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Fabulae Faciles 95
Circe's palace
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Ulysses. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō95.1Hīs rēbus ita cōnstitūtīs iī quī sortītī erant in interiōrem partem īnsulae profectī sunt.
When matters had been settled in this way, those who had drawn the lot set out into the interior of the island.
95.2Tantus tamen timor animōs eōrum occupāverat ut nihil dubitārent quīn mortī obviam īrent.
But such great fear had seized their minds that they had no doubt they were going to meet their death.
Note. nihil dubitārent quīn … īrent: 'they did not doubt at all that they were going'.
95.3Vix quidem poterant iī quī in nāvī relictī erant lacrimās tenēre; crēdēbant enim sē sociōs suōs numquam post hoc tempus vīsūrōs.
Indeed, those who had been left in the ship could hardly hold back their tears; for they believed that they would never see their companions again after this time.
95.4Illī autem aliquantum itineris prōgressī ad vīllam quandam pervēnērunt summā magnificentiā aedificātam, cuius ad ōstium cum adiissent, cantum dulcissimum audīvērunt.
But the others went some distance and came to a certain country-house built with the greatest splendour, and when they had come to its door, they heard most beautiful singing.
95.5Tanta autem fuit eius vōcis dulcēdō ut nūllō modō retinērī possent quīn iānuam pulsārent.
And so great was the sweetness of that voice that they could in no way be kept from knocking at the door.
Note. retinērī … quīn … pulsārent: after a negative verb of preventing, quīn means 'from'.
95.6Hōc factō ipsa Circē forās exiit, et summā cum benignitāte omnīs in hospitium invītāvit.
When this was done, Circe herself came out of doors, and with the greatest kindness invited them all in as guests.
95.7Eurylochus īnsidiās sibi comparārī suspicātus forīs exspectāre cōnstituit, sed reliquī reī novitāte adductī intrāvērunt.
Eurylochus, suspecting that a trap was being set for them, decided to wait outside, but the rest, led on by the novelty of the thing, went in.
95.8Cēnam magnificam omnibus rēbus īnstrūctam invēnērunt et iussū dominae libentissimē accubuērunt.
They found a magnificent dinner laid out with everything, and at the bidding of their hostess they very gladly lay down to eat.
Note. iussū dominae: 'at the bidding of the mistress of the house'.
95.9At Circē vīnum quod servī apposuērunt medicāmentō quōdam miscuerat; quod cum Graecī bibissent, gravī somnō subitō oppressī sunt.
But Circe had mixed a certain drug into the wine which the servants served; and when the Greeks had drunk it, they were suddenly overcome by a heavy sleep.
Vocabulary
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | set together or up; appoint; determine |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| sortior, -īrī, -ītus | cast or draw lots |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| interior, -ius, adj. | interior, inner |
| pars, partis, f. | part, side, direction |
| īnsula, -ae, f. | island |
| proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum | set out, depart, march |
| tantus, -a, -um | so great or much |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| timor, -ōris, m. | fear |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| occupō, -cupāre, -cupāvī, -cupātus | seize; fill |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| nihil, n., indecl. | nothing |
| dubitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | doubt, hesitate |
| quīn, conj. | so that ... not, but that, but |
| mors, mortīs, f. | death |
| obviam, adv. | in the way, opposite, face to face; obviam fierī, to meet; obviam īre, to go to meet |
| eō, īre, iī, itus | go |
| vix, adv. | with difficulty, scarcely, hardly, barely |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus | leave behind, leave |
| lacrima, -ae, f. | tear |
| teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus | hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop |
| crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | believe |
| enim, conj. | for |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| socius, -ī, m. | companion, comrade, ally |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| numquam, adv. | never |
| post, adv. | after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| aliquantum, -quantī, n. | somewhat |
| iter, itineris, n. | a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march |
| prōgredior, -gredī, -gressus | go forward, advance |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| vīlla, -ae, f. | country-house, villa |
| quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron. | a certain, certain |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| magnificentia, -ae, f. | splendor, magnificence |
| aedificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | make a building, build |
| ōstium, -ī, n. | mouth, doorway, door |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| adeō, -īre, -iī, -itus | go to, approach |
| cantus, -ūs, m. | singing, song |
| dulcis, -e | sweet |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| vōx, vōcis, f. | voice; word |
| dulcēdō, -inis, f. | sweetness |
| nūllus, -a, -um | not any, none, no |
| modus, -ī, m. | way, manner |
| retineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentus | hold or keep back, keep, restrain; hold fast |
| iānua, -ae, f. | door |
| pulsō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | push or strike against, knock, knock at |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| forās, adv. | out of doors, forth, out |
| exeō, -īre, -iī, -itus | go out |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| benignitās, -tātis, f. | kindness |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| hospitium, -ī, n. | hospitality |
| invītō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | invite |
| īnsidiae, -ārum, f. plur. | ambush; plot, stratagem |
| comparō, -parāre, -parāvī, -parātus | prepare, collect |
| suspicor, -spicārī, -spicātus | suspect |
| forīs, adv. | out of doors, without |
| exspectō, -spectāre, -spectāvī, -spectātus | look out for, wait for, await, expect; wait |
| sed, conj. | but |
| reliquus, -a, -um | left, the remaining, the other, the rest of |
| novitās, -tātis, f. | newness, novelty |
| addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead to, bring, take; induce, influence |
| intrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | go within or into, enter |
| cēna, -ae, f. | dinner |
| magnificus, -a, -um | splendid, magnificent |
| īnstruo, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctus | build in or into; draw up; equip, furnish, |
| inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come upon, find |
| iussus, -ūs, m. | bidding, command |
| domina, -ae, f. | mistress |
| libenter, adv. | willingly, gladly |
| accumbō, -cumbere, -cubuī, -cubitus | lie down (at table) |
| at, conj. | but |
| vīnum, -ī, n. | wine |
| servus, -ī, m. | slave, servant |
| appōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put to or near, set before, serve |
| medicāmentum, -ī, n. | drug; poison, potion |
| misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtus | mix, mingle |
| bibō, bibere, bibī | drink |
| gravis, -e | heavy; severe, grievous, serious |
| somnus, -ī, m. | sleep, drowsiness |
| subitō, adv. | unexpectedly, suddenly |
| opprimō, -primere, -pressī, -pressus | press against, overpower, crush |