An easy introduction to Latin prose compositionC. Thurnam and Sons, 1877 - 12 pages |
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... husbandman blames Caius . " The - husbandman he - is - blaming Caius . culpat ( Latin ) Agricola Caium . INSTRUCTION FOR EXERCISES No. 2 . 66 9. Some Verbs TO LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION . 3.
... husbandman blames Caius . " The - husbandman he - is - blaming Caius . culpat ( Latin ) Agricola Caium . INSTRUCTION FOR EXERCISES No. 2 . 66 9. Some Verbs TO LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION . 3.
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... husbandmen were avoiding the lions . " i.e. The husbandmen they - were - avoiding the lions . Agricolæ vitabant leones . ( b ) " The slaves will hold the dragons and the tables . " Servi tenebunt dracones et mensas . ( c ) " The robbers ...
... husbandmen were avoiding the lions . " i.e. The husbandmen they - were - avoiding the lions . Agricolæ vitabant leones . ( b ) " The slaves will hold the dragons and the tables . " Servi tenebunt dracones et mensas . ( c ) " The robbers ...
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... husbandmen's gardens . i.e. The sisters of - the - masters and of - the - judges they - will - see the roses of Portia , and they - will - praise the gardens of - the- husbandmen . Sorores magistrorum et judicum videbunt rosas Portiæ ...
... husbandmen's gardens . i.e. The sisters of - the - masters and of - the - judges they - will - see the roses of Portia , and they - will - praise the gardens of - the- husbandmen . Sorores magistrorum et judicum videbunt rosas Portiæ ...
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... husbandman . ” 25. An Adjective must always be made to agree with the Noun it describes : that is , it must be written in the same Number , Case , and Gender . Thus , ( a ) " The good judge sees the good 10 AN EASY INTRODUCTION.
... husbandman . ” 25. An Adjective must always be made to agree with the Noun it describes : that is , it must be written in the same Number , Case , and Gender . Thus , ( a ) " The good judge sees the good 10 AN EASY INTRODUCTION.
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... husbandman's bad son does not see his sister . " i.e. The bad son of the good husbandman he sees not his sister . Filius malus agricolæ boni non videt sororem suam . ( c ) " Our mother's sad sisters will praise their sons ' black slaves ...
... husbandman's bad son does not see his sister . " i.e. The bad son of the good husbandman he sees not his sister . Filius malus agricolæ boni non videt sororem suam . ( c ) " Our mother's sad sisters will praise their sons ' black slaves ...
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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