# Cambridge Latin Course, Unit 1, Stage 6 # by Ed Phinney et al, ISBN 0521343798 # Version 1.0 by Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) pugna : fight maxima : very large erat : was pistōrēs : bakers pānem vēndēbant : were selling bread contentiōnem ... habēbat : were having an argument cum agricolā : with a farmer postulābant : was demanding pulsāvit : hit, punched quod : because incitābant : were urging on postquam : when, after festīnāvit : hurried superāvit : overpowered agitāvit : chased laetē : happily lībertus : freedman invītāvit : invited valdē commōtus : very moved, very much affected paene lacrimābat : was almost weeping tum : then excitāvit : woke up, aroused tōtam rem : the whole story nārrāvit : told parāvit : prepared fūr : thief post : after rogāvit : asked nunc : now ōlim : once, some time ago sōlus : alone aberat : was out sorōrem : sister administrābat : was managing nisi : except īnfāns : baby, child parvus : small in cubiculō : in a bedroom tacitē : quietly, silently ubi : where nihil : nothing portābat : began to carry vāgīvit : cried, wailed statim : at once necāvit : killed ita : in this way servāvit : saved līberāvit : freed, set free igitur : therefore, and so avārus : miser duo : two habitābat : was living inquit : said pugnāvit : fought facile : easily fidēlis : faithful custōdit : is guarding ingēns : huge serpēns : snake iacēbat : was lying timēbant : were afraid of, feared celeriter : quickly numquam : never servās : protect # end