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Whatever the others say, this female student trusts the teacher rather than a false rumor.

A good judge ought to look to justice rather than anger.

When the senators were debating among themselves, the tribune was advising them to look to the common good rather than private advantage.

The learned teacher advises the students to follow good authors, not those who love frivolity rather than seriousness.

If you want to be healthy, you should drink pure water rather than wine.

Thus the students gradually learn not only to keep words in memory, but also to understand why one case rather than another, why singular rather than plural, and why the indicative rather than the imperative is used in each sentence.

Father replies that Sparta was very famous, but that he prefers to visit Syracuse.