Fabulae Faciles 62

A fatal mistake

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62.1Haud multō post Argonautae (ita enim appellābantur quī in istā nāvī vehēbantur) īnsulam quandam, nōmine Cyzicum, attigērunt; et ē nāvī ēgressī ā rēge illīus regiōnis hospitiō exceptī sunt.Not long afterwards the Argonauts (for so those who sailed in that ship were called) reached a certain island named Cyzicus; and when they had landed from the ship they were welcomed as guests by the king of that region.Note. quī in istā nāvī vehēbantur: the antecedent (eī, 'those') is left out. 62.2Paucās hōrās ibi commorātī ad sōlis occāsum rūrsus solvērunt; sed postquam pauca mīlia passuum prōgressī sunt, tanta tempestās subitō coorta est ut cursum tenēre nōn possent, et in eandem partem īnsulae unde nūper profectī erant magnō cum perīculō dēicerentur.After staying there a few hours they set sail again at sunset; but after they had gone a few miles, so great a storm suddenly arose that they could not hold their course, and they were driven back with great danger to the same part of the island from which they had recently set out.Note. ut cursum tenēre nōn possent: a result clause after tanta, 'so great … that'. 62.3Incolae tamen, cum nox esset obscūra, Argonautās nōn agnōscēbant, et nāvem inimīcam vēnisse arbitrātī arma rapuērunt et eōs ēgredī prohibēbant.But the inhabitants, since the night was dark, did not recognize the Argonauts, and thinking that an enemy ship had come, they seized their weapons and tried to keep them from landing.

62.4Ācriter in lītore pugnātum est, et rēx ipse, quī cum aliīs dēcucurrerat, ab Argonautīs occīsus est.There was fierce fighting on the shore, and the king himself, who had run down with the others, was killed by the Argonauts.Note. pugnātum est: impersonal passive, 'there was fighting'. 62.5Mox tamen, cum iam dīlūcēsceret, sēnsērunt incolae sē errāre et arma abiēcērunt; Argonautae autem cum rēgem occīsum esse vidērent, magnum dolōrem percēpērunt.But soon, when it was already growing light, the inhabitants realized that they were mistaken and threw down their weapons; and the Argonauts, when they saw that the king had been killed, felt great grief.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (88 words)

haud, adv.	not at all, by no means, not
multō, adv.	by much or far, much, far
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
ita, adv.	in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
enim, conj.	for
appellō, -pellāre, -pellāvī, -pellātus	call, name
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.	that of yours, that
nāvis, -is, f.	ship
vehō, vehere, vexī, vectus	carry
īnsula, -ae, f.	island
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.	a certain, certain
nōmen, -minis, n.	name (that by which one is known)
attingō, -tingere, -tigī, -tāctus	touch at
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go out or forth, go ashore, disembark
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
regiō, -ōnis, f.	direction; country, region
hospitium, -ī, n.	hospitality
excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take out or up, receive, welcome, entertain
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	few
hōra, -ae, f.	hour
ibi, adv.	in that place, there
commoror, -morārī, -morātus	tarry, linger, delay, stay
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
sōl, sōlis, m.	sun
occāsus, -ūs, m.	setting
rūrsus, adv.	again
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtus	loosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
sed, conj.	but
postquam, conj.	later than, after, when
mīlle, indecl. adj.	a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands;
passus, -ūs, m.	pace (mīlia passuum: miles)
prōgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go forward, advance
tantus, -a, -um	so great or much
tempestās, -tātis, f.	weather; storm, tempest
subitō, adv.	unexpectedly, suddenly
coorior, -orīrī, -ortus	arise
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
cursus, -ūs, m.	running, speed; course, route, voyage; race
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus	hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
nōn, adv.	not
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.	the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
pars, partis, f.	part, side, direction
unde, adv.	whence
nūper, adv.	newly, lately, recently
proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum	set out, depart, march
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
cum, prep, with abl.	with
perīculum, -ī, n.	danger, peril, risk
dēiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus	throw down, cast, drive out of one's course
incola, -ae, m. and f.	inhabitant
tamen, adv.	however, yet, nevertheless
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
nox, noctis, f.	night
obscūrus, -a, -um	dark
agnōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus, recognize
inimīcus, -a, -um	unfriendly, hostile
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
arbitror, -ārī, -ātus	consider, think, judge
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.	arms, weapons
rapiō, -ere, -uī, -tus	seize, snatch
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
prohibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus	hold back, prevent, hinder
ācriter, adv.	sharply, fiercely
lītus, lītoris, n.	shore
pugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	fight
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
alius, -a, -ud	another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
dēcurrō, -currere, -cucurrī, -cursus	run down
occīdō, -cīdere, -cīdī, -cīsus	cut down, kill
mox, adv.	soon
iam, adv.	now, already
dīlūcēscō, -lūcēscere, -lūxī	grow light, dawn
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus	perceive, feel
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
errō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	wander, stray; be mistaken
abiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus	throw away
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
dolor, -ōris, m.	pain, grief; anger
percipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	feel

Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: The Argonauts. Latin text, notes and vocabulary: F. Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles (1903), public domain, from Project Gutenberg. Word analysis: LatinCy, then checked by hand. Grammar hints detected from the checked analysis. English: written for this app.