Usages of Lucia
Ex omnibus discipulis Lucia diligentissima est, sed Marcus celerrime scribit.
Of all the students, Lucia is the most diligent, but Marcus writes the most quickly.
Lucia codicem fratris capit et menda diligenter corrigit.
Lucia takes her brother’s book and carefully corrects the mistakes.
Non timeo ne Lucia erret, quia semper animo attento magistram audit.
I do not fear that Lucia may make a mistake, because she always listens to the teacher with an attentive mind.
Lucia studiosior est quam Marcus, sed Marcus celerius scribit.
Lucia is more studious than Marcus, but Marcus writes more quickly.
Lucia menda diligentius quam Marcus corrigit.
Lucia corrects mistakes more carefully than Marcus.
Lucia prudens esse putatur, quia semper ante alios parata venit.
Lucia is thought to be prudent, because she always comes prepared before the others.
Magistra Luciae ignoscere vult, quia puella tandem veritatem dixit.
The teacher wants to forgive Lucia, because the girl finally told the truth.
Lucia diligenter studet.
Lucia studies diligently.
Magistra non dubitat quin Lucia veritatem dixerit et nihil celaverit.
The teacher does not doubt that Lucia told the truth and hid nothing.
Lucia hodie plus quam Marcus legit.
Lucia reads more than Marcus today.
Quidquid magistra discipulis explicat, Lucia diligenter scribit.
Whatever the teacher explains to the students, Lucia writes down carefully.
Dum aliae discipulae scribunt, Lucia amicae aliquid susurrat, et magistra eam monet ut non susurret.
While the other female students are writing, Lucia whispers something to her friend, and the teacher warns her not to whisper.
Hodie Lucia saepius respondet, sed alia discipula rarius manum levat.
Today Lucia answers more often, but another female student raises her hand more rarely.
Lucia Marco diligentior est, sed alia discipula eo timidior.
Lucia is more diligent than Marcus, but another female student is more timid than he is.
Lucia diligentior est quam Marcus, quia menda sua statim corrigit.
Lucia is more diligent than Marcus, because she corrects her mistakes at once.
Luciam morae paenitet, quia sero ad convivium venit.
Lucia regrets the delay, because she came late to the feast.
Lucia unum vocabulum novi auctoris non intellegit, sed post lectionem sensum eius invenit.
Lucia does not understand one word of the new author, but after the lesson she finds its meaning.
Lucia manum firmam habet, itaque litteras clare scribit.
Lucia has a steady hand, and so she writes letters clearly.
Scribendo in commentario et verba difficilia in margine ponendo, Lucia verba nova memoria tenet.
By writing in her notebook and placing difficult words in the margin, Lucia keeps the new words in memory.
Lucia signum parvum in margine ponit.
Lucia puts a small mark in the margin.
Lucia in commentario suo scribit bonum ducem victoriam sine ira quaerere.
Lucia writes in her notebook that a good general seeks victory without anger.
Lucia et Marcus versus recitant; alii tacent.
Lucia and Marcus recite verses; the others are silent.
Lucia et amica eius versus veteres conferunt, ut melius intellegant quid auctor sentiat.
Lucia and her friend compare old verses, so that they may better understand what the author thinks.
Lucia tabellam e capsa tollit et in mensa deponit.
Lucia takes a tablet from the box and sets it down on the table.
Magistra dicit Luciam hanc sententiam perfecte interpretari.
The teacher says that Lucia interprets this sentence perfectly.
Lucia quoque in bibliotheca libros veteres legit.
Lucia too reads old books in the library.
Lucia autem censet se illo die et de hereditate et de alveo fluminis multa didicisse.
Lucia, however, thinks that on that day she learned many things both about inheritance and about the river channel.
Lucia matrem imitari vult, quia illa industria et modestia excellit.
Lucia wants to imitate her mother, because she excels in diligence and modesty.
Discipuli bonam magistram imitari conantur, sed Lucia sola in scribendo excellit.
The students try to imitate the good teacher, but Lucia alone excels in writing.
Lucia usum huius vocabuli paulatim intellegit.
Lucia gradually understands the use of this word.
Lucia dicit se scripturam aviae melius intellegere quam scripturam scribae celeris.
Lucia says that she understands her grandmother’s handwriting better than the writing of the quick scribe.
Lucia novo calendario utitur, ut sciat quo mense dies festi futuri sint.
Lucia uses a new calendar so that she may know in which month the festival days will be.
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