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36 LESSON LVI

§ 315. The meaning and comparison of these adjectives should be memorized, but they need not be learned as a list.

§ 316. Review § 50 to make clear the point that the measure of difference is an ablative relation.

§ 317.a. Require the pupils to learn the meaning of these words.

Vocabulary, p. 297. Remind the class that b in obses has the sound of p.

§ 318.I.1. Call attention to the agreement of īnfīrmī with Rōmānī and refer to § 215.a. 4. Have this given without quam. 7. Note the emphatic position of optimōs.

§ 318.II.2. Have this sentence given both with and without quam.

LESSON LVII

§ 320.b. Of course the neuter accusative singular will be the same in form as the neuter nominative singular, but the comparative adverb is the accusative case of the adjective used adverbially (cf. § 322).

§ 323. Explain that magnopere is the ablative singular of magnum opus used adverbially.

Vocabulary, p. 297. Caution on the accent of cucur´rī. Note the change of quantity of e in gēns, gentis.

§ 326.I.7. Ask what aliquae would mean instead of quaedam.

Require the comparison of all the adjectives and adverbs in this exercise.

LESSON LVIII

§ 328. Write several sets of Arabic numbers on the board before the recitation, one set for each pupil, and send the class to the board to write the Latin equivalents. Mistakes in spelling are sure to be made. Repeat this drill for several days. Drill orally also.

§ 329.b. Observe that trēs is declined exactly like the plural of omnis (§ 255), and that the plural of mīlle is like that of īnsigne (§ 244).