Fabulae Faciles 87

A plan is made

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87.1Ortā lūce Polyphēmus iam ē somnō excitātus idem quod hesternō diē fēcit; correptīs enim duōbus ē reliquīs virīs carnem eōrum sine morā dēvorāvit.At daybreak Polyphemus, now woken from sleep, did the same as on the day before; for he seized two of the remaining men and devoured their flesh without delay.Note. Ortā lūce: 'at dawn', literally 'the light having risen'. 87.2Tum, cum saxum āmōvisset, ipse cum pecore suō ex spēluncā prōgressus est; quod cum Graecī vidērent, magnam in spem sē post paulum ēvāsūrōs vēnērunt.Then, when he had moved the rock away, he himself went out of the cave with his flock; and when the Greeks saw this, they came to hope strongly that they would escape in a little while. 87.3Mox tamen ab hāc spē repulsī sunt; nam Polyphēmus, postquam omnēs ovēs exiērunt, saxum in locum restituit.But they were soon thrown back from this hope; for after all the sheep had gone out, Polyphemus put the rock back in its place. 87.4Reliquī omnī spē salūtis dēpositā lāmentīs lacrimīsque sē dēdidērunt; Ulixēs vērō, quī, ut suprā dēmōnstrāvimus, vir magnī fuit cōnsilī, etsī intellegēbat rem in discrīmine esse, nōndum omnīnō dēspērābat.The rest gave up all hope of safety and gave way to lamentation and tears; but Ulysses, who, as we have shown above, was a man of great good sense, although he understood that things were at a crisis, did not yet despair entirely.Note. vir magnī cōnsilī: genitive of description, 'a man of great good sense'. cōnsilī is a short form of cōnsiliī.

87.5Tandem, postquam diū haec tōtō animō cōgitāvit, hoc cōnsilium cēpit.At last, after he had thought this over a long time with all his mind, he formed this plan. 87.6Ē lignīs quae in spēluncā reposita erant pālum magnum dēlēgit.From the wood that had been stored in the cave he chose a large stake. 87.7Hunc summā cum dīligentiā praeacūtum fēcit; tum, postquam sociīs quid fierī vellet ostendit, reditum Polyphēmī exspectābat.He made it sharp at the end with the greatest care; then, after he had shown his companions what he wanted done, he waited for Polyphemus to return.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×3, cum clauses ×2, indirect statement ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (91 words)

orior, -īrī, -tus	arise, come forth, spring up; ortā lūce, at dawn
lūx, lūcis, f.	light
iam, adv.	now, already
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
somnus, -ī, m.	sleep, drowsiness
excitō, -citāre, -citāvī, -citātus	call out, arouse
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.	the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
hesternus, -a, -um	of yesterday, yesterday's,
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
corripiō, -ripere, -ripuī, -reptus	seize, snatch, snatch up
enim, conj.	for
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.	two
reliquus, -a, -um	left, the remaining, the other, the rest of
vir, virī, m.	man
carō, carnis, f.	flesh
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
sine, prep. with abl.	without
mora, -ae, f.	delay
dēvorō, -vorāre, -vorāvī, -vorātus	swallow down, swallow, devour
tum, adv.	then, at that time
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
saxum, -ī, n.	rock, stone
āmoveō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mōtus	move away
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
cum, prep, with abl.	with
pecus, pecoris, n.	herd, flock, cattle
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
spēlunca, -ae, f.	cave, cavern
prōgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go forward, advance
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
spēs, speī, f.	hope
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
paulum, adv.	a little, somewhat
ēvādō, -vādere, -vāsī, -vāsus	go forth, get away, escape
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
mox, adv.	soon
tamen, adv.	however, yet, nevertheless
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
repellō, repellere, reppulī, repulsus	drive back or away, repulse, repel
nam, conj.	for
postquam, conj.	later than, after, when
omnis, -e	all, every
ovis, -is, f.	sheep
exeō, -īre, -iī, -itus	go out
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
restituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus	set up again, put back, restore
salūs, salūtis, f.	safety, deliverance, escape
dēpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus	put down, deposit; lay aside, give up; ē memoriā dēpōnere, to forget
lāmenta, -ōrum, n. plur.	lamentation
lacrima, -ae, f.	tear
que, enclitic conj.	and
dēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give away or up
vērō, adv.	in truth, indeed; however
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
suprā, adv. and prep. with acc.	above, before
dēmōnstrō, -mōnstrāre, -mōnstrāvī, -mōnstrātus	point out, show; make known
cōnsilium, -ī, n.	advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
etsī, conj.	even if, although
intellegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus	perceive, understand
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
discrīmen, -crīminis, n.	crisis, peril, danger
nōndum, adv.	not yet
omnīnō, adv.	altogether, wholly, entirely
dēspērō, -spērāre, -spērāvī, -spērātus	despair
tandem, adv.	at length or last, finally
diū, adv.	for a long time, a long time or while, long; comp
tōtus, -a, -um	all the, the whole or entire
animus, -ī, m.	mind; heart; spirit, courage
cōgitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	consider, think over
capiō, capere, cēpī, captus	take, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt
lignum, -ī, n.	wood
repōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus	put or set back; store up or away
pālus, -ī, m.	stake
dēligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctus	choose out, choose, select
summus, -a, -um	uppermost, highest, greatest
dīligentia, -ae, f.	care, diligence, industry
praeacūtus, -a, -um	sharp at the end, pointed, sharp
socius, -ī, m.	companion, comrade, ally
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
fīō, fierī, factus sum	be done or made, become, happen
volō, velle, voluī	wish
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus	stretch out before, show, explain
reditus, -ūs, m.	return
exspectō, -spectāre, -spectāvī, -spectātus	look out for, wait for, await, expect; wait

Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Ulysses. 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.