Fabulae Faciles 92

The island of the winds

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92.1Pauca mīlia passuum ab eō locō prōgressus Ulixēs ad īnsulam Aeoliam nāvem appulit.When Ulysses had gone a few miles from that place, he brought his ship to the island of Aeolia. 92.2Haec patria erat ventōrum, "Hīc vāstō rēx Aeolus antrō luctantīs ventōs tempestātēsque sonōrās imperiō premit ac vinclīs et carcere frēnat."This was the home of the winds: "Here in a vast cave King Aeolus rules the struggling winds and the roaring storms with his power, and curbs them with chains and prison."Note. The words in quotation marks come from Vergil's Aeneid (1.52–54). vinclīs is a short form of vinculīs. 92.3Ibi rēx ipse Graecōs hospitiō excēpit, atque iīs persuāsit ut ad recuperandās vīrīs paucōs diēs in eā regiōne commorārentur.There the king himself welcomed the Greeks as guests, and persuaded them to stay a few days in that region to recover their strength. 92.4Septimō diē cum sociī ē labōribus sē recēpissent, Ulixēs, nē annī tempore ā nāvigātiōne exclūderētur, sibi sine morā proficīscendum statuit.On the seventh day, when the companions had recovered from their hardships, Ulysses decided that he must set out without delay, so that he would not be shut out from sailing by the season of the year.Note. sibi … proficīscendum: 'that he must set out'.

92.5Tum Aeolus, quī sciēbat Ulixem cupidissimum esse patriae videndae, eī iam profectūrō magnum saccum ē coriō cōnfectum dedit, in quō ventōs omnīs praeter ūnum inclūserat.Then Aeolus, who knew that Ulysses was very eager to see his country, gave him as he was about to set out a large bag made of leather, in which he had shut up all the winds except one.Note. eī iam profectūrō: 'to him as he was about to set out'; future participle. 92.6Zephyrum tantum solverat, quod ille ventus ab īnsulā Aeoliā ad Ithacam nāvigantī est secundus.He had let loose only the west wind, because that wind is favourable for one sailing from the island of Aeolia to Ithaca. 92.7Ulixēs hoc dōnum libenter accēpit, et grātiīs prō tantō beneficiō āctīs saccum ad mālum adligāvit.Ulysses gladly accepted this gift, and after giving thanks for so great a kindness he tied the bag to the mast. 92.8Tum omnibus rēbus ad profectiōnem parātīs merīdiānō ferē tempore ē portū solvit.Then, when everything was ready for departure, he set sail from the harbour at about midday.

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

Latin vocabulary for this passage (95 words)

paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	few
mīlle, indecl. adj.	a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands;
passus, -ūs, m.	pace (mīlia passuum: miles)
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
prōgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go forward, advance
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
īnsula, -ae, f.	island
nāvis, -is, f.	ship
appellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsus	drive to, bring to; with or without nāvem, put in
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
patria, -ae, f.	fatherland, country
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
ventus, -ī, m.	wind
hīc, adv.	here; hereupon
vāstus, -a, -um	waste, huge, enormous, vast
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
antrum, -ī, n.	cave
luctor, -ārī, -ātus	wrestle, struggle
tempestās, -tātis, f.	weather; storm, tempest
que, enclitic conj.	and
sonōrus, -a, -um	sounding, loud, noisy
imperium, -ī, n.	command; sway, rule
premō, premere, pressī, pressus	press, check, restrain
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
vinculum, -ī, n.	bond, chain
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
carcer, -eris, m.	prison
frēnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	bridle, restrain
ibi, adv.	in that place, there
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
hospitium, -ī, n.	hospitality
excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take out or up, receive, welcome, entertain
persuādeō, -suādēre, -suāsi, -suāsus	persuade, prevail upon, induce
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
recuperō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	recover
vīs, vīs, f.	violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
regiō, -ōnis, f.	direction; country, region
commoror, -morārī, -morātus	tarry, linger, delay, stay
septimus, -a, -um	seventh
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
socius, -ī, m.	companion, comrade, ally
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
labor, -ōris, m.	labor, toil
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
recipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take or get back, recover; sē recipere, to betake oneself, withdraw; to collect oneself, recover
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
annus, -ī, m.	year
tempus, temporis, n.	time, season
nāvigātiō, -ōnis, f.	sailing, navigation, voyage
exclūdō, -clūdere, -clūsī, -clūsus	shut out, hinder, prevent
sine, prep. with abl.	without
mora, -ae, f.	delay
proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum	set out, depart, march
statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtus	cause to stand; decide, resolve
tum, adv.	then, at that time
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
cupidus, -a, -um	desirous, eager
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
iam, adv.	now, already
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
saccus, -ī, m.	bag, sack
corium, -ī, n.	hide, leather
cōnficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus	make or do completely, complete, finish, accomplish, make; wear out
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
omnis, -e	all, every
praeter, prep. with acc.	before, past, by; besides, except
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
inclūdō, -clūdere, -clūsī, -clūsus	shut up in, inclose, imprison
tantum, adv.	so much or far, only
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtus	loosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
nāvigō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	sail
secundus, -a, -um	following, favorable
dōnum, -ī, n.	gift
libenter, adv.	willingly, gladly
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
grātia, -ae, f.	favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
tantus, -a, -um	so great or much
beneficium, -ī, n.	well-doing, kindness, service, benefit
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus	drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
mālus, -ī, m.	mast
adligō, -ligāre, -ligāvī, -ligātus	bind to, bind
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
profectiō, -ōnis, f.	departure, start
parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make ready, prepare
merīdiānus, -a, -um	midday, noonday; merīdiānum tempus, midday, noon
ferē, adv.	nearly, about, almost, for the most part
portus, -ūs, m.	harbor, haven, port

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.