Usages of ratis
Portitor ad ripam venit et dicit ratem paratam esse.
The ferryman comes to the bank and says that the raft is ready.
Remex in rate sedet et funem solvit, dum portitor pueros monet ne ad alveum propius accedant.
The rower sits on the raft and loosens the rope, while the ferryman warns the children not to come nearer to the channel.
Pater dicit sibi nihil referre utrum semita an limes longior sit, dummodo ratis tuta maneat.
Father says that it makes no difference to him whether the path or the boundary-road is longer, provided that the raft remains safe.
Cum remex ratem lente ageret, portitor puellae ostendit ubi alveus altior esset.
While the rower was guiding the raft slowly, the ferryman showed the girl where the channel was deeper.
Postquam ratis ad alteram ripam pervenit, mater dicit melius fuisse portitore prudente uti quam per vadum ire.
After the raft reached the other bank, mother says that it was better to use a prudent ferryman than to go through the ford.
Portitor ratem per alveum ad alteram ripam agit.
The ferryman guides the raft through the channel to the other bank.
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