Usages of velum
Puella in prora stat, mater autem in puppi sedet et velum album spectat.
The girl stands at the prow, but mother sits at the stern and looks at the white sail.
Cum ventus crescat, gubernator clamat: “Remi parentur; velum firmum maneat.”
When the wind grows stronger, the helmsman shouts: “Let the oars be prepared; let the sail remain steady.”
Malus altus ventum capit, et velum magnum supra navem movetur.
The tall mast catches the wind, and the large sail moves above the ship.
Postquam domum redimus, mater rogat quid puellae in portu didicerint de gubernatore et de velo.
After we return home, mother asks what the girls learned in the harbor about the helmsman and the sail.
Postridie scriptor idem ad scholam venit et de arte sua narrat; discipulis autem maxime placet quod de navi, de velo, et de ancora tam clare scribit.
The next day the same writer comes to the school and tells about his art; the students especially like that he writes so clearly about the ship, the sail, and the anchor.
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