Salvete, sodalēs.
Welcome to Capitulum Quartum. The title of this chapter is Dominus et Servī and in this chapter we will see interactions occurring between Julius and Aemilia (Iūlius est dominus et Aemilia est domina) and Medus and Davus (Mēdus Dāvusque duo servī sunt).
Capitulum Quartum is set out like a three act play. In Scaena Prima sunt trēs persōnae; lūlius, Aemilia et Mēdus.
Capitulum Quartum also sees the return of the 'of form' of nouns, which were introduced in Capitulum Secundum but didn't appear in Capitulum Tertium at all. (If you need a refresh, reread Lesson Twenty). We've seen sentences like lūlia est fīlia lūllī et Aemiliae. and Aemilia est domina multārum ancillārum and Numerus servōrum est centum. In today’s reading we see Sacculus lūliī nōn parvus est. Speaking of Julius's purse, there is a picture in the margin. Pecūnia is also labelled.
from Lingua Latīna Per Sē Illustrāta, page 26
Also in the margin are the numerī I-X and a picture labeled nummus.
from Lingua Latīna Per Sē Illustrāta, page 26
Cētera nōva vocābula (other new words) that you’ll meet in today’s reading are eius, habet, tantum, numerat and rūrsus. As always, try to deduce their meaning from the text. If necessary, I'll define them after the reading. If you meet any words that you’ve forgotten, use the Index Verbōrum as explained in Lesson Thirty-Four.
Now, READ Capitulum Quartum, lines 1-17.
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eius : his, her(s) or its - in this instance it refers to Julius
habet - has
tantum - only
numerat - counts or is counting
rūrsus - again
Satis est. We will continue with Capitulum Quartum next lesson.