Bartholomew the Englishman

On Lightning

Latin Etymology

Alii dixerunt coruscationem causari ex ventis calidis et siccis, in nubibus comprensis, quibus inflammantur et aduruntur, et ignis in eis egrediens est coruscatio, cuius splendor prius pervenit ad visum quam sonitus ad auditum. Alii dixerunt coruscationem non fieri per ignem, sed per aquae splendentis imaginationem, quae per stellarum de nocte lucentium illustrationem in nubibus videtur.

Use the following English words, derived from words in the Latin text, to complete the sentences below.

coruscations
egress
priority
nocturnal
translucent

  1. The bailiff stood in front of the door, blocking the prisoner’s only means of .
  2. If you don’t get your in order, you could end up forgetting to do the most important things in life – like calling your mother!
  3. Though many believed that the in the night sky were UFO’s, the Air Force insisted they were simply balls of lightening.
  4. Compared to a window, a brick wall is not very .
  5. Raccoons and college students are two examples of beasts.

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