by Dwane | Jan 28, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Porter: the doorkeeper, or gate keeper. This word comes from Latin porta (door). When the doorkeeper helps you carry the luggage, he becomes another kind of porter. He becomes a carrier of burdens. The second usage of the word comes from the Latin verb portare...
by Dwane | Jan 28, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Amphora: Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, or oil. Sometimes amphorae, filled with oil, were awarded to victorious athletes in the games… which is why, even today, trophies take on an amphoral shape. Amphora...
by Dwane | Jan 27, 2015 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
In this short video, learn to diagram subordinating conjunctions in English. Then, learn to translate those sentences into Latin. These sentences are based on the Henle Latin series from Robert Henle. These sentences come from chapter 2 of the first book in the...
by Dwane | Jan 26, 2015 | Tip of the Week
I subscribe to Bill Myers’s Tip of the Week. I thought you might be able to use this one. Maybe you should choose your favorite Latin word as your password. 🙂 Bill Myers Tip of the Week – January 24, 2015...
by Dwane | Jan 24, 2015 | Education, Latin
If you are learning Latin, chances are, you will need some help. Free help is good. You will find plenty of free help on YouTube. After filming Visual Latin, I began loading free videos to YouTube. I try to load a video every day of the week, but Sunday. Naturally,...
