An easy introduction to Latin prose compositionC. Thurnam and Sons, 1877 - 12 pages |
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... lion . " 3 ( FOURTEEN EXERCISES ) .- 3rd Plural of above Tenses Nom . and Acc . Plu , of above Nouns Ex.:-"The judges were praising the boys and the lions . " Arts . 1-6 6-8 9 10 11 12 13-14 15-16 No. 4 ( TEN EXERCISES ) .— Genitive , Sing.
... lion . " 3 ( FOURTEEN EXERCISES ) .- 3rd Plural of above Tenses Nom . and Acc . Plu , of above Nouns Ex.:-"The judges were praising the boys and the lions . " Arts . 1-6 6-8 9 10 11 12 13-14 15-16 No. 4 ( TEN EXERCISES ) .— Genitive , Sing.
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... lion , whose voice you heard , has been given to me by that general . " 23 ( TWELVE EXERCISES ) .- I - Verbs 135 Quis . Dependent Questions 136-138 • Perfect Subjunctive 139--140 Future of Dependent Verb 141 Ex . : — “ I asked that boy ...
... lion , whose voice you heard , has been given to me by that general . " 23 ( TWELVE EXERCISES ) .- I - Verbs 135 Quis . Dependent Questions 136-138 • Perfect Subjunctive 139--140 Future of Dependent Verb 141 Ex . : — “ I asked that boy ...
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... lion " is leo in the Nom . , and the root of the other Cases of leo is leon , Hence the Acc . is leonem . These roots are always given in Dictionaries , and the pupil must at 4 AN EASY INTRODUCTION (TEN EXERCISES) —Genitive, Sing and.
... lion " is leo in the Nom . , and the root of the other Cases of leo is leon , Hence the Acc . is leonem . These roots are always given in Dictionaries , and the pupil must at 4 AN EASY INTRODUCTION (TEN EXERCISES) —Genitive, Sing and.
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... 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 blame and fear the boys and ...
... 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 blame and fear the boys and ...
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... lions ' voices frighten you and Caius'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 ...
... lions ' voices frighten you and Caius'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 ...
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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.
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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