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Latin for Beginners by Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge
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_a._ The indirect object usually stands before the direct object.

«46.» We may now complete the translation of the sentence _The sailor
announces the flight to the farmers_, and we have

«Nauta agricolīs fugam nūntiat»

«47.» EXERCISES

First learn the special vocabulary, p. 283.

_Point out the direct and indirect objects and the genitive of the
possessor._

I. 1. Quis nautīs pecūniam dat? 2. Fīliae agricolae nautīs pecūniam
dant. 3. Quis fortūnam pugnae nūntiat? 4. Galba agricolīs fortunam
pugnae nūntiat. 5. Cui domina fābulam nārrat? 6. Fīliae agricolae domina
fābulam nārrat. 7. Quis Diānae corōnam dat? 8. Puella Diānae corōnam dat
quia Diānam amat. 9. Dea lūnae sagittās portat et ferās silvārum necat.
10. Cuius victōriam Galba nūntiat? 11. Nautae victōriam Galba nūntiat.

Imitate the word order of the preceding exercise.

II. 1. To whom do the girls give a wreath? 2. The girls give a wreath to
Julia, because Julia loves wreaths. 3. The sailors tell the ladies[2] a
story, because the ladies love stories. 4. The farmer gives his
(§22.a) daughter water. 5. Galba announces the cause of the battle
to the sailor. 6. The goddess of the moon loves the waters of the
forest. 7. Whose wreath is Latona carrying? Diana’s.
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