THE IRREGULAR VERB EO 177
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- These ornaments [1]belong to Cornelia.
- Men very skillful in the art of war were sent [2]to capture the town.
- The scouts found a hill suitable for fortifying very near to the river.
- Soon the cavalry will come [3]to seek supplies.
- The mind of the Gauls is eager for revolution and for undertaking wars.
- To lead the line of battle [4]belongs to the general.
- [5]Whom shall we employ to look after the grain supply?
LESSON LXXII
THE IRREGULAR VERB EŌ • INDIRECT STATEMENTS
412. Learn the principal parts and the conjugation of eō, go (§ 499).
a. Notice that ī-, the root of eō, is changed to e- before a vowel, excepting in iēns, the nominative of the present participle. In the perfect system -v- is regularly dropped.
413. Learn the meaning and principal parts of the following compounds of eō with prepositions:
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ad´eō, adī´re, ad´iī, ad´itus, go to, visit, with the accusative ex´eō, exī´re, ex´iī, ex´itus, go forth, with ex or dē and the ablative of the place from which in´eō, inī´re, in´iī, in´itus, begin, enter upon, with the accusative red´eō, redī´re, red´iī, red´itus, return, with ad or in and the accusative of the place to which trāns´eō, trānsī´re, trāns´iī, trāns´itus, cross, with the accusative |
414. Indirect Statements in English. Direct statements are those which the speaker or writer makes himself or which are quoted in his exact language. Indirect statements are those reported in a different form of words from that used by the speaker or writer. Compare the following direct and indirect statements:
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Direct statements |
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