An easy introduction to Latin prose compositionC. Thurnam and Sons, 1877 - 12 pages |
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... Passive Perfect Infinitive Passive Future Infinitive Passive , Supine Ex.:-"I believe you were led here to be heard and praised , " 94-97 98 99-102 103 104-105 106 Arts . 107-109 110-112 113 114-120 · 121-124 No. 19 xiv CONTENTS .
... Passive Perfect Infinitive Passive Future Infinitive Passive , Supine Ex.:-"I believe you were led here to be heard and praised , " 94-97 98 99-102 103 104-105 106 Arts . 107-109 110-112 113 114-120 · 121-124 No. 19 xiv CONTENTS .
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... believe that Portia , being asked what she had done and what she was going to do , replied that she had built a wall and was going to write a letter . " AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION , GRAMMAR . xvi CONTENTS .
... believe that Portia , being asked what she had done and what she was going to do , replied that she had built a wall and was going to write a letter . " AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION , GRAMMAR . xvi CONTENTS .
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... believe I had promised to come ? ” Did you believe me to have promised myself to be about to come ? Credidistine me promisisse me esse venturum ? ( d ) " You know that we have seen Caius . " Novisti nos vidisse Caium . ( literally , You ...
... believe I had promised to come ? ” Did you believe me to have promised myself to be about to come ? Credidistine me promisisse me esse venturum ? ( d ) " You know that we have seen Caius . " Novisti nos vidisse Caium . ( literally , You ...
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... believe , " when it means " to trust " as Non credo Balbo " I do not believe Balbus , " i.e. I do not trust him . But " I do not believe that Balbus is wise , " will of course be Non credo Balbum esse sapientem . 81. The Datives of the ...
... believe , " when it means " to trust " as Non credo Balbo " I do not believe Balbus , " i.e. I do not trust him . But " I do not believe that Balbus is wise , " will of course be Non credo Balbum esse sapientem . 81. The Datives of the ...
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... believe Balbus to - have - been - conquered by the Gauls . Credo Balbum victum esse a Gallis . ( b ) " Did you say ... believe the Gauls are being conquered , " will be declared into " I believe the Gauls to be being conquered , " i.e. ...
... believe Balbus to - have - been - conquered by the Gauls . Credo Balbum victum esse a Gallis . ( b ) " Did you say ... believe the Gauls are being conquered , " will be declared into " I believe the Gauls to be being conquered , " i.e. ...
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afraid army avoid the judge avoid the robbers avoid the slave's avoiding Balbus's avoiding the boy avoiding the lions bad robbers Balbus's dragon beautiful black dragons brother's daughters brought building a wall Cæsar Caius says camp castra cavalry conquered the Gauls Dative declared Declension Decln dragon's voice enemies expected fear and avoid fear the lions formed by adding fourth division frightening the judge garden happy holding dragons holding the lion husbandman husbandman's sister INSTRUCTION FOR EXERCISES judge's sister king Latin laughing Lavinius lion's voice little judge Masc master Nouns penult Perf Portia Portia's brother praise the queen Pres promised to give Pronoun puella queen's brother queen's sons quid robber's daughters Rogatus Root roses sad queen's seen and heard Sing slave's sister slaves Soror Subj Subjunctive Mood teaching Tenses terrible voice thought Verb voice will frighten voices frighten walk to Rome wretched write letters
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Page 51 - In passive verbs, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the noun or pronoun to which it refers ; the feminine is formed by adding an e mute, and the plural by the addition of an s.
Page 18 - It is me" is condemned as wrong because the form "me" violates the rule that "the verb 'to be' takes the same case after it as stands before it.
Page 51 - Gen. cujus cujus cujus quorum quarum quorum Dat. cui cui cui quibus quibus quibus Ace. quem quam quod quos quas quae Abl. quo qua quo quibus quibus quibus 1. Qui = quo, qua, ' with which,' ' wherewith,' is a Locative or Ablative of the relative qui.
Page 50 - Nom. hic haec hoc hi hae haec Gen. hujus hujus hujus horum harum horum Dat. huic huic huic his his his Ace.
Page 121 - Who do you think I am, and what do you think I am going to do?
Page 121 - Being asked what he was doing, he replied that he was building a wall, and had held a dragon.
Page 19 - Adjective, and agrees in Number, Gender, and Case with the Noun to which it refers, or which it describes. Its Nom. Sing. is formed by adding urns for the Masc., or ura for the Fem, to the