Ritchie's Fabulae Faciles - A First Latin Reader by Unknown
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narravimus. The writer sometimes uses the first person plural in speaking of himself, instead of the first person singular. This is called the plural of modesty, and is the same as the English usage. 18. in Arcadiam. How does this differ in meaning from _in Arcadia_? 20. appeteret. The subjunctive introduced by cum, 'since,' may express the reason for the action of the main verb. 23. Hercules. See the note on _Perseus_, 4, 4. 26. quod, conjunction, not pronoun. reliquos centauros, 'the rest of the centaurs,' 'the other centaurs.' Compare _media nocte_, 9, 5. Notice that _reliqui_ means about the same as _ceteri_, and see the note on 4, 13. 28. inquit, historical present. This verb is used parenthetically with direct quotations. 15. 1. dabo. Notice that Latin is more exact than English in the use of the future tense in subordinate clauses. In English we often use the present in the subordinate clause and leave it to the principal verb to show that the time is future. 7. pervenerunt. See the note on 4, 26. 10. constitit, from _consisto_, not _consto_. |
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