OL Exercises: 37.2

Scintilla, epistola perlecta, Flaccum vocavit.

After reading through the letter, Scintilla called Flaccus.

Brutus, militibus convocatis, orationem habuit.

Brutus gave a speech, after the soldiers had been called together.

Flaccus Scintillam flentem consolari conatus est.

Flaccus tried to comfort Scintilla who was weeping.

Flaccus clamoribus eius auditus, in casam anxius rediit.

Flaccus, hearing her shouts, returned anxiously to the house.

Quintus, laborbis confectis, cum amicis colloquebatur.

Quintus, having finished his chores, chatted with his friends.

milites dismissi ad iter se paraverunt.

The dismissed soldiers prepared themselves for the journey.

'hostibus victis,' inquit, 'libertatem populo Romano reddemus.'

When the enemy has been defeated, he said, "we shall return to free the Roman people."

Quinto cum amicis colloquente, centurio accessit, qui eum ad Brutum arcessivit.

While Quintus was chatting with his friends, a centurion approached who summoned him to Brutus.

Scintilla in casa sedente, intravit tabellarius.

While Scintilla as sitting in the house, the postman entered.

Scintilla desperante, Flaccus exiit ut Decimum arcesseret.

While Scintilla was despairing, Flaccus exited to summon Decimus.