Usages of ancilla
Ancilla aquam e puteo haurit.
The maid draws water from the well.
Alia ancilla in cella parva candelam accendit.
Another maid lights a candle in the small room.
Mater dicit puteum altum esse, sed ancillam aquam facile haurire posse.
Mother says that the well is deep, but that the maid can draw water easily.
Si puella iterum sitiet, ancilla ei aquam e puteo afferet.
If the girl is thirsty again, the maid will bring her water from the well.
Si ventus fortis est, ancilla candelam statim extinguit.
If the wind is strong, the maid extinguishes the candle at once.
Cum ancilla aquam hauriret, puella prope puteum cantabat.
While the maid was drawing water, the girl was singing near the well.
Postquam aquam hauserunt, ancilla et puella in cellam redierunt.
After they drew the water, the maid and the girl returned to the room.
Serva, immo ancilla nova, candelam fert et ostium claudit.
The servant girl—or rather, the new maid—carries the candle and closes the door.
Puteus altus est, et ancilla aquam e puteo haurit.
The well is deep, and the maid draws water from the well.
Mater hodie panem domi facere vult, itaque ancillam iubet far ex arca ferre.
Mother wants to make bread at home today, and so she orders the maid to bring spelt from the chest.
Ancilla far in cribrum fundit, ne lapilli in massa maneant.
The maid pours the spelt into a sieve, so that little stones may not remain in the dough.
Ancilla far per cribrum fundit, deinde fermentum parvum addit.
The maid pours the spelt through the sieve, then adds a little leaven.
Ancilla far cribrat, ne lapilli in massa maneant.
The maid sifts the spelt, so that little stones may not remain in the dough.
Ancilla massam diu subigit, ut panis mollior fiat.
The maid kneads the dough for a long time, so that the bread may become softer.
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