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Fabulae Faciles 84
The one-eyed giant
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Ulysses. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō84.1Postquam eā tōtā nocte rēmīs contendērunt, postrīdiē ad terram ignōtam nāvem appulērunt.
After they had rowed hard that whole night, the next day they brought the ship to an unknown land.
84.2Tum, quod nātūram eius regiōnis ignōrābat, ipse Ulixēs cum duodecim ē sociīs in terram ēgressus loca explōrāre cōnstituit.
Then, because he did not know what that region was like, Ulysses himself went ashore with twelve of his companions and decided to explore the place.
84.3Paulum ā lītore prōgressī ad spēluncam ingentem pervēnērunt, quam habitārī sēnsērunt; eius enim introitum et nātūrā locī et manū mūnītum esse animadvertērunt.
Going a little way from the shore, they came to a huge cave, which they realised was lived in; for they noticed that its entrance had been fortified both by the nature of the place and by hand.
Note. habitārī: present passive infinitive, 'that it was lived in'.
84.4Mox, etsī intellegēbant sē nōn sine perīculō id factūrōs, spēluncam intrāvērunt; quod cum fēcissent, magnam cōpiam lactis in vāsīs ingentibus conditam invēnērunt.
Soon, although they understood that they would be doing this at some risk, they went into the cave; and when they had done so, they found a great quantity of milk stored in huge vessels.
84.5Dum tamen mīrantur quis in eā sēde habitāret, sonitum terribilem audīvērunt, et oculīs ad portam tortīs mōnstrum horribile vīdērunt, hūmānā quidem speciē et figūrā, sed ingentī magnitūdine corporis.
But while they were wondering who lived in that dwelling, they heard a terrible noise, and turning their eyes to the entrance they saw a dreadful monster, human indeed in appearance and shape, but of enormous size of body.
84.6Cum autem animadvertissent mōnstrum ūnum oculum tantum habēre in mediā fronte positum, intellēxērunt hunc esse ūnum ē Cyclōpibus, dē quibus fāmam iam accēperant.
And when they noticed that the monster had only one eye, set in the middle of its forehead, they realised that this was one of the Cyclopes, of whom they had already heard reports.
Note. ūnum oculum tantum: 'only one eye'. tantum here is an adverb.
Vocabulary
| postquam, conj. | later than, after, when |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| tōtus, -a, -um | all the, the whole or entire |
| nox, noctis, f. | night |
| rēmus, -ī, m. | oar |
| contendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus | stretch, hasten |
| postrīdiē, adv. | the day after, the next day |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| terra, -ae, f. | land, earth |
| ignōtus, -a, -um | unknown |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| appellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsus | drive to, bring to; with or without nāvem, put in |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| nātūra, -ae, f. | nature, character |
| regiō, -ōnis, f. | direction; country, region |
| ignōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | be ignorant of |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| duodecim, indecl. adj. | twelve |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| socius, -ī, m. | companion, comrade, ally |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus | go out or forth, go ashore, disembark |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| explōrō, -plōrāre, -plōrāvī, -plōrātus | search out, explore |
| cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | set together or up; appoint; determine |
| paulum, adv. | a little, somewhat |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| lītus, lītoris, n. | shore |
| prōgredior, -gredī, -gressus | go forward, advance |
| spēlunca, -ae, f. | cave, cavern |
| ingēns, -gentis, adj. | huge, vast |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| habitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | dwell, inhabit |
| sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus | perceive, feel |
| enim, conj. | for |
| introitus, -ūs, m. | entrance |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| manus, -ūs, f. | hand |
| mūniō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | fortify |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| animadvertō, -vertere, -vertī, -versus | turn the mind to, observe |
| mox, adv. | soon |
| etsī, conj. | even if, although |
| intellegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus | perceive, understand |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| sine, prep. with abl. | without |
| perīculum, -ī, n. | danger, peril, risk |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| intrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | go within or into, enter |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| cōpia, -ae, f. | supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops |
| lāc, lactis, n. | milk |
| vās, vāsis, n., plur. vāsa, -ōrum | vessel |
| condō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | put together, found; store away |
| inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come upon, find |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| mīror, -ārī, -ātus | wonder, wonder at |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| sēdēs, -is, f. | seat, abode |
| sonitus, -ūs, m. | sound, noise |
| terribilis, -e | dreadful, terrible |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| oculus, -ī, m. | eye |
| porta, -ae, f. | gate; door |
| torqueō, torquēre, torsī, tortus | turn |
| mōnstrum, -ī, n. | wonder, monster |
| horribilis, -e | dreadful, terrible, horrible |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| hūmānus, -a, -um | of man, human |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| speciēs, -ēī, f. | sight, appearance, shape |
| figūra, -ae, f. | form, shape, figure |
| sed, conj. | but |
| magnitūdō, -tūdinis, f. | greatness, size |
| corpus, corporis, n. | body |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| ūnus, -a, -um | one; only, alone |
| tantum, adv. | so much or far, only |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| medius, -a, -um | mid, middle |
| frōns, frontis, f. | forehead |
| pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus | place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| fāma, -ae, f. | report, rumor |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |