One of the skills that Latin develops is the ability to
think around a problem rather than staring at it.
Find the Latin for these verbs in the text:
he watched
he loved
he spurred on
he rushed
he seized
they invited
they rushed (x2)
they carried
If you already know them, then no problem. What are your
options if you don’t? Of course, you can look them up in Wiktionary but, before
you do that, look at them from a different angle. The verbs are listed at the
end.
1. ‘invite’ is obvious
2. What does a porter do?
3. What do spectators do?
4. If you incite somebody to violence, what is
it you do?
5. If somebody is amorous, how would you
describe them?
6. I was listening in rapt attention as the
old man told his story.
I suspect you can thank the Normans for all of that.
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Sed Plūtō, patruus puellae, Deae fīliam procul spectāvit et
statim puellam vehementer amāvit. Subitō equōs caeruleōs incitāvit et
per prāta properāvit, et puellam perterritam raptāvit.
Rōmānī igitur Sabīnōs ad lūdōs magnōs invītāvērunt.
Pāx erat inter Rōmānōs et Sabīnōs. Itaque Sabīnī ad lūdōs Rōmānōrum
libenter properāvērunt. Nec scūta nec gladiōs nec hastās apportāvērunt.
Cum Sabīnīs, virginēs multae et fōrmōsae properāvērunt.
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amō, amāre, amāvī [1]: love
apportō, apportāre, apportāvī [1]: bring
incitō, incitāre, incitāvī [1]: (here) spur on (e.g. a
horse)
invītō, invītāre, invītāvī [1]: invite
properō, properāre, properāvī [1]: hurry
raptō, raptāre, raptāvī [1]: seize; carry off
spectō, spectāre, spectāvī [1]: look at; watch
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