Usages of vetus
Mercator veteres tunicas vendit, sed magnum pretium petit.
The merchant sells old tunics, but asks a high price.
Postea dominus numerum pecuniae spectat et dicit pretium tunicae veteris esse nimium.
Afterwards the master looks at the amount of money and says that the price of the old tunic is too much.
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.
Ego libenter in bibliotheca libros veteres lego.
I gladly read old books in the library.
Discipulus dicit se librum veterem in bibliotheca relinquere velle.
The student says that he wants to leave an old book in the library.
Mater in bibliotheca libros veteres libenter legit.
Mother gladly reads old books in the library.
Discipulus in bibliotheca librum veterem legere cupit.
The student wants to read an old book in the library.
Puer in bibliotheca librum veterem relinquit.
The boy leaves an old book in the library.
In bibliotheca muri veteres sunt, sed tectum tutum manet.
In the library the walls are old, but the roof remains safe.
In cista magna epistulae veteres servantur.
Old letters are kept in a large chest.
In bibliotheca discipulus sedens litteras poetae veteris describit.
In the library the student, sitting down, copies the letters of an old poet.
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.
Mater dicit scopam novam emendam esse, quia vetus scopa nimis brevis est.
Mother says that a new broom must be bought, because the old broom is too short.
Serva epistulas veteres in cista invenit et eas dominae tradit.
The female servant finds old letters in the chest and hands them to the mistress.
Ea in bibliotheca codicem veterrimum legit, quia libros veteres amat.
She reads a very old book in the library, because she loves old books.
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.
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