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Usages of capere
Serva annulum in mensa ponit, sed nemo eum capit.
The female servant puts the ring on the table, but no one takes it.
Puer conatur annulum capere, sed mater eum tacere iubet.
The boy tries to take the ring, but his mother orders him to be silent.
Serva sportam in officina ponit et dicit se postea donum capere velle.
The female servant puts a basket in the workshop and says that she wants to take the gift later.
Puella paene clamat, quia canis annulum capit.
The girl almost shouts, because the dog takes the ring.
Postquam canis annulum capit, serva et vicina simul currunt et annulum uxori tradunt.
After the dog takes the ring, the female servant and the neighbor run together and hand the ring to the wife.
Serva annulum in mensa ponere conatur, sed canis eum capit.
The female servant tries to put the ring on the table, but the dog takes it.
Mater cultrum sub mensa relinquit, ne infans eum capiat.
Mother leaves the knife under the table, so that the baby may not take it.
Serva pannum humidum capit et parietem sordidum tergit.
The female servant takes a wet cloth and wipes the dirty wall.
Discipula negat se stilum in mensa reliquisse et dicit fratrem eum cepisse.
The female student denies that she left the stylus on the table and says that her brother took it.
Mater pannum humidum capit et mensam tergit.
Mother takes a wet cloth and wipes the table.
Postea filia codicem fratris capit et duas lineas describit.
Afterward the daughter takes her brother’s book and copies two lines.
Lucia codicem fratris capit et menda diligenter corrigit.
Lucia takes her brother’s book and carefully corrects the mistakes.
Puer vile poculum capit, sed soror dicit se pulchrius recipere velle.
The boy takes the cheap cup, but his sister says that she wants to receive a more beautiful one.
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