Usages of siccus
Farina tam sicca est ut mater aquam addat.
The flour is so dry that mother adds water.
Post cenam panis siccus manet, et puer aquam petit.
After dinner the bread remains dry, and the boy asks for water.
Post tempestatem pueri ligna sicca quaerunt, quia ignis sine lignis diu manere non potest.
After the storm the boys look for dry wood, because a fire cannot last long without wood.
Coquus modum aquae addit, ne panis nimis siccus sit.
The cook adds a measure of water, so that the bread may not be too dry.
Post imbrem puella muscum tangit et dicit eum molliorem esse quam herbam siccam.
After the rain the girl touches the moss and says that it is softer than dry grass.
Puella panem tenerum magis amat quam panem siccum.
The girl likes soft bread more than dry bread.
Mater dicit panem tenerum infanti meliorem esse quam panem siccum.
Mother says that soft bread is better for the baby than dry bread.
Postea serva dicit aquam per compluvium in impluvium cecidisse, sed pavimentum iam siccum esse.
Afterward the maid says that water fell through the roof-opening into the rain-pool, but that the floor is already dry.
Pavimentum purgatum iam siccum est.
The cleaned floor is now dry.
Pater ramum siccum securi findit.
Father splits a dry branch with an axe.
Si lignum siccum est, securis id facilius findit.
If the wood is dry, the axe splits it more easily.
Pater truncum siccum securi findit.
Father splits the dry log with an axe.
Marcus verba de tabula delere conatur, sed spongia nimis sicca est.
Marcus tries to erase the words from the board, but the sponge is too dry.
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