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Usages of ostendere
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.
Puella matri epistulam ostendit.
The girl shows the letter to her mother.
Ea epistulam accipit et matri ostendit.
She receives a letter and shows it to her mother.
Magistra rogat utrum sententia discipulae exemplum bonum ostendat an culpam.
The teacher asks whether the female student’s sentence shows a good example or a fault.
Magistra discipulis aliud exemplum ostendit.
The teacher shows the students another example.
Soror digitum matri ostendit et bracchium lavat.
The sister shows her finger to mother and washes her arm.
Discipula rogat quomodo ad scholam pervenire possit, et magistra ei viam ostendit.
The female student asks how she can reach the school, and the teacher shows her the way.
Magistra discipulis clarissimum exemplum ostendit.
The teacher shows the students a very clear example.
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