Chapter 48, Drill a: Practice using verbs of fearing.

Each Latin sentence contains a verb of fearing followed by an English expression in parentheses. Provide the correct Latin: give introductory ne or ne non and the verb in the subjunctive, as appropriate (leave out other parts of the clause).

Examples:
vereor (that a trick lies hidden). Answer: ne lateat
vereor (to try). Answer: temptare or conari

1. Cleopatra verebatur (she would be led) in triumpho per vias Romae.
2. Antoniusne timebat (to kill himself)?
3. Antonius timebat (that he would suffer) dedecus.
4. diu Antonius verebatur (that he would not win [conquer]).
5. Antonius dixit: "vereor (I will be captured [seized])."
6. servi verebantur (that their masters were becoming angry).
7. mulieresne timent (to marry [use nubo in the active voice, as the Oxford Latin text does])?
8. Cleopatra in turri [= in turre] verebatur (that she would be betrayed) Octaviano.
9. cur Cleopatra veretur (that Octavian will not use her, i.e. treat her) humane?
10. Cleopatra veretur (to trust) Octaviano.
11. Cleopatra non verita est (to let down ropes) de carcere ut Antonium tolleret.
12. ille timebat (that she suspected) aliquid.
13. veretur (that they suspect).
14. Cleopatra, verita (that she would suffer) dedecus, se interfecit.

 

 

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