Phaedrus 1.24: The Frog and the Ox Quiz

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Novissime indignata, rana vult validius INFLARE sese.
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inflo

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In prato quondam rana CONSPEXIT bovem.
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3rd-person singular perfect active indicative

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Rana natos suos interrogavit an bove ESSET latior.
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3rd-person singular imperfect active subjunctive

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Rana tacta est invidia bovis ______.
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magnitudinis

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Ranae nati NEGARUNT.
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nego

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Rana rursus intendit ______ maiore nisu
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cutem

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______ nati negarunt.
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ranae

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Rana natos suos interrogavit an ______ esset latior.
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bove

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In prato quondam rana conspexit BOVEM.
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bos

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Rana rursus intendit cutem maiore NISU.
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nisus

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Rana TACTA EST invidia bovis magnitudinis.
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tango

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Novissime indignata, rana vult validius INFLARE sese.
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present active infinitive

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Rana simili QUAESIVIT modo quis maior esset.
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3rd-person singular perfect active indicative

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Rana natos suos interrogavit an bove ESSET latior.
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sum

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Ranae corpus RUPTUM EST.
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3rd-person singular perfect passive indicative

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In ______ quondam rana conspexit bovem.
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prato

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Rana iacuit, rupto ______.
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corpore

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Rana simili QUAESIVIT modo quis maior esset.
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quaero

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Rana IACUIT, rupto corpore.
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iaceo

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Rana rugosam INFLAVIT pellem.
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3rd-person singular perfect active indicative

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______ corpus ruptum est.
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ranae

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Nati ranae DIXERUNT bovem esse maiorem.
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dico

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Dum rana vult validius inflare sese, rupto IACUIT corpore.
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3rd-person singular perfect active indicative

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Rana ______ quaesivit modo quis maior esset.
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simili

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Ranae corpus RUPTUM EST.
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rumpo

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Nati ranae dixerunt bovem esse ______.
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maiorem

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Dum rana vult validius inflare sese, rupto iacuit CORPORE.
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corpus

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Rana INDIGNATA EST.
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3rd-person singular perfect passive indicative

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Rana rugosam inflavit PELLEM.
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pellis

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Ranae nati NEGARUNT.
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3rd-person plural perfect active indicative

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Nati ranae dixerunt bovem ESSE maiorem.
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present active infinitive

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Rana TACTA EST invidia bovis magnitudinis.
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3rd-person singular perfect passive indicative

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Rana INDIGNATA EST.
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indignor

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Rana ______ inflavit pellem.
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rugosam

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Dum rana vult validius inflare sese, ______ iacuit corpore.
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rupto

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illustration by John Tenniel