SAT 35 C Reading Comprehension
Pliny the Younger describes his uncle's activities during the eruption of Vesuvius
1) Pinius Maior erat Miseni classemque imperio praesens regebat.
Nonum Kal. Septembres horā fere septimā mater mea indicat ei
apparere nubem inusitata(1) et magnitudine et specie. . . Magnum(2) (Count this as part of line 3!)
propius noscendum(3) est ut eruditissimo viro visum est. Iubet
5) liburnicam (4) aptari(5) et me rogat si venire secum vellem.
Respondi studere me malle, et forte ipse quod scriberem dederat.
Egrediebatur domo.
1. inusitatus, -a, -um; unusual, extraordinary
2. Magnum: modifies what was described previously
3. nosco, noscere; investigate, observe
4. liburnica, liburnicae, f.: light vessel, galley
5. apto, aptare; to outfit, equip
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