nobis nomina sunt: ________________________________ Stage 3: venalicius Use the story on page 31 to complete the cloze. Caecilius ad portum ambulat. Caecilius ________________ ________ Caecilius portum circumspectat. the harbor. Caecilius ________________ the argentarius navem Syriam videt, et ad harbor. The banker ________________ a Syrian navem ambulat. Syphax prope navem ________________, and ________________ to stat. ________________. Syphax ________________ “salve, Syphax!” clamat argentarius. Syphax est venalicius. Syphax Caecilium salutat. near ________________. “________________, Syphax!” ________________ the banker. Syphax is ________________. Syphax ________________ Caecilius. Caecilius servum quaerit. Syphax Caecilius is looking for ridet. ecce! Syphax magnum servum ________________. Syphax ________________. habet. Caecilius servum spectat. ________________! Syphax has argentarius non est contentus. argentarius ________________ slave. Caecilius looks at servum non emit. ________________. The banker ________ ________ satisfied. The banker does ________ buy the slave. “vinum!” clamat Syphax. ancilla “________________!”________________ vinum ad Caecilium portat. argentarius Syphax. A slave girl ________________ wine vinum bibit. ________ Caecilius. The banker ______________ Caecilius ancillam spectat. ancilla the wine. est pulchra. ancilla ridet. ancilla Caecilius looks at ________________. The Caecilium delectat. venalicius quoque slave girl ________ beautiful. The slave girl ridet. ________________. ________________ pleases Caecilius. The slave dealer ________ smiles. “Melissa cenam optimam coquit,” inquit venalicius. “Melissa linguam “Melissa ________________ the best ________________,” says ________________. “Melissa ________________ Latin. Melissa nobis nomina sunt: ________________________________ Latinam discit. Melissa est docta et ________ educated ________ beautiful. pulchra. Melissa…” Melissa…” “satis! satis!” clamat Caecilius. “Enough! Enough!” ________________ Caecilius Melissam emit et ad villam Caecilius. Caecilius ________ Melissa ________ revenit. Melissa Grumionem delectat. returns ________ the house. Melissa pleases Melissa Quintum delectat. eheu! ancilla ________________. Melissa pleases Metellam non delectat. ________________. ________________! The slave girl does ________ please ________________.