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566.

VOCABULARY

conferō, -ferre, -tuli, -lātum,
bring together, collect
ferō, ferre, tuli, lātum, bear,
bring, endure

flōs, flōris, M., flower
gaudium, -ī, N., joy

inferō, -ferre, -tuli, -lātum (takes dative and accusative), bring upon, cause; bellum inferre, make war on opus, operis, N., work

portus -ūs, M., harbor

a. The verb infero is often used in such expressions as bellum inferre, to make war on, injūriās inferre, to inflict injuries upon, etc. In these expressions the words bellum, injūriās, etc., stand in the accusative as direct objects, and the word denoting the persons on whom war is made or injuries inflicted stands in the dative.

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567. 1. Mox Labienus auxilium tulit, et hostes repulsi sunt. 2. Militēs qui opus confecerant alias cohortes expectābant. 3. Helvetii in unum locum impedimenta conferēbant. 4. Magnum gaudium in urbe erat quod legiō pervenerat. 5. Nostrae nāvēs in portum pervenerunt, sed una ex navibus sociōrum nostrōrum āmissa est. 6. In his montibus flōrēs pulcherrimi aestāte videntur.

7. Galli antea Rōmānīs bellum intulerant et exercitum eōrum vicerant. Lēgātus qui legiōnēs dūcēbat interfectus est. Sed postea eidem Galli a Caesare superāti sunt. Hac victōriā audītā Rōmānī magnopere gaudēbant.

568. 1. Our towns are in great danger, but the Romans will bring aid. 2. The work which we have completed has been seen by many. 3. They were collecting the arms from all parts of the town. 4. There are a few ships in the harbor. 5. I saw this beautiful flower in my brother's garden.

SUGGESTED DRILL

1. Give a synopsis of ferō in the third person singular, active and passive, indicative mood. 2. Give all the infinitives of ferō, active and passive. 3. Conjugate cōnferō in the present indicative active. 4. Explain the meaning of the English word confer.

LESSON XCVIII

DECLENSION OF ALIQUIS: ABLATIVE OF MANNER

THE DECLENSION OF ALIQUIS

569. The indefinite pronoun and adjective aliquis, someone, something, some, is declined as follows:

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a. The form aliquid is used only as a pronoun.

THE ABLATIVE OF MANNER

570. The ablative, frequently with the preposition cum, is used to express manner.

Magna virtute (or magna cum virtute) pugnant, they fight with great courage.

a. In this and similar constructions the preposition cum often stands between the noun and a modifying adjective, as in the example above. Other prepositions also may sometimes stand between their objects and an adjective.

571.

VOCABULARY

aliquis or aliqui, aliqua, ali-
quid or aliquod, someone,
something, some
celeritās, -tātis, F., speed
committō, -mittere,
-mittere, -misi,
-missum, unite, undertake;
proelium committere, begin
battle

convenio, -venire, -vêni

-ventum, assemble

cūra, -ae, F., care

dēbeō, -ēre, -ui, -itum, owe; ought

finitimus, -a, -um, neighboring, adjoining

a. When debeō has a noun or pronoun as direct object, it means owe. When it has a complementary infinitive, it means ought."

RELATED ENGLISH WORDS

celerity commission

convention

accurate 'debit

EXERCISES

572. 1. Epistulam tuam magnā cum cūrā lēgī, sed dē hāc rē nihil dicere possum. 2. Numquam huic homini pecuniam dēbui, neque ei pecuniam dabō. 3. Omnes qui sonum tubae audīvērunt magnā (cum) celeritate convenire debent. 4. Aliquis dixit exercitum nostrum superatum esse et hostēs appropinquare. 5. Oppidānī portās clausērunt quod barbarī in locis finitimis visi erant. 6. Lēgātus statim proelium commīsit et sinistrum cornu Gallōrum reppulit. 7. Quod impetum nostrum ferre non poterant, hostes magna celeritāte fugere coeperunt. 8. Cur illi parvae civitāti bellum intulisti? 9. Opere confecto pueri ex agrīs redierunt et pecunia eis data est. 10. Nōn omnia quae audīvi tibi dicere audeō.

573. 1. Someone has given my brother a large number of books. 2. We crossed the river with great courage and drove back the enemy. 3. The general will send someone to the town with a letter. 4. Where did you find so many flowers? 5. The boats have been built with great care, and they are able to face (bear) the storms.

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1. Give the feminine nominative singular of aliquis. 2. What is the feminine nominative singular of the relative pronoun? 3. Explain the case of celeritate in sentence 3, section 572. 4. Explain the position of cum in sentence 1, section 572. 5. Give the principal parts of conveniō. 6. What English verb is derived from conveniō?

LESSON XCIX

CARDINAL NUMERALS: DECLENSION OF DUO AND TRĒS

CARDINAL NUMERALS

574. The numerals used in counting or in telling how many persons or objects are meant are called Cardinal Numerals. The Latin cardinal numerals from one to twenty are as follows:

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575. A numeral is commonly placed before the word it modifies, unless it is made specially emphatic.

DECLENSION OF DUO AND TRĒS

576. The numerals duo and trēs are declined as follows:

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a. With the exception of ūnus, duo, and trēs the numerals given above are not declined. The declension

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