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Pro Marcello 11

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Marc. 11.1Sed ut, unde est orsa, in eōdem terminētur ōrātiō, maximās tibi omnēs grātiās agimus, C. Caesar, maiōrēs etiam habēmus.But so that my speech may end where it began, we all give you the greatest thanks, Gaius Caesar, and feel greater still. Marc. 11.1Nam omnēs idem sentiunt, quod ex omnium precibus et lacrimīs sentīre potuistī.For all feel the same, as you could perceive from the prayers and tears of all. Marc. 11.1Sed quia nōn est omnibus stantibus necesse dīcere, ā mē certē dīcī volunt, cui necesse est quōdam modō, et quod fierī decet M. Mārcellō ā tē huic ōrdinī populōque Rōmānō et reī pūblicae redditō, fierī id intellegō.But since it is not necessary for all to speak standing, they wish it to be said at least by me, for whom it is in a way necessary, and I understand that what is fitting, now that Marcus Marcellus has been restored by you to this order, to the Roman people and to the commonwealth, is being done. Marc. 11.1Nam laetārī omnīs nōn ut dē ūnīus sōlum sed ut dē omnium salūte sentiō.For I perceive that all are rejoicing, not as over the safety of one man alone but as over the safety of all.

Marc. 11.34Quod autem summae benevolentiae est, quae mea ergā illum omnibus nota semper fuit, ut vix C. Mārcellō, optimō et amantissimō frātrī, praeter eum quidem cēderem nēminī, cum id sollicitūdine, cūrā, labōre tam diū praestiterim quam diū est dē illīus salūte dubitātum, certē hōc tempore magnīs cūrīs, molestiīs, dolōribus līberātus praestāre dēbeō.But as for what belongs to the highest goodwill — and my goodwill towards him has always been known to all, so that I would scarcely yield to Gaius Marcellus, his excellent and most loving brother, and indeed to no one except him — since I showed it by anxiety, care and toil for as long as there was doubt about his safety, surely at this time, freed from great cares, troubles and griefs, I ought to show it. Marc. 11.34Itaque, C. Caesar, sīc tibi grātiās agō ut mē omnibus rēbus ā tē nōn cōnservātō sōlum sed etiam ōrnātō, tamen ad tua in mē ūnum innumerābilia merita, quod fierī iam posse nōn arbitrābar, magnus hōc tuō factō cumulus accesserit.And so, Gaius Caesar, I thank you in such a way that, though I have been not only preserved by you in every respect but also honoured, yet to your countless kindnesses to me alone — something I did not think could now happen — a great crowning addition has been made by this act of yours.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (96 words)
sed, conj.but
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
unde, adv.whence
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
ordior, -īrī, orsus sumbegin
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
terminō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbound, set the limits of
ōrātiō, -ōnis, f.speech; ōrātiōnem habēre, to deliver an oration, speak
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
omnis, -eall, every
grātia, -ae, f.favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
nam, conj.for
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsusperceive, feel
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
prex, precis f. (usu. pl.)prayer, entreaty
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
lacrima, -ae, f.tear
possum, posse, potuībe able, have power, can
quia (conj.)because
nōn, adv.not
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
necesse, indecl. adj.necessary
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
certē (adv.)certainly, surely; at any rate
volō, velle, voluīwish
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.a certain, certain
modus, -ī, m.way, manner
fīō, fierī, factus sumbe done or made, become, happen
decet, decēre, decuit (impers.)it is fitting, it is proper
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
ōrdō, ōrdinis, m.arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order
populus, -ī m.people, nation
que, enclitic conj.and
Rōmānus, -a, -umRoman
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
pūblicus, -a, -umpublic, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state)
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive back, return, restore; render
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
intellegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctusperceive, understand
laetor, -ārī, -ātus sumrejoice, be glad
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
sōlum (adv.); solum, -ī n.only (nōn sōlum … sed etiam: not only … but also); ground, soil
salūs, salūtis, f.safety, deliverance, escape
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
summus, -a, -umuppermost, highest, greatest
benevolentia, -ae f.goodwill, kindness
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
ergā, prep, with acc.toward, for
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
nōtus, -a, -umknown, well-known, famous
semper, adv.always
vix, adv.with difficulty, scarcely, hardly, barely
bonus, -a, -umgood
amāns, -antisloving, fond, devoted (to: gen.)
frāter, frātris, m.brother
praeter, prep. with acc.before, past, by; besides, except
quidem, adv.in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
cēdō, -ere, cessī, cessumgo, withdraw, give way
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.no one, nobody
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
sollicitūdō, -tūdinis, f.anxiety, care, apprehension
cūra, -ae f.care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern)
labor, -ōris, m.labor, toil
tam, adv.so
diū, adv.for a long time, a long time or while, long; comp
praestō, -stāre, -stitī, -stitusstand in front; show
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
dubitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdoubt, hesitate
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
molestia, -ae, f.annoyance
dolor, -ōris, m.pain, grief; anger
līberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusset free, free, liberate, release
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itusowe; with infin., ought
itaque, adv.and so, accordingly, therefore
sīc, adv.so, thus
cōnservō, -servāre, -servāvī, -servātuspreserve, keep
ōrnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusequip, adorn
tamen, adv.however, yet, nevertheless
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
innumerābilis, -ecountless
meritum, -ī n.service, desert
iam, adv.now, already
arbitror, -ārī, -ātusconsider, think, judge
factum, -ī n.deed, act
cumulus, -ī m.heap, pile
accēdō, -ere, accessī, accessumcome near, approach; be added
Cicero, Pro Marcello. Latin text: A. C. Clark, M. Tulli Ciceronis Orationes II (Oxford, 1918), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.