Fabulae Faciles 99

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99.1Ulixēs autem ubi sēnsit eam timōre perterritam esse, postulāvit ut sociōs suōs sine morā in hūmānam speciem redūceret (certior enim factus erat ā deō Mercuriō eōs in porcōs conversōs esse); nisi id factum esset, sē dēbitās poenās sūmptūrum ostendit.But when Ulysses saw that she was thoroughly frightened, he demanded that she bring his companions back to human shape without delay (for he had been told by the god Mercury that they had been changed into pigs); unless this were done, he made it clear that he would exact the penalty she deserved.Note. certior factus erat: certiōrem facere means 'to inform'; in the passive, 'he had been informed'. 99.2Circē hīs rēbus graviter commōta eī ad pedēs sē prōiēcit, et multīs cum lacrimīs iūre iūrandō cōnfirmāvit sē quae ille imperāsset omnia factūram.Circe, greatly moved by this, threw herself at his feet, and with many tears swore on oath that she would do everything he commanded.Note. iūre iūrandō: 'by an oath'. quae ille imperāsset omnia: 'everything that he ordered'. 99.3Tum porcōs in ātrium immittī iussit.Then she ordered the pigs to be let into the hall. 99.4Illī datō signō inruērunt, et cum ducem suum agnōvissent, magnō dolōre adfectī sunt quod nūllō modō eum dē rēbus suīs certiōrem facere poterant.At a given signal they rushed in, and when they recognised their leader, they were greatly distressed because they could in no way tell him what had happened to them.

99.5Circē tamen unguentō quōdam corpora eōrum ūnxit; quō factō sunt omnēs statim in hūmānam speciem reductī.But Circe rubbed their bodies with a certain ointment; when this was done, they were all at once brought back to human shape. 99.6Magnō cum gaudiō Ulixēs suōs amīcōs agnōvit, et nūntium ad lītus mīsit, quī reliquīs Graecīs sociōs receptōs esse dīceret.Ulysses recognised his friends with great joy, and sent a messenger to the shore to tell the rest of the Greeks that their companions had been recovered. 99.7Illī autem hīs rēbus cognitīs statim ad domum Circaeam sē contulērunt; quō cum vēnissent, ūniversī laetitiae sē dēdidērunt.When they learned this, they went at once to Circe's house; and when they had come there, they all gave themselves up to rejoicing.

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

Latin vocabulary for this passage (89 words)

autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
ubi, adv.	where; conj., when
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus	perceive, feel
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
timor, -ōris, m.	fear
perterreō, -terrēre, -terrui, -territus	thoroughly frighten, terrify
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
postulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	ask, request, demand
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
socius, -ī, m.	companion, comrade, ally
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
sine, prep. with abl.	without
mora, -ae, f.	delay
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
hūmānus, -a, -um	of man, human
speciēs, -ēī, f.	sight, appearance, shape
redūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead or bring back; restore
certus, -a, -um	determined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform
enim, conj.	for
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
deus, -ī, m.	god
porcus, -ī, m.	pig, hog, swine
convertō, -vertere, -vertī, -versus	turn round, turn, change; in fugam convertere, to put to flight
nisi, conj.	if not, unless
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	owe; with infin., ought
poena, -ae, f.	penalty, punishment
sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptus	take under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus	stretch out before, show, explain
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
graviter, adv.	severely, seriously
commoveō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mōtus	move, rouse; disturb
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
pēs, pedis, m.	foot
prōiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus	throw forth or down, cast away, throw
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
multus, -a, -um	much, great; plur., many
cum, prep, with abl.	with
lacrima, -ae, f.	tear
iūs, iūris, n.	right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath
iūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	swear; iūs iūrandum, oath
cōnfirmō, -firmāre, -firmāvī, -firmātus	strengthen, establish; declare, assert
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
imperō, -perāre, -perāvī, -perātus	command, order, enjoin
omnis, -e	all, every
tum, adv.	then, at that time
ātrium, -ī, n.	hall
immittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send or let in
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus	bid, order, command
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
signum, -ī, n.	sign, signal
inruō, -ruere, -ruī	rush in
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
dux, ducis, m. and f.	leader, commander
agnōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus, recognize
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
dolor, -ōris, m.	pain, grief; anger
adficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus	do to, move, affect; visit, afflict
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
nūllus, -a, -um	not any, none, no
modus, -ī, m.	way, manner
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
tamen, adv.	however, yet, nevertheless
unguentum, -ī, n.	ointment
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.	a certain, certain
corpus, corporis, n.	body
ungō, ungere, ūnxī, ūnctus	smear, anoint
statim, adv.	on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately
gaudium, -ī, n.	gladness, joy
amīcus, -ī, m.	friend
nūntius, -ī, m.	messenger; message
lītus, lītoris, n.	shore
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
reliquus, -a, -um	left, the remaining, the other, the rest of
recipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take or get back, recover; sē recipere, to betake oneself, withdraw; to collect oneself, recover
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus	find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
Circaeus, -a, -um	of Circe
cōnferō, cōnferre, contulī, conlātus	bring together; grant, confer; sē cōnferre, to betake oneself, make one's way
quō, adv.	to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
ūniversus, -a, -um	all together, whole, entire, all
laetitia, -ae, f.	joy
dēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give away or up

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.