Usages of alter
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.
Ratis pueros ad alteram ripam secum fert.
The raft carries the boys with it to the other bank.
Duo iumenta ante raedam stant: una mula lenta est, alterum iumentum strenuum est.
Two draft animals stand before the carriage: one mule is slow, the other animal is energetic.
Cum via glacie tecta sit, tamen mula et alterum iumentum raedam lente trahunt.
Although the road is covered with ice, the mule and the other draft animal nevertheless pull the carriage slowly.
In media via pater ait unum e iumentis iam non ambulare velle; altera mula enim aquam petit.
In the middle of the road father says that one of the draft animals no longer wants to walk; for the other mule is asking for water.
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