Lesson 27

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to set out
proficisci
Mother and daughter set out from the house in the morning.
Mater et filia mane e villa proficiscuntur.
The son follows his sister to the forum, but father stays at home.
Filius sororem ad forum sequitur, sed pater domi manet.
the warehouse
horreum
to enter
ingredi
The cat enters the cellar and looks for the mouse.
Feles cellarium ingreditur et murem quaerit.
the guard
custos
The merchant enters the warehouse and greets the guard.
Mercator horreum ingreditur et custodem salutat.
out of / from
e
to go out
egredi
The maid goes out of the kitchen and carries water to the atrium.
Serva e culina egreditur et aquam ad atrium fert.
to delay
morari
Do not delay in the street; for rain will soon fall.
Nolite in via morari; pluvia enim mox cadet.
to encourage
hortari
with them
secum
The students have books with them.
Discipuli libros secum habent.
The teacher encourages the students to carry their books with them.
Magistra discipulos hortatur ut codices secum ferant.
to return
reverti
In the evening everyone returns home, because the wind is cold.
Vespere omnes domum revertuntur, quia ventus frigidus est.
to allow
pati
Mother does not allow the boy to run outside the house alone.
Mater non patitur puerum solum extra domum currere.
to accompany
comitari
Grandmother accompanies the girl to the bakery.
Avia puellam ad pistrinum comitatur.
to admit
fateri
The boy finally admits that he left the coins on the table.
Puer tandem fatetur se nummos in mensa reliquisse.
the merchandise
merx
The merchant says that the merchandise is good.
Mercator dicit mercem bonam esse.
to store
servare
Mother stores nuts and figs in the cellar.
Mater nuces et ficus in cellario servat.
the barrel
dolium
In the warehouse many goods are stored, and wine remains in a large barrel.
In horreo multae merces servantur, et vinum in dolio magno manet.
the weight
pondus
the scale
libra
The merchant looks at the weight of the bread and cheese on the scale.
Mercator pondus panis et casei in libra spectat.
the goods
merx
If the goods are good, many people gladly pay the price.
Si merces bonae sunt, multi homines pretium libenter solvunt.
the supply
copia
the shortage
inopia
The shortage of wine makes the guests sad.
Inopia vini convivas tristes facit.
Today in the forum there is a great supply of bread, but a shortage of wine remains.
Hodie in foro magna copia panis est, sed vini inopia manet.
the threshold
limen
The dog sits on the threshold and quietly waits for the guest.
Canis in limine sedet et hospitem quiete exspectat.
the footprint
vestigium
Mother sees the dog's footprint in the atrium and calls the maid.
Mater vestigium canis in atrio videt et servam vocat.
The boy sees the dog’s footprint in the mud and laughs.
Puer vestigium canis in luto videt et ridet.
entered
ingressus
The guest, having entered the atrium, greets the mistress.
Hospes in atrium ingressus dominam salutat.
After the teacher has entered the school, the students begin to be silent.
Postquam magistra in scholam ingressa est, discipuli tacere incipiunt.
When father went out of the shop, he showed fresh bread to mother.
Cum pater e taberna egressus est, matri panem recentem ostendit.
The sailors will set out from the harbor tomorrow, if the weather is good.
Nautae e portu cras proficiscentur, si tempestas bona erit.
The sister follows her brother through the street, so that he may not make a mistake again.
Soror fratrem per vicum sequitur, ne iterum erret.
Mother encourages her daughter not to fear the truth before the trial.
Mater filiam hortatur ne ante iudicium veritatem timeat.
to linger
morari
Do not linger in the forum, because mother wants to return home.
Noli in foro morari, quia mater domum redire vult.
Why are you lingering so long before the door, when dinner is already ready?
Cur tam diu ante ianuam moramini, cum cena iam parata sit?
When the feast has finished, the guests will slowly return home.
Cum convivium finitum erit, convivae lente domum revertentur.
out of
ex
The cat goes out of the cellar and looks for the mouse.
Feles ex cellario exit et murem quaerit.
The teacher does not allow the students to go out of the library without order.
Magistra non patitur discipulos sine ordine ex bibliotheca egredi.
to watch
servare
The soldier stands before the gate and watches the travelers.
Miles ante portam stat et viatores servat.
The maid accompanies the mistress to the warehouse, where a guard watches the goods.
Serva dominam ad horreum comitatur, ubi custos merces servat.
The merchant admits that the small barrel is broken, but says that another barrel remains good.
Mercator fatetur dolium parvum fractum esse, sed dicit aliud dolium bonum manere.
the silver
argentum
We see a cup made of silver in the forum.
In foro poculum ex argento videmus.
The guard places the weight of the silver on the scale again, so that everyone may see that the price is not too high.
Custos in libra pondus argenti iterum ponit, ut omnes videant pretium nimium non esse.
the lack
inopia
The lack of bread makes the mother sad.
Inopia panis matrem tristem facit.
to frighten
terrere
The dark night frightens the timid boy.
Nox obscura puerum timidum terret.
The lack of water frightens the farmers, but after the rain there will be a great supply of water.
Inopia aquae agricolas terret, sed post pluviam magna copia aquae erit.
the track
vestigium
The maid sees tracks in the cellar and calls the cat.
Serva vestigia in cellario videt et felem vocat.
the cat
felis
Mother sees the cat’s tracks in the atrium and looks for the cat in the cellar.
Mater vestigia felis in atrio videt et felem in cellario quaerit.
The girl sees small tracks on the threshold and knows that the cat came inside at night.
Puella in limine vestigia parva videt et scit felem nocte intus venisse.
you
te
The teacher is waiting for you in the library.
Magister te in bibliotheca exspectat.
Do not linger outside the house; mother is calling you.
Noli extra domum morari; mater te vocat.