An easy introduction to Latin prose compositionC. Thurnam and Sons, 1877 - 12 pages |
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... flowers . " The girls hope me to - be about - to - give my flowers to themselves . Puellæ sperant me esse daturum flores meos sibi . ( c ) " Do you think that Portia believed you and the good judges . " Do you think Portia to - have ...
... flowers . " The girls hope me to - be about - to - give my flowers to themselves . Puellæ sperant me esse daturum flores meos sibi . ( c ) " Do you think that Portia believed you and the good judges . " Do you think Portia to - have ...
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... flowers and dragons . 2. The big robbers came here to frighten the little judge . 3. The little judge has walked to Rome , to avoid the 4 . robbers I think Balbus came here to conquer the Gauls . 5. I thought the Gauls were running , to ...
... flowers and dragons . 2. The big robbers came here to frighten the little judge . 3. The little judge has walked to Rome , to avoid the 4 . robbers I think Balbus came here to conquer the Gauls . 5. I thought the Gauls were running , to ...
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... flowers . 6. Cæsar says he has come here to conquer the Gauls . Our enemies will think we have come to conquer Caius . 7 . 8. I should have advised you to build my table . 13. L. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . Shall you walk to the ...
... flowers . 6. Cæsar says he has come here to conquer the Gauls . Our enemies will think we have come to conquer Caius . 7 . 8. I should have advised you to build my table . 13. L. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . Shall you walk to the ...
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... flowers . 2. Your brother's daughters gave me their roses . 3. The girl said she would give me a flower . 4. Balbus ... flowers . 4. I think that my sisters gave you and your son their flowers . 5. Shall you give Caius your horse ? 6. I ...
... flowers . 2. Your brother's daughters gave me their roses . 3. The girl said she would give me a flower . 4. Balbus ... flowers . 4. I think that my sisters gave you and your son their flowers . 5. Shall you give Caius your horse ? 6. I ...
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... flowers . I came here to give the boys my flowers . The girls will come here to give my brother flowers . 7. Don't you think that Balbus is giving his dragons to the judge ? 8 . I thought that the good husbandmen would give you and me ...
... flowers . I came here to give the boys my flowers . The girls will come here to give my brother flowers . 7. Don't you think that Balbus is giving his dragons to the judge ? 8 . I thought that the good husbandmen would give you and me ...
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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
Popular passages
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