Phaedrus 1.4: The Dog and the Meat Quiz

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Canis, per fluvium carnem cum FERRET, vidit simulacrum suum.
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3rd singular imperfect active subjunctive

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Canis non potuit tangere cibum ______ petebat.
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quem

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Canis vidit aliam ______ in lympharum speculo.
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praedam

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Canis dimisit ______.
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cibum

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Canis carnem ERIPERE voluit.
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eripio

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Canis carnem FERT.
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3rd singular present active indicative

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Canis vidit simulacrum suum in ______.
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fluvio

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Canis _____ fert.
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carnem

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Canis per ______ carnem fert.
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fluvium

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Canis dimisit cibum quem tenebat ______.
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ore

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Canis vidit alium canem in lympharum ______.
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speculo

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Aviditas DECEPTA EST.
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decipio

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Canis aliam praedam ab alio ______ perferri putat.
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cane

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Canis dimisit cibum quem TENEBAT ore.
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3rd singular imperfect active indicative

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Canis DIMISIT cibum.
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dimitto

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Canis carnem FERT.
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fero

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Canis, per fluvium carnem cum FERRET, vidit simulacrum suum.
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fero

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Canis vidit aliam PRAEDAM in lympharum speculo.
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praeda

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Canis vidit alium canem in LYMPHARUM speculum.
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lympha

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Canis per fluvium CARNEM fert.
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caro

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Canis non potuit TANGERE cibum quem petebat.
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tango

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Canis VIDIT simulacrum suum.
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3rd singular perfect active indicative

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Canis aliam praedam ab alio cane PERFERRI putat.
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present passive infinitive

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Canis carnem ERIPERE voluit.
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present active infinitive

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Aviditas DECEPTA EST.
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3rd singular perfect passive indicative

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Canis aliam praedam ab ALIO cane perferri putat.
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alius

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Canis DIMISIT cibum.
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3rd singular perfect active indicative

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Canis dimisit cibum quem tenebat ORE.
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os

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Canis VIDIT simulacrum suum.
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video

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Canis non POTUIT tangere cibum quem petebat.
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possum

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Canis non potuit tangere cibum quem PETEBAT.
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peto

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Canis non POTUIT tangere cibum quem petebat.
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3rd singular perfect active indicative

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