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Magistra discipulis narrat de mari.
(The teacher tells the students about the sea.)
Magistra discipulis etiam fabulas de caelo narrat.
The teacher also tells the students stories about the sky.
Nuntius de nova tempestate narrat.
The messenger tells about the new storm.
Discipulus scit multum de caelo.
The student knows a lot about the sky.
Dum coquus carnem in culina coquit, domina cum hospite de cena loquitur.
While the cook cooks meat in the kitchen, the lady of the house speaks with the guest about the dinner.
Post cenam servus in culina manet et cum coquo de die longo loquitur.
After dinner the servant stays in the kitchen and talks with the cook about the long day.
Tertia hora puer aegrotus iam dormit, et medicus de cura eius cum matre loquitur.
At the third hour the sick boy is already sleeping, and the doctor talks with the mother about his care.
Vespere familia in villa cenat et de die longo loquitur.
In the evening the family dines in the villa and talks about the long day.
Mater de cura pueri cum medico loquitur.
Mother speaks with the doctor about the care of the boy.
Magister cum discipulo in horto de libro loquitur.
The teacher speaks with the student in the garden about the book.
In foro multi homines inter tabernas ambulant et de pretio loquuntur.
In the forum many people walk among the shops and talk about the price.
Postea discipuli domum veniunt et cum familia de die longo loquuntur.
Afterwards the students come home and talk with the family about the long day.
Spectaculo finito, amici per viam domum ambulant et de scaena loquuntur.
When the show is finished, friends walk home along the road and talk about the stage.
Post cenam amici in eadem caupona conveniunt et de itinere loquuntur.
After dinner friends meet in the same inn and talk about the journey.
Avus, qui in horto sedet, fabulam de familia sua narrat; memoria eius adhuc clara est.
Grandfather, who is sitting in the garden, tells a story about his family; his memory is still clear.
Avus tibi fabulam de familia sua narrat.
Grandfather tells you a story about his family.
Magistra vobis fabulam de mari narrat.
The teacher tells you a story about the sea.
Cum parentes domum rediissent, mater de monte et valle fabulam narravit.
When the parents had returned home, mother told a story about a mountain and a valley.
Pueri circum ignem sedent et fabulam de nauta audiunt.
The boys sit around the fire and listen to a story about a sailor.
Post scholam magister cum discipulis de sermone brevi et claro loquitur.
After school the teacher speaks with the students about a short and clear conversation.
Post cenam parentes cum filiis et filiabus longum sermonem de vita bona habent.
After dinner the parents have a long conversation with their sons and daughters about a good life.
Poeta dicit carmen novum de rege et regina mox scripturum esse.
The poet says that he will soon write a new poem about the king and queen.
Puer matri de somnio tristi narrat.
The boy tells his mother about a sad dream.
Mater cum eo de epistula loquitur.
Mother talks with him about the letter.
In volumine veteri oratio de pace tam clara est ut etiam pueri eam intellegant.
In an old scroll there is a speech about peace so clear that even the boys understand it.
Postea discipuli de fabula inter se disputant, et magistra rogat cur ita disputent.
Afterward the students discuss the story among themselves, and the teacher asks why they are discussing in that way.
In volumine novo poetae multi versus de mari et vento leguntur.
In the poet’s new scroll many verses about the sea and the wind are read.
Fama de nova magistra in foro est.
There is a report in the forum about the new teacher.
Fama de bello cives terret.
The report about the war frightens the citizens.
Miles de familia sua saepe cogitat.
The soldier often thinks about his family.
Discipula de epistula matris diu cogitat.
The female student thinks for a long time about her mother’s letter.
Frater et soror libros similes legunt, sed de rebus diversis inter se disputant.
Brother and sister read similar books, but they discuss different things with one another.
Propter imbrem puellae domi manent; interea avia eis de virtute et fide narrat.
Because of the rain the girls stay at home; meanwhile grandmother tells them about courage and loyalty.
Quidam in bibliotheca tacent, alii de fabula disputant.
Some are silent in the library, others discuss the story.
Ubicumque puellae conveniunt, ceterae quoque de fabulis loqui volunt.
Wherever the girls meet, the others also want to talk about stories.
Pater dicit se post laborem in sella quiescere velle, dum mater de hospite cogitat.
Father says that he wants to rest in a chair after work, while mother thinks about the guest.
Ambo nepotes avunculi fabulam de mari libenter audiunt.
Both of the maternal uncle’s grandchildren gladly listen to a story about the sea.
Avia nepoti fabulam de mari narrat.
Grandmother tells her grandchild a story about the sea.
Ne quis sub porticu clamet, dum magistra de auctore et scriptore narrat.
Let no one shout under the portico while the teacher tells about the author and the writer.
Postquam domum redimus, mater rogat quid puellae in portu didicerint de gubernatore et de velo.
After we return home, mother asks what the girls learned in the harbor about the helmsman and the sail.
Postridie scriptor idem ad scholam venit et de arte sua narrat; discipulis autem maxime placet quod de navi, de velo, et de ancora tam clare scribit.
The next day the same writer comes to the school and tells about his art; the students especially like that he writes so clearly about the ship, the sail, and the anchor.
Aliqui in bibliotheca tacent, alii de auctore disputant.
Some are silent in the library, others discuss the author.
Avia nepoti maxime de mari narrat.
Grandmother tells her grandchild especially about the sea.
Orator in rostris stat et de novo decreto clara voce loquitur.
An orator stands on the rostra and speaks in a clear voice about the new decree.
Magister dicit librum de magistratibus non celeriter legendum esse, quia multa in margine scribenda sint.
The teacher says that a book about magistrates should not be read quickly, because many things must be written in the margin.
Postea Marcus dicit se carmen novum de mari componere velle.
Afterward Marcus says that he wants to compose a new poem about the sea.
Quaero librum qui mihi plura exempla de magistratibus praebeat.
I am looking for a book that may provide me with more examples about magistrates.
Hodie comitia in foro habentur, et multi cives de uno candidato inter se disputant.
Today elections are being held in the forum, and many citizens are discussing one candidate among themselves.
Post comitia magistra discipulis refert quid in curia de novo magistratu dictum sit.
After the elections the teacher reports to the students what was said in the senate-house about the new magistrate.
Singuli discipuli suam opinionem scribunt, deinde inter se conferunt quid magistra de potestate dicat.
The individual students write their own opinion, then compare among themselves what the teacher says about power.
Cum senator de mandato populi loqueretur, quidam cives tacebant, alii autem clamabant.
When the senator was speaking about the people’s commission, some citizens were silent, but others were shouting.
Humiles quoque cives bonam de re publica opinionem habere possunt, si eos alii audiunt.
Humble citizens too can have a good opinion about the state, if others listen to them.
Lucia autem censet se illo die et de hereditate et de alveo fluminis multa didicisse.
Lucia, however, thinks that on that day she learned many things both about inheritance and about the river channel.
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