All 12 vocabulary words from Lesson 23 of Henle Latin Second Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| cum prīmum, conj. | as soon as | conjunction | — |
| ēripiō, ēripere, ēripuī, ēreptus, 3, tr.; w. dat. of person or thing from which; ab (ā) or ex (ē) w. abl. | take away / save from | verb | third conjugation -iō; with dative; ab or ex with ablative |
| mājōrēs, mājōrum, m. | ancestors / forefathers | noun | masculine · plural noun |
| postquam, conj. | after | conjunction | — |
| sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptus, 3, tr. | take / assume | verb | third conjugation |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time | noun | neuter · third declension |
| tot, indecl. adj. | so many | adjective | indeclinable |
| ubi, conj. | when | conjunction | — |
| ut prīmum, conj. | as soon as | conjunction | — |
| ventus, ī | wind | noun | masculine · second declension |
| vīrēs, vīrium, f. | strength / force | noun | feminine · plural noun |
| volō, velle, voluī, tr.; w. pres. infin.; acc. w. infin.; ut (nē) | am willing / wish | verb | irregular; with present infinitive; accusative with infinitive; ut (nē) |
This lesson contains 4 conjunctions, 4 nouns, 3 verbs and 1 adjective.
Time connectors help the reader keep events in sequence. Postquam means after; cum prīmum and ut prīmum both mean as soon as; ubi is the conjunction when here, not a question about place. Read them before arranging the narrative into English. Tempus names time itself, while mājōrēs and vīrēs are plural nouns with meanings that deserve whole entries: ancestors and strength. Sūmō supplies sūmpsī and sūmptus, whose consonants can be easy to lose in rapid recall. Challenge II week 24 continues discussion of translated historical passages and the work prepared at home. Before the next lesson, distinguish a temporal conjunction from an interrogative adverb, recognise the two as soon as expressions, and retain the listed case options with ēripiō. The order in which things happen is often more important than choosing the most elegant English synonym.
Forms in this lesson: 3rd-conjugation verbs (2), 3rd-declension nouns (1), 2nd-declension nouns (1), irregular verbs (1).
In the Classical Conversations schedule, this lesson's vocabulary is assigned in Challenge II, week 24.
The listed use is the conjunction when. Determine whether it introduces a time clause rather than assuming it is always a question word.
The perfect sūmpsī and participle sūmptus include consonant changes. Recall the complete forms so they remain recognisable in a passage.
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