Tertia · Unit 3 · Lesson 1
Reading: the house at Athens
A cheap house, a philosopher, and chains in the night. Adapted from Letters 7.27.
You will be able to
- Read an adapted version of Pliny, Letters 7.27.5–9
- Spot the ablative of description and quasi with the subjunctive
New words
- catēna, catēnae, f. chainEnglish: chain, concatenate
- sonus, sonī, m. soundEnglish: sonic
- digitus, digitī, m. fingerEnglish: digit
- lūmen, lūminis, n. light; lampEnglish: luminous
- mēns, mentis, f. mindEnglish: mental