Phaedrus 4.1: The Priests and the Donkey

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15th-century Aesop

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Asinus ______ et plagis est mortuus.
[labor]:

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labore

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Galli ROGATI SUNT delicio suo quidnam fecissent.
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rogo

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Galli Cybebes circum in questus DUCERE asinum solebant.
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present active infinitive

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Asinus cum esset mortuus, Galli pelle sibi FECERUNT tympana.
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facio

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Asinus putabat se post ______ securum fore.
[mors]:

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mortem

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Galli ______ ducere asinum solebant, baiulantem sarcinas.
[Cybebe]:

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Cybebes

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Asinus PUTABAT se post mortem securum fore.
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puto

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Galli CYBEBES ducere asinum solebant, baiulantem sarcinas.
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feminine genitive singular

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Asinus putabat se post mortem ______ fore.
[securus]:

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securum

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Ecce: aliae ______ congeruntur asino mortuo!
[plaga]:

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plagae

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Asinus cum esset mortuus, Galli ______ sibi fecerunt tympana.
[pellis]:

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pelle

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Galli Cybebes circum in questus ______ asinum solebant.
[duco]:

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ducere

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Galli Cybebes circum in questus ducere asinum SOLEBANT.
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soleo

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Asinus cum esset mortuus, Galli PELLE sibi fecerunt tympana.
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pellis

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Galli rogati sunt ______ suo quidnam fecissent.
[delicium]:

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delicio

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Galli Cybebes ducere asinum solebant, ______ sarcinas.
[baiulans]:

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baiulantem

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Asinus cum esset mortuus, Galli pelle ______ fecerunt tympana.
[se]:

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sibi

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Ecce: aliae plagae congeruntur asino ______!
[mortuus]:

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mortuo

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Asinus labore et plagis EST MORTUUS.
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3rd-person singular perfect deponent indicative

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Galli Cybebes circum in questus ducere ______ solebant.
[asinus]:

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asinum

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Galli ROGATI SUNT delicio suo quidnam fecissent.
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3rd-person plural perfect passive indicative

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Asinus PUTABAT se post mortem securum fore.
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3rd-person singular imperfect active indicative

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Asinus putabat se post mortem securum FORE.
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future active infinitive

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Galli CYBEBES circum in questus ducere asinum solebant.
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Cybebe

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Asinus cum esset mortuus, Galli pelle sibi FECERUNT tympana.
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3rd-person plural perfect active indicative

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Ecce: aliae plagae CONGERUNTUR asino mortuo!
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3rd-person plural present passive indicative

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Galli rogati sunt delicio suo quidnam FECISSENT.
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3rd-person plural pluperfect active subjunctive

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Asinus labore et plagis EST MORTUUS.
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morior

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Galli Cybebes ducere asinum SOLEBANT, baiulantem sarcinas.
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3rd-person plural imperfect active indicative

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Ecce: aliae plagae CONGERUNTUR asino mortuo!
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congero

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Galli Cybebes circum in QUESTUS ducere asinum solebant.
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masculine accusative plural

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Galli rogati sunt DELICIO suo quidnam fecissent.
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delicium

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Asinus putabat se post MORTEM securum fore.
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mors

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Asinus labore et PLAGIS est mortuus.
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plaga

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Asinus cum ESSET MORTUUS, Galli pelle sibi fecerunt tympana.
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3rd-person singular pluperfect deponent subjunctive

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Galli Cybebes DUCERE asinum solebant, baiulantem sarcinas.
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duco

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15th-century Aesop