Usages of dextra
Soror ad dextram vertit, sed frater ad sinistram ambulat.
The sister turns to the right, but the brother walks to the left.
Puer stilum dextra tenet et in charta clare scribit.
The boy holds the stylus in his right hand and writes clearly on the paper.
Puella chartam sinistra tenet et dextra scribit.
The girl holds the paper with her left hand and writes with her right.
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