Reported speech with time and place

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the historian
o historiador
to mention
mencionar
the manuscript
o manuscrito
the archive
o arquivo
The historian mentioned that the manuscript was no longer in that archive.
O historiador mencionou que o manuscrito já não estava naquele arquivo.
to record
registar
The author recorded in the manuscript that he had arrived at the castle that day.
O autor registou no manuscrito que tinha chegado ao castelo naquele dia.
to translate
traduzir
the parchment
o pergaminho
the day before / the eve
a véspera
She translated the parchment and said that the king had left the day before.
Ela traduziu o pergaminho e disse que o rei tinha partido na véspera.
the time (point in time) / the height
a altura
The director explained that, at that time, the archive was already closed.
O diretor explicou que, naquela altura, o arquivo já estava fechado.
The woman mentioned that she would bring the parchment the next day.
A mulher mencionou que traria o pergaminho no dia seguinte.
the era / the epoch
a época
The historian said that the revolution of that era had started there.
O historiador disse que a revolução daquela época tinha começado ali.
I mentioned that there were no archives from that era there.
Eu mencionei que não havia arquivos daquela época lá.
He recorded that he would make the trip to that castle the next day.
Ele registou que faria a viagem àquele castelo no dia seguinte.
The man translated the manuscript and said that they had not eaten anything the day before.
O homem traduziu o manuscrito e disse que eles não tinham comido nada na véspera.
The author recorded that, at that time, the manuscript was there.
O autor registou que, naquela altura, o manuscrito estava ali.
at that time, back then
nessa altura
At that time, I lived in Porto.
Nessa altura, eu morava no Porto.
He said that back then he was happy.
Ele disse que, nessa altura, era feliz.

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