is, a person is angry. When someone is indignant, it is because another person did something wrong to them or insulted them.
+
+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.
+DOC;
+
+        $testLemma = "ἀγανακτέω/aganakteō";
+        $testCommentary = <<<DOC
+This word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action.
+
+* This word means to be indignant. That is, a person is angry. When someone is indignant, it is because another person did something wrong to them or insulted them.
+
+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.
+DOC;
+
+        $handler = new TestHandler();
+        list($lemma, $commentary) = $handler->parseEntry($testEntry);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($testLemma, $lemma);
+        $this->assertEquals($testCommentary, $commentary);
+    }
+}
+
+class TestHandler
+{
+    use LexiconEntryTrait;
+}