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Georgics 1.257–275

Work for rainy days and holidays

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Georg. 1.257Nec frūstrā signōrum obitūs speculāmur et ortūs,
temporibusque parem dīversīs quattuor annum.
Not in vain do we watch the settings and risings of the stars, and the year divided equally into four different seasons.
Georg. 1.259Frīgidus agricolam sī quandō continet imber,
260multa, forent quae mox caelō properanda serēnō,
mātūrāre datur: dūrum prōcūdit arātor
vōmeris obtūnsī dentem, cavat arbore lintrēs,
aut pecorī signum aut numerōs inpressit acervīs.
If ever cold rain keeps the farmer indoors, he is able to get ready at leisure many things that would soon have to be hurried under a clear sky: the ploughman hammers out the hard tooth of the blunted share, hollows troughs from a tree, or has stamped a mark on his flock or numbers on his heaps.
Georg. 1.264Exacuunt aliī vallōs furcāsque bicornīs
265atque Amerīna parant lentae retinācula vītī.
Others sharpen stakes and two-pronged forks, and prepare Amerian bands for the pliant vine.
Georg. 1.266Nunc facilis rubeā texātur fiscina virgā,
nunc torrēte ignī frūgēs, nunc frangite saxō.
Now let a light basket be woven of bramble twigs; now parch the grain by the fire, now crush it with stone.

Georg. 1.268Quippe etiam fēstīs quaedam exercēre diēbus
fās et iūra sinunt;
Indeed even on holy days divine and human law permit certain work;
Georg. 1.269rīvōs dēdūcere nūlla
270religiō vetuit, segetī praetendere saepem,
īnsidiās avibus mōlīrī, incendere veprēs,
bālantumque gregem fluviō mersāre salūbrī.
no scruple has forbidden leading off streams, setting a hedge before the crop, laying snares for birds, burning brambles, and plunging the bleating flock in the healthful river.
Georg. 1.273Saepe oleō tardī costās agitātor asellī
vīlibus aut onerat pōmīs, lapidemque revertēns
275incūsum aut ātrae massam picis urbe reportat.
Often the driver of a slow donkey loads its flanks with oil or cheap fruit, and coming back brings from town a dressed millstone or a lump of black pitch.

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Grammar in this passage: gerunds and gerundives ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (108 words)
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
frūstrā, adv.in vain
signum, -ī, n.sign, signal
obitus, -ūs m.death
speculor, -ārī, -ātus sumspy, watch
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
ortus, -ūs m.rising (ortus sōlis: sunrise)
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
que, enclitic conj.and
pār, parisequal
dīversus, -a, -umturned different ways, opposite, contrary, different
quattuor, indecl. adj.four
annus, -ī, m.year
frīgidus, -a, -umcold
agricola, -ae m.farmer, tiller of the soil
sī, conj.if
quandō (adv.)when; (after sī) ever
contineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentushold together, keep within, shut up in; bound
imber, imbris, m.rain, shower
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
mox, adv.soon
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
properō, -āre, -āvī, -ātushasten
serēnus, -a, -umclear, calm, fair
mātūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusripen; hasten
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
dūrus, -a, -umhard; harsh; difficult
prōcūdō, -ere, -cūdī, -cūsushammer out, forge
arātor, -ōris m.ploughman
vōmer, -eris m.ploughshare
obtundō, -ere, -tudī, -tūsumblunt; obtūsus: blunt
dēns, dentis, m.tooth
cavō, -āre, -āvī, -ātushollow out
arbor, -oris, f.tree
linter, lintris, f.boat, skiff
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
pecus, pecoris, n.herd, flock, cattle
numerus, -ī, m.number
imprimō, -ere, -pressī, -pressuspress upon, press into
acervus, -ī m.heap, pile
exacuō, -ere, -uī, -ūtussharpen; spur on, rouse
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
vallus, -ī m.stake, palisade post
furca, -ae f.a fork; a forked frame put on the neck of a criminal for flogging
bicornis, -etwo-pronged, two-horned
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
Amerīnus, -a, -umof Ameria in Umbria
parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake ready, prepare
lentus, -a, -umslow, sluggish
retināculum, -ī n.rope, cable, mooring-line
vītis, -is f.vine
nunc, adv.now
facilis, -e (comp. facilior)easy
rubeus, -a, -umof bramble
texō, -ere, -uī, -tusweave
fiscina, -ae f.a small wicker basket
virga, -ae f.rod, stick, staff
torreō, -ēre, torruī, tostusparch, scorch, roast
ignis, -is, m.fire
frūx, frūgis f. (usu. pl.)crops, produce
frangō, frangere, frēgī, frāctusbreak; dash to pieces, wreck
saxum, -ī, n.rock, stone
quippe (adv.)of course, indeed, for
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
fēstus, -a, -umof a holiday, festive; diēs fēstus, feast day
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.a certain, certain
exerceō, -ercēre, -ercuī, -ercitusexercise
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
fās (indecl.) n.what is right by divine law (fās est: it is allowed)
iūs, iūris, n.right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath
sinō, -ere, sīvī, situsallow, permit, let
rīvus, -ī m.stream, brook
dēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductuslead down or away, bring; nāvem dēdūcere, to draw down or launch a ship
nūllus, -a, -umnot any, none, no
religiō, -ōnis f.religious scruple, religious duty
vetō, -āre, vetuī, vetitumforbid
seges, -etis f.field of grain, standing crop
praetendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentushold out in front; put forward, make a pretext of
saepēs, -is f.hedge
īnsidiae, -ārum, f. plur.ambush; plot, stratagem
avis, -is, f.bird
mōlior, -īrī, -ītus sumwork at, contrive, plot
incendō, -ere, -cendī, -cēnsumset on fire, burn
veprēs, -is m. (mostly pl.)thorn bush, brambles
bālō, -ārebleat; balantes: sheep
grex, gregis m.flock, herd; band, gang
fluvius, -ī m.river, stream
mersō, -āredip, plunge, immerse
salūbris, -ehealthy, wholesome
saepe, adv.often, frequently
oleum, -ī n.olive oil, oil
tardus, -a, -umslow
costa, -ae f.rib; side
agitātor, -ōris m.driver, charioteer
asellus, -ī m.young donkey, little ass
vīlis, -echeap, worthless
onerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusload, burden
pōmum, -ī, n.fruit, apple
lapis, -idis, m.stone
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertīturn back, return
incūdō, -ere, -cūsī, -cūsushammer, forge; lapis incūsus: a dressed millstone
āter, ātra, ātrumblack, dark; gloomy
massa, -ae f.lump, mass
pix, picis f.pitch
urbs, urbis, f.city
reportō, -portāre, -portāvī, -portātuscarry or bring back
Vergil, Georgics. Latin text: J. B. Greenough, The Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics of Virgil (Boston, 1881), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.