Scanlon's Latin Grammar - Essan.org

SECOND LATIN
recte, correctly, properly
rectum, n., that which is right, straight, or direct; in recto, directly
removere 2, -movi, -motus, to remove
sapiens, wise, discerning
semel, once
sibimetipsi, to itself (himself, herseln
similiter, sirnilarly
similitudo, f., resemblance
visivus, visual
visus, m., sight
WORD STUDY
I. Affirmabilitas: the state of being capable of affirmation; that
which can be declared to be true.
2. Formaliter: with respect to or according to form; essentially;
strictly speaking.
GRAMMAR
I. Quin with the meaning of but that, except that, unless, that not,
that, after negative verbs of hindering, prohibiting, doubting, or similar
ideas, requires the suhjunctive.
Unum nequit affirmari in recto de altero, quin sint idem. One thing
cannot be affirrned directly concerning another, except that they be
th~ same thing.
Non dubitabat quin ei crederemus. He did not doubt that we believed
him.
Id non praeveniebat quin semetipsos excusarent. That did not prevent
them from excusing themselves.
2. Ablative absolute. This construction consists in a noun or pronoun
in the ablative case with an accompanying word or words (usually
a past participle) in the same case. It is grammatically independent
of the rest of the sentence in which it occurs and may be used to
replace a temporal, causal, concessive, or conditional clause. Remota