Usages of miles
Miles fortis in via stat et ignem spectat.
(The brave soldier stands in the road and watches the fire.)
Nomen militis est Marcus, sed multi eum timidum vocant.
(The soldier’s name is Marcus, but many call him timid.)
Multi milites in oppido manent et imperatorem salutant.
(Many soldiers remain in the town and greet the emperor.)
Miles vigilat in oppido, nam timet bellum.
(The soldier keeps watch in the town, for he fears war.)
Mox puer fortis erit, et miles erit.
(Soon the boy will be brave, and he will be a soldier.)
Imperator dicit: “Miles fortis erit, sed bellum manebit.”
(The emperor says: “The soldier will be brave, but war will remain.”)
Imperator pacem multum amat, sed miles bellum non timet.
(The emperor loves peace a lot, but the soldier does not fear war.)
Soror imperatoris dicit: “Miles timidus non studet paci!”
(The emperor’s sister says: “The timid soldier does not study peace!”)
Miles saepe in urbe vigilat.
The soldier often keeps watch in the city.
Imperator certus est milites in oppido vigilare.
The emperor is sure that the soldiers are keeping watch in the town.
Idem faber scutum quoque ex ferro facit, quia milites in provincia arma volunt.
The same craftsman also makes a shield from iron, because the soldiers in the province want weapons.
Miles arma nova tenet: gladium novum tenet et scutum laudat.
A soldier holds new weapons: he holds a new sword and praises the shield.
Puer gladium in sporta portat, ut militem iuvet.
The boy carries a sword in a basket, so that he may help the soldier.
Miles portam custodit, et cives eum laudant.
The soldier guards the gate, and the citizens praise him.
Nocte eadem porta a militibus custoditur.
On that same night the gate is guarded by the soldiers.
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