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Usages of unus
Unus homo in via solus ambulat; pluvia frigida cadit, igitur domum currit.
One person walks alone in the street; cold rain is falling, therefore he runs home.
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.
Magistra unam quaestionem ponit, et discipula breve responsum dat.
The teacher asks one question, and the female student gives a short answer.
Mihi hodie una pagina scribenda est, sed manus iam fessa est.
Today one page must be written by me, but my hand is already tired.
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 olla parva mater oleum et unum ovum ponit.
In a small pot mother puts oil and one egg.
In initio fabulae una pars facilis est, sed postea alia pars difficilior fit.
At the beginning of the story one part is easy, but later another part becomes more difficult.
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.
Puer stilum e mensa capit et in charta unam sententiam scribit.
The boy takes the stylus from the table and writes one sentence on the paper.
Soror amicis parva munera dat, et una conviva valde gaudet.
The sister gives small gifts to her friends, and one female guest is very happy.
Mercator nobis duo pocula offert: unum carum, aliud vile.
The merchant offers us two cups: one expensive, the other cheap.
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