Tertia · Unit 2 · Lesson 2

Telling it vividly

The historical present, iam … iam, and “the closer, the hotter”.

You will be able to

  • Recognize and translate the historical present
  • Translate quō with a comparative: “the more …”

New words

  • nam for (explaining)
  • quasi as if, as it were
  • unde from where
  • fortūna, fortūnae, f. fortune, luck
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