Book 15ab WB 15c

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Book 15a-bWB 15c

• KEY

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Book 15a

• 1. The boys were looking out for vehicles.
• 2. There were not many vehicles on the road
  (there was a long silence).
• 3. Marcus hears the rumble of wheels and spots a
  cloud of dust far off.
• 4. The vehicle cant be a wagon because it
  approaches quickly, but wagons are slow.

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Book 15a

• 5. The vehicle cant be a carriage because it
  only has 2 wheels (and a carriage has 4).
• 6. It is a light 2-wheeled carriage.
• 7. It is not a distinguished man (because hes
  wearing a tunic, not a toga).

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Book 15b

• 1. vehiculum 2nd acc sg
• The boys were able to spot no vehicle.
• 2. auxilium 2nd acc sg
• It was night the carriage remained unmoving in
  the ditch no one was bringing help.

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Book 15b

• 3. vehiculum 2nd acc sg
• Marcus and Sextus were watching the vehicle which
  was approaching very quickly.
• 4. murmur 3rd acc sg
• The dog was barking because it kept hearing the
  rumble of wheels.

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Book 15b

• 5. baculum 2nd, acc sg (both times)
• Marcus was throwing the stick the dog was
  looking for the stick.
• 6. onera 3rd acc pl
• plaustra 2nd nom pl
• The wagons were carrying big loads.

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Book 15b

• 7. vehicula 2nd nom pl
• cisium 2nd nom sg
• vehicula 2nd acc pl
• There were many vehicles on the road the light
  2-wheeler was passing the slow vehicles.

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Book 15b

• 8. onera 3rd acc pl
• plaustra 2nd acc pl
• The slaves were putting loads into the wagons.

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Book 15b

• 9. tempore 3rd abl sg
• plaustra 2nd nom pl
• In a short time the wagons were full.
• 10. vestigia 2nd acc pl
• vehiculorum 2nd gen pl
• We were able to see the tracks of the vehicles on
  the road.

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Book 15b

• 11. cubiculis 2nd abl pl
• The boys get up from their beds and go out from
  their bedrooms.
• 12. iter 3rd acc sg
• It was necessary to make a journey to Rome.

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Book 15b

• 13. nomine 3rd abl sg
• The daughter of Cornelius, Cornelia by name, was
  in the carriage.
• 14. iter 3rd acc sg
• oliveta 2nd acc pl
• While the Cornelii were making a journey, they
  were watching the fields, vineyards, and olive
  groves.

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Book 15b

• 15. periculum 2nd nom sg
• cisio 2nd abl sg
• The danger was great because the courier in the
  light 2-wheeler was approaching VERY quickly.
• 16. cisium 2nd nom sg
• silentium 2nd nom sg
• When the light 2-wheeler goes past, there is a
  great silence.

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WB 15c Key

• 1. Pueri vestigia duorum vehiculorum videre
  poterant.
• 2. Duo plaustra magna onera portabant.
• 3. Duo liberi murmur quinque raedarum audiunt.
• 4. Tres liberi et duo parentes ad urbem raeda
  iter faciebant.
• by carriage needs an ablative of instrument,
  which does not have a prep with it
• 5. Cisium duas tantum rotas habet.