12.08.25: Level 3; Sonnenschein; Prō Patriā [8]; Castellum Rutupīnum [2]

Section 1; Part 2

Complete the Latin text with the words and phrases listed below. The full text is given at the end to check your answers.

[7] Then Lydia said “I’ll be so pleased [literally: How greatly I shall be pleased if I can [ = will be able to] finally see the ruins of Richborough Castle

Tum Lȳdia "(1) __________  (2) __________  (3) __________  ruīnās Castellī Rutupīnī (4) __________  spectāre (5) __________!"

[8] And the suggestion was very pleasing to my aunt. “But surely it will be better,” she said “to have dinner in the castle? For in that way it will not be necessary to hurry home?”

Et amitae meae prōpositum (6) __________  erat. "Sed (7) __________  (8) __________  erit" inquit "in castellō cēnāre? (9) __________  (10) __________  nōn necesse erit domum festīnāre."

[9] Then we boys exclaimed: “Hurray! Excellent! We will take our lunch with us; after lunch we will visit the ruins of the castle. Then we will dine in the castle. That’s the way it will be.”

Tum nōs puerī exclāmāvimus: "(11) __________  optimē! Prandium nōbīscum portābimus; (12) __________ prandium ruīnās castellī vīsitābimus. (13) __________  in castellō cēnābimus. Sīc erit!"

[10] And my aunt said “When will you set off?”

Et amita mea "(14) __________   in viam (15) __________  ?" inquit.

[11] And we said “Immediately, without delay.”

Et nōs "(16) __________   sine (17) __________  " inquimus.

aliquandō; deinde; dēlectabor; euge; grātissimum; melius; morā; nam; nōnne; post; poterō; quandō; quantopere; sī; sīc; statim; vōs dabitis

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[7] Tum Lȳdia "Quantopere dēlectābor sī ruīnās Castellī Rutupīnī aliquandō spectāre poterō!"

[8] Et amitae meae prōpositum grātissimum erat. "Sed nōnne melius erit" inquit "in castellō cēnāre? Nam sīc nōn necesse erit domum festīnāre."

[9] Tum nōs puerī exclāmāvimus: "Euge optimē! Prandium nōbīscum portābimus; post prandium ruīnās castellī vīsitābimus. Deinde in castellō cēnābimus. Sīc erit!"

[10] Et amita mea "Quandō in viam vōs dabitis?" inquit.

[11] Et nōs "Statim sine morā" inquimus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richborough_Castle