Usages of ianitor
Ianitor ante portam urbis sedet et viatores interrogat.
A doorkeeper sits before the city gate and questions travelers.
Cum ianitor nomen viatoris audivisset, portam aperuit et eum intrare iussit.
When the doorkeeper had heard the traveler’s name, he opened the gate and ordered him to enter.
Idem ianitor portam aperit et viatorem intrare iubet.
The same doorkeeper opens the gate and orders the traveler to enter.
Ianitor portam urbis claudit, quia nox obscura est.
The doorkeeper closes the city gate, because the night is dark.
Ianitor viatorem interrogat: "Quid in sacculo portas?"
The doorkeeper asks the traveler: "What are you carrying in the bag?"
Ianitor dicit nemini intra portam manere necesse esse, si domum redire vult.
The doorkeeper says that no one needs to stay inside the gate if he wants to return home.
Ianitor dicit se portam urbis mox clausurum esse, quia nox obscura est.
The doorkeeper says that he will soon close the city gate, because the night is dark.
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