Usages of legere
Puer legit et amicus videt.
The boy reads and the friend sees.
Puella legit in domo.
The girl reads in the house.
Amicus multum legit.
The friend reads a lot.
Discipulus sorori librum legit.
The student reads a book to the sister.
Eorum discipuli librum in domo legunt.
Their students read a book in the house.
Omnes discipuli in horto sedent et libros legunt.
All the students sit in the garden and read books.
Dum magister fabulam narrat, discipuli libros non legunt sed vocem eius audiunt.
While the teacher tells a story, the students do not read books but listen to his voice.
Filii respondent: "Nunc foris currimus, sed soror intus legit."
The children answer: "Now we run outside, but our sister reads inside."
Filia respondet: "Librum lego, quia foris dies frigidus est."
The daughter answers: "I am reading a book, because outside the day is cold."
Mater respondet: "Nonne potestis ludere aut legere? Quomodo sine avia tristes esse potestis?"
Mother answers: "Can you not play or read? How can you be sad without grandmother?"
Discipulus libros legit, ita mens eius non est tristis.
The student reads books, so his mind is not sad.
Filius in horto ludit, soror autem in domo legit.
The son plays in the garden, but the sister reads in the house.
In bibliotheca unus homo quiete sedet et librum veterem legit, igitur schola tota tacet.
In the library one person sits quietly and reads an old book, therefore the whole school is silent.
Prope scholam parva bibliotheca est, ubi discipuli post scholam libros legere amant.
Near the school there is a small library, where the students like to read books after school.
Discipuli libros legunt et cum magistro loquuntur; sic cotidie multum discunt, ut mentes eorum semper fortiores sint.
The students read books and talk with the teacher; thus every day they learn much, so that their minds may always be stronger.
Ea saepe in bibliotheca libros legit.
She often reads books in the library.
Postquam epistulam legit, puer eam tollit et sorori ostendit.
After the boy reads the letter, he picks it up and shows it to his sister.
In illo loco prope portam puella sedet et epistulam iterum legit.
In that place near the gate the girl sits and reads the letter again.
Ego libenter in bibliotheca libros veteres lego.
I gladly read old books in the library.
Mater in bibliotheca libros veteres libenter legit.
Mother gladly reads old books in the library.
Vespere pater lucernam accendit, ut filia in cubiculo legere possit.
In the evening father lights a lamp, so that his daughter can read in the bedroom.
Discipulus in bibliotheca librum veterem legere cupit.
The student wants to read an old book in the library.
Servus lucernam accendere debet, ut domina in atrio epistulam legere possit.
The servant must light the lamp so that the mistress can read a letter in the atrium.
Servus cito lucernam accendit, ut domina epistulam legere possit.
The servant quickly lights the lamp, so that the mistress can read the letter.
Maritus in officina laborat, dum uxor domi epistulam legit.
The husband works in the workshop, while the wife reads a letter at home.
In bibliotheca tacere debes, quia alii libros legunt.
In the library you ought to be silent, because others are reading books.
Post ientaculum serva calices et patinas lavat, dum domina in atrio epistulam legit.
After breakfast the female servant washes the cups and plates, while the mistress reads a letter in the atrium.
Discipula epistulam facile legit.
The female student reads the letter easily.
In campo alta arbor stat, et pueri sub umbra eius legunt.
In the field a tall tree stands, and the boys read under its shade.
Discipula unam sententiam facile legit, sed aliam sententiam intellegere nondum potest.
The female student reads one sentence easily, but she cannot yet understand another sentence.
In schola discipula codicem novum aperit et titulum primae paginae legit.
At school the female student opens a new book and reads the title of the first page.
Postea mater domi codicem aperit, titulum legit, et dicit se nihil clarius vidisse.
Afterward mother opens the book at home, reads the title, and says that she has seen nothing clearer.
Tacete; magister enim in bibliotheca legit.
Be silent; for the teacher is reading in the library.
Post ientaculum puella in lecto iacet et librum legit, quia ei pectus dolet.
After breakfast the girl lies in bed and reads a book, because her chest hurts.
Puella litteras matris iterum legit et dicit se unam litteram nondum intellegere.
The girl reads her mother’s letter again and says that she does not yet understand one letter.
Mater sedens in atrio epistulam legit.
Mother, sitting in the atrium, reads a letter.
Illud munus puellae gratum est, quia ipsa librum veterem semper legere amat.
That gift is pleasing to the girl, because she herself always loves to read an old book.
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