An easy introduction to Latin prose compositionC. Thurnam and Sons, 1877 - 12 pages |
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... daughter . " i.e. The voices of the foxes and of the lions they - are - frightening you and the daughter of Caius . Voces vulpium et leonum terrent te et filiam Caii . ( d ) " The sisters of the masters and judges will see Portia's ...
... daughter . " i.e. The voices of the foxes and of the lions they - are - frightening you and the daughter of Caius . Voces vulpium et leonum terrent te et filiam Caii . ( d ) " The sisters of the masters and judges will see Portia's ...
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... daughter . " Frater tuus videbit filiam suam . " My sons laugh at their sister . " Filii mei rident sororem suam . EXAMPLES : - ( a ) " My sisters ' good sons were afraid of the great lions ' voices . " i.e. The good sons of my sisters ...
... daughter . " Frater tuus videbit filiam suam . " My sons laugh at their sister . " Filii mei rident sororem suam . EXAMPLES : - ( a ) " My sisters ' good sons were afraid of the great lions ' voices . " i.e. The good sons of my sisters ...
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... daughter , but that she did not know what she must do . " I believe the sister of Caius , having been asked who she was , and what was do - able for herself , to have replied herself to be your daughter , but to know - not what was do ...
... daughter , but that she did not know what she must do . " I believe the sister of Caius , having been asked who she was , and what was do - able for herself , to have replied herself to be your daughter , but to know - not what was do ...
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... daughters will praise the queen's sons . 5. The king's slaves were avoiding the robber's brothers . 6. The brothers , of the girls see the daughters of the kings . 7. The husbandman's sister will build the judge's wall . 8. Balbus's ...
... daughters will praise the queen's sons . 5. The king's slaves were avoiding the robber's brothers . 6. The brothers , of the girls see the daughters of the kings . 7. The husbandman's sister will build the judge's wall . 8. Balbus's ...
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... daughters were building the queen's table . 7. The boys ' mothers do not see the robber's daughters . 8. The judge's brother was holding Balbus's dragon . 4. D. 1. The slave's son was fearing the dragon's voice . 2. The queen's daughter ...
... daughters were building the queen's table . 7. The boys ' mothers do not see the robber's daughters . 8. The judge's brother was holding Balbus's dragon . 4. D. 1. The slave's son was fearing the dragon's voice . 2. The queen's daughter ...
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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