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Latin Primer 3: Student

Martha Wilson

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Latin Primer 3: Student

Martha Wilson

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  • Over half of the English language is derived from Latin.

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    unicorn: cornū , horn
    humble: humus , earth
    gregarious: grex , flock
    pantry: pānis , bread
    flamingo: flamma , flame

    These and thousands of other words we use every day keep this "dead" language—a language of kings and poets, of scrolls and secrets—alive. And this means that when we study Latin, we're not just learning about Rome—we're learning about ourselves. Rediscover this time-honored language, which led classical education innovator Dorothy Sayers to declare that "Latin should be begun as early as possible . . . when the chanting of ' amō, amās, amat ' is as ritually agreeable to the feelings as the chanting of 'eeny, meeny, miney, moe.'"

    In Latin Primer 3 , the language basics explored in Primers 1 and 2 continue, with an increasing emphasis on translation. Revised and expanded, this text introduces students (grades 5 and up) to Latin's final noun declensions and verb conjugations, as well as to the perfect tense, indirect objects, simple prepositions, and more, opening up broad frontiers for their understanding and enjoyment of this early language.

    Click here to drill all Vocabulary lists on quizlet.

  • Martha Wilson received a bachelor's degree from Washington State University majoring in both elementary education and fine arts. She taught at Logos School in Moscow, Idaho from 1985-1991, studied Latin at New St. Andrew's College and the University of Idaho, and was the Latin teacher at Logos for her last three years there. She and her husband Jeff live in Georgetown, Kentucky with their seven children in an old house on a quiet …

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