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35 Cards in this Set
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Phormiō nōs ad rīpam flūminis dūxit
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Phormio led us to the bank of the river
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ubi scaphae, quās comparāverat
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where the boats, which he had obtained
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dēligātae erant
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were tied up
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postquam scaphās cōnscendimus
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after we got in the boats
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ad palūdem, in quā crocodīlī latēbant
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towards the marsh, in which the crocodiles were hiding
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cautē nāvigāvimus
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we carefully sailed
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ubi mediae palūdī appropinquābāmus
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when we were approaching the middle of the marsh
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Barbillus Phormiōnī signum dedit
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Barbillus gave a signal to Phormio
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haedōs Phormiō in aquam iniēcit
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Phormio threw the goat kids into the water
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crocodīlī, ubi haedōs cōnspexērunt
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the crocodiles, when they saw the kids
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praecipitēs eōs petēbant
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started going headlong towards them
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tum Aethiopes
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then the Ethiopians
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crocodīlōs agitāre coepērunt
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they began to chase the crocodiles
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hastās ēmittēbant
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they were throwing spears
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et crocodīlōs interficiēbant
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and killing the crocodiles
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magna erat fortitūdō crocodīlōrum
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great was the courage of the crocodiles
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maior tamen perītia Aethiopum
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greater, however, the skill of the Ethiopians
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mox multī crocodīlī mortuī erant
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soon many crocodiles were dead
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subitō magnum clāmōrem audīvimus
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suddenly we heard loud shouting
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`domine, hippopotamus, quem Aethiopes
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master, a hippopotamus, which the Ethiopians
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ē palūde excitāvērunt
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aroused from the marsh
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scapham Barbillī ēvertit
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overturned Barbillus’ boat
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Barbillum et trēs servōs in aquam dēiēcit’
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it threw Barbillus and three slaves down into the water
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quamquam ad Barbillum et servōs
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although towards Barbillus and the slaves
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quī in aquā natābant
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who were swimming in the water
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celeriter nāvigāvimus
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quickly we sailed
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crocodīlī iam eōs circumvēnerant
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the crocodiles had already surrounded them
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hastās in crocodīlōs statim ēmīsimus
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we at once threw spears at the crocodiles
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Barbillum et ūnum servum servāre potuimus
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we were able to save Barbillus and one slave
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sed postquam Barbillum ex aquā trāximus
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but after we dragged Barbillus from the water
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eum invēnimus vulnerātum
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we found him wounded
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hasta, quam servus ēmīserat
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a spear, which a slave had thrown
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umerum Barbillī percusserat
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had struck Barbillus’ shoulder
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Barbillus ā servō suō
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Barbillus by his own slave
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graviter vulnerātus erat
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had been gravely wounded
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