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Exercise 356 Practice with Ablative of Separation

Nmen: _____________________________________

Translate.

Dies est:_____________________________________

1.

Bonorum vita vacua est metu. ___________________________________________________________________________


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2.

Reges metu liberi numquam sunt. _______________________________________________________________________


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3.

Caesar vero, Te, inquit, ab hostibus defendam. __________________________________________________


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4.

Libera me, Domine, ab eis qui vitam meam petunt. _________________________________________________


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5.

Castra, natura loci munita, ab omni periculo tuta erant.___________________________________________


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6.

Rogavit num murus a militibus vacuus esset. __________________________________________________________


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7.

Galli saepe cum Germanis qui trans flumen Rhenum incolunt proeliis contendunt. ____________
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7b. Aut enim suis finibus eos prohibent aut in eorum finibus bellum gerunt. _________________________
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8.

Caesar in Galliam missus est ut provinciam ab hostibus defenderet. ______________________________


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9.

Post adventum Caesaris provincia tuta ab hostibus erat. ___________________________________________


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10. Lincoln, vir magnus et nobilis, servos in nostra civitate liberavit. __________________________________
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Exercise 357

Nmen: _____________________________

Ablative of Separation

Dies est: _____________________________

1.

We are free from fear and the power of foreign nations. _________________________________________
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2.

In the beginning, we were freed by brave men from the power of a foreign people. ___________________
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3.

In 18121, the attacks of our enemies were warded off from our territory by our soldiers and sailors. ______
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4.

In 18612, we waged war among ourselves, but in that war the slaves were freed from their masters and the
republic preserved. ______________________________________________________________________
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5.

Besides, after that war, peace and friendship were established3 among us and have always been preserved.
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6.

The Japanese4, led on by the influence of their chiefs and leaders, and eager for glory and empire, made an
attack on our harbors and fields. ___________________________________________________________
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1 in 1812: ann millesimo octingentesimo duodecimo.


2 in 1861: ann millesimo octingentesimo sexagesimo primo.
3 establish: confirmo, 1, tr.
4 Japanese: Japo, Japonis, 3rd decl.

7.

} Roman Numerals?

But we have been defended against them by brave men. ________________________________________

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8..

The nations which they have conquered were freed from their power; the peoples against whom they have
waged war will be safe from slaughter and death; their fields shall be cleared1 of foreign armies. ________
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9.

Let us thank the brave men who have defended us from our enemies. ______________________________
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10.

Let us praise them and help them. __________________________________________________________


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11.

Let us always hold in memory their brave deeds2, and, prepared for death and glory, let us always preserve
the republic which they have freed from fear and the dangers of war. ______________________________
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12.

Besides, let us always give thanks to God our Father.___________________________________________


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Add this idiom to your


vocab. list. It will
resurface!
1 cleared of: empty (of)
2: deed: factum, i; OR deeds = rs gestae

Exercise 358

Nmen: ____________________________

Translate.
Explain the underlined constructions.

Hodie est:___________________________

1.

Legio ex Italia in Galliam a Caesare missa est. ____________________________________________________


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2.

Imperator cum omnibus copiis suis in provinciam contendit. _______________________________________


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3.

Hiberna, natura loci atque vallo munita, ab omni hostium impetu tuta erant. _________________________
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4.

Nonne flumen aquae plenum est. _______________________________________________________________

5.

Hostes, hac caede vehementer commoti, de bello in communi Galliae concilio agebant. ________________
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6.

Pro communi salute nostra ad arma vos voco. ____________________________________________________


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7.

Maria, Mater Jesu Christi, grati erat plena. ______________________________________________________


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8.

Hostes, multis proeliis victi, se suaque omnia legato dediderunt.____________________________________


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9.

Ille legatus, nomine Labienus, impetu hostium perturbatus murum hominibus complevit. _____________
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10.

Num legatus castra loco alieno posuit? __________________________________________________________

11.

Sine mora milites pro porta instructi sunt. _______________________________________________________


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12.

His litteris commotus, legatus in fines barbarorum contendit ne a castris abesset. _____________________
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13.

Barbari, hac victoria sublati, de montibus impetum in agmen nostrum impeditum fecerunt.
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14.

Prima luce ex eo loco castra movet. _____________________________________________________________


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15.

A flumine in montes celeriter contendit. _________________________________________________________


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16.

Multi, telis occisi, de muro in hostes ceciderunt. __________________________________________________


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Exercise 359

Nmen: _____________________________

Essential Review of Unit 9

Dies est: _____________________________

1.

The Japanese, having been driven out of the fortifications, sought the forest in flight. _________________
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2.

They departed from this river that they might be safe from attack. _________________________________
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3.

Led on by the influence of their leaders, the Japanese suddenly made an attack on our harbors. __________
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4.

These nations were our allies, but against those nations we waged war. ____________________________
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5.

The enemy came secretly out of the forest and were suddenly seen in the rear. Besides, the cavalry of the
enemy made an attack from the front. _______________________________________________________
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6.

Having been killed by a dart, he fell from the ship into the water. _________________________________
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7.

We were freed by brave men from foreign power. _____________________________________________


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8.

He was praised by Caesar on account of his very great courage and faithfulness. _____________________
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9.

The encumbered soldiers were being killed by the cavalry of the enemy. ___________________________
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10.

The soldiers, hindered by the nature of the place, withdrew. _____________________________________


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11.

The camp was empty. For the soldiers, alarmed by the speech of the chief, had withdrawn into the province.
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12.

We shall ward off the enemy from these cities and fields. They shall never seize these fields and these
cities. ________________________________________________________________________________
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13.

The cavalry of the enemy were hindering our column. The leaders of the enemy, therefore, approved this
manner of war. But we warded off their attacks. ______________________________________________
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Exercise 360

Nmen: _____________________________________

Essential formal review of Unit 9

Dies est:_____________________________________

1.

How do you find the perfect participle passive? ______________________________________________________

2.

Explain the meaning of these phrases: milites impediti: _____________________________________________


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agmen impeditum: _________________________________________________________________________________________
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3.

How may hic, haec, hoc be used? _______________________________________________________________________


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4.

Explain the difference between ex, de, ab. _____________________________________________________________


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5.

When are and used for ab and ex? _________________________________________________________________


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6.

Explain the uses of ille and is. ____________________________________________________________________________


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7.

Give the rule for the Ablative of Separation. Give examples. _______________________________________
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