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Ablative Absolute / Temporal Cum Clause Sentences for Tuesday, 2/25 –

1. Since I wanted glory and honors without laboring for them, I abandoned these methods and tried to change your mind otherwise.
2. Since he wanted glory and honors without laboring for them, I used different methods and tried to dissuade him.
3. With those people who would seek help having been sent, the general had so little at hand that he turned himself over to despair.

Paragraph for Tuesday, Feb. 18:

• On the next day, the king kept his men in their camp, so that he would avoid wearying them by a long march and an indecisive battle. Meanwhile, the enemy, having sent out reinforcements, were waiting for an attack from our soldiers so long that they were unwilling to fight. After noon, the king, seeing that the spirits of his men were so restored that they had limitless courage, struck forth and attacked the enemy unawares. Of the enemy, scarcely 500 survived out of an original number of 3,000; and if night had not fallen, the slaughter would have been complete. Thus did the fortune of our army change, and the legions of the enemy retreated back across the river under the cover of darkness so that we could not pursue them and finish our bloody work. And those who stayed behind despared of their safety, fearing slavery while we exulted in victory and freedom.