AUGUSTUS reading from 2004 NLE

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AUGUSTUS reading from 2004 NLE Post cibum
meridianum, ita ut vestitus calciatusque erat,
retectis pedibus paulisper conquiescebat
opposita ad oculos manu. Postea, a cena in
lecticulam se lucubratoriam recipiebat ibi,
donec residua diurni aut omnia aut ex maxima
parte conficeret, ad multam noctempermanebat In
lectum inde transgressus, non amplius quam septem
horas dormiebat, ac ne eas quidam continuas, sed
ut in illo temporis spatio ter aut quarter
expergisceretur. Si interruptum somnum recipere,
ut evenit, non posset, lectoribus aut
fabulatoribus arcessitis, deinde somnum
resumebat producebatque ultra primam lucem
saepe. Nec in tenebris vigilavit umquam nisi
assidente aliquo. Suetonius, Lives of the Twelve
Caesars, II. LXXXVII (adapted)
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• main subject, verb, direct object (if there is
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• modifiers of the above (adjectives, adverbs,
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Post cibum meridianum, ita ut vestitus
calciatusque erat, retectis pedibus paulisper
conquiescebat opposita ad oculos manu.

• Put in main verb, subject
• add prepositional phrases, adverbs

• Add subordinate clause

• Add Ablative Absolutes

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Postea, a cena in lecticulam se lucubratoriam
recipiebatibi, donec residua diurni aut omnia
aut ex maxima parte conficeret,ad multam noctem
permanebat

• Put in main verbs, subject and direct object

a cena
in lenticulam lucubratioriam
ad multam noctem
Add prepositional phrases
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Postea, a cena in lecticulam se lucubratoriam
recipiebatibi, donec residua diurni aut omnia
aut ex maxima parte conficeret,ad multam noctem
permanebat

• Add subordinate clause

se
recipiebat
(he)
a cena
in lenticulam lucubratioriam
ibi
permanebat
ad multam noctem
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In lectum inde transgressus,non amplius quam
septem horas dormiebat, ac ne eas quidam
continuas,sed ut in illo temporis spatio ter aut
quarter expergisceretur.

• Put in main verb

dormiebat
Add adverbs, modifiers How long did he sleep?
Add subject modifier
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In lectum inde transgressus,non amplius quam
septem horas dormiebat, ac ne eas quidam
continuas,sed ut in illo temporis spatio ter aut
quarter expergisceretur.

• Add subordinate clause (purpose)

dormiebat
(he)
transgressus
non amplius quam Septem horas
In lectum
ne eas quidam continuas
ter
quater
aut
in
Illo spatio
Add adverbs to purpose clause When did he get
up?
temporis
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Si interruptum somnum recipere, ut evenit, non
posset,lectoribus aut fabulatoribus arcessitis,
deinde somnum resumebat producebatque ultra
primam lucem saepe

• Put in main verbs, direct object

Add prepositional phrases, adverbs When/how long
did he prolong his sleep?
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Si interruptum somnum recipere, ut evenit, non
posset,lectoribus aut fabulatoribus arcessitis,
deinde somnum resumebat producebatque ultra
primam lucem saepe
Add Ablative Absolutes
Add subordinate clause (Sinon posset)
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Nec in tenebris vigilavit umquam nisi assidente
aliquo.

• Put in main verb and adverb

Add prepositional phrase Where?
(he)
Add ablative absolute