Usages of focus
Prope focum coquus stat, nam focus totam culinam calidam facit.
The cook stands near the hearth, for the hearth makes the whole kitchen warm.
Mater servae imperat ut focum ante cenam tergat.
Mother orders the female servant to wipe the hearth before dinner.
Opinor propinquos nostros iam focum parare et hospitium calidum habere.
I think that our relatives are already preparing a hearth and have warm lodging.
Pater statuit pueros domi manere, donec tempestas desinat; mater autem constituit focum accendere et panem secare.
Father decides that the boys should stay at home until the storm stops; mother, however, decides to light the hearth and cut bread.
Mater ungues infantis secat, et serva manicas ad focum suspendit, ut citius siccentur.
Mother cuts the baby’s nails, and the maid hangs the sleeves near the hearth so that they may dry more quickly.
Pueri circa focum sedent et aviam audiunt.
The boys sit around the hearth and listen to grandmother.
Fumus sursum ex foco ascendit, et infans eum miratur.
Smoke rises upward from the hearth, and the baby looks at it in wonder.
Deinde ova in sartāgine coquuntur, et māter patellam calidam ē focō tollit.
Then eggs are cooked in the frying pan, and mother takes the hot plate from the hearth.
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