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Amen
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verb: a Hebrew word meaning "So be it!"
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ave
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interjection: Hail!
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benedictus, -a, um
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adjective: blest
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Deus, -i
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noun: God, (m.)
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Dominus, -i
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noun: the Lord, (m.)
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conjugation: and
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fructus, -us
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noun: fruit, (m.)
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gratia, -ae
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noun: grace (sing.); thanks (pl.), (f.)
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hora, -ae
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noun: an hour, (f.)
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Iesus, -u
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noun: Jesus, (m.)
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in
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preposition: in
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lingua, -ae
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noun: a tongue or language, (f.)
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Maria, -ae
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noun: Mary, (f.)
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mater, -tris
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noun: a mother, (f.)
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mors, -tis
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noun: death, (f.)
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mulier, -eris
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noun: a woman, (f.)
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nos, nobis
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pronoun: us
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noster, -tra, -trum
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adjective: our
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nunc
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adverb: now
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obiectus, -a, -um
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adjective: thrown against; subst. an object
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ora
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verb: Pray!
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peccator, -ris
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noun: a sinner, (m.)
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plenus, -a, -um
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adjective: full
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pro
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preposition: for, on behalf of
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sanctus, -a, -um
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adjective: holy
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sententia, -ae
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noun: a consideration or thought, (f.)
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subiectus, -a, -um
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adjective: thrown under; subst. a subject
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tecum
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pronoun: with you
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tu
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pronoun: you
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tuus, -a, -um
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adjective: your
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venter, -tris
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noun: a womb, (m.)
Yes, masculine. |
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verbum, -i
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noun: a word, (n.)
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What is language?
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Language is a system of communicating ideas by means of sounds or gestures.
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A system of communicating ideas...
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Why does man need language?
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Man has intellect yet cannot communicate ideas without using symbols (e.g. hand signs, ideographs, hieroglyphs, alphabets and spoken words.
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What are three ways of writing?
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Ideograms, sounds (hieroglyphs), or parts of sounds (letters).
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Give an example of a written language which uses ideograms.
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The Chinese language uses a system of ideograms each of which represents a different idea.
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Who was the inventor of human language?
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Adam. Adam gave names to animals, etc.
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Who was responsible for the confusion of languages?
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Nimrod (Genesis 10:8-12). Nimrod built the tower of Babel.
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When did the Latin language originate?
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2,800 years ago.
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When did the English language originate?
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1,200 years ago.
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What was the name of the region surrounding the valley of the Tiber river called?
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Latium. Latin was originally the language of the people of Latium.
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What was the chief city of Latium?
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Rome.
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What are the rules of each language called?
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its grammar.
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What is the grammar of a language?
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the body of rules by which the language is written down.
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sententia
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a thought or consideration
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syntax
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the order of words in a sentence.
From the Greek word syntaxis, which means "arranged in order". |
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sentences are composed of which three major parts?
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the subject, the verb and the direct object.
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