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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’).
