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Stage 27: extrā mūrōs

Vercobrix is on the run from the Romans and tries to rally his allies in town. Vilbia's father appears to be top of his list! How will Quintus react when he finds himself face to face with Vercobrix? What will Vercobrix and the Britons do? Friendships are tested and priorities are reconsidered in the vicus. 

Story explorers

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Story Explorers display the stories of the CLC in an interactive format, allowing you to check vocabulary, grammar parsing and derivations.

patrēs et līberī

With their fathers very much on their minds, Quintus and Rufus discuss the chieftain of the Decangli and his son Vercobrix. 

Vercobrix

Vercobrix is looking for a blacksmith, but Roman soldiers are looking for him. Who will be found first?

Vilbia Vercobrigem excipit I

Has Vercobrix found an ally in Vilbia? What will happen when Aventina brings Quintus to the cottage where he is hiding, is yet more violence inevitable? 

Vilbia Vercobrigem excipit II

There are no easy answers here when Quintus comes face to face with Vercobrix and is forced to consider the impact the Romans have had upon the Britons, and his friends.  

Practising the Language

Vilbia

Newly settled in Eboracum (York), Vilbia makes a decisive break with the past. 

Language activities

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Sorting Words asks you to drag and drop words to sort them by meaning, case, etc.

Words Endings gives you a sentence in English together with the same sentence in Latin, but with one or more endings to be chosen from a drop down list.

Vocab Testers are against the clock, multiple choice or type in, and can be set to all words in this stage, up to this stage, etc.

Reviewing the Language exercises are digital versions of exercises towards the back of the CLC textbooks.

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Sorting Words

Imperative or infinitive?

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Sorting Words

Subjunctives

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Sorting Words

Which person?

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Sorting Words

Noun or adjective?

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Sorting Words

Which case?

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Word Endings

All Endings

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Vocabulary Tester

Stage 27: Vocabulary Tester