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§8.
In this and the following Preparations the nouns of the 2nd Decl. in -us will be given in the Nom. Sing., except when a whole phrase is quoted.
scopulus albus | a white cliff |
ab-est | is distant |
noctū | by night, in the night time |
pharus | light house |
velut | as, even as |
stella clāra | a bright star |
in ōceanō | on the ocean |
illustrat | lights up [illustrates] |
spectāre | to see |
(undae) tranquillae | calm, tranguil (waves) |
lavātis | you wash [lave] |
delectātis | you delight |
(undae) turbulentae | rough, turbulent (waves) |
spūmātis | you foam |
murmurātis | you murmur |
III. Ancient Monuments.
§9.
In this and the following Preparations the verbs of the 1st Conjugation, Present Tense, will be given in the 1st Person Sing., except where a whole phrase is quoted.
in Cantiō | in Kent |
inter | between |
Dubrae | Dover |
Rutupiae | Richborough |
situs | situated |
oppida antīqua | ancient towns |
multa monumenla | many monuments |
vestīgia | vestiges, traces |
Rōmānus | a Roman |
reliquiae | relics |
oppidōrum | of towns |
amphitheātrōrum | of amphitheatres |
hodiē | to-day, at the present day |
ex-stō | I exist, remain |
via | a road |
Londinium | London |
solum | soil |
multōs nummōs | many coins |
(nummōs) aureōs | golden (coins) |
(nummōs) argenteōs | (coins) made of silver |
(nummōs) aēneōs | made of copper |
et … et | both … and |
Britannus | a Briton |
occultō | I hide |
causa | a cause, source |
lucrī | of gain [lucre] |
arō | I plough |
fundāmenta | the foundations |
aedificiōrum | of buildings [edifices] |
excavō | I excavate |
magnō pretiō[1] | at a great price |
vēnun-dō | I offer for sale |
patruō meō est | my uncle has; literally to my uncle there is |
- ↑ Note the Ablative without a Preposition, here meaning ‘at’, (an expression of ‘price’ or ‘value’).